A major milestone was reached over the weekend with our 100th Wi-Fi-equipped aircraft joining the fleet… but we didn’t stop there to celebrate too long… an additional 7 aircraft were added.

So… as of Wednesday, April 15 (Happy Tax Day to everyone in the U.S., btw) Delta’s fleet is 107 Wi-Fi planes strong. We’re just days away from completing the entire MD88 fleet, which means it will be much easier to know if your flight features Wi-Fi. We’ll also be adding a “Wi-Fi Available” notation to delta.com and our Gate Information Displays (GIDs) in May.

Since I last posted, aircraft 930, 951, 972, 984, 980, 981, 998 and 6711 completed WiFi installation. That means 33.1% of Delta’s domestic mainline fleet now features Wi-Fi onboard and we’re on track to complete the entire fleet of 320+ aircraft by early fall 2009. We’ve also begun work on scoping the installation timeline for the A319, A320 and B757-200 fleet (former NWA aircraft).

Here’s the detailed breakdown for all the fans following the Wi-Fi rollout:

MD88 – 98 aircraft

MD90 – 1 A/C aircraft

B757-200 – 8 A/C aircraft

MD88 Tail Numbers : 904-921, 923-933, 935-941, 943-948, 950-952, 954-960, 962-963, 965, 968-970, 972, 974-977, 979-987, 989-990, 992-994, 998-999, 9000-9002, 9004, 9006-9020

MD90 Tail Numbers : 9211

B757-200 Tail Numbers : 615, 617, 628, 640, 690-692, 6711

Chris Babb
Sr. Product Manager – IFE