Suspense had been building over the weekend with an online contest to guess who and where the latestroute addition from Bangor International Airport(BGR) would be. The airport posted a contest to guess the route for a chance to win tickets to the Bangor Waterfront Brewfest this summer. In an announcement at the airport this morning it … More United Returns to Bangor
The aircraft circle of life continues in Bangor. There have been a couple new American Airlines A319/A321s coming through in the past couple months and there are expected to be more coming soon. Some of the recent flights into Bangor have included retirement flights of Lufthansa and Iberia Airbus A340-300’s along with a Lufthansa Boeing … More Recent Activity in Bangor
With the budget cuts that went into effect earlier this year(aka the Sequester, or here in Maine, Sequestah), one of the federal programs to take a hit were the Blue Angels. Not only were their shows cancelled but other air shows in 2013 were cancelled. The Great State of Maine Airshow at the former Brunswick … More Great State of Maine Airshow Returns
On October 22nd a new era in American Airlines history began with the delivery of their first Airbus A321 aircraft. As with the prior delivery flights for American’s new A319s, the A321s inbound from Finkenwerder, made a pit stop in Bangor for fuel and a customs check before continuing on for Dallas.
Not a day after a Boeing 747-400 Dreamlifter operated by Atlas Air mistakenly landed at Jabara Airport in Kansas instead of McConnell Air Force Base, it seemed everyone was glued to live streams of the giant aircraft as it attempted to take off on a 6,100 foot runway. Then about 4 hours later, a Cessna … More Busy Day in Aviation
In the coming weeks/months I’m going to be doing some airport reviews with tips, suggestions, cool things, spotting tips and where to find the best beer. My first review is none other than the airport I’ve come to hate over the years. But really, it is starting to grow on me. New York’s LaGuardia Airport.
I’m sitting here watching the Fall Classic, trying to keep my blood pressure in check while watching the Red Sox in Game 1 of the World Series. I’ve also got Lightroom open going through some photos I’ve taken recently, I stumbled across some pictures from my Florida vacation in April and well, I went to … More Looking Ahead to 2014
York High School graduate and NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy returned home from the International Space Station on Tuesday September 10th after 181 days in space. He landed in a Russian Soyuz space craft in Kazakhstan with 2 other Russian cosmonauts. Cassidy boarded a Gulfstream III and headed for the states to undergo medical tests after … More Chris Cassidy Returns from ISS
At this time every year I reflect on the events that forever shaped our Great Nation along with the rest of the world. Like many people, I look back at where I was that fateful day when I heard what was unfolding in New York City, Washington, D.C. and the field in Pennsylvania. The thoughts that … More September Eleventh
Everyone has a bucket list. Some want to run a marathon, parachute(although I don’t get jumping out of a perfectly fine aircraft), bungee jump or meet a famous person to name a few. While I respect all of those, being a plane/aviation geek, mine probably seem lame compared to having hamburger with George Costanza. I’ve … More My Plane Geek Bucket List
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