{"id":625,"date":"2015-07-08T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T16:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flightlistpro.com\/private-jet-charter\/?p=625"},"modified":"2015-07-08T10:00:32","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T16:00:32","slug":"delta-airlines-charter-757s-nba-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flightlistpro.com\/private-jet-charter\/delta-airlines-charter-757s-nba-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta Airlines Adds Charter 757&#8217;s for NBA Teams &#038; Others"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"lede-headline\"><span class=\"lede-headline__highlighted\">NBA Players Get Roomier Chartered Jets as Delta Air Adds Teams<\/span><\/h1>\n<h5 class=\"lede-headline\"><span class=\"byline__by\">by<\/span> Michael Sasso,\u00a0Bloomberg Business, bloomberg.com, July 5, 2015<\/h5>\n<p>NBA players already get twice as much legroom as the average airline passenger, and soon they\u2019ll be flying in bigger jets under a new charter deal.<\/p>\n<p>Delta Air Lines Inc. is poised to start using Boeing 757s under a tentative agreement for National Basketball Association charters, with almost 50 percent more cabin space than the planes now on those flights. The accord also calls for ferrying as many as 27 of the 30 NBA teams, four more than last season.<\/p>\n<p>The shifts are detailed in a letter to U.S. regulators from the league, and offer a rare glimpse into how the biggest NBA charter operator caters to its high-profile clients. While last season\u2019s $65 million in NBA flying was a fraction of 1 percent of Delta\u2019s sales, the business helps boost profit and showcases the carrier for an elite audience.<\/p>\n<div data-view-uid=\"1|0_5_1_5\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s Delta\u2019s way of keeping up with the proverbial Joneses,\u201d said Greg Raiff, chief executive officer of charter operator <em>Private Jet Services Group<\/em>, whose clients include National Hockey League teams. \u201cI\u2019m sure the aircraft will have all new Wi-Fi and entertainment systems and in-seat power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Delta spokesman Anthony Black declined to comment on the NBA agreement, which will employ 11 of the airline\u2019s Boeing Co. 757-200s after the carrier operated the service with eight Airbus Group SE A319s. The amenities already on the smaller Airbus planes hint at the pampering players receive during their months of travel.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>&#8230;\u201cThe A319 that Delta has been using in the pro sports team airliner segment is the smallest of the VIP airliners in the space,\u201d said Raiff, the charter operator. NBA squads usually fly with about 50 players, staff, reporters and guests&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Under Delta\u2019s new charter accord, the airline would sell the 11 Boeings to an unidentified leasing company, which then would lease them to an NBA-controlled trust. Delta would still operate the jets and maintain them, and would be free to deploy them for other charters in any down time&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2015-07-06\/nba-players-get-roomier-chartered-jets-as-delta-air-adds-teams\" target=\"_blank\">continued here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2015-07-06\/nba-players-get-roomier-chartered-jets-as-delta-air-adds-teams\" target=\"_blank\">See full article here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA Players Get Roomier Chartered Jets as Delta Air Adds Teams by Michael Sasso,\u00a0Bloomberg Business, bloomberg.com, July 5, 2015 NBA players already get twice as much legroom as the average airline passenger, and soon they\u2019ll be flying in bigger jets under a new charter deal. 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