Sep 5, 2013, 11:29 am
Last edit by: N515CR
Status as of 28 Apr 2024
767-300ER Fleet/Configuration Information
Ships 171, 172, 174-199, 1200-1201 have PW engines
Ships 1501-1506, 1521, 1601-1613, 1701-1708 have GE engines
*76K: C26W18Y+21/Y151: 32. ViaSat IFC mods complete
76K cabin tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J74yjliTxfY
Mod includes: PS cabin, memory foam cushions and seat covers in D1/espresso machine in D1/ new lavs/PED power at all seats/LED lighting/AVOD/Sat-WiFi Seatmap: https://www.delta.com/us/en/aircraft.../767-300er-76k
180 N180DN...76K mod @ CAN June 18 2022 - 21 July 2022. ViaSat IFC.
185 N185DN…Reactivated Nov 15 2021…L>Z mod @ CAN Nov 19 2021 - Jan 22 2022...76K mod @ CAN Dec 15 2023 - Jan 18 2024. ViaSat IFC.
186 N186DN…Reactivated July 17 2021...RTS Sep 20 2021...76K mod @ CAN Sept 12 2023 - Oct 19 2023. ViaSat IFC.
187 N187DN…Reactivated Sept 15 2021...RTS Nov 5 2021...76K mod @ CAN Oct 25 2023 - Nov 24 2023. ViaSat IFC.
188 N188DN...76K mod @ CAN April 9 2022 - May 21 2022. ViaSat IFC.
189 N189DN...76K mod @ CAN March 29 2022 - April 30 2022. ViaSat IFC.
190 N190DN...76K mod @ CAN Aug 5 2022 - Sept 15 2022. ViaSat IFC.
191 N191DN...76K mod @ CAN April 24 2023 - May 22 2023. ViaSat IFC.
192 N192DN…Reactivated June 25 2021..RTS Dec 3 2021...exited Dec 2 2023. ViaSat IFC.
193 N193DN…Reactivated June 7 2021...RTS Aug 15 2021...76K mod @ CAN Aug 23 2023 - Sept 23 2023. ViaSat IFC.
194 N194DN…Reactivated Aug 24 2021...RTS Oct 12 2021...76K mod @ CAN Oct 13 2023 - Nov 11 2023. ViaSat IFC.
195 N195DN…76K mod @ CAN Sept 11 2022 - Oct 24 2022. ViaSat IFC.
196 N196DN…Reactivated July 17 2021...RTS Aug 30 2021...76K mod @ CAN Sept 8 2023 - Oct 13 2023. ViaSat IFC.
197 N197DN...76K mod @ CAN Sept 15 2022 - Nov 1 2022. ViaSat IFC.
198 N198DN…76K mod @ CAN Oct 24 2022 - Dec 8 2022. ViaSat IFC.
199 N199DN...76K mod @ CAN Feb 10 2023 - March 25 2023. ViaSat IFC.
1200 N1200K…76K mod @ CAN Dec 29 2022 - Feb 10 2023. ViaSat IFC.
1201 N1201P...76K mod @ CAN Nov 1 2022 - Feb 18 2023. ViaSat IFC.
1601 N169DZ…76K mod @ CAN Feb 17 2023 - April 6 2023. ViaSat IFC.
1602 N1602...76K mod @ CAN Dec 2 2021 - Jan 16 2022. ViaSat IFC.
1603 N1603...76K mod @ CAN May 21 2022 - June 22 2022. ViaSat IFC.
1604 N1604R...76K mod @ CAN Feb 23 2022 - April 10 2022. ViaSat IFC.
1605 N1605...76K mod @ CAN April 30 2022 - June 18 2022. ViaSat IFC.
1606 N16065...76K mod @ CAN Jun 30 2022 - Aug 5 2022. ViaSat IFC.
1701 N171DZ...76K mod @ CAN April 23 2023 - June 7 2023. ViaSat IFC.
1702 N172DZ...76K mod @ CAN Oct 8 2021 - Dec 6 2021. ViaSat IFC.
1703 N173DZ...76K mod @ CAN Oct 11 2021 - Dec 6 2021. ViaSat IFC.
1704 N174DZ...76K mod @ CAN Nov 1 2021 - Dec 20 2021. ViaSat IFC.
1705 N175DZ...76K mod @ CAN Dec 6 2021 - Jan 13 2022. ViaSat IFC.
1706 N176DZ...76K mod @ CAN Jan 9 2022 - Feb 11 2022. ViaSat IFC.
1707 N177DZ...76K mod @ CAN March 16 2022 - April 30 2022. ViaSat IFC.
1708 N178DZ...76K mod @ MCI Feb 3 2021 - June 14 2021. ViaSat IFC (prototype).
*76Z Version 1: C26W35Y165: New Y Seats/Lavs/AVOD/Sat-WiFi
76Z cabin tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DqHvA8voFs
https://www.delta.com/content/www/en...-300-76z1.html
181 N181DN…retired to SBD 12/17/23.
