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Delta to retire 747's on Jan 31st, 2018

提交時間：7年之前

I was told by a 747 pilot for delta airlines that the 747 will be retired on some month that starts with a J the 31st. I later confirmed January by looking on Delta.com. 747s are operating in august so it isn't July. Delta has been american avgeeks last hope involving the queen. Delta is expected to release details soon. RIP my queen. (www.bizjournals.com) 更多...

James Hanley

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LethalThreat 7年之前 17

This is awful. The queen will be missed. With United doing the same, there will not be any US carriers left flying the 747. Damn I wish the -8i was more popular :(

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aidannorman 7年之前 7

I know, I wish the 747-8 was popular as well LethalThreat. The problem with the 747 and the A380 (just because it is suffering a similar fate as the -8) is that they're designed and built for the hub/spoke model of air transportation which airlines are trying to get rid of.

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LethalThreat 7年之前 6

Very true. Also, the fuel burn is too high compared to a 777/A350/787/A330. Efficiency is most important now instead of having beautiful massive flagships in your fleet like the 744/8i.

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James Hanley 7年之前 2

The funny part is that Boeing built these hub and spoke planes and now they are buildng the 787 which is not a hub and spoke.

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jbermo 7年之前 1

The "pendulum" will swing again someday with regards to hub and spoke.

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James Hanley 7年之前 0

There is a significant difference between the -400 and the I. It is still a double decker but maybe a bit too new.

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Kenneth Schmidt 7年之前 -9

UPS will still be flying them. Personally I think it's about time they retire those old hulks. Get something modern in their place.

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Sumeet Chavan 7年之前 4

Its is going to be sad seeing these big birds. We get 4 of these birds here at DTW.

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James Hanley 7年之前 0

They only operate out of DTW other than maybe a charter.

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aidannorman 7年之前 1

Delta still uses the 747 for the Seoul, Soth Korea and Tokyo-Narita routes out of DTW

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indy2001 7年之前 2

So sad to see the 747s disappear from US passenger fleets. It truly was the aircraft that opened up the world to the average person. I have so many memories of trips that started and ended on 747s, especially back with TWA. But it's hard to justify the economics of 4 engines vs. 2 on the younger birds. Luckily for us, we visit the UK every couple of years and British Airways is keeping their -400 fleet going for a few more years with continual upgrades to the interiors.

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James Hanley 7年之前 1

I think BA is our saving grace. At least I hope so.

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mary susan watkins 7年之前 2

good bye "big bird"...time marches on..i remember flying on a dl747 once and also on united..my carrier used dc 10's, also now "defunct" except for fedex..its a new era...

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James Hanley 7年之前 2

The DC-10's are pretty cool though.

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PaulN2719 7年之前 2

I can remember a few years ago, when Delta and Northwest merged, I went out on a cold Minnesota winter day to watch the first NW 744 to be repainted in DL paint arrive at KMSP. I'm very sad to see them go; it was a highlight of the day watching them depart for Tokyo (and that flight is now on a 777).

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James Hanley 7年之前 1

You might like this video then.
https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=qqZKpCJEqNE

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James Hanley 7年之前 1

https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=qqZKpCJEqNE
You might like this.

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air surfer 7年之前 2

Well, there are new queens. The 777X or right now the 787 and 350.
More silent and efficient, larger windows and for the real large capacity there is the 380. The 747 was a mice plane, but its design is 50 years old.

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