192 ferry to SEA punted to tomorrow
1703 en route to SEA now
1810 arrived in SEA and will ferry to ATL this morning and RTS tonight

IFC
3918/3836 RTS this morning
3834/3839/3904 to enter mods today
3847/3898 RTS tomorrow
3835 to enter mods tomorrow
3832 RTS 10/10
3056/3881 to enter mods 10/10

DL9960 showing an A319 ferry from ATL to BHM on Sunday, tail number not showing up yet. Guessing this is short-term storage before maintenance at SAL

Anyone know why ship #1708, N178DZ, the only PS modded frame thus far, has been at LAX for over a week now? https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N178DZ

gdavis003 wrote:

DL9960 showing an A319 ferry from ATL to BHM on Sunday, tail number not showing up yet. Guessing this is short-term storage before maintenance at SAL

That'll be 3115

IFC activity changes
3847/3898 RTS earlier than expected
3832 RTS tomorrow (earlier than previously expected)

192's ferries cancelled. Expect it to restart that journey soon
6811/6807 swap at QRO tomorrow
194 showing exit from CAN 10/11

IFC
3832 back in service
3846/3878 showing RTS 10/11
3830 to enter mods 10/11

192 now on a revenue flight ATL-LAX. Nothing onward showing at the moment. Monitoring
1703 en route to CAN
6811 en route to QRO
3115 en route to BHM
194 to do a test hop @ CAN shortly and then its trek stateside, arriving in ATL 10/12
6807 to exit QRO today and RTS tomorrow

689 to exit VCV heading to QRO on 10/12

7505 flew ATL-QRO yesterday. Maintenance?

IFC
3056/3830/3881 entered mods
3846/3878 back in service
3837/3906/6713 to enter mods tomorrow
3873 to enter mods 10/13
3839/3904/3848 RTS 10/13

How many 321's still have GoGo? Can we get a count going?

321 XXX/XXX
739 XXX/XXX
752 XXX/XXX

194 en route to ATL. RTS currently showing 10/14
689 exit VCV-QRO today
6810 RTS tomorrow
9506 to ferry ATL-QRO tomorrow

IFC
3837 entered mods
6713/3906 to enter mods today
3839 RTS today
3873/3033 to enter mods tomorrow
3848/3904 RTS tomorrow
3834/3835/3031 RTS 10/14
3876 to enter mods 10/14
*tracking 3853 for possible entry for IFC mods

f35 wrote:

How many 321's still have GoGo? Can we get a count going?

321 XXX/XXX
739 XXX/XXX
752 XXX/XXX

321s: 10/124
739s: 47/130
757s TBD as I don't know if all are getting the mods (thinking 75Hs and 75Ps...I may have missed/forgotten an announcement)
*all #'s I'm reporting here are: 1) those in mod (excluding those "entering mm/dd") are not counted as having the old system/config; 2) completed totals includes those that were in mods but show exit dates on FR24/FA; 3) 321s not yet delivered are N/A in the fleet total

194 now showing flying SLC>ATL today; https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N194DN

timf wrote:

777Mech wrote:

Assuming MSN 245 which is an ex-South African ship will become N573DZ.

N573DZ should be MSN 250 PR-XTI. The South African plane, if it does truly end up at Delta, would fall in the N577DZ-N582DZ range.

MSN 250 was assigned N573DZ 10/12/21 on FAA Registry

Arrived in VCV October 4th.

689 punted from yesterday and delayed thus far today ex-VCV
6810 RTS pushed to tomorrow
1025 delivery flight scheduled for friday. It'll get IFC at the same time https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N125DN

IFC
3848/3904 back in service
3873
3834/3835 to RTS tomorrow
3031 RTS appears potentially delayed
3033 entry delayed
3881 RTS 10/15

We flew 1702 from ICN to CAN. Interesting place.
https://ibb.co/9gTVRmb

bigdaddie wrote:

We flew 1702 from ICN to CAN. Interesting place.
https://ibb.co/9gTVRmb

Very cool. Thanks for sharing!

