FUN WITH PHOTOS: Lots of Airline Tails

Can you find all 16 US Airways tails in this photo? (there is a bigger version in the links). Photo by Drew V.

Last week I put the challenge out to find photos with lots of airline tails. When I put the photos of a bunch of Qantas Airline’s tails, I only saw nine. However a reader smartly pointed out that there are really ten. Here are the photos I was sent:

* My original Qantas with TEN tails
* 10 Delta Air Lines tails from Daniel
* Aireal shot of 20 Delta tails from Daniel
* Who wants to count all these tails up? from Daniel
* 16 US Airways tails (with markings showing all 16) from Drew V
* 40 FedEx tails sent in from Rowen
* Five Qantas Airlines Boeing 747 tails at LAX by daeguowl
* A whole load of old US Airways Shuttle photos (even though I said Mojave wouldn’t work, but I can break my own rules) by @FlyInsider
* 12 Lufthansa tails from @FlyInsider
* Go ahead and count them in this satellite shot of Mojave forwarded by @BinkyAirways
* I count 15 Northwest Airlines tails, which will soon be going away – from @TerminalWanderer

So who is the winner? That is hard to tell since I am not counting them for all the photos. I will say EVERYONE is a winner for finding such great photos.

UPDATE: I have added a few more photos. It is not too late to send them on in to me, if you want them posted.

David Parker Brown

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & FOUNDER - SEATTLE, WA. David has written, consulted, and presented on multiple topics relating to airlines and travel since 2008. He has been quoted and written for a number of news organizations, including BBC, CNN, NBC News, Bloomberg, and others. He is passionate about sharing the complexities, the benefits, and the fun stuff of the airline business. Email me: david@airlinereporter.com

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3 Comments

Drew V.

June 2, 2010

Those US Airways Shuttle aircraft are none other than 737-200 series aka “the tin mouse”. I actually spotted a private/charter B732 taking off at CLT the other week:

http://usera.ImageCave.com/engineerdude/Aircraft/b732_1.jpg

and he was smoking quite a bit like the classics:

http://usera.ImageCave.com/engineerdude/Aircraft/b732_2.jpg

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Chris J

June 4, 2010

Can you honestly count Delta Connection as Delta (when the operating certificate says Atlantic Southeast Airlines or ComAir)? Is NW Airlink (operated by Pinnacle, Compass or Mesaba) really a Northwest aircraft? Pedantically, no.

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David Parker Brown

June 4, 2010

Whoa! Using fancy words :). I am working up a blog post on this idea. Are the links really part of the legacy carriers. Technically no. But I think to most customers, yes. Perception is key!

David

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