I went to Sky Harbor on December 30 to photograph the arival of Alaska's Spirit of the Islands 737. I also caught a Delta A330.

I went to Sky Harbor on December 28 to photograph the departure of American's Astrojet heritage 737. I also caught a DHL 767 freighter and a variety of single aisle airliners.

I went to Sky Harbor on December 27 to photograph the departure of one of United's Continental heritage 737s. I also caught a couple of UPS heavy freighters and the Arizona Coyotes 757 team plane.

I went to Sky Harbor on December 24 to photograph the arrival of an American Airbus A330 and Southwest's Illinois One.

I went to Sky Harbor on December 22 to photograph a couple of American Airbus A330s and Southwest's Lone Star One. I also happened to catch a US Marshalls Service 737 and some heavy freighters.

I went to Sky Harbor on December 21 to photograph a UPS Airbus A300 and an Atlas Air Boeing 747.

I went to Sky Harbor on December 20 to photograph an Atlas Air Boeing 747 and an American Airbus A330. A330s have not been a common sight at Sky Harbor, but American has started using them for daily flights to Honolulu and Charlotte. I happened to catch a Sierra Pacific classic 737 and a Fairchild RC-26B Metro equipped for surveillance.

I went to Sky Harbor on December 18 to photograph an Atlas Air Boeing 747 and an American Airbus A330. A330s have not been a common sight at Sky Harbor, but American has started using them for daily flights to Honolulu and Charlotte.

I went to Sky Harbor on December 16 to photograph Alaska's Spirit of Disneyand.

I went to Sky Harbor on December 15 to photograph early morning freighter departures. Heavy freighters included McDonnell-Douglas MD-11Fs, Boeing 757s, Boeing 767s, Airbus A300, and Boeing 737. Smaller package freighters included Fairchild Metros, Beech C-99 Commuters, Beech 1900s, Cessna 208 Caravans, and an Embraer Brasilia. A U.S. Navy Boeing E-6B Mercury was parked in the western freight area.

I went to Sky Harbor on November 30 to photograph Southwest's Coco 737.

I went to Sky Harbor on November 28 to photograph Southwest's Tennessee One 737.

I went to Sky Harbor on November 27 to photograph Alaska's Spirit of Disneyland 737.

On November 22, 2016, Asia Pacific Airlines Boeing 727-223F N705AA visited Phoenix Sky Harbor on November 22, 2016. It arrived from Opa Locka, Florida at 1:40 in the afternoon. It departed for Honolulu at 3:27 PM.

I went to Sky Harbor on November 12 to photograph Alaska's Honoring Those Who Serve 737, and I also caught a Delta 737 in Skyteam colors.

I went to Sky Harbor early on the morning of November 11, 2017 to photograph United's A320 Friend Ship and Southwest's 737 New Mexico One.

My pictures of novelty airline liveries have been reorganized. Each airline has its own display with all pictures of each airplane grouped together.

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines operates several 737s with special liveries.

American Airlines

American Airlines operates 737s and A319s in liveries that comemorate airlines that have been merged into American. some of their airplanes were formerly operated in special liveries by American West and US Airways.

America West Airlines

America West operated several Boeing 757s in special liveries. They were later transferred to US Airways and then American Airlines.

Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines operates several 737s painted to commemorate state flags.

United Airlines

United Airlines operates an A320 in vintage Friend Ship livery, a 737 in vintage Continental Airlines livery, and a 737 that promotes the March of Dimes.

WestJet Airlines

WestJet operates two 737s that advertise Walt Disney World.

Miscellaneous

Airlines from all over the world have airliners painted in novelty liveries.

Over 20 Hot Air Balloons on display were on display at the Salt River Fields Balloon Spooktacular.

The Arizona Sate Fair is a colorful, kinetic event.

I went to the airport on October 27, 2017 to photograph Alaska Airlines More to Love special livery. While I waited, several light freighters departed from Runway 07 Right.

I went to the airport on October 16, 2017 to photograph more special liveries and a Virgin Atlantic A340-600 charter arriving to take the Cardinals football team to a game in England.

I went to the airport on October 14, 2017 to photograph a couple of special liveries.

Southwest brings a few 737-8 Max flights into Phoenix each day. The Diamondbacks baseball team chartered a United Airlines Boeing 757-9 to bring them home from the playoffs in Los Angeles.

An Atlas Air Boeing 747 charter visited Sky Harbor on October 6, 2017, and a Delta Airlines Boeing 747 charter visited Sky Harbor on October 7.

Southwest Airlines has begun 737-8 Max operations. I photographed two 737-8 Max take-offs at Sky Harbor on October 2, 2017.

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Honeywell's 757-225 N757HW departed for Fort Lauderdale on September 30, 2017.

Airliners at Phoenix Sky Harbor on September 17 and 18, 2017.

I have added some new pictures to the Novelty Airline Liveries display.

Airliners at Phoenix Sky Harbor on September 16, 2017.

On August 27, 2017, Volga-Dnepr Ilyushin Il-76 RA76951 departed from Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. The prototype Cessna Citation Longitude took off on a test flight. A flight of Marine Corps McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harriers departed. The air temperature was 109 degrees F.

Boeing VC-25A (747-2G4B) 92-9000 Air Force One and Boeing VC-32A (757-2G4) 99-0004 Air Force Two visited the Valley of the Sun on Tuesday, August 22, 2017.

On August 21, 2017, the Moon passed between the Earth and the Sun. From Scottsdale, the Moon covered about two thirds of the Sun's disk at the maximum of the eclipse.

Airliners and freighters at Phoenix Sky Harbor on August 2 and 3, 2017.

The Commemorative Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortress N529B Fifi arrived at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport on April 12. It has been carrying passengers on revenue generating flights. I photographed it on April 15.

The Experimental Aircraft Association brought their Ford 5-AT Tri-Motor to the Goodyear Airport to make revenue flights from March 23 to March 26. While I visited the airport on March 26, a replica Waco YMF departed and a Boeing C-17A landed o pick up a group of Air Force parachutists.

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