689 exit pushed to tomorrow
1024 entered revenue service
3359 to ferry to SAL for mx and PS mods on 10/15

6807 back in service
689 showing cancelled today, and there's another VCV-QRO for a 75W tomorrow...we'll see.
3231 ferry to VQQ tomorrow
3145 to exit VQQ tomorrow. RTS TBD
3886 exit QRO tomorrow and RTS 10/16

IFC
3834/3835 back in service
3876 to enter mods today
3031 RTS not showing today as previously indicated
3881 on track to RTS tomorrow
6708/3830/3853 RTS 10/16
3840 to enter mods 10/16
*3926 doing an ATL-DTW-RDU-ATL circuit, which was previously an IFC test route. It not appear to have gone in for IFC mods in the past, and its time in ATL was very short. (DL.com showing high-speed wifi logo).

https://thepointsguy.com/news/delta-air ... a330-tour/

Some pictures of a refreshed A330 have finally come out.

seatown1 wrote:

https://thepointsguy.com/news/delta-air-lines-retrofitted-airbus-a330-tour/

Some pictures of a refreshed A330 have finally come out.

The wisdom of not updating the D1 cabin to match the A339 escapes me as, presumably we will want to do it in the future. Its already taking 2 yrs to do this light refresh for the entire rest of the fleet. But Im just a dumb pilot...

The reason is likely a combination of the following:
Cost
Lead-time / supply chain constraints for D1 seat / suite components
Role of the fleet type
MRO capacity to do mods
Aircraft downtime

The A359 A339 and B764 will have the full D1 suite product. That is already 45 aircraft and will be over 60 in 18-24 months.

The A332 and A333 fleet are likely to be used in markets that done have the premium demand for the suite product, they are not likely to see TPAC going forward as they are primarily TATL and SA flying.
Flying more stuff like the B763 particularly as that fleet type sunsets in the years ahead.

Hearing rumors of a high-J 33N subfleet coming down the line, likely to have 44J seats.

PSU.DTW.SCE wrote:

The reason is likely a combination of the following:
Cost
Lead-time / supply chain constraints for D1 seat / suite components
Role of the fleet type
MRO capacity to do mods
Aircraft downtime

The A359 A339 and B764 will have the full D1 suite product. That is already 45 aircraft and will be over 60 in 18-24 months.

The A332 and A333 fleet are likely to be used in markets that done have the premium demand for the suite product, they are not likely to see TPAC going forward as they are primarily TATL and SA flying.
Flying more stuff like the B763 particularly as that fleet type sunsets in the years ahead.

These are all good points. But currently we do fly some routes interchangeably between the A333 and A339 for example. They dont seem to isolate the A339 for the D1 suite according to the particular route. But you are correct in that it probably isnt an oversight. The product on the -200 and -300 isnt horrible but definitely a little dated.

777Mech wrote:

Hearing rumors of a high-J 33N subfleet coming down the line, likely to have 44J seats.

Interesting. I wonder if the lower overall seat count will enable an increase in performance.

I am guessing that as more A339s are delivered, currently at 11 with 26 on order, they will probably get more strategic about A339 versus A333 routes.
Also, as international and business demand recovers they can better see where the demand is more for the premium suite product.
Honestly, I think D1 on the A332/A333 is pretty good, my only complaint has been storage area in the seat area
Always enjoy D1 on the A330. Haven't gotten a chance to ride on the A339 yet.

A high-J 33N? Do you mean new delivery 339 in a 44J config?
Interesting if so but seems like a High-J count by DL standards, particularly a murky premium demand environment in TPAC at least in the near term.
Makes me wonder how they would deploy that versus a standard J config or the A359.

DL released their 10-Q yesterday with current fleet numbers.
Nothing earth shattering in the most recent 10Q, and nothing we didn't already know about.
Obviously comments about the acquisition and orders but nothing on the retirement side.

