It was a busy week and Saturday proved to be excellent for spotting at BGR. Earlier in the week there was a C27J stopping by along with an AWE A321 diversion for fuel from Hamburg Finkenwerder en route to Newark, a UTAir 737-800 with some sexy winglets, P-3’s, C-17’s as well as Interjet and Volaris … More Weekend Spotting
The University of Maine in Augusta, in conjunction with Maine Instrument Flight at the Augusta State Airport have teamed up to offer the first degree in aviation in Maine. Upon successful completion of the program, students will graduate as FAA certified commercial pilots with 5 type ratings.
While the New York and Philadelphia airports had a pile of delays, we had some heavy action late afternoon with 2 North American 767-300’s, a FedEx 757-200 from Memphis, an Antonov AN-124 in the ADB livery I haven’t been able to catch yet as well as 2 Mad Dogs, an Allegiant and a Scandinavian headed … More Busy Afternoon at BGR
It isn’t out of the ordinary to see C-5’s or C-17’s coming in for the day to do touch and go exercises along with the KC-135’s based at the ANG base in Bangor. However, it was a pleasant sight seeing a C-130 from the Rhode Island Air National Guard today.
There is a new airline travel website out there that is similar to Expedia and Travelocity. It’s called RouteHappy. I stumbled onto it when someone I follow on Twitter mentioned it. The concept isn’t to only find you the best bang for your buck, but as they put it, the happiest flights for the lowest … More RouteHappy
Last night around 8 as I was coming home last night from work there were dark clouds over Bangor and Hermon. It wasn’t until I was on 95 looking down the runway that you could see the sun setting. I hurried to the GA terminal and then over by the old American hangar and got … More Sunset at BIA
There are some photos up on the 3315 Aviation photo stream of the 2013 New Smyrna Beach Balloon and Sky Fest. I’ll be adding more photos of spotting trips as well as the 2012 Great State of Maine Airshow at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station. 3315 Aviation Flickr Stream 2013 New Smyrna Beach Balloon … More Flickr Stream
I’ve added a link to the official site for the Maine Troop Greeters. They are a very dedicated group of people who gather at the airport to welcome troops flying through Bangor on their way to military installations overseas or those who are returning home from deployment. I’m working on a piece to feature here … More The Maine Troop Greeters
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