Wanting to get the few things I missed on my earlier spotting trip this week, I headed back to Portland today and got what I was after plus a few more unexpected, yet welcome sightings that made this spotting trip worthwhile in the long run. The one thing I wanted to go after was a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8, which I barely missed on my last spotting trip. But this time, I finally got to see and photograph my first 737 MAX 8! I also found out after the earlier spotting trip this week that Alaska Airlines was now sending Airbus A321neos (originally destined for Virgin America) daily into Portland from San Francisco, and I ended up getting the "More to Love" livery for today's trip! The trip only got sweeter as the day progressed, as I was able catch a few surprises as well, including a few things I never photographed before. One major first for me was catching one of Elite Airways' regional jets operating a charter. Also, in addition to the usual cargo heavies and feeders, I was pleased to catch an UPS Boeing 747-400F! This 747 is only my second -400 model ever photographed as well as my first time catching the freighter variant! Along with the usual cargo feeders that started coming in during the afternoon rush, I also caught two Ameriflight Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias for the first time; I personally haven't seen the Brasilia since SkyWest Airlines stopped flying them into Portland on passenger service. It was another worth-while spotting trip during my stay in Oregon!
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| Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7BD (N7734H) departing on 28L for San Jose as SWA1507. |
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| JetBlue Airways Airbus A320-232 (N569JB) "Blues Brothers" arriving on 28R from Long Beach as JBU1522. |
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| Cessna 560 Citation V (N174JS) airborne after departing on 28R. |
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| Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 601-3A (N429WG) airborne after departing on 28R. |
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| Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-900ER (N891DN) departing on 28R for New York-JFK as DAL704. |
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| Elite Airways Bombardier CL-600-2C10 CRJ-701ER (N78EA) vacating 28R after arrival from Bellingham as MNU700. My first time photographing Elite Airways! |
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| MNU700 taxiing to the terminal for a casino charter. |
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| United Airlines Airbus A320-232 (N444UA) arriving on 28R from Denver as UAL1257. |
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| Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N631QX) arriving on 28L from San Jose as QXE2554. |
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| Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-890 (N532AS) arriving on 28L from Santa Ana as ASA587. |
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| Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N630QX) departing on 28L for Kansas City as QXE2706. |
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| Virgin America (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Airbus A320-214 (N624VA) "Red, White & Blue" departing on 28L as ASA1806 for San Francisco. |
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| Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 Q400 (N437QX) in the Boise State University Broncos livery arriving on 28L as QXE2447 from Bellingham. |
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| Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 (N291WN) arriving on 28L as SWA1001 from Kansas City. |
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| Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 (N467WN) airborne after departing on 28R for Burbank as SWA5826. |
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| Sun Country Airlines Boeing 737-8K2 (N817SY) "Lake Independence" departing on 28R as SCX296 for Minneapolis/St. Paul. |
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| Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Bombardier DHC-8-401 Dash 8 Q400 (N408QX) arriving on 28R as QXE2236 from Redmond. This is a rather unusual sight to see one of Horizon's Q400s arriving on 28R! |
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| Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (N8710M) taxiing for departure as SWA1882 for Houston-Hobby. My first time seeing and photographing the newest member of the 737 family, the MAX series! This airframe was the very first MAX to be delivered to Southwest Airlines, on August 29, 2017. Note the split-tip winglets and the chevrons on the engine nacelles for noise reduction, much like the 787 Dreamliner. |
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| Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-351 (N592NW) departing on 28R as DAL2565 for Atlanta. |
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| SWA1882 airborne after rotating on 28R for Houston-Hobby. Like the A321neos I saw the other day, the 737 MAX has a quite different and much quieter sound to it! I am absolutely thrilled to have been able to see the newest narrow-body airliners from both Airbus and Boeing as of today! |
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| N78EA airborne after departing on 28R as MNU701 for Laughlin/Bullhead. |
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| Wheels Up Aviation Beechcraft B300 King Air 350i (N865UP) airborne after departing on 28R as GAJ865 for Renton. |
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| Jazz Air (d/b/a Air Canada Express) Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 Q400 (C-FSRY) arriving on 28R as JZA8125 from Vancouver. Formerly with Sky Regional Airlines. |
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| American Airlines Boeing 737-823 (N931NN) departing on 28L as AAL319 for Chicago O' Hare. |
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| Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N633QX) departing on 28L as QXE2642 for Seattle-Tacoma. |
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| SkyWest Airlines (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N176SY) arriving on 28L as SKW3469 from Tucson. |
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| C-FSRY airborne after departing on 28R as JZA8124 back to Vancouver after a quick turn-around. |
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| Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8H4 (N8621A) taxiing for departure to Chicago-Midway as SWA258. |
