Delta Flight Museum reopens after major renovation highlighting airline's history

Reflecting on his father's time at Delta as a mechanic, Rawls noted, "It's great to walk in and imagine what this would have been like when my dad came to work here every day."

Three large engines—V2500, JT3D-7, and Wright Cyclone radial—are mounted from the ceiling near The Spirit of Delta. Rodger Harden's team from Department 496 designed mounts for these engines. When an issue arose with one mount, Jonathan Cooper and Carey Barnett's team worked overnight to resolve it. "They did an outstanding job...we would do it again in a heartbeat," Barnett commented.

In the 'Legacy' hangar, historic aircraft are maintained by Noelle Brown’s team who prepared them for reopening. Brown described seeing their work as "like being a kid in a candy store."

A new tooling exhibit allows children to interact with tools used by TechOps mechanics daily. Chris Tupua helped select tools for this exhibit.

Nina Thomas praised TechOps’ contributions: “The TechOps team’s ingenuity, creativity and reliability is a huge part of what has made this museum renovation possible.” The public is invited to visit the updated museum showcasing Delta's century-long history.