An opportunity I've been waiting for came up and I jumped on it. For several weeks now, I've been waiting for one of Icelandair's 757s to fly into Portland and today was the day! A little over a year ago, Icelandair unveiled a new special livery (only their second one!) in celebration of the 80 years of aviation in Iceland, this time show-casing a beautiful glacier-theme. Based on previous flight tracking, this particular 757 has made visits to Portland in the past, but it's been a while until today! In addition to going after the Icelandair special, a few other notable highlights from the spotting trip include catching a few notable cargo-heavies, a couple cargo feeders, and a Frontier Airlines Airbus A320neo, which marks my first time seeing the base-model of the new A320neo family!
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| Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 (N921WN) arriving on 28L as SWA3066 from Denver. |
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| Empire Airlines (d/b/a FedEx Feeder) ATR-42-300 (N911FX) arriving on 28L as CFS7673 from Medford. |
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| Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N620QX) departing on 28L as QXE2809 for Los Angeles-Ontario. This is the very first E-175 that was delivered to Horizon Air. |
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| United Parcel Service - UPS Airlines Boeing 767-34AF/ER (N337UP) arriving on 28L as UPS2974 from Louisville. |
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| American Airlines Boeing 737-823 (N860NN) arriving on 28L as AAL2319 from Phoenix-Sky Harbor. |
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| Ameriflight Fairchild SA-227AC Metro III (N673AV) arriving on 28L as AMF1965 from Hermiston. |
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| Compass Airlines (d/b/a American Eagle) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N218NN) airborne off 28R as CPZ6032 for Los Angeles. |
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| Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N625QX) departing on 28L as QXE2567 for Burbank. |
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| Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 (N273WN) airborne off 28R as SWA3332 for San Francisco. |
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| Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8H4 (N8517F) arriving on 28L as SWA6893 from Las Vegas. |
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| Ameriflight Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia (N246AS) arriving on 28L as AMF1977 from Medford. |
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| Ameriflight Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia (N189CA) arriving on 28L as AMF1907 from Redmond. |
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| Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-890 (N577AS) arriving on 28L as ASA525 from Santa Ana. |
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| Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 (N467WN) departing on 28L as SWA3888 for Sacramento. |
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| FedEx Express Boeing 767-3S2F/ER (N132FE) arriving on 28L as FDX781 from Memphis. This is my first time seeing a 767 in FedEx colors! |
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| Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N624QX) arriving on 28L as QXE2120 from Santa Barbara. |
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| Empire Airlines (d/b/a FedEx Feeder) Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster (N897FE) arriving on 28L as CFS7651 from Redmond. |
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| Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 Q400 (N443QX) in the University of Alaska at Anchorage Seawolves livery arriving on 28L as QXE2499 from Seattle-Tacoma. |
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| Virgin America (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Airbus A320-214 (N840VA) "by the way" arriving on 28L as ASA1125 from San Diego. |
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| N921WN airborne off 28R after a quick turn-around as SWA3066 for San Jose. |
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| West Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (N569WA) taxiing over to the FBO after arriving as PCM1974 from Eugene. |
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| Icelandair Boeing 757-256 (TF-FIR) "Vatnajökull" arriving on 28R as ICE665 from Reykjavik-Keflavik. I am absolutely thrilled to finally photograph this beautiful livery commemorating 80 years of aviation in Iceland! |
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| This livery represents the beauty and grandeur of the Vatnajökull glacier, located in southeast Iceland. It is the largest glacier in all of Europe, covering 8% of Iceland and is up to 3,280 feet (1,000 meters) thick. Ice, water, and tectonic plate movements have shaped Vatnajökull’s surrounding landscape over a 1,000 year time period and the area surrounding the glacier forms Vatnajökull National Park, Europe's largest natural reserve. |
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| Interestingly, Vatnajökull glacier sits on of one of the world’s most active volcanic fields, where the saying "Fire meets Ice" becomes quite literal! Naturally, this glacier holds a special place in the hearts of many Icelandic people. |
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| ICE665 clearing the runway to taxi to the gate to processed by customs. Three years ago, I saw Icelandair's other special livery, "Hekla Aurora." Seeing both of these spectacular liveries makes me want to visit Iceland one day! |
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| Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-990/ER (N495AS) arriving on 28L as ASA53 from Newark. |
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| ABX Air Boeing 767-338/ERF (N364CM) taxiing for departure as ABX903 for Cincinnati via Seattle-Tacoma. Operating on the behalf of Amazon Prime Air. |
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| ABX903 rotating early off of 28L; must be a light load leaving Portland! Most likely stopping in Seattle to pick up more cargo before heading back to the Midwest hub! |
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| Ameriflight Beechcraft 1900C (N7203C) arriving on 28L as AMF1919 from Redmond. My first time catching an one of Ameriflight's 1900Cs! |
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| Frontier Airlines Airbus A320-251N (N317FR) "Georgia the Painted Bunting" arriving on 28R as FFT793 from Denver. After catching three A321neos on past spotting trips, I'm thrilled to finally photograph for the first time the base-model of the A320neo family! |
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| FFT793 clearing off 28R. Delivered from the Toulouse factory in November 2017! |
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| United Airlines Airbus A320-232 (N494UA) arriving on 28R as UAL645 from Chicago O'Hare. |
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| United Parcel Service - UPS Airlines Boeing 757-24APF (N447UP) taxiing for departure as UPS9300 for Louisville. |
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| SkyWest Airlines (d/b/a Delta Connection) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N252SY) airborne off 28R as SKW3727 for Seattle-Tacoma. |
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| Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7L9 (N7817J) departing 28L as SWA20 for Las Vegas. Formerly with Maersk Air (OY-MRH), Sterling Airlines (OY-MRH), AeroSvit Airlines (UR-AAQ), Aircastle (VP-BSW), and Germania (D-AGEY). |
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| UPS9300 departing on 28L for Louisville. |
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| American Airlines Airbus A321-231 (N907AA) arriving on 28L as AAL2528 from Dallas-Fort Worth. |
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