How Delta profits off of one of the oldest fleets in the U.S.
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Operating one of the oldest fleets in the U.S. isn't a great marketing point, but Delta has been deftly making use of older aircraft and efficiently profiting from the practice.
A jetliner parked in a cavernous hangar here boasts a gleaming paint job, 160 pristine blue leather seats and a new-airplane smell. But this latest addition to the Delta Air Lines Inc. fleet isnt new.