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jourdan747 From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 193 posts, RR: 0
Posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 9604 times:

Delta has 2x 767 parked in ANC right now. Any idea what they are doing here?

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KBUF From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 459 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 9603 times:

JFK blizzard diversions, maybe?

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keagkid101 From Portugal, joined Mar 2010, 301 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 9546 times:

One is DL 9932 from ATL. Seems to be a charter. The other is DL 9931 from ATL. Also seems to be a charter.

timf From United States of America, joined Mar 2003, 954 posts, RR: 1
Reply 3, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 9534 times:

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They are probably on their way to Asia for maintenance work. Both aircraft are 767-300s (one is N198DN, I don't have the registration of the second) and arrived from ATL. For whatever reason, these repositioning flights via ANC are a lot more common than just repositioning from NRT or on the scheduled NRT-HKG flight.

jourdan747 From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 193 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 9278 times:

Where does DL to their Maint in Asia? And why do they leave the plane overnight in ANC? Wouldn't it make more sense to fill it with cargo from ATL to Asia to help cover the huge cost of ferrying the ac empty to Asia?

HAWK21M From India, joined Jan 2001, 31201 posts, RR: 58
Reply 5, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 9273 times:

Quoting timf (Reply 3):

They are probably on their way to Asia for maintenance work

Where does Delta do their HM work in Asia?.

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gkirk From UK - Scotland, joined Jun 2000, 24621 posts, RR: 58
Reply 6, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 9255 times:

Quoting HAWK21M (Reply 5):

Hong Kong I believe

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bobnwa From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 5983 posts, RR: 9
Reply 7, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 8955 times:

Quoting jourdan747 (Reply 4):
And why do they leave the plane overnight in ANC? Wouldn't it make more sense to fill it with cargo from ATL to Asia to help cover the huge cost of ferrying the ac empty to Asia?

Do we know it didn't have cargo in it while sitting in ANC, probably for crew rest? That being said, the flow of cargo between Asia and the US is almost all east bound. Very small demand for west bound.

AABB777 From United States of America, joined Oct 2007, 449 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 8955 times:

Quoting HAWK21M (Reply 5):
Where does Delta do their HM work in Asia?.

HKG

71Zulu From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 2736 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 8869 times:

Quoting keagkid101 (Reply 2):
One is DL 9932 from ATL. Seems to be a charter. The other is DL 9931 from ATL. Also seems to be a charter.

DL charter numbers usually 88XX or 89XX

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AABB777 From United States of America, joined Oct 2007, 449 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 8689 times:

Quoting 71Zulu (Reply 9):
Quoting keagkid101 (Reply 2):
One is DL 9932 from ATL. Seems to be a charter. The other is DL 9931 from ATL. Also seems to be a charter.

DL charter numbers usually 88XX or 89XX

I've noticed that most DL charters are actually 9000 series flight numbers.

panamair From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 4590 posts, RR: 26
Reply 11, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 8689 times:

Quoting keagkid101 (Reply 2):
One is DL 9932 from ATL. Seems to be a charter. The other is DL 9931 from ATL. Also seems to be a charter.

Both are headed to HKG for maintenance work (by HAECO).

71Zulu From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 2736 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 8590 times:

Quoting AABB777 (Reply 10):
I've noticed that most DL charters are actually 9000 series flight numbers.

Can you show me one on flightaware then? We've tracked the NFL and NCAA charters all year and I don't remember seeing a 9XXX charter number. Maybe a position to or from a charter but not the charter itself.

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filejw From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 351 posts, RR: 1
Reply 13, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 8444 times:

9000 are extra sections or ferry flts, 8000 are charters.....

billg11 From United States of America, joined Aug 2008, 5 posts, RR: 0
Reply 14, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 6793 times:

Quoting panamair (Reply 11):
Both are headed to HKG for maintenance work (by HAECO).

HAECO performs HM on the Delta 747s and 767s. I was there yesterday, and there are 4 Delta 767s at their facility.

etops1 From Puerto Rico, joined Nov 2005, 844 posts, RR: 1
Reply 15, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 5811 times:

JFK blizzard diversions, maybe?

I highly doubt that an Aircraft inbound to JFK in New York will divert to Anchorage Alaska.

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KHPN From United States of America, joined Sep 2010, 138 posts, RR: 0
Reply 16, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 5745 times:

I'm pretty sure 9XXX flight numbers are used as extras, or ferry/repositioning flights while the 8XXX are used for charter flights.

MDShady From United States of America, joined Jan 2010, 74 posts, RR: 0
Reply 17, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 4321 times:

Quoting KHPN (Reply 16):
I'm pretty sure 9XXX flight numbers are used as extras, or ferry/repositioning flights while the 8XXX are used for charter flights.

The DAL charter for the Badgers would support this:

Ferry from ATL:

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL9763

Charter to LAX:

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL8773

Booster/fans/family?:

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/WOA3303

FlyASAGuy2005 From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 6520 posts, RR: 11
Reply 18, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 4008 times:

DL 9932 is showing an ETA into HKG of 1707 local. 9931 is due in at 1937 local.

Quoting timf (Reply 3):
Both aircraft are 767-300s (one is N198DN, I don't have the registration of the second)

198 is operating 9931. The other ship number is 178. I'm willing to bet they will be coming back with a Y+ cabin and new BizElite seats as well...but just a guess

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Grid From Kazakhstan, joined Apr 2010, 624 posts, RR: 0
Reply 19, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 3997 times:

Quoting bobnwa (Reply 7):

Do we know it didn't have cargo in it while sitting in ANC, probably for crew rest? That being said, the flow of cargo between Asia and the US is almost all east bound. Very small demand for west bound.

I know the trade deficit is huge between the U.S. and many Asian countries, but surely it is not so great that we can't fill a couple of 767s ....

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LONGisland89 From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 634 posts, RR: 0
Reply 20, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 3440 times:

Funny that I'm reading this now, I actually know the FO operating one of the ANC-HKG flights. As stated above, both are empty heading to HAECO for heavy maintenance.

justplanesmart From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 694 posts, RR: 2
Reply 21, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 2948 times:

Quoting FlyASAGuy2005 (Reply 18):
198 is operating 9931. The other ship number is 178. I'm willing to bet they will be coming back with a Y+ cabin and new BizElite seats as well...but just a guess

The aircraft almost certainly will have winglets fitted while there also, if past patterns prevail.

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jourdan747 From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 193 posts, RR: 0
Reply 22, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 2372 times:

Delta 9932 a 764 just landed in ANC. Yet another delta plane headed to overhaul in china. Is this a slow time of year when they do alot of heavy maintenance on their heavies?

panamair From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 4590 posts, RR: 26
Reply 23, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 2345 times:

Quoting FlyASAGuy2005 (Reply 18):
198 is operating 9931. The other ship number is 178. I'm willing to bet they will be coming back with a Y+ cabin and new BizElite seats as well...but just a guess

Both 198 and 178 are regular 763ERs and those are not scheduled for flat-bed makeovers yet. Only the 77E, 76C (767-400) and 76T (ships 1607-1613) are this winter.

aviationbuff08 From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 346 posts, RR: 0
Reply 24, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 2282 times:

Quoting jourdan747 (Reply 22):
Delta 9932 a 764 just landed in ANC. Yet another delta plane headed to overhaul in china. Is this a slow time of year when they do alot of heavy maintenance on their heavies?

Now that the holiday travel rush is mostly over you will notice that alot of US legacy airlines will have an increase of the number of aircraft in longer term MTC. Some obviously go overseas while most will stay in the domestic maintenance bases.

I believe this aircraft is going for the Business class seats install.

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