N808NW From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 374 posts, RR: 5 Reply 1, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 8522 times:
Well the interiors on most of them have been converted to DL blue leather and carpet. most of the A333s are painted so i dunno what they are waiting for on the A332s.
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MCOflyer From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 8552 posts, RR: 14 Reply 2, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 8517 times:
I believe the A332 fleet is tied up as far as utilization; therefore, the only chance one would go in for painting is during a heavy C or D check. Does NW have more 332's on order?
PHXtoDCAtoMSP From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 299 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 8225 times:
There will be freed A332s fairly soon. The current schedule keeps them busy but keep in mind the following schedule changes occurring very soon:
SLC-NRT 5x to 0
BKK-NRT A332 to 75A (returning to 332 later this fall)
AMS-MSP A332 to A333
LHR-MSP A332 to 76D
AMS-MEM A332 to A333
AMS-BOM 76L to A332
AMS-ATL A333 to A332
I imagine the first will go to the paint shop in a couple weeks!
Legacyins From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 1823 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 8158 times:
I have seen the 332 in Delta colors doing the SFO-NRT route.
Pecoua From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 298 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 8114 times:
There was a DL A330 in Amsterdam on Tuesday. in full colors...gorgeous...it was among a bunch of NW Airbuses.
Davescj From United States of America, joined Jun 2007, 2244 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 7970 times:
Quoting Pecoua (Reply 7): There was a DL A330 in Amsterdam on Tuesday. in full colors...gorgeous...it was among a bunch of NW Airbuses.
In April I flew AMS -- MEM. I saw a mix of NW and DL colors. I am thinking that some of the A330s where re-paints. I think this as I saw winglits on most of the planes, and as I recall, 767s don't have winglits.
MCOflyer From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 8552 posts, RR: 14 Reply 8, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 7916 times:
PSU.DTW.SCE From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 6867 posts, RR: 29 Reply 9, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 7881 times:
I don't have the exact #'s, but I believe there are 5-7 A330-300's painted in DL colors.
None of the A330-200's have been painted yet, however 1-2 have had the DL leather seat covers installed.
They were able to paint a few A330-300's last spring before the busy summer schedule when utilization increased to the point where they couldn't pull any offline to paint.
The 332's have been heavily utilized and are almost exclusively doing Asia turns, and have not been cross-utilized over to DL routes. They will be repainted starting this fall when utilization decreases.
That said, don't look for any A332's in JFK. The A332 can't make Asia from either location. Capacity-wise they aren't all that different from the 777's. For the time being DL will continue to use them as-is from West Coast-Asia and intra-Asia.
Mayor From United States of America, joined Mar 2008, 9154 posts, RR: 14 Reply 10, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 7875 times:
Quoting Davescj (Reply 9): I think this as I saw winglits on most of the planes, and as I recall, 767s don't have winglits.
Some of them, do. Check Widgetheads.net to see. Here's one......
Brons2 From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 2969 posts, RR: 5 Reply 11, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 7859 times:
Quoting MCOflyer (Reply 2): Does NW have more 332's on order?
If I was Delta I'd be thinking about canceling the 7LATE7 and ordering some of the latest A332 models, the one with 7200nm range, along with the PW4170A.
But for now, the answer is no.
Firings, if well done, are good for employee morale.
Legacyins From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 1823 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 7849 times:
Quoting Mayor (Reply 12): Again, according to Widgetheads, none of the -200s have been re-painted.
Mayor From United States of America, joined Mar 2008, 9154 posts, RR: 14 Reply 13, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 7830 times:
Quoting Legacyins (Reply 14): Then was it a 333? NW 27/28 are usually a 332.
I couldn't tell you but the info on Widgetheads is usually very accurate.
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MCOatc From United States of America, joined Mar 2009, 150 posts, RR: 2 Reply 14, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 7744 times:
Quoting Mayor (Reply 15): Quoting Legacyins (Reply 14):
Then was it a 333? NW 27/28 are usually a 332.
I couldn't tell you but the info on Widgetheads is usually very accurate.
That it is...not to mention the fact that this very website doesn't appear to have any images of a 332 in DL colors. If one indeed existed, someone certainly would have found it.
Burnsie28 From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 7411 posts, RR: 9 Reply 15, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 7695 times:
Quoting Legacyins (Reply 5): I have seen the 332 in Delta colors doing the SFO-NRT route.
No A332's are in the Delta colors.
Quoting PSU.DTW.SCE (Reply 11): I don't have the exact #'s, but I believe there are 5-7 A330-300's painted in DL colors.
