Great crisp fall morning here at the Worldwide Headquarters. We're in final edits with PBB -- will let you know when this week's issue is posted.
Meanwhile, since we haven't had a Foto Friday in awhile, who can tell me what year this picture was taken?
Back in a bit.
P.S. Check out those uniforms. Now those are real airline pilots.
What happens when Memphis ATC goes down? DFW becomes a huge parking lot.
My thanks to one of our longtime American Airlines' pilot readers who snapped this as he arrived in DFW this week. That was after he had taken the long way home to DFW, via Alexandria, LA.
Look at this Beast. Not to mention the lovely Texaco refueling truck.
Love those colors on the prop tips.
Just one example of plane porn I uncovered as I was searching through some of my parents' slide carousels recently. Yes, remember them?
Okay, don't gasp in shock and awe.
But I'll have a nifty plane porn photo for you later today.
A shout-out this week to PBB subscriber Charles Duncan, who sent us this shot that he took in Guam. Nice shot, eh? Very nice shot.
First, a thank you. I received a number of photos this past week for possible inclusion in Foto Friday. Don't stop. We're always on the lookout for more!
This week we have a cool shot that was taken by American Airlines' pilot Kent Wien. Last month he had the opportunity to fly with his dad on a DC-3 transcon flight from NY to Seattle. And this, sportsfans, is a shot that Kent took looking down on Niagara Falls.
Kent has a cool blog, with more information on this trip and others. Check it out!
Now this is a great Foto Friday specimen. (For a minute there I thought we were going to have to change this to "Cat Foto Friday.")
Thanks to Eric Olesen from Amadeus Revenue Integrity who sent this great shot of the "Star of Switzerland." Nice shot of the TWA Constellation. This silver beauty can be found at the Pima Air/Space Museum in Tucson.
Okay, I know. I've dropped the ball on this one of late. Kind of hard to go searching through photos when we're in the midst of writing an issue or doing an interview.
But now we're back to our usual Friday routine.
This means?
This means I need some PICTURES.
C'mon guys. Several of our American Airlines' readers have been very good at sending me shots -- but this is not the American Airlines' Foto Friday.
So -- for next week -- send me your shots. Airplanes, people you work with, the barbecue pit out there under the Southwest gates in Phoenix I spied last week, (if you don't do it, I will because I have the shots) the rumba competition you had in reservations two weeks ago.
Just send your submissions to me care of hhegeman (at) planebusiness.com.
Foto Friday in the subject line will also help me pick them out from the rest of the usual fodder.
Thanks to SuncalPilot who correctly identified our "Where is it" Foto Friday this week.
Yes, that fine establishment is located right near the airport in Tucson, AZ.
This time of year, considering its location, I'd watch for rattlesnakes under the bar. That is unlike the rest of the year, when the ramp rats take over.
Now, here is one fine looking establishment.
And of course, it's here because I am told this fine looking Airport Inn is frequented heavily by, what else? Airline employees.
This week's Foto Friday detective question is this -- where is this fine establishment located?
A new "where is it" Foto Friday.
See you then.
After a day of travel Monday and a reconnaissance mission this morning with both PlaneDad and PlaneMom, we're back at our post.
And none too soon.
First things first.
Last week we told you that one astute and observant reader had correctly identified the location of the three smiling AMR ramp rats in our last Foto Friday post.
The location? Norfolk.
Thanks to Charles Duncan, who works for Continental Airlines.
Charles wrote,
"Hard to say for sure…but the logo on their airport badges looks a bit like the one at ORF. Maddog operations to ORF-ORD, I believe."
He believed right.
When told that he was the lucky winner, Charles wrote,
"I am surprised I got it right. My parents live near ORF, so I use the airport from time to time. Though it’s a long trip from Tokyo, where I am based. There really was not much to go by from that photo. Most airports from the ramp in small, sleepy airports of that size all look about the same."No, there wasn't a lot to go on. Great sleuthing.
Not sure if he wants to go public, but we do have a reader who has, using his extensive powers of observation, correctly identified the location of our Foto Friday submission.
More at 11.
Now, isn't this a jovial looking group? I think so.
Thanks this week for this wide-angle contribution from one of our readers. Now, my question is this. Big-time brownie points for anyone who can tell me where this photo was taken.
Send me your guesses at hhegeman at planebusiness.com
Sorry for the spell out. Have to try and thwart those bots that send me all that email from China.
This week to kick off our Foto Fridays, I decided we'd go with two shots.
The first is one of the reasons that pilots tell me their job is one of the best anyone can have. It's the view from the office. Here, James Nichols with American Airlines sends us a wide angle shot he took at daybreak. Anyone recognize the location? That's right. You're looking from the cockpit of a DC-9-82 looking east at DFW holding short of 17C with the hotels on Highway 114 in the background. Oh, and of course the brakes were set with an indefinite ATC delay. (James told me to make sure I said that.)
Great way to start the day if you ask me.
And, thanks to another American Airlines' pilot, Kent Wien, who sent me an email directing me to this shot on Flickr. We sent the photographer a note and asked him if he would mind us posting it here, and he said no. His name is Enrique Morales, and he told us, "It would be nice that airline geeks, pilots, everyone get to see this picture."
Well, here you go. Cool shot. Sharp, great angle, and vortices no less.
Anyone know where the shot was taken?
That's right. It's the Tegucigalpa airport.