Hi all,
In December last year when Boeing announced that they were finally halting production of the troubled and grounded 737 MAX, a group of us decided that early 2020 was the the optimum time for a bash of the Boeing sites around Seattle and Moses Lake. All these sites are now well known to have many stored 737 MAX sitting around.
Also known at that time was that there would be three US Military air shows within one March week of each other at NAF El Centro, MCAS Yuma and USAFB Luke, and so a plan was hatched to do all these shows with a Seattle getaway in between. Of course back then, the news of what was happening in China was not known……
So having just missed the soon to be implemented Trump travel ban, we departed Heathrow on Delta Air Lines A330 N852NW as DAL17 towards Salt Lake City…….
Heathrow
VP-BTL, Airbus A321 211, Aeroflot Russian Airlines (5881)
C-FVNF, Boeing 787 9, Air Canada (38362)
N731AN, Boeing 777 323ER, American Airlines (33523)
N736AT, Boeing 777 323ER, American Airlines (33538)
N794AN, Boeing 777 223ER, American Airlines (30256)
G-CIVK, Boeing 747 436, British Airways (25818)
B-KPW, Boeing 777 367ER, Cathay Pacific Airways (39234)
N837MH, Boeing 767 432ER, Delta Air Lines (29710)
N852NW, Airbus A330 223, Delta Air Lines (614)
A6-EOJ, Airbus A380 861, Emirates Airline (182)
ET-AVD, Airbus A350 941, Ethiopian Airlines (205)
D-ABNN, Airbus A320 214, Eurowings (1889)
A9C-FE, Boeing 787 9, Gulf Air (39984)
EC-MXU, Airbus A320 251NSL, Iberia (8221)
JA843J, Boeing 787 8, Japan Airlines (34859)
VH-OQB, Airbus A380 842, Qantas Airways (15)
VH-ZNG, Boeing 787 9, Qantas Airways (36240)
N223UA, Boeing 777 222ER, United Airlines (30224)
G-VBOW, Boeing 787 9, Virgin Atlantic Airways (37978)
G-VLUV, Airbus A330 343E, Virgin Atlantic Airways (1206)
G-VNEW, Boeing 787 9, Virgin Atlantic Airways (40956)
G-VOWS, Boeing 787 9, Virgin Atlantic Airways (37974)
G-VPRD, Airbus A350 1041, Virgin Atlantic Airways (319)
G-TVGB, Aerospatiale Squirrel / Fennec / EC130 AS.350 B3, (8427)
Salt Lake City
I was treated to beautiful views of the Rocky Mountains and the Great Salt Lake as we descended towards Salt Lake City.
A worryingly short transit time to catch our connecting flight to Los Angeles, as we also had to clear US Immigration but this was accomplished in very quick time. These few noted in the short time here before we boarded Delta Air Lines A321 N382DN as DAL2273 towards LAX.
N893NN, Boeing 737 NG 823/W, American Airlines (33316)
N113DQ, Airbus A220 100, Delta Air Lines (50032)
N121DU, Airbus A220 100, Delta Air Lines (50040)
N302NB, Airbus A319 113, Delta Air Lines (1062)
N347NB, Airbus A319 114, Delta Air Lines (1800)
N357NB, Airbus A319 114, Delta Air Lines (1875)
N352NW, Airbus A320 212, Delta Air Lines (778)
N367NW, Airbus A320 212, Delta Air Lines (988)
N336DX, Airbus A321 211SL, Delta Air Lines (8063)
N382DN, Airbus A321 211SL, Delta Air Lines (8854)
N852NW, Airbus A330 223, Delta Air Lines (614)
N3731T, Boeing 737 NG 832/W, Delta Air Lines (30775)
N373DA, Boeing 737 NG 832/W, Delta Air Lines (29621)
N3772H, Boeing 737 NG 832/W, Delta Air Lines (30823)
N891DN, Boeing 737 NG 900ER/W, Delta Air Lines (32001)
N199DN, Boeing 767 332ER/W, Delta Air Lines (28456)
N629BR, Bombardier CRJ 200ER, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (7251)
N886AS, Bombardier CRJ 200ER, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (7531)
N979EV, Bombardier CRJ 200ER, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (7737)
N262SY, Embraer EMB-175 LL, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (17000714)
N267SY, Embraer EMB-175 LL, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (17000722)
N273SY, Embraer EMB-175 LL, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (17000735)
N300SY, Embraer EMB-175 LL, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (17000837)
N242SY, Embraer EMB-175 LR, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (17000588)
N253SY, Embraer EMB-175 LR, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (17000620)
N260SY, Embraer EMB-175 LR, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (17000667)
