The Perfect “10” of an Aircraft
Forty years and one day after it made its maiden flight, the Air Force has finally flown its first KC-10 west to the boneyard. KC-10A 860036 (MSN 48249/424) named the “Peace Maker” was the 50th of the 60 airframes...
Category: Air Transports
Retired and Vanished Airlines and Airliners, Part 1
Here’s a collection of older airliners, liveries and companies that no longer exist. Airliners have been retired, color schemes changes, and companies either merged or ceased operations. Sometimes, all three conditions have been met… how much of their history...
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...
Remembering London Heathrow’s Terminal 2 Spotting Deck
During the 1990s and into the new Millennium, I had the privilege to fly from the U.S. to Europe at least a half a dozen times. London’s Heathrow Airport was my choice of entry to Europe, and since my...
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...
Looking Back at the Australian International Air Show of 2009
Looking Back at the Australian International Air Show and Trade Exibition of 2009 The largest air show in Australia had plenty of historic milestones to mark in 2009. The biennial event contained, for many spectators, the final aerial presentations...
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...
COVID-19 Airlines and Airliner Casualties, Groundings and Retirements
Air Canada and its subsidiary Rouge will be retiring many of their Boeing B-767-300s due to the airline industry’s downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Call it what you will… the “COVID-19 pandemic” has led most of the world’s...
A Day Trip to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
There I was, in Phoenix, Arizona on a pleasant Saturday in March with no airshow to attend. I had not planned on doing any spotting at Phoenix Sky Harbor during my trip but the Covid-19 Pandemic had caused states...
A Day Trip to Pinal Airpark
As you travel on Interstate 10 in Arizona, approximately 25 miles north of Tucson, an Aviation Oasis catches your eye. Large aircraft tails can be seen in the distance rising from the Sonoran Desert floor. Just as you’re saying...
A Real Community Airshow at Tyabb Airfield, Victoria, Australia
On Sunday 8 March, the Peninsula Aero Club at Tyabb Airfield, in Association with Paul Bennet Airshows and Sponsor IOR Aviation, ran their latest airshow with benefits to the community including Funflight, for children with severe health issues, Angel...
