Post by Erik Ingram - HJG on Aug 15, 2019 19:24:33 GMT
I was sifting through old SD cards again, which involved sorting through some of the (literally) thousands of photos I've taken during various stops in Atlanta over the years. Most of them, of course, are of Delta's standard fleet, so for this thread I tried to focus on the more historic or otherwise unique things I came across. Hope you enjoy!
In May 2008, Omni Air was still using DC-10s for its military charter operations (until new regulations specified that newer aircraft needed to be used, or the contracts would go away), and on this evening N720AX was going to Germany. It spent plenty of time there in an earlier life, having been D-ADSO with Condor from 1979-2000.
At the time, AirTran was still a going concern, and their 717s helped them to hold their own against Delta in their own backyard.
Not especially unique in its own right, but at the time, N125DL was the first and only 767 to have gotten the new livery so far.
In November of 2008, N702DN was still so new that it hadn't been named yet (shortly afterward, it became The Spirit of Atlanta).
On a trip in May 2009, we were fortunate to taxi right past the international concourse, where HL7495 was parked after arriving from Seoul.
Being that this was right in the midst of the Delta-Northwest merger proceedings, N663US also made an appearance that day.
A fairly ratty-looking N636DL:
In November 2009, I managed to catch both the SkyTeam-liveried 767-400ER and the pink BCRF-liveried 757 sitting together at the north parking/maintenance area:
This was also shortly after AirTran had begun painting some 717s in special schemes commemorating the various sports teams they sponsored; N936AT represented the Indianapolis Colts.
Also in town was N946AT, in its Baltimore Ravens livery:
On my way home a week later, a lengthy wait on the taxiway let me catch N891AT in its Atlanta Falcons livery, which was my personal favorite.
No sooner had that one passed by, the next one making its way to the gate was N171DZ in its Habitat for Humanity special livery, which, in my opinion was the best-looking one they came up with.
A year later, I managed to catch N932AT representing the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team, which was added sometime after the original three.
By 2010, the bulk of the 737 fleet was in the new livery, but N3733Z was one of the last to appear in the "Wavy Gravy" scheme. It had only gotten winglets fairly recently.
I'd never seen it snow in Atlanta before (though I'm sure it has), but it was on my Thanksgiving trip in November 2013. When I got to Savannah 45 minutes later, it was 70 degrees and sunny. Go figure.
This was right around the time that Delta was phasing in the 717s from AirTran (via Southwest), and I got a nice shot of old vs. new.
Just your average midday departure lineup.
In the spring of 2015, the 747-400 fleet was still going strong. Our ride to Düsseldorf was a more pedestrian 767, however.
On the way back from another trip in 2015, I was fortunate to get to stay at the Renaissance on the north side of the airport. Before I had to leave for the day, I got to see the recently-repainted BCRF 767.
From a tight corner in one of the hallways, you could also see part of the ExpressJet ramp, where these CRJs were getting ready to leave the fleet.
In May 2008, Omni Air was still using DC-10s for its military charter operations (until new regulations specified that newer aircraft needed to be used, or the contracts would go away), and on this evening N720AX was going to Germany. It spent plenty of time there in an earlier life, having been D-ADSO with Condor from 1979-2000.
At the time, AirTran was still a going concern, and their 717s helped them to hold their own against Delta in their own backyard.
Not especially unique in its own right, but at the time, N125DL was the first and only 767 to have gotten the new livery so far.
In November of 2008, N702DN was still so new that it hadn't been named yet (shortly afterward, it became The Spirit of Atlanta).
On a trip in May 2009, we were fortunate to taxi right past the international concourse, where HL7495 was parked after arriving from Seoul.
Being that this was right in the midst of the Delta-Northwest merger proceedings, N663US also made an appearance that day.
A fairly ratty-looking N636DL:
In November 2009, I managed to catch both the SkyTeam-liveried 767-400ER and the pink BCRF-liveried 757 sitting together at the north parking/maintenance area:
This was also shortly after AirTran had begun painting some 717s in special schemes commemorating the various sports teams they sponsored; N936AT represented the Indianapolis Colts.
Also in town was N946AT, in its Baltimore Ravens livery:
On my way home a week later, a lengthy wait on the taxiway let me catch N891AT in its Atlanta Falcons livery, which was my personal favorite.
No sooner had that one passed by, the next one making its way to the gate was N171DZ in its Habitat for Humanity special livery, which, in my opinion was the best-looking one they came up with.
A year later, I managed to catch N932AT representing the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team, which was added sometime after the original three.
By 2010, the bulk of the 737 fleet was in the new livery, but N3733Z was one of the last to appear in the "Wavy Gravy" scheme. It had only gotten winglets fairly recently.
I'd never seen it snow in Atlanta before (though I'm sure it has), but it was on my Thanksgiving trip in November 2013. When I got to Savannah 45 minutes later, it was 70 degrees and sunny. Go figure.
This was right around the time that Delta was phasing in the 717s from AirTran (via Southwest), and I got a nice shot of old vs. new.
Just your average midday departure lineup.
In the spring of 2015, the 747-400 fleet was still going strong. Our ride to Düsseldorf was a more pedestrian 767, however.
On the way back from another trip in 2015, I was fortunate to get to stay at the Renaissance on the north side of the airport. Before I had to leave for the day, I got to see the recently-repainted BCRF 767.
From a tight corner in one of the hallways, you could also see part of the ExpressJet ramp, where these CRJs were getting ready to leave the fleet.
