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Delta 767W In Hong Kong?

Richiemo From United States of America, joined Jul 2008, 195 posts, RR: 0
Posted (4 years 1 month 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 6575 times:

Just saw picture on a.net of Delta 763 with winglets in Hong Kong. Is that where they have to go to be installed. And does the 763 have the range with winglets to do HKG to New York or Atlanta. I wouldn't think so.

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Litz From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 1745 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (4 years 1 month 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 6512 times:

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DL does MX in Hong Kong, so chances are good it was there for some MX ...

Are the 767 winglets approved? I know an AA '67 was the testbed for 'em ...

(that must be a sight to see, given how tall those winglets are)

- litz

DL767captain From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 2539 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (4 years 1 month 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 6500 times:

What routes will this plane be on? It's only the 767-300ER that will receive winglets right?

Panamair From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 4584 posts, RR: 26
Reply 3, posted (4 years 1 month 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 6422 times:

Quoting Litz (Reply 1):
Are the 767 winglets approved? I know an AA '67 was the testbed for 'em ...

Not only have the winglets on the 767 been approved, but there are already a few flying already. DL has at least 3 or 4 763ERs with winglets already in scheduled service...

Dalb777 From United States of America, joined May 2005, 2192 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (4 years 1 month 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 6398 times:

I thought wing modifications were being done in HKG, and the actual winglet installation was being done in GSO?

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Pilotboi From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 2366 posts, RR: 10
Reply 5, posted (4 years 1 month 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 6311 times:

Quoting Dalb777 (Reply 4):
I thought wing modifications were being done in HKG, and the actual winglet installation was being done in GSO?

Correct.

Quoting Panamair (Reply 3):
Not only have the winglets on the 767 been approved, but there are already a few flying already. DL has at least 3 or 4 763ERs with winglets already in scheduled service...

Correct. 192, 1610, and 1611 all have winglets and are in service.

Quoting DL767captain (Reply 2):
It's only the 767-300ER that will receive winglets right?

Yes, and only 30 of them.

Skibum9 From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 1229 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (4 years 1 month 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 5816 times:

Quoting Pilotboi (Reply 5):
Quoting Panamair (Reply 3):
Not only have the winglets on the 767 been approved, but there are already a few flying already. DL has at least 3 or 4 763ERs with winglets already in scheduled service...

Correct. 192, 1610, and 1611 all have winglets and are in service.

Any data yet on how the winglets are impacting performance or fuel burn?

Tailwinds!!!

Breaker1011 From United States of America, joined Nov 2007, 938 posts, RR: 2
Reply 7, posted (4 years 1 month 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 5794 times:

FYI, at least every other month, someone poses the same question on this forum: What's a Delta 767 doing in HKG?

Search the forums before posting?

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DeltaL1011man From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 8589 posts, RR: 8
Reply 8, posted (4 years 1 month 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 5763 times:

Quoting Litz (Reply 1):

DL does MX in Hong Kong, so chances are good it was there for some MX ...

HAECO does the HMVs for DL's 767s. (its kinda funny because the 763As have to fly all over the world to get to HKG LOL) Anyways the set the wing up to get the winglet then someone in GSO puts it on. I was hopinh TechOps would get the work but guess not. Sad

Quoting DL767captain (Reply 2):
What routes will this plane be on?

I believe the planes that have got them have lie-flats (pilots only) which means 12+ hour trips (aka LAX-GRU,ATL-LOS,ATL-ATH etc.)

Quoting DL767captain (Reply 2):
It's only the 767-300ER that will receive winglets right?

Of the 76 family yes. 737s and 757s are also getting them. Delta has options to put winglets on all 737/757/763ER fleet (DAL-S only....not sure what DAL-N has)

Quoting Pilotboi (Reply 5):
and only 30 of them.

With options for all 57.

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Brilondon From Canada, joined Aug 2005, 3175 posts, RR: 1
Reply 9, posted (4 years 1 month 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 5757 times:

Quoting Breaker1011 (Reply 7):
FYI, at least every other month, someone poses the same question on this forum: What's a Delta 767 doing in HKG?

Search the forums before posting?

It is almost useless to search the forums for this because I just did and did not come up with anything relevant to the DL 767 in HKG.

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CX flyboy From Hong Kong, joined Dec 1999, 6341 posts, RR: 56
Reply 10, posted (4 years 1 month 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 5587 times:

The 767 in the photo had the winglets put on by HAECO. I can't say about the wing mods but obviously they did not do the mods at HAECO then fly to GSO for winglet installation then back to HKG to be in this photo, as is being hinted at here!!

Mortenbaek From Denmark, joined Sep 2007, 40 posts, RR: 0
Reply 11, posted (4 years 1 month 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 4922 times:

Quoting Pilotboi (Reply 5):
checkmark Correct. 192, 1610, and 1611 all have winglets and are in service.

I flew N192DN ATL-CPH on April 4th and I was amazed by the size of the winglets compared to the plane itself. I do believe I have some pictures I might be able to upload later.

SurfandSnow From United States of America, joined Jan 2009, 2588 posts, RR: 31
Reply 12, posted (4 years 1 month 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 4843 times:

Quoting Dalb777 (Reply 4):

This plane is still in the old colors! Wonder when it will get the new paintjob to go along with the winglets.

Flying in the middle seat of coach is much better than not flying at all!

NorthstarBoy From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 1713 posts, RR: 1
Reply 13, posted (4 years 1 month 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 4776 times:

Any chance that DL will bring all of their MX back in house where it belongs?

I could have elite status if I wanted it, but flying the same airline all the time is boring.

767-332er From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 2030 posts, RR: 12
Reply 14, posted (4 years 1 month 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 4360 times:

Quoting SurfandSnow (Reply 12):

This aircraft has been flying in the new colors for the past several days; I saw it in ATL yesterday.

Twinjets...if one fails, work the other one twice as hard!!!

Virgin747 From Canada, joined Oct 1999, 309 posts, RR: 0
Reply 15, posted (4 years 1 month 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 3406 times:

Quoting Breaker1011 (Reply 7):
FYI, at least every other month, someone poses the same question on this forum: What's a Delta 767 doing in HKG?

Search the forums before posting?

I was thinking that this thread was getting repetitive. However I have seen a lack of NW DC-9 threads.... whatever happened to those?

Burnsie28 From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 7411 posts, RR: 9
Reply 16, posted (4 years 1 month 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 3353 times:

Quoting DeltaL1011man (Reply 8):
HAECO does the HMVs for DL's 767s. (its kinda funny because the 763As have to fly all over the world to get to HKG LOL) Anyways the set the wing up to get the winglet then someone in GSO puts it on. I was hopinh TechOps would get the work but guess not.

Yeah... you would think as much as DL touts their TechOps they would do work in house, I saw some pretty hefty maint going on when ive been there... IMO it should be in house.

Quoting DeltaL1011man (Reply 8):
not sure what DAL-N has)

757-200's. All that were slated to get winglets have recieved them.

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Pilotboi From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 2366 posts, RR: 10
Reply 17, posted (4 years 1 month 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 3100 times:

Quoting SurfandSnow (Reply 12):
This plane is still in the old colors! Wonder when it will get the new paintjob to go along with the winglets.

Quoting 767-332er (Reply 14):
This aircraft has been flying in the new colors for the past several days; I saw it in ATL yesterday.

It came out of the paint shop over a week ago.

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