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Alright maties! Photo dump from my recent SHV-COS trip (and back). The flight(s) there weren’t bad, but it was some pretty bumpy landings owing to low-level wind shear.
First, a baby SkyWest CRJ2:
Next up, flying SHV-DFW on a 5 year-old American Eagle E75L operated by Envoy Air:
Here we can see the Int’l terminal at DFW. My second leg was aboard a 19 year-old American Eagle CRJ7 operated by SkyWest Airlines—super scratched up windows!:
Here I caught a glimpse of Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark, a favorite location for Boeing to test aircraft, including the recent 777-X projects!:
Obligatory picture atop Pikes Peak, Colorado, at about ~13,000 ft or ~3,960 m:
Here I caught some departures at COS:
Here’s a slick looking jetbridge at COS:
On my way back (COS-DFW) was aboard a beautiful brand new, 1 year-old American Airlines B38M. I was a day late as my flight the previous day was cancelled due to severe weather at DFW and SHV.
Caught an American Airlines A321 only 1,000 ft above our cruise altitude:
Here we have the massive and beautiful DFW airport, as seen from ~5,000-10,000 ft:
An infamous Spirit Airlines flying banana landing:
A much harder to see American Airlines A321 turning to join the approach ahead of us:
After waiting on the tarmac for 15-20 mins (our gate was occupied), I caught a glimpse of this special livery American Airlines A321 “STAND UP TO CANCER”:
Then a cute lil American Airlines A319:
While eating, I got to see a Turkish Airlines B789 pulling in, with a Cargolux B748F and American Eagle E175 in the background:
Lastly, my flight back to SHV aboard yet another brand new airplane, a 1 year-old American Eagle E75L operated by Envoy Air. Sitting upfront in First (really more like business class on these small regional jets) I had the obligatory adult drink before takeoff, and even caught a snap of the cockpit before they closed the door:
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Well a pretty uneventful flight yesterday. Got served some biscuits/cookies, no drink as in the first flight. Quite annoying, you should get a drink on a 2 hour flight on an airline like BA. An incredibly empty flight, I’d say only half full, loads of people had rows to themselves! Very hard landing on 08R then parking on stand 28, one of the furthest stands away from immigration!
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That’s certainly good!
2 things was that blueberry bar the only food option and as someone who doesnt nessaceraly have alot of money to use on flights (last one was in mar 2024) and would take almost any flight this is one i would not take at all and i agree with @Ecoaviation with filing a complaint (srry for the ping/tag/summon)
Yea it was the only food option. I mean it’s European short haul for you, I reckon if you asked for water they’d give it to you, as I’ve done before.
i didnt know that about european flights as im american and have never left the country and only know about american short haul/medium haul where its one food option and 5-10 drink options
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While going and comeing back from DCU i pass through DUB, not a lot of activity but strangely an Ibera parked at the South Gates (which is built exclusively for Aer Lingus) 8/5/2025
Ironically enough our TFI bus stoped at DUB to pick up some passangers hence we left with nice views of Emerald Airlines ATR’s
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Is Lingus part of IAG?
Yea they are
what do you mean august 5 2025 thats in future
Different date system for everywhere else. It’s day month year. In the states it’s month day year.
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No, it’s right although it may seems like I’m in the future we first say day then mouth then year. Take 26/3/2024 for example that’s 26th of March 2024. It’s different in your country but in my country that’s how we say it.
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ohhh that makes sense here its mm/dd/yyyy
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Well what a great day it would have been to plane spot!
Gatwick has some very cool movements today including an A400 (that I saw) , A338 from Uganda Airlines, A380 from Qantas! Also it’s summer schedule now so lots of BA 777 action! 3 flights a day to Florida for them!
If only it wasn’t for school!
Well gonna do some spotting today!
easyJet A319-111 LGW-IOM G-EZDV
British Airways 777-236 (ER) LGW-POS G-VIIT
Vueling A320-216 LGW-FCO EC-KDX
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