KCLT - Charlotte/Douglas Airport, On-Going Thread

[moose135]

We had a different Kalitta bird come in a couple of days ago, and I hear it's going to be around for a few more days.

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[moose135]

A couple of shots from last weekend:

This 757 was an old North American Airlines bird, N756NA, which US Airways leased from them.

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US Navy T-45 trainer

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A few from today:

Xtra Airways 737 - this was Hillary Clinton's campaign plane last year.

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Winds were 240 at 22 gust 33 this afternoon, and that combination led to back-to-back A330 arrivals on Runway 23, something we don't see very often.

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[AA757]

Nice shots, Moose as always!



Rich B

[moose135]

We had a line of strong storms roll through the southeast Wednesday night ahead of a cold front, which caused this Turkish Airlines A330 bound for ATL divert to CLT, even though our weather wasn't all that much better at the time. The rain picked up again just about the time I got to the airport - I had to find a spot to keep out of the wind and rain as best I could.

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[MarkLawrence]

Great night shots John!! Good catch!!

[Zee71]

John .... keep'em coming! Ditto on the night shots.

[moose135]

Michael Jordan has a new G550

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[moose135]

Francis Ford Coppola owns this colorful Falcon 7X that arrived at CLT this afternoon.

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The left wing and horizontal stabilizer are painted red, and the left wing/stab are painted green.

[moose135]

Took a ride out to CLT after work Friday and caught some interesting visitors.

C-130H of the Ohio ANG

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Miami Air 738

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A pair of T-1A Jayhawk trainers out of Columbus AFB. A hundred years ago, long before the Jayhawk was around, I flew Tweets and Talons out of Columbus.

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Kalitta 744F

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[moose135]

Some recent CLT shots...

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Some really nice light after work tonight!

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[moose135]

Caught this old Ameristar Falcon 20 at CLT Saturday afternoon.

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[megatop412]

That Falcon is a nice add to the collection...a classic bizjet turned cargo hauler

[moose135]

I got an alert that N304JB, JetBlue's Blueprint, was inbound to CLT this afternoon from Boston. They were landing to the south, so I assumed they were going to come in on Rwy 23. Looking at FlightAware, the were seemingly lined up for 23 for a couple of hundred miles, and I was up on the hourly deck to catch it. As it got close, it made a jink to the west, and came in on 18R. I hung around a while, and was able to catch it departing on 18L back to Boston.

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[moose135]

I caught a McGuire C-17A on Saturday evening down in the cargo area. They fueled it, then buttoned up for the night.

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[moose135]

We had an Evelop Airlines A330-300 come in to CLT on Thursday night. It was bringing a plane load of State Farm Insurance employees back from a trip to Stockholm, Sweden. They had left a week ago on an Air Austral 777 (I missed it, you don't need the story...) The A330 arrived around 9pm and headed back out just after Midnight.

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[Mateo]

The Austral 777 also came to JFK a couple of weeks ago on the XL flight.

[moose135]

We had a pair of C-130Hs at Wilson on Saturday afternoon, one from the Wyoming ANG, and one from the Georgia ANG out of Savannah.

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[moose135]

I haven't been to CLT in several weeks - I have been out shooting, and will share some of that stuff too - but I was out for a bit Friday night after work.

A whole bunch of Via Air action:

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A new look for Swift Air. This is an old US Airways 734, N438US.

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The extension for A-Concourse is coming along nicely.

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Some of the ARFF folks were out and about - they were ramp side when I got to the Overlook, so they probably escorted someone to the terminal. I caught them as they crossed 18C heading back to the barn.

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The PGA Championship will be played in Charlotte next week, and the preparations are well under way. They always park a large number of these in a fenced-in lot near the Wilson FBO, but I found a bunch on the top of the hourly deck as well. This is a major tournament, and will have a big turnout, so it looks like they have extra vehicles.