182 N182DN…will retire by end of 2024 as a 76Zv1. Not expected to receive ViaSat IFC.
184 N184DN…will retire by end of 2024 as a 76Zv1. ViaSat IFC.
*Note: This version has 13-14CDE as preferred seats, not C+. This configuration does not have doors near the engines (like the 764 does) and does have 2 over-wing exits (like the 76L/76T). There are lavatories near the over-wing exits (20-21CDE do not exist).
*see post #1643 for the list of mods
*76Z Version 2: C26W29Y171: New Y Seats/Lavs/AVOD/Sat-WiFi.
https://www.delta.com/content/www/en...-300-76z2.html
N1501P...Sold to Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) in 2018.
N152DL...Sold to Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) in 2021
N153DL...Sold to Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) in 2018
N154DL...Sold to Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) in 2021
N155DL...Sold to Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) in 2021
N156DL...Sold to Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) in 2021
1521 N394DL…reactivated Aug 3 2021. Not expected to receive ViaSat IFC. will retire by end of 2024 as a 76Zv2.
*Note: This version has doors near the engines (like the 764) and only has one over-wing exit. There are lavatories near the 2nd set of doors (13-14CDE do not exist). Unlike all other 767 versions Delta has, there isn't a lavatory set near the over-wing exits (because they are near the 2nd set of doors).
**All retired 9/30/2020 due to COVID-related fleet simplifications
*76L: C36W32Y143: New Y seats/Lavs/AVOD/Sat-WiFi. ViaSat IFC mods in progress (5/7 complete…1 in mods).
https://www.delta.com/content/www/en...00er-76l.html/
76L cabin video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG9CgCBnC1o
171 N171DN…reactivated April 5 2021…will retire as a 76L. Arrived @ CAN March 17 2024 for ViaSat IFC.
172 N172DN…reactivated Feb 25 2021…will retire as a 76L. ViaSat IFC.
174 N174DN…reactivated March 12 2021…will retire as a 76L. ViaSat IFC.
175 N175DN…reactivated March 26 2021…will retire as a 76L. ViaSat IFC.
176 N176DN…reactivated July 5 2022…Not expected to receive ViaSat IFC. Will retire by end of 2024 as a 76L.
177 N177DN…reactivated May 19 2022…will retire as a 76L. ViaSat IFC future TBD.
178 N178DN…reactivated May 18 2022…will retire as a 76L. ViaSat IFC.
179 N179DN…reactivated March 17 2021…will retire as a 76L. ViaSat IFC.
183 N183DN…reactivated March 28 2022…did not receive ViaSat IFC. Retired at SBD 4/25/24
*Note: For flights needing a crew rest (most flights to Europe, and anything to Africa/South America/Asia), a seat (usually 7A) is blocked off for crew rest.
**All retired 9/30/2020 due to COVID-related fleet simplifications, but all have been reactivated.
76T: C36W29Y143: 777 Y seats/OLD AVOD/SAT-WIFI
All 76Ts were sold to Amazon in 2020.
https://www.delta.com/content/www/en...300er-76t.html
N1607B
N1608
N1609
N1610D
N1611B
N1612T
N1613B
*Note: This configuration is used inclusive on SEA-PVG, ATL-LOS. It also frequently works SEA-ATL to provide rotation. These aircraft do cover flights to Europe All 36J seats will be sold because it has a crew rest module installed. Also, the Y seats are the older ones like the 777 with the older IFE system (only 767-300ER type with that, all others are the newer seats/system).
