US New Colors to LGA Thur PM and twice Friday

[LGA777]

Okay NYC Spotters, here is your chance to see and photograph the new US Livery on A-320 N109UW. Although routing's are always subject to change these are pretty firm as US wants to run the aircraft on the Shuttle so BOS/DCA/LGA employees can see the aircraft. This occurred as a certain unnamed US LGA employee (and NYCAviation) photog
proposed the idea to US OCC Management. The aircraft should visit LGA once on Thursday 8-25 and twice on Friday 8-26. As US only has two LGA A-320 Flights a day and one arrival is late night this aircraft probably will not visit LGA frequently in the next month so here is your chance with a great weather forecast ! Here are the times.

Thursday 8-25

US 2135 BOS-LGA Arrv 1702
US 2185 LGA-DCA Dept 1800

Friday 8-26

US 2162 DCA-LGA Arrv 0904
US 2169 LGA-DCA Dept 1000
US 2131 BOS-LGA Arrv 1501
US 135 LGA-PIT Dept 1545

I hope many of you can see and photograph the new look.

Regards

LGA777

[tipek]

Thanks LGA777.

I guess I will have to cut short work tomorrow evening :)

Rafal

[jakbar]

And I guess I have to work from home on Friday! This is so exciting! Now I'll have just have to keep my fingers crossed that the right runways are being used. Ideally, I'd love to get a nice close-up of the nose while the plane is in on short final for 04, and then get one of the signature 13 banking departure shots. I should mention, however, that since that "heritage" logo is only on the port side of the plane (to the best of my understanding), I'd have to get the nose shot from Landing Lights Park in the afternoon instead of Planeview in the morning. Thank goodness the plane is coming in twice!

Thanks a bunch, Ron.

Josh

[Tom_Turner]

Ron - Is that the Thursday/Friday schedule or Friday/Saturday schedule?

[cancidas]

tom it's thursday/friday. the weekend shuttle schedule is much reduced.

need to get the left side of the a/c... how do i tell me boss i can't work because i'll be on the ramp shooting the new colors airplane?

[Tom_Turner]

Matt - Whats on the right side of the aircraft?

[LGA777]

Big goof on the dates guys, Thanks Tom for pointing it out

It's Thursday 8-25 and Friday 8-26

I corrected the origiinal thread.

LGA777

[cancidas]

the "heritage logo," for the lack of a better term. it's normally blocked by the jetway canopy when at the gate so need to get it taxiing in.

[jakbar]

Any update from the US guys on whether the schedule for N109UW remains the same? I'm planning to get out there tomorrow for both arrivals/departures if the times will be the same.

By the way, after it left PHX, where did it go, and was it revenue service? I was also wondering if this jet is gonna fly only US routes until the merger is officially complete, or if they'll put it on some AWA routes. My guess is that it will be US only.

Josh

[eric8669]

I will try and get it this Afternoon, have to be at LGA anyway.


Eric

[PhilDernerJr]

I, too, will be out all day on Friday.

[LGA777]

1400 lcl Update on Thur 8-25

N109UW is running on time and is on the planned line of flying so all above posts are a GO !

LGA is landing 4 departing 13 and based on forecast ed winds should stay that way thru at least mid day Friday. And BTW it is simply Beautiful at LGA !

Now for the BIG NEWS. If you are coming out to catch today's 1800 Departure there will be a major bonus ! The Yankees/Blue Jay's end a 4 game series today, if no extra innings are required the Blue Jay's will probably depart LGA approx 1800L same as NEW US. What are the Blue Jay's leaving town on you ask ? Well here is a photo

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=519003

For any of you with a scanner there call sign is StarJet.

I hope some of you can make it out for this Great Double Play !

Cheers

LGA777

[eric8669]

I will be there.

Eric

[jakbar]

Ron, thanks for the update. I wish that 727 departed tomorrow when I'll be out there! Damn!

[tipek]

I will go to DCA to catch it tonight on arrival. :)

Rafal