NickPeterman
2015-02-14, 10:06 PM
Hey Guys,
Catching up with some stuff I took late last year. It was the day after the final AirTran revenue flight, and I was kicking around the house in Cave Creek looking for something to do. For fun I checked the flightaware page for Goodyear and noted the AirTran 717 fleet was due into Goodyear for storage pending Deltafication. I mean ever last 717 they still operated, something like 14 frames in one day. Having been a stalwart Citrus customer, and having enjoyed many a morning listening to XM satellite radio whilst jetting to ATL, there was no question where I was gonna be. It was a bit sad knowing this was the last time I would see my favorite domestic carrier to fly on, one that had taken me to many awesome events, including more than one spotting outing. I recognize the material here is a bit repetitive, but as it is the last time we will be seeing these sharp little 717s, I think we can let it slide...
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7329/16346661639_6ed7564f2a_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qUuUZM)IMG_6309 (https://flic.kr/p/qUuUZM) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7349/15910362644_4bc022f05c_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qeWLvj)IMG_6290 (https://flic.kr/p/qeWLvj) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7381/16531883612_dfc0005a74_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/rbSe35)IMG_6263 (https://flic.kr/p/rbSe35) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7343/16532956955_15bb5a92ca_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/rbXJ6Z)IMG_6215 (https://flic.kr/p/rbXJ6Z) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
Quite possibly the last flights to operate under the Citrus callsign (and yes, they were operating as Citrus still!)
Then I trudged to the fence to see this sad A320, still intact-ish after some time in the desert
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8657/16345252748_a078f30e71_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qUnGby)IMG_9843 (https://flic.kr/p/qUnGby) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
Hope you enjoyed, thanks for checking them out.
Cheers!
Nick
Catching up with some stuff I took late last year. It was the day after the final AirTran revenue flight, and I was kicking around the house in Cave Creek looking for something to do. For fun I checked the flightaware page for Goodyear and noted the AirTran 717 fleet was due into Goodyear for storage pending Deltafication. I mean ever last 717 they still operated, something like 14 frames in one day. Having been a stalwart Citrus customer, and having enjoyed many a morning listening to XM satellite radio whilst jetting to ATL, there was no question where I was gonna be. It was a bit sad knowing this was the last time I would see my favorite domestic carrier to fly on, one that had taken me to many awesome events, including more than one spotting outing. I recognize the material here is a bit repetitive, but as it is the last time we will be seeing these sharp little 717s, I think we can let it slide...
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7329/16346661639_6ed7564f2a_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qUuUZM)IMG_6309 (https://flic.kr/p/qUuUZM) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7349/15910362644_4bc022f05c_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qeWLvj)IMG_6290 (https://flic.kr/p/qeWLvj) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7381/16531883612_dfc0005a74_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/rbSe35)IMG_6263 (https://flic.kr/p/rbSe35) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7343/16532956955_15bb5a92ca_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/rbXJ6Z)IMG_6215 (https://flic.kr/p/rbXJ6Z) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
Quite possibly the last flights to operate under the Citrus callsign (and yes, they were operating as Citrus still!)
Then I trudged to the fence to see this sad A320, still intact-ish after some time in the desert
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8657/16345252748_a078f30e71_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qUnGby)IMG_9843 (https://flic.kr/p/qUnGby) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr
Hope you enjoyed, thanks for checking them out.
Cheers!
Nick