FlyDreamliner From Korea, joined Jan 2006, 2615 posts, RR: 21 Reply 6, posted (11 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 61266 times:
Quoting SkyyKat (Reply 1): Wow, I never thought that I would see that! Looks great! NW 744 livery is a bit nicer though in my opinion.
I disagree - this is far more stunning and impressive than the blander, less striking NW livery. This could be one of the most beautiful 744s flying! I hope to see it in MSP soon!
Quoting Mptpa (Reply 3): Looks great..... It has been a long time since a B747 wore DL outfit.... Can't wait to take a flight... will this have any new DL interior?
I don't believe so, but hey, we can hope!
"Let the world change you, and you can change the world"
Nycbjr From United States, joined Aug 2007, 341 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (11 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 61081 times:
Can't wait to see the full bird and larger pics, but so far so good!
would love to see the interior re-done but I suspect that is further in the future when DL figures out what to do with them.
but maybe they at least re-covered the seats in the DL blue leather? One can hope (tho I'm not a fan of the blue leather for comfort, they do look much nicer and uniform)
Pilotboi From United States, joined Sep 2007, 2240 posts, RR: 10 Reply 10, posted (11 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 61038 times:
Quoting Transpac787 (Reply 7): Have they not put on the reg#'s yet?? I don't see "6305" on the nosewheel doors.... at least where it used to be.
These pics were taken a few days ago I believe. As you can see they were still finishing up at the time. I'm sure the numbers will be going on there soon if they aren't already.
Gsosbee From United States, joined Jan 2005, 825 posts, RR: 1 Reply 11, posted (11 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 60978 times:
Slide 16 of the Delta Investor Day presentation (and the narrative that goes with it) indicates that the NW interiors will be standardized to the DL standard as soon as practical. Also the 757 cockpits will be standardized to the Delta standard.
CX747 From United States, joined May 1999, 4288 posts, RR: 7 Reply 13, posted (11 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 60851 times:
The 747-400 looks absolutely stunning in DL's current livery. I know that this view comes with the cost of NW being taken over but she is a looker to say the least.
One coud only dream of what the 747-8I would look like!
"History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or timid." D. Eisenhower
MSYtristar From United States, joined Aug 2005, 5439 posts, RR: 55 Reply 14, posted (11 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 60844 times:
Quoting Gsosbee (Reply 11): NW interiors will be standardized to the DL standard as soon as practical
And with the exception of the A330's, that's a pretty high increase in standard, particularly in the Y cabin. Most of NW's Y cabins are in dire need of some TLC.
BTW...great 744 pics...can't wait to see her take to the skies.
UA's 744 Y-class seat is more comfortable than DL's new 77L Y-class seat.
FX1816 From United States, joined Mar 2004, 539 posts, RR: 3 Reply 15, posted (11 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 60792 times:
Hey Pilotboi, you beat me to it!!! Actually I was wondering if you know when it might be pulled out of the hangar, I want to actually see it in all of it's glory. I know it leaves on Saturday but it still had not been pulled out in the last hour or so.
Pilotboi From United States, joined Sep 2007, 2240 posts, RR: 10 Reply 18, posted (11 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 60611 times:
Quoting FX1816 (Reply 15): Hey Pilotboi, you beat me to it!!! Sad Actually I was wondering if you know when it might be pulled out of the hangar, I want to actually see it in all of it's glory. I know it leaves on Saturday but it still had not been pulled out in the last hour or so.
Sorry FX - you can take the next big one And I'm not sure when it's being pulled out. My guess would be Friday? But I suppose they could keep it inside until just before it has to leave too.
FX1816 From United States, joined Mar 2004, 539 posts, RR: 3 Reply 20, posted (11 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 60560 times:
Quoting Pilotboi (Reply 18): Quoting FX1816 (Reply 15):
Hey Pilotboi, you beat me to it!!! Sad Actually I was wondering if you know when it might be pulled out of the hangar, I want to actually see it in all of it's glory. I know it leaves on Saturday but it still had not been pulled out in the last hour or so.
Sorry FX - you can take the next big one And I'm not sure when it's being pulled out. My guess would be Friday? But I suppose they could keep it inside until just before it has to leave too.
Yay I will try to get the next big one!!! Yeah I could actually see them pulling it out on Friday night so that it could depart early Saturday so that there would be a limited opportunity for photo's!! Those pics came from an internal memo?? If they did I'm gonna have to ask my uncle to send me them too, he's a 77L Captain.
