Departing on delivery to Phoenix this morning as WN8702. It seems that most of the new MAXs for Southwest are coming to Paine Field to get work done by Aviation Technical Services before final delivery to SWA.

Departing for Harrisburg, Pennsylvania as "Antonov Bureau (ADB) 388F Heavy" this morning. This one is wearing "BE BRAVE LIKE OKHTYRKA" titles at the front of the nose.

BOE049 conducting a high speed taxi (rejected takeoff) test at Paine Field this afternoon. The civilian registration is covering up the USAF one on the tail. Unknown Serial #

The other side of the very last Boeing 747. This side wears full Atlas Air titles while the other side wears "Apex Logistics" titles as part of the contract that Atlas Air has with logistics company, Kuehne + Nagel.

LN#1574, the final Boeing 747 to roll off the Everett production line. Arriving back at Paine Field as "Boeing (BOE) 704 Heavy" this afternoon after getting painted in Portland. Sad to see no special livery on this bird, but it does sound like there will be commemorative stickers applied before delivery at the end of the month. Another chapter in Boeing's story comes to an end with this aircraft. A sad day for aviation enthusiasts around the world.

This the very last 747 ever to be built. The end of an era.

Returning from a test flight as "Boeing (BOE) 343 Heavy." This is the 13th 777-F for China Cargo Airlines.

Arriving from Phoenix as AS313 is this 5 year old 737-900ER.

Departing for Doha on delivery this morning to Qatar Airways as "Qatari (QTR) 3204 Heavy." Bad weather today meant another cancelled test flight for the last 747-8.

The new Horizon Air "Meatball" on arrival from Palm Springs as QX2134. I have to say it looks great, but I am disappointed that Milton Kuolt's name and signature was not put on the front of the aircraft like they had on N434MK.

Departing for Taipei, Taiwan on delivery to China Airlines Cargo as "Dynasty (CAL) 1712 Heavy."

My final trip down to PAE this year was supposed to be for the last 747-8 test flight, but an issue kept it grounded. I still made out okay with the first catch of the day being this Southwest MAX on delivery Phoenix as WN8700.

After wartime service with the USAAF as 42-72209, the C-54A was operated post-war as N90432 by American Airlines (1946-1950, Eastern Airlines (1950-1955) and leased to Flying Tiger Line, probably supporting Cold War DEW Line radar site contraction in the Arctic. Pacific Western Airlines imported it as CF-PWB in it Nov. 1957 and it flew with the airline for 15 years until sold to Cryderman Air Service as "N-74183" in Nov. 1972. It was photographed three weeks after a hydraulic line burst when departing for Everett from Chico, CA. Flew for many years in Florida. Preserved at MCAS Miramar, CA.

Delivered to the USAF as 53-4329. Sold as N6794. To the Museum of Flight in 1987 and repainred into USAF markings as 53-4329.

The registration on this one would indicate it will be operated by Atlas Air for MSC Air Cargo. If anyone knows info on this one I would love to know!

Taken on Strength by the US Army Sept 9, 1966, this Chinook was rebuilt as CH-47D by 1986. The helicopter was reserialed 85-24348 with new cn M3118. Deployed to Afghanistan in 2002, it was written off in an non-combat accident in 2010.

Built in 1993. Donated to Boeing in 2004 and preserved at the Future of Flight Museum.

After World War II, this Spitfire did gate guard duties at several RAF stations in the UK until sold in 1964 to the Air Museum Of Calgary, Canada. After six years of storage, a long restoration was begun, but the aircraft was moved back to the UK before it took to the air again in 1996. It joined the Flying Heritage Collection in 1999 registered N614VC. The aircraft is registered to Vulcan Warbirds, part of the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum organization.

The latest 777-F for FedEx arrives back at Paine Field after completing its first flight as BOE305.