USA - Washington Aviation News

India Takes First P-8I

21st December 2012, 00:05 CET, USA - Washington, 1831 views

Boeing on Dec. 19 made an on-site delivery of the first P-8I aircraft to the Indian Navy in Seattle, in accordance with the contract.

India...

Lewis - McChord 2012 Air Expo

24th July 2012, 06:58 CET, USA - Washington, 2104 views

Portfolio of photos from the 2012 Air Expo held at the jointly operated Fort Lewis - McChord Air Force base, from Members Brodie Winkler and Brandon Farris....

American Heroes Air Show Seattle 2012

16th July 2012, 07:58 CET, USA - Washington, 2469 views

Portfolio of pictures from member Brodie Winkler, taken at the 2012 American Heroes Air Show Seattle...

Paine Field Aviation Day

21st May 2012, 12:30 CET, USA - Washington, 1500 views

Held on the 19th of May this Aviation Day brought together the old and the new. This is run by the airport, and by the Washington Pilots Association – Paine...

RC-7 rare hawk sighting

7th March 2012, 13:08 CET, USA - Washington, 2089 views

Army RC-7Bs equipped with moving target indicators (MTI), synthetic aperture radar (SAR), and infrared and video sensors (IR/EO) patrol the demilitarized zone...

First P-8I for the India Navy

12th September 2011, 13:30 CET, USA - Washington, 2435 views

Boeing began manufacturing the first of eight P-8I aircraft for the Indian Navy back in December 2010. The first of which is now ready for its first flight...

First flight of ANA's 787-8

2nd September 2011, 08:47 CET, USA - Washington, 2141 views

All Nippon Airways' first Boeing 787-8 returned safely from its first flight to Paine Field. The aircraft is the first delivery 787, painted in special...

Boeing Field - South Tower area no more

9th August 2011, 07:05 CET, USA - Washington, 1476 views

A sight no more will be this view from the now closed "Midfield" or "South Tower" viewing area. This prime spotters' viewpoint is...

Boeing 747-8F completes flight certification

5th August 2011, 08:37 CET, USA - Washington, 3435 views

The first 747-8 Freighter is scheduled to be delivered to launch customer Cargolux in September after certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation...

Unusual E-3 Sentry

22nd July 2011, 07:58 CET, USA - Washington, 2555 views

Member BFIBRAVO has submitted a photo of an E-3J Sentry, which is worthy of note.

Based at BFI for several years has been this USAF JE-3C...

Boeing Bee - B-17F restoration completed

11th July 2011, 09:22 CET, USA - Washington, 2640 views

Full Member and a Boeing "driver" himself, JPC van Heijst has posted some photographs of the newly restored Boeing B-17F N17W at Boeing Field...

First Korean Boeing 737-900ER

4th June 2011, 08:18 CET, USA - Washington, 2072 views

Pictures of the first Boeing 737-900 for Korean Air Lines from member BFIBRAVO....

The only airworthy Focke-Wulf FW-190 in the world at Paine Field

22nd April 2011, 09:10 CET, USA - Washington, 2819 views

Member Jason R Fortenbacher has sent two pictures of what will be the only flyable Fw190 in the world.

The aircraft is being assembled at the...

First flight for Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental

21st March 2011, 09:45 CET, USA - Washington, 3761 views

Boeing’s largest-ever airliner 747-8 Intercontinental took off on its first flight from Paine Field, in Everett, WA. The aircraft took off at 9:59 a.m....

Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental was unveiled

14th February 2011, 11:44 CET, USA - Washington, 4591 views

Almost one year after Boeing’s first 747-8 freighter took off the skies a new 747-8 passenger plane was unveiled yesterday. Dubbed the Intercontinental, the...