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[moose135]

As I was about to leave work today, I checked the CLT spotters FB page, and saw an alert that a Qatar 777 was diverting due to weather in ATL. Of course I ran down to the airport. It had already landed when I got there. The ended up parking it on the south cargo ramp, something they don't often do, but I thing the main ramp must have been busy.

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[Zee71]

John, nice catch on the Qatar 777 and the Evelop A330. Keep'em coming!

[moose135]

Thanks, Mark!

It was a bit of an air show at CLT today.

First, we had a C-17 from the Mississippi ANG depart - they arrived late Saturday afternoon and spent the night. The NC ANG wing at Charlotte will be transitioning to C-17s later this year, so this will be a more familiar sight.

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Next up was a 4-ship of T-38s out of the 1st Fighter Wing at Langley. They are used as adversary training for the F-22 squadrons, as well as proficiency training for the F-22 pilots. They dropped in for a gas and go.

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And yes, I did check my log book, and no, I didn't fly any of these T-38s in pilot training...

[moose135]

Looks like it's been a while since I've posted any CLT stuff, so let me catch up a little...

Two weeks ago, this AA 763 came in from JFK for a quick stop before heading to San Juan to help with relief efforts following Hurricane Irma.

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Embraer ERJ-135LR of Ultimate Jet Charters - Ultimate operates the Dornier 328 jets, as well as this single ERJ. From recent news items I've seen, at least one of the private jet charters taken by HHS Secretary Tom Price was on this jet, although not when I caught it at CLT.

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Last weekend, the Buffalo Bills used two DL 757s to travel for their game against the Carolina Panthers.

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We had an An-124 come in last week (they are almost regulars...) While I wasn't able to shoot it where it was parked, I did get up to the hourly deck for some shots.

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The New Orleans Saints were in town to play the Panthers today. Their next game is next Sunday in London, England. Virgin Atlantic has the NFL charter deal for all of the London games, and sent this A340 to pick them up.

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[megatop412]

Love the shots and and background of the T-38's that passed through

So do you guys have your own version of Allied Barton security that comes up to the parking deck to hassle people? Or do you get left alone up there

[moose135]

Thank you! We don't have any problems with security on the parking deck. After the new hourly deck opened, I was up there a few times when airport police (they are a unit of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department) stopped by to say hello. First officer that approached me said "This must be your new favorite place for pictures!" I've had CMPD stop by a few times, and we even had a couple of TSA folks come over, and they were all fine with us being out there. There's even one CMPD officer who has come out there with a camera to shoot the skyline and moonrise a couple of times.

[moose135]

Haven't been out to CLT much the past month or so, but I took a ride down Friday afternoon to catch this Russian beast. We were camped out at the overlook next to 18C when he came in...on 18L.

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Lufthansa arrived on 18L while I was up on the hourly deck.

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AA's TWA-retro jet visited CLT today - presented for documentation only, and in no way an endorsement of what those bAAstards did to the fine people of TWA.

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[moose135]

Another day, another Antonov.

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Also, LH replaced the usual A330 with an A346 for Monday's Munich flight:

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[moose135]

Thanks to the storm you folks in the Northeast are enjoying, we got a few interesting diversions into CLT today.

AA Flight 67 from Barcelona to JFK, scheduled into JFK around 12:30pm, diverted down to CLT. We don't get many 777s in town, so it was a sight to see.

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US Coast Guard HC-130J out of Elizabeth City, NC not far from the Outer Banks, escaping the storm.

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Not sure if this was storm related or not, it's a Lockheed L-100, civilian version of the C-130 transport. It's registered to a leasing company in Kalispell, MT - I've seen stuff like that before for Secret Squirrel operations, and the plane is blocked from tracking on FlightAware.

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[SengaB]

OMG
Nice shot :) Lucky you! I never was able to get that C-130 when it has Prescott titles on it. Every time I had a chance that blasted Comco 757 would Come in instead.

