B-17G photo from 1965

This B-17G, N3193C (ex. 44-85829 c/n 8738) is caught by the camera on April 16, 1965 and belonged to Fairchild Camera & Instrument Co at the time. Photo taken by R. Hufford/AAHS Archives.

Monday 12-29-08

Sun Country Airlines 737-8Q8 N809SY arrived from Harrisburg Int'l (KMDT) as SCX8800 at 10:02am bringing in Penn State fans for the Rose Bowl college football game. The plane departed at 11:00am to Minneapolis/St Paul Intl (KMSP) as SCX8800.

Allegiant Air MD-83 N891GA arrived as AAY5292 from San Diego Intl (KSAN) at 1:40pm. The plane departed as AAY5293 to Laughlin/Bullhead Intl (KIFP) at 3:15pm.

NetJets Gulfstream G-IV(SP) N424QS arrived from San Jose Int'l (KSJC) at 4:32pm and parked at Gulfstream.

Saturday 12-27-08

Icelandair 757-200 TF-FII arrived from HNL as ICE8850 at 7:57am this morning in full Air Guinea paint and parked at Signature. The plane took on fuel and then departed for MIA at 8:20am as ICE8850.

Sunrider Corp MD-87 N168CF departed for HNL at 2:24pm.

NetJets Gulfstream G-IV(SP) N424QS arrived from SJC at 4:33pm and parked at Gulfstream.

Monday 12-22-08

UPS Douglas DC-8-71F arrived at 5:52pm as UPS9857 from KONT. The plane departed at 8:12pm as UPS935 to KDFW.

Gulfstream G550 N108DB(c/n5180) arrived at 2:50pm and parked at Gulfstream.

Monday 12-15-08

USAF Boeing C-17A 07-7182 (P-182) performed a rejected takeoff at 4:20pm and then went back into the C-17 yard.

Sunday 12-14-08

Allegiant Air MD-83 N864GA arrived from IFP as AAY5143 at 3:38pm. The plane ferried back to IFP at 4:11pm as AAY5144.

Boeing 737-400 N37NY arrived from SLN at 4:25pm and parked at Airflite. The plane was carrying the New York Ranger hockey team and started out at HPN but had to make a fuel stop at SLN. The plane is now wearing white with a green belly and a gold cheatline just below the window line. The top area of the tail is green with a gold cheatline just below the green. The plane departed to PHX at 5:22pm to pick up the New York Knicks basketball team.

Alaska Airlines 737-800 N585AS arrived from SEA as ASA544 at 5:18pm. This plane wears the hawaiian lei on the tail below the eskimo. The plane departed back to SEA as ASA545 at 6:15pm.

Saturday 12-13-08

Zest Air A320-232 RP-C8897(c/n 2141 ex. N581JB) arrived from MZJ at 4:40pm and parked at Airflite for fuel. The aircraft still had the JetBlue bulkhead and emergency cards in the seatbacks. The plane departed at 6:10pm for Hilo, HI (PHTO).

Friday 12-12-08

Gulfstream G-V N225EE arrived at 4:50pm as KAI77 from PHKO(Kona) and parked at Gulfstream.

G550 5X-UGF was spotted parked inside the Gulfstream hangar that faces west.

US Marines C-20 165153 arrived at 2:35pm and parked at Signature. The plane departed at 3:50pm.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N1SF, USAF 01-0065, N450AB, N465QS.

Thursday 12-11-08

Allegiant Air MD-83 N864GA arrived from IFP as AAY5114 at 5:45pm. The plane departed back to IFP as AAY5115 at 6:56pm.

Saturday 12-6-08

Allegiant Air MD-83 N864GA arrived from IFP as AAY5064 at 6pm. The plane departed back to IFP as AAY5065 at 8pm.

Friday 12-5-08

JetBlue Airways A320 N516JB arrived from FLL at 7:40pm wearing a special "Jetting to T5" decal. The plane departed at 9:20pm back to FLL.

Monday 11-24-08

A Dornier 328 departed as RBY321 to IFP at 7:45pm.

UPS brought in a DC-8-71(F). The plane departed as UPS909 to RFD at 8:13pm.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N528AP(departed at 6pm to PVU).

Sunday 11-23-08

Ameristar McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15RC arrived as AJI9162 at 1:18pm from LRD and parked at Signature.

JetBlue Airways Airbus A320 N645JB "Blues Have More Fun" arrived from JFK at 9:20pm. This aircraft carries a special decal advertising the new T5 terminal at JFK for JetBlue.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N505GA, JA501A (Japan Coast Guard).

Saturday 11-22-08

Republic Airways ERJ-170 N821MD arrived as RPA902 at 3:00pm from MCI and parked at Signature. The plane was carrying friends and family members of the Red Bull soccer team that is in town.

JetBlue Airways newest E-190 N296JB "Blue's Your Daddy" flew into LGB today. The tail design is "Stripes".

Thursday 11-20-08

Ameristar Jet Charter 737-200 N733TW arrived as AJI9313 at 4:35pm from OKC and parked at Signature. The plane was carrying the Red Bull soccer team.

Monday 11-17-08

Miami Air Boeing 737-400 N753MA arrived as BSK690 from IAD at 3:25pm carrying the Washington Capitals hockey team. The plane ferried out at 5:00pm to BUF as BSK 565.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N203GA(now painted with a small spanish flag on the tail).

Sunday 11-16-08

Gulfstream G-IV(SP) N441QS arrived at 4:40pm from PSP and parked at Gulfstream.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: USAF C-20B 86-0203.

Wings Over Long Beach 11/15-11/16

This weekend Long Beach Airport will host the 2008 Wings Over Long Beach. Wings over Long Beach - 2008 is an Aerospace Exhibition and Job Fair in conjunction with Air Force Week - Los Angeles (Nov. 14-21) and the celebration of the 85th Anniversary of Long Beach Airport. Aviation and Space technology will be on public display. Tours of aircraft, interaction with pilots, Space professionals, flight schools, airlines and more will be available for those interested in learning about career opportunities in the industry.

Some of the aircraft that are suppose to attend include a Boeing C-17A Globemaster III, Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, Boeing B-52H Stratofortress, Lockheed Martin F-16C Viper, GAAS MQ-1 Predator UAV, North American AT-6D, Douglas DC-3, North American, and a P-51D Mustang among others. Admission is $5 for entrance and additional information can be found at http://www.wingsoverlongbeach.com

Alaska Airlines to start LGB-PDX flights

Effective February 8, 2009 Alaska Airlines will be offering service between Long Beach and Portland, OR. The airline also announced it would add a second nonstop flight between Anchorage and Chicago, operating June 7 through Aug. 22, 2009.

