Wasn't DL going to retrofit new Scimitar Winglets (not SSWs) on up to 70 B752? What happened to that? https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/delta-air-lines-partners-with-aviation-partners-boeing-to-support-sustainability-goals-301606253.html Yeah, wondering the same thing since the 738 retrofits...
Jump to postLooks like Delta is increasing some of their South America flights. https://twitter.com/IshrionA/status/1779158352204824930?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet Could we see DL return to MDE or any other previously served South America destinations soon? One could hope so for sure...
Jump to postDo you by chance have a fear of flying course near you? Or a place where you could do a "discovery flight" in? Things like that can give you some technical knowledge, and you will have some familiarity with what the different sounds are on takeoff, etc. Also wondering what you'd think of 7...
Jump to postDang, another 727 bites the dust, but unfortunately in a tragic way !
Jump to postPrior to November 1991, Delta flew to: Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Dublin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, London-Gatwick, Manchester, Munich, Paris, Shannon, Stuttgart Delta received from Pan Am in November 1991: Athens, Berlin, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Delhi, Geneva, Helsinki, Istanbul, Milan, Moscow, Mumba...
Jump to postGalaxyFlyer wrote:As was said elsewhere, these things happen, not daily, but often enough. With social media fueled by know-little it goes viral quickly.
Special livery for 2028 Olympics I'm pretty sure
Jump to postpanamair wrote:Delta will be 100 next year (2025), does anyone know if a special commemorative livery is planned?
Noshow wrote:Is this new -only payable in case of success- search expedition happening? Did they get the government greenlight to go? If yes, when do they leave?
Someone mentioned John Leahy upthread, that would be interesting and funny if he was part of the new leadership, considering the past. That said, perhaps someone with his drive and his persistence is needed at Boeing. https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/travel-news/selling-the-sky-the-man-who-made-airb...
Jump to postAdEd wrote:3717 ferrying OKC-ATL… why does it only maintain a 9,000+ feet altitude the entire flight?
ikolkyo wrote:AirKevin wrote:I thought the South African 295 crash made it difficult to be able to certify one these days.
The 747-400 had a combi version developed after that accident.
Legend pilot. Hope he continues to fly higher with beautiful skies and strong tailwinds. I remember as a kid being so inspired by the story of BA009. Many lessons regarding CRM can be taken from that incident.
Jump to postThat’s just the nature of the game; aviation is very receptive and reactive to supply/demand shocks in the economy. Best to savor the present and what we currently have because there is no way we can predict the future 100% to the tee.
Jump to postThere's been similar cases of people sneaking on to flights without boarding passes, but that dude's something else. Very smart, although immoral and incorrect, to take pictures of other boarding passes.
Jump to postThe CAAC pointed out that the case is "very complicated and rare..." Wonder what that could mean... Considering they ruled out many factors such as weather, technical malfunction, maintenance error, and pilot error.
Jump to postI concur with @747megatop, Mentour Pilot's documentary was very well done, briefed the facts and only the facts. Additionally, I have no say in this, but in air safety, I don't think it's prudent to ever just throw the hands in the air and say "We can't find it and we won't try." There cou...
Jump to postATL (Latin America/Caribbean, Europe, Middle East)
DFW (Middle East)
MIA (Middle East)
There were plans for a concourse G and H to be built, but those were shelved during the pandemic. ATL also restarted the incentives last year, so they're definitely thinking of expansion
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There is an upshot here: if he really is a Riddle student, he just saved himself a whole boatload of college loan debt! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Pretty sure flying degrees are expensive almost anywhere if not in state! But back on topic, if he was exhibiting signs of schizophrenia, as per the other ...
Jump to postVery fishy. He said that he was "testing the flight attendants" after being subdued by off duty law enforcement pax. I wonder if that means that he planned this, or decided to be cocky for no reason. No reason to be this cocky if you only have a student pilot's license. (I'm saying this as...
Jump to postATL-STR for DL has had a long history. Isn’t there some military demand for it or something as well?
Jump to postNews are saying CI and DL are in the talks of codesharing, but nothing has materialized as of now. Not sure what DL is thinking, but CI is definitely in this market to prevent JX from growing bigger. Just curious where you heard that, since I would have assumed that MU and KE would be enough for DL...
Jump to postPerhaps they need to follow DLs foot steps and launch a partnership with Rex for additional Aussie feed. https://www.rex.com.au/BlobViewer/BlobViewer.aspx?attachtype=MR&filename=324C6165566E494C2F31584F4E35653139304E3578324772795775776E56666B4B7441422F5A4647517262656345525A32654D4F3865733557455...
Jump to postThe most frustrating of is that even if they find the wreckage, I guess they won’t be able to draw many conclusions from that wreckage. Unfortunately that seems to be true. The main reason is so that we can just positively determine that the plane indeed crashed in the Indian Ocean and give solid c...
Jump to postI was reading an article about MH370 written by Admiral Cloudberg about 3 years ago, and there was a part that intrigued me. https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/call-of-the-void-seven-years-on-what-do-we-know-about-the-disappearance-of-malaysia-airlines-77fa5244bf99 Even without finding the plane, a...
