The second B727-200F in USA Jet Airlines fleet received recently the new attractive colours of the airline and the technicians maintained it during my visit at Willow Run Airport.
Traffic at Detroit - Willow Run Airport is very variable. While on my first day with beautiful clear skies there were no aircraft operated by Mexican airline Aeronaves TSM, I had to come back on the second day despite the clouds, as I could not resist right four DC-9s and MD-80s plus one Swearingen Metro.
This Boeing 737-200 is unique in the fleet of Ameristar as unlike the rest it is used for passenger transport in luxurious 60-seat arrangement. One of the Ameristar managers on the apron did not want me to allow taking pictures of their aircraft, therefore it is sometimes better take a picture first and ask only afterwards...
Another carrier operating from Willow Run Airport that pleases the heart of old aircraft lovers is Ameristar. On the apron I discovered their two "baby" DC-9s and sole B737-200.
Established by the Kalitta family three air carriers operate in the US: Kalitta Air in cargo segment with B747 and B777s, Kalitta Charters in business aviation and Kalitta Charters II also in cargo business but with smaller aircraft of earlier production date. This B737-300, which started it career with Air Europa, taxies at Detroit - Willow Run Airport for departure from RWY 23.
"Baby" DC-9s were rare even in my youngster years, but to see them active today is a true rarity. The rising sun shone on this one at Willow Run Airport only for a while from the hole in the clouds, before another aircraft of the same company blocked the view.
Boeing 727s are in minority in the USA Jet Airlines fleet, however I managed to get right two of them at Detroit - Willow Run Airport, this one still carries the older scheme of the carrier.
Passengers to Orebro in Sweden were transported today from Bratislava by this Airseven Boeing 737-800, operated under Copenhagen Air Taxi flight number.
This DC-8 is almost 55 years old and currently is stored at Willow Run Airport near Detroit. Its owner is Global Aviation Leasing and apparently they are working on its return to airworthy condition. By the way, in the hangar in the background bombers B-24 Liberator used to be produced during World War Two.
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum at Hamilton airport near Toronto operates many historic aircraft, offerring them also for pleasure flights for members. On Saturday and Sunday 16-17 September 2023 they flew besides this DC-3 also other treasures like Avro Lancaster, PBY Catalina, B-25 Mitchell and several smaller types.
This B767-300BDSF of Amerijet International brought cargo last night from Miami to Bratislava. As during today´s departure it rotated way too early and clouds covered the sun, I decided for this for me unusual crop.
Canadian North has also small technical base at Ottawa airport, therefore I was pleased during my short visit by the ferry departure of this Boeing 737-300 in classic colours of the carrier.
I not only did not plan to visit the small airport Oakland County in Michigan State, I even did not know about it. However, when people at Detroit Willow Run airport told me about the technical base of IFL Group based there, I decided to pay a visit. As a reward two Boeing 727s not only awaited me behind the fence, moreover they both departed during my visit.
On the day of my departure home in beautiful sunny weather I decided to visit just for a short while Ottawa airport, about 2 hours drive from Montreal through beautiful Canadian countryside. My primary target was this logojet of Canadian North, promoting travel agency specializing in luxury cruise sails.
Air Inuit uses for flights from Montreal besides classic -200s also somehow newer Boeing 737-300s, although aircraft C-GFFN with its 32 years is also not the youngest.
While in our region aircraft like Jetstream practically completely disappeared from the skies, you can still meet few of them in Canada, for example Jetstream 32 of Pascan Aviation at Montreal - Saint-Hubert airport, although majority of them already frame parking aprons of the airport with their fate sealed.
This DHC-8 of Air Inuit also belongs to rare visitors, which can be seen among big airports exclusively in Montreal, otherwise it operates mainly between small communities with hardly pronounced names in Nunavik province.
Montreal is, unlike Toronto, visited also by many regional aircraft, which already almost disappeared in Europe, for example Air Creebec operates here frequently with their DHC8-100s and DHC8-300s.
