Our Boeing 777 Scrapbook
A Korean Air Boeing B-777 about to touch down after a long-haul flight. A Boeing B-777 prototype first flew in 1994. The standard -200 series jetliner, capable of a gross takeoff weight of 660,000 pounds, can seat up to...
Category: Airliners
Looking Back to my 2001 Australia Trip
I took a trip to Australia to see the 2001 Avalon Air Show, which celebrated the Centenary of Federation of that country. There were many aircraft types that I’d never seen before, and there were a number of British...
Fokker Civil Jet Transport Scrapbook
Anthony Fokker built and flew his first aircraft before World War I, in 1910. The Dutch citizen later moved to Germany and started his namesake – aircraft building company in 1912. His company was successful with the design and...
A Mid-Year Look at How 2021 is Shaping up
Business and General Aviation aircraft flight numbers rebounded faster than airline flights since the Covid-19 restrictions began Mid-Term Report For the Year 2021 By your Assignment and Content Editor We, the combined groups of writers, reporters and photographers...
Airbus Aircraft Identification Guide
Airbus is a giant conglomerate of aviation businesses which, over time, were all rolled into one through mergers and purchases. As the company’s website states: “Airbus is an international reference in the aerospace sector. We design, manufacture and deliver...
Vapor Shots!
Almost any aviation photographer appreciates a good photo showing vapor coming off of an aircraft in flight. Vapor is formed when moisture is wrung out of the air due to a combination of humidity and air pressure… the more...
Remembering the First Airbus A-380 Arrival at KJFK
Airbus’s A-380 super-sized airliner was launched at the end of the year 2000. A little more than four years later, the first flight of a prototype occurred, on April 27, 2005. European and U.S. type certification occurred some twenty...
An Incomplete Review of the Train Wreck That Was 2020
The tumultuous year of 2020 has ended, leaving many dreams shattered, lives changed forever, and the aviation world a very different place than it was just one year ago. The so-called global pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus has...
A Visit to Boston’s Logan Airport in July, 2020
It took only 45 minutes on a Saturday evening in July to “get my groove back” again! The COVID-19 pandemic had grounded me as far as aviation photography was concerned, with no air shows to travel to, and...
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...