N278SY, Embraer EMB-175 LR, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (17000742)
N282SY, Embraer EMB-175 LR, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (17000747)
N747SA, Boeing 737 NG 7H4/W, Southwest Airlines (29799)
Los Angeles
Once out of the terminal, we headed to Imperial Hill until darkness and then retired to the Motel 6 on West Century Boulevard, which is situated in between the runway approaches
C-FGYS, Airbus A320 211, Air Canada (255)
C-FKPT, Airbus A320 211, Air Canada (324)
C-GIUF, Airbus A321 211, Air Canada (1638)
B-2040, Boeing 777 39LER, Air China (38680)
F-ONUI, Boeing 787 9, Air Tahiti Nui (42116)
N633VA, Airbus A320 214, Alaska Airlines (3230)
N638VA, Airbus A320 214, Alaska Airlines (3503)
N641VA, Airbus A320 214, Alaska Airlines (3656)
N923VA, Airbus A321 253NSL, Alaska Airlines (7861)
N508AS, Boeing 737 NG 890/W, Alaska Airlines (35691)
N559AS, Boeing 737 NG 890/W, Alaska Airlines (35178)
N569AS, Boeing 737 NG 890/W, Alaska Airlines (35184)
N280AK, Boeing 737 NG 900ER/W, Alaska Airlines (60582)
N224AK, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (62680)
N413AS, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (35205)
N477AS, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (40716)
JA791A, Boeing 777 381ER, All Nippon Airways (60137)
N744P, Airbus A319 112, American Airlines (1287)
N765US, Airbus A319 112, American Airlines (1371)
N8001N, Airbus A319 115SL, American Airlines (5678)
N821AW, Airbus A319 132, American Airlines (1406)
N837AW, Airbus A319 132, American Airlines (2595)
N187US, Airbus A321 211, American Airlines (1704)
N508AY, Airbus A321 231, American Airlines (3740)
N587UW, Airbus A321 231, American Airlines (6236)
N104NN, Airbus A321 231SL, American Airlines (5895)
N105NN, Airbus A321 231SL, American Airlines (5904)
N139AN, Airbus A321 231SL, American Airlines (6687)
N409AA, Airbus A321 253NXSL, American Airlines (9178)
N357PV, Boeing 737 NG 800/W, American Airlines (31277)
N918NN, Boeing 737 NG 823/W, American Airlines (33228)
N841AN, Boeing 787 9, American Airlines (40657)
N692AV, Airbus A321 231SL, Avianca (5936)
N973AV, Airbus A330 243, Avianca (1073)
N202NN, Embraer EMB-175 LR, Compass Airlines/American Eagle (17000467)
N206NN, Embraer EMB-175 LR, Compass Airlines/American Eagle (17000489)
N209NN, Embraer EMB-175 LR, Compass Airlines/American Eagle (17000497)
N212NN, Embraer EMB-175 LR, Compass Airlines/American Eagle (17000504)
N213NN, Embraer EMB-175 LR, Compass Airlines/American Eagle (17000505)
N218NN, Embraer EMB-175 LR, Compass Airlines/American Eagle (17000519)
N610CZ, Embraer EMB-175 LR, Compass Airlines/Delta Connection (17000198)
N616CZ, Embraer EMB-175 LR, Compass Airlines/Delta Connection (17000209)
HP-1848CMP, Boeing 737 NG 8V3/W, Copa Airlines (39965)
N335NB, Airbus A319 114, Delta Air Lines (1662)
N349NB, Airbus A319 114, Delta Air Lines (1815)
N331NW, Airbus A320 211, Delta Air Lines (318)
N323DN, Airbus A321 211SL, Delta Air Lines (7672)
N353DN, Airbus A321 211SL, Delta Air Lines (8322)
N371DA, Boeing 737 NG 832/W, Delta Air Lines (29619)
N377DE, Boeing 737 NG 8EH/W, Delta Air Lines (39632)
N775DE, Boeing 737 NG 8EH/W, Delta Air Lines (39620)
N872DN, Boeing 737 NG 900ER/W, Delta Air Lines (31983)
N911DQ, Boeing 737 NG 900ER/W, Delta Air Lines (64882)
N914DU, Boeing 737 NG 900ER/W, Delta Air Lines (62782)
N826DN, Boeing 737 NG 932ER/W, Delta Air Lines (31937)
N722TW, Boeing 757 231/W, Delta Air Lines (29385)
N537US, Boeing 757 251/W, Delta Air Lines (26484)
N547US, Boeing 757 251/W, Delta Air Lines (26494)
N585NW, Boeing 757 351/W, Delta Air Lines (32985)
N180DN, Boeing 767 332ER/W, Delta Air Lines (25985)
A6-ETK, Boeing 777 3FXER, Etihad Airways (39686)
N150FE, Boeing 767 300F, Federal Express (42729)
N154FE, Boeing 767 300F, Federal Express (42730)
N303FE, Douglas DC-10 30F, Federal Express (46802)
N573FE, McDonnell Douglas MD-11 F, Federal Express (48769)
N574FE, McDonnell Douglas MD-11 F, Federal Express (48499)
N601FE, McDonnell Douglas MD-11 F, Federal Express (48401)
DQ-FAJ, Airbus A350 941, Fiji Airways (320)
OH-LWO, Airbus A350 941, Finnair (300)
