Happy holidays and happy week of Christmas!
I had hoped to get some meaningful spotting on the account that it's the holiday peak season, but fatigue from work and particularly from my new position has taken its toll. I was hoping to catch one of Asia Pacific Airlines' 757s, but once again, I missed it by a matter of hours. But the trip wasn't a total loss as I got to see a few notable firsts for me, which included a 737 MAX 9 in the new United Airlines livery, as well as a few unique corporate aircraft. I'll let the photos speak for themselves here.
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Preview:
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| United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 (N37530) taxiing for departure as UAL2177 for Chicago O'Hare. My first time seeing the "evo-blue" livery on the MAX 9! |
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| Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-990/ER (N440AS) departing on 10L as ASA545 for New York-JFK. |
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| Embraer EMB-135BJ Legacy 600 (N317LL) arriving on 10L. |
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| UAL2177 departing on 10L for Chicago O'Hare. |
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| Empire Airlines (d/b/a FedEx Feeder) Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster (N957FE) taxiing for departure as CFS4749 for Salem. |
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| CFS4749 departing on 10L for the quick round-trip feeder flight to Salem. |
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| Beechcraft B100 King Air (N923BW) arriving on 10L from Bozeman. My first time seeing B100 model of the King Air family, which is a stretch derivative of the Model 90. The Model 100 would eventually evolve into the T-tail Model 200 model that's still in production today. |
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| Boutique Air Pilatus PC-12/45 (N451SS) taxiing for departure as BTQ354 for Pendleton. |
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| BTQ354 airborne off 10L for Pendleton. |
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| Empire Airlines (d/b/a FedEx Feeder) Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster (N983FE) taxiing for departure as CFS4712 for Corvallis. |
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| CFS4712 airborne off 10L for the quick round-trip feeder flight for Corvallis. |
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| Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 (N953WN) arriving on 10L as SWA554 from Sacramento. Note the "Silver One" stick on the nose. The decals commemorated Southwest's 25th anniversary of operations and was originally adorned on a 737-300 in a polished silver livery. After the retirement of Southwest's 737-700s, the "Silver One" decals were transferred to this airframe. |