Senga

[moose135]

Thank you, Senga!

So, we never get an AA 777 into CLT, except we have had two in this week. In addition to the diversion on Thursday, today we had one come in to pick up the Carolina Panthers NFL team to fly them to Sunday's playoff game in New Orleans.

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[moose135]

The Dallas Mavericks are in town to play the Charlotte Hornets tonight. The Mavericks are one of the few teams that use their own aircraft, rather than charter with an airline.

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[moose135]

Drove past the Wilson FBO and was surprised to find this Luftwaffe Global 5000 on the ramp! Never seen these guys down here before. Not sure what they were up to, but it appears they departed shortly after I got these.

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Michael Jordan's G-V was on the Wilson ramp as well this afternoon.

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[moose135]

And another Antonov...seems like these are getting to be regulars at CLT. This one flew in from Charleston Saturday night. I heard they had flown a deicing truck in to CHS.

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Fueling Up on the Wilson FBO ramp

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Miami Air 737 at Wilson. They were flying a plane load of Duke Energy workers down to Puerto Rico.

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[megatop412]

Awesome catch of the L100, weren't there a few up in Alaska flying for Lynden Air Cargo? Or so I seem to remember

[moose135]

Blueprint came in from BOS on Friday afternoon.

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LH Sharkskin also dropped in.

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Mitsubishi MU-2

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Another Miami Air 738 in town on Saturday. Based on tracking, it looks like it flew the Miami Heat in to play the Charlotte Hornets.

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[moose135]

We had a World Atlantic Airlines MD-83 drop in this afternoon. We get them in for charters every once in a while. This one departed for Aruba this afternoon. In the first photo, you can see the work progress on A-Concourse.

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[SengaB]

Nice shots John. Any chance this one was a prisoner or immigration transport? I do see enforcement in one of the windows.

[moose135]

Thanks, Senga! A friend in airport ops said it was a charter flight, it operated out of the terminal, and he said it would be making the return trip in a few days.

[SengaB]

Thanks for filling that in. This is always a nice one to get considering the MD-80s are not being used as much.

Senga

[moose135]

We had a National Cargo 747 visit CLT this morning.

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[moose135]

We had an Aeronaves TSM DC-9-30 drop in to CLT this afternoon. They are a Mexico-based cargo charter operator, and have been flying for DHL. This aircraft was originally delivered to KLM in 1968.

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[SengaB]

Nice shot John,
Lucky you I have been wanting to get their DC-9s for ages.

Senga

[moose135]

Thanks, Senga! They had one of their MD-80s in a few days before that, but I didn't hear about it until it was too late to get there.

[moose135]

We are getting a ton of activity around CLT this week associated with the funeral services for the Reverend Billy Graham. He passed away last week at his home near Asheville, NC, about two hours from Charlotte. His remains were brought to the grounds of the Billy Graham Library, less than 2 miles from CLT on Saturday. Yesterday and today he lay in repose at the library while visitors paid their respects. He will be brought to Washington DC on Wednesday morning where he will lie in repose at the US Capitol until Thursday. His funeral will be Friday at the Library, with several thousand invited guests, including the President.

Former President George W. Bush and Laura Bush flew into CLT on Monday afternoon to pay their respects.

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Samaritan's Purse DC-8 at CLT today. Samaritan's Purse is an evangelical Christian humanitarian aid organization headed by Franklin Graham, son of Reverend Billy Graham. The aircraft is normally used to fly relief supplies worldwide, but will be used to fly Reverend Graham's remains to Washington.

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I haven't been able to confirm it yet, but I think this may have been Bill Clinton departing this afternoon. It left around the right time, there was a convoy of 2 CMPD cruisers and 2 Suburbans on the ramp nearby, and it flew in from Westchester County, NY this morning and departed back to Teterboro, NJ this afternoon.

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[moose135]

I was able to confirm that Falcon 900 was flying Bill Clinton.

