Wide Body over Wisconsin

Yesterday while taking advantage of 60 degree plus weather in mid-November I was in Wisconsin to see the sights. With crystal blue skies around I looked up and saw this wide body climbing in the sky. It passed directly overhead as it aimed to the northwest - maybe toward Minneapolis or Seattle or points west. Anybody know the airline and airframe model?

Taking Off with Allegiant Air at KCID

Mid-evening is a busy time for the Eastern Iowa Airport (KCID) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A few nights ago the airport was the scene of activity with commercial, government and private aircraft. An Allegiant Airlines jet makes its way eastbound on the taxi runway for a westbound takeoff. Close behind is an arriving United Airlines Express jet taxiing to the terminal.

As the Allegiant aircraft makes two quick right turns near the end of the runway, sunshine floods the plane's silhouette, showing Allegiant's colorful branding scheme.

It's nose up and wheels locked as another Allegiant flight goes direct to a sunny destination with no hub transfer.

Groundhog Day At Cedar Rapids (CID) Airport

Punxsutawney has its Phil to comment on the coming of Spring. At the Cedar Rapids airport (CID) the tarmac is graced with aircraft from other parts of the globe. On February 2 (Groundhog Day) a Boeing 737-81Q from Miami International Airlines was present for chartered passengers. Through the power of the internet you can see where this commercial plane travels by going to a link like FlightAware. Its been a week since this scene was recorded. The snow is all but gone having been melted by warmer temperatures and rain. Sounds like Punxsutawney Phil was right about fewer weeks until Spring arrives.