What I cannot really wait for is a model airplane of the first 747 and DC-9 painted in the new colors.
ExFATboy From United States, joined Jul 2003, 2140 posts, RR: 9 Reply 21, posted (11 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 60524 times:
The front actually looks pretty good - I'm not a big fan of the new DL livery in general, but it looks sort of sharp on the 747, better than on some of DL's smaller planes, IMO.
There's still no help for that ghastly tail, though...on the 747 it's just that many more square feet of ugly.
Burnsie28 From United States, joined Aug 2004, 6248 posts, RR: 16 Reply 23, posted (11 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 60458 times:
Quoting FlyDreamliner (Reply 6): I disagree - this is far more stunning and impressive than the blander, less striking NW livery
I would disagree, now I saw something that had the DL white replaced with the NW silver and that looked amazing.
Quoting Transpac787 (Reply 7): Have they not put on the reg#'s yet?? I don't see "6305" on the nosewheel doors.... at least where it used to be.
One of the last things done, I believe these pictures were taken about 4 days before they were to send it back.
Quoting Gsosbee (Reply 11): Also the 757 cockpits will be standardized to the Delta standard.
Whats the difference, or are you talking about manuals and such, which have to be re-written for all planes.
Quoting MSYtristar (Reply 14): Most of NW's Y cabins are in dire need of some TLC.
Agreed
Quoting WesternA318 (Reply 17): Hear, hear! That has to be the biggest widget Ive ever seen, I cant wait to see if they might bring her to SLC one day!
Unless its for PR or a charter, I wouldn't expect it.
Quoting ExFATboy (Reply 21): The front actually looks pretty good - I'm not a big fan of the new DL livery in general, but it looks sort of sharp on the 747, better than on some of DL's smaller planes, IMO.
I think the new DL livery is pretty good, but nothing will replace the original widget.
"Some People Just Know How To Fly"- Best slogan ever, RIP NW 1926-2009
BW424 From Trinidad And Tobago, joined Sep 2008, 701 posts, RR: 0 Reply 25, posted (11 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 60613 times:
WOW!Finally we see the 747 in a DL livery again!!!
Thanks for posting!
26 747fan: Looks quite stunning Nice to finally see the widget on a 747 again after about a 30-year hiatus. Thanks for uploading the pics!
27 FX1816: Haha, yeah you should probably watch your back!! FX1816
28 Jfk777: The shape of things to come, would love to see the 744 and a 777LR nose to nose.
29 SYfan100: Those are very nice pics of the 747. I just hope a bird does not smash into it now on its flight back to MSP or DTW or ATL. Nothing worse then having
32 ArcrftLvr: It looks great. I can't help but imagine what it would've looked like with the Deltaflot livery....
33 CodyKDiamond: Thank you, but what will the first revenue flight be?
34 FX1816: Hey Transpac any idea on the ETD?? I want to be out there to watch it depart. FX1816
35 Transpac787: That was me who said that not ArcrftLvr Given typical aircraft rotations in DTW, the birds that RON in DTW most typically does the first NRT outbound
36 Zkpilot: I'm just glad they have moved from having the replica Russian flag on their tale back to something recognisable as Delta!
37 SYfan100: My guess would be a Tokyo one so they can show it off at their Asia hub. However it will either be from MSP, DTW or ATL my guess is on that also.
38 DL767captain: I can't wait to see this thing in person, maybe it will be in ATL when i'm there january 5th/9th! One of my favorite 744 liveries: 1)UA 2)DL 3)NW 4)Th
39 Burnsie28: Atleast it will give it a touch of its roots Maybe as PR it will be around knowing DL, they might do a "world tour" with this plane, otherwise it wil
40 Af773atmsp: Will this 744 be coming to MSP? MSP is NW's main hub and I would love to see a wide-body aircraft not in the NW colors.
