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Direct to Ethiopia is Still Not That Heavy
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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Tagged 777f, aircraft, airliner, airplane, Boeing, cargo, civil, delivery, Ethiopian Cargo, Everett, flight, freighter, jet, kpae, Paine Field, photo, washington
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Under the Ruslan
I have shot a lot of Antonov 124s at Everett since they are there on a regular basis. One weekend recently, a Volga-Dnepr flight was scheduled in to SeaTac. Shooting at SeaTac is a bit restricted in what you can … Continue reading
Smoking the Ukrainian Way
The regular AN124 visitors to Everett continue. This time of year can often bring northerly winds which means a departure up past the Future of Flight building. Having a heavy Ruslan depart that way can mean a nice angle to … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, an-124, antonov, cargo, civil, Everett, exhaust, freighter, jet, kpae, Paine Field, photo, ruslan, smoke, Volga dnepr, washington
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Tampa Prime Freighters
I had a short wait at Tampa for a flight home after a work trip. The gate I was waiting at did not have a lot of traffic nearby. Indeed, judging by the total lack of lines at security, maybe … Continue reading
Another FedEx Test Flight
Our visit to the Boeing Factory Tour at Everett with our visitors not only included the escapees from the hurricane that I covered here but also included the ongoing production test flying activities. The 767 line is only producing freighters … Continue reading
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Tagged 767-300f, aircraft, airliner, airplane, Boeing, cargo, civil, Everett, FedEx, freighter, jet, kpae, Paine Field, photo, washington
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FedEx Coming Through the Clouds
Clouds are not a rarity in the Seattle area but we do actually have lots of nice weather in the summer. You will still get plenty of clouds though and these can be nice to see with the arriving jets. … Continue reading
Lufthansa MD-11
Aside from FedEx, MD-11s are becoming pretty thin on the ground. Lufthansa Cargo has had a decent fleet of them but there will come a time before too long when they are all gone. I figured one weekend I would … Continue reading
ABX 767 in White
I’ve taken so long to write this post that it has been expanded. I got an ABX 767 freighter coming in to SeaTac one time in overcast conditions. I had been meaning to write about it for a while but … Continue reading
Dreamlifter Turnaround
The 787s fleeing the hurricane weren’t the only aircraft arriving at Paine Field while we were there. The regular schedule of 787 component deliveries was underway with the Dreamlifters. One of the jets landed just after we got there. We … Continue reading
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Tagged 747-400lcf, aircraft, airliner, airplane, cargo, civil, dreamlifter, Everett, freighter, jet, kpae, Paine Field, photo, video, washington
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RAT Noise
UPS is buying a bunch of 747 freighters at the moment. I have shot a few of them including examples here and here. The route back to Paine Field takes them across our area when the pattern being flown is … Continue reading
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Tagged 747-8F, aircraft, airliner, airplane, Boeing, Bothell, cargo, civil, flight, freighter, jet, overflight, photo, ram air turbine, rat, test, ups, washington
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