Anyone know what happened w/ DL68 NRT-PDX diverting to Cold Bay?
Feb 17, 2017, 6:50 pm
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Deltanet published a cool story about this flight and what happened to get it operating again.
Here are photos of the event.
The full story will hopefully be posted on news.delta.com.
Here are photos of the event.
The full story will hopefully be posted on news.delta.com.
- An Antonov An-124 cargo plane was used to fly two de-ice trucks, 1000s of gallons of de-ice fluid, and other equipment to Cold Bay.
- A Lockheed L-100 Hercules cargo plane was chartered to fly the replacement engine from Los Angeles to Cold Bay.
- The diverted aircraft was on the ground for about a week, but the replacement aircraft had departed SEA within two hours of the diversion.
Feb 17, 2017, 7:38 pm
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I would think it was MUCH cheaper than this B777LR JNB/ATL rescue on Ascencion Island where a replacement engine was transported WAY out there plus a rescue B777, + crews, mechanics and equipment to change the engine on the island, etc. . . . The story, with pics, including, finding a plane big enough to transport a B777 engine there is fascinating! 
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...ight=ascencion
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...ight=ascencion
Feb 17, 2017, 11:09 pm
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Sorry, I meant tended bars, because in the post of yours that I was responding to you said "Any SC with a bartender should have some sort of champagne, including the small bottles. The luxury bars have better choices." But I don't know of any tended SC bar that is not a luxury bar that sells anything, including champagne--they just serve the complimentary offerings.
I don't even know how many tended bars that are not luxury bars are left....is SLC still one? FLL? Since SFO moved I am not in any clubs without luxury bars in my regular travels.
I don't even know how many tended bars that are not luxury bars are left....is SLC still one? FLL? Since SFO moved I am not in any clubs without luxury bars in my regular travels.
I know this is a bit off topic..
Feb 19, 2017, 2:50 am
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I wonder that they couldn't have flown it with just a crew on a single engine to ANC, but I don't work in DL OPS.
Feb 19, 2017, 2:55 am
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I wonder that they couldn't have flown it with just a crew on a single engine to ANC, but I don't work in DL OPS.