41 DeltaL1011man: like they did with 102. I'd guess it will see all NRT 744 flights.
42 Nycbjr: I thought I read someplace this plane was doing ATL-NRT.. I'm prolly wrong.. but someplace I heard it was doing ATL something lol don't quote me, it w
43 Sunking737: This is the end of NWA, no more RED TAILED shark... Very, Very, SHARP !!!!
44 Acey559: Looks great! I can't wait to get a chance to nonrev on one of these beauties after they're all painted and ready to go! I can't wait to see the others
45 AAH732UAL: They sure wasted no time in painting it........ IIRC it just came from HNL less then 2 weeks ago. Wonder if this haste will result in another fiasco s
47 JetboyTWA: They'll be flying the typical NW 744 routes for at least a few more months...
48 N104UA: WOW I would have never in my life a year ago thought a 747 would ever be in DL colours again
49 PPVRA: Cool, but weird. . Hope to see it around ATL.
50 Panamair: Nothing else has changed other than the livery and the addition of "Operated by NWA Inc." or something similar somewhere on the fueslage. It will con
51 United_Fan: Wow,3 years ago,who would have ever thought one would see a DL 747 ever again?!
52 LoveTheSkies: Wow, I'll have to work one of these at some point in the not so far future, won't I?!! That's a lot of bird!!!
53 Nycbjr: That really is stunning.. and I do miss that livery.. but I don't think this current one is all that bad.. seems every airline is going "that way" aw
54 OA412: Don't you mean "the first 'post-merger' route"?
55 Bagpipes: im in love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol, to bad its not in song livery, id die a happy man bagpipes
56 Richiemo: zzzzzzzzzzzz....oh, I'm sorry. Is that Delta's new livery? zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
57 GECMD11: wow, a DL 744 looks great, can't wait to see her here in ATL
58 SWISSER: Imagine the bath towel scheme on the DL 747...that would be striking! Oh well, rest in peace NWA...
60 Airbusaddict: Sorry to burst your bubble but most of the tail is red! lol. Anyways, it is a very sharp aircraft, and I look forward to seeing the DC9 and the A319/
61 GSPSPOT: WOW. Gorgeous. I really liked the updated NW livery, but I think this look actually has a bit more gravitas, while still being modern & edgy.
62 Rikkus67: Eurowhite saves money, period. But, even though it is a plain scheme, it's not awful. I still wish they would rotate the widget, like they did on the
63 Centrair: Wow. It is not bad but I am not a fan of Eurowhite on a 747. I still look forward to seeing it fly around on 744 routes across the Pacific. I bet will
64 Burnsie28: According to the FAA it will be a "for a minimum of 12 months"
66 B787: Ha ha, talk about nepotism. Every time a Euro airline brings out almost all white fuselage this place goes nuts with criticism. Saying that, it looks
67 Mayor: I could see the a/c making a tour of all the hubs, much like they did with the 777. It's possible.
68 Flighty: Get ready, photographers in JAX, Birmingham Alabama, Charleston SC, Orlando, Tampa! It looks like Delta will be upgrading its flagship routes.
72 ContnlEliteCMH: Got that right. I've read terms like "stunning" and "edgy" in this thread to describe an airplane that is, basically... white. It's just a big white
73 OA260: Fantastic. That looks amazing. Well done to Delta.
74 Xxcr: damn, thats nice! too much white but its looks good tho! a lot better then i expected!!!! XXCR
75 Alitalia744: Between doors 1 and 2 would have been better, just above the windows, or similar to how Jetabout did in his rendition: http://www.freewebs.com/jetabo
76 MD-90: True. I'm sure it will look better once we get a good look at it. I don't mind the new livery on their smaller planes, such as the 757, but the 744 j
77 NWAA330: I've flown on that a/c so many times...it's surreal to see it without Northwest titles. Bittersweet to say the least, but ultimately it looks pretty s
78 Sgtusmc96: Looks good. I still like the NW paint better but I work for them. So my opinion is a bit jaded. And by the way I was able to fly my parents to NRT and
79 BrightCedars: Now that DL has the B747-400 in her fleet, when will she be ordering the A380?! I guess they will look at the numbers and see what they can do with B7
80 HAWK21M: Looks neat,lots of white.But good. regds MEL
81 BA319-131: Despite all that white, not as bad as I expected, look forward to seeing the full thing & hopefully at NRT in Feb!
