{"591232":{"#nid":"591232","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Innovation Soars at The Hangar in Tech Square","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe next invention to make flying more enjoyable could be found in Technology Square.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDelta is working with Georgia Tech students to develop innovative ways to improve overall operations and the customer experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough Delta\u0026rsquo;s global innovation center, called The Hangar, teams redesigned food and beverage carts to maximize storage space in the galleys. They developed a program to allow customers to pre-select on-board meals on some flights, guaranteeing their preferred entr\u0026eacute;e will be available. Additional projects explore how to incorporate drones, autonomous vehicles and other forms of disruptive technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDelta opened the doors to The Hangar Tuesday to showcase some solutions developed over the past year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;For us, it\u0026rsquo;s really about a vehicle and a new channel to innovate,\u0026rdquo; said Gil West, Delta\u0026rsquo;s chief operating officer. \u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;ve got our normal channels within Delta to work and innovate, which do a great job \u0026hellip; This gives us an agile type of development and innovation center that we\u0026rsquo;re able to test ideas and fail and experiment.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Hangar is one of 16 corporate innovation centers in Tech Square. Georgia Tech President G.P. \u0026ldquo;Bud\u0026rdquo; Peterson said these centers allow larger companies to access the Institute\u0026rsquo;s talent and technologies, while also collaborating with the area\u0026rsquo;s startup community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The ecosystem that Bud and Georgia Tech have created here is just really powerful,\u0026rdquo; West said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA key part of that ecosystem is students like Veronica Young. Young, a senior majoring in industrial design, works in the center as a customer experience designer. She goes through each part of the customer experience with Delta and looks at how to make it better for the customer, as well as employees.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe\u0026rsquo;s currently working on a project tied to the check-in process for the Delta Sky Club and flew up and down the East Coast, visiting different sky clubs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I absolutely love my job,\u0026rdquo; said Young, who is graduating Saturday and\u0026nbsp;has been offered a full-time position with Delta. \u0026ldquo;You are not treated like an intern because you are part of the team. They trust us to lead projects and figure it out.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile the innovation centers generate solutions for existing real-world challenges, they also identify potential future disrupters that will be need to be addressed.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs companies like Delta look for solutions to current and future problems, it\u0026rsquo;s natural that they turn to Georgia Tech for help, Peterson said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;ve got a bunch of really smart people that are looking for problems and Delta is looking for solutions,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;This allows us to marry those problems with solutions.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDelta\u0026rsquo;s global innovation center in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Technology Square works to improve operations and the customer experience.\u0026nbsp;Delta is working with Georgia Tech students to develop solutions\u0026nbsp;for real-world challenges.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Delta\u2019s global innovation center in Georgia Tech\u2019s Technology Square works to improve operations and the customer experience. "}],"uid":"27918","created_gmt":"2017-05-02 18:57:35","changed_gmt":"2017-05-02 19:27:00","author":"Laura Diamond","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-05-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-05-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"591234":{"id":"591234","type":"image","title":"Delta Hangar Ribbon Cutting","body":null,"created":"1493751810","gmt_created":"2017-05-02 19:03:30","changed":"1493751810","gmt_changed":"2017-05-02 19:03:30","alt":"Ribbon Cutting Ceremony","file":{"fid":"225282","name":"Ribbon Cutting.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Ribbon%20Cutting.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Ribbon%20Cutting.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":556393,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Ribbon%20Cutting.jpg?itok=E1Fa1wYB"}},"591236":{"id":"591236","type":"image","title":"President Peterson at Delta Hangar","body":null,"created":"1493751970","gmt_created":"2017-05-02 19:06:10","changed":"1493751970","gmt_changed":"2017-05-02 19:06:10","alt":"Peterson Speaks","file":{"fid":"225284","name":"Peterson and Nicole for Norris .jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Peterson%20and%20Nicole%20for%20Norris%20.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Peterson%20and%20Nicole%20for%20Norris%20.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":413900,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Peterson%20and%20Nicole%20for%20Norris%20.jpg?itok=3pNC99ta"}},"591233":{"id":"591233","type":"image","title":"Delta Hangar Panel Discussion","body":null,"created":"1493751696","gmt_created":"2017-05-02 19:01:36","changed":"1493751696","gmt_changed":"2017-05-02 19:01:36","alt":"Panel Discussion","file":{"fid":"225281","name":"Panel.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Panel.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Panel.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":615308,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Panel.jpg?itok=Ilk8-7Y6"}}},"media_ids":["591234","591236","591233"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/innovation-ecosystem\/innovation-centers-and-accelerators","title":"Innovation Centers at Georgia Tech"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2016\/09\/21\/innovation-thrives-tech-square","title":"Innovation Thrives in Tech Square"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"170298","name":"Innovation Centers"},{"id":"77221","name":"innovation ecosystem"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"106361","name":"Business and Economic Development"},{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"},{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor media inquiries about the innovation centers in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Technology Square please contact Laura Diamond, \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor other information about the innovation centers, please contact Greg King, \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:greg.king@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Egreg.king@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}