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
Two weeks of coordination between several organizations culminated in an Antonov Airlines AN-124 Ruslan’s front cargo door opening to receive two 53′ shipping containers and other miscellaneous pallets on the ramp at Bangor International Airport. The shipping containers housed a high tech water filtration system manufactured in New Gloucester, Maine by Emerging Compounds Treatment Technologies … More Heavy Cargo Operation At Bangor International
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
Delta Connection flights from Bangor International Airport will be changing in the New Year. In a press release from Bangor International Airport, the Delta Connection seasonal route from Bangor to Detroit’s Wayne County International Airport will cease as of January 1, 2017. To replace the route, Delta Connection will institute a new route from Bangor … More Delta Changes Bangor Routes
Around 5:45 this morning, the skies over greater Bangor came alive with the dull roar of 2 Israeli Air Force Boeing 707 refueling tankers as they sped down the runway at Bangor International Airport. Soon thereafter the first flight of 5 F-16 Viper aircraft took to the sky. The sound of of jet fuel roaring … More Israeli Air Force F-16s Provide Wakeup Call To Bangor Area Residents
When it was announced that Donald Trump was going to make a stop in the Queen City, the first thing that came to my aviation mind was “PLEASE BRING THE 757!!” N757AF(the tail number for Donald’s Boeing 757-200) is on the photo bucket list of many aviation photographers and enthusiasts alike. The thought crossed my … More Trump Force One Comes to Bangor
I’m sure by now many of you in the Bangor area know there is a political rally for Republican Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump. The rally will take place at 4pm at the Cross Insurance Center on Main St in Bangor. While this is a huge, or YOOGE event for Bangor, it’s even YOOGER for … More Trump Rally in Bangor on Wednesday
Saturday couldn’t have been a better day to get the Cessna(or in my case, Chevy) fired up and take a trip to Bangor International Airport for the Maine Aero Services Open Hangar BBQ and Fly In. The folks at BGR waived all landing fees for those attending and judging by the ramp, it was well … More Maine Aero Open House
United Airlines announced the expansion of seasonal service from Bangor to their hub at Newark’s Liberty International Airport. The service will run July 1st through October 29th. The flights will operate daily on the same Canadair Regional Jets as the United service to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Flying from Newark, the hour and a half … More United Expands Seasonal Routes with Newark Service
