Deicing during the polar vortex of 2019 with an air temperature of -22°F(-30°C).

Off to Palmdale after a stop at Minneapolis from Stuttgart.

Probably the best light I will catch this bird in while it has been parked at MSP since 15 MAY 2021.

UPS 2557 with a nice wing-wave from the captain on departure!

Delta 1714 off for Orlando.

Arriving after its third revenue flight, having completed its first earlier in the morning.

Main gears off the ground in well under 4,000 feet of roll with this obviously lightly-loaded Western Global 747 that was brought in to augment UPS' peak-season workload for the 2018 holidays.

Fresh catch of the day.

Someone didn't do a very good job of getting the 1L door latch in place.

Spewing an assortment of vapors as it flies through the more saturated air in the Minnesota River valley, UPS 560 approaches runway 30L in the early morning.

"Freedom One" departs MSP for the first time in the reddish smoky haze from wildfires out west.

"Giant 654" touches down on runway 30L after diverting enroute ANC-ORD due to thunderstorms at the destination.

After a 30-day stay in Minnesota, the Bahrain Royal Flight departs MSP.

UPS 561 off runway 17 for DFW with traffic departing runway 12R in the background.

One of my favorites in all its detail.

View original size (4320 x 2700)

FedEx 1156 off for ORD which looks to be a new leg for this flight.

First delivery of new Sun Country livery. Former AeroMexico. The registration will be reassigned to N830SY.

View original size (2560 x 1440)

Some nice morning vapors and vortices on the arriving UPS 560 flight.

This airframe started life as a passenger mover for American in 1991 before becoming a freight dog for FedEx in 1996.

The sole remaining Aer Lingus 757.

This airframe was originally slated for Air Bridge Cargo but the order was not taken up and ultimately acquired by UPS with delivery taken on 16 NOV 2020.