MIAv8Diecast
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Crazy to me that IND, RDU and PIT all had CDG service with the 767-300 given the proximity to DTW and ATL. Delta also had domestic service with the 757-200 out of NRT before covid...
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Crazy to me that IND, RDU and PIT all had CDG service with the 767-300 given the proximity to DTW and ATL. Delta also had domestic service with the 757-200 out of NRT before covid...
bakejobb_23
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All historic routes kinda sound crazy after a while. Look at a lot of the things airlines were doing in the 2000s as well. Lots of routes that nowadays kinda make you scratch your head as to how they were either profitable, sustainable, and logistically made sense as to why they started. This route seems to be one of them. Condor, WOW and even BA make an ounce of sense from here but Delta exploring that from PIT just seemed a bit odd once I discovered it. Happy to have had them here for a good while though! I hope PIT gets another intl service soon, EI on their 321s or getting condor back or lufthansa/discover here would be nice. Time will tell!
Beautiful pics of your Heritage collection.
US Airways livery is the best in my opinion, but just a matter of taste (like United Airlines Tulip, for example). US Airways livery because for years i was delighted by A330-200 and A330-300 arriving at Rome FCO from Charlotte and Philadelphia, a pleasure for the eyes spotting at these beauties landing on runway 16R.
US Airways livery is the best in my opinion, but just a matter of taste (like United Airlines Tulip, for example). US Airways livery because for years i was delighted by A330-200 and A330-300 arriving at Rome FCO from Charlotte and Philadelphia, a pleasure for the eyes spotting at these beauties landing on runway 16R.
MIAv8Diecast
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Absolutely! Just strange from the perspective of working in the industry seeing such strange routes only a few years back.
bakejobb_23
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Thankfully I was able to ride one of those birds before they left the skies. I flew into Venice on N276AY (a -300 in AA colors at the time) and then took the same ride home a few days later from Rome. I enjoyed that airport a lot for as little time as I spent there. Lots to see around there coming from a normally American plane spotter!!
Well, Rome FCO is a kind of paradise for spotters that want to catch widebodies from USA:
- Delta Air Lines A350-900, B767-300WL, B767-400WL, B777-200ER, A330-900neo, A330-200, A330-300
- American Airlines B787-8, B787-9, B777-200ER, B777-300ER
- United Airlines B767-400, B767-300WL, B787-8, B787-9, B777-200ER, B777-300ER
Of course i am missing US Airways A330-200, A330-300 and B767-200, but i love Delta Air Lines (my favourite airline outside Europe) and, among the airliners, i love Delta and United B767-400...really impressive!
bakejobb_23
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Really. I must say that, maybe, the most elegant among all the airframes is Delta Air Lines A350-900.a little taste of everything
bakejobb_23
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Time to show off a new arrival. These photos were taken on my DSLR, first ever real attempt to grab photos with it. It is definitely the wrong lense which leads to odd focusing…i’ll have to pick up a macro lense of sorts to take more interesting and higher quality shots. Either way I’m happy with how these turned out.
This model is of Northern Pacific Airlines 757-200 with the reg N628NP. It was released by JC Wings in 2022 along with N627NP which wears the same exact colors. N628NP started its life in 1995 with USAir as N631AU. In 2006 the reg was changed to N200UU, still under the now US Airways. At this time it included the newly added winglets across the whole fleet. In 2015 it flew for a few years under American Airlines after the merger and was stored in 2020. Northern Pacific grabbed the frame in 2023 with the new reg of N628NP, and also fitted it with the newer pointy winglets. It now wears a slightly different livery irl as Northern Pacific Airlines changed their name to New Pacifc Airlines. The livery is the same but with updated titles along the front I believe. While not a part of my official Legacy US Airways criteria, It still kind of counts so i’m glad I was able to grab at least one of these planes as much as I hate the mould. The winglets are way too pointy and the front end doesn’t look quite right to me. Either way I enjoy having this model and i’m glad to get photos of it on my brand new board I finished.
Mocked up here is an unnamed green themed sports team loading up for a game the next day on a tight turnaround time.
Enjoy!
This model is of Northern Pacific Airlines 757-200 with the reg N628NP. It was released by JC Wings in 2022 along with N627NP which wears the same exact colors. N628NP started its life in 1995 with USAir as N631AU. In 2006 the reg was changed to N200UU, still under the now US Airways. At this time it included the newly added winglets across the whole fleet. In 2015 it flew for a few years under American Airlines after the merger and was stored in 2020. Northern Pacific grabbed the frame in 2023 with the new reg of N628NP, and also fitted it with the newer pointy winglets. It now wears a slightly different livery irl as Northern Pacific Airlines changed their name to New Pacifc Airlines. The livery is the same but with updated titles along the front I believe. While not a part of my official Legacy US Airways criteria, It still kind of counts so i’m glad I was able to grab at least one of these planes as much as I hate the mould. The winglets are way too pointy and the front end doesn’t look quite right to me. Either way I enjoy having this model and i’m glad to get photos of it on my brand new board I finished.
Mocked up here is an unnamed green themed sports team loading up for a game the next day on a tight turnaround time.
Enjoy!
Actually, just use a smaller aperture (higher f-number) and you'll get more parts focused. Not placing the camera too close can also work
bakejobb_23
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Actually, just use a smaller aperture (higher f-number) and you'll get more parts focused. Not placing the camera too close can also work
I’ll have to try it! I only have the one lense for irl airport spotting (i forget what it is specifically, im still learning! lol) I am standing a good 5-6 feet away to take these photos as is right now so i’ll have to play with some settings for sure. Thanks for the tip!
bakejobb_23
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N825AA is a 787-9 delivered to American Airlines in 2017. Seen here at the hard stands getting fully loaded with a large red themed sports team for an away game. This model was released by GeminiJets in October of 2020.
Featured already before but here again -
N338RS is a 737 Max 8 delivered to American Airlines in 2018. Model is by NG.
USAir photos next for my retro enthusiasts! Enjoy!
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