**All retired 6/30/2020 due to COVID-related fleet simplifications
What DL is believed to do is put all flights with 26J as the 76Z Version 2 configuration and then change it to 76Z Version 1 closer to departure as needed. If you select 20-21CDE when it is 76Z Version 2 and it changes to 76Z Version 1, it should seat you in 13-14CDE considering that 20-21CDE doesn't exist on the configuration it changed to. All other seats are numbered the same regardless of Version 1 or 2, although there may be minor differences such as row 20 being an exit row on Version 1.
Sept 25 2020 Announcement: Delta to retire 717, 767-300ER and CRJ-200
767-300ER Fleet/Configuration Information
Ships 171, 172, 174-199, 1200-1201 have PW engines
Ships 1501-1506, 1521, 1601-1613, 1701-1708 have GE engines
*76K: C26W18Y+21/Y151: 32. ViaSat IFC mods complete
76K cabin tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J74yjliTxfY
Mod includes: PS cabin, memory foam cushions and seat covers in D1/espresso machine in D1/ new lavs/PED power at all seats/LED lighting/AVOD/
180 N180DN...76K mod @ CAN June 18 2022 - 21 July 2022. ViaSat IFC.
185 N185DN…Reactivated Nov 15 2021…L>Z mod @ CAN Nov 19 2021 - Jan 22 2022...76K mod @ CAN Dec 15 2023 - Jan 18 2024. ViaSat IFC.
