Originally Posted by
nystateofmind
There are too many airline that make up Delta but to use US Airways decision of not using the carriers that were acquired by the companies whose liveries they used (so no Mohawk, Empire, and other airlines that Allegheny purchased) that would probably leave for Delta:
1) Delta in widget scheme (a 757 in its original livery would work)
2) Northwest in any livery (once again a 757 or A320 would be most realistic)
3) Western (probably would use a 737-800 for this)
4) Northeast (since they were acquired in 1972 nothing in the current fleet looks like an aircraft they operated unless maybe you go with a 717 or paint a 737-800 just because Delta has a large fleet of them and they serve many destinations)
This ^^^ -- let's not ask to move mountains here. I like the 1, 2 and 3 above as it, at least to me, seems relatively simple. DL widget on the newest domestic 757, NWA bowling shoe on the newest A320, and Western livery on the newest 738.
I love seeing the US heritage fleet at DCA (although it has been a while since I've seen one) and I always look for WN's Shamu ship when flying via BWI. Still on my list is to see the AS "Salmon-30-Salmon."