Aviation Appreciation Station

[Bigtime]

Dat wing...

[Madman]

Goodyear testing their brand new Zeppelin "blimps".



http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/03/travel...html?hpt=hp_c3

[STeeLy]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

I finally saw my first 787 in person on Saturday at DEN. United had one parked over by their hangar. Great looking bird.

Couldn't get a good look at one when I landed in ORD because I was across the aisle from the window...

I'll likely be flying on one from NRT to SIN in September though...

[Maritime Q-Scout]

High winds in Halifax!

[Bigtime]

Dear United, please do a 787 in each classic livery:

[Acey]

Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout

High winds in Halifax!

The number of times throughout that storm that I saw people complaining about cancellations...

Well excuse the hell out of WestJet for not wanting their $70 milion airplanes to get literally blown off the ramp, and oh God the disaster if they were boarding and the plane separates from the jetway and somebody falls or something...

[Art Vandelay]

Looks like United is bringing a 747-400 in today. Looks to be a charter

United Flight 1840

Status: Estimated Departure 1 Hour 15 Minutes Early
DEPARTS
ARRIVES


City: Chicago, IL (ORD - O'Hare)
Gate: B16
Check-in Terminal: Terminal 1, Concourse B
Scheduled Time: 11:05 a.m.
Scheduled Date: Sun., 6 Apr., 2014
Estimated Time: 9:50 a.m.
Estimated Date: Sun., 6 Apr., 2014

City: Calgary, AB Canada (YYC)
Gate:
Terminal:
Scheduled Time: 1:45 p.m.
Scheduled Date: Sun., 6 Apr., 2014
Estimated Time: 12:19 p.m.
Estimated Date: Sun., 6 Apr., 2014




Aircraft: Boeing 747-400 aircraft #8194
Where is this aircraft coming from? Alexandria, LA (AEX), Flight 1891 Check Status
Weather conditions: ORD, YYC

[Tyler]

Can someone get some pics today?

[Maritime Q-Scout]

Do you guys get alerts when cool aircraft fły into YYC or do you just keep checking sites like FlightAware?

I'd love to set up an alert for myself (even if it's a small airport and we see nothing close to a 747, 787, An-225, etc).

[Bigtime]

I'm planning to go and get the arrival. There is a flightplan filed for the same plane YYC-EGVN. That is RAF Brize Norton in the UK, no doubt making this another British troop charter.

I setup flightaware email alerts for certain conditions. One of them is any 747-400 filing a flight plan to YYC. So when that happens I get an email. I think free users of Flightaware can get up to 10 free alerts. I also have notices set to A380's, 787's, Antonov 124's, and the 747-800's.

[Bigtime]

She's on her way, ETA is 1217:

http://www.flightradar24.com/UAL1840/30dba96

[Acey]

A 29 arrival would be awesome... but more than likely 35L.

[Bigtime]

She landed 35L, always nice to see a pax 744 come to town.

[Bigtime]

[KelVarnsen]

http://www.airlinereporter.com/2014/...-787-9-rolled/

Air New Zealand 787-9 painted in the new black livery of Air New Zealand.

Also, http://paineairport.com/kpae10274.htm first ANA 787-9.

[Tyler]

Great shots Aaron!

[Tyler]

Originally Posted by KelVarnsen

http://www.airlinereporter.com/2014/...-787-9-rolled/

Air New Zealand 787-9 painted in the new black livery of Air New Zealand.

Also, http://paineairport.com/kpae10274.htm first ANA 787-9.

Tsk tsk.. Dude.. Post pics.

[stazzy33]

Saw the United 747 leaving southbound at 1700 today, was wondering why it was here.

[Acey]

Tougher to keep a black plane cool in the summer, I suspect... but my God does it look awesome. I can't think of a livery that would look bad if they just did a blackout version of it.

[flamesfan6]

Originally Posted by stazzy33

Saw the United 747 leaving southbound at 1700 today, was wondering why it was here.

I was in the terminal when it took off, the amount of dust it kicks up during taxi and take off was remarkably more noticeable than any plane, looked like it used almost all the runway to take off.

seemed to be a quick turn around