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The primary purpose of this blog is to showcase the best of my aviation photography. As such, you will find links to my main aviation gallery on Facebook containing photos from aircraft spotting, some kind of aviation event such as air shows and fly-in events, as well as aviation museums. I also critique my flights on commercial airlines and the services they provide. Occassionally, you'll find personally written, independent articles based on news and current events involving aviation. And of course, I'll put up links to official and unofficial aviation-related websites when I find them. And when time permits, I'll talk and discuss about anything involving aviation. But most importantly, this is my way to document my journey into the aviation industry!

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Gallery Update: Chasing a KaiserAir 737

Earlier this afternoon, I got to photograph a very rare visitor at the Provo Municipal Airport; it was a Boeing 737-700 operated by a private charter airline known as KaiserAir. Based in California and founded in 1946, KaiserAir, Inc. operates FBOs at Oakland International Airport as well as Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa. It also operates a small fleet consisting of three Cessna Citations and three Gulfstreams under FAA Part 135 operations for on-demand charters as well as three Boeing 737s (consisting of one -500, one -700, and one -800) under Part 121 operations as it's own airline. The airline's Boeing 737s are used primarily for twice-weekly flights between Oakland and Kona International Airport in Hawaii doing business as Kona Shuttle, which serves as an exclusive club for members/residents of several affluent North Kona Coast developments. Flights were only available by invitation only and members pay their dues to fund the shuttle operation. Seats were available only to members and their families, household staff and invited guests. Prior to KaiserAir, Kona Shuttle was previously operated by Primaris Airlines and later by Ryan International Airlines and Miami Air International. I am absolutely thrilled to catch a new airline livery to add to my portfolio! Here's the link:

Provo (PVU) 34

Preview:

KaiserAir Boeing 737-7BX (N737KA) on short final for 13 arriving as KAI51 from Oakland. Aircraft was later scheduled to depart Provo for San Jose as KAI198.

Note the Hawaiian flower on the vertical stabilizer to signify the Kona Shuttle operations. This is a pretty neat and attractive livery! It's also a little odd to see that there are no winglets on this 737-700.

Airframe originally delivered to the now-defunct Midway Airlines as N365ML in February 2001. It then went to Virgin Blue (predecessor airline to Virgin Australia)  in Australia registered as VH-VBT and nicknamed "Launie Lass" in January 2003. KaiserAir acquired the airframe about eight years ago in March 2009 and re-registered it to the current N-number.
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