{"470051":{"#nid":"470051","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Delta Airlines Touches Down in Tech Square with $5 Million Investment","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOne of the world\u2019s leading airline companies is developing a collaborative research center in the heart of Tech Square.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDelta Airlines will \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/news.delta.com\/delta-airline-foundation-invest-5m-georgia-tech\u0022 rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Einvest $2 million to build the facility\u003C\/a\u003E, in which it plans to enhance operations and improve customer experience by tapping into the knowledge at Georgia Tech, and has committed an additional $3 million to the Georgia Tech Foundation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDelta Air Lines and Georgia Tech have a rich heritage of working together in everything from research to hiring our co-ops and graduates. We are delighted that Delta\u2019s collaborative research center will provide even greater opportunities for Georgia Tech students, faculty, and staff to work with this outstanding global airline,\u201d said Georgia Tech President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDelta has pioneered many firsts in the airline industry including the use of a hub and spoke system in 1955, being the first U.S. airline with motion graphic maps in the cabin showing the aircraft\u2019s position and route in 1992, and launching the first mobile baggage tracking app in 2011.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe innovation center at Georgia Tech will also be a first for any college in the United States.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.coe.gatech.edu\/news\/delta-airlines-touches-down-tech-square-5-million-investment\u0022\u003ERead more about the Delta R\u0026amp;D Center here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"One of the world\u2019s leading airline companies is developing a collaborative research center in the heart of Tech Square."}],"uid":"27863","created_gmt":"2015-11-16 11:48:46","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:58","author":"Christa Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-11-16T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-11-16T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"470041":{"id":"470041","type":"image","title":"Delta Airlines Hangar","body":null,"created":"1449257160","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:26:00","changed":"1475895218","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:38","alt":"Delta Airlines Hangar","file":{"fid":"205712","name":"delta_hangar_crop.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/delta_hangar_crop.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/delta_hangar_crop.png","mime":"image\/png","size":5928677,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/delta_hangar_crop.png?itok=hU0l4ckl"}}},"media_ids":["470041"],"groups":[{"id":"1271","name":"NanoTECH"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"147821","name":"delta and georgia tech"},{"id":"73111","name":"industry engagement"},{"id":"12701","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"2002","name":"Tech Square"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["christa.ernst@ien.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}