Jul 14, 2013, 4:18 am
Last edit by: Zorak
Last updated: 03/7/2018
Delta Air Lines Boeing 747-400 Fleet Status/Information
Of 16 frames: 0 Active, 1 Preserved, 15 Retired/Stored,
Registration / Ship# (Delivery Month/Yr): Status/other information
N661US / 6301 (12/89): Preserved at the Delta Flight Museum. Was the first 744 ever built. Last revenue flight was HNL-ATL arriving on the morning of 09/09/15. Arrived at the Delta Flight Museum 04/30/2016 and was renovated to be a permanent exhibit. To learn more about the project visit this website. (DL museum website is here)
N662US / 6302 (03/89): Retired, flew to MZJ on 10/15/17. Was the first 744 (in 2012) to be renovated into the 376 pax configuration after the DL/NW merger.
N663US / 6303 (01/89): SCRAPPED, flew to MZJ on 11/05/15.
N664US / 6304 (04/89): SCRAPPED, en-route (DTW-ICN) over China on 06/17/15, was severely damaged by hail. Temporary repairs to make it air-worthy were made. It flew directly from ICN to MZJ on 07/10/15.
N665US / 6305 (09/89): SCRAPPED, flew to MZJ 12/01/16. Was the first 744 (in 2008) to be re-painted in the Delta livery after the DL/NW merger.
N666US / 6306 (08/89): Retired, flew to MZJ 12/26/17. Was the last 744 (in 2017) to perform a revenue passenger flight (12/19/2017 DL158 ICN-DTW).
N667US / 6307 (07/90): Retired, flew to MZJ 11/18/17.
N668US / 6308 (07/90): Retired, flew to MZJ 12/06/17.
N669US / 6309 (08/90): Retired, flew to MZJ 12/23/17.
N670US / 6310 (08/90): Retired, flew to MZJ 12/26/17.
N671US / 6311 (03/99): Retired, flew to MZJ 09/30/14. Due to 6304's damage, it was pulled from storage on 06/28/15 and re-entered revenue service. Was flown back to MZJ and re-retired on 10/31/15.
N672US / 6312 (07/99): Retired, flew to MZJ 10/01/14.
N673US / 6313 (08/99): Retired, flew to MZJ 10/31/16.
N674US / 6314 (10/99): Retired, flew to MZJ 01/03/18. Was the last 744 in the fleet to retire (in 2018).
N675NW / 6315 (03/02): Retired, flew to MZJ 10/25/15.
N676NW / 6316 (04/02): Retired, flew to MZJ 10/01/14.
Fleet Notes:
Final scheduled flight: DL158 ICN-DTW 12/19/17 (N666US).
Delta Air Lines Boeing 747-400 Fleet Status/Information
Of 16 frames: 0 Active, 1 Preserved, 15 Retired/Stored,
Registration / Ship# (Delivery Month/Yr): Status/other information
N661US / 6301 (12/89): Preserved at the Delta Flight Museum. Was the first 744 ever built. Last revenue flight was HNL-ATL arriving on the morning of 09/09/15. Arrived at the Delta Flight Museum 04/30/2016 and was renovated to be a permanent exhibit. To learn more about the project visit this website. (DL museum website is here)
N662US / 6302 (03/89): Retired, flew to MZJ on 10/15/17. Was the first 744 (in 2012) to be renovated into the 376 pax configuration after the DL/NW merger.
N663US / 6303 (01/89): SCRAPPED, flew to MZJ on 11/05/15.
N664US / 6304 (04/89): SCRAPPED, en-route (DTW-ICN) over China on 06/17/15, was severely damaged by hail. Temporary repairs to make it air-worthy were made. It flew directly from ICN to MZJ on 07/10/15.
N665US / 6305 (09/89): SCRAPPED, flew to MZJ 12/01/16. Was the first 744 (in 2008) to be re-painted in the Delta livery after the DL/NW merger.
N666US / 6306 (08/89): Retired, flew to MZJ 12/26/17. Was the last 744 (in 2017) to perform a revenue passenger flight (12/19/2017 DL158 ICN-DTW).
N667US / 6307 (07/90): Retired, flew to MZJ 11/18/17.
N668US / 6308 (07/90): Retired, flew to MZJ 12/06/17.
N669US / 6309 (08/90): Retired, flew to MZJ 12/23/17.
N670US / 6310 (08/90): Retired, flew to MZJ 12/26/17.
N671US / 6311 (03/99): Retired, flew to MZJ 09/30/14. Due to 6304's damage, it was pulled from storage on 06/28/15 and re-entered revenue service. Was flown back to MZJ and re-retired on 10/31/15.
N672US / 6312 (07/99): Retired, flew to MZJ 10/01/14.
N673US / 6313 (08/99): Retired, flew to MZJ 10/31/16.
N674US / 6314 (10/99): Retired, flew to MZJ 01/03/18. Was the last 744 in the fleet to retire (in 2018).
N675NW / 6315 (03/02): Retired, flew to MZJ 10/25/15.
N676NW / 6316 (04/02): Retired, flew to MZJ 10/01/14.
Fleet Notes:
Final scheduled flight: DL158 ICN-DTW 12/19/17 (N666US).
