DL retires first747-400 built

[metopower]

going to the museum

 

[Kev3188]

Sad to see it go, but happy it won't end up in MZJ...

 

[FWAAA]

Boeing's museum or Delta's museum? Or another museum?

 

[BABABOOY]

Delta's Museum

 

[700UW]

Its not the first 747-400 built, it was the first one NW got new from Boeing.

 

[metopower]

First built

 

[Kev3188]

First -400 for a commercial carrier, fwiw.

Doesn't really matter, though.

I'm just happy it's not going to be cut up...

 

[jcw]

Sad to see these birds go - so much more beautiful than the whale

 

[FrugalFlyerv2.0]

Truly sad to see the 747-400 slowly leave DL.
Still one of the coolest things to see is at DTW is the DL 747 parked at A40 / A46 ... ... ...

 

[700UW]

Quite Clear its not the first 744 built.
 
http://www.airfleets.net/listing/b747-14.htm

 

[Kev3188]

Let it ride, man.

 

[Kev3188]

Truly sad to see the 747-400 slowly leave DL.
Still one of the coolest things to see is at DTW is the DL 747 parked at A40 / A46 ... ... ...

Yes!

 

[BABABOOY]

The first Boeing 747-400 heads for retirement, while executive departures at United Airlines stir up a controversy.
http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2015-09-09/morning-news-first-boeing-747-400-makes-a-final-departure-united-smisek
 
The Atlanta-based airline (NYSE: DAL) reported Delta Ship 6301- the first Boeing 747-400 delivered to a commercial airline - made its first flight with Northwest Airlines in December 1989, and has logged more than 61 million miles, enough to make 250 trips from the Earth to the moon. Northwest and Delta merged in Oct. 2008.
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2015/09/09/delta-retires-first-boeing-747-400.html
 
Today Delta retired the first Boeing 747-400 aircraft ever built for a commercial airline, after its final flight from Honolulu to Atlanta.
 
http://aviationtribune.com/airlines/north-america/item/315-first-boeing-747-400-takes-historic-final-flight

 

[Kev3188]

Anyone know where it'll be between now & "early" 2016?

In a corner somewhere? Hot standby for charter work?

 

[BABABOOY]

FWIU, she will be parked, parts taken for spares, set up for museum and a fresh coat of paint in Dec.
The move to the Museum should be fun to witness.