Okay I know a bunch of you have been waiting for this. I'm sure many of you have seen my list(s) before and know what I do. (If not, skip to the About My List section for a short description of what is posted here). Until recently I was keeping my DL and NW lists separate. After the merger was final a few weeks ago I combined the two, almost. Pinnacle's two lists (one for DL and one for NW) were combined. XJ and CP pages were moved over and allowed into the DL family. But the last bit, NW mainline, I have kept separate for now, mostly due to the fact that they still have a separate operating certificate. It will take a lot of work to combine the DL and NW mainline lists together, but it will happen. BUT, please note: Ever other reference to DL mainline includes both DL and NW mainline numbers/counts/etc. It's a slow transition but it's getting there.

Now for the other big thing I wanted to mention. As you may have known, I've been using Excel to create and organize my lists. Recently I have been using some of Office 2007's new features including advanced conditional formatting. Because of these features it's very hard to convert my Excel file into a webpage, website, or other generic form of display. So this time I am presenting you with the actual Excel file that I work with. But there's a catch - it's protected! Sorry, you won't be able to edit the file. Please understand that I have put a lot of work into these lists and would really hate it if someone made a few changes and called if their own work. If you have a valid reason for wanting to edit or modify my lists please feel free to contact me and talk about it.

Now, the best way to view this is with Excel 2007 as it is a .xslx file. For those of you who don't have 2007, there is a .xls version available. But please note it will not look the same as it does to me and may even be a bit confusing (due to hidden numbers, etc). But here are the links. Please feel free to download them and save them for your own viewing pleasure. Also feel free to share them and repost wherever you would like. (Avoid hotlinking if you can).

Excel 2007: http://www.koolaiders.com/files/DeltaFleet.xlsx
Excel 2003: http://www.koolaiders.com/files/DeltaFleet2003.xls

Please PM me if you have and additions or corrections!

About My List
My gigantic list began as a simple way to keep track of what Delta ships I had seen in person and worked on. When I began this list I was working for Delta at DAB as a ramp agent. We got MD-88s and CRJ-700s from ASA. Shortly after I began working there the new paint scheme was announced. I thought it would be interesting if I kept track of which MD-88s were repainted, so I added a column for that. I then started to keep track of all aircraft types. Since then I've added every regional carrier and tons of information pertaining to each aircraft type. Every month I add more information as well as update the info I have. The main goal of this list is to keep track of which aircraft are in the new colors and how many there are left to paint. But it's also so much more then that.

You'll notice each regional carrier, plus mainline, has a different color. Also, each aircraft manufacturer has a different color, to help distinguish them from each other. Information for each aircraft includes:

• Ship number
  
• Registration number
  
• Paint scheme (if none is indicated, the aircraft is in wavy gravy/2000 colors)
  
• Winglets
  
• Comm equipment (Satcom, HF, GPS)
  
• ETOPS certs
  
• Exact model number
  
• Engine type
  
• Seat counts (in each class)
  
• IFE (AVOD, LiveTV, Overhead LCDs, Wifi, etc)
  
• Use (domestic/international/etc)
  
• Internal code
  
• MSN and L/N (if applicable)
  
• Previous users/operators and N-numbers
  
• Aircraft name (ie JetBlue's fleet)