Your favorite JFK Plane

[T-Bird76]

So what is everyone's favorite JFK plane. For me its the new Cathay 773 in normal colors. Yes the special color one is nice but I just love Cathay's normal scheme and on the 777 it looks great!

[Lezam]

The "Asia's world city" 773 is amazing, I love to see that as well. I also enjoy seeing the suncountry 737 from time to time, they run a great airline.

My most UNfavorite aircraft? Jetblue, theres just soooooo many of them!

[Iberia A340-600]

I think mine is pretty self explanatory, I love seeing an Iberia A340-600 at JFK!

http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/2/8/2/5/74055_1188969528_tb.jpg

A close second was the Cathay Pacific A340-600 and a close 3rd is an Air Tahiti Nui A340-300.

[Delta777LR]

I always enjoy seeing Air China 747s, PIA 773, Kalitta and Atlas Air 747s as well..

[moose135]

Well, I'm a sucker for just about any 747, but for some reason, I've always loved the little CSA A310:

http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/276954919_UCrCT-M.jpg

[PhilDernerJr]

AI 773 or 772. For special scheme, the Cathay World City 777.

[h2opunk1822]

The lufty 74... one day i will get to fly her to germany!

[MarkLawrence]

South African B744 in the old days...

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=222773&nseq=1

Thanks Senga for the pic! :)

[eric8669]

My Favorite was the Cathay A340-600, but now is the Cathay 773.

[RDU-JFK]

Present Favorite Aircraft: Korean Air 747-400
Favorite aircraft of the past: Pan Am Express Dash 7

Present Least Favorite Aircraft: Any of the American Eagle Embraers...

[cancidas]

this makes me feel old, i remember seeing airplanes painted in these colors taking to the air...

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Pan-Am/Boeing-747SP-21/0720694/L/
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Pan-Am/Boeing-707-321B/0271537/L/

wish they lasted long enough to fly the 772LR!!

[nikon50bigma]

Probably an American 777.
But those DL 777-200LR's look nice too.

[Speedbird1]

My current favorite current airline type is the B744 with its distinctive shape. My favorite airliner of the past was Concorde. My favorite aircraft logos are Air India (OC), Iberia, Aer Lingus, KAL, TAP, SAA (OC), Qantas, and SIA (OC). I loved the special logos: Alitalia B747 with Bulgari Clock, Alitalia B747 with Baci, Singapore B744 (Tropical), and ANA "Pokemon" B744.

[727C47]

pan am 747-121, 707, champion 727-200, braniff "calder"DC8, blue 707, boac vc-10,csa il-62,af concorde,eastern stretch DC-8,northeast yellow bird 727,national 747,727,my freightdog DC-3 ,oh man,i could go on and on.....

[727C47]

also american cv990, twa cv880, and loftleider cl-44, am i dating myself yet?

[Idlewild]

Pan Am & Saudi B747-SP, BA/Sinagpore/AF o/c Concorde, Seaboard 747-200F, TransAmerica B742 & DC-10-30, BA Tri-Star 500 & Super VC-10, Calder Super 8, Malev & CSA IL-62, Air Afrique DC-8 & DC-10-30, Arista DC-8.

Today: United, Egyptair, Air France & El Al 777. Atlas 744F, Anything Saudi.

[SengaB]

I don't have a favorite aircraft but I do have a list of ones I LOVE.
VIP flights

[727C47]

Air France old colors 707s, BOAC RR Conway powered 707-436s, Seaboard World 747-200 Containerships, SAS 747-200 (dragon ships),trans Caribbean DC-8s (great livery !),Swiss Air DC-8s, pilgrim twin otters, NYA Bv107s, anything that screamed on finals,and roared at takeoff,and emitted copious gobs of black smoke, Lan Chile ,and Avianca 707s, Alitalia DC-8s,and 747 classics, in '03 there was still a classic freighter flying in AZ colors.

[727C47]

oh yeah, lest I forget EA L-1011s !

[Tom_Turner]

also american cv990, twa cv880, and loftleider cl-44, am i dating myself yet?

The Cl-44 Loftleiders were amongst my favorites as well, back in the late 60s/early 70s.

