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Any photos of 737-800s with split scimitar? How quickly will the retrofits be done?

Fleet Numbers: Please let me know if anything is missing or incorrect!

Narrowbody

717-200: 95xx

737-800: 37xx

737-900ER: 38xx, 39xx (ex-Lion Air/Batik Air is 3931-3963)

757-200:
75D/H: 6xx, 67xx, 56xx – PMNW
75G: 6819-6823
75S: 6801-6818
75C: 6xx

757-300: 58xx

A220-100: 81xx

A220-300: 83xx

A319: 31xx

A320: 32xx

A321ceo: 30xx, 10xx

A321neo: 5001-5155

Widebody:

767-300ER: 1xx, 12xx, 15xx, 16xx, 17xx

767-400: 18xx

A330-200: 3351-3361

A330-300: 3301-3331

A330-900neo: 34xx

A350-900: 35xx

BoeingG wrote:

Any photos of 737-800s with split scimitar? How quickly will the retrofits be done?

Scimitars (not split) were also announced for about ~70 752s; any announcement on when those will start being fitted?

Passing through OMA yesterday, N330NW/3230 is apparently still being worked on after its birdstrike back in November. Must have been quite the hit:

Thanks, akelley728!

5018 delivered
5022 entered service

IFC
3127 entered mods
3706 entering today
3149 back in service
3119 RTS tomorrow
3125/3161 to enter tomorrow
3123 RTS 1/3

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Status 01 Jan 2023

A350-900 (DL-ordered) Induction (3501-3519): 19/35

A350-900 (ex-LATAM) Induction (3568-3576): 4/9 (3573-76)
N572DZ 3572 Entered SIN Nov 11, 2022; est. exit Jan 2023

A330-900neo Induction (3401-35): 19/35 (3401-19)
N420DX 3420 Delivered Dec 21, 2022; est. exit Jan 3, 2023

A330-300 PS Mod (3301-3331): 28/31
N801NW 3301 Entered Nov 30, 2022; finished Dec 23, 2022
N802NW 3302 Entered Nov 10, 2021; finished Dec 6, 2021
N803NW 3303 Entered Sep 28, 2022; finished Nov 3, 2022
N804NW 3304 Entered Apr 20, 2022; finished Jun 21, 2022
N805NW 3305 Entered Oct 21, 2021; finished Nov 18, 2021
N806NW 3306 Entered Sep 17, 2021; finished Oct 18, 2021
N807NW 3307 Entered Jan 9, 2022; finished Feb 3, 2022
N808NW 3308 Entered Nov 19, 2021; finished Dec 19, 2021
N809NW 3309 Entered Jan 14, 2022; finished Jan 29, 2022
N810NW 3310 Entered Oct 27, 2022; finished Nov 30, 2022
N811NW 3311 Entered Sep 23, 2022; finished Oct 9, 2022
N812NW 3312 Entered Dec 6, 2021; finished Jan 9, 2022
N813NW 3313 Entered May 13, 2021; finished Jul 30, 2021
N814NW 3314 Entered May 12, 2022; finished Jun 3, 2022
N815NW 3315 Entered Sep 17, 2022; finished Oct 18, 2022
N816NW 3316
N817NW 3317 Entered Sep 6, 2022; finished Sep 29, 2022
N818NW 3318 Entered Sep 29, 2022; finished Oct 20, 2022
N819NW 3319
N820NW 3320 Entered Dec 24, 2022; est. exit mid-Jan 2023
N821NW 3321 Entered Oct 25, 2021; finished Nov 21, 2021
N822NW 3322 Entered Feb 7, 2022; finished Mar 28, 2022
N823NW 3323 Entered Mar 28, 2022; finished May 11, 2022
N824NW 3324 Entered Mar 7, 2022; finished Apr 20, 2022
N825NW 3325 Entered Sep 20, 2021; finished Oct 22, 2021
N826NW 3326 Entered Nov 22, 2021; finished Dec 19, 2021
N827NW 3327 Entered Mar 27, 2022; finished Apr 8, 2022.
N828NW 3328 Entered Apr 19, 2022; finished May 2, 2022
N829NW 3329 Entered July 14, 2021; finished Aug 27, 2021
N830NW 3330 Entered Jan 30, 2022; finished Feb 15, 2022
N831NW 3331 Entered May 2, 2022; finished May 20, 2022

