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Delta's 727s And L1011s Back In Service

IslandHopper From United States of America, joined Feb 2003, 327 posts, RR: 2
Posted (9 years 8 months 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 2686 times:

When Delta retired the L1011 and 727, I assumed these would be broken up due to their age and obsolescence. But according to this website, many of these have been sold and are back in the air!

http://www.l1011.homestead.com/afterDL.html

Nice to see this ex-DL L1011s in service with Yes and Universal airlines. The Universal L10 keeps the widget livery stripes intact:

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Photo © Garry Lewis

Some of the 727s still have most of the Delta livery intact, including this ugly bugger. Does it REALLY cost that much more for a new paint job?

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Photo © Jorge Rocafort

I can't believe Delta didn't make Indonesian Airlines paint over the rippling flag on the tail...that's Delta's current scheme! Can't say it looks bad though.

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Photo © Kok Chwee SIM

Do you think more Delta L10s and 727s will see service again? Some of them have very low time since D checks, from what I hear.

[Edited 2003-09-19 22:52:35]

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727LOVER From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 5717 posts, RR: 20
Reply 1, posted (9 years 8 months 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 2571 times:

I can't believe Delta didn't make Indonesian Airlines paint over the rippling flag on the tail...that's Delta's current scheme! Can't say it looks bad though.

That is a VERY interesting question! Smile/happy/getting dizzy

I ate the bones!...... I ate the bones!!!!!

Tommy767 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 6171 posts, RR: 9
Reply 2, posted (9 years 8 months 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 2527 times:

Wow, that tristar is CLEAN!

"Folks that's the news and I'm outta here!" -- Dennis Miller

Ghost77 From Mexico, joined Mar 2000, 5126 posts, RR: 53
Reply 3, posted (9 years 8 months 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 2444 times:

Island Hopper,

Just for your information... Aerolineas Internacionales B727-200 XA-AFB ex. Delta it's stand at CVJ. LNT ceased operations last June Sad

...

Ricardo M. Smile

Ricardo Morales - flyAPM - ¡No es que maneje rapido, solo estoy volando lento!

IslandHopper From United States of America, joined Feb 2003, 327 posts, RR: 2
Reply 4, posted (9 years 8 months 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 2015 times:

No wonder they ceased operations with a paintjob like that!

411A From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 1826 posts, RR: 9
Reply 5, posted (9 years 8 months 4 days ago) and read 1812 times:

Twenty ex-DAL B727's have been sold to an Indonesian airline and are leaving, one by one from VCV enroute Djakarta.
The folks involved are known to many...mostly for not paying their bills on time.
Unfortunately.

BR715-A1-30 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 6, posted (9 years 8 months 4 days ago) and read 1705 times:

The INDONESIAN paint scheme could be a Hybrid.

Dazed767 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 5447 posts, RR: 53
Reply 7, posted (9 years 8 months 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 1639 times:

There's no 'law' saying another airline can't fly their current paint scheme? Almost like a copyright on a logo or something? Just seems weird, but I guess as long as the airline's name isn't on there it's fine.

Bobs89irocz From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 632 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (9 years 8 months 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 1593 times:

Im sure they change the paint on that 727 the first time it was scheduled for heavy maintnance, im sure Delta wouldnt let them get away with that for to long.

BTW: i remember when that photo was taken, it was a couple of days after Delta's last 727 flew i think?

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