I took a run down to CLT to catch the DC-8 departing for IAD this morning.

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We're hearing all sorts of rumors for Friday - we know Air Force 1 will be in, maybe AF2 with VPOTUS as well; people are hearing the Pope and maybe the Queen of England will attend. Looks like I'm going to be camped out there all day!

[MarkLawrence]

Envy all those movements if they happen John!!!

[moose135]

We have a pair of C-17s on the cargo ramp today, they brought in equipment for tomorrow's POTUS visit. Yes, it's a rainy day in Charlotte. Fortunately, it should be much better weather tomorrow.

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A USA Jet MD-83 was on the ground for a bit this afternoon as well.

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There was also another Aeronaves DC-9-30 here today as well.

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[Mateo]

people are hearing the Pope and maybe the Queen of England will attend
You have a better chance of seeing Oprah.

[moose135]

Out early this morning waiting to see what was coming in. With the winds, they were using Runway 36R.

Air Force 2, a VC-32A carrying the Vice President arrived a little before 10:30.

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Air Force 1 arrived about 40 minutes later.

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After they came in, I ran home for a bit while the funeral was going on. I managed to miss AF1 departing by about 3 minutes, but I've photographed it several times coming out of CLT. AF2 departed minutes later.

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[MarkLawrence]

Nice weather and shots John!!

[moose135]

Thanks, Mark!

[moose135]

USCG HC-144A on the ramp at CLT today. I don't think I've shot one of these before.

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We also had another An-124 drop in. It's one I hadn't shot before.

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[moose135]

The Antonov did a quick turn, only about 4 hours on the ground, sounds like they were only here to clear Customs then head to Kinston, NC.

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[moose135]

CLT is becoming the Antonov capital of the US...Spirit AeroSystems is based in Kinston, NC (ISO), about a 30 minute flight from CLT. Spirit builds composite parts (fuselage sections and such) for the Airbus A350, and uses the Antonov to bring the parts to Europe for assembly. The Antonovs will usually drop in to CLT to allow the crew to clear Customs, then make the short hop to ISO. That is in addition to the usual Antonov flights we have always gotten.

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The 145th Airlift Wing of the North Carolina Air National Guard, based at CLT, is transitioning from the C-130 to the C-17. Their last C-130 departed about a month ago, and today, their first C-17 arrived. It was a lousy day - low clouds, on and off rain, just perfect conditions. This aircraft, like the rest they will get, came from the 437th Airlift Wing in Charleston.

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Accompanying the first C-17 was another C-17, this one carrying special markings commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the North Carolina ANG.

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[Mateo]

Very nice - is that the first C-17 in a "special"? Looks like they updated the font on the fin flash, as well.

[moose135]

Very nice - is that the first C-17 in a "special"? Looks like they updated the font on the fin flash, as well.
I think so, I remember hearing something that they were going to update the fin flash with the move to the C-17.

Last week we had Air Force 2 drop in again.

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They ended up departing about 20 minutes after sunset.

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Before AF2 arrived, the CMPD helicopter (call sign Snoopy) made a sweep of the runway.

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[moose135]

We've had some cool stuff show up at CLT, but today's visitor is the current leader for Catch of the Year...

Dubai Air Wing / Royal Flight 747-400

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We're not sure why it's here - one rumor is that one of the princes in the Dubai royal family has been attending UNC Charlotte and just graduated, so he's heading home, but there's no confirmation of that. In any case, it's a great catch!

[Zee71]

John .... awesome catches sir! CLT looks like it definitely has more action than JFK these days. Lots of variety to say the least. Keep em coming!

[moose135]

We had an AirX Charter A340 drop in to Charlotte today. AirX is out of Malta, and they were carrying the Borussia Dortmund soccer team for a match Sunday against Liverpool F.C. in the International Champions Cup.