82 Keesje: Delta introducing VLA's from ATL, its about time.
83 NewYorkCityBoi: The blue undder the belly should go up a bit.. I think
84 Myt332: Pretty much exactly the same. Well no, it's not really is it? It's just a NW B744 with different paint.
85 Rsrik: I think it looks nice. However, knowing that the interior still is its old self, I am not that eager about flying one of these 747s. I usually get to
86 CHRISBA777ER: The way DL have just swallowed up NW, gobbled up all their history, tradition, quality etc and just stamped it DELTA - when it was supposed to be a me
87 DTW757: It is just the beginning of the end of the red tails. We're about to lose an airline that will be missed like the others we've lost such as Pan Am and
88 Kappel: I agree, NW will be really missed, also here @ AMS. NW is an airline with a huge history, it's really sad to see them disappear like this. Alas, that
89 Keesje: I see a lot of Northwest in the way the new Delta is acting. Quick rationalizations, putting the money where your mouth is, network management, fleet
91 CHRISBA777ER: To be honest mate i think its too early to make that assumption. I think i know what you are driving at, and the answer is - no, I dont think "new" D
92 SeaBosDca: Nice to see, but the 77L looks better IMO. The best feature of the livery is the gorgeous blue used on the lower fuselage and nacelles -- and the nace
93 Mech24: "MERGER" was just a term used for the media. It was an actual buy-out.
94 Keesje: I guess you are focussed on fleet management. I was referring to NWA's pragmatic way of allocating aircraft. Keeping a pool of cheap DC9 to move with
95 777STL: "Merger" was just a term used by DL/NW management to give the warm and fuzzies in a lame attempt to prevent the labor strife that has taken place in
96 Jetlanta: I understand the emotions involved, but the elimination of the NW brand is very typical of most airline mergers. Looking at Delta for example, what r
97 NWADTWFA: In our company meetings it is referred to 'technically' as a acquisition and a merger of operations. NWADTWFA
98 BrightCedars: Maybe I wasn't clear enough. By that I mean the long-term return as there is a tendency to always use the smallest possible aircraft for a mission, s
99 ItalianFlyer: man the did not waste any time slapping the paint on those whales! Like many other a-netters I am drooling over the first DC-9 in New Delta paint. I a
100 CrimsonNL: I will miss NW for sure, but this jet looks rather hot!
101 JBirdAV8r: Ever hear of an airline called TWA? No? Exactly.
102 Bobnwa: Please point out some mergers that you consider not one sided. Are you aware that a large (50%) of the new Delta managers and officers come from NW a
103 Deltadude: http://digg.com/business_finance/Fir...in_over_30_years_in_the_paint_shop ya'll go Digg it on Digg
104 Acey559: Not to nitpick, but I wasn't the one who said it was the end of NW, that was Sunking737.
105 Xkorpyoh: Didn't you know this is NW getting DL with DL's money?!?! (according to a previous posting here from internal sources). The NW leadership wanted this
106 F16arm: So when is the first "retro" Delta Widget paintjob coming out???
107 Pdxcessna206: I know it depends on economics, but personally I like airlines that have a full-sized fleet. Like BA, AF, LH, UA, NW and others. To me, a flagship air
108 Richierich: You can't argue taste - either you like or you don't (or you are indifferent). I kind of like it and the new colors look far better than any other co
109 Lucianflyboy: SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET! Can't wait to see her up close and personal!
110 Vasu: Absolutely, I agree with you... I guess that's why DL are treating the ex-NWA 744s with such priority!
111 DTWAGENT: Nice pics. I love the new look for DL and on the B744 it looks great. Can't wait so see more NW birds in the new DL colors here in DTW. Chuck
112 SkyTeamTriStar: The titles being off-centered is an eye-catcher. Get this bird outdoors and allow the world to see this magnificent piece of art.
113 Virginblue4: Absolutely beautiful! Looks stunning! Cant wait to see it take to the skies! Jordan
114 SIBILLE: Didn't read all the post but as a safety instruction card collector, I wonder if they'll print safety cards in DL colors (744, DC-9).
