Gallery Update: Another Morning Spotting in Portland

This morning, I had to drop off my aunt and uncle at PDX who were flying down to Utah for a week. Of course, this offered me the opportunity to get a little plane-spotting from my usual spot on top of the short-term parking garage. As far as spotting highlights go for this opportunity, the only major firsts for me would have to be a pair of special Southwest liveries, my first look at a Spirit Airlines A319 in their latest (albeit really yellow!) livery, and my first time seeing and photographing a Piaggio P.180 Avanti. I also got to see another 737 MAX 8 operated by Southwest Airlines along with a couple of F-15s from the Oregon Air National Guard.

Portland (PDX) 36

Preview:

Atlas Air (d/b/a Cathay Pacific Cargo) Boeing 747-87UF/SCD (N856GT) arriving on 10R as CPA3281 from Los Angeles for a brief stopover to pick up cargo before continuing on to Hong Kong via Anchorage.

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-890 (N562AS) arriving on 10R as ASA407 from San Jose. 

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-890 (N558AS) departing on 10L as ASA638 for Las Vegas.

Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV-X G450 (N125TF) departing on 10L.

SkyWest Airlines (d/b/a United Express) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N162SY) departing on 10L as SKW5458 for Denver.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 (N955WN) "Arizona One" departing on 10L as SWA5224 for San Francisco. I finally photograph one of Southwest's many state specials!

SkyWest Airlines (d/b/a United Express) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N140SY) arriving on 10L as SKW5808 from San Francisco.

Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 Q400 (N402QX) in University of Montana Grizzlies colors airborne off 10L as QXE2850 for Seattle-Tacoma.

Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N620QX) departing on 10L as QXE2581 for Burbank.

Compass Airlines (d/b/a Delta Connection) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N613CZ) departing on 10L as CPZ5829 for Seattle-Tacoma.

Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 Q400 (N443QX) in University of Alaska at Anchorage Seawolves colors departing 10L as QXE2350 for Spokane.

Alaska Airlines Airbus A320-214 (N854VA) taxiing to the gate after doing some engine runs.

Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 Q400 (N403QX) in Montana State University Wildcats colors taxiing to the gate after arriving from Seattle-Tacoma as QXE2175.

Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-332/ER (N196DN) arriving on 10L as DAL179 from Amsterdam.

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-990 (N302AS) departing on 10L as ASA572 for San Diego.

SkyWest Airlines (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N183SY) departing on 10L as SKW3482 for Salt Lake City. My aunt and uncle were on this flight!

Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-900/ER (N870DN) arriving on 10L as DAL2715 from Atlanta.

Compass Airlines (d/b/a American Eagle) Embraer ERJ-170-200L E-175LR (N215NN) departing on 10L as CPZ6088 for Los Angeles.

United Airlines Airbus A320-232 (N481UA) taxiing to the gate after arriving from Houston Intercontinental as UAL1938,

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 (N705SW) departing on 10L as SWA4024 for Oakland.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 (N466WN) departing on 10L as SWA5002 for Phoenix Sky Harbor.

United Airlines Airbus A320-232 (N459UA) arriving on 10L as UAL2390 from Chicago O'Hare.

Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-932/ER (N865DN) departing on 10L as DAL1067 for Detroit.

Cirrus SR22T (N72AD) arriving on 10L from Seattle-Boeing.

Virgin America (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Airbus A320-214 (N284VA) "Rabid Badger" airborne off 10L as ASA9565 on a re-positioning flight to Seattle-Tacoma.

N854VA departing on 10L as ASA1282 for San Francisco. Formerly Virgin America's "Stand Up Flyer."

Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-232 (N697DL) arriving on 10L as DAL1297 from Minneapolis/Saint Paul.

Southwest Airline Boeing 737 MAX 8 (N8722L) departing on 10L as SWA2994 for Dallas-Love. My second time seeing a 737 MAX 8! Southwest also recently took delivery of their last 737 NG from Boeing just recently, so that means any new aircraft deliveries from here on out will be nothing but the 737 MAX series!

N856GT airborne off 10R, continuing as CPA3281 for Hong Kong via Anchorage. If I had a dollar for every time I've seen this airframe here at PDX...

Oregon Air National Guard McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (84-0094) airborne off 10R as "Rage 01."

Oregon Air National Guard McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (78-0482) airborne off 10R as "Rage 02."

Oregon Air National Guard McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (78-0470) airborne off 10R as "Rage 03."

Oregon Air National Guard McDonnell Douglas F-15D Eagle (85-0130) airborne off 10R as "Rage 04."

Piaggio P.180 Avanti (N777ZK) departing on 10L for Redmond. My first time seeing one of these unique Italian executive transports! They're pretty uncommon right now too, since about 240 of them have been built so far.

Dassault Falcon 2000 (N598WC) arriving on 10L.

United Airlines Airbus A320-232 (N413UA) arriving on 10L as UAL1950 from Denver.

Spirit Airlines Airbus A319-133 (N535NK) departing on 10L as NKS692 for Las Vegas. This is my first time seeing an A319 in Spirit's latest livery! Formerly with Volaris as XA-VOP.

American Airlines Boeing 737-823 (N948NN) departing on 10L as AAL2714 for Dallas-Fort Worth.

American Airlines Airbus A321-231 (N144AN) departing two hours behind schedule on 10L as AAL1316 for Dallas-Fort Worth.

American Airlines Boeing 737-823 (N918AN) departing on 10L as AAL2408 for Chicago O'Hare.

Virgin America (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Airbus A320-214 (N633VA) "The Tim Clark Express" departing on 10L as ASA1798 for Los Angeles.

Learjet 31A (N535PS) arriving on 10L.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 (N945WN) "Florida One" departing on 10L as SWA1014 for Denver. I got two Southwest state specials in a single spotting trip!