Jump to postThank you for this thread. Can’t imagine the anguish of all the families. I hope that Anthony Loke and ocean infinity can come to an agreement regarding a new search and can provide closure. BBC has put out a new documentary on the case. Have not watched yet, but to those interested, it is linked he...
Jump to postNot to stir any hype or anything, but didn't a faulty servo valve in the PCU reacting to cold temperatures cause the 737 rudder hardovers of the 1990s? I thought a failsafe mechanism was developed, so it is a little weird to see a similar problem.
Jump to postEWR-MAA? I wish lol, but that's unlikely. CAI is being thrown around, last I remember CO pulled out because of the Arab Spring. Wonder if UA sees the market as worthy enough to come back.
Jump to postBut at least ET has experience with the 777/787 series. It would be logistically easier for them to integrate the 777X into their fleet than the A380.
Jump to postSimply can't fathom how terrifying the final moments must have been for the crew and pax on board. May their souls rest in peace
Jump to postI could see the argument for Malaysia not wanting this getting out. IIRC MH is state owned and the evidence suggests the captain was suicidal so they would be subject to litigation by the families of the victims if his motive was confirmed. However what incentive do the Australian and Americans hav...
Jump to postMalaysia may reopen MH370 search pending new evidence, government ministry says: https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/04/asia/malaysia-renew-search-missing-plane-mh370-intl/index.html Would be very happy if such a thing happened. The 10 year anniversary of the disappearance is this Sunday… I wonder what the...
Jump to postKind of a bummer that Delta is phasing out the 75S. I finally flew a roundtrip in each (ATL-SNA-ATL). Was very enjoyable in first class. Not as easy on the eyes as the A321neo, but much more comfortable. I thought the 757s had a good 6 more years left? I’m guessing by easy on the eyes you mean the ...
Jump to postIs India really that hard to spot in? Granted, I have never attempted to take photos whenever I visited, but there seemed to be at least a handful of spotters based out of airports such as BOM, DEL, and maybe to a lesser extent BLR, HYD, and MAA. As evident with the pretty large number of photos in ...
Jump to postLAXBNE launching 12/4/24. 3x weekly, seasonal through 3/28/25. A359. https://news.delta.com/delta-brisbane-bound-brand-new-flight-lax-0 Awesome awesome news! Between this and the recent TPE announcement I’m happy to see DL finally getting ambitious and adventurous again with their route network. He...
Jump to postActually here is what looks like to be next-up 75D retirements based on what looks like when due for heavy maintenance check in 2024 674 Feb 2024 675 May 2024 676 not to be retired, recent HMV Jul 2023? 678 Mar 2024 679 May 2024 680 Sep 2024 Noooo! So sad. Yeah it’s really sad, considering the 757 ...
Jump to postKind of off topic, but back in 2000-2004, Atlantic coast airlines operated DO-328JETs on behalf of delta connection. It would be interesting to see, but if ever it happens, I don’t think it would be mainline DL flying them.
Jump to postDXB-BOG non stop is similar in length to ATL-JNB. If they weren't short on 77Ls I would have thought they could make it non stop. Seems like it is a fifth freedom flight between MIA-BOG, so they must see some lucrative moeny there. Wonder how AA will sit with that.
Jump to postI do think Delta wants to get back into India, I still don't quite understand their aversion to JFK-DEL and their preference for BOM instead but If they wanted to launch JFK-DEL their A359s could handle that route even without the use of Russian airspace.. Just my opinion, but I think since there's...
Jump to postDLvsWN wrote:Also, ET is rumored to be very shaky...
Yeah I mainly see media outlets reporting on this such as Fox, WSJ, business insider, etc rather than TIGHAR or any official search company. Taking with grain of salt but I have a little hope
Jump to postThere seems to be some talk of Delta restarting flights to Istanbul, and this time not necessarily JFK. Any thoughts on this? Turkish Air launched IST-DTW recently so maybe retaliation to that. Not saying it would be DTW but wouldnt be suprised if they launched something I mean they did nothing whe...
Jump to posthttps://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-il-76-military-transport-plane-crashes-near-ukrainian-border-russian-2024-01-24/ This will likely spew into a political thread and get deleted, but 74 people died. Details are scarce as of now. So far the deadliest crash to happen this year if I am not mi...
Jump to postThe 757s they retired in the pandemic had PW engines unlike the rest of their fleet which had the RR engines. I don’t think it is likely they will bring back that sub fleet in the wake of the 737 MAX 10 rumblings.
Jump to postAny chance we will see DL return to BGI in 2024? From ATL on Saturday, as a minimum, it is warranted. Oh. I have been saying the same thing for a while now. Good news ahead. There was a post upthread saying DL will announce some new routes to holiday destinations in early February... Hope that didn...
Jump to postIsn’t a compressor stall recovery procedure that is trained? Even if it was say an engine failure or something, the 747 is a 4 engine plane, so if one engine goes out it’s not a full blown emergency. This crew did the right thing by turning back, but this incident does not necessitate random media h...
Jump to postCould we see a return of GOT/AAL-NYC - either on DL or SK metal - with this new partnership? Or will the opposite be true? KL wanting to keep Nordic connections going through AMS - not direct. I feel like ATL-ARN is more likely, or potentially a boost in capacity for JFK-CPH and ARN on DL or SK. Th...
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