Delta 777 has short-lived run as seatless freighter

A big white Delta jet with blue tail takes off from runway.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) unbolted and removed all the seats from a Boeing 777 passenger airplane to make room for cargo shipments and then decommissioned it two months later along with the rest of its 777 fleet, raising the question: Why bother?

The Federal Aviation Administration certified Delta’s plan to remove seats from a 777-200 Extended Range aircraft at the end of August, enabling more than 10,000 additional pounds of cargo to be carried on the main deck. The aircraft was retired at...

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