N648QX, Embraer EMB-175 LR, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (17000789)
EC-MJT, Airbus A330 202, Iberia (1710)
N967JT, Airbus A321 231SL, JetBlue Airways (7257)
N983JT, Airbus A321 231SL, JetBlue Airways (7739)
N988JT, Airbus A321 231SL, JetBlue Airways (7956)
N742CK, Boeing 747 446F, Kalitta Air (24424)
N708CK, Boeing 747 4B5BCF, Kalitta Air (25275)
HL7629, Boeing 747 8B5F, Korean Air (37657)
HL8274, Boeing 777 3B5ER, Korean Air (41998)
CC-BGO, Boeing 787 9, LATAM Airlines (38483)
G-CKWC, Boeing 787 9, Norwegian Air UK (38893)
LN-LNP, Boeing 787 9, Norwegian Long Haul (63310)
RP-C7779, Boeing 777 300ER, Philippine Airlines (61731)
VH-ZNE, Boeing 787 9, Qantas Airways (63391)
9V-SWA, Boeing 777 312ER, Singapore Airlines (34568)
N195SY, Embraer EMB-175 LR, SkyWest Airlines/Alaska Airlines (17000698)
N708SK, Bombardier CRJ 700 701, SkyWest Airlines/American Eagle (10156)
N746SK, Bombardier CRJ 700 701, SkyWest Airlines/American Eagle (10202)
N754SK, Bombardier CRJ 700 701, SkyWest Airlines/American Eagle (10215)
N607SK, Bombardier CRJ 700 701, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (10251)
N287SY, Embraer EMB-175 LL, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (17000753)
N294SY, Embraer EMB-175 LL, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (17000792)
N297SY, Embraer EMB-175 LL, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (17000799)
N280SY, Embraer EMB-175 LR, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (17000745)
N471CA, Bombardier CRJ 200ER, SkyWest Airlines/United Express (7655)
N701BR, Bombardier CRJ 200ER, SkyWest Airlines/United Express (7448)
N862AS, Bombardier CRJ 200ER, SkyWest Airlines/United Express (7476)
N908EV, Bombardier CRJ 200ER, SkyWest Airlines/United Express (7654)
N958SW, Bombardier CRJ 200LR, SkyWest Airlines/United Express (7833)
N789SK, Bombardier CRJ 700 702ER, SkyWest Airlines/United Express (10291)
N792SK, Bombardier CRJ 700 702ER, SkyWest Airlines/United Express (10294)
N207SY, Embraer EMB-175 LR, SkyWest Airlines/United Express (17000643)
N7833A, Boeing 737 NG 79P, Southwest Airlines (30036)
N7732A, Boeing 737 NG 7BD/W, Southwest Airlines (34861)
N224WN, Boeing 737 NG 7H4/W, Southwest Airlines (32493)
N250WN, Boeing 737 NG 7H4/W, Southwest Airlines (34972)
N262WN, Boeing 737 NG 7H4/W, Southwest Airlines (32519)
N265WN, Boeing 737 NG 7H4/W, Southwest Airlines (32522)
N297WN, Boeing 737 NG 7H4/W, Southwest Airlines (32542)
N429WN, Boeing 737 NG 7H4/W, Southwest Airlines (33658)
N432WN, Boeing 737 NG 7H4/W, Southwest Airlines (33715)
N470WN, Boeing 737 NG 7H4/W, Southwest Airlines (33860)
N476WN, Boeing 737 NG 7H4/W, Southwest Airlines (32475)
N741SA, Boeing 737 NG 7H4/W, Southwest Airlines (29277)
N901WN, Boeing 737 NG 7H4/W, Southwest Airlines (32545)
N924WN, Boeing 737 NG 7H4/W, Southwest Airlines (36628)
N954WN, Boeing 737 NG 7H4/W, Southwest Airlines (36669)
N8513F, Boeing 737 NG 800/W, Southwest Airlines (36976)
N8573Z, Boeing 737 NG 800/W, Southwest Airlines (64250)
N8308K, Boeing 737 NG 8H4/W, Southwest Airlines (36682)
N8614M, Boeing 737 NG 8H4/W, Southwest Airlines (36908)
N924NK, Airbus A320 271NSL, Spirit Airlines (9405)
N659NK, Airbus A321 231SL, Spirit Airlines (6770)
N664NK, Airbus A321 231SL, Spirit Airlines (7021)
TC-LJG, Boeing 777 3F2ER, Turkish Airlines (44128)
N35260, Boeing 737 NG 824/W, United Airlines (30855)
N36469, Boeing 737 NG 924ER/W, United Airlines (36600)
N19141, Boeing 757 224/W, United Airlines (30354)
N67058, Boeing 767 424ER, United Airlines (29453)
N775UA, Boeing 777 222, United Airlines (26947)
N26952, Boeing 787 9, United Airlines (36403)
N331UP, Boeing 767 34AF/W, United Parcel Service (27757)
G-VZIG, Boeing 787 9, Virgin Atlantic Airways (37969)
XA-VLS, Airbus A320 233SL, Volaris (7123)
N535VL, Airbus A321 271NSL, Volaris (8087)
N72NG, Beech 350 B350 (FL-1047)
N70VM, Cessna Citation CJ3 (525B0526)
N774XJ, Cessna Citation X (750-0274)
N34HS, Gulfstream G550 (5514)
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Best regards,
Grant Robinson
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