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megatop412
2012-04-04, 10:28 PM
Hit up Philly today with Paul, Corey, and Steve who I just met for the first Redwood arrival and the first new airline to serve PHL in years
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a new processing trick
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the new Boeing 797
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jerslice
2012-04-04, 10:42 PM
Nice!
Matt Molnar
2012-04-04, 11:15 PM
Nice shots. I was on the VX flight. Were you guys standing next to a black car? I saw some spotters when we were on final.
gonzalu
2012-04-05, 08:46 AM
Matt is in the window seat right in front of the first wing emergency exit window ;-) If someone has a closeup shot in high res, you should be able to zoom in and see him filming
gonzalu
2012-04-05, 08:48 AM
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William, you mean the Airbus A390 ! :tongue:
megatop412
2012-04-05, 11:09 AM
we were a group of 3 dark-ish cars together, Paul was further up Hog Island Rd to get a shot over the numbers

I'll see what I can magnify when I get home
seahawks7757
2012-04-10, 03:19 AM
Amazing how Philly goes from no new airlines to 2 new airlines this year as Alaska will be sending it first flight there in June.
megatop412
2012-04-10, 10:44 AM
Ah, but if you count the impending loss of Air Tran, the transfer of the USA3000 charters over to Frontier, and the loss of Air France 3 years ago, we've actually lost more than we've gained
gonzalu
2012-04-10, 03:26 PM
Well, USAir and Southwest kicking ass between domestic airports, it is far more cost effective for AF and the others to just fly to some big edge hub and let the locals handle the connections. Unless there is a huge demand for non-stop flying for more money, it just makes business sense.
megatop412
2012-04-10, 09:09 PM
Well, USAir and Southwest kicking ass between domestic airports, it is far more cost effective for AF and the others to just fly to some big edge hub and let the locals handle the connections. Unless there is a huge demand for non-stop flying for more money, it just makes business sense.

So true, and who wants to look at their dirty-a** planes anyway