M. Wynn: "Wild Card" Aviation Photography & Images: Gallery Update: A HOT Morning at PDX

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The primary purpose of this blog is to showcase the best of my aviation photography. As such, you will find links to my main aviation gallery on Facebook containing photos from aircraft spotting, some kind of aviation event such as air shows and fly-in events, as well as aviation museums. I also critique my flights on commercial airlines and the services they provide. Occassionally, you'll find personally written, independent articles based on news and current events involving aviation. And of course, I'll put up links to official and unofficial aviation-related websites when I find them. And when time permits, I'll talk and discuss about anything involving aviation. But most importantly, this is my way to document my journey into the aviation industry!

Monday, July 25, 2022

Gallery Update: A HOT Morning at PDX

I drove up to PDX to pick up my dad and bring him home after dropping him off a little over a week ago for him to attend a family reunion and take a vacation. As far as spotting goes, there wasn't anything spectacular but my usual spotting location on the top level of the short-term parking garage was closed due to ongoing construction. But the expansion of the long-term parking garage (which one can walk to) recently opened and offers a wider view of Runways 28L/10R, so I thought I'd give this new spot a try for the duration of this trip. Needless to say, I was impressed and look forward to future spotting trips at this new spotting location hopefully to be used in conjunction with my usual one.

Portland (PDX)

Preview:

American Airlines Airbus A321-231 (N164NN) departing on 28L as AAL1925 for Dallas/Fort Worth.

Atlas Air (d/b/a Amazon Air) Boeing 767-306/ER/BDSF (N1321A) taxiing for departure as GTI3850 for Baltimore.

GTI3850 departing on 28L for Baltimore.

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-890 (N520AS) arriving on 28L as ASA1365 from Las Vegas.

SkyWest Airlines (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR taxiing for departure as SKW3413 for Burbank. Delivered new to SkyWest from the Embraer factory just last month!

Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330-243 (N388HA) "Nahiku" taxiing for departure as HAL25 for Honolulu.

Horizon Air (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Embraer ERJ-170-200LR E-175LR (N645QX) taxiing for departure as QXE2171 for Reno/Tahoe.

SKW3413 departing on 28L for Burbank.

HAL25 departing on 28L for Honolulu.

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-990/ER (N428AS) taxiing for departure as ASA206 for San Francisco.

QXE2171 departing on 28L for Reno/Tahoe.

ASA206 departing on 28L for San Francisco.

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-990/ER (N268AK) arriving on 28L as ASA154 from Phoenix-Sky Harbor.

SkyWest Airlines (d/b/a Alaska Airlines) Embraer ERJ-175-200LR E-175LR (N400SY) taxiing for departure as SKW3378 for San Jose.

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 (N913AK) taxiing for departure as ASA286 for Dallas/Fort Worth.

SKW3378 departing on 28L for San Jose.

ASA286 departing on 28L for Dallas/Fort Worth. This is the first MAX 9 to be delivered to Alaska Airlines.

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 (N929AK) taxiing for departure as ASA889 for Honolulu.

Allegiant Air Airbus A319-112 (N302NV) sporting the Las Vegas Golden Knights livery arriving on 28L as AAY9 from Idaho Falls. The flight my dad was returning home on!

Funny to catch this livery at PDX after photographing it twice in Eugene already!

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-990/ER (N487AS) in the Oneworld livery taxiing for departure as ASA28 for Newark. Alaska has three 737s (all -900s) currently sporting the Oneworld alliance logos. I photographed two January of this year and I finally got the third one today! This airframe was the first 737 to sport the livery after Alaska formally joined Oneworld.

AAY9 taxiing to the gate. This is the new view afforded from the expansion of the long-term parking garage where I spotted from this morning. Scheduled to return to Idaho Falls as AAY10.