AIRVENTURE 2021
EAA President Jack Pelton said it best, “The wait is over”, and indeed it was. It felt so good to be back “home” at AirVenture Oshkosh after last year’s cancellation due to the ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic. AirVenture this year...
Author: Scott Jankowski
MKE HAS SPIRIT!
On Thursday June 24th, 2021 at 1343 a vibrant yellow painted Airbus A321 touched down on rain-soaked runway 19R at Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport, Spirit Airlines had officially arrived. The inaugural inbound flight was operated by a three-year-old...
Scott Jankowski’s Jet Carrier Warbirds Scrapbook
Photographer Scott Jankowski has had the opportunity to see loads of U.S. Navy and Marine jets on airport ramps and at air shows. Here’s a collection of photos he’s taken over the years, how many do you recognize?
Mid-Summer Spotting Part #3 A Recent Look at Narrow Body Air Traffic at Chicago O’Hare Airport.
As we wrap up our look into a recent spotting trip to Chicago O’Hare International Airport, we take a closer look at the narrow body and regional traffic. Chicago O’Hare International Airport is an important hub for both American...
Mid-Summer Spotting Part #2 A Recent Look at the Freighter Traffic at Chicago O’Hare Airport.
We continue our look into a recent spotting trip to Chicago O’Hare International Airport with a closer look at pure freighter traffic. The downturn in traffic on the passenger side has been very evident since the Covid-19 Pandemic began,...
Mid-Summer Spotting Part #1: A Recent Look at the Widebody Traffic at Chicago O’Hare Airport.
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic continues to affect air traffic and the airline industry globally. Air Travel is slowly recovering with most airlines adding flights and putting aircraft back into service, but there is a very long way to go...
NORTHERN LIGHTNING 2020
There is a tremendous amount of scheduling and logistics that goes into planning for the now annual Northern Lightning exercise held at the Volk Field CRTC (Combat Readiness and Training Center) and Hardwood Firing Range located around the Tomah...
MKE Hometown Spotting #2
HOMETOWN SPOTTING A LOOK BACK AT THE PAST YEAR PART#2 In this article we continue our look at the comings and goings here at my hometown airport of General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee WI. Mitchell is not the busiest...
MKE Hometown Spotting #1
HOMETOWN SPOTTING A LOOK BACK AT THE PAST YEAR PART#1 This year has not been typical in any sense of the word. The world has been and continues to battle the Covid-19 Pandemic, it has affected and continues to...
The “Mad Dog”, A Tribute to a Workhorse, Part 2
The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 family of airliners has served the world’s airlines for 41 years , but is now rapidly fading from the skies. The two largest operators of the MD-80 series just recently retired the type, those being...
The “Mad Dog”, A salute to the MD-80 family of Jetliners, Part 1
The MD-80 series of aircraft once a workhorse of the world’s airlines is rapidly slipping into aviation history with the recent retirement of the type by Delta Airlines. The MD-80 series has become a victim to more fuel-efficient types...
RAMP SIDE AT CHICAGO O’HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Being a member of the Chicago Airport Watch Program, Chicago’s only law enforcement supported plane-spotting organization, does have its benefits. We have access to some of the best plane spotting areas around the airports in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin...