767-300ER 76K Mod (PS seats, new lavs, PED power all seats, LED lighting) – C26W18Y+21Y151: 19
N180DN 180 Entered Jun 18, 2022; finished Jul 21, 2022
N188DN 188 Entered Apr 8, 2022; finished May 25, 2022
N189DN 189 Entered Mar 29, 2022; finished Apr 29, 2022
N190DN 190 Entered Aug 2, 2022; finished Sep 14, 2022
N195DN 195 Entered Sep 11, 2022; finished Oct 24, 2022
N197DN 197 Entered Sep 15, 2022; finished Nov 1, 2022
N198DN 198 Entered Oct 24, 2022; finished Dec 8, 2022
N1200K 1200 Entered Dec 29, 2022; est. exit mid-Feb 2023
N1201P 1201 Entered Nov 1, 2022; est. exit Dec 15, 2022
N1602 1602 Entered Dec 2, 2021; finished Jan 15, 2022
N1603 1603 Entered May 20, 2022; finished Jun 21, 2022
N1604R 1604 Entered Feb 22, 2022; finished Apr 8, 2022
N1605 1605 Entered Apr 29, 2022; finished Jun 17, 2022
N16065 1606 Entered Jun 30, 2022; finished Aug 5, 2022
N172DZ 1702 Entered Oct 8, 2021; finished Dec 6, 2021
N173DZ 1703 Entered Oct 11, 2021; finished Dec 6, 2021
N174DZ 1704 Entered Nov 1, 2021; finished Dec 19, 2021
N175DZ 1705 Entered Dec 6, 2021; finished Jan 12, 2022
N176DZ 1706 Entered Jan 8, 2022; finished Feb 11, 2022
N177DZ 1707 Entered Mar 16, 2022; finished Apr 29, 2022
N178DZ 1708 Entered Feb 3, 2021; finished Jun 14, 2021

757-200 IFC: 62/72 (plus 5 parked**)
*Aircraft with ViaSat IFC: 658-660 | 665| 667-676 | 678-679, 681-699 || 5638, 5641, 5643-44, 5646, 5650, 5652-5657 | 6702, 6704-6717
*Aircraft in mod: 5645,
*Aircraft entering mod:

**Parked 75Ds: 680, 5651, 6700, 6701, 6703
***Mod scope covers only 75Ds and 75Hs at this time. Other sub-fleets should begin in early 2023.

A321neo (5001-5155) Induction: 16/155 (5001-11, 5013, 5016-17, 5021-22)
N512DE 5012 Delivered Dec 21, 2022; est. exit Jan 2023
N514DE 5014 Delivered Dec 23, 2022; est. exit Jan 2023
N515DE 5015 Delivered Dec 30, 2022; est. exit Jan 2023
N518DQ 5018 Delivered Dec 31, 2022; est. exit Jan 2023
N519DT 5019 Spotted at XFW painted w/ engines Dec 14
N520DE 5020 Spotted at XFW painted w/ engines Dec 1
N526DE 5026 Delivered Dec 22, 2022; est. exit Jan 2023

