I was doing so well for a while, and then all of a sudden it's been well over a month since I've posted. Oops. There is some good news though: in the interim I've had two trainees finish their training. Congrats to JB, our newest journeyman controller at LAX. And welcome back to TT, who was out for a while but has now returned. Of course, no good deed goes unpunished: Having gotten rid of those two trainees, I've been awarded two more!
Otherwise, today's entry is a collection of interesting shots from the time away. Enjoy!
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I got to drive this! |
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The MD-87 was a rare bird when it was new. Nowadays, it's very uncommon indeed. |
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SkyWest now flies for Alaska Airlines at LAX, in addition to American, Delta, and United. |
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A SkyWest E-175 with a Delta A319 |
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Horizon still flies for Alaska at LAX as well. This is the first Horizon airplane I've seen in the new Alaska livery. |
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Volaris has a revised livery; this is the first example seen at LAX |