"The addition of Portland-Long Beach gives our customers another convenient alternative for traveling between the Pacific Northwest and Southern California," said Steve Jarvis, Alaska Airlines' vice president of marketing, sales and customer experience. Jarvis said the new Portland-Long Beach route and the second Anchorage-Chicago nonstop are part of the airline's strategy to redeploy flights in markets that strengthen its Pacific Northwest and Alaska route structure.

To celebrate Alaska's new service to Long Beach, Mileage Plan(TM) members can earn double miles on nonstop flights between Portland and Long Beach from Feb. 8, 2009, through March 8, 2009. Alaska Airlines will operate the new routes with Boeing 737 aircraft. Below is the flight schedule for the new Long Beach to Portland route.

PDX-LGB 0705-0925
PDX-LGB 1400-1620

LGB-PDX 1005-1235
LGB-PDX 1705-1935

JAL DC-10 1981

The slide below of JAL DC-10-40 JA8547 is from my collection and taken by Tim Williams. Tim took this photo during the fall of 1981 prior to the plane being delivered.

Friday 11-7-08

A quick look accross the field noted the Boeing 757 N757SS parked at Signature. This plane actually arrived on Thurs Nov 6 at 5:35pm from DAL carrying the Dallas Stars.

JetBlue Airways A320 N746JB "Some Like It Blue" arrived from OAK at8:30pm and departed to IAD at 9:30pm. This aircraft carries a special decal advertising the new T5 terminal at JFK for JetBlue.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N440QS, CS-DKH

Wednesday 8-5-08

It's 8:32 am and I am sitting at home. A C-17 just flew overhead on a downwind for rwy 30 doing a flyby so I am presuming that the plane is being delivered.

Monday 11-3-08

JetBlue Airways A320 N746JB arrived from JFK as flight 217 tonight and departed to IAD as flight 300. This airplane is one of 5 that wears a special decal on the back fuselauge to promote the new T5 terminal at JFK.

Sunday 11-2-08

Allegiant Air MD-83 N861GA ferried in as AAY5025 at 6:55pm from SAN. The plane departed with passengers as AAY5025 at 7:40pm to IFP.

Saturday 11-1-08

2 F/A-18 Hornets departed at 2pm.

Gulfstream G550 N519GA (green) was towed to the paint shop at 3pm.

Gulfstream G450 N451QS was towed from the paint shop back to the Gulfstream facility at 5:49pm.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N614RD, JA500A Japan Coast Guard)

On Vacation

I am currently on vacation and will return in 1 week. I still have access to a computer so any aircraft movements are welcome.

Long Beach Aviation Friends Meeting 10-8-08

Last night the second meting of the Long Beach Aviation Friends was held and there was a fair turn out of people, not as many as the first meeting but good none the less. Christine Edwards, Assisstant Airport Manager, talked about the construction of the new terminal and parking garage that are being planned.

The airport is hoping that the economic markets settle by spring which will be about the time they go out to try and get bond funding to help pay for this. She also mentioned that application openings for the position of Airport Manager closed last week and they would now start sorting through the applicants to try and find someone to fill the position. Christine also mentioned that she will be leaving the airport within the next 12 months which was shocking news to most of us at the meeting as she had been tight lipped about this and therefore did not apply for Airport Manager.

Kevin McAchren of Airserv talked about the history of Airserv, what the company does and some of his experiences at Long Beach Airport. Kevin has been around the airport since the late 1960's and started Airserv in the early 1970's.

This was followed by a video on Douglas at Long Beach which showed the airplanes that were manufactured here, how many and during what time they were built and delivered. This was a great video produced by Boeing.

Last speaker of the night was Dennis Lord who was representing Wings Over Long Beach. This will be a static display of aircraft along with an aerospace exhibition and job fair. This is in support of the USAF's Air Force Week Los Angeles. Price for general admission will be $10 on Nov 15-16 from 9am-4pm. More information can be found at www.wingsoverlongbeach.com

Long Beach to Portland flights begin today

JetBlue Airways today starts service from LGB to PDX with 1 flight a day. Starting Nov 2, a second daily flight will be added to the network. Portland becomes the 13th destination from Long Beach that JetBlue flys to and on October 18th, San Francisco flights start from LGB.

Monday 10-6-08

The C-17 that was parked by the control tower was towed over to the C-17 yard.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: VP-BLR.

Sunday 10-5-08

Flight Options Embraer E135 N913LX arrived as OPT913 from SMO at 4:10pm and parked at Signature. The plane departed as OPT913 to 2Q3 (Yolo County- Davis/Woodland/Winters) at 5:13pm.

There is an Erickson S-64 Aircrane helicopter parked at Signature. The registration is N217AC.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N211HS.

McCain-Palin E-190 visits LGB

JetBlue Airways Embraer E-190 N239JB which is carring McCain-Palin titles and flying Sara Palin around arrived from DEN yesterday at 1:45pm and parked at Signature. The plane departed this morning around 9:40am to SFO.

Friday 10-3-08

Alaska Airlines 737-4Q8 N706AS "Make A Wish" Genie Disney plane arrived as the RON plane tonight.

Netjets G550 N528QS arrived at 7:38pm from BFI and parked at Gulfstream.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N609GA (Netjets c/s), VP-CGN, VP-BBO, N522QS, 01 (Coast Guard).

Thursday 10-2-08

Swift Air 737-4B7 N737DX arrived at 6:07pm from PHX as SWQ737. They brought in the Phoenix Coyotes hockey team. It ferried to LAX at 7:16pm as SWQ737.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N413GA (green), N369JB - departed Gulfstream at 2:53pm to HWD.

Brief History of LGB based Edde Airlines

Edde Airlines (Edde Aircraft Inc) – (LGB/Salt Lake City, UT) 1962-1966. Founded by Garth, Joseph, and William Edde. Passenger charter operations using C-46, DC-3, L-049 and M-404 equipment.

*DC-3 struck hill during snowstorm near Salt Lake City on 11/27/65 en-route to Provo, UT to pick up additional BYU fans attending football game in Albuquerque. 13 fatalities including Captain Garth Edde.

Long Beach airplane hangar goes Hollywood

LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- An old Boeing hangar is coming back to life. A place where airplanes used to sit could soon see movie equipment. A group of investors is buying the facility and plans to turn it into a massive movie studio.

The old hangar is an extremely large building. It's a place where planes were made, but soon it may be used to make movies.

"There's no better location than where we are. And how would you find this building? I mean this was almost a godsend. That it was meant to be," said actor Jack O'Halloran.

