Tag Archives: airliner

Asiana A350

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Rob

During the summer season, Asiana was flying their new A350s in to SeaTac. I did get some more distant shots but nothing of significance. With the introduction of the winter schedule, they changed to a lower capacity type. However, while … Continue reading →

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Damp Air Brings the Vortices Out at KPAE

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Rob

Damp and cloudy days are not always ideal for aviation photography but they can provide some interesting options. One weekend I was up at Everett when they were approaching from the south. The jets broke out of the cloud at … Continue reading →

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How Long for Lufthansa A340s?

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Rob

The A340s are disappearing from the fleets of major airlines pretty quickly as the 787s and A350s come in to service. Lufthansa is one airline that still has not only the A340-600 in service but the A340-300 too. I shot … Continue reading →

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Nice Light on Korean 777

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Rob

Korean Air 777s are hardly a rarity so would not normally warrant a blog post. However, this one arrived at a time when the light seemed to be particularly appealing and I was pleasantly surprised by the shot. I figured … Continue reading →

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Out with the Old and In With the Nui

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Rob

Sorry for the corny pun but I just couldn’t resist. One of my favorite airliners to shoot has been the Air Tahiti Nui A340-300. I have seen them at LAX on a number of visits. Shooting them taking off on … Continue reading →

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Virgin Atlantic Multiple Crosses at SFO

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Rob

My last time shooting at SFO, I got shots of a Virgin Atlantic 787 arriving. Crossing shots are not unusual at SFO as the jets on approach will often have departing jets in the background. The Virgin jet had this. … Continue reading →

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787th 787

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Rob

The current generation of wide body jets are being built at rates that would have been hard to imagine a few years ago. Fourteen jets a month is so much more than would have been contemplated before. That is the … Continue reading →

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Direct to Ethiopia is Still Not That Heavy

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Rob

Ethiopian Airlines has been taking delivery of some Boeing 777F freighters for their cargo operations. One of the new jets was being readied for delivery while I was at Paine Field. Operations were in a northerly direction so, from the … Continue reading →

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My Rainier Arrivals

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Rob

I was picking up someone from SeaTac just before Christmas. The flight was due in just before sunset so I took the camera along just in case. I was out by the outer runway approach path but the heavies were … Continue reading →

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Terminal View from the Shuttle

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Rob

I was in San Francisco for a work visit a little while back. I was picking up a rental car so took the shuttle that runs around the terminal areas and then out to the rental car facility. This trip … Continue reading →

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