Other favorites included RAF VC-10s, British Caledonian 707s, TAP 707s, Aer Lingus 747-100s, and National 747-100s and basically all the IL-62s we used to get.. LOT, Aeroflot, CSA, Tarom and later, Ukraine (in the 90s).

Tom

[dimamo1983]

I am a sucker for 747 and 777 speedbirds. I will also second Air Tahiti A340.

Dima

ps. Gee thanks, now I am craving some spotting action :lol:

[727C47]

also american cv990, twa cv880, and loftleider cl-44, am i dating myself yet?

The Cl-44 Loftleiders were amongst my favorites as well, back in the late 60s/early 70s.

Other favorites included RAF VC-10s, British Caledonian 707s, TAP 707s, Aer Lingus 747-100s, and National 747-100s and basically all the IL-62s we used to get.. LOT, Aeroflot, CSA, Tarom and later, Ukraine (in the 90s).

Tom

i remember seeing Interflug,(E. Germany),IL-62s in the 70's too, do you remember the regional that used to fly the Dehavilland Herons into JFK some time in the mid 70's ?

[stuart schechter]

Kenny, I'm stealing your plane. The Wunala 744..

[AirtrafficController]

FedEx DC-10
Evergreen 747-200
Lufthansa A340-600

[lijk604]

Current Fave's: Virgin A340-600 / Air Tahiti A340-300
Past Favorites: UAL 727-100's & DC8's / Branniff's multi-color 707's

[Tom_Turner]

also american cv990, twa cv880, and loftleider cl-44, am i dating myself yet?

The Cl-44 Loftleiders were amongst my favorites as well, back in the late 60s/early 70s.

Other favorites included RAF VC-10s, British Caledonian 707s, TAP 707s, Aer Lingus 747-100s, and National 747-100s and basically all the IL-62s we used to get.. LOT, Aeroflot, CSA, Tarom and later, Ukraine (in the 90s).

Tom

i remember seeing Interflug,(E. Germany),IL-62s in the 70's too, do you remember the regional that used to fly the Dehavilland Herons into JFK some time in the mid 70's ?

I wasn't really out at the airport too much in the Mid/late 70s, but I can remember Pilgrim and Suburban using Dehavilland Twin Otters to JFK (and was that the fixed wing aircraft New York Airways used for a bit as well?). As for Herons, I can't recall seeing any at JFK - but Allegheny Commuter was all over the Eastern US as I recall. Did Prinair (Puerto Rico) ever come to JFK? They had Herons as well.

Never did get to see Interflug IL-62s either..but did see a 4 engine prop come in just after dark to the IAB one year.. and could only make out the word "flug" so presumably Interflug or Sudflug - If it was Sudflug, I presume it was a DC-7, but had not considered Interflug. If so, that would've made it an IL-18! At any rate, entirely "unscheduled" in that particular case.

Tom

[727C47]

remember a twin otter on floats plying the hudson river,and phl in the 70's too.

[moose135]

I wasn't really out at the airport too much in the Mid/late 70s, but I can remember Pilgrim and Suburban using Dehavilland Twin Otters to JFK

Not a great scan from a slide, but I did shoot one of the Pilgrim Otters, circa 1981, landing at JFK:
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/141280764_TVeen-M.jpg

[Ari707]

Viasa DC10's, TWA L1011's, UA 747-200, Sabena B747-200, 300...

[Tom_Turner]

remember a twin otter on floats plying the hudson river,and phl in the 70's too.

Yes, there there were at least two Twin Otters in that operation (as well as a couple of single engine Seaplanes). That outfit had its own floating dock (with a trailer with an attendant) adjacent to the DownTown Wall Street Heliport and they flew to both Philadelphia and Washington DC. The name I can clearly recall was "DownTown Airlines" and the titles as well, although they also went under another name for a bit as well.

Not to be confused with the old barge a couple of piers away, with no signs/attendants that hosted seaplanes from NJ and LI not unlike the 23rd street boat basin Marina does still.... Sadly no seaplane operations on lower East River these days with the exception of the 1-time Dornier tour aircraft that visited Battery Park a couple years back.

Tom

[wunaladreamin]

American Eagle E145's, jetBlue A320's and E190's.

[Tom_Turner]

American Eagle E145's, jetBlue A320's and E190's.

Egadz :D