The old Douglas Aircraft plant dates to World War II, and is now owned by Boeing. In 2006, the last Boeing 717 aircraft rolled out and into history.

Some thought this facility would become history as well. The city even toyed with the idea of making it a parking facility for recreational vehicles.

"This is delightful. We put this studio together. This is so much better for the city. And it's a great use of a structure that is enormous," said Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster. "You don't get a sense of how large a million square feet is until you come in here."

The facility could fit 17 football fields. However, they aren't going that route. Instead, building owners hope to install 40 soundstages, which would make it one of the biggest studios in Los Angeles.

After shooting movies in Europe, actor Jack O'Halloran realized Los Angeles of all places didn't have big soundstages. He says this place is perfect.

"This should've been done 20 years ago. So what we will do is we will build this place, and we will outfit it -- wire it -- so that for the next 20 years, as technology changes, it will be adaptable," said O'Halloran.

It's an ambitious and risky plan. The idea is to make the hangar into a small city, including a hotel, TV facilities and make it state-of-the-art. Owners hope it will be so attractive, movie producers won't need to go to Canada or other states to make their projects.

"Over the past decade, California has lost a quarter of a million jobs to runaway production. And with real estate changing, and developers, more and more soundstages and lots are being torn down every day. And, if we don't reinvest in the infrastructure to make films, there won't be a film industry in California," said Jay Samit, Long Beach Studios.

The first phase could be finished by 2010. So the future of moviemaking could be just a few miles south of Hollywood.

Sunday 9-14-08

2 F/A-18 Hornets arrived at 2:50pm and parked at Signature. They departed later at 4:30pm.

Saturday 9-13-08

Gulfstream G550 N709DW was towed from the paint shop to the Gulfstream ramp at 6:49pm.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N785QS

Below are some photos that were taken throughout the day on the ramp.

Friday 9-12-08

Gulfstream G-IV N486QS arrived from SNA at 3:49pm and parked at Gulfstream.

Gulfstream G-V VP-CES departed at 6:09pm to VNY.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N63HS, N550GW, N711GA(Green)

Monday 9-8-08

Gulfstream C-37 06-0500 returned from a test flight at 2:53pm and parked at Gulfstream.

MD-87 N168CF departed on a test flight at 4:45pm and returned at 5:18pm. The plane parked at AirFlite.

Gulfstream G550 VP-BLR was towed from the Gulfstream paint shop to the completion center at 5:45pm.

Friday 9-5-08

Gulfstream G450 N821GA arrived from ASE at 6:21pm and parked at Gulfstream.

Thursday 9-4-08

USAF Boeing C-17A 07-7177 (P-177) which will be delivered to Dover Air Force Base departed on a test flight at 3:41pm and returned at 5:33pm.

A Marine Blackhawk helicopter landed at 4:05pm and taxied to Signature. I did not see when it left.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N711GL, N254SD

Tuesday 9-2-08

Alaska Airlines 737-890 operated into LGB as ASA542 and arrived at 10:30am. The pilot reported to maintenance that the APU-A/C switch was loose and the mechanic tightened the knob. Then the pilot wanted a brake temp check and those were normal. The plane went to depart back to SEA but at 60 kts the lights came on in the cockpit saying that the emergency exit doors did not lock and the pilot aborted takeoff. The plane returned to the gate and after going through 3 different checks the emergency exits seem to work properly and the plane finally departed back to SEA as ASA543 at 3:16pm, almost 4 hours late.

Gulfstream G450 N425QS arrived at 5:23pm and parked at Gulfstream.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N222NP, N490QS, N1LB, N609GA(green).

Monday 9-1-08

Allegiant Air MD-83 N872GA arrived as AAY5011 from IFP at 3:52pm. The plane departed as AAY5012 at 4:47pm and ferried to LAS.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: CS-DKD

Sunday 8-31-08

Southwest Sports Aviation LLC Boeing 757-236 N757SS departed from Signature today at 5:45pm headed to DAL. The aircraft had ferried here on Thursday from ONT and today flew the Texas Rangers baseball team back to Dallas.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N298GA.

Friday 8-29-08

2 F/A-18C Hornets from the VMFA-314 Black Knights departed LGB at 3:26pm.

The McChord C-17a that was parked by the tower departed at 4:45pm.

Allegiant Air MD-83 N864GA arrived at AAY5291 from IFP at 6:32pm. The plane departed back to IFP at 8:28pm as AAY5292.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N123FT, N63HS.

Monday 8-25-08

Gulfstream G550 HB-JEP arrived at 7pm and parked at Gulfstream.

Jetblue Airways E-190 N266JB departed 3 hours late because of an incident in SJC. The contract ground crew in SJC forgot to have the pilot set the brake before disconnecting the tug and towbar. As soon as the tug and towbar were disconnected from the plane, the plane rolled forward over the foot of the ground crew personnel. The flight recorder had be removed and swapped out by maintenance for review.

JetBlue Airways A320 N729JB passed through LGB tonight. This is currently the newest A320 delivered to the airline. The tail scheme is the "Mosaic" design and the name on the plane is "If You Can Read This, You're Blue Close".

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N378L.

Sunday 8-24-08

Northwest Airlines Boeing 757-251 N552NW ferried in as NWA9824 from PHX at 2pm. They picked up the Minnesota Twins baseball team and departed to BFI as NWA9988 at 5:05pm.

Allegiant Air MD-83 N865GA arrived as AAY5244 from IFP at 6:50pm. The plane departed back to IFP as AAY5245 at 8:16pm.

Swift Air 737-4B7 N801TJ arrived as SWQ801 from BFI at 8pm carrying the Oakland A's baseball team. The plane parked at Signature and ferried to SMF as SWQ801 at 9:05pm.

Saturday 8-23-08

Gulfstream G450 arrived at 3:41pm and parked at Gulfstream.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N422QS.

Friday 8-22-08

Gulfstream G550 N550MT departed from Gulfstream at 3:04pm headed to SAF.

Gulfstream G550 D-AJJK is now wearing N291GA as a test reg. The planed departed on a test flight at 4:44pm as Gulf37 and returned at 7:17pm. Before departing on the test flight, the planed taxied to the center compass rose run up area for about 10 minutes.

Gulfstream G-V N608WB departed from Gulfstream at 5:49pm headed to SJC.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N908GA(green), N500GV, 06-0500(USAF)

Long Beach to San Francisco flights planned for fall

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Award-winning JetBlue Airways today announces plans to launch new premium low-fare service this fall between San Francisco International Airport and its West Coast focus city in Long Beach, Calif. JetBlue's three daily flights will be the only nonstop service from SFO to Long Beach, the uncomplicated and uncrowded Los Angeles airport. Two daily flights will begin October 18 while a third daily flight will be added November 2, all aboard JetBlue's roomy 100-seat EMBRAER 190 jet.