186 N186DN…Reactivated July 17 2021...RTS Sep 20 2021...76K mod @ CAN Sept 12 2023 - Oct 19 2023. ViaSat IFC.
187 N187DN…Reactivated Sept 15 2021...RTS Nov 5 2021...76K mod @ CAN Oct 25 2023 - Nov 24 2023. ViaSat IFC.
188 N188DN...76K mod @ CAN April 9 2022 - May 21 2022. ViaSat IFC.
189 N189DN...76K mod @ CAN March 29 2022 - April 30 2022. ViaSat IFC.
190 N190DN...76K mod @ CAN Aug 5 2022 - Sept 15 2022. ViaSat IFC.
191 N191DN...76K mod @ CAN April 24 2023 - May 22 2023. ViaSat IFC.
192 N192DN…Reactivated June 25 2021..RTS Dec 3 2021...exited Dec 2 2023. ViaSat IFC.
193 N193DN…Reactivated June 7 2021...RTS Aug 15 2021...76K mod @ CAN Aug 23 2023 - Sept 23 2023. ViaSat IFC.
194 N194DN…Reactivated Aug 24 2021...RTS Oct 12 2021...76K mod @ CAN Oct 13 2023 - Nov 11 2023. ViaSat IFC.
195 N195DN…76K mod @ CAN Sept 11 2022 - Oct 24 2022. ViaSat IFC.
196 N196DN…Reactivated July 17 2021...RTS Aug 30 2021...76K mod @ CAN Sept 8 2023 - Oct 13 2023. ViaSat IFC.
197 N197DN...76K mod @ CAN Sept 15 2022 - Nov 1 2022. ViaSat IFC.
198 N198DN…76K mod @ CAN Oct 24 2022 - Dec 8 2022. ViaSat IFC.
199 N199DN...76K mod @ CAN Feb 10 2023 - March 25 2023. ViaSat IFC.
1200 N1200K…76K mod @ CAN Dec 29 2022 - Feb 10 2023. ViaSat IFC.
1201 N1201P...76K mod @ CAN Nov 1 2022 - Feb 18 2023. ViaSat IFC.
1601 N169DZ…76K mod @ CAN Feb 17 2023 - April 6 2023. ViaSat IFC.
1602 N1602...76K mod @ CAN Dec 2 2021 - Jan 16 2022. ViaSat IFC.
1603 N1603...76K mod @ CAN May 21 2022 - June 22 2022. ViaSat IFC.
1604 N1604R...76K mod @ CAN Feb 23 2022 - April 10 2022. ViaSat IFC.
1605 N1605...76K mod @ CAN April 30 2022 - June 18 2022. ViaSat IFC.
1606 N16065...76K mod @ CAN Jun 30 2022 - Aug 5 2022. ViaSat IFC.
1701 N171DZ...76K mod @ CAN April 23 2023 - June 7 2023. ViaSat IFC.
1702 N172DZ...76K mod @ CAN Oct 8 2021 - Dec 6 2021. ViaSat IFC.
1703 N173DZ...76K mod @ CAN Oct 11 2021 - Dec 6 2021. ViaSat IFC.
1704 N174DZ...76K mod @ CAN Nov 1 2021 - Dec 20 2021. ViaSat IFC.
1705 N175DZ...76K mod @ CAN Dec 6 2021 - Jan 13 2022. ViaSat IFC.
1706 N176DZ...76K mod @ CAN Jan 9 2022 - Feb 11 2022. ViaSat IFC.
1707 N177DZ...76K mod @ CAN March 16 2022 - April 30 2022. ViaSat IFC.
1708 N178DZ...76K mod @ MCI Feb 3 2021 - June 14 2021. ViaSat IFC (prototype).
*76Z Version 1: C26W35Y165: New Y Seats/Lavs/AVOD/Sat-WiFi
76Z cabin tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DqHvA8voFs
https://www.delta.com/content/www/en...-300-76z1.html
182 N182DN…will retire by end of 2024 as a 76Zv1. Not expected to receive ViaSat IFC.
184 N184DN…will retire by end of 2024 as a 76Zv1. ViaSat IFC.
*Note: This version has 13-14CDE as preferred seats, not C+. This configuration does not have doors near the engines (like the 764 does) and does have 2 over-wing exits (like the 76L/76T). There are lavatories near the over-wing exits (20-21CDE do not exist).
*see post #1643 for the list of mods
*76Z Version 2: C26W29Y171: New Y Seats/Lavs/AVOD/Sat-WiFi.
https://www.delta.com/content/www/en...-300-76z2.html
N152DL...Sold to Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) in 2021
N153DL...Sold to Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) in 2018
N154DL...Sold to Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) in 2021
N155DL...Sold to Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) in 2021
N156DL...Sold to Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) in 2021
1521 N394DL…reactivated Aug 3 2021. Not expected to receive ViaSat IFC. will retire by end of 2024 as a 76Zv2.
*Note: This version has doors near the engines (like the 764) and only has one over-wing exit. There are lavatories near the 2nd set of doors (13-14CDE do not exist). Unlike all other 767 versions Delta has, there isn't a lavatory set near the over-wing exits (because they are near the 2nd set of doors).
*76L: C36W32Y143: New Y seats/Lavs/AVOD/Sat-WiFi. ViaSat IFC mods in progress (5/7 complete…1 in mods).
https://www.delta.com/content/www/en...00er-76l.html/
76L cabin video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG9CgCBnC1o
171 N171DN…reactivated April 5 2021…will retire as a 76L. Arrived @ CAN March 17 2024 for ViaSat IFC.
172 N172DN…reactivated Feb 25 2021…will retire as a 76L. ViaSat IFC.
174 N174DN…reactivated March 12 2021…will retire as a 76L. ViaSat IFC.
175 N175DN…reactivated March 26 2021…will retire as a 76L. ViaSat IFC.
176 N176DN…reactivated July 5 2022…Not expected to receive ViaSat IFC. Will retire by end of 2024 as a 76L.
177 N177DN…reactivated May 19 2022…will retire as a 76L. ViaSat IFC future TBD.
178 N178DN…reactivated May 18 2022…will retire as a 76L. ViaSat IFC.
179 N179DN…reactivated March 17 2021…will retire as a 76L. ViaSat IFC.
**All retired 9/30/2020 due to COVID-related fleet simplifications, but all have been reactivated.
All 76Ts were sold to Amazon in 2020.
https://www.delta.com/content/www/en...300er-76t.html
N1607B
N1608
N1609
N1610D
N1611B
N1612T
N1613B
*Note: This configuration is used inclusive on SEA-PVG, ATL-LOS. It also frequently works SEA-ATL to provide rotation. These aircraft do cover flights to Europe All 36J seats will be sold because it has a crew rest module installed. Also, the Y seats are the older ones like the 777 with the older IFE system (only 767-300ER type with that, all others are the newer seats/system).
