Tag Archives: freighter

A Couple of Connie’s “Finest”

Posted on May 7, 2017 by Rob

Red Flag is a time for lots of military aircraft to do their thing.  However, it isn’t only the military that show up.  Transporting everything that is required to support lots of deploying jets might be done by military transports … Continue reading →

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777 Freighters at O’Hare

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Rob

Nothing terribly timely about this post.  These shots were taken quite a while ago during a visit to Chicago.  (At least they are so old that they are from when I lived there.)  There was a time when the 747 … Continue reading →

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FedEx Fleet Types

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Rob

Flipping through various shoots looking for something else, I happened to come across a few shots of aircraft from the FedEx fleet.  It occurred to me that I could drag together a post that was focused purely on the FedEx … Continue reading →

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Before There Were 400s

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Rob

The 747-400 has been around for so long now and has sold so well that it is by far the dominant version of the jet in service.  However, before the late 80s, there were previous versions of the 747.  The … Continue reading →

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Some FedEx Vapor

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Rob

Damp conditions are not uncommon in the Bay.  Getting some vapor over the wing during a climb out would not be a surprise. Getting it on the approach can also happen but not so often.  A FedEx MD-11 was on … Continue reading →

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Late Gear Down for FedEx

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Rob

Oakland is a big hub for FedEx and they have a lot of aircraft movements through the airport on a normal day.  While its use in passenger service is pretty much done, the MD-11 is still a regular on the … Continue reading →

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Dear Volga Dnepr, Please Choose Your Time Better

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Rob

Moffett Field is located close to a couple of satellite manufacturing locations.  When the time comes to ship the satellites to their launch location, the transport of choice is often the Antonov AN124.  Twice, now, I have caught one of … Continue reading →

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FedEx 757 and Oh So Close

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Rob

I have posted before about taking photos from airliners of passing jets and using Flightradar24 and the wifi connection to try and get a shot.  On this trip I had two good opportunities that I knew about.  The first was … Continue reading →

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Cathay Pacific 747-8F Freighter

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Rob

I saw this Cathay Pacific 747-8F making an approach to the opposite side of the airport at LAX while I was waiting for a friend’s flight to arrive.  The freighters tend to use the southerly runways since that is where … Continue reading →

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Add an Ilyushin to the Recent Visitors

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Rob

There have been a bunch of AN124s popping in to Moffett Field recently, one of which I saw while at the Solar Impulse arrival event.  When I went back for the departure (which I covered for Global Aviation Resource in … Continue reading →

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