JetBlue's new flights from SFO round out its busy Bay to Basin schedule, which this fall will include three daily flights each from Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose, to Long Beach. From San Francisco, JetBlue also offers daily nonstop service to Austin, Texas and New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.

"Our customers keep asking for more service from more airports and we're happy to provide it," said Jim Fuoco, JetBlue's manager of route planning. "With our service between Long Beach and both Oakland and San Jose, and now SFO, too, JetBlue is making it even easier to jet between L.A. and the Bay Area, regardless of which airport you prefer to use. We look forward to welcoming you aboard JetBlue for a truly comfortable, entertaining, and hassle-free travel experience to L.A.'s easiest airport."

Fares between SFO and Long Beach begin as low as $49(a) each way and include unlimited free snacks, industry-leading legroom, and JetBlue's signature inflight entertainment service -- which boasts 36 channels of free live DIRECTV(r) programming and more than 100 channels of XM Satellite Radio(r), the most free live entertainment options of any airline. Best of all, every flight and every fare includes JetBlue's award-winning customer service.

JetBlue's schedule between San Francisco and Long Beach effective November 2:
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San Francisco (SFO) to Long Beach, Calif. (LGB)

Depart - Arrive

7:00 a.m. - 8:25 a.m.
11:00 a.m. - 12:25 p.m.
4:00 p.m. - 5:25 p.m.
=========================================================
Long Beach, Calif. (LGB) to San Francisco (SFO)

Depart - Arrive

9:00 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.
2:00 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
6:00 p.m. - 7:20 p.m.
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Two flights will operate on a modified schedule from Oct. 18 - Nov. 2.
For full details see www.jetblue.com
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San Francisco customers traveling beyond Long Beach may take advantage of easy connecting service to six additional cities including Boston; Chicago (O'Hare); Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Las Vegas; Salt Lake City; and Washington (Dulles).

Monday 8-11-08

Boeing C-17A 07-7176 departed on its first flight today at 2:17pm. Intersting note, the right flap assembly has not been painted yet, still wearing primer.

A military Shorts 360 was parked on the Signature ramp.

At 8:40pm Gulfstream G450 N915BD was towed to the paint hangar missing the horizontal stabilizer assembly.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: ZK-KFB, EC-KUM.

Sunday 8-10-08

Allegiant Air operated in a charter tonight. MD-83 N865GA arrived as AAY5104 from IFP at 6:55pm. The plane departed back to IFP as AAY5105 at 8:03pm.

United States Coast Guard Gulfstream C-37(G550) 01 arrived at 9pm and parked at Gulfstream.

Sunday Morning Photo Expedition 8-10-08

This morning I got up eary and made it over to the ramp to get some morning departure shots. Everything below was also shot on K64 slides. Enjoy! (All photos by Stephen Toernblom)

Friday 8-8-08

Gulfstream G550 N560DM arrived from FAT as EJM550 at 4:06pm and parked at Gulfstream.

Gulfstream G-IV(SP) N420QS arrived from OAK at 4:48pm and parked at Gulfstream.

G550 N293GA returned from a test flight at 4:54pm.

1 Boeing F/A-18C and 1 F/A-18D arrived at 5:05pm and parked at Signature. They later departed at 8pm.

Gulfstream G450 N711SW arrived from LAS at 5:12pm and parked at Airflite. The plane later departed back to LAS at 6:12pm.

JetBlue Airways A320 N709JB ferried to SAN at 7:35pm as JBU9001.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N477QS, N806GA(Green).

Older Photos From LGB

I have decided to upload a couple of older slides from my collection that were taken at LGB. I hope you all enjoy them.



Boeing 707-123B N7554A is seen parked on the terminal ramp. This airplane was operating charter flight in July 1981 when it broke down at LGB and was parked here for several weeks. (Photo: John Wegg)



This Lockheed Constillation N9412H was the only Connie that Hawethorne-Nevada Airlines operated. The date and photographer for this slide are unknown.

Catalina Airlines Grumman Goose N11CS is seen parked on the north general aircraft parking area. The slide was taken May 1977 but the photographer is unknown.

Tuesday 8-5-08

JetBlue A320-232 N715JB arrived into Long Beach at 1:45pm and departed at 2:45pm. The airplane has the "Mosaic" tail design and wears the name "How's My Flying? Call 1-800-JetBlue".

Friday 8-1-08

Gulfstream G550 N557GA arrived at 5:20pm from LAX and parked at Gulfstream.

Gulfstream G450 N433GA was towed to the Gulfstream paint hangar at 9pm.

Gulfstream G550 N443M was towed from the Gulfstream paint hangar to the ramp at 9:55pm.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N813QS, N740SS.

Tuesday 7-29-08

Miami Air 737-8Q8(W) arrived as BSK661 from PAKT (Ketchikan) at 9pm. The plane was carrying fisherman and their catch. The plane departed as BSK536 to SAT at 10pm. The plane did a reduced power takeoff and was slow and quiet.

Parking plans for Long Beach Airport delayed

By Joe Stevens, Staff Writer
Article Launched: 07/26/2008 09:34:16 PM PDT

LONG BEACH - As the airline industry flies through turmoil, the Long Beach Airport is being affected, but instead of losing a major percentage of revenue like other airports, the main effect is the delay in plans to build a parking structure and renovate the terminal.

"Calling our plans `a process' is appropriate," Assistant Airport Manager Christine Edwards said. "Six months ago, I could give you a timeline on what we'd like to do. But the industry has changed so much during that time, that our situation has changed, too. We're going to have to be more deliberate and careful, understanding what the airlines are going through."

Earlier this month, Edwards addressed City Council and explained that building a new parking garage may require up to $65 million in bonds. But the exact cost is unknown because the garage is in the preliminary design phase.

Edwards also presented a plan to renovate and expand the L.B. Airport's terminal from 56,000 square feet to 90,000. To do that, it was estimated, would take between $50 million and $65 million in bonds.

The plan with the terminal is not as pressing as the parking garage because half of the airport's parking spots, about 2,300 spaces, are on Boeing property. Boeing is considering renovating those spots, but a plan to do that is not imminent.

Edwards is hoping to keep both the parking structure and terminal expansion plans moving forward, despite the expected delay.

"The next step with City Council would be a proposal to issue bonds," she said. "But that's at least six months away, and maybe 12 months away."