"Accordingly, as of September 30, 2021, less than 5% of our mainline and regional aircraft were temporarily parked compared to 30% as of September 30, 2020."
Nothing really changed on fleet counts of current fleet types and of the fleets that had some retirements during COVID, here are the current numbers:

B717 - 54
A320 - 56
B763 - 40

There's rumors of a business heavy A330 (no indication if it will be a 333 or 339) to serve business heavy long-haul markets...

And there's also rumors of a A330 in a modified "light" business class (a la UA B777A) to serve leisure heavy long-haul markets, Hawaii and some domestic lift.

Will be interesting to see...

PSU.DTW.SCE wrote:

I am guessing that as more A339s are delivered, currently at 11 with 26 on order, they will probably get more strategic about A339 versus A333 routes.
Also, as international and business demand recovers they can better see where the demand is more for the premium suite product.
Honestly, I think D1 on the A332/A333 is pretty good, my only complaint has been storage area in the seat area
Always enjoy D1 on the A330. Haven't gotten a chance to ride on the A339 yet.

A high-J 33N? Do you mean new delivery 339 in a 44J config?
Interesting if so but seems like a High-J count by DL standards, particularly a murky premium demand environment in TPAC at least in the near term.
Makes me wonder how they would deploy that versus a standard J config or the A359.

It would be a new build, most likely after the 20th delivery.

n515cr wrote:

6807 back in service
689 showing cancelled today, and there's another VCV-QRO for a 75W tomorrow...we'll see.
3231 ferry to VQQ tomorrow
3145 to exit VQQ tomorrow. RTS TBD
3886 exit QRO tomorrow and RTS 10/16

IFC
3834/3835 back in service
3876 to enter mods today
3031 RTS not showing today as previously indicated
3881 on track to RTS tomorrow
6708/3830/3853 RTS 10/16
3840 to enter mods 10/16
*3926 doing an ATL-DTW-RDU-ATL circuit, which was previously an IFC test route. It not appear to have gone in for IFC mods in the past, and its time in ATL was very short. (DL.com showing high-speed wifi logo).

689 now showing exit today
3231 ferried this morning
1025 on its delivery flight now
3145 to exit VQQ this morning
3886 on track as indicated
3734 to ferry to QRO tomorrow
3737 showing exit from QRO tomorrow
6704 showing exit from BHM tomorrow and RTS 10/17
3306 exiting SAL tomorrow

IFC
Correction to 6708, has not entered mods. Looking like 10/16 entry
3840 showing entry 10/16
3849/3916 look to be entering mods 10/17

3145 ferrying to MCO instead of ATL and going straight into service upon arrival.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N345NB

n515cr wrote:

3145 ferrying to MCO instead of ATL and going straight into service upon arrival.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N345NB

Interesting, it's now en route to RDU but not as a revenue flight...looks to be picking up the return revenue flight to MCO later today.

3886 back in service
6704 to exit BHM. RTS tomorrow
3734 to ferry to QRO
3737 to exit QRO
3306 to exit SAL with PS

IFC
3830 RTS
3840/6708/3849 to enter mods today
3905 to RTS tomorrow
3916 to enter mods tomorrow

3853 back in service with IFC

6704 back in service
5639 arrived in QRO, presumably for mx
8101 exit storage 10/18. Last 220 in storage

IFC
3906 back in service
3033 looks to be entering MCI for IFC on 10/19

hope i'm not pressing.... when can we expect another full outline of all the fleets and their total counts

n515cr wrote:

6704 back in service
5639 arrived in QRO, presumably for mx
8101 exit storage 10/18. Last 220 in storage

IFC
3906 back in service
3033 looks to be entering MCI for IFC on 10/19

TropicalSky wrote:

hope i'm not pressing.... when can we expect another full outline of all the fleets and their total counts

n515cr wrote:

6704 back in service
5639 arrived in QRO, presumably for mx
8101 exit storage 10/18. Last 220 in storage

IFC
3906 back in service
3033 looks to be entering MCI for IFC on 10/19

The list of mods/deliveries I send out at the end/start of a month is the only thing I'm tracking. I don't have a list of all the fleets, but the 10Q from DL should have what you're seeking: https://s2.q4cdn.com/181345880/files/do ... 21-10Q.pdf

ok you answered me question...i meant the list that you sent out

n515cr wrote:

TropicalSky wrote:

hope i'm not pressing.... when can we expect another full outline of all the fleets and their total counts

n515cr wrote:

6704 back in service
5639 arrived in QRO, presumably for mx
8101 exit storage 10/18. Last 220 in storage

IFC
3906 back in service
3033 looks to be entering MCI for IFC on 10/19

The list of mods/deliveries I send out at the end/start of a month is the only thing I'm tracking. I don't have a list of all the fleets, but the 10Q from DL should have what you're seeking: https://s2.q4cdn.com/181345880/files/do ... 21-10Q.pdf

3737 to RTS tonight (ferrying to NAS now)
3306 now showing exit from SAL tomorrow

IFC
3837 back in service
3876 entry delayed to 10/18

3306 to exit SAL and RTS today
8101 to exit SBD today
3325 exit/RTS no longer showing. May have been phantom flight or incorrectly filed for 3306?

IFC
3873 back in service
3876 on track to enter tonight
3031 RTS 10/20

1026 first flight today https://aibfamily.flights/A320/10297

IFC
3877 RTS tonight, this crosses the 2/3 mark of the 739 IFC mods

Can anyone tell me the status of ship N6701 a 757-200 it seems to still be parked. Any particular reason some 757s are still parked?

6816 to exit QRO tomorrow
3325 showing revenue flight ATL-HNL 10/22 so expect exit tomorrow
1811/192 to begin their ferries to CAN tomorrow. 192 is mx-only, not mods
Expect 1809 to exit CAN in a few days.

IFC
3861 to enter mods tomorrow
3033 appears to be entering mods tomorrow
3031/6713 RTS 10/22
696 entered mods 10/19

3305 ferrying to SAL tomorrow for PS mods
3325 now showing exit from SAL tomorrow

IFC
3861 entered MSP tonight
3840 RTS tomorrow
6707 to enter mods tomorrow
3916 RTS 10/22

GVIIO wrote:

Can anyone tell me the status of ship N6701 a 757-200 it seems to still be parked. Any particular reason some 757s are still parked?

Currently 10 out of 100 757s are in storage. DL has not and does not intend to retire any 757s at this time. The active fleet count has stayed consistent at 100 frames.
The primarily reason some remain stored is due to the backlog and scheduling to get airframes in for maintenance checks at MRO vendors and/or engine maintenance.
They are gradually pulling the remaining frames out as availability allows. Supposedly all should be back in service by next summer.

Storage:
75D 5651 N551NW VCV
75D 6700 N6700 VCV
75D 6701 N6701 VCV
75D 6703 N6703D VCV
75D 6704 N6074Z BHM
75D 6716 N6716C BHM
75D 680 N680DA VCV
75D 681 N681DA VCV
75D 689 N689DL VCV
75S 6806 N709TW VCV

PSU.DTW.SCE wrote:

GVIIO wrote:

Can anyone tell me the status of ship N6701 a 757-200 it seems to still be parked. Any particular reason some 757s are still parked?

Currently 10 out of 100 757s are in storage. DL has not and does not intend to retire any 757s at this time. The active fleet count has stayed consistent at 100 frames.
The primarily reason some remain stored is due to the backlog and scheduling to get airframes in for maintenance checks at MRO vendors and/or engine maintenance.
They are gradually pulling the remaining frames out as availability allows. Supposedly all should be back in service by next summer.