**All retired 6/30/2020 due to COVID-related fleet simplifications
Sept 25 2020 Announcement: Delta to retire 717, 767-300ER and CRJ-200
The Official Delta 767-300ER Interior Mod Tracking Thread
May 28, 2013, 12:56 pm
#1306
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 111
JFK-CPH
Another selfish "will my specific flight be upgraded" question:
Flying the nonstop from JFK to CPH on August 8, and back again on the 18th, my seat map from Delta indicates an older Gulf Air 763 in the 2-2-2 configuration. It seems like a long int'l flight to not be upgraded, but I think it might also be seasonal/less crowded and therefore a low priority. I also don't seem to have the same ability to check actual aircraft numbers that some of you do--think there's any odds this flight gets swapped out to a new interior before August? I sprung for economy comfort either way but would love seatback entertainment for a journey of that duration, particularly since it seems like much shorter long-haul domestic flights are already flying upgraded equipment.
Thanks anyone/everyone in advance!
Flying the nonstop from JFK to CPH on August 8, and back again on the 18th, my seat map from Delta indicates an older Gulf Air 763 in the 2-2-2 configuration. It seems like a long int'l flight to not be upgraded, but I think it might also be seasonal/less crowded and therefore a low priority. I also don't seem to have the same ability to check actual aircraft numbers that some of you do--think there's any odds this flight gets swapped out to a new interior before August? I sprung for economy comfort either way but would love seatback entertainment for a journey of that duration, particularly since it seems like much shorter long-haul domestic flights are already flying upgraded equipment.
Thanks anyone/everyone in advance!
Last edited by gutenmorgan; May 28, 2013 at 1:01 pm
May 28, 2013, 1:24 pm
#1307
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: PVU, SLC
Programs: DL Pork Medallion, PP, GE
Posts: 1,657
I think that this, just as all the other routes serviced by 763s and A330s, it's a real hit-or-miss until all the modifications are done. For example, I just did two dummy bookings for round trips JFK-CPH. One was in June, the other in July. They had the refurbished 763s JFK-CPH, but the old 2-2-2 on the way back. Another dummy June booking shows the old 2-2-2 on the way out and back.
Also, just as a note, delta.com says the flight is scheduled for 8 1/2 hours. Sure, that's a long time, but not compared to a lot of the other routes the 763s fly. SLC-CDG used to have the old 763s and A332s until recently, and now they're mixing in a refurbished 763 in the schedule. The old one still flies JFK-IST as well as the new one, and that's a 10.5 hour flight. I fly JFK-ACC on the old 763, and it tends to be about 10 hours eastbound and 11 westbound.
Also, just as a note, delta.com says the flight is scheduled for 8 1/2 hours. Sure, that's a long time, but not compared to a lot of the other routes the 763s fly. SLC-CDG used to have the old 763s and A332s until recently, and now they're mixing in a refurbished 763 in the schedule. The old one still flies JFK-IST as well as the new one, and that's a 10.5 hour flight. I fly JFK-ACC on the old 763, and it tends to be about 10 hours eastbound and 11 westbound.
May 28, 2013, 1:42 pm
#1308
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: LAX
Programs: Fallen DL DM (PM) 2MM
Posts: 4,783
I've flown in BE on the lie flat 764/763 a half dozen times or so. When on paid or award BE I've always had bulkhead seat and had no issues with the footwell.
On the couple of times I've gotten an OpUp I've gotten a seat where the seat is directly on the aisle -- without the console in between, and I found those comfortable but tight.
