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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
Trying Something Different for the Night Burner Shots
When the B-1s show up at Red Flag, everyone is pretty pleased. A big bomber with four afterburning engines is like a giant fighter to photograph. It is a good looking jet. It also has a nice feature at night. … 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
Building But Not Delivering – The KC-46 Story
The tale of the USAF’s quest for a new refueling tanker has been long and drawn out. People went to jail, awards were made and overturned. None of that matters now. The contract is with Boeing to produce a variant … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, airport, Boeing, Boeing Field, Everett, incomplete, jet, KBFI, kc-46, king county, kpae, military, Paine Field, Pegasus, photo, storage, tanker, test, USAF
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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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Bones Are Cool But Better in Pairs
Paul and my second full day at Red Flag was also the one where we both had to fly home. We knew that the timing would mean leaving before the last of the big aircraft came home but we should … Continue reading
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
Qatar Amiri Flight 747-8 BBJ
Just a quick post this time. No big description. While up the old tower at SFO, the Qatar Amiri Flight Boeing 747-8 BBJ was parked across the runway. As private jets go, this is pretty well up there. I haven’t … Continue reading
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Tagged 747-8, aircraft, airliner, airplane, amiri flight, bbj, Boeing, california, civil, jet, KSFO, photo, Qatar, san francisco
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