Here's a cropped frame-grab from my video of the brand-new unpainted Boeing 737 MAX8 which arrived at Portland Int'l Airport #KPDX today. I didn't find an obvious match for which airline it's going to, based on the painted rudder and winglets. #aviation #travel #avgeek #PNW
From home in Portland I saw a green unpainted Boeing 737 MAX8 on final approach to Portland Int'l #KPDX, coming from the 737 factory in Renton #KRNT, Washington. The pre-painted rudder and winglets appear to be from AJet of Turkey. This is usually the first flight of the aircraft by Boeing test pilots. It's going to Boeing's Portland paint hangar which handles overflow when the Seattle-area paint hangars are booked. #aviation #avgeek #PNW
Spotted from my backyard in Portland: an unpainted green (vinyl protective coating from the factory) Boeing 777-200LR freighter on final approach to Portland Int'l Airport #KPDX coming from the Boeing Everett Factory at Paine Field #KPAE on this aircraft's first flight. After landing it taxied to Boeing's Portland Paint Hangar. The rudder was unpainted. But ADS-B indicated the plane will be registered in UAE upon customer delivery. #aviation #avgeek #PNW
Viewed from my backyard, a new Boeing 737 MAX9 with pre-painted rudder indicating this one will be going to United Airlines. It came from Boeing's 737 factory in Renton WA #KRNT. This one was different because it did 2 touch-and-go's on Portland #KPDX Runway 28R before landing on Runway 28L, nearest to the Boeing paint hangar. I would have missed some pics if I had been at the airport, without enough time to reposition to the other runway. #UnpaintedAirplane #PicklePlane #aviation #avgeek #PNW
Spotted flying into Portland #KPDX this afternoon: a brand new green unpainted Boeing 737 MAX9 on its first flight out of the factory in Renton #KRNT. It came to the Boeing Portland Paint Hangar, which Boeing uses for overflow capacity when all the Seattle-area paint hangars (at RNT PAE BFI) are booked. The pre-painted rudder and winglets indicate this aircraft's customer is United Airlines. #UnpaintedAirplane #PicklePlane #aviation #avgeek #PNW
I bicycled to Portland Airport #KPDX this afternoon. Here's the same Boeing 777-200LR/F freighter which arrived as an #UnpaintedAirplane #PicklePlane on July 10, now painted in Emirates Sky Cargo livery. Though it's still owned by Boeing at this point. The plane flew to Boeing Field #KBFI in Seattle where purchase and customer delivery are routinely the next steps. #aviation #avgeek #PNW
Takeoff on Runway 28L at Portland Airport #KPDX of a Boeing 777-200LR/F freighter fresh out of the Boeing Portland Paint Hangar. This is probably the plane's second flight. Its first flight was July 10 from the Boeing Everett factory at Paine Field #KPAE to Portland for painting. Today it flew to Boeing Field #KBFI in Seattle where the customer will complete the purchase and take delivery. #aviation #avgeek #PNW
Planespotting from home this afternoon, I got pics of a brand new green Boeing 737 MAX8 inbound from the 737 factory in Renton #KRNT. It was on final approach to Portland Int'l #KPDX. After landing, ADS-B showed it taxied to the Boeing Portland Paint Hangar as expected. The pre-painted rudder looks like this plane's buyer is SCAT Airlines of Kazakhstan. ADS-B data agreed, showing a KZ reg. I saw another SCAT arrive May 31 & leave June 12. #UnpaintedAirplane #PicklePlane #aviation #avgeek #PNW
An unpainted green Boeing 737 MAX8 flew by today on its way to the Boeing Portland Paint Hangar. I got pictures from home as it flew by about a mile away on final approach to Portland #KPDX Runway 28L. The pre-painted rudder indicates this one may be for Arajet of the Dominican Republic. Since it flew in from Moses Lake, Washington #KMWH, it was likely coming from storage, not the factory. (Orders may change for stored planes.) #UnpaintedAirplane #PicklePlane #aviation #avgeek #PNW
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