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Gladiator Fire – Day 4Posted on May 17, 2012
Coming Soon ‘Salmon-Thirty-Salmon II’Posted on May 15, 2012
Gladiator Fire – Day 2Posted on May 14, 2012
Coolidge: A Season In ReviewPosted on May 8, 2012
Pratt and Whitney showing off their stuffPosted on May 4, 2012
Gladiator Fire – Day 4Posted on May 17, 2012- Coming Soon ‘Salmon-Thirty-Salmon II’Posted on May 15, 2012
- Gladiator Fire – Day 2Posted on May 14, 2012
- Coolidge: A Season In ReviewPosted on May 8, 2012
- Pratt and Whitney showing off their stuffPosted on May 4, 2012
21Apr2012
What is your Poison?
I was 8 years old when I first fell in love with Jet Fuel. I remember my first experience sitting in the Captains seat of a TWA 747-100. That is the moment when I fell in love with Commercial Aviation. Please don't misconstrued my passion for commercial aviation. There is just something about those two Rolls-Royce RB211 engines that produce 32,700 lb pounds of thrust hurdling the Boeing 757-200 down the runway. I have a weakness for
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Japan Airlines visit Phoenix International Airport
On March 22nd 2012, Phoenix International Airport had a special visitor arrive at 10am. Japan Airlines (JAL) brought their Boeing 777-300 (JA736J). The airline was chartered for the Seattle Mariners to fly them to the 2012 Open Series Japan. They will be playing against the Oakland A’s. It is a special treat for us at Phoenix when we get to catch a couple photos of a Boeing 777. PHXSpotters members had the coverage all over r the various
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Airport Watch PHX
A project that started well over a year ago has finally been completed. With the first class to graduate the Phoenix Neighborhood Patrol program (PNP). The Airport Watch first class members include, Jason Bong, Felipe Garcia, Billy Ellison (Wild Bill), Peter Nickerson, Ron McLellan, and Saurabh Patel. Airport Watch AZ has already logged in over 100 hours since the class has been active. Some information about how the
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Terminal 4 Spotting at Phoenix
This is a huge garage; you can go to any level to get uncluttered shots from either side north/south/east/west. It is a good location to get close-up shots of aircraft taxiing to the gates you can also get shots of aircraft lining up on 25R or landing on 25L. You can also get aircraft touching down on 26 with the Papago Mountains in the backdrop which is a signature shot from Phoenix. Terminal 4: Southwest, US Airways, Air Canada,
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Santa’s big helpers
The Christmas Cargo Rush by Saurabh Patel During the Christmas holiday season, every Christmas, Phoenix get a bunch of Cargo traffic. Part of which is due to the high parcel volume for customers in Phoenix and also Phoenix has one of the biggest warehouses for Amazon. The week leading up to Christmas day is when all the fun starts. This year the heavy lifters included increased frequency of FedEx/UPS. They also upgraded most flights to the
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US Airways vs Southwest Airlines special themes
While Standing in line waiting to clear the TSA security checkpoint. I overhear a little boy talking to his mom about going to see the "Fishy Plane". After clearing the checkpoint, I started thinking about the difference between US Airways and Southwest Airlines and their Special Themed liveries. Being a employee of US Airways, they will always have a special place in my heart. In my own personal opinion, I believe Southwest Airlines
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7000th Airbus in Service
On December 12, 2011 in Hamburg, Germany US Airways took delivery of the 7,000th Airbus aircraft ever built - an A321-231, serial number 4957. The aircraft wore test registration D-AZAE, and flew home to Phoenix Sky Harbor via Bangor and Pittsburgh on December 13, 2011 as AWE 9254. US Airways is the largest operator of Airbus aircraft in the world, with 242 Airbus aircraft currently active in the fleet, and another 91 on order.
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Spotting Location of the Week
This week we have picked Terminal 3 as the Spotting location on the week. Terminal 3: Delta, Frontier, American, Hawaiian, and JetBlue Terminal 3 - Description : The T3 garage is a good location to get close-up shots of aircraft taxiing to the gates you can also get shots of aircraft rotating in front of you when are departing (either runway). You can go to the upper levels to get un-cluttered shots. Shots of the
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Spotting Location of the week
This week we have decided to select Terminal 2 as our Spotting location of the week. Description : The T2 parking garage is only 2 levels tall and there is no view to the south side (which is where the gates are located) so the only spotting you can do here is on the north side overlooking the landing zone of rwy08. This is where most aircraft will turn off when they land on rwy26. Shots can be taken all year long from
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Farewell to an Old Workhorse
Without so much as a whimper, the last operational US Airways "West" Boeing 737 made its final journey home on ovember 29th. The aircraft tasked with this assignment, N305AW, touched down in Phoenix, AZ at 1:31 pm, operating as "Cactus 48" from Las Vegas, NV. Among the passengers on the nearly-empty flight was a retired America West Airlines captain who had begun his career with the airline on the day it commenced operations on August
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PHX Spotters Day 2011
Our second annual PHX Spotters day 2011 was a complete success. The staff at PHX Spotters started planning this event about 3 months ago. We decided to plan the event for November 5th, 2011. Even with there being a couple other events in the surrounding areas of Phoenix we decided the day must go one. Invites sent out via Facebook and Twitter. There is no turning back. The day before the event and the weather is not looking to good for our
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Many colors of Phoenix
This photo was provided by PhxSpotters member Bryan Snider. This is a perfect example of the many colors that Phoenix has to offer for photographers. This was taken from Terminal 4 SW corner of the top
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Spotting location of the week
We will be doing a weekly spotting location update for all of our members and visitors. This weeks spotting location is 40th Street. If you take a look on the map, that is provided below 40th St is #3 on the map. This is a great location in the winter when aircraft on the 25/07’s can’t be snapped from the parking garages. You can get great landing/departing action on both runways all day long. When driving on 40th Street you will notice
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Spotlight Photographer- Peter Van Dyke (October 2011)
I would like to announce Octobers Spotlight Photographer has been selected. Peter Van Dyke has been selected for the month of October. Peter has been a member of PHX Spotters since March 2011. His photos are top notch. And as usual always happy to help out our members when it comes to spotting locations and anything about commercial airlines. I get the pleasure of working with Peter at US Airways. Here is a little information about
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