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Busy today, gone tomorrow: Delta’s chief cargo workhorse is on its way out of the US airline’s fleet.

Some of the US airline’s 777-200s are currently busy moving cargo across the Pacific, but their time in Delta livery will end before new year’s day.

The carrier announced it would retire its entire contingent – ten 777-200LRs and eight 777-200ERs – half of which are grounded, but the other nine are deployed on domestic routes or international cargo missions.

Chief operating officer Gil West ...

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  • Pedant

    May 27, 2020 at 7:25 pm

    Slight correction: Delta’s oldest 777-200LR is 12 years old, having been delivered new to the airline in 2008.

    • Alex Lennane

      May 28, 2020 at 9:11 am

      Dear Pedant, thank you for letting us know!