737-900ER 73R/73J (ex-Lion Air/Batik Air) Induction (3931-3963): 1/33 (3951)
N931DQ 3931 Entered MCI Dec 14, 2022; est. exit TBD
N935DZ 3935 Entered SAL Jun 16, 2022; est. exit TBD
N945DZ 3945 Entered VQQ Oct 25, 2022; est. exit TBD
N949DZ 3949 Entered SAL Nov 11, 2022; est. exit TBD
N950DZ 3950 Entered VQQ Oct 21, 2022; est. exit TBD
N953DZ 3953 Entered VQQ Oct 14, 2022; est. exit TBD
N954DZ 3954 Entered MCI Nov 16, 2022; est. exit TBD
N956DZ 3956 Entered VQQ Nov 2, 2022; est. exit TBD
N958DZ 3958 Entered SAL Oct 4, 2022; est. exit TBD
N959DZ 3959 Entered MCI Oct 7, 2022; est. exit TBD
N961DZ 3961 Entered MCI Sep 30, 2022; est. exit TBD

737-800 IFC: 68/77
*Aircraft with IFC: 3701-05, 3707-09, 3712, 3715-16, 3718-22, 3724-25, 3727-40, 3742-43 | 3744-73 | 3774-77
*Aircraft in mod: 3717, 3714,
*Aircraft entering mod: 3706,

737-800 SSW: 1/77
*Aircraft with IFC: 3704,
*Aircraft in mod:
*Aircraft entering mod:

A320 IFC: 45/61
*Aircraft with IFC: 3212 | 3217 | 3220-21 | 3223, 3226-29, 3231-32, 3235-38, 3240, 3242, 3245, 3248-52, 3254-57, 3259, 3262-70, 3272-78
*Aircraft in mod: 3209,
*Aircraft entering mod:

A319 IFC: 30/57
*Aircraft with IFC: | 3115, 3124, 3129-31, 3133, 3138-49 | 3155 | 3157-58, 3160, 3162-66 | 3168-69, 3171
*Aircraft in mod: 3119, 3123, 3132, 3127, 3122,
*Aircraft entering mod: 3161,

A220-300 Induction, F12W30Y88, 2Ku (8301-13): 13/62
N315DU 8315 Delivered Dec 30, 2022; est. exit Jan 14, 2023

B717 Reactivations: 65/90
*Aircraft in service: 9500-9514 | 9521-29 | 9532-33 | 9536 | 9538-50, 9553, 9556, 9559-77, 9579 | 9584-86
*Reported that 80 717s will be in service by 2024.

n515cr wrote:

Thanks, akelley728!

5018 delivered
5022 entered service

IFC
3127 entered mods
3706 entering today
3149 back in service
3119 RTS tomorrow
3125/3161 to enter tomorrow
3123 RTS 1/3

Correction, 3119 is back in service

What deliveries are expected for Delta for 2023?

I believe 8315 will be the first A223 to get IFC (Viasat) during PTS.

windian425 wrote:

What deliveries are expected for Delta for 2023?

93 aircraft are planned to enter the fleet in 2023 through new deliveries (47), previously owned (38), and reactivated from previously parked aircraft (8). It's important to note that the reactivations had been removed from Delta's fleet list.

47 New deliveries:
32 A321neo
8 A223
6 A339
1 A350

38 Used:
32 739 (Lion Air)
6 A350 (Latam)

8 Reactivations:
8 717

This information was shared in a flight operations email to all Delta pilots so is very solid.

T773ER wrote:

windian425 wrote:

What deliveries are expected for Delta for 2023?

93 aircraft are planned to enter the fleet in 2023 through new deliveries (47), previously owned (38), and reactivated from previously parked aircraft (8). It's important to note that the reactivations had been removed from Delta's fleet list.

47 New deliveries:
32 A321neo
8 A223
6 A339
1 A350

38 Used:
32 739 (Lion Air)
6 A350 (Latam)

8 Reactivations:
8 717

This information was shared in a flight operations email to all Delta pilots so is very solid.

The 1 A350 from the DL order seems oddly low. It probably made sense whenever the delivery schedule was put in place but seems weird now. The LATAM plane pick up makes even more sense seeing this.

