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Structural Remains
I do like coming across test aircraft. Production jets will be seen all over the place in due course but the test aircraft often show small signs of their test role no are a bit more individual. However, any test … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airliner, airplane, civil, Everett, jet, kpae, Paine Field, photo, specimen, structural, test, washington
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BBJ at Medford
Directly opposite our hotel during our overnight stop in Medford Oregon was a Boeing BBJ. There was no way I wasn’t going to try and get a shot of it despite the fence. The initial shots were when we first … Continue reading
Some New Max Jets
Boeing has now certificated the first of the new Max versions of the 737. The Max8 has now entered service. I first saw a Max at some distance across San Francisco Bay as I wrote about here. I was passing … Continue reading
Inlet Vapor for the Heavies
More shots from a fun shoot a while back. If the wind is coming from the west, evening departures from O’Hare provide plenty of opportunity to get some shots. The heavy departures to Europe leave later in the afternoon and … Continue reading
Why Travel North if the Aurora Comes to You?
Icelandair painted one of their 757s in a scheme that portrays the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights. It is named Hekla Aurora. It was painted a long time ago but, since they didn’t operate anywhere I lived, I hadn’t got … Continue reading
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Tagged 757-200, aircraft, airliner, airplane, Boeing, civil, colors, hekla Aurora, icelandair, jet, livery, northern lights, photo, scheme, seatac, special, washington
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Veterans’ Alaska 737 – Finally!
Alaska Airlines has a number of jets in special colors. My efforts to finally get the merger jet were covered in this post. One of the other jets that I never managed to catch in California was their Tribute to … Continue reading
When United Thought That Ted Was a Winner
Occasionally I post about disappearing airlines. Normally they are airlines that went away because they ran out of cash. This one is a different story. The arrival of low cost airlines caused a lot of the majors to think that … Continue reading
Boeing 787-10 on Test
I wrapped up some work in Seattle and was about to head back home when a quick check on FlightRadar24 showed me that the Boeing 787-10 test aircraft was en route back to Boeing Field. It would be rude to … Continue reading
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Tagged 787-10, aircraft, airliner, airplane, airport, Boeing, Boeing Field, civil, contrast, dreamliner, jet, KBFI, king county, photo, seattle, test, trailing cone, washington
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American’s 737s in the Old Scheme
When American introduced their new colors, there was uproar. The criticism was plentiful. I seemed to be in a very small group of people that actually quite liked the look that they had gone for. Having been a regular customer … Continue reading
Reverse Ops While I Am Waiting
As some recent posts have covered, I made a visit to SFO recently to go up the old tower before it was demolished. I got to the airport a little ahead of time so had some time along the bay … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airliner, airplane, california, civil, jet, KSFO, operations, photo, reverse, san francisco
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