Is Delta such a great company to work for? I have never flown with them, but their morale seems HUGE!!!Would love to hear of anyone who has flown with Delta, either as employee or passenger. Or been to this museum.....Would love to know what was done with this 767 in operations. Did employees use it for free flights? Or?http://www.deltamuseum.org/M_Aircraft_B-767.htmDaniel

Would love to know what was done with this 767 in operations. Did employees use it for free flights? Or?

It served as any other airliner. To carry passengers who paid their fare. The difference is that it came about as a donation, and throughout its career had a set of special "Spirit of Delta" liveries.Best,Ryan

BA did a similar thing in the 80's with regards to paying for a Lockheed Tristar,can't remember if they succeeded or not.regards Jim

It served as any other airliner. To carry passengers who paid their fare. The difference is that it came about as a donation, and throughout its career had a set of special "Spirit of Delta" liveries.Best,Ryan

This is a good news story. Thanks Ryan. Morale must have been good AND everyone must have really loved their company! What an awesome story!Daniel

BA did a similar thing in the 80's with regards to paying for a Lockheed Tristar,can't remember if they succeeded or not.regards Jim

And look how the unions are treating BA today........Daniel

One of my co-workers says that "DELTA" stands for "Don't Expect Luggage To Arrive." In my own experience, my only recent late-luggage incident was with Delta. I got the bag eventually, but the experience of dealing with people halfway around the world with a limited understanding of the English language was not encouraging.The "legacy" airlines in the United States seem to be incapable of understanding how the different business model of JetBlue or Southwest is giving those airlines the edge. The baggage fees which have been introduced are annoying and expensive, and have altered the situation on the ground as more and more passengers carry more and more of their baggage on to the plane. On a recent flight, they (United this time) announced at the gate that there would not be enough overhead space, and people would be required to check their carry-on bags. (They did not charge for these gate-checks, but the bags were checked through to the final destination, not returned at the end of the flight.) Without a replacement-cost guarantee for lost items, I certainly wouldn't want to place my carry-on in the hands of the airlines.

One of my co-workers says that "DELTA" stands for "Don't Expect Luggage To Arrive." In my own experience, my only recent late-luggage incident was with Delta. I got the bag eventually, but the experience of dealing with people halfway around the world with a limited understanding of the English language was not encouraging.The "legacy" airlines in the United States seem to be incapable of understanding how the different business model of JetBlue or Southwest is giving those airlines the edge. The baggage fees which have been introduced are annoying and expensive, and have altered the situation on the ground as more and more passengers carry more and more of their baggage on to the plane. On a recent flight, they (United this time) announced at the gate that there would not be enough overhead space, and people would be required to check their carry-on bags. (They did not charge for these gate-checks, but the bags were checked through to the final destination, not returned at the end of the flight.) Without a replacement-cost guarantee for lost items, I certainly wouldn't want to place my carry-on in the hands of the airlines.

That is memorable. These days airports don't really have airline specific baggage handlers do they? Probably at an airport where they have a daily flight maybe they use the baggage handling service specific to that airport. I know my local International has only 1 or 2 services, and HK and SIA airports are the same.I think you need to see how good the service is in the air. And if the airline can deal with problems. But you are right, if an airline is hauling your bags you technically should receive service!Would like to know if anyone here has experience flying with Delta.....Daniel

I've flown with Delta many times and have even worked, through a contract, for Delta. Another member of this board actually worked with me as well on the same contract. Delta is just like any other airline out there. Sometimes you get great service and sometimes your bags have been lost somewhere. What people fail to realize is that your bag isn't the only bag of the day in the world. There are millions of miles of conveyor belts. These belts rip off name tags, destination tags and usually cause the majority of the damage to your bag. Hand-offs between employees where things can get lost in the shuffle or might just barely miss the push back of the aircraft. The bags then have to sit and wait for the next departure to that destination or they have to be rerouted on another flight. For most airlines the bags have to be loaded in certain groups depending on their destination type. When I worked for Horizon Air they were sorted on the ground by local flight (Your hub was the termination point for the passenger), Alaska Airlines connection bag, and other airlines connections bags and cargo. We had to then drive around the airport dropping off the local bags to the waiting passengers and then in order of departure time either meet the other baggage handlers plane side or go to each airlines receiving area if it was a later departure. With Delta there were many more destinations served and their system was even more complicated. All this work is for just one airplane full of passengers. Now multiply that by fifty for a small regional airport and many hundreds more for a international airport and you will be surprised you even receive your bag.

That was a good read, thanks for posting that. :( I've flown them a number of times and have always reached my destination (obviously :( ) with bags.My Delta story.A few years ago, two days after hurricane Wilma ravaged West Palm Beach, I flew to Niagara to repair an electrical system damaged in a fire at a large plating Plant. The trip back started with a leaky hose at the gate which the pilot said might be fixed by tightening it. After 2.5 hours sitting at the gate we were let off the plane until a new hose could be flown in. We were given meal tickets and after a few hours we re boarded the plane.((The pilot had been in the waiting area speaking with passangers. When he approached us and asked where we were going, I mentioned we were headed back to West Palm to repair electrical services taken down by the hurricane and if there was any thing he could do to make sure we reached Atlanta in time to catch our connecting flight It would be greatly appreciated.)) Well we reached Atlanta and I'll say I've never experienced a taxi like that , He was driving that dart like a gocart!! We got off the plane ran through the place - jumped on the shuttle - got to the gate for our connecting flight just as they finished taking the last persons ticket. I said to the lady at the counter that we had tools and gear we need to do work back in West Palm,and asked if she could call the baggage handlers and confirm they've gotten our gear? She just started talking with them and turned to look out the window and said "there it is".We made it back and got the work done we needed to do. Our customers we thrilled they got power... yada yadaWe were like gods ,,, for about two weeks ,,, then after that ... it was back to being common peasants..... ya know. :( Joe

Air Canada should have done the same with their Gimli Glider 767. Museums aren't as profitable in Canada as the USA though. This one is in a good place and that aircraft will always belong to the Delta Employees who payed for it.

Air Canada should have done the same with their Gimli Glider 767. Museums aren't as profitable in Canada as the USA though. This one is in a good place and that aircraft will always belong to the Delta Employees who payed for it.

Qantas has a museum at Longreach in North Queensland. A 747-100 (or 200?) is parked there as a museum piece.Great hearing the Delta stories! I am used to flying Qantas and the Asian airlines (I have flown with UAL), so my views on 'Western airlines including BA is that the service is not as good as Cathay Pacific (Asian Airlines, and now on the scene Middle Eastern airlines such as Emirates).I wonder if other museums exist? I don't know about the airlines in Japan but they have a lot of museums. Two hours from Tokyo on the Shinkansen (Bullet) you have one of the best Air Force museums in the world, at Hamamatsu Air base.Daniel