Some areas of the 737 fuselage are 0.040 inches thick. So if by bit you mean 0.016 millimeters then you’re correct. 0.040 inches is 1.016 mm. Where is the fuselage barrel that thin? The crown skin aft of the cockpit reduction joint is chem-milled to .040 thick. BTW, The 757 crown skin in zone A (be...
Jump to post35H 3520 third test flight yesterday at TLS https://aviation.flights/aib/A350/654 321N msn 11899 (tail unknown) taxi check at BFM yesterday https://aviation.flights/aib/A320/11899 76L 171 to being ferry tonight and then on to ICN tomorrow 75S 6814 to exit QRO-VQQ tomorrow. In addition to general re...
Jump to postWith the major expense of repainting an entire fleet with a new livery, I just don't see the business case for changing the current one. When changing a livery, aircraft are painted in the new livery on the regular repaint schedule which is roughly every 6-7 years. That is why livery changes are no...
Jump to postAirliners have had composite flight controls with honeycomb core for 40 plus years. Elevators, ailerons, flaps and slat wedges are examples. The difference is that flight controls are generally carbon-fiber skinned and WTB (wing to body) fairings, pylon fairings and access panels are generally fibe...
Jump to post[quote For people like myself who aren't industry insiders how often do heavy maintenance checks happen on for instance the 757 and 767? Secondly can you estimate how much those checks cost? The 757 at DL is on a 12 year maintenance cycle which consists of L Checks, L2 Checks, H Checks and M Checks...
Jump to post[quote For people like myself who aren't industry insiders how often do heavy maintenance checks happen on for instance the 757 and 767? Secondly can you estimate how much those checks cost? The 757 at DL is on a 12 year maintenance cycle which consists of L Checks, L2 Checks, H Checks and M Checks...
Jump to postIs that because the person that does this job is just "going through the motions?" Perhaps. As you can imagine, the person who empties and services the lavatory waste has the least desirable job at the airline. It's not exactly a career. It is a job that requires no prior training or cert...
Jump to postCould someone please point out, with a diagram or a picture, what panel was lost in the 737-800? I'm not sure where exactly that panel goes by the picture shown on the news. Left side lower WTB (wing to body) fairing. This is behind the wheel well opening as you can see the #4 flap transmission in ...
Jump to postCould someone please point out, with a diagram or a picture, what panel was lost in the 737-800? I'm not sure where exactly that panel goes by the picture shown on the news. Left side lower WTB (wing to body) fairing. This is behind the wheel well opening as you can see the #4 flap transmission in ...
Jump to postHey, at least there is easy access to the #4 flap transmission for servicing...
Jump to postReport it on the FAA medical form and ask the doctor, BUT FIRST, join AOPA or see an aviation lawyer with your question. AOPA offers members legal advice. While it’s an offense as a minor, you never know how it’ll show up in the future or during the FAA medical review. It’s not just the medical, ei...
Jump to postIf Airbus can't pull forward some 321 deliveries if DL wants them to, I expect them to put some of the 757s through a check instead of retirement. I respect your posts, but I really don't expect the very oldest 757s to see another heavy check. It's a big fixed cost into a high operating-cost asset ...
Jump to postAny intel on 9585/N985AT, please? It spent 2 months in QRO, ferried to ATL on Feb 5th and hasn’t flown since. Cheers! It had a small crack in the left wing aft spar emanating from the lower flap track attach hole. The decision was made to complete the H check in QRO and ferry the aircraft to ATL fo...
Jump to post777Mech wrote:AdEd wrote:B757Forever wrote:
3940 is planned for a double engine change and a Reliability Visit (RV) once it arrives in ATL.
Ferrying to CWF later today (03/11)...
Misfiled. Flight was for a 767 ferry.
n515cr wrote:n515cr wrote:73R 3940 test hop yesterday and scheduled to exit to ATL today
November - March there is slack in the widebody fleet due to seasonal reduction in flying primarily due to seasonal TATL flying reduction. This is a silly assertion to make based on the premise of a charter flight. DL doesn't have a huge TATL ops compared to the other two carriers. Especially to LH...
Jump to postLets just hope they get the wifi issue fixed. As of now all 767s with Viasat have had the wifi systems deactivated. The problem is that the signal is getting dropped when switching between ground power / APU power / aircraft power. Some additional wiring and relays are being added to resolve the pr...
