Some "firsts" at PDX.
PDX-NRT NW5 first flight, Portland to Narita (New Tokyo International Airport) 6-11-04.
NW was using MD-10s until the new A330-200s were in service.
NRT-PDX NW6 first flight, NRT-PDX, 6-12-04.
NW5 A330-200 leaving runway 10R for NRT.
NW5 A330-200 cabin. Quieter and more comfortable than a 747.
Video screen - almost to Tokyo.
PDX-AMS NW92, first flight, over the pole, Portland to Amsterdam, 3-29-08
Not exactly over the pole, but close.
The Midnight Sun - midnight, New York time.
Some of Greenland's mountains.
Nearly there.
PDX-NRT NW5 first flight, Portland to Narita (New Tokyo International Airport) 6-11-04.
NW was using MD-10s until the new A330-200s were in service.
NRT-PDX NW6 first flight, NRT-PDX, 6-12-04.
NW5 A330-200 leaving runway 10R for NRT.
NW5 A330-200 cabin. Quieter and more comfortable than a 747.
Video screen - almost to Tokyo.
PDX-AMS NW92, first flight, over the pole, Portland to Amsterdam, 3-29-08
Not exactly over the pole, but close.
The Midnight Sun - midnight, New York time.
Some of Greenland's mountains.
Nearly there.