A recent three day trip found me landing in PHL. I've not been there since my 727 days and very much looked forward to returning. We even had a long downtown layover... but that went away with just one of several scheduling SNAFU's! After a nine hour and 15 minute forced rest, Sam and I were back out at the airfield and cranking up the 757 for a three leg day. Here are just some of the PHL shots that I was able to take.
Since my last visit, they've added a new runway, a few new taxiways and a new commuter terminal to this very busy airport. We're in line here to depart on 27 Left. Departing traffic approaches this runway from four different directions, presenting a variety of photo ops.
The UPS 747 had just landed on runway 27R and would turn off and hold short of 27 Left before heading for the cargo ramp. But what really interested me was this USAirways A-319 off to our right.
I admire how USAirways has recognized it's past with a variety of historical liveries or "throwbacks" as the airline calls them. In following posts you'll find their Allegheny, America West and PSA paint jobs too. The "Piedmont Pacemaker" even sports an original Piedmont registration number; N744P. I'd like to start a movement promoting a retro Mohawk ('45-'72, merged with Allegheny) and Empire Airlines ('75-'86, merged with Piedmont) scheme as well. Both upstate New York based airlines played a vital role in who this company is today.
I guess I got a little carried away shooting this 319, but I like the old Piedmont paint job. The airline, founded by Tom Davis in 1948 in Winston-Salem, NC with DC-3's, merged with USAir in 1989.
We're nose to nose with this UPS 767 as we await our turn in line. The PHL controllers do a nice job letting everyone know their sequence at this unusual, multi-converging taxi point. Note the word TAXIWAY written on the pavement beneath the 767. This wide taxiway parallels runway 27L and has occasionally been mistaken as the runway. Whoops!
As much as I like the looks of a 767, I don't particularly care for the UPS paint scheme. The downward sloping brown line gives the airplane an odd symmetry in my mind. That's OK, they pay great!
Since my last visit, they've added a new runway, a few new taxiways and a new commuter terminal to this very busy airport. We're in line here to depart on 27 Left. Departing traffic approaches this runway from four different directions, presenting a variety of photo ops. 
The UPS 747 had just landed on runway 27R and would turn off and hold short of 27 Left before heading for the cargo ramp. But what really interested me was this USAirways A-319 off to our right. 
I admire how USAirways has recognized it's past with a variety of historical liveries or "throwbacks" as the airline calls them. In following posts you'll find their Allegheny, America West and PSA paint jobs too. The "Piedmont Pacemaker" even sports an original Piedmont registration number; N744P. I'd like to start a movement promoting a retro Mohawk ('45-'72, merged with Allegheny) and Empire Airlines ('75-'86, merged with Piedmont) scheme as well. Both upstate New York based airlines played a vital role in who this company is today. 
I guess I got a little carried away shooting this 319, but I like the old Piedmont paint job. The airline, founded by Tom Davis in 1948 in Winston-Salem, NC with DC-3's, merged with USAir in 1989.
We're nose to nose with this UPS 767 as we await our turn in line. The PHL controllers do a nice job letting everyone know their sequence at this unusual, multi-converging taxi point. Note the word TAXIWAY written on the pavement beneath the 767. This wide taxiway parallels runway 27L and has occasionally been mistaken as the runway. Whoops!
As much as I like the looks of a 767, I don't particularly care for the UPS paint scheme. The downward sloping brown line gives the airplane an odd symmetry in my mind. That's OK, they pay great!
1 comments:
If the UPS crew can see the paint job while they are flying...something is seriously wrong.
Tim
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