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| Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 Q400 (N445QX) arriving on 28R as QXE2355 from Spokane. Another Horizon Q400 arrival on the north side! |
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| Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-890 (N583AS) taxiing for departure to Santa Ana as ASA592. |
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| Virgin America (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Airbus A320-214 (N855VA) "Screw it, let's do it" (now that is an awesomely hilarious nickname!) taxiing out for departure to San Francisco as ASA1808. |
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| Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 300 (N371HA) taxiing to the FBO after arriving on 28R. |
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| Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N625QX) arriving on 28R as QXE2644 from Oakland. |
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| Alaska Airlines Airbus A321-253N (N926VA) "More to Love" arriving on 28R as ASA1606 from Los Angeles. My third A321neo and my first time catching an Alaska Airlines A321neo! Airframe delivered to Alaska about a month ago. |
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| Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-990/ER (N474AS) taxiing out for departure to Salt Lake City as ASA714. |
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| ASA1808 airborne after departing on 28R for San Francisco. |
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| Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 Q400 (N430QX) airborne after departing on 28R as QXE2819 for Medford. A small grass fire broke out on the south side of the airport near the threshold for Runway 28L, so ATC diverted all departures to the north side until firefighters put the fire out. |
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| Icelandair Boeing 757-208 (TF-FII) "Eyjafjallajökull" taxiing out for departure to Reykjavik-Keflavik as ICE664. Note the scimitar winglets. 757s have only just recently started sporting the new modified wingtip, so this is my first time catching a 757 with said equipment! |
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| United Airlines Airbus A320-232 (N444UA) departing on 28R as UAL1010 for Denver. |
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| ICE664 departing on 28R for Reykjavik-Keflavik. "Eyjafjallajökull" is the name of a glacier with a relatively small ice cap in South Iceland west of the much larger Mýrdalsjökull glacier. It covers the caldera of a volcano with a summit elevation of 5,466 feet, and recently erupted in April 2010. |
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| FedEx Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (N595FE) arriving on 28L as FDX781 from Memphis. |
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| Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 Q400 (N438QX) arriving on 28L as QXE2094 from Medford. |
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| Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N623QX) departing on 28L as QXE2670 for San Jose. |
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| Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 Q400 (N452QX) "Employee Powered" arriving on 28L as QXE2147 from Spokane. |
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| N633QX arriving back from Seattle-Tacoma on 28L as QXE2687. |
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| Empire Airlines (d/b/a FedEx Feeder) Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster (N873FE) arriving on 28L as CFS7669 from Corvallis. |
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| Empire Airlines (d/b/a FedEx Feeder) ATR-42-300F (N921FX) arriving on 28L as CFS7673 from Medford. |
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| FedEx Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (N617FE) arriving on 28L as FDX582 from Memphis. |
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| Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-332/ER (N177DN) departing on 28L as DAL36 for London Heathrow. |
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| N926VA taxiing for departure as ASA1611 for the return-trip to Los Angeles. |
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| United Parcel Service - UPS Airlines Boeing 747-4R7F/SCD (N582UP) arriving on 28L as UPS2998 from Louisville. So stoked to photograph a 747-400F as this is my first one. It's also my second time catching a 747-400 overall. |
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| Catching this beauty made this spotting trip worthwhile. |
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| Smoking the nose gear. While the Queen of the Skies is an endangered species in the passenger sector, at least the 747 has a fairly secure future as a freighter, so AvGeeks like me won't have to permanently say "good-bye" to her for quite a while... |
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| ASA1611 departing on 28L for Los Angeles. |
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| Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-790 (N622AS) arriving on 28L as ASA371 from Los Angeles. |
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| Ameriflight Beechcraft C99 Airliner (N108SX) arriving on 28L as AMF1967 from Salem. |
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| Compass Airlines (d/b/a American Eagle) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N203NN) taxiing for departure as CPZ6082 for Los Angeles. |
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| Ameriflight Fairchild SA-227AC Metro III (N673AV) arriving on 28L as AMF1965 from Hermiston. |
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| Ameriflight Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia (N246AS) arriving on 28L as AMF1977 from Medford. I haven't seen a Brasilia since SkyWest Airlines stopped flying them into Portland on feeder routes four years ago! Formerly with Atlantic Southeast Airlines - ASA. |
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| Empire Airlines (d/b/a FedEx Feeder) Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster (N711FX) arriving on 28L as CFS7675 from Klamath Falls. |
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| Ameriflight Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia (N266AS) arriving on 28L as AMF1907 from Redmond. Formerly with Atlantic Southeast Airlines - ASA flying Delta Connection colors, and then to Gulfstream International Airlines. |
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| CPZ6082 departing on 28L for Los Angeles. |
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| West Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (N145WA) arriving on 28L as PCM1974 from Eugene. |
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