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While Delta paused that work for part of 2020, it has now finished the retrofits on all but two of its 767-400ERs.On the flip side, Delta retired all of its 777s last year to simplify its fleet. As a result, barely more than a third of the airline's wide-body fleet features premium select seating today, leaving the airline well short of its goal of a fleetwide rollout by year-end.Getting back on trackOn Tuesday, Delta Air Lines announced that it is beginning to install premium select cabins on its 767-300ERs and A330s: the last two wide-body fleet types without this key product. The first 767-300ER with premium select seating will be ready this month, while reconfigured A330s will join the fleet beginning in July.Delta currently has 36 767-300ERs and 42 current-generation A330s in its fleet. Since long-haul demand remains extremely weak for now due to international travel restrictions, the airline can afford to have a significant number of 767-300ERs and A330s out of service simultaneously for modifications. That will allow it to complete all of the retrofits by the summer of 2022.The right product for the post-pandemic periodA number of pundits criticized Delta's recent announcement, noting that the carrier isn't upgrading the somewhat dated Delta One first-class cabins on its 767-300ERs and A330s.This decision isn't surprising, though. Airlines rely on high-spending business travelers to fill the pricey lie-flat seats they deploy in first class and business class on long-haul routes. However, it could take another two or three years for business travel demand to recover -- and it may never reach pre-pandemic levels again. Moreover, Delta plans to retire all of its 767-300ERs by the end of 2025.By contrast, international premium economy is an affordable luxury. 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