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A Virgin Atlantic A340 brought Liverpool in from the UK early this morning - they arrived at 6:15am, and departed three hours later. Needless to say, I didn't catch it. The game is Sunday afternoon, and hopefully I'll get to shoot the AirX (and maybe whatever picks up Liverpool) when they depart.

[moose135]

After beating Liverpool FC this afternoon, Borussia Dortmund heads to Pittsburgh for their next game in the International Champions Cup.

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[megatop412]

Man I love green on planes. That X A340 wears it well. Great takeoff shots Sir Moose

[TJK]

Flying down to Charlotte tomorrow for a few days in part for work. Looking fwd to getting a few photos at CLT!

[moose135]

Caught this USA Jet DC-9-32 on the cargo ramp. She was built in 1976, making her 42 years old, and was originally delivered to the Kuwait Air Force as a VIP transport.

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The real reason I was out at CLT today - the New England Patriots arrived for a Friday night game against the Panthers. The registration, N36NE, is blocked on FlightAware, but checking flights between PVD and CLT for today, there was one listed as UDG4322 on a 763. Turns out they use the call sign "Underdog".

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[moose135]

The G-Men are in the house! The NY Giants play the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. The team charter was a UA 764 (which arrived earlier than I thought) but team co-owner Steve Tisch's Gulfstream G-IV arrived later this afternoon.

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[moose135]

Took a ride to CLT this afternoon to get a few shots of the Antonov that showed up at 2am.

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While we were shooting the Antonov, I saw something unusual arriving on 36R and I realized it was the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital DC-10!!! Orbis operates this aircraft in developing countries to provide eye care, as well as to teach local doctors. It is a state-of-the-art facility with operating rooms and teaching areas. This aircraft was donated to Orbis by FedEx, who also provide maintenance. It replaced an earlier DC-10, also donated by FedEx. In 2009, the older DC-10 was at LGA for several days, and a group of us got to tour it and see the onboard medical facilities - I think a few folks here were on that tour.

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[moose135]

Another interesting visitor to CLT this weekend - Nolinor 737-300. Nolinor is a Montreal-based charter operator, and they flew the Laval Rocket minor league hockey team in to play the Charlotte Checkers.

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[moose135]

Also at CLT on Sunday - Hawaiian A330 charter for the Seattle Seahawks, who played the Carolina Panthers Sunday afternoon. HA flies the Seahawks and Oakland Raiders, so when I saw the Seahawks would be in town this season, I made sure to watch for this one. I caught one of their 767s a few years ago when the Raiders were in town.

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[megatop412]

That Rocket logo only on the port side? Why not both I wonder...

[moose135]

Made our first spotting trip of the new year this past Sunday - 65 degrees and sunny was too much to pass up!

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In early December, Contour replaced Via Air flying the EAS flights to Beckley, WV and other places.

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He was only going to DFW, but they used a whole lot of runway getting out of CLT!

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[moose135]

Delta brought one of their new Airbus A220s (formerly known as the Bombardier CS100) into CLT a couple of times today on proving runs. Interestingly enough, under the nose, ahead of the nose gear, they have the type marked as CS100.

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[MarkLawrence]

Nice catch John!!!

[moose135]

We had another An-124 drop in late last night. They loaded it up this afternoon then buttoned it up for the night.

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[MarkLawrence]

I love the smell of burned vodka in the morning LOL

[moose135]

Indeed, Mark! They ended up leaving at 3am, so I missed that.

We have been getting the DL A220/CS100 in and out multiple times in the past couple of weeks. When I went down to get the Antonov, one had just departed. It was back again today, and while I missed the arrival, I was able to get the departure from the overlook at 18C.

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[MarkLawrence]

Nice catch Jn!! One place they have not been yet is down here - don't know if we will get to see one for a while...

[moose135]

We had our first visit by an Airbus A350 to CLT today. LH is shifting them to the daily Munich flight starting this coming Sunday, but they flew one in today for testing.

https://photos.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-CGqBgdd/0/1bc29301/XL/JM_2019_03_26_D-AIXG_004-XL.jpg

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[MarkLawrence]

Ohhhh..you lucky man you!!! Great shots John!!!