Beyond the parking structure and terminal changes, the Long Beach Airport is running relatively well because all 41 of its commercial flight slots have been filled and running since May. This is the first time all of those slots have been filled since the early 1990s.

It also is arguably the most efficiently the commercial slots have been running, because the aircraft in those slots average 140 passengers, which is more than the aircraft in the '90s.

Furthermore, JetBlue Airlines has 28 of the slots and has asked the airport for control of the other slots, if they become available. Last week, JetBlue announced it would cut flights from Ontario and Los Angeles International Airports. When it did that, a JetBlue representative reinforced to Edwards the importance of the L.B. Airport to the company and that it wouldn't be cutting flights.

One of the problems the airport is facing, though, is with its commuter slots. ExpressJet Airlines will be ending its branded flights as of Sept. 2 and will stop use of its six commuter slots that offer the only Long Beach flights to Reno/Tahoe, Fresno and Monterey. In essence, ExpressJet controls 8.8 percent of the flights out of Long Beach.

US Airways also recently told the L.B. Airport that it will relinquish its lone commuter slot in the fall. So there will only be five of 25 commuter slots filled in the fall, and all of those are controlled by Delta Air Lines.

"Because of the high cost of fuel, there's been a real shake-out with smaller aircraft," said Chris Kunze, the airport's interim director. "When there are planes that seat 50, it's hard to recover costs with how high fuel is. Still, I'm confident that we'll fill the commuter slots. The only question is whether it will be in two years, five years or 10 years."

Kunze is also the airport's former director. He retired from that post and moved into a part-time consulting role in January 2007. At that time, Christine Andersen took over the director's position, but she left last month to become the director of public works for the city of Santa Barbara.

Kunze says Edwards is a strong candidate to replace Andersen, and the city will conduct a national search for the position. The hope is that it is filled by November.

No matter who takes that airport job, though, that person is poised to lead a facility that continues to be busy.

"We're very confident that if any of our airlines in the commercial slots pulls out, that another airline would step in," Edwards said. "In the current market, maybe there is a concern that there could be a some time before that happens, but it will happen. The underlying market here is just so strong that airlines want to be here."

Friday 7-25-08

For the second time in a week, Alaska Airlines MD-83 N977AS had a mechanical and on the same flight numbers as before(AS548/AS545). This time MD-83 N972AS was brought down to do the turn and N977AS once again remained overnight.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: P4-TPS, CS-DKJ, CS-DKK, N490QS, 01-0030(US Air Force).

JetBlue won't cut any flights in L.B.

By Andy Franks, Staff Writer
Article Launched: 07/23/2008 10:02:44 PM PDT

As JetBlue Airways announced cutbacks elsewhere in the Southland on Wednesday, the carrier said it had no such plans at Long Beach Airport, where it is the busiest airline.

The airline is pulling its only service flight from Ontario, a nonstop to John F. Kennedy International Airport, after Labor Day.

It's the second such cutback by a major airline in as many days. United Airlines, the second-busiest carrier at Los Angeles International Airport, announced Tuesday that it would slash about 20 percent of its Southern California schedule, or about 40 flights a day, including nonstop service to Frankfurt and Hong Kong.

Sharon Diggs-Jackson, a spokeswoman for Long Beach Airport, said that correspondence with JetBlue doesn't indicate a plan to cut services.

Sebastian White, a JetBlue spokesman, confirmed that, saying that a flight reduction for the airport would not be advantageous.

"We certainly have no plans to cut anything in Long Beach - it's not advantageous," he said. "Long Beach does great for us, and we're pretty committed to it."

The news also comes just weeks after ExpressJet, which offered Long Beach Airport's only flights to Reno/Tahoe, Fresno and Monterey, said it would cut its flights starting in September due to rising fuel costs.

JetBlue is currently the busiest airline at Long Beach Airport, using 28 of its 41 available daily flight slots, the maximum allowed at the airport.

The airline operates 10 exclusive flight destinations at Long Beach, including Las Vegas, New York and Oakland. In addition to its 28 contracted slots, the airline currently uses two underutilized Alaska Airline slots, which they accepted in early June to use through September.

Travel from Long Beach Airport has been "holding steady," according to Diggs-Jackson, seeing only a 4 percent decrease in passenger traffic for June, and saying that the next indicator will be post-Labor Day travel patterns.

In JetBlue's quarterly report on Tuesday, executives announced a "flat-growth" plan, with neither plans to expand nor cut services for the remainder of the year. JetBlue recently added a new route to Long Beach Airport from Portland, Ore., that will start in September.

JetBlue first came to Southern California when it added the flight at Ontario in 2000, with later additions at Long Beach Airport in 2001, San Diego International Airport in 2003 and Burbank's Bob Hope Airport in 2005.

JetBlue has expanded at the Long Beach and Burbank airports for years, and announced last February the introduction of several flights at LAX - 3 to JFK and 1 to Logan International Airport in Boston.

During a stockholder's meeting in May 2007, then JetBlue Chief Executive Officer David Neeleman actually cited Ontario, along with LAX, as a possible site for expansion in the region. Those plans, however, appear quashed.

The cutbacks will "have an economic impact on this region," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said. "We're making many improvements at the airport. Those airport improvements are funded by the airline industry, so to the extent that this is having an impact, it will have a reverberating impact across the board."

The mayor called JetBlue's decision to leave Ontario a "devastating blow." "The whole regionalization of the airport is predicated on us moving more traffic out toward Ontario Airport," he said. Ontario and LAX are operated by Los Angeles World Airports, a Los Angeles city agency.

In all, the Ontario Airport is expected to lose 37 percent of its flights in the fall, making it one of the nation's hardest hit by an industry-wide rush to cut flights amid soaring fuel costs.

JetBlue reported losses in its second quarter, along with United and American airlines, which totaled $7 million, compared with a year-ago profit of $21 million, or 11 cents per share.

Monday 7-21-08

Skywest CRJ200 N463SW was seen wearing the new DL colors. It arrived at 2:20pm and departed at 3:11pm.

Gulfstream G-IV(SP) N700NY arrived from SDM at 5:45pm and parked at Signature.

Gulfstream G450 N415QS was towed from Signature to Gulfstream at 3:55pm.

UPS brought in another 757 today. The plane arrived from SDF as UPS2916 at 5:24pm. The plane departed to RFD at 7:49pm as UPS909.

Gulfstream G-IV(SP) N7799T arrived at 6:48pm from MCO and parked at Airflite. The plane departed at 8:05pm headed to Kahului(PHOG) only to return 15 minutes later with fire and police standing by. Not sure what the problem was but he had to be going atleast 170kts when he touched down. He then taxied over to Airflite.

