NEW TO THE SKIES

NORWEGIAN B737 MAX 8

TOOK OFF: July 15 from Edinburgh to Hartford, Connecticut. The airline is taking delivery of six aircraft this year, to fly between the US East Coast and airports in Ireland, Edinburgh, Belfast and Bergen, plus, by early this month, Stockholm-Dubai. NUMBER OF SEATS: 189, all economy HOW MANY ON ORDER? 110

DELTA AIR LINES A350

TOOK OFF: October 30 on Detroit-Tokyo Narita, to be followed by Detroit-Seoul on November 16 and Detroit-Beijing on January 17. NUMBER OF SEATS: 306 (32 in business, 48 in premium economy and 226 in economy) HOW MANY ON ORDER? 25

QANTAS B787- 9

TAKES OFF: December 15 on the carrier's Melbourne-Los Angeles route. MelbournePerth-London commences March 24, 2018. NUMBER OF SEATS: 236 (42 in business class, 28 in premium economy and 166 in economy class) HOW MANY ON ORDER? 8