Need to add 4 752s for reactivation in 2023.
No more new A350 deliveries until 2024.

e7plnr wrote:

Need to add 4 752s for reactivation in 2023.
No more new A350 deliveries until 2024.

I believe these aircraft were "parked" and not retired, therefore never removed from the official fleet count.

Any new aircraft bases opening this year?

PSU.DTW.SCE wrote:

SLCaviation wrote:

Any new aircraft bases opening this year?

Nothing officially confirmed yet, but strong rumors / or statements of impending new categories opening in the next 1-2 years.
Doubt anything will be officially announced until the pilot contract gets settled.

However here has what has been unofficially rumored:

SEA A320 (with closure of the 7ER)
SLC A330
BOS A320
MSP 717 or 220

SEA A320 has been open for pilots for a year now.

BOS A330 is also rumored to be opened around same time as the NB sister.

Wondering if the 757s will get the Delta One

rj777 wrote:

Wondering if the 757s will get the Delta One

If you meant the D1 suites, they will not. The current lay flat 75S will be coverted to a 75G next year.

Delta does an amazing job modernizing their fleet!

UltimateDelta wrote:

Passing through OMA yesterday, N330NW/3230 is apparently still being worked on after its birdstrike back in November. Must have been quite the hit:

Even more impressive is the mobile DL TechOps unit on a trailer.

777Mech wrote:

If you meant the D1 suites, they will not. The current lay flat 75S will be coverted to a 75G next year.

Presume the 75G is the 199-seat config?

phatfarmlines wrote:

Presume the 75G is the 199-seat config?

The 75G is the 193 seat configuration. They are domestic planes, purchased secondhand, with the same door configuration as the 75S. The 199 seat configuration is the “standard” domestic layout with the over wing exits on the 757s DL/NW purchased (mostly) new, that makes up the bulk of the domestic configured 757 fleet.

PSU.DTW.SCE wrote:

SLCaviation wrote:

Any new aircraft bases opening this year?

Nothing officially confirmed yet, but strong rumors / or statements of impending new categories opening in the next 1-2 years.
Doubt anything will be officially announced until the pilot contract gets settled.

However here has what has been unofficially rumored:

SEA A320 (with closure of the 7ER)
SLC A330
BOS A320
MSP 717 or 220

Don’t forget the BUF pilot base that a member convinced is coming.

PSU.DTW.SCE - when you say SEA and BOS A320 base would this include all variants of the A32X?

The DL A320 pilot group fly A319, A320, A320 ceo/neo.

On last year’s thread there was a mention that DL was going to have the same seat vount as VS on the A339. I’m wondering if that would be possible without moving a lavatory at door 2. I don’t see DL having the door 2 lounge either, but that would be cool if they did.

phatfarmlines wrote:

UltimateDelta wrote:

Passing through OMA yesterday, N330NW/3230 is apparently still being worked on after its birdstrike back in November. Must have been quite the hit:

Even more impressive is the mobile DL TechOps unit on a trailer.

The trailer is a sheet metal shop on wheels. It has a large generator, air compressor, lights, air conditioning, heat and a large awning that attaches to it. Inside it has a shear, a metal brake, a roller, belt sander etc. It resides in Atlanta and is dispatched for large structural repairs. It was carried to The Azores in an Antonov in 2019 to repair ship 5643 when it suffered a hard landing.

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Is there a link to more description of the mods that 767-300ERs are getting? I avoid those right now when I can for Delta One... but are they getting anything close to like what the 764s have?

ALTF4 wrote:

Is there a link to more description of the mods that 767-300ERs are getting? I avoid those right now when I can for Delta One... but are they getting anything close to like what the 764s have?

Simple answer…NO! The B763ERs will never be getting the same D1 features that the B764ERs have.

ALTF4 wrote:

n515cr wrote:

Is there a link to more description of the mods that 767-300ERs are getting? I avoid those right now when I can for Delta One... but are they getting anything close to like what the 764s have?

