Date: 6/19/2015 3:05:29 PM
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Subject: Today's USA Today
There is an article in the entertainment
pages of today's USA Today that lists 10 best bars with "Dreamy
Drinks". Included in the 10 is the Sip N Dip bar at the Ohare Motor Inn in Great Falls
MT. That was the dump Delta put crews in on layovers that had the
low smoke filled bar that looked into the pool. Either there has been a MAJOR
overhaul in the property or this guy was on something when he got there.
Unbelievable!
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Curating 86 years of flight
June 17, 2015
By Brian
Kruse, Corporate CommunicationsIt's the 86th anniversary of Delta passenger service. Delta, which started as a crop-dusting company, operated its first passenger flight on June 17, 1929, from Dallas, Texas, to Jackson, Miss., via Shreveport and Monroe, La. The route, operated by a Travel Air S-6000-B aircraft, carried five passengers and one pilot.
As Delta has grown as an airline, so has the Delta Flight Museum.
The nonprofit organization reopened a year ago after the renovation of historic hangars funded by the Delta Air Lines Foundation and additional sponsors. During the past year the museum, located at the airline’s headquarters in Atlanta, has experienced increased attendance, events and fundraising, in addition to an expansion of exhibits.
“The ongoing growth of the museum fosters our mission to celebrate the heritage of Delta, its people and our family of more than 40 airlines, along with the history of aviation and the future of flight,” John said. “Based on the generosity of our donors, we’re constantly investing in our efforts to further enhance the experience for visitors.”
Before joining the museum, John held roles of increasing responsibility during his 36-year career at Delta, including Vice President of Corporate Real Estate.
John and his 19-member team’s efforts are built on Delta’s core values, including honesty, integrity and respect, he said.
“We have an outstanding team of people, and our success over the last year is directly related to their dedication, professionalism and commitment to our guests’ experience,” he said. “Each team member appreciates that we serve as the home of Delta employees, retirees, and their family members and that the museum is a key part of the foundation of Delta.”
John said the museum experience will be enhanced soon with another aircraft being added to its indoor-outdoor collection.
“Guests can look forward to a major aircraft joining our outdoor collection in the future to add to the retired Delta Boeing 757 and McDonnell Douglas DC-9 currently located near the museum’s entrance,” he said.
The museum offers displays and exhibits filled with hundreds of artifacts chronicling more than eight decades of Delta’s history and the development of commercial aviation.
Highlights include an indoor collection of five historic aircraft, including a Travel Air S-6000-B, similar to the one that operated Delta's first passenger flight in 1929, and The Spirit of Delta, a Boeing 767 purchased for the company by employees in 1982. Also on display is Ship 41, a Douglas DC-3 that flew for Delta and was restored by employees and volunteers.
The latest new exhibit is a retired Delta 1960 Ford F-250 lavatory truck, used to service airplane lavatories, located outside the museum’s entrance. The truck, refurbished by Delta Technical Operations and Airport Customer Service employees, features several original components, along with new and custom elements, including a 3-D Delta Widget centerpiece in the steering wheel.
TechOps employees have also been working on a Douglas DC-8 engine from a retired Delta aircraft. The project is currently expected to be completed by mid-summer.
Additionally, visitors can have the ultimate aviation experience: piloting a Boeing 737-200 full-motion simulator, the only one open to the public in the U.S. It was formerly used to train Delta pilots.
The museum’s hangar space can serve as a unique rental venue to host events accommodating as many as 2,000 guests.
Porsche Cars North America, which recently opened its new headquarters and Porsche Driving Experience, just five minutes from Delta's headquarters, has hosted a number of meetings at the museum.
“It is evident that Delta deeply cares about the experience its guests have at the museum, just as we care about offering fun and happiness at our Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta,” said Joe Folz, Vice President of General Counsel and Secretary for Porsche Cars North America. “Whether in a Porsche vehicle or on a Delta jet or at our track or at the Delta Flight Museum, we both share the desire to provide our customers with a truly enjoyable, unforgettable ride.”
The museum has its own, more recent history. In 1990, a group of Delta retirees launched an effort to find one of Delta’s first Douglas DC-3 aircraft. That, combined with a consolidation of Delta’s archival collections, created a groundswell that led to the museum’s founding in 1995.
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