Flight Equipment
−Removed: As part of our ongoing fleet transformation, during 2019 we took delivery of 79 mainline aircraft and nine CRJ-900 aircraft, and removed 52 aircraft from our active mainline fleet.
+Added: We have restructured our aircraft order books for future aircraft deliveries and as of December 31, 2020 removed from active service approximately 350 mainline and regional aircraft to align capacity with customer demand as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
+Added: As of December 31, 2020, approximately 125 mainline and regional aircraft were temporarily parked.
+Added: Additionally, 227 aircraft were permanently parked as a result of the early retirements described in Note 2 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
+Added: As we obtain greater clarity around the duration and extent of reduced demand and potentially execute further capacity adjustments, we will continue to evaluate our current fleet compared to network requirements and may decide to retire additional aircraft.
+Added: Future decisions regarding the timing of returning temporarily parked aircraft to service will be dependent on the evolution of the demand environment.
+Added: See Note 2 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our fleet retirements.
Our operating aircraft fleet, commitments and options at December 31, 2020 are summarized in the following table:
−Removed: Current Fleet (1)
−Removed: Aircraft Type Owned Finance Lease Operating Lease Total Average Age Purchase Options
−Removed: B-717-200 13 22 56 91 18.3 — —
+Added: Operating aircraft information by fleet type
+Added: Active Fleet (1)
+Added: Temporarily Parked Fleet (1)
+Added: Commitments (2)
+Added: Fleet Type Owned Finance Lease Operating Lease Owned Finance Lease Operating Lease Total Average Age Purchase Options
B-717-200 9 21 16 — 3 1 50 19.7 — —
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B-767-400ER 19 — — 2 — — 21 20.0 — —
−Removed: B-777-200ER 8 — — 8 20.1 — —
−Removed: B-777-200LR 10 — — 10 10.8 — —
A220-100 26 4 — 8 — — 38 1.4 7 —
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A350-900 13 — 2 — — — 15 2.5 20 —
−Removed: MD-88 41 6 — 47 28.7 — —
−Removed: MD-90 30 — — 30 22.7 — —
Total 507 51 102 71 4 15 750 13.5 223 150
−Removed: (1) Excludes certain aircraft we own, lease or have committed to purchase (including six CRJ-900 aircraft) that are operated by regional carriers on our behalf shown in the table below.
−Removed: We have agreed to acquire four A350 aircraft from LATAM, which are included as purchase commitments in the table above.
−Removed: In addition, we plan to assume ten of LATAM's A350 purchase commitments from Airbus, with deliveries through 2025.
−Removed: For more information regarding our planned strategic alliance with LATAM, see Note 4 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
−Removed: The following table summarizes the aircraft fleet operated by regional carriers on our behalf at December 31, 2019:
+Added: (1) Excludes certain aircraft we own, lease or have committed to purchase (including one CRJ-900 aircraft) that are operated by regional carriers on our behalf shown in the table below.
+Added: (2) Purchase commitments include one A330-900neo lease commitment in 2021 incremental to our order book with Airbus.
+Added: We have assumed 10 of LATAM's A350 purchase commitments from Airbus, with deliveries through 2025, which are included as purchase commitments in the above table.
+Added: See Note 5 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on our strategic alliance with LATAM.
+Added: Delta Air Lines, Inc.
+Added: 2020 Form 10-K 25
+Added: The following table summarizes the 340 aircraft operated by regional carriers on our behalf at December 31, 2020.
+Added: We have also temporarily parked approximately 35 regional aircraft as of December 31, 2020.
+Added: In 2020, Compass Airlines, Inc.
+Added: ("Compass") and GoJet Airlines, LLC ("GoJet") ceased operations on our behalf.
+Added: Aircraft previously operated by Compass and GoJet are now being operated by our other regional carriers and are reflected in the table below.
+Added: Regional aircraft information by carrier
Carrier CRJ-200 CRJ-700 CRJ-900 Embraer 170 Embraer 175 Total
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— — — 18 30 48
−Removed: Compass Airlines, Inc.
−Removed: — — — — 24 24
−Removed: GoJet Airlines, LLC (3)
−Removed: — 12 7 — — 19
Total 54 24 150 18 94 340
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is a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta.
−Removed: (2) In 2019, we and Compass Airlines, Inc., agreed not to renew our contract and to end our relationship by the end of 2020.
−Removed: (3) In 2019, we and GoJet Airlines, LLC, agreed not to renew our CRJ-700 contract and to end those operations by the end of 2020.
−Removed: In addition, in January 2020, we agreed not to renew our CRJ-900 contract and to end those operations by the end of 2020.
Aircraft Purchase Commitments
−Removed: As part of a multi-year effort, we have been investing in new aircraft to provide more premium products, an improved customer experience, greater fuel efficiency and better operating economics.
+Added: As part of a multi-year effort, we have been investing in new aircraft to provide an improved customer experience, greater fuel efficiency, better operating economics and more premium products.
+Added: In 2020, we restructured our aircraft order books with Airbus and MHI RJ Aviation Group (manufacturer of CRJ aircraft) in an effort to better match the timing of aircraft deliveries with our network and financial needs over the next several years.
+Added: The restructuring reduced our aircraft purchase commitments by more than $2 billion in 2020 and by more than $5 billion through 2022.
+Added: The shift in delivery timing is intended to allow us to continue simplifying and modernizing our fleet while maintaining our Airbus order book.
Our purchase commitments for additional aircraft at December 31, 2020 are detailed in the following table:
+Added: Aircraft purchase commitments by fleet type
Delivery in Calendar Years Ending
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Total 34 39 39 112 224
−Removed: (1) Includes two A330-900neo lease commitments with one in each of 2020 and 2021.
+Added: (1) Includes one A330-900neo lease commitment in 2021 incremental to our order book with Airbus.
+Added: Delta Air Lines, Inc.
+Added: 2020 Form 10-K 26
Ground Facilities
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