The seat is basically the same as before. Don’t expect all the privacy partitions etc found on the 764. They have added memory foam cushions to the seat (thicker padding and more comfortable than the old seats), changed all the console table surfaces and seat pockets, and reupholstered the seats to the same colors and branding as on the 764. And they have added the same mood lighting found on new and updated aircraft

panamair wrote:

ALTF4 wrote:

n515cr wrote:

Is there a link to more description of the mods that 767-300ERs are getting? I avoid those right now when I can for Delta One... but are they getting anything close to like what the 764s have?

The seat is basically the same as before. Don’t expect all the privacy partitions etc found on the 764. They have added memory foam cushions to the seat (thicker padding and more comfortable than the old seats), changed all the console table surfaces and seat pockets, and reupholstered the seats to the same colors and branding as on the 764. And they have added the same mood lighting found on new and updated aircraft

The 76K mod is primarily about adding PS. There are also updates as noted above, new lavs, and power outlets.

n515cr wrote:

n515cr wrote:

Thanks, akelley728!

5018 delivered
5022 entered service

IFC
3127 entered mods
3706 entering today
3149 back in service
3119 RTS tomorrow
3125/3161 to enter tomorrow
3123 RTS 1/3

Correction, 3119 is back in service

IFC
3118 entered mods 12/31
3125 is still in revenue service
3123 RTS canceled
3260 entered mods yesterday
3134/3239 to enter today
3132 RTS tomorrow
3117/3137/3161/3723 to enter tomorrow
3118/3127 RTS 1/5

I’m sure this has been answered before so I apologize if this is s repeat, but what is the IFC mod?

BowlingShoeDC9 wrote:

I’m sure this has been answered before so I apologize if this is s repeat, but what is the IFC mod?

It’s having the Viasat IFC (In-Flight Connectivity) system installed. Better wifi system essentially.

Polot wrote:

BowlingShoeDC9 wrote:

I’m sure this has been answered before so I apologize if this is s repeat, but what is the IFC mod?

It’s having the Viasat IFC (In-Flight Connectivity) system installed. Better wifi system essentially.

Gotcha! Thanks so much!

Sorry for my idiotry, but would it have been theoretically possible for DL to add some kind of plastic partition to the 767 business product? I thought that with the arrangement of the Thomson Vantage seats, it wouldn't require much modification to simply add a barrier to the existing product, but I may be wrong.

n515cr wrote:

IFC
3118 entered mods 12/31
3125 is still in revenue service
3123 RTS canceled
3260 entered mods yesterday
3134/3239 to enter today
3132 RTS tomorrow
3117/3137/3161/3723 to enter tomorrow
3118/3127 RTS 1/5

3126 entering mods tonight
3101/3125 entering tomorrow
3117/3134/3137 no longer entering mods

n515cr wrote:

n515cr wrote:

IFC
3118 entered mods 12/31
3125 is still in revenue service
3123 RTS canceled
3260 entered mods yesterday
3134/3239 to enter today
3132 RTS tomorrow
3117/3137/3161/3723 to enter tomorrow
3118/3127 RTS 1/5

3126 entering mods tonight
3101/3125 entering tomorrow
3117/3134/3137 no longer entering mods

IFC
3126 en route back to ATL. Guessing the weather in the southeast may be a factor that is throwing things off
3161/3723/3101 on track to enter today
3132 RTS later today
3118/3127/3714 RTS tomorrow
3125 TBD...may just be a one-day push
3123/3717 RTS 1/6

n515cr wrote:

IFC
3126 en route back to ATL. Guessing the weather in the southeast may be a factor that is throwing things off
3161/3723/3101 on track to enter today
3132 RTS later today
3118/3127/3714 RTS tomorrow
3125 TBD...may just be a one-day push
3123/3717 RTS 1/6

It looks like they are focusing on getting the A319s done. Has this been typical of the IFC mods (focusing on an entire subfleet at once)?

akelley728 wrote:

n515cr wrote:

IFC
3126 en route back to ATL. Guessing the weather in the southeast may be a factor that is throwing things off
3161/3723/3101 on track to enter today
3132 RTS later today
3118/3127/3714 RTS tomorrow
3125 TBD...may just be a one-day push
3123/3717 RTS 1/6

It looks like they are focusing on getting the A319s done. Has this been typical of the IFC mods (focusing on an entire subfleet at once)?

