Fading Legacy: Delta Air Lines Retires Last “US” Registered Ex-Northwest Boeing 757-200

SkyTeam carrier Delta Air Lines has retired its last legacy Northwest Airlines-inherited Boeing 757-200 with the registration ending in ‘US’. The airplane, N544US, was retired on Tuesday, June 23, when it was shuttled to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), where the plane will be dismantled and likely end up being recycled or used for part harvesting.