Gallery Update: An Allegiant Airbus and a Sun Country Boeing

I was planning on attending an air show up in Boise today, but I ended up not going. So as a consolation, I headed out to Provo to chase a couple of airliners (all of them being operated by low-cost carriers!). One was another Allegiant Airbus A319 (that I haven't photographed yet) in the airline's new livery and the other was a Sun Country 737-800 charter flight that brought back the BYU football team after their loss to Mississippi State today. And the best part about today's consolation spotting session? Beautiful sunset lighting!

Provo (PVU) 44

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Allegiant Air Airbus A319-111 (N332NV) exiting on A1 after arriving on 31 as AAY132 from Phoenix-Mesa. My second Allegiant Airbus with the new livery! And the setting sun made this incredible lighting possible!

Sun Country Airlines Boeing 737-8BK (N818SY) on short final for 13 as SCX8661 arriving from Golden Triangle Regional in Columbus, Mississippi. Again, great lighting thanks to the setting sun! On board was the BYU football team returning to Provo after their loss at the hands of the Mississippi State University Bulldogs 10-35. The BYU Cougars is NOT having a great football season this year... After dropping off the BYU football team, airframe was later scheduled to depart Provo with the same flight number to Ontario, California.

Airframe first delivered to Flyglobespan in the U.K. as G-CEJP in June 2007. It was then leased to Oman Air in May 2008 before returning to Flyglobespan a year later. Then in December 2009, it went to Ethiopian Airlines as ET-AMZ until December 2012 when Sun Country took delivery of the airframe.

N332NV airborne after departing on 31 for the return-trip to Phoenix-Mesa as AAY133 after a quick turn-around. Lighting was still good even after the sun fell beneath the horizon.

Airframe first served with Cebu Pacific Air as RP-C3192 from December 2005 until acquisition by Allegiant in July of this year. This A319 is only a month into regularly scheduled revenue service, having been deployed by Allegiant on September 10, 2017.