Kinda/sorta but not really. It was mostly that way with the 321ceos/739s/75Ds. I thought it was going to be the case with the 738s, but that didn't happen.

1818 (N842MH) has a new special nose decal honoring the late UGA football coach Vince Dooley.

https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/0 ... aign=CBS46

n515cr wrote:

IFC
3126 en route back to ATL. Guessing the weather in the southeast may be a factor that is throwing things off
3161/3723/3101 on track to enter today
3132 RTS later today
3118/3127/3714 RTS tomorrow
3125 TBD...may just be a one-day push
3123/3717 RTS 1/6

73R 3935 exiting SAL tomorrow https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n935dz
*IIRC, it will go straight into IFC mods in ATL

IFC
3101/3161/3723 entered and 3132 RTS yesterday
3127/3714 back in service this morning
3118 RTS today
3125 to enter mods tonight
3123 RTS tomorrow
3717 RTS canceled
3134 appears to be entering mods tomorrow

Free Wi-Fi has officially been announced, starting Feb 1 on Viasat equipped aircraft. https://news.delta.com/mediakit/fast-fr ... s-answered

Have the A330-300’s been upgraded to the newest style seats in business class. Thanks in advance.

Tomsixty2 wrote:

Have the A330-300’s been upgraded to the newest style seats in business class. Thanks in advance.

They have the old reverse herringbone product in biz, which is different than the A339 which has suites. Premium economy is updated though.

Ok. Thanks. On our info on the Delta website it says the planes we are on have Delta One. I thought that was newest upgraded seats. I was hoping……

PSU.DTW.SCE wrote:

Delta One is the branding for International first class, not a specific seat.

That being the seat is a 10 year old design and it’s still perfectly acceptable.

PMNW A332 & 333 got them installed in 2013-2014, and the last tranche were delivered new in 2015-2016.

You should also say that Delta One is the branding for International Business Class, and Domestic First Class when/where applicable…ie when the cabin is sold as FC as opposed to D1. When the cabin is sold as D1 on a domestic flight, then it’s called Domestic Business Class.

n515cr wrote:

73R 3935 exiting SAL tomorrow https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n935dz
*IIRC, it will go straight into IFC mods in ATL

IFC
3101/3161/3723 entered and 3132 RTS yesterday
3127/3714 back in service this morning
3118 RTS today
3125 to enter mods tonight
3123 RTS tomorrow
3717 RTS canceled
3134 appears to be entering mods tomorrow

3935 exit canceled
5012 to enter revenue service tomorrow

IFC
3125 entered
3123 back in service
3134 on track to enter today
3225 to enter mods tomorrow
3101/3239/3260 RTS 1/8
3135 should enter MLB next

yankees368 wrote:

Free Wi-Fi has officially been announced, starting Feb 1 on Viasat equipped aircraft. https://news.delta.com/mediakit/fast-fr ... s-answered

Internal communication states B717 and connection aircraft will be upgraded with Viasat-IFC by year end 2024.

n515cr wrote:

3935 exit canceled
5012 to enter revenue service tomorrow

IFC
3125 entered
3123 back in service
3134 on track to enter today
3225 to enter mods tomorrow
3101/3239/3260 RTS 1/8
3135 should enter MLB next

5012 service pushed to 1/8

IFC
3234 entered mods today
3151/3247 to enter tomorrow
5645 RTS 1/8
3120 to enter 1/8