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
Nov 6, 2017, 12:22 pm
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Nov 6, 2017, 2:30 pm
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Not sure if it was previously posted... but does anybody know how we can get butts into the plane repositioning flight after the final revenue DL158 ICN-DTW flight on 17DEC?
DL9771 is the farewell flight on the B744. Over 2 days, it will be scheduled to fly DTW-PAE-SEA-ATL-MSP-ATL after touching down on 17DEC.
Any advise?
DL9771 is the farewell flight on the B744. Over 2 days, it will be scheduled to fly DTW-PAE-SEA-ATL-MSP-ATL after touching down on 17DEC.
Any advise?
Nov 6, 2017, 2:35 pm
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Nov 6, 2017, 3:13 pm
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Nov 6, 2017, 4:15 pm
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Nov 14, 2017, 7:48 pm
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Nov 14, 2017, 11:23 pm
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Nov 15, 2017, 12:09 am
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As of today, the DTW-SEA flight and the SEA party are not unreasonable at 73,000 miles. But with 15 days of bidding left...?
I’m glad to have done 2 Tokyo turns in Feb and July.
And a 3 or 4 flights last year.
Tom
I’m glad to have done 2 Tokyo turns in Feb and July.
And a 3 or 4 flights last year.
Tom
Nov 15, 2017, 12:33 am
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I’m on the final revenue flights of DTW-ICN and ICN-DTW, but the farewell tour and private party is also intriguing. The only one that would work with my schedule is the ATL-MSP flight, but I need to see how many SkyMiles these are going to go for before I decide to bid or not.
With all the fanfare United made of their 747 retirement, I was wondering if Delta was going to let the Queen go silently into the night. Guess not! Perhaps they were waiting to release these party plans until they were the sole U.S. operator.
With all the fanfare United made of their 747 retirement, I was wondering if Delta was going to let the Queen go silently into the night. Guess not! Perhaps they were waiting to release these party plans until they were the sole U.S. operator.
Nov 15, 2017, 12:15 pm
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I’m on the final revenue flights of DTW-ICN and ICN-DTW, but the farewell tour and private party is also intriguing. The only one that would work with my schedule is the ATL-MSP flight, but I need to see how many SkyMiles these are going to go for before I decide to bid or not.
With all the fanfare United made of their 747 retirement, I was wondering if Delta was going to let the Queen go silently into the night. Guess not! Perhaps they were waiting to release these party plans until they were the sole U.S. operator.
With all the fanfare United made of their 747 retirement, I was wondering if Delta was going to let the Queen go silently into the night. Guess not! Perhaps they were waiting to release these party plans until they were the sole U.S. operator.
I'm hoping even in coach there will be a lot of fanfare, not just unsuspecting travelers who don't care about the Queen.
Nov 16, 2017, 11:31 am
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DL 159 just diverted back to DTW; http://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL159 http://flightaware.com/live/flight/D...724Z/KDTW/RKSI Will probably need to circle and dump fuel.
Nov 16, 2017, 11:48 am
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DL 159 just diverted back to DTW; http://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL159 http://flightaware.com/live/flight/D...724Z/KDTW/RKSI Will probably need to circle and dump fuel.
Nov 16, 2017, 11:56 am
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I’m slumming it in C+ as well - I don’t expect the GUCs to clear for these flights given the nature of them. I heard yesterday there were only 4 Delta One seats left. See you there!
