Big Bird

"f86sabre" (f86sabre) 05/05/2016 at 19:37 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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It’s been an interesting day. I got to spend 90 minutes with our brand new CEO Ed Bastian in a small group discussion about leadership. There were about 30 of us there. Dude is sharp and he has a sense of humor. He also has a P85D or a P90D, he loves insane mode and digs the auto drive. It also sounds like there are some cool things coming in the future. I then had a couple of minutes to say hi to the 747 that is being prepped for our museum. Such a beauty.

A DC-9 under the wing.

The Museum in the background )

Matt Nichelson > f86sabre 05/05/2016 at 19:53

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Is that in Atlanta?

whoarder is tellurium > f86sabre 05/05/2016 at 20:17

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Love the up close perspective! Weird/awesome seeing two commercial birds so close to each other.

Side note: I’ll be flying Delta to Alaska at the end of this month. Aw yiss.

f86sabre > Matt Nichelson 05/05/2016 at 20:27

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Yes. That is the Delta general offices and that is the museum hangar in the background.

f86sabre > whoarder is tellurium 05/05/2016 at 20:28

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Cool. Enjoy it. I want to,say there are 757s on that route, but they may be 737-900s now.

It is rare to see the planes parked that close outside. It happens all the time in the hangar, but you don't get the sky and the distance to get good pics.

whoarder is tellurium > f86sabre 05/05/2016 at 20:32

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Says I’m booked for the hotrod 757. Hoping it has Delta’s latest interior and IFE.

f86sabre > whoarder is tellurium 05/05/2016 at 20:38

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The 757 is good fun. Fingers crossed for an updated bird. The interior is very nice.

wafflesnfalafel > whoarder is tellurium 05/05/2016 at 20:55

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Those ex Northwest 757s are nice

Matt Nichelson > f86sabre 05/05/2016 at 21:05

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Damn! I was just in Atlanta from Sunday to Tuesday. Drove home yesterday. Stayed at the Renaissance right next to the airport.

whoarder is tellurium > wafflesnfalafel 05/05/2016 at 21:07

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On the subject of 757, I like to post this example:

f86sabre > Matt Nichelson 05/05/2016 at 21:11

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I was at the Rennesance Tuesday and Wednesday for training, but yeah, you were basically right there.

Bad Idea Hat > f86sabre 05/05/2016 at 21:18

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Considering more Airbus purchases?

I’m surprised it took Airbus so long to get final assembly in the US, given the possible market as well as growing discontent with Boeing’s tax and labor policies.

f86sabre > Bad Idea Hat 05/05/2016 at 21:28

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That is one of the few things we didn't talk about. I would agree that it is surprising that Airbus took this long to develop non-Eurpean assembly options.