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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

It is official, Delta acquires Northwest October 29, 2008

747-400 landing



Delta 777 in flight

Delta 767-400

The first three photos courtesy of Pat Evans Northwest Airlines Captain.












As of October 29, 2008 Delta Airlines has acquired Northwest Airlines, Inc. to become the largest airline in the world. It will be operating as seperate operations for about 14 to 18 months as operations are put together. Watch for the planes to be painted quickly and service changes for the better on both carriers. The aircraft operated by the two carriers are: 747-400, 747-200, 777, 767-400, 767-300, 757-200, 757-300, 737, MD80, MD90, Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A320, Airbus A319, and finally the DC9-30, DC9-40, DC9-50.


Northwest Airbus A330(photo by Pat Evans)Northwest 757 awaiting departure(photo by Chuck Maire)


















Delta Jet Base Atlanta(photo by Chuck Maire)













Delta regional RJ900(photo by Chuck Maire)




















Delta 737 Laguardia NY(photo by Chuck Maire)





















Northwest A330 tail after sunset...fitting picture as NWA fades from existence. Photo by NWA flight attendant