Delta announces three-year, $1 billion product upgrade

Delta Air Lines intends to invest $1 billion over the next three years on a wide range of measures designed "to improve the customer experience in the air and on the ground," including new business class seats on 90 Boeing widebodies. The company did not directly address plans for the order for 18 787s inherited in its acquisition of Northwest Airlines, but President Ed Bastian said, "Rather than invest in new aircraft, Delta will be spending its capital to improve the quality and ...