Gallery Update: An Overcast Day in Portland

I woke up to overcast skies this morning, so I knew I probably wasn't going flying today. I was fine with that because I've been wanting to get spotting trip up to Portland again when certain opportunities presented themselves. I've been keeping an eye on the morning departure schedules out of PDX the last several weeks and my main objective was one of the two Hawaiian Airlines flights; since I last photographed two of their A320neos, equipment substitution has become frequent, showing that delivery delays of the new narrow-body planes due to engine issues are still a problem. As a result, Hawaiian has sent Airbus A330s as well as Boeing 767s back onto certain routes where needed. I was specifically after a 767 in Hawaiian's colors because I have never photographed one before and I needed to jump at the opportunity given that the airline was in the process of retiring them; in fact, there are only six 767s left in Hawaiian's fleet as of this writing! Of course, I was successful in getting my main objective (albeit, after a two hour delay from the flight's originally-scheduled departure time!)!

In addition to finally catching one of Hawaiian Airlines' 767, there were a few notable catches made on this trip, including the final Horizon Air college special livery I haven't "properly" photographed until today, as well as bunch of F-15s from the military side of the airfield!

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Preview:

Ameriflight Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia (N189CA) airborne off 10R as AMF1906 for Medford.

Ameriflight Beechcraft C-99 Airliner (N992AF) airborne off 10R as AMF1994 for Newport.

Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 Q400 (N403QX) in the Montana State University Bobcats livery taxiing for departure as QXE2425 for Reno/Tahoe.

Ameriflight Fairchild SA-227AC Metro III (N673AV) airborne off 10R as AMF1964 for Redmond.

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-990/ER (N493AS) "More to Love" departing on 10L as ASA30 for Boston.

Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N629QX) taxiing for departure as QXE2794 to Albuquerque.

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-890 (N548AS) airborne off 10R as ASA644 for Phoenix-Sky Harbor. Formerly painted in the special Alaska.com/"Reverse Alaska" livery.

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-890 (N512AS) "Spirit of Seattle" departing on 10L as ASA764 to Washington-National. Note the miss-matched nose cone!

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-790 (N613AS) taxiing across the south runway from the maintenance ramp to the gate. Scheduled to depart for Anchorage later in the day as ASA137.

Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 Q400 (N441QX) in the University of Alaska at Fairbanks Nanooks livery taxiing to the gate after arriving from Boise as QXE2514. I've finally gotten a good shot of the Nanooks livery and therefore, photographed all the college liveries currently in the Horizon fleet!

Jazz Air (d/b/a Air Canada Express) Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 Q400 (C-GJZN) taxiing to the gate after arriving from Vancouver as JZA8121. Note the left engine already shut down.

Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-900ER (N897DN) arriving on 10L as DAL2561 from Detroit.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 (N210WN) departing on 10L as SWA5806 for San Jose.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 (N283WN) departing on 10L as SWA5817 for Oakland.

Compass Airlines (d/b/a Delta Connection) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N617CZ) arriving on 10L as CPZ5732 from Seattle-Tacoma.

Compass Airlines (d/b/a Delta Connection) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N614CZ) departing on 10L as CPZ5706 for Seattle-Tacoma.

Delta Air Line Boeing 737-832 (N3766) departing on 10L as DAL2189 for Salt Lake City.

Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N623QX) on push-back prior to departure as QXE2568 for Seattle-Tacoma.

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-890 (N546AS) taxiing to the gate after arriving on 10R as ASA130 from Anchorage.

C-GJZN departing on 10L as JZA8118 back to Vancouver following a quick turn-around.

United Airlines Boeing 737-824 (N33203) arriving on 10L as UAL1875 from San Francisco.

American Airlines Airbus A321-231 (N931AM) taxiing to the gate after arriving on 10R as AAL1316 from Dallas-Fort Worth.

Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-323 (N812NW) arriving on 10R as DAL179 from Amsterdam.

United Airlines Airbus A319-131 (N827UA) arriving on 10L as UAL598 from Denver.

Alaska Airlines Airbus A320-214 (N621VA) departing on 10L as ASA1202 for San Francisco. Formerly Virgin America's "Air Colbert." Only my second time photographing an A320 in Alaska colors!

Virgin America (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Airbus A320-214 (N638VA) "San Francisco Pride" taxiing to the gate after arriving on 10R as ASA1325 from San Francisco.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 (N910WN) taxiing to the gate after arriving on 10R as SWA4321 from Las Vegas

United Parcel Service - UPS Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (N270UP) parked on the cargo ramp. In the past, there was usually an A300 or a 767 parked at PDX during the day, so it's quite unusual to see an MD-11 during the day. Arrived early this morning from Louisville as UPS974 and later scheduled to depart around midnight tonight back to Louisville as UPS991.

Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 Q400 (N445QX) airborne off 10R as QXE2089 for Medford.

Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 Q400 (N440QX) in the Oregon State University Beavers livery getting towed from maintenance to the gate. Later scheduled to depart as QXE2062 for Seattle-Tacoma.

Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Bombardier DHC-8-401 Dash 8 Q400 (N400QX) in the University of Idaho Vandals livery taxiing to the gate after arriving as QXE2538 from Boise.

Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 767-33A/ER (N582HA) 'Ake 'Ake departing two hours late on 10R as HAL25 for Honolulu. I have FINALLY photographed one of Hawaiian's 767s! And just in time too, as they are slated to be retired this year! As of today only six 767s remain in Hawaiian's fleet.

Hawaiian Airlines brought in 14 leased 767s into their fleet some time between 2002 and 2003 as part of their then-fleet modernization program. Hawaiian has operated a total of 18 767s in its history and began retiring them once they've started taking delivery of Airbus A330-200.

Due to delivery delays of Hawaiian Airlines' A321neos because of engine defects of the Pratt & Whitney PW1100Gs, the 767s have stuck around a little longer than expected.

Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 Q400 (N450QX) taxiing to the gate after arriving as QXE2277 from Kalispell.

Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Bombardier DHC-8-401 Dash 8 Q400 (N407QX) in the University of Oregon Ducks livery departing on 10R as QXE2510 for Boise.

Massachusetts Air National Guard McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (80-0004) from the 104th Fighter Wing (104 FW), the Barnstormers operating as part of Rage Flight, "Rage 1" airborne off 10R. The 142nd Fighter Wing deployed to Europe earlier this year. Upon their return, several of their Eagles had some major maintenance issues, so a few F-15s from Massachusetts are now on loan to the Redhawks.

Oregon Air National Guard McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (84-0031) as "Rage 2" airborne off 10R. Note the colored-in Redhawk logo on the tail; I've waited a long time to photograph this particular Eagle!

Oregon Air National Guard McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (78-0473) as "Rage 3" airborne off 10R!

Oregon Air National Guard McDonnell Douglas F-15D Eagle (85-0130), call-sign "Rage 4" airborne off 10R!

Oregon Air National Guard McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (84-0030), "Rage 5" airborne off 10R!

Massachusetts Air National Guard McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (84-0016), "Rage 6" airborne off 10R!

Oregon Air National Guard McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (86-0151), "Rage 7" airborne off 10R!

Massachusetts Air National Guard McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (79-0064), "Rage 8" airborne off 10R!