115 ArcrftLvr: I'm not sure what you expected? Do you think they should keep the liveries separate for the sake of posterity? I don't know what you mean by 'gobbled
116 September11: I guess it costs $20,000 to paint this 744.
117 CokePopper: and by the looks of it, worth every penny!
118 Manfredj: Does anyone have a current photo of the NW interior? (coach) Everything in the database is from 2005 or older. If it's anything like the older photos,
119 Mayor: Since it is a wholly owned subsidiary operating as a separate carrier, there's no problem with this. As long as there's a "Operated by Northwest Airl
120 Burnsie28: Uh huh, so now you have even a bigger shark to kill SY, which isn't what they are going for and I don't want to see that, but who knows. " target=_bl
121 Burnsie28: Well since I started a thread about when the aircraft was leaving and its service information was removed "for a double thread" here you go its leavin
122 JSquared: Agreed. As a native Minnesotan, this merger hurts, but alas times change, and even though we've lost a great Minnesota company, we still have our hub
123 413X3: Count me in as another person mystified as to why this bland and boring livery gets so much praise... I get it, Delta has 747s again, is it that big o
124 Platinumfoota: Just a great paint job on a great plane. Cant wait to see her park next to the other airline colors.
125 JetboyTWA: The aircraft is now scheduled to operate Detroit-Narita on December 16th.
126 FlyTUITravel: It looks great - congrats to Delta
127 Airbuske: It's leaving tomorrow 11a.m. Local Agreed.
128 Burnsie28: I'm just going off what Delta said in their release.
129 Virginblue4: Well yeah kind of! That's the whole point of this thread! Post people here love the Delta livery especially on an aircraft as beautiful as the Boeing
130 Dispatchguy: I saw this on our DeltaNet: It is a small, according to the pic about 8in-foot tall (guess), small piece of aircraft skin modeled to the tail shape o
131 ER757: It looks like the winglets are painted blue, but it might just be the lighting. Anyone know if the widget is on the winglets s well as the tail? I'm o
132 744: Excellent livery. So much better looking than Northwest. The engines and lower fuselage looks like BA and UA. Can't wait to fly one of these birds!
133 FlyingClrs727: Eventually I think they'd probably put in some Thompson Solutions Cozy Suites in economy and have an 11 abreast seating configuratation with the same
134 JetboyTWA: According to the back of mine it's an "actual artifact from NW Aircraft 6622".
135 DeltaL1011man: I think he is joking. This was once this little airline called TWA. Why don't you go ask some of the old TWA folks about how well AA treated TWA in t
137 Breaker1011: There was one just posted - bit it got deleted? I think the blue underbelly should have been brought forward a bit more past the nose gear well, and t
138 Atlanta: http://flickr.com/photos/delta_airli...02607257/in/set-72157611184057854/ First full pictures above!!!! http://blog.delta.com/2008/12/12/bre...elta-un
139 MSPCRJ200: "Bland NWA Livery"? Are you joking? Delta's current livery is one of the ugliest things in the sky. It looks like an 8 year old painted it. NWA has on
140 Atlanta: Yeah I posted a thread with the flikr pics but the mods wanted me to post here.
141 Burnsie28: Yeah that was pretty bad, only people left really are some ground workers and pilots, absolutely no FA's are left now. It's still a widget. Wow ddn't
142 JetboyTWA: Nothing has really been announced yet about our MSP offices. It's safe to assume that NATCO will remain, but Building A's fate is still undecided. I c
143 413X3: At least Northwest was original, had interesting colors... red white and blue. with a mainly white fuselage and blue engines... wow, original!
144 Mayor: Well, on DeltaNet, it states that it's leaving VCV, late Saturday for DTW.
145 NWA757300: Next up is the DC-9-50 and the A320!! Who's watchin for those?
146 Mayor: Edit's not working, again. Here's the quote I got from Delta.... Our first Boeing 747 entering the fleet after our merger with Northwest has been pain
147 Mayor: Well, red, white and blue are DL's primary colors. Do you expect them to go all berserk and start painting the a/c like WN?
148 NA: While I wouldnt be that hard I agree that NWA always had better liveries than Delta. In fact Northwest almost always had the best livery - and the mo
150 CAMPBELL: The last Delta 747 flight was on April 23, 1977 and I was 11 years old in the sixth grade. Now I'm 43 and just passed 20 years in the Air Force, I'm g
151 Burnsie28: Eww Thats where i got the quote was from DeltaNet, I copied and pasted. It still saying Friday! I cropped in quite a bit because I know how anal DL c
152 Mayor: Well, Burnsie...who knows. The quote I got was also from DeltaNet, in the body of the article. Yeah, I know.....I always felt that SOMEBODY at WN was
153 Max Q: Not too bad in a boring way, the tail is awful though. Why can't Delta come up with something really original and dramatic ?
154 77411: "striking, best-designed" I wouldn't go that far. The NW paint is in no way more imaginative than DL's. Maybe NW went to the same 8 year old DL did.
