Last night, I saw on FlightAware and FlightRadar24 that one of Alaska Airline's Airbus A321neos still in the Virgin America livery was in Portland. Knowing that the plane would inevitably be repainted into the Alaska livery eventually, I decided to get up early this morning to go see and photograph it. Unfortunately, the drive up to Portland at the start of rush hour royally screwed me out of the opportunity today, so I'll have to catch it another time... But it wasn't a total loss as there were several other notable highlights photographed this morning.
For starters, I got to see a pair of Boeing 757s operated by FedEx for the first time, which is unusual because they're flying into PDX all the time. It would seem that they arrive and depart soon after during the early morning hours only. Another cargo highlight was a Boeing 767 in the full ABX Air livery. In addition to the few cargo heavies spotted and photographed this morning, I got a few notable cargo feeders worth catching as well. Another first for me was finally seeing a few ex-Virgin America Airbus A319s now sporting the current Alaska Airlines livery. And finally, I got a special livery from United Airlines.
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| United Parcel Service - UPS Airlines Boeing 757-2A4/PF (N422UP) departing on 28L as UPS2975 for Louisville. |
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| Alaska Airlines Airbus A319-112 (N521VA) getting towed from the remote ramp to the gate in preparation for departure to Chicago O'Hare as ASA1070. My first time seeing the A319 in Alaska colors! Formerly Virgin America's "let there be light." |
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| Ameriflight Beechcraft 1900C-1 (N112YV) ariborne off 28L as AMF1918 for Redmond. |
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| Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 (N438WN) arriving on 28L as SWA2257 from Oakland. |
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| FedEx Express Boeing 757-222/SF (N793FD) taxiing for departure as FDX3129 for Fort Worth Alliance. My first time seeing a 757 in FedEx colors! Formerly with United Airlines before acquired by FedEx and converted for cargo-use. |
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| FDX3129 departing on 28L for Forth Worth Alliance. |
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| Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-890 (N513AS) arriving on 28L as ASA822 from Kahului. |
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| FedEx Express Boeing 757-2Q8/SF (N963FD) taxiing for departure as FDX673 for Memphis. Previous operators of this airframe include Omni Air International - OAI, American Trans Air - ATA, Monarch Airlines, Orient Thai Airlines, and Air Berlin. |
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| Empire Airlines (d/b/a FedEx Feeder) Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster (N856FE) airborne off 28L as CFS8669 for Newport. |
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| FDX673 departing on 28L for Memphis. Glad to catch two 757s operated by FedEx on this trip! |
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| United Parcel Service - UPS Airlines Boeing 767-34AF/ER (N308UP) taxiing for departure as UPS2973 for Louisville. |
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| Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-990 (N315AS) departing on 28L as ASA463 for Los Angeles. |
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| UPS2973 departing on 28L for Louisville. |
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| Jazz Air (d/b/a Air Canada Express) Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 Q400 (C-GGMI) airborne off 28R as JZA8116 for Vancouver. |
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| Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N627QX) taxiing in after arriving from Spokane as QXE2037. |
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| Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 (N700GS) arriving on 28L as SWA802 from Los Angeles. |
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| FedEx Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (N625FE) taxiing for departure as FDX3604 for Indianapolis. |
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| FDX3604 departing on 28L for Indy. |
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| Alaska Airlines Airbus A319-112 (N524VA) getting towed from the remote ramp to the gate in preparation for departure as ASA1638 for Las Vegas. Formerly Virgin America's "dark horse." |
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| FedEx Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (N588FE) taxiing for departure as FDX400 for Memphis. |
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| Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-990/ER taxiing for departure as ASA294 for Puerto Vallarta. |
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| FDX400 departing on 28L for Memphis. |
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| Alaska Airlines Airbus A320-214 (N640VA) departing on 28L as ASA1053 for Palm Springs. |
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| Ameriflight Beechcraft 99 Airliner (N96AV) airborne off 28L as AMF1924 for Medford. |
