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Old 9th November 2009, 01:11 PM
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Sorry Anthony, can I just confirm I understand you correctly. Delta have to fly aircraft all the way from the USA just to by sprayed for bugs?

Surely there is a different type of checimcal that can be used in the USA. this seems to be a rather large waste of money...not to mention the greenhouse gases.

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Old 11th November 2009, 12:05 PM
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A little bit of "Leap Frog" been going on at Delta over the past couple of days, is there a double departure to get things back in order ?

N704DK DL0017 09/11/2009 07:36 Delta Airlines B777-232LR Los Angeles-Sydney
N703DN DL8815 09/11/2009 08:46 Delta Airlines B777-232LR
N704DK DL0016 09/11/2009 11:34 Delta Airlines B777-232LR Sydney-Los Angeles

N701DN DL0017 10/11/2009 08:02 Delta Airlines B777-232LR Los Angeles-Sydney
N703DN DL0016 10/11/2009 16:13 Delta Airlines B777-232LR Sydney-Los Angeles

N704DK DL0017 11/11/2009 07:43 Delta Airlines B777-232LR Los Angeles-Sydney

1255 today on PP saw N701DN depart as DL16.
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Old 12th November 2009, 04:52 PM
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Departing DL8814 on Thursday at 3:10pm.
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Old 12th November 2009, 05:23 PM
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Sorry Anthony, can I just confirm I understand you correctly. Delta have to fly aircraft all the way from the USA just to by sprayed for bugs?
Yep that's right some aircraft also go to Asia (Japan?), but the 772's come downunder.
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Old 13th November 2009, 08:27 AM
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Surely there is a different type of checimcal that can be used in the USA.
My understanding is not so much the chemicals but the locations certified by the Australian authorities (AQIS I guess) to apply them and there are none in the USA.
I know Delta were flying aircraft to LHR for treatment then they had planned to periodically slip a departure from SYD to enable it to be done here, guess there was a scheduling issue that caused this flight.

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Old 16th March 2010, 11:07 PM
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Presumably another Delta 777 for spraying due in tomorrow morning DL9864 then due out on Thursday morning.
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Old 17th March 2010, 06:47 AM
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Correct - the aircraft has just been towed to the GA area.
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Old 17th March 2010, 07:04 AM
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Ive always wondered when and if the greenies out there will latch onto this because if they do it wont turn out well!

Various conservationist groups managed to find out about the LHR flights and put alot of media spin on
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Old 17th March 2010, 10:39 AM
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N703DN I believe was today's aircraft.......same a/c for the 2nd time in 5 months?!?
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