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I guess 610DL now has winglets - she is listed on an international leg this evening to Berlin!
Time: 2009-06-13 15:22:27 UTC
Server Location: Perry, NY
Aircraft Registration: N610DL
Aircraft Type: B757-232
Flight Number: DL0078
Route: KJFK-EDDT
Message Label: H1
Message Number: D53A
Message Text: #DFB*WOBLAXJFK5800E
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It's going to be more difficult to catch her if she's really going international....
i think that she's the first boeing to have pink bent wings installed!
This is actually the LAX-JFK portion of this flight, N610DL does not fly transatlantic,
Surprisingly No!
check out this Fly LAL 737 :borat:
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6511550
Yep, JFK-TXL is on a 76.
Winglets have nothing to do with being able to fly internationally. 757s were flying across the pond before winglets on the 757 were even conceived.
What does matter, specifically in terms of transatlantic/transpacific over-water flying, is a valid ETOPS certification which ship 610 does not have. There are only a handful of 757s in the Delta fleet that are ETOPS capable: ships 6801 thru 6817 (the ex-AA planes) and ships 6901 thru 6904 (the ex-Singapore/ATA aircraft).
Additionally, N610DL, being an early-build 757, does not have the proper wing structure to support winglets. That is to say, the aircraft will never be fitted with them.
Sorry Mark!
Thanks Chris! That explains it all!!!
Good info, Chris. Thanks. :)
so sad... :(Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrisW
There's a growing chance that some of the older 757s could face retirement soon, especially as they come due for heavy maintenance checks. A lot of airlines are doing this. Even though the plane is in relative good shape, rather than pay the millions upon millions of dollars to overhaul it, it makes sense - at least financially - to park/sell the plane until the economy improves.
Look at what JetBlue did. They flew brand new planes for a while, but when it came due for heavy maintenance, they re-marketed it to another airline who also paid for the overhaul as part of the purchase contract. In the case of a 25+ year-old 757, chances are they'll probably just be parted out or converted to freighters.
Damn - if 610 goes - I sure hope Delta places the colors on another aircraft!
I'm sure they will, Mark. Plenty of birds due for repainting - especially those ex-NW planes! ;-)