Comments on: Fun Facts: Airplane Christenings

By: AirlineReporter

AirlineReporter — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:27:23 +0000

I forgot about that awesome blog. I just re-read it and Tweeted it out to share with others. Thanks Marie.

David

By: Marie Force

Marie Force — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:22:25 +0000

For the story of The Spirit of Delta’s christening with the big red bow, see this post:

http://blog.delta.com/2009/09/04/delta-jet-stories-767-the-spirit-of-delta/

By: Marie Force

Marie Force — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:17:36 +0000

Couldn’t resist adding this unusual Delta christening – with gold dust! – that I left out of my post:

Georgia Governor Lester G. Maddox christened our first Boeing 747, Ship 101 “Georgia Belle,” on October 24, 1970, sprinkling gold dust over the plane’s nose from Georgia’s Dahlonega mines.

Recalling that Dahlonega, a city in the north Georgia mountains, was the site of America’s first gold rush, Maddox added, “All the gold mined in Dahlonega could never total in value the amount of goodwill this airplane can deliver.”

By: Marie Force

Marie Force — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:08:59 +0000

We do unveilings now with raising a curtain. Like this recent Boeing 777-200LR dediction to former CEO David Garrett, Jr.:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/budphoto1/3653690560/in/photostream/

By: AirlineReporter

AirlineReporter — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:09:32 +0000

Very interesting! Does Delta christen any of their aircraft today?

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:36:22 +0000

Marie, thanks for the continuously unique blog posts!

By: blusk

blusk — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:30:02 +0000

Marie,
Don’t forget the christening of the Spirit of Delta with the big ribbon bow.
Brian