Delta Takes the Iconic 747 Jumbo Jet on a Farewell Tour
The Plane Up Close and Personal with "The Queen of the Skies" The Delta Flight Museum offers visitors the opportunity to explore the first 747-400 ever built, Delta's Ship 6301. The exhibition provides an in-depth look into one of the most iconic aircraft to ever fly. While visiting The 747 Experience families and groups will
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Three years ago today, Delta Air Lines flew the Boeing 747 on a scheduled international flight for the last time. The Atlanta-based carrier had a complex relationship with the jumbo. Let's look back at the history of the pair. This final scheduled international flight left Seoul-Incheon, South Korea, for Detroit, Michigan, on December 19th, 2017.
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On 9 September 2015, the very first Boeing 747-400 built, N661US, touched down at Atlanta from Honolulu as Delta Flight 836 for the last time in revenue passenger service.Ship 6301 was the Boeing 747-400 prototype, which was delivered to launch customer Northwest Airlines on 8 December 1989 and came over to Delta with the 2008 merger.
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History Aircraft By Type Aircraft Make & Model: Boeing 747-132 MTOW: 680,000 lbs. Range: 6,000 statute miles Speed: 625 mph Seats: 370 passengers (66 First Class, including a 6-passenger penthouse; 304 Economy Class) Length: 231 ft., 4 in. Wingspan: 195 ft., 8 in. Height: 63 ft., 5 in. Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney JT9D-1 HP or Thrust: 164,000 lbs.
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Track Delta (DL) #747 flight from LaGuardia to Hartsfield-Jackson Intl Flight status, tracking, and historical data for Delta 747 (DL747/DAL747) including scheduled, estimated, and actual departure and arrival times.
Delta Boeing 747 'farewell tour' will visit four hub airports
Airline operators There were 441 Boeing 747 aircraft in active airline service as of December 2023, comprising 1 747-100s, 3 747SPs, 20 747-200s, 4 747-300s, 259 747-400s, and 154 747-8s. [1] [better source needed] These aircraft are listed by airline operators and variant in the following table. Data at December 2023. ^ Includes 747-300F and Combi
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Delta Airlines was the last US airline to operate the Boeing 747, retiring the last of the 747-400 fleet it inherited from Northwest Airlines in December 2017. British Airways, the largest passenger 747-400 operator, announced that they will be phasing out their 747-400 fleet in February 2024, British Airways will replace its Boeing 747-400s.
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747-400 model is called a "high-tech" jumbo to distinguish its advanced features from its predecessor, the "classic jumbo" of the -100 to -300 series. 747-400s have been flown from the U.S. to numerous long-haul destinations including Amsterdam, Tel Aviv, Honolulu, Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo, and Manila during the past 26 years. More Information
Delta and the Boeing 747 A brief history
The in-flight ceremony joined Delta 747 flight attendant Holly Rick and Delta 747 pilot Gene Peterson, who fittingly met nine years ago while working on 747 military charter flight in the Middle East.
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Delta Airlines - On Board Cabin Tour. New 747-400 aircraft, redesigned from nose to tail with state of the art amenities and world-class comforts for the bus.
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Delta Air Lines Inc. flew a 747 filled with employees and customers from its Detroit hub to Boeing's plant in Everett, Washington. It was the first in a series of farewell flights to Delta.
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Delta's reunion with the Boeing 747 was the result of its September 26, 2008, merger with Northwest Airlines (NW). The combined company was, at the time, the world's largest airline, with a total enterprise value of $17.7 billion.
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Delta Air Lines is having a big party for its last Boeing 747, a moveable feast across the United States with a touring Jumbo Jet that's even got its own hashtag, #Delta747Farewell.
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An undated photo from the 1970s showing the interior of a Delta Air Lines Boeing 747. The 747 was the first Delta plane with overhead bins for carry-on bags instead of open racks.
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The 744 operated between 2009 and 2017 Delta operated 16 747-400s in all, obviously all inherited from Northwest. Delta obtained large numbers of aircraft from the merger, notably A330-200/300 and DC-9-30/40/50 units, but it was the 744 that was the most iconic.