Aviation enthusiasts worldwide have been asking one very important question in the last several months. What Northwest aircraft will be painted first in Delta colors? Here’s the answer from the Minneapolis Star Tribune. We’ve answered the who, now all we need is the when!
The biggest airplane in Northwest Airlines’ fleet — a Boeing
747-400 — will be the first aircraft to be painted in the
red-white-and-blue color scheme of Delta Air Lines, which acquired
Northwest last week.
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UPDATE: Well a little bit of addition digging tells me that the first 747-400 will be all painted up by December 12. The aircraft (reg. unknown) will be painted in Victorville, CA and other Northwest planes will be painted in Mississippi.
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