KBOS to EPWA Trip

Report and photos by Ken Kula Here’s a look back at civil aviation before the so-called COVID Pandemic of 2019. I took a trip in August 2018 to Warsaw and Radom, Poland, beginning and ending at Boston’s Logan Airport. I flew on SAS Airlines between Boston and Copenhagen on an Airbus A-330-300, and on to Warsaw on an Air Nostrum CRJ-1000. I took the trains between Warsaw and Radom both days. From Warsaw to Copenhagen I flew on a LOT Embraer E-195 and from Copenhagen to Boston again on a SAS Airbus A-330-300. Quite a satisfying trip! My only regret … Continue reading KBOS to EPWA Trip

SPOTTING AT MINNEAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

BY: SCOTT JANKOWSKI This past October I spent a beautiful Sunday Fall afternoon spotting at the primary observation area at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport. This viewing area is located at the end of Cargo Road and is adjacent to the intersections of Runways 12R-30L and 22-4. This centrally located viewing area is best for photography in the afternoon and evening hours as the sun will be at your back, but a word of caution heat haze can be an issue. There is ample parking available, a few picnic tables and benches to sit at, and of course great … Continue reading SPOTTING AT MINNEAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Philadelphia Sports Jets

Photos and story by Don Linn Philadelphia sports teams, as do all other major teams, use their team jets to recruit high value players and coaches. Sending the team jets to their hometown and fly them back to Philadelphia to visit the stadium, meet key personnel, or a quick tour of the city’s historical districts, giving them the “star” treatment all in an effort to sign that valuable player or coach that could give them a winning season, or better still a championship. Two examples I captured on departure from PHL are Philadelphia Eagles’ Bombardier BD-700-A11, in a striking green and … Continue reading Philadelphia Sports Jets