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(Bloomberg) -- Delta Air Lines Inc. expects deliveries of its Boeing Co. 737 Max 10 aircraft could be pushed out to as late as 2027 as the troubled planemaker undergoes federal safety and criminal reviews..
Delta has orders for 100 Max 10 planes and options to purchase 30 more, and had expected to begin receiving the planes next year..
We were already anticipating if it came in 25, itd be late in the year," Chief Executive Officer Ed Bastian said of the Max 10 in an interview Sunday in Austin..
United Airlines Holdings Inc. earlier this year pulled the Max 10 from its fleet plan because of the extended delays and has been in talks to switch to another Max variant or try to secure production slots for planes from Airbus..
Delta is comfortable" with protections it negotiated against possible delays in its contract to buy the Max 10, Bastian said, declining to be more specific..