Yesterday I got an OpUp from AMS-DTW on a 763 and I had the console between me the aisle for the first time and I was not comfortable with the seat when flat. I could barely move my feet at all. Plus, as a 6'2" side sleeper in a world of 6' beds, I've usually slept with my knees slightly bent. I could not do this in this seat (though I could when I was directly on the aisle). I ended up putting into a recliner position and then I could get some sleep.
This all being said, it was still better than my EC seat in a full cabin in the back.
But when I'm in a position to choose a seat in advance, if I can't get the bulkhead, I'll make sure I'm directly on the aisle.
I've only been in the 777 seats between LAX and ATL and I had no problem with those. And the 330 (and old 747) seats never gave me any problems.
On the couple of times I've gotten an OpUp I've gotten a seat where the seat is directly on the aisle -- without the console in between, and I found those comfortable but tight.
Yesterday I got an OpUp from AMS-DTW on a 763 and I had the console between me the aisle for the first time and I was not comfortable with the seat when flat. I could barely move my feet at all. Plus, as a 6'2" side sleeper in a world of 6' beds, I've usually slept with my knees slightly bent. I could not do this in this seat (though I could when I was directly on the aisle). I ended up putting into a recliner position and then I could get some sleep.
This all being said, it was still better than my EC seat in a full cabin in the back.
But when I'm in a position to choose a seat in advance, if I can't get the bulkhead, I'll make sure I'm directly on the aisle.
I've only been in the 777 seats between LAX and ATL and I had no problem with those. And the 330 (and old 747) seats never gave me any problems.
May 28, 2013, 10:33 pm
#1310
FlyerTalk Evangelist & Ambassador: China
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: DEN
Programs: DL DM/MM, UA 1K, AA Exp, HH Dia, WOH Glob, IHG Plat, Marriott Gold, NA EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 17,423
Before the flat-bed conversions, the 763ERs were designated both 76U and 76L, with the difference, IIRC, being that one type had winglets, and the other without. Delta has since changed the designations, such that 76L is now a refurbished flat-bed 763ER with 9 rows of flat-bed BE seats, while the 76U remains as the old un-refurbished 6-row-BE-recliner 763s.
In summary, these five types will be flying around this summer:
76G = ex-Gulf Unrefurbished; 5 rows of BE recliners; 29BE seats for sale
76U = "regular" Unrefurbished: 6 rows of BE recliners; 35BE seats for sale
76L = Refurbished 9 rows of flat-bed BE seats; 35 seats for sale; 175Y seats
76T = Refurbished 9 rows of flat-bed BE seats; 36 seats for sale; 172Y seats
76Z = Refurbished 6-7 rows of flat-bed BE seats; 25 seats for sale; 200Y seats
By January/February 2014, the 76Gs and 76Us should be gone, and we should be left with the 76L, 76T, and 76Z.
In summary, these five types will be flying around this summer:
76G = ex-Gulf Unrefurbished; 5 rows of BE recliners; 29BE seats for sale
76U = "regular" Unrefurbished: 6 rows of BE recliners; 35BE seats for sale
76L = Refurbished 9 rows of flat-bed BE seats; 35 seats for sale; 175Y seats
76T = Refurbished 9 rows of flat-bed BE seats; 36 seats for sale; 172Y seats
76Z = Refurbished 6-7 rows of flat-bed BE seats; 25 seats for sale; 200Y seats
By January/February 2014, the 76Gs and 76Us should be gone, and we should be left with the 76L, 76T, and 76Z.
Did DL disclose the temp stop in A330 mods?
May 28, 2013, 10:47 pm
#1311
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Indianapolis
Programs: DL Gold, Marriott Titanium, IHG Plat, Hilton Gold, UA Silver
Posts: 625
Another selfish "will my specific flight be upgraded" question:
Flying the nonstop from JFK to CPH on August 8, and back again on the 18th, my seat map from Delta indicates an older Gulf Air 763 in the 2-2-2 configuration. It seems like a long int'l flight to not be upgraded, but I think it might also be seasonal/less crowded and therefore a low priority. I also don't seem to have the same ability to check actual aircraft numbers that some of you do--think there's any odds this flight gets swapped out to a new interior before August? I sprung for economy comfort either way but would love seatback entertainment for a journey of that duration, particularly since it seems like much shorter long-haul domestic flights are already flying upgraded equipment.