Storage:
75D 5651 N551NW VCV
75D 6700 N6700 VCV
75D 6701 N6701 VCV
75D 6703 N6703D VCV
75D 6704 N6074Z BHM
75D 6716 N6716C BHM
75D 680 N680DA VCV
75D 681 N681DA VCV
75D 689 N689DL VCV
75S 6806 N709TW VCV

I see 11 stored, but a slightly different mix - 8 75Ds and 3 75S
6704 went back into service last week
689 recently exited VCV and is @ QRO for mx
667 is stored @ BHM
6806 stored @ VCV
6809 and 6814 both stored @ SBD

n515cr wrote:

3305 ferrying to SAL tomorrow for PS mods
3325 now showing exit from SAL tomorrow

IFC
3861 entered MSP tonight
3840 RTS tomorrow
6707 to enter mods tomorrow
3916 RTS 10/22

3305/3325 punted to tomorrow

GVIIO wrote:

Can anyone tell me the status of ship N6701 a 757-200 it seems to still be parked. Any particular reason some 757s are still parked?

Not one of the Big 4 is planning on running 4Q21 capacity at 100% of 4Q19 levels. WN showed 24 737-700s in temp storage 9/30/21. WN is planning an 8% capacity cut compared to 4Q19; AA announced today a 11-13% cut and forecasted significantly negative margins for 4Q21.

American will continue to match its forward capacity with observed bookings trends. Based on current trends, the Company expects its fourth-quarter capacity to be down approximately 11% to 13% compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. American expects its fourth-quarter total revenue to be down approximately 20% versus the fourth quarter of 2019. The Company also expects its fourth quarter pre-tax margin excluding net special items will be between negative 16% and negative 18% .

Source: AA 8-K 10/21/21

So, don't be surprised if a few planes remain out of service for a bit longer.

Was able to get a glimpse of the Stewart facility at BHM from the parking deck today while there taking some pics. Here's what I was able to see on the ground today, with some added pictures:

A319/A320: These compose the vast majority of Delta aircraft remaining at BHM. I was able to see 11 A319/A320s. Four A319s (3101, 3115, 3127, and 3128) and seven A320s (3222, 3223, 3224, 3227, 3228, 3229, 3230) are at BHM. 6 of the 7 A320s are "retired" except for 3229, which arrived recently. I was only able to lay eyes on ten of them, one is likely in a hangar.

3229 seems to have its engines removed. Hard to tell with the angle, but it could have been that just the cowlings were covered.

3330 definitely has its right engine removed.

There appears to be one A319 (maybe A320 but seemed like a 319) in the back that has been heavily parted out and will likely not return to service. I'm going to guess that this is 3101, the oldest A319 in the fleet, which is still at BHM.

The rightmost two in this pic are 3230 and 3115. The four on the left are 3224, 3223, 3127, and presumably 3101 in the back.

Hard to make out the regs on these three, but by process of elimination, it is 3 of the following 4: 3128, 3222, 3227, and 3228. 3229 is to the left of these not in the picture.


B752: 6716 was sitting in front of hangars 5/6, and it would appear to be leaving soon, whether that is to RTS or mx at QRO is unknown to me.

I wasn't able to get a good pic, but 667 has its engines off on the other end of the facility.


B767: Wasn't able to get a pic of these two either, but 176 and 177 are sitting at the back of the facility. Looked like they had their engines still attached and covered but couldn't be positive on that.

n515cr wrote:

n515cr wrote:

3305 ferrying to SAL tomorrow for PS mods
3325 now showing exit from SAL tomorrow

IFC
3861 entered MSP tonight
3840 RTS tomorrow
6707 to enter mods tomorrow
3916 RTS 10/22

3305/3325 punted to tomorrow

192 en route to ICN
1811 to ferry to ICN tomorrow
Both to ferry to CAN 10/24
3305 entered mods
3325 exited SAL and will RTS tomorrow
6816 RTS 10/23

IFC
3916/6713/3031/3876 back in service
3879/3854