[moose135]

Following Tuesday's sneak peak, today marked the start of regularly-scheduled, daily A359 service by Lufthansa between CLT and Munich. They landed 36R and rolled to the end, so we were treated to some nice shots with the skyline in the background. ARFF was out again to give them a water salute.

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[jerslice]

Very nice!

[moose135]

We had a couple of interesting visitors in to CLT today! It was raining when I got down there after work, and they weren't parked in the best of spots, but you take what you can get!

National Nuclear Security Administration B-737, N990ST

https://photos.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-Khv87rG/0/fccbe1e0/XL/JM_2019_08_20_N990ST_001-XL.jpg

US Department of Justice B-757, N119NA

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[jerslice]

Well you don't see those everyday!

[moose135]

The Zero-G 727 has been in Charlotte the past couple of days.

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This Atlas Air 744 brought the Jacksonville Jaguars in to play the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

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[MarkLawrence]

Ohhhhh nice!

[moose135]

Seems like forever since I've posted anything!

We had an interesting catch at CLT this afternoon, a Gulfstream G-IV which looks to be the Washington Redskins team plane. In addition to the logo, it's registered to DSWA LLC at Redskin Park Drive in Ashburn, VA. The team owner is Dan Snyder, and the team headquarters and practice facility is at that location.

Ron Rivera, who was head coach of the Carolina Panthers before being fired during the season, was hired by the Redskins in the off-season. We suspect he was using it for a trip home, as he still has a home in Charlotte.

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Back in December, the Seattle Seahawks came to Charlotte to play the Panthers. They use Hawaiian for team travel, and we were able to catch it while it was in town.

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That same day we caught the AA Astrojet arriving.

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Caught a pair of Honeywell Gulfstreams one day in December as well. N922H is a G-VI, N599H is a G-V.

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Monday it was 75 degrees and sunny, so I stopped by CLT after work. Got there about 10 minutes before the LH A350 was due in - light was perfect...and they landed 18L while I was at the Overlook.

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[jerslice]

Nice, John.

[MarkLawrence]

That light is just perfect John!!!!

[moose135]

Playing catch up here. Charlotte went to a stay-at-home condition in mid-March, and we took one last spotting trip to CLT the weekend before it went into effect.

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ABX 762 Freighter hauling a load for Amazo

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jetBlue E-190 flight from Houston to JFK dropped in to CLT when New York Approach was closed due to coronavirus.

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[moose135]

As air traffic dried up, airlines started parking stuff anywhere they could, and AA parked a bunch around CLT. These are from the first weekend in May - we saw about 4 flights in and out over the course of an hour and a half.

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Yes, that's a 777 in the background near the AA maintenance hangar. AA will be replacing A330 service to Europe with 777s starting in July, and this guy was in town for a couple of weeks for ground staff to familiarize themselves with it.

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A very empty hourly deck next to the terminal.

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It's never this quiet in front of the terminal!

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[moose135]

In early May, the local NC ANG unit flew a C-17 around the state, performing flyovers above hospitals and other emergency response facilities. I caught it departing CLT at the start of their trip.

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[moose135]

Not CLT directly, but CLT-adjacent if you will...

NASCAR resumed their season - with no spectators - about a month ago with two races in Darlington, SC followed by two in Charlotte. On Sunday evening of Memorial Day weekend, they ran the Coca-Cola 600 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, just two miles up the road from my place. Since it was a race already on the schedule (the two Darlington races were rescheduled from postponed events) and since it was Memorial Day weekend, they had a pre-race flyover scheduled.

