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crownvic wrote:Did the 747 do a fly by after departure? I see its enroute to MZJ now, I know the weather in the SE is dicey today to say the least.
hkcanadaexpat wrote:6) Beginning of 763ER high J -> 763ER low J retrofit; 14x frames are expected to get the retrofit
4) Migration of 763ER-high J routes to 763ER-low J begins: ATL-BRU/DUS/SCL, CVG-CDG, MCO-GRU, PDX-NRT & SLC-CDG
commavia wrote:Apologies - must have missed this. How man "high J" 763ERs does Delta presently have? Is 14 the entirety of the "high J" 763ER fleet? Put differently - is this conversion program going to ultimately result in Delta getting to a single, standard 763ER configuration?
hkcanadaexpat wrote:DL currently has 36x high-J frames so only a subset is getting converted to low-J. I think the near term rationale is that both the 359s and upcoming 339s are being delivered in "higher-J" configuration. Thus leaving the need for low-J aircraft to cover routes that warrant it (ie. Japan-Hawaii as well as low premium transatlantic/south america). This retrofit restores the necessary balance and fleet flexibility given the routes and the retirement of some of the oldest 763ERs which happen to be low-J (the ex-gulf air frames). Longer-term, following the first batch of retirements of 763ERs (to be replaced by 339s), i suspect only 7x high-Js will remain (the 76Ts - frames with crew rests), the rest will be low-Js. So the 763ERs will become the low premium long-haul frame for DL longer term.
commavia wrote:Thanks for the insight - makes sense. So it seems like the logical place to concentrate the smaller "high J" subfleet going forward will be missions with relatively shorter stage lengths but relatively higher premium demand. That sounds, to me, like LHR - first and foremost - and maybe a few other places in Europe?
commavia wrote:hkcanadaexpat wrote:DL currently has 36x high-J frames so only a subset is getting converted to low-J. I think the near term rationale is that both the 359s and upcoming 339s are being delivered in "higher-J" configuration. Thus leaving the need for low-J aircraft to cover routes that warrant it (ie. Japan-Hawaii as well as low premium transatlantic/south america). This retrofit restores the necessary balance and fleet flexibility given the routes and the retirement of some of the oldest 763ERs which happen to be low-J (the ex-gulf air frames). Longer-term, following the first batch of retirements of 763ERs (to be replaced by 339s), i suspect only 7x high-Js will remain (the 76Ts - frames with crew rests), the rest will be low-Js. So the 763ERs will become the low premium long-haul frame for DL longer term.
Thanks for the insight - makes sense. So it seems like the logical place to concentrate the smaller "high J" subfleet going forward will be missions with relatively shorter stage lengths but relatively higher premium demand. That sounds, to me, like LHR - first and foremost - and maybe a few other places in Europe?
bigbird wrote:I am sorry to ask this again but what is the status now for the 2 Domestic 767-300 s?
bigbird wrote:I am sorry to ask this again but what is the status now for the 2 Domestic 767-300 s?
N126DL wrote:What does it mean 1/2 diversion? Ex: JNB-ATL
ap305 wrote:An a359 appears to be headed from Seoul to Las Vegas... A charter I guess?
ap305 wrote:An a359 appears to be headed from Seoul to Las Vegas... A charter I guess?
audidudi wrote:I noticed that B772, N864DA, has ferried to QPG today (tomorrow in Asia!) Is this for mx, or could this be the first one to get the Delta One Suites mod?
audidudi wrote:I wonder what's been going on with the sixth A350, N506DN, which arrived at ATL four weeks ago today? I know that it was delivered there for induction, but I'm surprised that it hasn't been doing some flight crew training flights, as the induction process probably only takes two weeks.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N506DN
hkcanadaexpat wrote:audidudi wrote:I noticed that B772, N864DA, has ferried to QPG today (tomorrow in Asia!) Is this for mx, or could this be the first one to get the Delta One Suites mod?
Maintenance. Its replacing N866DA which was there for 16 days.
N863DA is the scheduled prototype for the Delta One Suites.
hkcanadaexpat wrote:Noteworthy Aircraft Activity 1/16
77L: DTW-PVG flight cancelled - technical issue (N707DN)
NateGreat wrote:hkcanadaexpat wrote:audidudi wrote:I noticed that B772, N864DA, has ferried to QPG today (tomorrow in Asia!) Is this for mx, or could this be the first one to get the Delta One Suites mod?
Maintenance. Its replacing N866DA which was there for 16 days.
N863DA is the scheduled prototype for the Delta One Suites.
Any idea when the N863DA will enter mods?
777Mech wrote:[photoid][/photoid]NateGreat wrote:hkcanadaexpat wrote:Maintenance. Its replacing N866DA which was there for 16 days.
N863DA is the scheduled prototype for the Delta One Suites.
Any idea when the N863DA will enter mods?
Looks to tentatively be around February 15th. It will take about 60-70 days to complete.
TropicalSky wrote:777Mech wrote:[photoid][/photoid]NateGreat wrote:Any idea when the N863DA will enter mods?
Looks to tentatively be around February 15th. It will take about 60-70 days to complete.
Will the aircraft receive a heavy also during the mods,or that's just how long it takes for everything to be approved?