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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!

Monday, January 7, 2019

Gallery Update: Late Morning Spotting in Portland

My first gallery update of 2019 comes (not surprisingly!) from Portland. I didn't do the usual end-of-the-year PDX spotting trip at the end of 2018 because of weather and there really wasn't anything really noteworthy to go after, especially after the holiday rush ended following Christmas... The same can be said about today's spotting trip as well (minus the weather factor because the weather was actually pretty decent!), but I ended up being in the neighborhood anyways because I had to drop off my sister so she could return to school and I ended up sticking around to do some plane-spotting at least until her flight departed.

Portland (PDX) 39

Preview:

Alaska Airlines Airbus A320-214 (N361VA) departing 10L as ASA1278 for San Diego. Formerly with Virgin America bearing the nickname 'Jersey Girl.' Also my first time catching a sharklet-equipped A320 in Alaska colors, making this sighting the only real highlight of this spotting trip.

SkyWest Airlines (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N189SY) departing 10L as SKW3327 for Tucson.

Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-832 (N3759) departing 10L as DAL1826 for Los Angeles.

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-890 (N563AS) arriving on 10L as ASA407 from San Jose.

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-990 (N303AS) departing 10L as ASA292 for Los Cabos, Mexico.

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-990/ER (N457AS) taxiing in after arriving on 10R as ASA449 from New York-JFK.

Compass Airlines (d/b/a American Eagle) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N217NN) taxiing in after arriving on 10R as CPZ6088 from Los Angeles.

Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 Q400 (N403QX) in the Montana State University Bobcats livery taxiing out for departure as QXE2350 for Spokane.

American Airlines Airbus A321-231 (N900UW) arriving on 10R as AAL1316 from Dallas-Fort Worth.

Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 Q400 (N443QX) in the University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves livery departing 10R as QXE2541 for Sacramento.

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-890 (N552AS) departing 10L as ASA408 for San Jose.

Virgin America (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Airbus A319-112 (N523VA) "contents may be under pressure" departing 10L as ASA1204 for San Francisco.

Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-332/ER (N199DN) arriving on 10L as DAL607 from Atlanta.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-73V (N7840A) departing 10L as SWA3112 for San Jose. Previously operated by Aerolineas Argentinas, first delivered to EasyJet.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8H4 (N8674B) departing 10L as SWA2327 for San Diego.

Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-932/ER (N842DN) arriving on 10L as DAL2820 from New York-JFK.

SkyWest Airlines (d/b/a United Express) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N213SY) arriving on 10L as SKW5808 from San Francisco.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 (N8574Z) taxiing in after arriving on 10R as SWA1864 from Chicago-Midway.

Ameriflight Beechcraft 99A Airliner (N1924T) airborne off 10R as AMF3184 for Crescent City.

Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-332/ER (N181DN) waiting for gate space to open up after arriving as DAL179 from Amsterdam. The flight was waiting for the gate occupied by another Delta 767 that was departing for Tokyo!

Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-3P6/ER (N152DL) airborne off 10R as DAL69 for Tokyo-Narita. Never expected to catch three Delta 767s in a single spotting trip to Portland!

SkyWest Airlines (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N403SY) taxiing in after arriving as SKW3350 from San Jose.

SkyWest Airlines (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N400SY) departing 10L as SKW3482 for Salt Lake City, the flight my sister was flying on.

SkyWest Airlines (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N199SY) taxiing in after arriving as SKW3312 from Boise.

Virgin America (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Airbus A319-112 (N522VA) "the 1-year-old virgin" taxiing in after arriving as ASA1325 from San Francisco.

Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N623QX) taxiing out for departure as QXE2066 for Dallas-Love.

Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Bombardier DHC-8-401 Dash 8 Q400 (N407QX) in the University of Oregon Ducks livery arriving on 10R as QXE2027 from Boise.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 (N763SW) taxiing in after arriving on 10R as SWA1503 from Oakland.

United Airlines Airbus A320-232 (N418UA) arriving on 10L as UAL1875 from San Francisco.

Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 Q400 (N441QX) in the University of Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks livery departing 10L as QXE2050 for Seattle-Tacoma.

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-890 (N559AS) "Salmon Thirty Salmon II" getting ready to depart as ASA580 for Santa Ana.

Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N631QX) taxiing in after arriving as QXE2856 from Burbank.
Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N633QX) taxiing in after arriving as QXE2029 from Ontario.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 (N8523W) taxiing in after arriving on 10R was SWA982 from Denver.

American Airlines Boeing 737-823 (N945AN) taxiing in after arriving on 10R as AAL1437 from Phoenix/Sky Harbor.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 (N484WN) departing 10L as SWA290 for Kansas City.

Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-900/ER (N873DN) arriving on 10L as DAL2515 from Minneapolis/St. Paul.

United Airlines Boeing 737-724 (N27724) departing 10L as UAL1888 for Houston-Intercontinental. It's been a while since I last saw a 737-700 operated by United.

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