Sunday 7-20-08

Gulfstream G550 N709DW arrived from SDM at 5:10pm and parked at Gulfstream.

Continental Airlines 737-824(W) arrived as COA1901 from SEA at 8:25pm and parked at Signature. They dropped off the Cleveland Indians baseball team. The plane departed at 9:20pm as COA1933 to ONT.

Alaska Airlines MD-83 N977AS had a fuel leak on the left wing and did not depart and will remain overnight. MD-83 N944AS arrived at 9:20pm from SEA as AS548 and departed with the stranded passengers at 10:27pm as AS545 back to SEA.

Saturday 7-19-08

A US Army Gulfstream C-20 91-0108 arrived at 4:45pm and parked at Gulfstream.

JetBlue Airways A320 N712JB "Enough about me....let's talk about blue" arrived at 7pm.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N797BD, N470QS.

Friday 7-18-08

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N569CW, N950SW, N203GA(green), N851LE, N217RR(departed on a test flight at 4:35pm and returned at 4:41pm), N785QS.

AIRPORT Runway Resurfacing Project July 21-26, 2008

Please be advised that from July 21 to 26, 2008, the Airport will be resurfacing Taxiway Delta. From Monday, July 21 through Wednesday, July 23rd, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm there will be increased truck along Clark Ave., between Spring Street and Willow Ave.

On Thursday, July 24 and Saturday, July 26, there will be increased truck traffic along Spring Street, between Lakewood Blvd. and Redondo Ave., between the hours of 10:00 pm and 5:00 am.

**This information was supplied by Airport Public Affairs, please feel free to contact us at 562 570-2678, if you need additional details.

Long Beach Airport's future discussed

By Paul Eakins, Staff Writer
Article Launched: 07/15/2008 10:06:31 PM PDT

LONG BEACH - Planned terminal improvements and construction of a new parking garage at the Long Beach Airport shouldn't be impeded by airlines' financial woes nationally, city officials said Tuesday.

But officials said they are keeping an eye on the industry's cutbacks, and some council members warned against the city getting in over its fiscal head.

Assistant Airport Manager Christine Edwards presented the council with a report that says the city will have to raise passenger fees and parking rates if it is to finance bonds to pay for the projects.

Between $50 million and $65 million in bonds will be needed to expand the terminal from 56,320 square feet to 89,995 square feet as planned, the Airport Finance Overview report says.

Building the parking garage may require up to another $65 million in bonds, the report says.

However, the ultimate cost of the terminal and garage projects is still unknown because they are in the preliminary design phase, Edwards said.

"We don't know yet that this is the magic number," she said.

The report says that the airport's cost for each person who boards a plane would increase from $5 to between $9.50 and $11 to finance $50 million in bonds for the terminal construction. For a $65 million bond, the fee would increase to between $12 and $15, the report says.

To fund the new parking structure with up to another $65 million in bonds, parking rates would increase from $1 to $2 per hour, and from $17 to $19 daily in the existing parking garage, the report says. Once completed, the new parking structure would have a parking fee of $15 per day.

Edwards said that one of the airport's weaknesses is that JetBlue makes up 79 percent of the passenger market, which means if the airline should falter as many others have, the city could see airport revenues drop.

But, she said the airport is well positioned to attract other providers.

"If JetBlue went away, it would just be a matter of time" before other airlines moved in, she said.

In fact, JetBlue is expanding its operations, and is expected to announce today a new destination from Long Beach, Edwards said.

City Manager Pat West said he recognizes that the airline industry "is in a state of turmoil right now."

"We'll be taking that into consideration as we move forward," West said.

But while West and Edwards seemed confident that the airport project could move forward as planned, Councilwoman Rae Gabelich suggested officials should consider completing it in increments.

"I just encourage you and encourage everyone on this council to move extremely cautiously so that we don't find ourselves in a problem area," Gabelich said.

JetBlue Adds Nonstop Service From Portland to Long Beach

PORTLAND, Ore., July 16, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq:JBLU) today announces plans to launch new service this fall between Portland International Airport and its West Coast focus city in Long Beach, Calif. JetBlue will offer two daily nonstop flights to the hassle-free Long Beach Airport, conveniently located between Los Angeles and Orange County. One daily flight begins October 9, while a second daily roundtrip begins November 2. Fares start as low as $79(a) each way.

The introduction of JetBlue service to Long Beach also marks the debut of the airline's EMBRAER 190 aircraft in Portland. JetBlue is the first airline to serve Oregon with the E190, a quiet, fuel-efficient, and full-size 100-seat jet that offers travelers all of JetBlue's signature amenities: 36 channels of free live DIRECTV(r) programming, more than 100 channels of XM Satellite Radio(r), plus comfy leather seats (either an aisle or window, with no middle seat!), lots of legroom, unlimited free snacks and JetBlue's acclaimed customer service.

JetBlue's new service between Portland and Long Beach:

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Portland, Ore. (PDX) to Long Beach, Calif. (LGB)
Long Beach, Calif. (LGB) to Portland, Ore. (PDX)
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Depart - Arrive Depart - Arrive
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7:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. 11:10 a.m. - 1:35 p.m.
(Daily eff. October 10) (Daily eff. November 2)

2:10 p.m. - 4:25 p.m. 5:05 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
(Daily eff. November 2) (Daily eff. October 9)
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Portland customers traveling to destinations beyond Long Beach may take advantage of easy connecting service to seven additional cities including Austin, Tex.; Boston; Chicago (O'Hare); Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Las Vegas; New York (JFK); and Washington (Dulles). JetBlue also offers nonstop service to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.

"JetBlue's new nonstop service connecting PDX and Long Beach is a welcome addition for our community, as more than a million travelers fly each year between PDX and the L.A. Basin, making it our top travel destination," said David Zielke, Port of Portland general manager of air service development. "JetBlue has been a great partner with our community since May 2005."

"It's been three years since JetBlue launched our award-winning service to Portland, redefining the air travel experience while bringing humanity back to the skies," said Scott Laurence, JetBlue's director of route planning. "Today we're pleased to give our growing customer base in the Pacific Northwest premium low fare flights to L.A.'s most convenient airport."

LGB Special Event: Plane Pull

Dear LGB Friends & Neighbors,

Want to pull a plane? In just over one month from now, on Saturday, August 16, 2008, the Long Beach Airport will be hosting the 2nd Annual Special Olympics Plane Pull. This popular event is your opportunity to pull a 155,000 lb. FedEx 727-200 airplane on the airport's tarmac...while raising money for a worthy charity!

Let's see who can pull together the best team! Prizes (and bragging rights!) will be awarded for the strongest and fastest team...and the slowest!