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| American Airlines Boeing 737-823 (N983NN) departing on 28L as AAL2577 for Dallas/Fort Worth. |
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| Ameriflight Beechcraft C99 Airliner (N223BH) airborne off 28L as AMF1964 for Hermiston. |
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| Ameriflight Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia (N189CA) airborne off 28L as AMF1906 for Redmond. |
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| Ameriflight Beechcraft 99A Airliner (N20FW) airborne off 28L as AMF1968 for Newport. |
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| Empire Airlines (d/b/a FedEx Feeder) Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster (N937FE) airborne off 28L as CFS8670 for North Bend. |
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| West Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (N863MA) airborne off 28L as PCM1910 for Astoria. Formerly with Mokulele Airlines as indicated by the tail logo. |
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| Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330-243 (N399HA) "Kūmau" airborne off 28R as HAL25 for Honolulu. It has been a long time since I last photographed one of Hawaiian's A330s. And this shot was possible because the flight rotated off 28R before getting halfway down the runway! |
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| Empire Airlines (d/b/a FedEx Feeder ) Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster (N957FE) airborne off 28L as CFS8690 for Roseburg. |
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| Alaska Airlines Airbus A320-214 (N851VA) arriving on 28L as ASA1062 from Los Angeles. Formerly "Friends of Arjay Miller" with Virgin America. |
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| Ameriflight Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia (N578SW) taxiing for departure as AMF1978 for Medford. Formerly with SkyWest Airlines operating as United Express as indicated by the remnants of the old livery! |
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| Ameriflight Beechcraft C99 Airliner (N191AV) airborne off 28L as AMF1994 for Klamath Falls. |
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| Empire Airlines (d/b/a FedEx Feeder) ATR-42-300 (N911FX) airborne off 28L as CFS8673 for Medford. |
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| N521VA departing 28L as ASA1070 for Chicago O'Hare. |
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| ABX Air Boeing 767-338/ER/BDSF (N362CM) arriving on 28R as ABX904 from Seattle-Tacoma. |
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| Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-990 (N319AS) taxiing for departure as ASA652 for Dallas/Fort Worth. |
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| West Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (N145WA) airborne off 28L as PCM1974 for North Bend. |
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| Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 Q400 (N441QX) in the University of Alaska at Fairbanks Nanooks livery airborne off 28L as QXE2169 for Seattle-Tacoma. |
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| Ameriflight Beechcraft C99 Airliner (N62989) airborne off 28L as AMF1984 for Crescent City. |
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| After holding short of 28L for what ended up being an excruciatingly long time, AMF1978 finally gets underway for Medford! |
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| Empire Airlines (d/b/a FedEx Feeder) Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster (N960FE) airborne off 28L as CFS8686 for Newport. |
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| N524VA departing on 28L as ASA1638 for Las Vegas. |
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| American Airlines Boeing 737-823 (N925AN) departing on 28L as AAL1402 for Phoenix-Sky Harbor. |
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| Oregon Air National Guard McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (85-0106) of the 142nd Fighter Wing, 123rd Fighter Squadron, the Redhawks airborne off 28L in afterburner on a practice quick-reaction alert (QRA) run. |
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| Oregon Air National Guard McDonnell Douglas F-15D Eagle (85-0130) of the 142nd Fighter Wing, 123rd Fighter Squadron, the Redhawks airborne off 28L in afterburner, also on a practice QRA run. Since 9/11, there are always two fully-armed and ready-to-go fighters at a moment's notice to protect American skies and practice runs like this keeps our fighter pilots sharp! |
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| N851VA departing on 28L as ASA1152 for Santa Ana. |
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| American Airlines Airbus A319-112 (N752US) arriving on 28L as AAL414 from Phoenix-Sky Harbor. |
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| United Airlines Boeing 737-924/ER (N75432) in the special Eco-Skies livery taxiing in after arriving on 28R as UAL2176 from Chicago O'Hare. What a nice way to cap off a spotting trip by photographing this special livery on an otherwise bland and outdated livery! |
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