Fleet News

Future Ship 9220 Arrives GSO

China Eastern's B-2256 has been waiting in HOU for a few days. It was suspected the sale transaction was going to take place here and that it would ferry to GSO under a DAL callsign. However, this is not the case as it flew as CES599 again to GSO. But reguardless, future ship 9220 will get a complete overhaul here to bring it up to Delta standards.

Ship 9217, the first MD-90-30 to arrive at GSO back in October should be finishing up soon and ready for its entry into Delta service.

N642DL Removed From Storage

Ship 642, a 757-200, ferried from VCV to SAT yesterday as DAL9997. While it has not been confirmed, my best guess is that it has been removed from storage and is going to get an HMV at SAT prior to return to service. Anything with more information, please advise: .

TOC Seven Times Bigger Than When Originally Built

The very informational Marie Force has provided us with some historical facts about Delta's TOC in ATL. When it was opened in December 1960 it was known as the Jet Overhaul Base. Originally it had 9 acres under roof (which was huge at the time), but has now expanded by at least seven times that. In 1998 the roofed area was up to 63 acres. That's about half the size of the entire ATL terminal itself!

Read Marie's blog posting about the history of the TOC.

Read a 1960 brochure about the opening of the new Jet Overhaul Base.

N193DN Into Storage

Ship 193 was sent to MZJ for storage on 2/24. It is unknown if this is short-term or long-term.

Next MD-90 In USA - KHOU?

A MD-90, still flying under a China Eastern callsign: CES599, has hopped its way across the Pacific. The routing has been ZSSS-PGSN-PKMJ-PHNL-KOAK-KHOU. It is unknown at this time what aircraft has arrived in HOU. It is also unknown as to why the aircraft has been sent to HOU and not GSO. Perhaps there is no space available at GSO. Anyone with more insight, please comment .

UPDATE: The aircraft has been identified as B-2256 which will become ship 9220. Source

5500 Series May Be Painted

While it has not been confirmed by official sources, it is believed to be true that the 5500-series 757-200s, otherwise known as the 75N sub-fleet, will be repainted into the Delta livery. It is unknown, however, how long these birds will remain in the fleet.

Undisclosed sources indicate that the rest of the 757-200s will be repainted in two phases: April-May and September-November. With the DC-9-30 and DC-9-40 being phased out of service this summer, that means no Northwest-colored birds should remain as such through 2011.

N709DN Delivery Soon

With the end of 2010 Q1 approaching, Delta is expecting delivery of it's last two 777-200LRs within the next month.

Ship 7109 has already made it's test flights but needs to get painted. Take a look at it's first takeoff and landing:

Mesaba CRJ-200 Repaints Begin

Ship 7609 departed MSP for GLH today as MES3625. It will be the second Mesaba CRJ-200 to be repainted into the Delta livery.

Another Mesaba CRJ-200 beat this aircraft into the paintshop by one say. If anyone has info on the ship that went to GLH yesterday, please comment .

Backlog: Aircraft In Service

Ship 3304 was removed from storage on 1/22/10. The A330-300 flew to SIN for a heavy check and will return to service shortly.

Ship 3305 was removed from storage on 12/27/09. The A330-300 underwent a heavy check before being returned to service in January.

Ship 194, a 767-300ER was removed from storage on 12/23/09 and put back in service by the end of the year.

Backlog: Stored Aircraft

Ship 9944, a DC-9-30, was withdrawn from use and stored at MZJ on 1/29/10.

Ship 175, a 767-300ER, was withdrawn from use and stored at MZJ on 1/20/10.

Ship 9992, a DC-9-30, was withdrawn from use and stored at MZJ on 1/9/10.

Ship 9950, a DC-9-30, was withdrawn from use and stored at MZJ on 1/9/10.

Ship 9988, a DC-9-30, was withdrawn from use and stored at MZJ on 1/7/10.

Ship 9927, was withdrawn from use and stored at MZJ on 1/3/10. The DC-9-30 had 80,091 hours and 81,188 cycles logged.

Ship 6743 was withdrawn from use and scrapped at Walnut Ridge on 12/29/09. The 747-200F had 97,392 hours and 22,176 cycles logged.

Ship 6732 was withdrawn from use and stored at MZJ on 12/28/09. The 747-200F had 93,928 hours and 14,625 cycles logged.

Ship 6739 was withdrawn from use and stored at VCV on 12/27/09. The 747-200F had 80,975 hours and 17,442 cycles logged.

Ship 6731 was withdrawn from use and stored at MZJ on 12/26/09. The 747-200F had 92,247 hours and 14,118 cycles logged.

Ship 6744, was withdrawn from use and stored at MZJ on 12/26/09. The 747-200F had 76,407 hours and 14,122 cycles logged.

Ship 9947, a DC-9-30, was withdrawn from use and stored at MZJ on 12/20/09.

Ship 9928 was withdrawn from use and stored on 11/19/09. The DC-9-30 had 81,725 hours and 82,112 cycles logged.

Ship 618, a 757-200, was withdrawn from use and stored at MZJ on 10/14/09.