Did you know that airplanes have that “new car” smell?
Ship 7110 Believe it or not, airplanes have that “new car” smell. If you don’t believe me, just ask any of the more than 80 employees that accompanied Delta’s newest Boeing 777-200LR from the factory in Seattle to the company’s headquarters in Atlanta last Thursday. Delta CEO Richard Anderson joined employees for the delivery events. [...]
From the Delta Archives: ATL “Jet Base” in 1960
You know our aircraft hangars you see from the Atlanta airport runways with the neon “Fly Delta Jets” sign? They’re just one part of an enormous maintenance complex, our Techical Operations Center (TOC), which opened as a new Jet Overhaul Base in December 1960. This photo shows the “Fly Delta Jets” sign being installed on the roof in 1968: O [...]
Live Like A Rock Star- Or A Grammy Nominee
If you believe variety is the spice of life, then you have to agree that music is food for the soul. It doesn’t matter what country you’re from or what language you speak, your life in some capacity is full of music. I believe that music is a universal language. The only true, global language. [...]
Documenting Northwest’s Pioneering Service to Asia
Recently made a trip up to former Northwest Airlines headquarters in Minneapolis/St. Paul with Delta Museum Director Tiffany Meng. Side note: It was fun for this native Atlantan to see snow before January – not that we often see it then! We were there to collect some amazing Asian airport facilities drawings, found by Brian Ruppert in Corporate Real Estate, [...]
The Latest Wings With Wi-Fi (The ‘300′ Edition)
After an incredibly successful promotion last week, in which all Delta customers received complimentary Wi-Fi courtesy of eBay, we reached a key milestone this week as Delta and Aircell technicians installed Gogo Inflight Internet on the 300th Delta aircraft. As readers of this blog know, Delta has more Wi-Fi-equipped aircraft than any other airline on [...]