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DVA9707
Captain, DC-6
OLP
Joined on April 19 2011
50 State Club
Piston Prop Professional
Online Double Century Club
US Mountaineer Club
Everett 250 Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
US Coastal Club
Six Century Club
"They can't retire Gramps Payne at age 81!!!...."
Leonardtown, MD USA
605 legs, 930.2 hours
257 legs,
416.3 hours online
600 legs,
917.2 hours ACARS
16 legs,
32.7 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
May 31 2019 17:30 ET by Michael Payne
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Delta Air Lines welcomes its first Airbus A330-900
Toulouse, France - Today, On May 24, Delta Air Lines has received the first of 35 Airbus A330neos on order with a special ceremony held in Toulouse, France.
The A330-900s of Delta are intended to replace the aging Boeing 767s that are currently serving on the airline's long-haul routes.
Delta's new Airbus jetliners will be configured to accommodate 281 passengers - 29 in Business Class, 28 in Premium Economy and 224 in Economy Class.
New fuel-efficient Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines and a new wing structure with the increased span, which also features A350 XWB-inspired Sharklets, are the most important improvements that the A330neo series jets of the European manufacturer offer over the current generation of A330s.
Delta Air Lines was the launch customer for the Airbus A330-900. The airline ordered 25 copies in November 2014 and an additional ten copies last year.
The carrier will initially deploy its A330-900s at Seattle-Tacoma, where it will use the aircraft on flights to Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo Narita.
With the addition of the Airbus A330-900, Delta will be operating Airbus’ both new generation wide-body jets. The US carrier has 13 Airbus A350-900 in service and a further 12 on order.
Delta's order book with Airbus exceeds 270 aircraft, including 100 A321neos.
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DVA12617
Chief Pilot, A350-900
OLP, VFRADV
DISPATCHER
E-MAIL
Joined on April 23 2015
B757 100 Club
Eurocap Club
Millennium Club
Toulouse 500 Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Online Quadruple Century Club
"Go Utes!"
Herriman, UT
1,322 legs, 3,057.1 hours
432 legs,
896.0 hours online
1,303 legs,
3,014.9 hours ACARS
25 legs,
78.6 hours event
39 legs dispatched, 174.2
hours
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Posted onPost created on
May 31 2019 23:10 ET by Joe Burner
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Nice information. Good to know. Now if we can get a decent A330 model for simulation it’ll be awesome!
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DVA2887
Senior Captain, A320
OLP, 737-ATP, VFRADV
Joined on January 30 2006
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Tri-Jet Triumph
US Coastal Club
Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
US Mountaineer Club
Toulouse 250 Club
Online Eight Century
Charlotte, NC
1,287 legs, 1,796.9 hours
841 legs,
1,048.5 hours online
1,269 legs,
1,774.9 hours ACARS
31 legs,
49.6 hours event
3 legs dispatched, 2.5
hours
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Posted onPost created on
June 01 2019 09:46 ET by Andrew Vane
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Very cool info. I believe the "mighty" terminology is supposed to be attached to 3-holer aircraft though. 
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DVA5643
Senior Captain, DC-6
Joined on February 08 2008
Piston Prop Professional
50 State Club
US Coastal Club
Globetrotter
US Mountaineer Club
Flying Colonel
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Long Beach 500 Club
"I'd rather be lucky than good"
Hampton, GA USA
1,928 legs, 2,899.4 hours
5 legs,
3.8 hours online
1,921 legs,
2,889.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
June 03 2019 18:51 ET by Jim Daigneau
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1402, the last of the "Fab 4" 767-332 ETOPS (i.e., ETOPS but not ER) went to storage at BYH today. Sadly, BYH is the "chop shop"...1402 coming to a beer can near you soon!
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL9763/history/20190603/1710Z/KATL/KBYH
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DVA8920
Senior Captain, B737-800
OLP
DISPATCHER
E-MAIL
Joined on August 12 2010
50 State Club
Globetrotter
US Mountaineer Club
Everett 1500 Club
Event Half Century Club
Two Million Mile Club
Online Millennium Club
Bi-Millennium Club
US Coastal Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Any landing you can walk away from..."
Smyrna, GA
2,135 legs, 5,362.8 hours
1,073 legs,
2,508.7 hours online
2,044 legs,
5,156.3 hours ACARS
89 legs,
220.5 hours event
0 legs dispatched, 3.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
June 04 2019 02:02 ET by Daniel Wilbanks
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Andrew Vane wrote:Very cool info. I believe the "mighty" terminology is supposed to be attached to 3-holer aircraft though.
If your 727 is so mighty then why does it need 3 whole engines just to fly right? My 737 only needs two and it can even go farther!
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DVA2370
Senior Captain, B737-800
OLP, COMM, VFRADV
Joined on May 26 2005
Online Triple Century Club
Commuter Conquest
Six Century Club
Stage 1 Prop Triple Century Club
50 State Club
US Coastal Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Flagler Beach, FL USA
675 legs, 726.8 hours
319 legs,
311.4 hours online
179 legs,
146.1 hours ACARS
1 legs,
1.6 hours event
0 legs dispatched, 4.0
hours
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Posted onPost created on
June 04 2019 17:24 ET by Scott Clarke
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Extra engine is for effect and SMOKE!
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