Delta Connection is a regional airline brand operating under the auspices of Delta Air Lines. It actually consists of a number of individual regional subsidiaries that operate the Delta Connection Flights. One of these principal subsidiaries is Endeavor Air, one of whose flights and routes, I've recreated today on my desktop. 

First of all, I've rarely travelled in Delta "Connection". However, I recall one occasion, many moons ago, but rather clearly, in O'Hare. It was for a short-haul flight, and as I proceeded to the departure gate (well ahead of time, as is usually the norm in my case...🙂...) and prepared to get myself comfortably seated in the lounge; I caught sight of the (Delta Connection) turboprop purring outside the gate. I couldn't be sure now, but it was likely either a Jetstream 41 or a Saab 340. A bit weary then of travelling in a Prop plane and therefore preferring to travel in a jet plane... (probably due to overdosed confidence derived from my exclusive B737/A320 (domestic) flights), I requested the Gate Agent, if an alternate flight was available. The Agent, I think, was not too pleased, but my request was graciously accommodated for another (twinjet) flight, following a short additional delay of departure time (btw, I wish to also state that, this was before I'd got schooled in PMDG's master creation, the JS-41, or even Carenado's Saab 340...🙂...). If it were after my sim familiarity, I might have actually gone for it just to experience the turboprop. Anyway, that was my first exposure to Delta Connection. 

Today I was looking up the Delta Connection Wiki and found this interesting note, "In September 2020, Delta announced that it planned to retire all Delta-owned CRJ200 aircraft by December 2023. This was due to the uncomfortably (a word or two missing here...??) of the aircraft, and the lack of any premium seats. The final CRJ200 flight flew on December 1 being replaced by the larger CRJ variants." So, the CRJ200, considered too small, Delta would replace it with larger CRJ variants. Now, if you've ever travelled in the smallest CRJ (-100), you would know what a "small" (and thin) commercial jet a/c is. I have had occasions to travel in the CRJ100, not in U.S., but abroad (for short-haul connections). Knowing it is jet-powered, the experience was a bit claustrophobic...to say the least...especially right after a trans-oceanic flight in a wide-body 777, but the CRJ100 seemed very fast, and shot up and down rather impressively.

Delta Connection's current fleet is made up of (larger) CRJ/ERJ variants. Endeavor Air, I mentioned above, operates Delta's CRJ-700s/900s. Today, I caught an Endeavor (CRJ900) flight on FlightAware between LaGuardia (KLGA) and Milwaukee (KMKE) with (Route) waypoints [NEWEL J60 DJB CRL PEGEE GETCH LYSTR SUDDS]. For my (fictional) Cesana CJ4 flight for this post, thanks to a repainter's rendition of a Delta Connection livery (I do not think Delta owns any Citation CJ4s, though it (historically) owned BizJets like the Dornier 328), I have flown the reverse route with this CJ4 (into the heart of NY City), from KMKE to KLGA's ILS Runway 13, adapting the same (FlightAware) RW waypoints/airways into the CDU of the a/c, which it accepted without any issue.

Having travelled (circuitously) by road several times from one side of the lower cusp of Lake Michigan to the other side, it felt delightful to be able to directly cut across the Lake from its western shore to its eastern shore (see my MFD close-up shot and also external pictures over the lake). The (MSFS/Asobo) Cessna CJ4, indeed, seems like a nice plane to fly...! Must fly it more...

So, join me today for this trip, flying in luxury...in a Citation CJ4. Hope you enjoy this collection of 20 images...!

Edited February 27, 20242 yr by P_7878

Lots of nice shots sprinkled in there as the daylight fades.

Very nice shots! 😉 

Another great set, like the night shots !

cheers 😉

Folks:

Much appreciated the comments...🙂...Cheers all...!