CNN Visits Delta TechOps

"f86sabre" (f86sabre) 01/21/2014 at 12:19 • Filed to: planelopnik, delta

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CNN came in and did a thing on the facility I work at. For those who have wondered what the place looks like !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

For Sweden > f86sabre 01/21/2014 at 12:21

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ATL? More like HTL, right?

Bad Idea Hat > f86sabre 01/21/2014 at 12:21

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Side question; when do the 900's start rolling in?
If you can answer.

For Sweden > f86sabre 01/21/2014 at 12:25

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"You have 800 airplanes in your fleet. How the heck do you keep track of them all?"

Excel? Google Maps? A huge map table with women pushing around wooden models with sticks??

THOMAS5 > f86sabre 01/21/2014 at 12:28

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I knew you worked with planes but I had no idea you worked at Heartsfeild Jackson. Living in Atlanta I fly through there all the time. What part of the planes do you work with?

f86sabre > THOMAS5 01/21/2014 at 12:32

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All of them. I'm engineering.

f86sabre > Bad Idea Hat 01/21/2014 at 12:33

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They entered service a couple of months ago.

http://airchive.com/blog/2013/09/0…

André - Volvo4Life > f86sabre 01/21/2014 at 12:33

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I live in Atlanta too! ATL REPRESENT

THOMAS5 > f86sabre 01/21/2014 at 12:34

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That's awesome!

f86sabre > For Sweden 01/21/2014 at 12:35

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We have a number of tools. It's all computerized and they have to talk together. Time controls, routing, maintenance programs and all that. We have a robust planning group.

Bad Idea Hat > f86sabre 01/21/2014 at 12:37

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The 737 is my plane of choice in FSX, and Delta has the 700-800-900 thing going now, so that usually means my planes have Delta stuff on them.

edit - Also forget to mention that being near KCVG makes that choice a little easier-ish.

THOMAS5 > André - Volvo4Life 01/21/2014 at 12:37

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Same here WOOOOOOOOO!!!!

f86sabre > Bad Idea Hat 01/21/2014 at 12:39

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We pretty much fly everything now.

717

737-7/8/9

747-400

757-200/-300

767-300/-400

777-200ER/LR

MD-88

MD-90

A319

A320

A330

For Sweden > f86sabre 01/21/2014 at 12:41

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I'm still going to imagine this.

Bad Idea Hat > f86sabre 01/21/2014 at 12:46

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Not the A340 or A380 but, well, there's a couple reasons for that.

f86sabre > For Sweden 01/21/2014 at 12:47

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That is how we roll. Actually, our Operations Control Center is about three times the size of NASA's and our gear is newer.

f86sabre > Bad Idea Hat 01/21/2014 at 12:48

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No 787 as well.

Bad Idea Hat > f86sabre 01/21/2014 at 13:06

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On one hand, that surprises me. That would seem to be a major technology coupe, getting a handful of those.

On the other hand, the 737 max looks like it might even be better.

f86sabre > Bad Idea Hat 01/21/2014 at 13:21

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The 787's issues are pretty well documented. I think it will get ironed out, but we are pretty happy with the planes we have.

desertdog5051 > f86sabre 01/21/2014 at 13:52

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Very impressive.

Levitas > f86sabre 01/21/2014 at 14:52

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F86Sabre, I've heard around the oppoblock that you came from Purdue. I'm actually getting ready to graduate from here in May, with a degree in Aero/Astro.

So far I've had the worst luck landing a job, so I was wondering if you had any tips for finding an opening/how to land a job, especially in AAE?

And if you can, do you have any other information on your job? What all you do in engineering, etc. I'm honestly still lost as to what exactly I want to do with my life come May.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > f86sabre 01/21/2014 at 15:02

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Cool video. It amazes me that people assume you don't do maintenance until something breaks. Apparently that is the difference between a mechanical engineering degree and a journalism degree. If you deal with the nuts and bolts of any kind of industry you realize how much maintenance is done so that you don't have to do (unplanned) maintenance.

ttyymmnn > f86sabre 01/21/2014 at 16:08

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Y'all keep your hats screwed on tight tomorrow. My wife is flying DAL from ORF to AUS through ATL. I'm hoping the weather doesn't cause her any problems. Looks like it should be nice in ATL tomorrow, so if she's not delayed getting out of ORF she should be good. I'll check out the CNN story when I get home.

f86sabre > Levitas 01/21/2014 at 16:49

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A lot of it is timing and getting lucky. Knowing what you want to do helps, but you have to be flexible as well. I didn't plan on working for an airline when I went into school. Like most, I wanted to do cool space stuff or work on military jets. Sad fact is, NASA hasn't done much in the last 40 years to get excited about and they have had major cuts. As I got closer to graduation I also found that the military/OEM stuff didn't really appeal that much either. Designing the third widget from the left for 4 years and then having your program get canceled didn't sound like fun.

As far as getting a job, make sure your resume is clean and tight. Spell check, organize and put your best foot forward. We get a lot of resumes. Really good ones get noticed and crappy ones get tossed. Part of my team's job is writing technical docs. If the resume sucks what hope do I have that they will put out good product?

Look beyond Boeing, Lockheed and NASA. There are a lot of sub vendors to the OEMs and repair stations. Give them a try. The FAA has a list of 14 CFR 145 repair stations that you can access. Look at their websites for openings. There are a lot of vendors out there. If one of the smaller places contacts you be enthusiastic. Tell them you want to be part of a smaller business so you can learn more and be hands on.

http://av-info.faa.gov/repairstation.…

f86sabre > ttyymmnn 01/21/2014 at 19:05

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We will take good care of her. Supposed to be windy and cold,but otherwise ok here in ATL. If ATL is ok then DL is ok.

ttyymmnn > f86sabre 01/21/2014 at 19:47

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Thanks—I knew you would! She's taking FL 1333 out of ORF, and that originates in ATL. As long as it's not icy (she says it's been raining in Norfolk) she should be good to go.

f86sabre > ttyymmnn 01/22/2014 at 14:55

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Looks like flight 1233 arrived in ATL 10 minutes early. If she is hungry and has time I recommend Moe's Mexican and there is some good stuff at the new international F concourse. No need to leave the terminal. Just take the train.

ttyymmnn > f86sabre 01/22/2014 at 15:17

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Thanks for the tip, but she was on 1113 and 2066. In spite of the weather everything went off without a hitch and she's at AUS now, a few minutes early. Nice job, Delta!