How Delta Air Lines Fixes Their Airplanes
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Date: 2023-08-28
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Christopher
As a retired delta, they said it was a family. In kdfw and many other stations outside hotlanta we felt it was a family heavily into incest. Atl screwed the outstations over every opportunity they could. They encouraged animosity between stations and rather than investigating problems they blamed the last crew to touch the plane. Example. 727 leaves the gate doors and panels are all closed and locked. Plane is taxiing to north end of airport and AA calls tower in inform delta 727 has a aft cargo door handle in open position. Plane takes off and FE calls dfw app advising they have a indication of cargo door open but no problems with no3 eng. so they fly around burning fuel and when 727 lands delta has the mechanic and gate crew suspended pending investigation. Come to find out 727 was written up for cargo door handle many times prior AA called tower before it launched and deltas management wanted a scapegoat fast not answers. We were 757 home base yet atl wouldnt give us the parts to store for the ship. They wanted control of everything. Oh and my favorite was POAD. Paid on another day We work the overtime but didnt get the money because it wasnt in the budget. Happiest days of my life wedding kids births and loading up my things and flipping delta off. Not even sure if its delta anymore. Theres question about who bought who. Delta buying northwest or vice vesa. Oh and the golden parachute the ex CEOs enjoyed That was a great delta family environment. And the guy that wants to see line maintenance that was at least when I worked the ramp back to back crap. Delta never saw a plane it didnt buy. I felt like I was working the airline version of goodwill donations. Some jokers unidentifiable reasoning on aircraft maintenance that we had to sort out
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As a retired delta, they said it was a family. In kdfw and many other stations outside hotlanta we felt it was a family heavily into incest. Atl screwed the outstations over every opportunity they could. They encouraged animosity between stations and rather than investigating problems they blamed the last crew to touch the plane. Example. 727 leaves the gate doors and panels are all closed and locked. Plane is taxiing to north end of airport and AA calls tower in inform delta 727 has a aft cargo door handle in open position. Plane takes off and FE calls dfw app advising they have a indication of cargo door open but no problems with no3 eng. so they fly around burning fuel and when 727 lands delta has the mechanic and gate crew suspended pending investigation. Come to find out 727 was written up for cargo door handle many times prior AA called tower before it launched and deltas management wanted a scapegoat fast not answers. We were 757 home base yet atl wouldnt give us the parts to store for the ship. They wanted control of everything. Oh and my favorite was POAD. Paid on another day We work the overtime but didnt get the money because it wasnt in the budget. Happiest days of my life wedding kids births and loading up my things and flipping delta off. Not even sure if its delta anymore. Theres question about who bought who. Delta buying northwest or vice vesa. Oh and the golden parachute the ex CEOs enjoyed That was a great delta family environment. And the guy that wants to see line maintenance that was at least when I worked the ramp back to back crap. Delta never saw a plane it didnt buy. I felt like I was working the airline version of goodwill donations. Some jokers unidentifiable reasoning on aircraft maintenance that we had to sort out
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life
Have been through Harts field many times. Old saying was. if you are going to Hell. you have to pass through Harts field on your way, due to the massive amount of in and outs it handles causing delay after delay. Not my experience. watched thousands in the check in areas be handled in any A. M. rush be gone like water going down a river. smoothly done. ATL, and Delta, an amazingly run place. Flew Delta a lot, always looked after well, never had a bad day with them. This was an excellent view of just how well a massive operation is expertly managed, well done.
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Have been through Harts field many times. Old saying was. if you are going to Hell. you have to pass through Harts field on your way, due to the massive amount of in and outs it handles causing delay after delay. Not my experience. watched thousands in the check in areas be handled in any A. M. rush be gone like water going down a river. smoothly done. ATL, and Delta, an amazingly run place. Flew Delta a lot, always looked after well, never had a bad day with them. This was an excellent view of just how well a massive operation is expertly managed, well done.
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MikeDaACMech
36 years and still going. I've worked in every climate and loved the challenge. I am so grateful that I was lucky enough to choose this career field almost 40 years ago. All this time, and I still LOVE my job. Best part of my day is watching the airplanes that I maintain departing over the fence. I know some people will find this hard to believe but, I would never dispatch a plane that I wouldn't get on myself. Every mechanic should share this belief. Safe travels to all! AIM HIGH
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36 years and still going. I've worked in every climate and loved the challenge. I am so grateful that I was lucky enough to choose this career field almost 40 years ago. All this time, and I still LOVE my job. Best part of my day is watching the airplanes that I maintain departing over the fence. I know some people will find this hard to believe but, I would never dispatch a plane that I wouldn't get on myself. Every mechanic should share this belief. Safe travels to all! AIM HIGH
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Mtt
This brought back memories. My father used to work at tech ops in the late 90s early 2000s. He was a registered nurse there when they had a medical department. I remember he took me and my sister there for a tour on one of his off days. I remember the smell of the paint shop where they painted the planes! Aside from all the new tech, it doesnt appear much has changed since then. I was young when I went though. His department was shut down due to cuts after 9/11. Great video!
