If you’ve been self quarantined at home and checking FlightAware to pass the time, you’ve noticed some changes on the scheduled flights into and out of Bangor. The most glaring change has been the uptick in traffic by cargo carrier Cargolux and their 747-400F and 747-8F freighters. This morning I spoke with Aimee Thibodeau, Marking … More The Queen of the Skies Making Tech Stops in Bangor
Emirates Flight 203 from Dubai to New York’s JFK International Airport made an emergency landing at 9am on Monday morning. The flight declared a medical emergency and diverted to Bangor. Crews from the Bangor Fire Department, US Air Force Fire/Rescue and others utilized the City of Bangor’s Pierce Aerial Platform truck to reach the 2nd … More Emirates A380 Medical Diversion
A new route is coming to Bangor in 2020. Friday, United Airlines announced the addition of a twice daily route between Washington D.C.’s Dulles International Airport. Service will be available for purchase starting tomorrow, December 14th with flights beginning June 4th, 2020. Currently American Airlines is the only carrier with service to the Washington D.C. … More United Adds Year Round Service to Dulles
A United flight from San Francisco bound for Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport experienced a cabin pressurization issue after crossing into Newfoundland and Labrador from Quebec early Monday morning. According to flight data from FlightAware, the flight with 210 passengers and crew on board was cruising at 39,000 feet and made a slight northerly turn while over … More United 968 Diverts to Bangor with Pressurization Issue
In a press release on Tuesday from Bangor International Airport, Delta Airlines has announced a return of seasonal service from Bangor to Detroit on June 8th. The service will fly on Saturdays through August 10th. If the demand is there, it will potentially expand in 2020. Delta ran a seasonal mainline flight and year round … More Delta to Resume Bangor to Detroit Flights
It was a windy day but that didn’t stop aviation enthusiasts from Bangor to as far away as Massachusetts from coming to the Queen City to help celebrate Bangor International Airport’s 50th Anniversary. Spectators were treated to a front row view to everything from a Cessna doing pattern work to 6 Finnish F/A-18s heading to … More BGR Hosts 50th Anniversary Open House
Mid morning on a frosty New Years Eve morning, a Volga Dnepr Ilyushin IL-76 glided over the Penobscot River and touched down on Bangor International Airport’s runway 33. Typically a fuel stop or an overnight rest for the crew, this time the IL-76’s destination was Bangor. Several weeks in the works with teams from BGR … More BGR Closes 2017 With Another Cargo Operation
A few clouds didn’t stop people from coming out to the Curtis Air FBO at Pittsfield Municipal Airport for the EAA 736 Young Eagles Fly-In. Kids between ages of 8 and 17 could go up for free rides with pilots to experience flying and get them interested in aviation at a young age. There were … More EAA 736 Young Eagles Fly-In
After a stopover in Dunkirk, New York last night, the Berlin Express made it’s appearance in Bangor on Thursday morning. Originally scheduled to land around 6pm Wednesday night, the North American P-51B Mustang touched down on runway 33 at Bangor International around 10am local time. The Berlin Express rose to notoriety in World War II when … More The Berlin Express Makes Fuel Stop in Bangor
The taxi stands at Bangor International Airport were lined with fire trucks. The lane by the International Arrival Terminal was lined with ambulances from several local cities, towns and agencies. If you weren’t paying attention on your way up Godfrey Boulevard, you would have thought you were going into a major incident at the airport. However, that … More BGR Holds Mass Casualty Drill
