New Delta Special Colors: Habitat for Humanity

INTENSS · **Posted:** Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:47 pm

I was doing a little south ops photographing tonight with another photog and on the way back we noticed an unusual tail inside the Delta TOC paint hangar. We decided to pull in and take a closer look.....there sat N171DZ (763) in special colors for Habitat for Humanity. Nice surprise!

Scheme is almost exactly like Breast Cancer Awareness....except for the tail being all blue with Habitat logo and the colors being a Maxjet-ish purplish blue and navy (not pink!). Below the Delta logo is "Force for Global Good" in the usual Delta special livery script (think Soaring Spirit). Mx guys said that it was supposed to be out tonight at 7pm...but was running behind. Should be out on the line tomorrow morning. I got some shots....decent enough to upload but I might hold off until tomorrow morning when I'll try to get her in daylight.

-Rich

LGA777 · **Posted:** Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:29 pm

Rich first I had heard of this, scheme sounds great but sounds like a poor choice of aircraft as an Intl 763 will spend most of her timing crossing the Atlantic and not touring the U S of A the way 610DL does. Should have been put on a 757 so more could see her. At least she will be a very regular visitor at JFK.

Cheers

LGA777

LGA777 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:42 pm

Here she is !

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1136466/L/

I will start the comments going, nice scheme but for me the light blue is to light, a more medium blue would have looked nicer, just my two cents. Thanks Delta for another special scheme !

Cheers

LGA777

GothamSpotter · **Posted:** Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:58 pm

Wow, I like that a lot.

NIKV69 · **Joined:** Wed Apr 20, 2005 11:15 pm **Posts:** 2251

Awesome, now there is a reason to shoot Delta! :mrgreen:

cancidas · **Posted:** Fri Nov 10, 2006 1:54 pm

why is the reverser a different color from the rest of the cowling? looks odd...

LGA777 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 10, 2006 8:16 pm

Here are a few more photo's compliments of the thread starter and NYC's own ATL connection !

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5852640

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5852649

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5852655

Nice going Rich

Ron Peel

SengaB · **Posted:** Fri Nov 10, 2006 8:41 pm

When does this plane start to fly again?

Senga

fly.mcs · **Posted:** Fri Nov 10, 2006 10:33 pm

That's why I love Delta. It looks great!

INTENSS · **Posted:** Sat Nov 11, 2006 2:07 am

LOL....thanks again Ron!

Senga....it was out on the line at Delta TOC all day. I suspect it was used for int'l ops in the evening. We'll know if its gone tomorrow....

-Rich

LGA777 · **Posted:** Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:36 am

According to a DL employee on a.net today (Sat's) plan was ferry ATL-MCI, then MCI-FLL (Kansas City Chiefs Charter) then extra-section FLL-ATL and RON in ATL. Sunday ATL-SCL. Hope this helps.

LGA777

mirrodie · **Posted:** Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:47 am

wow, what a great looking scheme. DL has done great! 2 killer color schemes, back to back!

dlx737200 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:09 pm

0071 FCO ATL 13NOV
0074 ATL MXP 13NOV
0075 MXP ATL 14NOV
0068 ATL CPH 14NOV
0069 CPH ATL 15NOV
0022 ATL CDG 15NOV

Iberia A340-600 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:25 pm

And of course she's starting off from ATL. :cry:

INTENSS · **Posted:** Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:56 am

Iberia A340-600 wrote:

And of course she's starting off from ATL. :cry:

Did you really expect it to launch from somewhere else?

Justin.....l'm off starting on the 16th...let us know when you get those days. :wink:

BTW - You ever going to come up to Atlanta?

-Rich

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