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OPShots Photographer Spotlight: Gary Starcher – Our Akron Connection

A Pacific Aerospace PAC-750XL rests at CAK in one of Gary's fantastic ramp photos.  Photo:  Gary Starcher - OPShots Contributor

OPShots contributor Gary Starcher has been our eyes and ears at Akron-Canton airport for a long time, contributing over 2,000 photos to the site documenting the comings and goings at Hopkins airport’s  main competitor.  His photos document the rise of AirTran  at the field, as well as… Read more

Sikorsky Secures Largest Order For S-92 | AVIATION WEEK

An S-92A visited Akron-Canton in July 2007.  Photo:  Gary Starcher - OPShots.net

British helicopter operator Bond Aviation is acquiring 16 Sikorsky S-92 long-range, medium-lift helicopters as it plans a global expansion of its offshore oil and gas exploration support activities. Announced during the 2012 Heli-Expo in Dallas on Feb. 13, the order is the single largest for… Read more

JAL Increases 787 Order, Adds -9s | AVIATION WEEK

A Japan Airlines 777-300 comes in for landing at LAX in 2011.  Photo: Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. - OPShots.net

Japan Airlines has boosted its Boeing 787 order to 45 aircraft, with a new deal for 10 787-9s and the conversion of 10 of its existing 787-8 orders to -9s. The total 787 order now consists of 25 787-8s, and 20 -9s, with another 20 options. The 787-9s are set to enter service from 2015, a… Read more

Pittsburgh key to plans for new PEOPLExpress- Pittsburgh Business Times

The original PEOPLExpress operated out of CLE in the 1980's.  Photo:  Chris Jacobs - OPShots Contributor

In the heyday of PEOPLExpress in the mid-1980s, the airline counted Pittsburgh as one of 18 cities along the East Coast that it served with its discounts and no-frills service.PEOPLExpress linked Pittsburgh with its home base in Newark, N.J., where it was headquartered until it was absorbed… Read more

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