Interested but unsure? Contact Maricela de Rivera, Airport Public Affairs Assistant, at (562) 570-2674 or maderiv@longbeach.gov for more information.

To register visit www.socalplanepull.com and click on "Register Now."

We look forward to seeing you there!

FAQ Q: I want to pull but don't have a team of 20, is there a way for me to participate?
A: Yes! You may sign-up on-line (www.socalplanepull.com) without joining a team. We will form teams from individuals that register.

Q: Do I have to pay $50 to enter?
A: The entry fee is $50 per team member (or $1000 for a team of 20 people), but you don't have to pay it yourself. You can fundraise the money! Ask co-workers, neighbors, etc.

Q: What does the Special Olympics of Southern California do with the money raised?
A: All proceeds benefit local Special Olympics activities. Visit www.sosc.org for more information.

Q: Is the donation tax-deductible?
A: Yes! All money raised is tax-deductible. Special Olympics of Southern California will provide you with a donation letter for tax purposes for you and/or those that contributed to the $50.

Q: Do I have to be an Airport employee or in law enforcement to join?
A: No, everyone in the community is welcome. Create teams of church members, work groups, sport teams, etc.

Q: Are there age or strength requirements?
A: No! All ages and people of various strength are encouraged to participate! Children 17 years old and younger will need to have a parent/guardian sign a waiver and be present throughout the Plane Pull.

Q: Do I need to take anything with me?
A: It's recommended that participants bring work gloves, athletic shoes and comfortable clothing. Food and beverages will be available for all participants.

Q: Can my friends and family come to cheer me on?
A: Yes, bring your friends and family to help you pull, or just to enjoy the festivities.

Q: What else can I do to help with this event?
A: Whether you're pulling in the event or not, there's plenty you can do to help.

For volunteer information contact Maricela de Rivera at (562) 570-2674 or maderiv@longbeach.gov. For corporate sponsorship information contact Serena Boykin at (562) 354-2603 or sboykin@sosc.org.

Sunday 7-13-08

Gulfstream G-V N740SS arrived from OAK at 2:40pm and parked at Gulfstream.

2 Marine FA-18C Hornets belonging to the VMFA-232 "Red Devils" arrived at 2:38pm and parked at Signature. They departed at 4pm.

Midwest MD-81 N804ME arrived from SAN at 3:15pm and parked at Signature. The aircraft was picking up presidential candidate Barack Obama and departed at 7pm headed for MDW.

Netjets 737 BBJ N129QS arrived from PAKT(Ketchikan) carrying about 15 guys who had gone fishing up in Alaska. The cargo in the belly of the aircraft was all fish that they had caught. The plane departed for DAL at 8:20pm.

Netjets Gulfstream G-IV N499QS departed for SMO at 5:40pm.

Airport Plan To Require Fee Hikes

Improvements at the Long Beach Airport could be financed with increased parking rates and a higher passenger facility fee on each ticket.

That assumes, however, passenger levels remain the same in the coming years. Eighth District Councilwoman Rae Gabelich has said in the past that she isn’t comfortable making that assumption.

However, that discussion will wait until next Tuesday. The report was scheduled to be presented at the July 8 City Council meeting, but three council members, including Gabelich, were absent.

Mayor Bob Foster held the item over for a week, and warned the council members to be prepared for a lengthy discussion. The representatives from the four even-numbered districts will be sworn in for a second term next week.

“I know some of you have some parties planned next Tuesday evening,” Foster said. “I just want to remind you that this is an important issue.”

Gabelich, who has fought what she characterizes as airport expansion for much of the last decade, requested the financing report in May as a condition of approval to increase the airport’s credit line enough to start final design of a new parking structure and preliminary design of terminal improvements. While the council has approved the plans in concept, it has retained the right to review all contracts and final plans.

Assistant airport manager Christine Edwards signed the staff report detailing the potential financing scenarios to complete construction at the airport. The report actually shows the airport’s debt capacity, Edwards said, because final costs for either the garage or the terminal project can’t be figured accurately until design is complete.

In order to provide a realistic number, formulas were developed to finance up to $65 million for each project. The assumption that there would be no change in current passenger traffic levels was paired with a 6% annual increase in operating costs.

To finance $65 million for the parking structure, hourly parking rates would double from $1 to $2 an hour, daily rates in the existing structure would go from $17 to $19 a day and the daily rate in the new structure would be $15 a day. The new structure would essentially replace the spaces now at the remote lot being leased from Boeing, where rates currently are $8 a day.
Financing of $65 million in bonds for terminal construction would be more complicated. Currently, the airport collects a cost per enplaned passenger (CPE) of $5. That is a combination of the passenger facility fee added to each passenger’s ticket and charges to the airlines.

To finance $50 million, that CPE would have to go to $9.50 to $11 per passenger. A $65 million bond would push the CPE to $12 to $15. No breakdown between passenger and airline cost was offered in the initial report.

Efforts to upgrade the art deco terminal, which is designated a historic landmark, began in 2001, when JetBlue announced it would make Long Beach its West Coast hub. Commercial jet flights have since reached their maximum number under the city’s noise ordinance, and the airport saw more than three million passengers last year.

The council has approved terminal improvements increasing its size to up to 90,000 square feet as long as no additional gates are added. A second parking garage, creating about 3,300 parking spaces, also has been given preliminary approval.

ExpressJet to halt flights from L.B. in September

LONG BEACH - ExpressJet Airlines is ending its branded flights in September and will stop flying out of the Long Beach Airport altogether then, citing higher fuel costs, the company announced Wednesday.

Commuter airline ExpressJet has flown out of the L.B. Airport for eight months and offered the only Long Beach flights to Reno/Tahoe, Fresno and Monterey. The company cited the rising cost of fuel to explain why it will no longer be flying under its name.

"On behalf of everyone at ExpressJet Airlines, I would like to express our gratitude to the communities that provided such a warm welcome and were always supportive of our branded service," ExpressJet president and CEO Jim Ream said.

"If we had any other choice, we would not take this difficult action. However, rising fuel prices made the operation impossible to sustain."

Flights under the name ExpressJet will no longer exist as of Sept. 2. The company's operating agreement with Delta Air Lines will end on Sept. 1. The 39 aircraft used in those flights will be returned to the lessor by June 2009.

The company ExpressJet, however, will not entirely end its operations. It will continue to fly a fleet of 205 aircraft as Continental Express elsewhere.

Houston-based ExpressJet offered six nonstop daily flights to Reno/Tahoe, Fresno and Monterey. There also was a one-stop daily to Spokane.