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This brought back memories. My father used to work at tech ops in the late 90s early 2000s. He was a registered nurse there when they had a medical department. I remember he took me and my sister there for a tour on one of his off days. I remember the smell of the paint shop where they painted the planes! Aside from all the new tech, it doesnt appear much has changed since then. I was young when I went though. His department was shut down due to cuts after 9/11. Great video!
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Milton
I toured that shop in the early 60's when I was a teenager. They were even rebuilding piston aircraft engines then. I had a friend who was nightshift foreman for the entire operation. One night my wife and I got to spend about 6 hours in that facility in 72 or 72. We got to see the inside of everything Delta was flying then except the 747, they didn't have one in that night. Very interesting. Would love to do it again.
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I toured that shop in the early 60's when I was a teenager. They were even rebuilding piston aircraft engines then. I had a friend who was nightshift foreman for the entire operation. One night my wife and I got to spend about 6 hours in that facility in 72 or 72. We got to see the inside of everything Delta was flying then except the 747, they didn't have one in that night. Very interesting. Would love to do it again.
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travel
At 3: 00 to 5: 00 those are parts that come in a truck are for schedule maintenance parts all the emergency stuff it's sent from HUB to HUB in a plane and picked up by Tech Ops. For example when delta had engine issue with 757 at LAX last year the item was overnight shipped from MSP Tech ops for the 757 and made it in time and the plane was back in service the following week.
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At 3: 00 to 5: 00 those are parts that come in a truck are for schedule maintenance parts all the emergency stuff it's sent from HUB to HUB in a plane and picked up by Tech Ops. For example when delta had engine issue with 757 at LAX last year the item was overnight shipped from MSP Tech ops for the 757 and made it in time and the plane was back in service the following week.
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Ryan
Would love for you to show just how much paperwork and recordkeeping is involved with aviation maintenance in a future video!
I don't think many people realize there is a huge team of people handling the thousands and thousands of maintenance documents, keeping track of all the individual parts on the plane, and in general, making sure the is are dotted and ts crossed.
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Would love for you to show just how much paperwork and recordkeeping is involved with aviation maintenance in a future video!
I don't think many people realize there is a huge team of people handling the thousands and thousands of maintenance documents, keeping track of all the individual parts on the plane, and in general, making sure the is are dotted and ts crossed.
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Kevin
Thank you for this video Jeb! Im a Supply Attendant at PDX and I cant tell you how excited it makes me to see this light shined in what we do along side our mechanics to keep the fleet safe and in the air! I still remember taking a tour of that facility and its something I will remember for the rest of my career with Delta as well as the rest of my life!
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Thank you for this video Jeb! Im a Supply Attendant at PDX and I cant tell you how excited it makes me to see this light shined in what we do along side our mechanics to keep the fleet safe and in the air! I still remember taking a tour of that facility and its something I will remember for the rest of my career with Delta as well as the rest of my life!
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Lief
Delta has had several DOT safety complaints, mainly reported by flight crews, where in their professional opinion theyve witnessed Delta sacrificing safety to maintain on-time performance. I would suggest you take a look at Spirits maintenance department. Today they won the FAAs highest safety award known as the Diamond Award.
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Delta has had several DOT safety complaints, mainly reported by flight crews, where in their professional opinion theyve witnessed Delta sacrificing safety to maintain on-time performance. I would suggest you take a look at Spirits maintenance department. Today they won the FAAs highest safety award known as the Diamond Award.
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Eric
Line Maintenance is an integral part of Technical Operations. Nice job on what you have covered. However, leaving line maintenance out of the overview is a huge miss. The Line Maintenance Aircraft Maintenance Technicians frequently save the day and contribute to Deltas operational excellence.
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Line Maintenance is an integral part of Technical Operations. Nice job on what you have covered. However, leaving line maintenance out of the overview is a huge miss. The Line Maintenance Aircraft Maintenance Technicians frequently save the day and contribute to Deltas operational excellence.
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Phillip
As a former aviation fueler Delta Needs To Pay Attention To Their Fuel Gauges It Should Not Be The Responsibility Of The Fueler To Do Fueling Operations With Broken Gauges Mechanics Have More Knowledge And It Should Rest With Them To Do Proper Fueling When There Are Problems
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As a former aviation fueler Delta Needs To Pay Attention To Their Fuel Gauges It Should Not Be The Responsibility Of The Fueler To Do Fueling Operations With Broken Gauges Mechanics Have More Knowledge And It Should Rest With Them To Do Proper Fueling When There Are Problems
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Michael
great video and unparalleled access, jeb! the amount of diligent. up to date, required maintenance and everything else to insure safely while flying is astounding. not many realize the constant upkeep. thanks for the vid, and, yes, more like it please.
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great video and unparalleled access, jeb! the amount of diligent. up to date, required maintenance and everything else to insure safely while flying is astounding. not many realize the constant upkeep. thanks for the vid, and, yes, more like it please.
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OldMuscle81
As a line maintenance technician I would love to see a video all about it. The hanger and shop guys are a huge part of the operation, but line Mtc is the other huge part that no one ever films or talks about! A totally different animal!
