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China Eastern 255 departs for ORD after a three-hour stay at MSP, diverting here due to a spring snow storm in the Chicago area.
"NASA 817 heavy" lifts off for Palmdale on the last day and last leg of its atmospheric tomography mission (ATom) that went around the world in 26 days studying pollution and greenhouse gases.
You can see and read more from the links below:
ABC7.com video "NASA to Send Aircraft on Mission Around the World to Study Pollution"
I'm not certain if this registration had ever been at MSP before, at least I couldn't find anything going back eight months. I chased the former Continental heritage livery (N75436) back in June before I knew it had been repainted to regular United colors. That's when I became aware the Continental heritage livery now flies on this registration.
Taxiing for departure at 0624 local time.
On the roll down runway 22. This was a diversion on its way to Tokyo from Detroit, now continuing to its destination.
It is rare to see this Air Europa Airbus A330 in the USA outside of JFK and MIA. This aircraft was a substitute for the scheduled Condor Boeing 767 due to mechanical issues as I understand it.
Best viewed at original size.
The UPS holiday package rush is on and brings in the 747 freighters to handle the demand once again this year.
This is Atlas Air 9779, ferried in from Amsterdam. This registration is wearing Etihad Cargo paint as they are leasing from Atlas.
Arriving from Phoenix, CAVOK Air 7146 completes it's 4 hour, 8 minute flight. I'm not sure what it's purpose was, but it ended up at Signature.
Amazing sunrise this morning in St Paul. Had to pull off the road near the MSP airport and snap a keeper with the d7000.
The clouds rolled in, but it was still a good day. I got back into aviation photography just about two years ago and this "flying fish" has been on my list since day one.
Here is the first of a few images to come of Alaska 36 approaching runway 30R from Seattle in the "Wild Alaska Seafood" salmon livery.
Certainly not something I was expecting to run out and photograph tonight but since, to the best of my knowledge, this is only the third time an A380 has been at MSP, I figured I better go check it out.
This is Lufthansa flight 455, while flying from San Francisco to Frankfurt, diverted here on a medical emergency. In July 2014, British Airways flight 268 flying from Los Angeles to London also diverted here due to a medical emergency. In November 2007, Airbus brought an A380 to MSP as part of a sales promotion tour.
See this photo at 2560x1440.
Delta 295A resumes its journey to Tokyo after a diversion stop at MSP. I tried to position myself to incorporate the fall colors on its departure off runway 12R. Ft. Snelling National Cemetery is in the foreground.
A very rare sight of a British Airways aircraft at MSP airport. They usually only end up here due to some type of emergency. This one was a passenger medical emergency while enroute from London to Phoenix.
Seen here on the takeoff roll, resuming its flight to Phoenix.
Throwback Thursday upload from the Canon G3 archives..."City of Tokyo" gets airborne off runway 22 on a hot July afternoon.
Construction still taking shape on runway 17/35 in the background which would be completed and operational in October 2005.
I can't make out the registration on the ex-UAL DC-10 at the FedEx ramp. It wouldn't surprise me if it's still operating in the FedEx fleet as an MD-10.
Delta 788 from Los Angeles on short final for runway one-two right. Activities commence at the ballfields in the background welcoming the first warm days of summer in the Twin Cities.
Ship "Lake Vermillion" flying as SCX247 on the roll, bound for JFK.
Why aren't you looking at all the details in original size (2560 x 1440)?
Nippon Cargo 182 awaits its clearance into the Chicago O'Hare traffic flow after diverting into MSP due to thunderstorms. Original route ANC-ORD.
Former United Airlines passenger carrier converted to a special freighter for FedEx and delivered in 2014.