FlyDubai's 46th MAX 8 heads out on a test flight as "Boeing (BOE) 041."

The newest MAX 9 for Alaska arrives from Renton on its first flight as BOE752. This airframe will later be registered N982AK.

Arriving from Anchorage as "Southern Cross (SXI) 2332" is the 3rd QantasLink 717 to be ferried out to the desert for retirement. Originally delivered to Midwest Airlines in February 2003, it later joined MexicanaClick and then QantasLink in 2012. All the 717s were operated under contract by National Jet Systems. Routing for this one was CBR-ASP-DRW-CEB-NGO-CTS-ADK-ANC-BFI-VCV.

United is up to a whopping 111 MAXs in the fleet now, with another 29 coming in the near future. Here's one of them returning from its 2nd test flight as BOE489.

Registered N150L when delivered to Bonanza in October 1959, this Fairchild built F-27A was re-registered N750L in 1964. Merged with Air West in March 1968, the airline was bought by Howard Hughes in 1969 and re-named Hughes Air West the following year. Sold to Air Mauritanie as 5T-CJU, Horizon Air acquired the aircraft in May 1984 (N4798W) and converted to an F-27J re-registered N280PH by July. With CATA Linea Aerea as LV-PAD / AZV from 1987. Retired in 1995, parts were be used to re-build F-27 LV-RLB (cn 42), the abandoned fuselage was donated to a technical school in Buenos Aires circa 2005.

First flown in August 1964, the aircraft arrived in Essendon on 16 October 1964 and commenced revenue operations on the 2 November 1964, its last revenue flight being on the 14th of February 1976. The aircraft was sold and operated in the US until 1991 and finally scrapped in 1993. (Original Photo by Boeing - No. P36501)

photographer unknown

The full civilian history of this aircraft can be found at http://www.wdaguy.com/N87U.html. The aircraft was last reported painted in blue US Navy colours undergoing restoration at Northwest Regional Airport, Roanoke, TX., in June 2019.

Delivered new 14th Dec 1988 and withdrawn from use Victorville 17th Feb 2009,then flown to Walnut Ridge 4th May 2009 and scrapped.

Photographer: Doug Remington.

VT-ANA stored at Paine Field while Boeing worked to overcome problems with the 787. It was finally delivered to Air India in May 2014.

Photographer: Doug Remington.

Photographer: Doug Remington.

Photographer: Doug Remington.

Originally US Navy bu 34027, this Catalina fought fires with SLAFCO 1972 - 1999. A long time resident parked at Ephrata, the aircraft appeared in the memorable opening scene of the 1989 movie "Always".

Photographer: Jim Morrow. Ex USAF 61-0862.

Only 27 Martin PM-1s were built, US Navy serials A8289 to A8313, and A8477 and A8478. Photographer unknown.

Photographer unknown.

Photographer: Iain Macpherson.