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TIME’s Joel Stein: What I Learned at Flight Attendant School

Published June 16th, 2008 in Flight Attendants | 2 Comments →

It’s no secret that becoming a Flight Attendant for Delta is hard work. Each new recruit spends 5 1/2 weeks in training before they are ready for the skies. Recently one curious reporter went behind the scenes at the Delta Flight Attendant Academy to try out this demanding (and rewarding) profession so many aspire to — this Spring alone we received more than 100,000 applications for 1,200 open positions. Check out the article here: TIME: Scared of Flight Attendants? Become one.

Watch a video of his experience, view more training images from our Flight Attendant Eric’s previous posts, or at Flickr.

Looks to me like Joel did a pretty good job and had some fun in the process, even if he didn’t get to wear our Richard Tyler uniforms. What do you think, did he make our Flight Attendants proud?

Katie

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PS: Interested? Click here to learn more about becoming a Delta Flight Attendant.

A Delta 777 is Born

Published June 16th, 2008 in Operations, Planes | 2 Comments →

When I was a kid, I was known to disassemble toys (occasionally my own) to get an idea of how they were put together. Once in awhile, I would take great pride in reassembling one to its original condition. If that didn’t happen, then under the bed it would go. The dog was responsible if the subject came up in later conversation. We had a pact. But he was a cute beagle named Popeye. He could get away with way more than me anyday, so it was an easy out.

Fast forward a few decades, and I’m still fascinated by how things work. So you can imagine how excited I was to see this rendition of the birth of a Delta 777–from concept to wheels up–in under 4 minutes. You gotta see this!

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For all the loyal customers who keep Delta strong. And for Popeye.

Enjoy!

Rick

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