155 Acey559: FWIW, the article I just read on DeltaNet says Saturday also...
156 JetboyTWA: To clarify everyone's speculation, ship 6305 has the following routes scheduled: December 13th: Victorville to Detroit (arrives DTW around 5:58PM). De
157 Burnsie28: This must be coming from the difference in DeltaNet and DeltaNet 1.0, I can only access 1.0 from where I am from. No NW went to 8 year olds for this
158 NA: Not the two pictures you showed. To compare a dirty NWA 727 with a clean Delta plane is a bit unfair. As to these two 70s liveries I actually think b
159 The777Man: What's the schedule the following days ? It seems that from NRT it will go somewhere in Asia (HKG, PVG or MNL) or HNL. The777Man
160 Acey559: Could be, never thought about that. I guess we'll find out soon enough, though.
161 NWAESC: Not a highlight in my career at NW, that's for sure... In all of ours it was only referred to as a merger. Likewise, all written communications, and
162 JetJeanes: wonder if i can catch it from the lower 48 to say anc or something,,, i dont care to go all the way to nrt ,just for a ride
163 SkyguyB727: I agree with you, DeltaL1011man. The old widget always looked so classy. The new, tilted, chopped off widget just doesn't look right.
164 Mayor: Was that dirty? I thought it was just the color scheme . All I did was pick out two color schemes that were contemporaries of each other. You made a
165 Rwy04LGA: Be nice....being color blind shot down my dreams of flying C-5s. Not everybody liked seeing BOAC and BEA (flew them both - my 1st 747 and only Vangua
166 RDUDDJI: Forgive my ignorance... but: Will this fly under the DAL call sign? Or does NWA still operate under the NWA Op Cert? And if it's still under NWA, do t
167 Mayor: See this.......... http://www.airliners.net/aviation-fo...eneral_aviation/read.main/4244183/
168 RDUDDJI: Thanks, I missed that, but I still wonder, do they have to include "Operated by Northwest Airlines" in fine print?
169 Pilotboi: Widget on the winglets? Why? It hasn't been put on any winglet up to this point...why start now? Didn't really seem funny, but ok. Not sure what all
170 Dtwclipper: WDIV in Detroit just announced that the a/c will arrive at DTW sometime today.
171 JAChase: NW's red and silver is sure groundbreaking. You seem to be pretty worried about livery
172 Acidradio: Not a bad looking paint job. But as a Minnesotan, I feel like something was taken away from me. And will be taken away piece-by-piece.
173 ER757: Was just askin' is all...never said it should be there, just wondering if it was there. Calm down........
174 United_Fan: Here ya go! http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NWA9868
175 JAChase: If I had a nickel for every time I've heard this before...
176 Pilotboi: I was perfectly calm when I wrote that. But right now I'm not calm because NWA9868 just filed VCV-DTW! ETD is 11:10am PST (2:10pm EST) and ETA is 6:0
177 EMB170: What is the new callsign for NW aircraft painted in DL colors that will be used? (was mentioned in the DL blog)
178 Mayor: Surely this ship is out of the hangar by now. Where's our photogs from VCV? Asleep, still?
179 Acjflyer: I was just thinking the same thing. It stated that it was a unique and new callsign making it easier to distinguish for the ATC crews.
180 Burnsie28: Yes Seeing how the plane gets in after dark, i wouldn't expect that many pictures. Northwest XXX in Delta Colors.
181 Bmacleod: Definitely looks better than Flight Simulator X version or the modified airliner database. Who would've thought DL would have 747s in their fleet agai
182 DocLightning: Well, it's 1437 here in NYC, which means that in VCV it's 1137 and I see no evidence that the flight has departed yet...
183 Pilotboi: Yea I keep refreshing flightaware every so often. Wonder what the delay is.
185 Wagz: There is no new callsign. I think the writer of that blog simplified reality for the common public. In actuallity any NW aicraft in DL colors will ha
186 Diamond: Please continue the discussion here: http://www.airliners.net/aviation-fo...eneral_aviation/read.main/4245201/
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Actually I was wondering if you know when it might be pulled out of the hangar, I want to actually see it in all of it's glory. I know it leaves on Saturday but it still had not been pulled out in the last hour or so.
And I'm not sure when it's being pulled out. My guess would be Friday? But I suppose they could keep it inside until just before it has to leave too.
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