We were supposed to get a USAF Heritage Flight group, with 2 P-51s, an F-16, and an F-22. Thunderstorms in the area threw a wrench into those plans, and we ended up with two F-16s and two F-22s. The F-16s were out of Shaw AFB, not too far away in South Carolina, and the F-22s were out of Langley, although one had Tyndall AFB markings, possibly one of the Raptors that evacuated ahead Hurricane Michael in late 2018.

The track was not open to the public, but we hung out in a parking lot across the street to shoot the flyover, then headed home to watch the race on TV.

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Bell 206, owned by Helivision and based out of nearby Concord, provides aerial TV coverage of NASCAR races and other events. They were flying over the track as part of the race broadcast.

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[moose135]

jetBlue had suspended service to CLT in early May, and it looks like they restarted it Thursday. We were getting a couple of E-190s a day to Boston (they switched JFK service to BOS last year) and yesterday they flew an A320 trip BOS-CLT. Today, they used N615JB, the FDNY special scheme, and I took a run down at lunchtime to catch it departing.

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[MarkLawrence]

Nice stuff John!!!

[moose135]

Looks like jetBlue has changed their twice a day BOS-CLT E-190 flights into a single A320, and we've gotten a couple of specials already. In addition to the FDNY jet I caught last week, I think their "I Love NY" jet was in one day. Today was the second time "Bear Force One", the Boston Bruins scheme, dropped in, and I was able to get out to catch it.

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If they are going to park it here, they need to do a San Jose Sharks jet. :smile:

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[moose135]

Thanks to some stormy weather in ATL late this afternoon, we had a rare visitor - a Qatar Cargo 777F dropped in.

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[MarkLawrence]

Lovely stuff!!!!

[moose135]

AA's Stand Up To Cancer A321 dropped in to CLT today:

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Pike the Otter stopped by to see us too!

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Taxi!

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[moose135]

Blue Finest, B6's NYPD themed A320 visited CLT this morning.

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I was also able to catch the UPS 767 departing.

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[MarkLawrence]

Wow!!! Lovely!!!!

[moose135]

A few from Concord Regional Airport (JQF) just up the road from Charlotte.

N411DE, a Department of Energy / National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) Nuclear Emergency Support Team Bell 412 at Concord Regional Airport. It's in town to survey radiation levels prior to the Republican National Convention in Charlotte.

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N1RJ, HondaJet HA-120 owned by Jackson Executive Transport based in Jackson, Michigan

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[MarkLawrence]

Nice!!!! Those HondaJet's are pretty sleek....

[moose135]

Thanks, Mark!

The Las Vegas Raiders made their first road trip to Charlotte to start the NFL season this weekend for a game against the Panthers. They are flying Hawaiian this year - I've caught a few Hawaiian flights in prior years when the Seattle Seahawks used them. We were up on the hourly deck waiting, since CLT was on the 36s, and we knew they were going off 36R. It was great light, but after they joined the departure line, clouds moved in...

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[moose135]

American parked their A330s when traffic fell off a cliff earlier this year, but were looking at swapping in 772s in their place. They had a couple floating around CLT a couple of months ago for familiarization work, and a few days ago they started operations. Right now, they fly a pair of 772 doing a MIA - CLT - MUC run. The timing works out so the MUC - CLT flight arrives around the same time (maybe 30 minutes apart) as the MIA - CLT flight arrives. A couple of hours later, it departs for MIA, and the second 772 departs for MUC about a half hour later. I don't know about the CLT - MIA leg, but the Munich flight is cargo only.

We caught them both departing Saturday afternoon. We were up on the hourly deck again, and weren't too worried about light, since there was a high overcast. This is the CLT - MIA flight departing on 18L

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The CLT - MUC flight ended up going off 18C - and of course, as he was taxiing for departure, the sun came out and we were shooting right into it. It would have been great from the overlook, but we didn't have enough time to get there.

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[moose135]

While we were hanging around the airport this weekend, we did shoot some other stuff too!

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[MarkLawrence]

Lovely stuff as always!!!! I need a trip to CLT some day!!!