Thanks anyone/everyone in advance!
Flying the nonstop from JFK to CPH on August 8, and back again on the 18th, my seat map from Delta indicates an older Gulf Air 763 in the 2-2-2 configuration. It seems like a long int'l flight to not be upgraded, but I think it might also be seasonal/less crowded and therefore a low priority. I also don't seem to have the same ability to check actual aircraft numbers that some of you do--think there's any odds this flight gets swapped out to a new interior before August? I sprung for economy comfort either way but would love seatback entertainment for a journey of that duration, particularly since it seems like much shorter long-haul domestic flights are already flying upgraded equipment.
Thanks anyone/everyone in advance!
May 29, 2013, 2:09 am
#1312
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: HKG
Programs: DL FO, UA, AA, AsiaMiles, SPG, HHonors
Posts: 7,982
Before the flat-bed conversions, the 763ERs were designated both 76U and 76L, with the difference, IIRC, being that one type had winglets, and the other without. Delta has since changed the designations, such that 76L is now a refurbished flat-bed 763ER with 9 rows of flat-bed BE seats, while the 76U remains as the old un-refurbished 6-row-BE-recliner 763s.
In summary, these five types will be flying around this summer:
76G = ex-Gulf Unrefurbished; 5 rows of BE recliners; 29BE seats for sale
76U = "regular" Unrefurbished: 6 rows of BE recliners; 35BE seats for sale
76L = Refurbished 9 rows of flat-bed BE seats; 35 seats for sale; 175Y seats
76T = Refurbished 9 rows of flat-bed BE seats; 36 seats for sale; 172Y seats
76Z = Refurbished 6-7 rows of flat-bed BE seats; 25 seats for sale; 200Y seats
By January/February 2014, the 76Gs and 76Us should be gone, and we should be left with the 76L, 76T, and 76Z.
In summary, these five types will be flying around this summer:
76G = ex-Gulf Unrefurbished; 5 rows of BE recliners; 29BE seats for sale
76U = "regular" Unrefurbished: 6 rows of BE recliners; 35BE seats for sale
76L = Refurbished 9 rows of flat-bed BE seats; 35 seats for sale; 175Y seats
76T = Refurbished 9 rows of flat-bed BE seats; 36 seats for sale; 172Y seats
76Z = Refurbished 6-7 rows of flat-bed BE seats; 25 seats for sale; 200Y seats
By January/February 2014, the 76Gs and 76Us should be gone, and we should be left with the 76L, 76T, and 76Z.
Did DL disclose the temp stop in A330 mods?
May 29, 2013, 2:52 am
#1315
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: LHR
Programs: DL DM 2MM, BA Bronze, Various Hotels
Posts: 10,187
May 30, 2013, 12:37 pm
#1317
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Atlanta, GA
Programs: Delta-Diamond Medallion, United-Premier 1K, Hilton-Gold, SPG-Gold, National-Executive, Hertz-Preside
Posts: 365
I fly both regularly and I fly solo. I MUCH prefer the 76 seats to the 77. The only seat I'm ok with on the 77 is row 7 as you don't have the person across the aisle from your looking at the side of your head. I've always thought the 77 configuration was downright ignorant, especially for couples traveling together. Who wants to have your back to your companion or have to talk/reach across the aisle in order to face them?
May 30, 2013, 1:45 pm
#1318
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: DL, AS, Marriott, Hyatt, National
Posts: 863
I fly both regularly and I fly solo. I MUCH prefer the 76 seats to the 77. The only seat I'm ok with on the 77 is row 7 as you don't have the person across the aisle from your looking at the side of your head. I've always thought the 77 configuration was downright ignorant, especially for couples traveling together. Who wants to have your back to your companion or have to talk/reach across the aisle in order to face them?
May 30, 2013, 2:44 pm
#1319
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: HNL
Programs: DL PM/1MM, BW DE (lifetime), HH DE, Marriott PE (lifetime), National Emerald Executive
Posts: 7,205
(at least on 767-400ER; I presume on 767-300ERs it's the same seats and config)