Brilondon From Canada, joined Aug 2005, 3163 posts, RR: 1 Reply 17, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 6618 times:
Quoting Legacyins (Reply 5): I have seen the 332 in Delta colors doing the SFO-NRT route.
There are no A332's in Delta colours.
Quoting Brons2 (Reply 13): If I was Delta I'd be thinking about canceling the 7LATE7 and ordering some of the latest A332 models, the one with 7200nm range, along with the PW4170A.
I would never say never, but I don't like the chances of that happening. We are not privy to negotiatoins between Boeing and Delta.
Quoting Tolosy (Reply 18): i am flying AMS-BOS this Septe
mber (KL6301 A330-300). Any chance to fly an A330 sporting the new livery ??
Yes of course there is. I would say it is better then a 60% chance of that happening.
DeltaL1011man From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 8576 posts, RR: 8 Reply 19, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 5010 times:
Quoting Davescj (Reply 9): I think this as I saw winglits on most of the planes, and as I recall, 767s don't have winglits.
Dave
Ships 185,191,192,1607-1613 have the winglet mods done. More planes will get the mod once the summer is over.(BTW 1607-1613 are all 12+ hour birds(meaning they have lie-flat pilot rests))
Quoting MCOflyer (Reply 10):
I'll be happy to see a 332 in DL colors. Any idea where they will go to get painted?
Once the busy summer season is over more 753s,744s,333s and 332s will get paint.
Quoting Brons2 (Reply 13): If I was Delta I'd be thinking about canceling the 7LATE7 and ordering some of the latest A332 models, the one with 7200nm range, along with the PW4170A.
Happy your not at Delta. Why don't they go by some 767-200s to replace the 300s? It would be about the same. So because the 787 is late they should just drop the orders? Well then I guess by your logic the 350 and 380 orders are f**ked too. Seeing that Delta's 767s will be around for the next 5-7 years. I'm not sure why they need more 330s or 787s right now. The 332 can't really do anything for Delta at this point. More 777s now and 787s later are the best thing for Delta. (Just because Anderson loves the 330 doesn't mean Delta is going to go out and order 100 of them. He doesn't get to order airplanes, and would have to give the BOD a good reason to dump the 763s which still have 5-8 years of life in them plus Delta is putting in money with winglets and lie-flats in J. Also they are trying to find a PTV system for them that works.(and its likely they will have to put new Y seats in them)) I do think its funny how Delta is having to cut routes yet people on a.net think its a good idea to replace a 200 seat 763 that is paid for with a brand new 300 seat Airbus. What the hell why don't they just buy a bunch of A380s and call it a day, its only money.
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Timf From United States of America, joined Mar 2003, 954 posts, RR: 1 Reply 20, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 4736 times:
As of the September 1 schedule there are at least 3 spare A330-200s vs. what is required to do the scheduled routings, so I'm willing to bet they will start getting repainted then.
CIDFlyer From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 1990 posts, RR: 3 Reply 21, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 4562 times:
this brings me to a related question, has DL decided what to do with the remaining planes that aren't yet painted once the SOC is merged? Will they put some interim livery/stickers on them? Will the NWA name have to completely go away at that time?
Pilotboi From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 2366 posts, RR: 10 Reply 22, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 4520 times:
Quoting CIDFlyer (Reply 21): this brings me to a related question, has DL decided what to do with the remaining planes that aren't yet painted once the SOC is merged? Will they put some interim livery/stickers on them? Will the NWA name have to completely go away at that time?
Nothing has been announced (nor do I expect an "announcement"). Speculation is that stickers will be applied. Either a large one to cover up the NWA logo, or a small one stating that it's now operated by Delta (similar to the NWA currently on DL-painted NW aircraft).
There is no regulation that says it can't say NWA just because they don't operator any more. The regulations only state that the operator's name be on the outside of the aircraft, visible to someone standing on the ground (while the aircraft is also on the ground).
Acey559 From United States of America, joined Jan 2007, 1336 posts, RR: 2 Reply 23, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 4485 times:
Speaking of repainting, a quick semi-related question. When are the CR7s going to start getting repainted? All I ever see at work are pretty grungy looking EV CR7s. Some are still in decent condition but the majority of them definitely need a nice new coat of paint! I just figured that since they're well underway painting the CRJs and the CR9s are all in the new colors, that the CR7s would be up to bat next, but I haven't seen a single one in the new colors yet.
Blueman87 From United States of America, joined Aug 2009, 535 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 4320 times:
yea they are reapianting the CR9 and the CR2 and they are NO CR7s in New Paint
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