Jump to postIs 188 slated for IFC? All 767s will have Viasat installed before the summer schedule begins with the exception of the 4 to be retired in 2024. Lets just hope they get the wifi issue fixed. As of now all 767s with Viasat have had the wifi systems deactivated. The problem is that the signal is getti...
Jump to postWait so Delta has some planes that aren't actually for passengers ?! Yes that timing would make sense though... DL has a fleet of about a dozen of their mostly oldest 757s in charter service. I believe are technically owned by the NBA, not DL, but they are in DL’s livery and DL is responsible for t...
Jump to postOn the Delta reddit thread there are some photos of the new cabin on a 757 https://www.reddit.com/r/delta/s/tSXUBsJhbR If these renderings are close to the final product, I think the new cabin will look great. The poster on Reddit states, “Testing new design early summer on 757-200!” This sounds li...
Jump to postNewYork1K wrote:Is Delta doing maintenance in IAH now? Saw two A220s in a hangar between Mesa and Spirit while taxiing to 33R this evening.
332 3360 to RTS this morning 73R 3934 showing a test hop today @ MCI 764 1819 RTS tomorrow 764 1818 potential IFC mod entry tomorrow...TBD 332 3360 back in service. 1/3 of 332 fleet complete with IFC mods 73R 3934 did a test hop yesterday. Currently not showing more test flights or exit from MCI 76...
Jump to postMost likely, everything associated with the engine mounting would need to be replaced which includes the pylons, inlet cowl, fan cowls, fairings and thrust reversers. Possible, yes. Economically feasible, no.
Jump to postDelta employees will get $1.4 billion in profit sharing. Give or/take about $14k each. It’s not equally divided. It’s a percentage of each individual’s income. A pilot receives more PS per pilot than ramp, CSA, FAs etc. Every employee gets the same percentage of profit sharing based on their earnin...
Jump to postLook at the fleet of A350-900s that Delta operates. From the oldest to the newest, the gross weight has steadily increased, the empty weight decreased and the aerodynamics have been improved with wing twist and modified winglets. So to answer you question; Yes!
Jump to postOn a separate note is any active work being done to return the 9 A221s in long-term storage in SBD back into service? This is 100% about the Pratt GTF issues and the 1500 is not immune. Pratt cannot produce enough parts to support new engine production while supplying parts to support repairs. DL i...
Jump to postIf ship 6700 has been massively cannibalized in storage, would it be similarly cost prohibitive to bring it back to service? As of October 2023, the plan was to sacrifice 6818 to put 6700 back in service. Ship 6700 was planned to ferry to heavy check in April 2024 to be available for 2024 summer op...
Jump to postThe news item is that Boeing is requesting several exemptions (again), the absence of which would prevent the MAX 7 and 10 from being certified without modification that will allegedly take years. Operating any system outside of its limitations has the potential to cause damage, but certainly not c...
Jump to postDelta was pretty clear back in 2019 that narrowbody (read 757) TATL ops didn't make financial sense. I think its an overstatement to say they are unprofitable but given the revenue potential compared to trip cost, a 757 didn't make a lot of sense. I get the sense that the economics of the 321LR/XLR...
Jump to postThe 763’s with GE power are newer than the PW powered tails. That’s probably the only correlation. The one remaining caveat is ship 1521 which was originally built for CO and later ended up at DL. It’s the last remaining 6 door 763 in the fleet. The original 762 and non ETOPS 763’s were also CF6 po...
Jump to postYeah, I'm guessing there's more to the story. There usually is. Someone wants money and publicity and doesn’t take responsibility for their own actions. Notice the article first says “she” but the refers to the person as a man. I have a lot of questions here. This occurred on December 6, 2021? It s...
Jump to postAt least the planes weren't made by those semi-literate hicks in Charlotte. This is sarcasm for those who can't recognize it. I recognize it perfectly, except you are clearly not a Geography Professor. You are several hundred miles and one state off. I took the comment about Charlotte to be just an...
Jump to postRegarding 763 retirements, they appear to be retiring them when coming due for a heavy airframe check. What I can deduce from the FAA SDR database: 76Z 181 76Z had its last major airframe check in 12/2017, which are done on about a 6-year cycle. Thus it was due for one here in 2023/2024 hence why i...
Jump to postIt's interesting how many others were, in the same timeframe as Orville and Wilbur, attempting to achieve heavier than air flight. The designs put forth varied as wildly as their successes and failures. What an amazing time in history.
