Boeing 777-200 - Delta
Compared to other big US airlines like American and United, Delta Air Lines flies a rather small number of Boeing 777's. The airline ordered eight 777-200ER aircraft, which were put in service in 1999 and 2000. Later the airline ordered five more.
Delta Air Lines has its roots in Huff Daland Dusters, that was formed in 1924 in Macon, Georgia, as the world's first crop dusting company. In 1925 the company moved to Monroe, Louisiana and it adopted the name 'Delta Air Lines' in 1929. In 1941 the airline, promoting itself as 'Airline of the South' moved its operations to Atlanta, still its homebase today.
The picture above shows a Delta 777 in its old colour scheme. The Triple Seven on the picture below is painted in a special livery to promote the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Both pictures are taken at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, the homebase of Delta's Skyteam partner Air France.
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