Category: Air Transports

McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Series Scrapbook

Photos by Scott Jankowski, Crey Beitler and Ken Kula, story by Ken Kula McDonnell Douglas built over 1100 MD-80 series aircraft, including MD-88 and MD-90 derivatives. Essentially a stretched and enlarged DC-9 airliner, the MD-80 series carried more fuel,...

Some of My Favorite Aviation Photographic Opportunities, Volume Two

 Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport  Point Woronzof Road runs along the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport’s western boundary and the Point Woronzof Buffer Park. There’s some space for roadside parking and a small hillside abeam the runway 14 touchdown...

Power In the Pines Open House and Air Show 2025

Story by Daniel O. Myers, photos by Mike Colaner Leaping from one of Joint Base McGuire’s (JBM) own 305th AW C-17s, the U.S. Air Force Academy Wings of Blue Parachute Jump Team opened the 2025 show by bringing the...

Thirty-Four Vintage Aircraft on the AirVenture Fields in 2025

1929 CURTISS ROBIN Photos and story by Ken Kula The above photo is of a restored 1929 Curtiss Robin, one of the oldest aircraft on the 2025 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh grounds. There were plenty of fifty-plus year-old aircraft in...

The Geneseo Airshow 2025

Story and photos by Shawn Byers The National Warplane Museum in Geneseo, New York held their annual airshow on July 12th and 13th. Also known as the Greatest Show on Turf, my previous working title of this article was...

COMMERCIAL AIRLINERS OF AIRVENTURE 2025

Story and photos by Scott Jankowski AirVenture 2025 also featured several unique and special livery commercial airliners which could be found around the grounds, with the larger aircraft parked on Boeing Plaza. The aircraft featured this year including aircraft...

The Shop and Save Westmoreland International Airshow 2025

Story and photos by Shawn Byers The Westmoreland County Airshow was held on June 21st and 22nd, 2025 at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in picturesque Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of airshows at the airport. I only attended...

THE 2025 MILWAUKEE AIR AND WATER SHOW

The 2025 interaition of the annual Waterstone Bank Milwaukee Air and Water show was held on July 19th and 20th 2025 at the Milwaukee Wisconsin lakefront, adjacent to Bradford Beach. This year’s show featured several military performers which included...

The CenterPoint Energy Dayton Air Show 2025

Story and photos by Shawn Byers I had not been to the Dayton Air Show in many years but it has always been on the radar, so to speak. It is within driving distance, but maybe a bit far...

Big Iron at AirVenture Oshkosh 2025

Each of Goodyear’s trio of Zeppelin NT airships are powered by three Lycoming IO-360 piston engines Story and photos by Ken Kula With over 10,000 airplanes, rotorcraft, balloons and airships and gliders in attendance at the 2025 edition of...

Oshkosh Sunday Arrivals Day

Photos by Ken Kula The EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 is almost underway, and the day prior to Monday’s beginning chapter saw hundreds of aircraft arrive at Wittman regional Airport. Active military, warbirds and General Aviation planes of all types...

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