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DL 767 At SFO By DHL Cargo Hangar

Flyswim From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 67 posts, RR: 0
Posted (6 years 10 months 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 3048 times:

There has been a Delta 767 parked by the DHL facilities on the west side of SFO for the past couple of weeks. The fuselage around the front door is green metal instead of painted white. Does anyone know details?
Thanks!

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PWM2TXLHopper From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 1217 posts, RR: 1
Reply 1, posted (6 years 10 months 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 2998 times:

Quoting Flyswim (Thread starter):
There has been a Delta 767 parked by the DHL facilities on the west side of SFO for the past couple of weeks. The fuselage around the front door is green metal instead of painted white. Does anyone know details?
Thanks!

My guess is that it was an Airborne Express/DHL 767-200 recently acquired from Delta Airlines. A while back I read in an industry magazine that ABX was getting some ex-Delta 767-200, so I assume you saw one of them.

DALMD88 From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 2366 posts, RR: 15
Reply 2, posted (6 years 10 months 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 2971 times:

Yes, it sounds like one of the -200 they bought from us. The cargo door and handling system is being done by Bedeck in Israel I think. I'm suprised the plane is sitting in SFO. Usually after the cargo mod they come back to ATL where they get painted by DL into the DHL scheme.

Flyswim From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 67 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (6 years 10 months 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 2856 times:

Thanks, interesting. It's been there for a while, haven't been by since Sunday. But tail was still Delta colors.

Evan767 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 2957 posts, RR: 2
Reply 4, posted (6 years 10 months 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 2844 times:

Yes! I saw this on Monday while riding the Airtrain from the rental car center to the Delta terminal. I thought it was a 757 being painted back to DL colors, because I could've sworn the green part of it was in Song scheme. Interesting.

The proper term is "on final" not "on finals" bud...

Skibum9 From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 1229 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (6 years 10 months 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 2837 times:

Quoting DALMD88 (Reply 2):
Usually after the cargo mod they come back to ATL where they get painted by DL into the DHL scheme.

That must be a sad sight for the DL guys doing the painting. Having to paint your metal on some birds that served you well for so many years in someone elses colors. Bummer

Tailwinds!!!

S12PPL From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 6, posted (6 years 10 months 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 2805 times:

Quoting PWM2TXLHopper (Reply 1):
My guess is that it was an Airborne Express/DHL 767-200 recently acquired from Delta Airlines. A while back I read in an industry magazine that ABX was getting some ex-Delta 767-200, so I assume you saw one of them

My question:

How on earth can you confused a 767-200, with a 767-400??

Dl_mech From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 1761 posts, RR: 10
Reply 7, posted (6 years 10 months 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 2761 times:

Quoting Skibum9 (Reply 5):
That must be a sad sight for the DL guys doing the painting. Having to paint your metal on some birds that served you well for so many years in someone elses colors. Bummer

Not at all. These airplanes have served DL for 24+ years and are now going on to a new life with a First Class company. The same cannot be said for N301AA and her scrapped sisters and the UA ships still in storage.

It's not going to the Moon.....It's just going to California

ATLAaron From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 1018 posts, RR: 4
Reply 8, posted (6 years 10 months 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 2758 times:

Quoting S12PPL (Reply 6):

Where did he say anything about it being a -400?

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