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As a line maintenance technician I would love to see a video all about it. The hanger and shop guys are a huge part of the operation, but line Mtc is the other huge part that no one ever films or talks about! A totally different animal!
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Ray
Jeb it would be great to Line Maintenance. My Dad spent 37 years with Delta retiring off B South Line Maintenance. My Godfather was line maintenance foreman in Jacksonville, FL. I went to A&P school but went operations in Atlanta.
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Jeb it would be great to Line Maintenance. My Dad spent 37 years with Delta retiring off B South Line Maintenance. My Godfather was line maintenance foreman in Jacksonville, FL. I went to A&P school but went operations in Atlanta.
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FreshPrince1503
I work in Flight Control for Delta as a dispatcher and it would be awesome if you did a behind the scenes videos in the Operations Customer Center. So much going behind the scenes that would be great to capture!
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I work in Flight Control for Delta as a dispatcher and it would be awesome if you did a behind the scenes videos in the Operations Customer Center. So much going behind the scenes that would be great to capture!
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Sacto1654
Delta already has a lot of experience with Pratt & Whitney's geared turbofan engines from their A220 fleet. That's going to help them with the PW1100G engines on the A321neo planes coming soon.
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Delta already has a lot of experience with Pratt & Whitney's geared turbofan engines from their A220 fleet. That's going to help them with the PW1100G engines on the A321neo planes coming soon.
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Alberto
Bro jeb I love you man! I got into airplanes because of you! 757 is my favorite plane. You, along with sam shui were my inspiration to get into aviation. Thank you so much for your vlogs!
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Bro jeb I love you man! I got into airplanes because of you! 757 is my favorite plane. You, along with sam shui were my inspiration to get into aviation. Thank you so much for your vlogs!
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Dave
Not sure if you've done a Line Maintenance video yet, but if you haven't, I'd recommend you do one in DTW. It's DL's Line Maintenance Station of the Year, 3 years running!
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Not sure if you've done a Line Maintenance video yet, but if you haven't, I'd recommend you do one in DTW. It's DL's Line Maintenance Station of the Year, 3 years running!
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Sterbin
Line maintenance would be cool to see, from what I understand there is domestic and international line. Also coverage on hanger maintenace would be cool too.
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Line maintenance would be cool to see, from what I understand there is domestic and international line. Also coverage on hanger maintenace would be cool too.
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The_G_89
I like what Delta has done and the reputation theyve built within their airline. Just 1 question though, how log are they going to keep running those 717s?
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I like what Delta has done and the reputation theyve built within their airline. Just 1 question though, how log are they going to keep running those 717s?
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Joe
This was great! I really enjoy your travel vlogs but this shows a whole different side of your content creativity. I would love to see Line Maintenance!
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This was great! I really enjoy your travel vlogs but this shows a whole different side of your content creativity. I would love to see Line Maintenance!
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Daniel
What an amazing video! Wow. I didn't realize how much I don't know about what goes on behind the scenes at Delta. Thanks for bringing this to us!
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What an amazing video! Wow. I didn't realize how much I don't know about what goes on behind the scenes at Delta. Thanks for bringing this to us!
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johnsell04
Great data, but please do without the worthless face diapers that don't prevent anything except seeing their face and mouth as they talk!
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Great data, but please do without the worthless face diapers that don't prevent anything except seeing their face and mouth as they talk!
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TheCloutPilot
Hey Jeb! Just so you know, this video is being used as a required watch for an assignment on airline ops at my University! Keep it up!
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Hey Jeb! Just so you know, this video is being used as a required watch for an assignment on airline ops at my University! Keep it up!
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BMAK
I absolutely love these behind the scenes videos. Especially of maintenance, they rarely get the recognition they deserve. Thanks for sharing.
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I absolutely love these behind the scenes videos. Especially of maintenance, they rarely get the recognition they deserve. Thanks for sharing.
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adamweb
This is fascinating! The amount of combined specialized knowledge it takes to build, maintain and fly a jet is absolutely mind boggling!
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This is fascinating! The amount of combined specialized knowledge it takes to build, maintain and fly a jet is absolutely mind boggling!
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Scottye
My neighbors in tech ops, I ask him everything about the planes on the patio after hours and he yells at me. He just want to drink beers
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My neighbors in tech ops, I ask him everything about the planes on the patio after hours and he yells at me. He just want to drink beers
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patton303
Id like to see a behind the scenes about how Delta airlines broke my guitar and the removed the wheels on my luggage.
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Id like to see a behind the scenes about how Delta airlines broke my guitar and the removed the wheels on my luggage.
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Gary
That would be a nightmare job that Tammy has always worrying did I check everything same with the engine mechanics. yikes.
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That would be a nightmare job that Tammy has always worrying did I check everything same with the engine mechanics. yikes.
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Eunice
Great video! I think a lot would like the line mx. Just fyi Im sure u know but no longer is it cockpit but flight deck
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Great video! I think a lot would like the line mx. Just fyi Im sure u know but no longer is it cockpit but flight deck
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