DL 747 fleet operation
May 17, 2013, 10:20 am
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There is only one flaw I can see in the argument: That the 747 fleet is stretched thin. It may have been the last year as ships were in for mods and one was stored. It allowed for only 13 or 14 to be in service at one time. Now, all the mods have been completed, the one in storage has been refitted and back in service, and with all planes up and running it should not be a stretch to add some service.
If anything, the 747 fleet has been underutilized for several years.
If anything, the 747 fleet has been underutilized for several years.
Besides, the whole discussion started because DL announced the addition of 2 new TPAC routes, requiring 4 birds. Now that's stretched thin.
May 17, 2013, 10:33 am
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Thats 3 days of irops disruption due to 1 MX event. I'm sure there are a LOT of pax who have missed and are missing connections in NRT due to this.
May 17, 2013, 10:35 am
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but will be accomodated once they get to NRT. Its probably costing DL a ton of money, but they will get the customer to there destination.
May 17, 2013, 10:42 am
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And that has never happened with any other fleet type?
May 17, 2013, 11:35 am
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Now I realize for classification they will want to remain ahead of the curve and also I realize there could be pressurization issues inherent in these designs, but it does seem conceivable we can get something faster that doesn't create a sonic boom and that doesn't have the full capability of the classified realm.
Current designs are at 0.85 Mach 567 mph (913 km/h) for the crusing speed on a 747-400.
I am suggesting we can get faster.
"Concorde SST Mach 2 52,000 feet (16,000 m) 1.94 93 "
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May 17, 2013, 12:25 pm
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Anyone remember the Sonic Cruiser that Boeing had plans for? It was supposed to fly at near but below 1.0
That got scrapped and the 787 eventually came out instead.
That got scrapped and the 787 eventually came out instead.
May 17, 2013, 1:04 pm
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The fleet will be a bit more stretched this summer though when SEA-NRT goes 744.
May 17, 2013, 1:08 pm
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The current utilization is not overly stretched. The situation you cited is exacerbated by having 2 744s out of service and undergoing routine maintenance (ships 6302 and 6314 I believe) currently. If the full fleet had been operating, you would not have had those cascading delays with ship 6301's MX issue.
The fleet will be a bit more stretched this summer though when SEA-NRT goes 744.
The fleet will be a bit more stretched this summer though when SEA-NRT goes 744.
Also, with these two routes added, how exactly is DL going to do maintenance on these birds?
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May 17, 2013, 1:30 pm
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That's why they are doing preventive maintenance now, when there is some slack, before the summer peak. When DTW-ICN starts though, as others have mentioned, there will be some cuts in the 744 utilization on some other routes, probably in the HNL markets (weak yen, etc.)
May 18, 2013, 2:08 am
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The current utilization is not overly stretched. The situation you cited is exacerbated by having 2 744s out of service and undergoing routine maintenance (ships 6302 and 6314 I believe) currently. If the full fleet had been operating, you would not have had those cascading delays with ship 6301's MX issue.
The fleet will be a bit more stretched this summer though when SEA-NRT goes 744.
The fleet will be a bit more stretched this summer though when SEA-NRT goes 744.
An announcement while inflight said that everyone on board would get a $100 voucher. That is nowhere near adequate for the mess they made out of my $5.6K BE ticket (OKC-ATL-NRT-HKG).
May 18, 2013, 2:14 am
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Moreover, how would DL handle those who have paid a lot for tickets but ae using SWUs or miles to upgrade? It would be very annoying to be rebooked in coach on another carrier.
May 18, 2013, 3:19 am
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Now I realize for classification they will want to remain ahead of the curve and also I realize there could be pressurization issues inherent in these designs, but it does seem conceivable we can get something faster that doesn't create a sonic boom and that doesn't have the full capability of the classified realm.
Current designs are at 0.85 Mach 567 mph (913 km/h) for the crusing speed on a 747-400.
I am suggesting we can get faster.
"Concorde SST Mach 2 52,000 feet (16,000 m) 1.94 93 "
I'm not saying it will never happen, but it's not happening anytime soon.
May 18, 2013, 3:48 am
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DL0639 HNL NRT 1010 1305 744 +1
DL0607 HNL NRT 1150 1515 76Z +1
DL0579 HNL NRT 1300 1600 744 +1
DL0638 NRT HNL 1940 0800 744
DL0608 NRT HNL 2000 0855 76Z
DL0578 NRT HNL 2100 0920 744
The 2nd 747 flight ends 9/3
also DTW-NRT is going to 4x weekly 777 3x weekly 744. starting the same day as ICN goes daily 744
DL0275 DTW NRT 1535 1730 777 +1 x246
DL0275 DTW NRT 1535 1730 744 +1 246
DL0276 NRT DTW 1515 1400 777 x246
DL0276 NRT DTW 1515 1400 744 246
Also NRT-BKK will do the same and follow the same days.
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May 18, 2013, 6:03 am
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Given this reality, it would have been helpful if DL would have alerted me to the NRT misconnection before 2:30 am when I was leaving home at 4 am.
An announcement while inflight said that everyone on board would get a $100 voucher. That is nowhere near adequate for the mess they made out of my $5.6K BE ticket (OKC-ATL-NRT-HKG).
An announcement while inflight said that everyone on board would get a $100 voucher. That is nowhere near adequate for the mess they made out of my $5.6K BE ticket (OKC-ATL-NRT-HKG).