[moose135]

The Carolina Panthers have switched to Delta for their road game charters this season. We got a DL 777 in to CLT this afternoon, taking the team to Tampa Bay for Sunday's game:

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[moose135]

The Arizona Cardinals flew into CLT late Friday night on this Atlas Air 744 for their game against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday afternoon.

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[MarkLawrence]

Love seeing the Atlas birds... they come here for the Dolphins too...

[moose135]

United brought their 'Star Wars' themed 737 to CLT this afternoon.

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[MarkLawrence]

It really is such a lovely aircraft!!! Great shots John!!!

[moose135]

DL used an A350 to bring the Detroit Lions in to Charlotte for their game with the Panthers this weekend.

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The AA Reno Air heritage jet was parked down at the maintenance hangars this afternoon.

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[moose135]

Catching up a little here. Back in February, Qatar brought a 777 on a cargo flight multiple times over the course of a few weeks.

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Got the AA Reno Air heritage scheme arriving a couple of weeks ago.

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Last week, a Sun Country 737 flying for Amazon/Prime Air arrived:

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Out to CLT this afternoon for a special - Volaris brought a Wonder Woman special scheme in today.

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While we were waiting for Volaris, we saw Gulfstream G-V N444SC departing. Interesting airplane, with markings of Puma athletic shoes. The scheme was introduced a few years back when rapper Jay Z joined Puma as "Creative Director" of Puma Basketball. The 444 in the registration is based on the title of the album he released at the time, and SC are his initials, Shawn Carter.

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[MarkLawrence]

WOW!!! Awesome!!!!

[Zee71]

Moose,

Nice grabs! Hope all is well with you. It’s been a while since I’ve been on here.

[moose135]

Thanks! We were in the area, so we took a quick lap around CLT this afternoon. Saw Michael Jordan's Gulfstream G550 on the FBO ramp.

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[MarkLawrence]

That is a stunner!!!

[moose135]

The Russians are coming! We had an IL-76 stop in to CLT earlier this week. They were delivering something to Corning Life Sciences in Durham. And no, I don't know why they flew into CLT rather than RDU, but I'm glad they did! I actually caught this same IL-76 at CLT about five years ago.

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This would have been the shot of the year if that AA 737 had moved just a little...

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[MarkLawrence]

Wonderful catch!!

[moose135]

Southwest Freedom 1 dropped into CLT. It arrived last night around 9pm and overnighted, departed around 8am this morning.


Unfortunately, they parked it at the wrong gate last night...


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Thanks to the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicholas, it was a cloudy, drizzly morning, but that didn't keep me from heading out to shoot it.


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[MarkLawrence]

Still waiting to catch that myself... lovely!!!

[moose135]

Thanks, Mark!

This past Tuesday, Southwest Airlines introduced this new special scheme commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Walt Disney World and the airline. WN had been operating about 4 years before they adopted the name Southwest Airlines in 1971. It dropped in to CLT this afternoon, and we were able to get out to catch the departure back to MDW. I had heard about the new scheme, but I hadn't even had a chance to set up a FlightAware alert for it; fortunately someone on the CLT Spotter FB page posted a heads up on it.


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[MarkLawrence]

Seems I am one special behind you all the time John!! :) Last weekend, I managed to snag Freedom One .. and. this week . .Disney comes out and you have it already!! :)

[MarioFL]

nice pics but these are barely minimal decals (zzzz)

[moose135]

Seems I am one special behind you all the time John!! :) Last weekend, I managed to snag Freedom One .. and. this week . .Disney comes out and you have it already!! :)

Need to keep you on your toes, Mark! ;):wink:

[moose135]

Philadelphia Eagles came to Charlotte this afternoon to play the Panthers tomorrow. They flew in on an AA787 - I'm not sure we've had a 787 in to CLT before.

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Also caught the daily LH A350 arriving.

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[MarkLawrence]

Nice!!!!