Losing ExpressJet is a blow to the L.B. Airport, but the percentage of usage in Long Beach was low at 8.8 percent.

"We were notified (Wednesday) that ExpressJet is ceasing operations in September, and we will miss their service," said Sharon Diggs-Jackson, a spokeswoman for the Long Beach Airport.

"They provided new destinations for our travelers, and we believe they were serving the community. Fortunately for us, it's only a small percentage of our service routes that we're losing."

ExpressJet operates six of 25 commuter flight slots available at the Long Beach Airport. In September, only six commuter slots of the 25 available will be used.

All 41 of the airport's commercial flight slots are in use, with JetBlue Airlines controlling 28 of them.

The commuter slots have requirements for smaller planes, and ExpressJet fits in those because it uses an Embraer-model aircraft that carries 50 passengers.

Those aircraft have two seats on each side of an aisle and no middle seat. Those planes are categorized as "Stage 4 compliant," meaning they are the quietest on the market.

When the airline started flying in Long Beach in November, it was trumpeted as not just another tiny airline to come to Long Beach, but a major player. It then had a fleet of 274 Embraer jets flying to 23 destinations under its company name.

For a relatively new airline, ExpressJet has done well in Long Beach. Its flights from Long Beach have averaged about a 50 percent capacity.

ExpressJet invested more than $325,000 in the L.B. Airport's facilities and equipment when it arrived and hired roughly 15 employees there. Although its departure hurts the L.B. Airport, it is more significant to the nearby Ontario International Airport, where ExpressJet serves 15 destinations.

Tickets on ExpressJet before Sept. 2 will not be affected and are still available for purchase before that date. Customers holding tickets for travel after that date may contact the company for a refund.

Friday 7-11-08

Dornier 328 Jet N407FJ departed from Airflite at 3:05pm headed for BUR.

An all white 737-3Q4(SF) ZK-TLB (cn 24209/1492) arrived at 2:48pm and parked at Airflite. The plane departed at 4:15pm for HNL.

Gulfstream G-IV N385PA departed at 10:10pm for CYWG.

G550 N534QS arrived from VNY at 7:54pm and parked at Gulfstream.

G-IV(SP) N424QS was spotted on the Gulfstream ramp tonight.

Tuesday 7-8-08

Netjets 737 BBJ N129QS arrived from HOU at 12:10pm and parked at Signature.

Gulfstream G450 N380GA arrived from CYVR at 5:13pm and parked at Gulfstream.

Gulfstream G-IV B-8091(Deerjet) was parked on the Gulfstream ramp.

Monday 7-7-08

Gulfstream G550 N515PL departed at 3:40pm headed for HND.

Gulfstream G550 N534QS arrived at 4:58pm from LAX and parked at Gulfstream.

Gulfstream G550 VP-BBO arrived at 8:15pm from CNY and also parked at Gulfstream.

Gulfstream G450 N950SW was spotted on the Gulfstream ramp tonight.

Sunday 7-6-08

Miami Air 737-400, N753MA arrived as flight BSK517 from ONT at 2:53pm. The aircraft picked up the Toronto Blue Jays and departed to CYYZ at 5:34pm as flight BSK691. No titles or tail logo were on the aircraft.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N3050, N506QS, N475QS(arrived from SFO at 6:30pm).

Friday 7-4-08

A Rockwell B-1 "Lancer" bomber 86-0125 (cn 85) arrived at 7:45pm on Wednesday July 2nd. The aircraft scheduled to be here for several months will receive upgrades and modifications mainly to its wing area. The airplane was scheduled to arrive at 1pm but due to a mechanical issue, arrived late.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N154H, N515PL.

Sunday 6-29-08

2 Marine F-18D Hornets arrived at 3:25pm and parked at Signature. They departed at 5pm.

Gulfstream G-V N130TM arrived at 4:15pm from LAX and parked at Airflite.

737 BBJ N43PR departed to LAS at 4:18pm.

Gulfstream G450 N450XX departed to FAT at 5:55pm.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N413QS, N450XX, N991GA(green).

Friday 6-27-08

There was a Navy C-12 parked at Signature. Unable to get markings on the plane.

2 Marine F-18 Hornets arrived at 4:10pm and parked at Signature. They departed at 5:32pm.

737 BBJ N43PR arrived at 7:30pm from SBA and parked at Signature.

Tail numbers noted at Gulfstream: N492QS, N806AC (sporting the Gulfstream 550 livery), D-AJJK (inside hangar).

Tuesday 6-24-08

A glance at the Gulfstream ramp showed the following tail numbers: N518QS, N707QS, N435QS, N511QS and N900DH which arrived at 4:50pm.

Monday 6-23-08

Boe171, a C-17 departed on a test flight at 4pm and returned 30 minutes later.

Two new tail numbers at Gulfstream were N77WL and N403QS.

Friday 6-20-08

A Boeing Company BBJ landed at 5:40pm and parked at Airflite. I was unable to get a tail number.

A320 N651JB "Beta Blue" arrived at 6:25pm and departed at 7:30pm.

A glance over at the Gulfstream ramp reveals the following tail numbers: B-8080(Deer Jet), N550AN, N673P.

On the north general aviation parking area, Cessna N818CT, (a TU 206G) was spotted on floats. The plane is two tone blue with white.

A new G550 was towed from the paint hangar at 9:45pm. The registration is N1LB.

Tuesday 6-17-08

Both G-V N500GV and G550 HB-JEP were spotted sitting on the Gulfstream ramp along with the tail numbers from yesterday.

DC-9-15MC N563PC arrived from ELP about 2:50pm and parked at Signature. The plane departed around 6:50pm headed for MCI and then on to ILG. The crew is using RWG563 as their flight number and the aircraft is owned by C & M Airways Inc.

Monday 6-16-08

MD-87 N168CF departed LGB at 1:40pm bound for MSP. This aircraft is owned by Sunrider Corp out of Torrance and is now based at Airflite on the west side of the field.

A USAF C-21 Learjet arrived around 2:25pm. I did not get a chance to see the tail number of the airplane or where it taxied to.

A new Gulfstream G550 was towed from the paint hanger at 4:40pm. The registration is P4-TPS.

A quick glance at the Gulfstream ramp today showed the following tail numbers on the ramp: N461QS, N234DB, N531AF, N990GA(green c/n 5200), N399GA(green c/n 5199), N534QS, N500RD, N816MG(inside hangar).

UPS brings in 757 again

Tonight another UPS 767 had maintenance issues and UPS ended up ferring in a 757. The 767 departed on rwy 12 at about 9pm back to KONT. This is the second UPS 767 to have maintenance issues at LGB in the last week.