Delta's Final DC-9 Flight - Pushback & Engine Start (Great Audio)

Turn your speakers up for this piece of history - the pushback and start up of N779NC operating Delta 9944 to Charlotte on 23 January 2014, the retirement flight for the aircraft. This would be Delta's final DC-9 flight ever (for real this time).

[@sethdotson6915]

Coming up now on 10 years from their retirement. I still miss them.

[@aeroair4724]

This aircraft was displayed at the Carolinas Aviation Museum but in 2017 for SOME reason, they scrapped the aircraft.

[@nickfenton2334]

They scrapped it because it was not being kept up to the standards Delta wanted. Sad and unfortunate but true.

[@scottstrang1583]

No thump? That’s one of the coolest parts.

[@CoolOhioGuy]

Great video really great! Push-back & start videos are so awesome, where did the flight originate from? delta last dc-9 flight why? are dc-9s being retired or something

[@canuckrcp]

oh what a shame they didn't do a 'power-back" for the last time! That would have been even more awesome! Thanks for the upload. Sad to see the end of another aviation era..

[@thomaspease208]

love the good old DC -9 jd 85 engines

[@thomaspease208]

at least they husted the safety announcements during engine startup so you could enjoy listening to the engines starting up

[@thecaynuck4694]

I hate when the safety announcement is done during engine startups. Kills the mood.