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Thursday, August 10, 2017

Fedex MD-11F Sunset Arrival - N609FE

It's always great to see an MD-11 and a favourite of mine. I got these shots if N609FE back in May this year and with the sun moving north for the winter, made these sunset shots possible of FX73 from Honolulu on its weekly service through Auckland.

N609FE

N609FE

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

World Global Airlines MD11F- N435KD

World Global Airlines made a special delivery of some pretty special cargo late last week on Friday the 2nd December arriving from Canada via Honolulu.

Their MD11F, N435KD touched down around 8am local time on 23L and back taxied all the way to the eastern end of the airfield where it parked for it's cargo offload next to the DHL Cargo Facility.

I think the MD11 is a great looking machine and hence quite a few shots below, something different and light in each shot though, so thought worth sharing them all. Photos of the landing, back taxi to parking spot and then again as it was moved again to a new parking spot down at the western end of the airport.

N435KD

N435KD

N435KD

N435kD

Friday, August 26, 2016

Fedex MD-11, N619FE

Nice to get these photos of Fedex, N619FE arriving into Auckland last week just after sunrise as FX77 from Honolulu carrying some spare parts for another Fedex MD-11 which was already on the ground in Auckland with a mechanical issue. N619FE departed a few hours later just after 9 am heading to Sydney. The take off was one of the best I've seen of a MD-11, and as the aircraft was empty it took off like a rocket and climbed out very very fast and crossed the over Piha, on the west coast, which is just west of Airport at 19,500 ft. Pretty Impressive climb.

N619FE

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Fedex MD-11F, N574FE

Due to a technical problem I believe on Sunday night, which caused the departure of FX75 to Sydney to be delayed until Monday 18th April at 1400. So with some time to spare, I managed to head out and get these photos of N574FE taxing out some 18 hours late. It's rare to see the departures on FX in Auckland on Sundays as they leave after sundown, so making photo ops out of the question.

Ok...the MD-11 is a hot favourite of mine so sorry for so many shots, but it was a good an opportunity to miss in daylight hours.

N574FE

I just love the rate of climb and power of the MD-11's, and they sure put on a good show at takeoff, and today FX75 sure went up at a great rate, as I tried to get in the takeoff photos below.

N574F

N574FE

Monday, June 30, 2014

FedEx MD-11 - N608FE

I think I've mentioned before that I'm a fan of the MD-11, so took the opportunity to get these shots during late afternoon in the golden light hour of FedEx's FX75, N608FE arriving in from HNL.

First time photos of N608FE for me also, I like the last two photos the best.

N608FE

Friday, May 30, 2014

FedEX Arrival - Sunset Time

I managed again to make it out for some last minute photos here just before sunset last Sunday.
Was hoping the sun would just stay up long enough for the arrival and this is what I got.

FX75, N607FE arriving landing on 23L

N607FE

Sunday, May 11, 2014

FEDEX FREIGHTER - MD-11F

AT LAST....I've been trying to get some shots of the FedEx MD-11F that comes through Auckland on a Sunday evening. Until now, I just haven't been around or have been in the wrong place at the wrong time to be able to get some photos.

So this is what I managed to get, and I was lucky to even gets these photos, due to the early arrival and the last rays of light for the day at this time of year. Quite a few shots as went a bit trigger happy on the shutter button.

FEDEX MD-11F - N572FE in these photos.

N572FE
Fedex MD-11F

N572FE

Some more information on N572FE

This airframe started out service with Garuda Airlines in 1997 registered as PK-GIL and later in 1999 then entering service with Varig and changing its registration to PP-VQJ.
2007 saw another change to a new operator, TAM as PT-MSH but was put into storage in 2008, not sure where though. In 2009 it was converted to freighter and started service with FedEx.