Jump to postAbout 6 years ago, a construction contractor cut through the primary electric cables that feed the Atlanta airport. The airport was shut down for most of a Sunday evening due to zero electricity. No lights in the terminal, no jetways could be moved, etc etc etc..
Jump to post339 3424 en route to NRT 321N 5040 first flight today https://aviation.flights/aib/A320/11475 35L 3570 showing RTS tonight 339 3425 showing exit 11/18 https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N425DX 339 3424 is the 67th A330 in the Delta fleet. This is the first time the number of A330s has exceeded...
Jump to postI am old enough to remember when the CRJ-100’s/200’s were praised as the ultimate new aircraft, a sleek and environmentally-friendly ride into the future of aviation, that even though space was tight, was a huge improvement over the Saab’s, Emb-120’s, and ATR’s of the time. Still better than the Da...
Jump to postIgnoring yields and LFs for the moment (it's the fleet thread), is there some reason DL wouldn't just use the highest MTOW A359s for SEA-BKK/SIN/SYD? I'm another rare advocate of the 338. Build routes 359s may be too much for, as examples BOS/JFK-HND/SEL, LAX-MEL/BNE, etc. And then save money off-s...
Jump to postDELTA HAS NOT AND WILL NOT paint any aircraft. in the livery of any airlines they have acquired. The ONLY exception is after the "merger" with Northwest is that the DELTA LOGO on tail or vertical points in a northwest direction on the left side while the delta on the right side also point...
Jump to postIt was me, and there aren't any 75Ds getting retired, but a couple 75S ships are slated for retirement. Aren’t the 75S (ex -TWA) ships among the newer 757s in the fleet? Why would they be retired vs say 6700 which if I recall has been a parts donor for the rest of the fleet? Are they due for heavy ...
Jump to postOver the years Delta flew four versions the 767, the -232, -332,-332ER, and 432ER. The original order for the 767-232 which was for 20 GE CF-6 powered aircraft. However, this was amended with the final five aircraft switched from the -232 to the 332 non ER also powered by GE CF-6 . Eventually Delta...
Jump to postThose 763s always giving headaches. Data, or loose anecdotes? These are just the ones on Av Herald in the past year Incident Delta B763 over Atlantic on Sep 8th 2023, backup oxygen system problems Incident Delta B763 at Prague on Sep 1st 2023, engine shut down in flight Incident Delta B763 over Atl...
Jump to post/quote] If you are going to PM about it, then at least accept responses. I am simply asking you a question about it and you are being very defensive in both your post and PM. Having said that, might be a thing for pilots but its not for TOP employees. Sorry for being so delayed in my response to yo...
Jump to postOilman wrote:Looks like the 767 that got caught up in the hailstorm after taking off from MXP flew back to Atlanta yesterday. Anyone have any news on it?
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL ... /LIRF/KATL
Supply chain is a huge mess. [/quote][/quote] Agreed. Anyone who doesn't work in aircraft maintenance has no idea how critical the supply chain issues are right now. I've never witnessed anything like this in almost 40 years in the field. Suppliers who had moved to "just-in-time" producti...
Jump to postIt’s not as fun as when an airline rolls out a new livery, however I am curious as to what the DL paint lines look like right now. Any DL birds currently in paint right now? I’ve always admired the look of a freshly painted plane, especially the wings. Nothing is in paint right now. This summer's d...
Jump to postThankfully neither one of those hideous liveries were ever applied to the L-1011. The L-10 looked absolutely magnificent in the widget livery!
Jump to postUgly, ugly scheme. Granted Delta's widget they had prior was just too good and could never be topped. I do like what they have now but if they decided to bring back the original widget tomorrow I'd be happy. It wasn't just ugly, it was hideous. I cringed when I witnessed the reveal. Agreed, I would...
Jump to postOne left 75D and one left 73J/R left in storage, 6700 (N6700) and 3940 (N940DU), respectively. When will they come in for reactivation/mx? Ship 6700 is planned back in service April 2024. It has been heavily cannibalized to support the operating frames so reactivation will be more challenging than ...
Jump to postDoes Delta do any heavy maintenance on their own aircraft anymore? What is the huge jet base in Atlanta used for? Could this work be done state side? If Delta is running out of space should not have walked away from the DFW base. Delta has over 900 aircraft in the fleet. They do C and L Checks in M...
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