Delta Air Lines' plan to retrofit its fleet of 18 Boeing 777 jets with new cabin interiors is shifting into high gear. The carrier unveiled the first of its overhauled 777s in Atlanta on Friday, a ...

The 777 has been in Delta’s fleet since 1999. In addition to the 777-200ER, the 288-seat 777-200LR is the world’s longest-range commercial airplane and was used for flights to exotic locales ...

Feb. 28, 2008, was a big day for Delta, which took its first Boeing 777-200LR. Delta had not taken a new aircraft for six years. As Ed Bastian spoke at the ceremony, I thought I saw a tear in his eye.

Right now, Delta’s 777-200s have 37 lie-flat seats in business class, 36 Delta Comfort+ (another version of premium economy) seats and 218 standard economy seats.

Delta operates 18 777-200s and plans to reconfigure all of them in the new 296-seat configuration by the end of 2019, it says. The airline has not said what aircraft will receive the new business ...

A new Boeing 777-200 LR purchased by Delta Air Lines Inc. takes off Friday, Feb. 29, 2008 from Boeing Field in Seattle. The plane was the first new plane purchased by the airline since 2002.