Antonov, CRJ700

Forgot to mention that when I landed in Houston some weeks back, I saw one of these Antonov cargo jets near the terminal. Phenomenal...

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1275914/M/

and on the way back, I rode on one of these (yes, it was United Express, operated by Mesa Airlines)...

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1244223/M/

Southwest Awakenings

Last Sunday, I stood on the driving range tee in Hermann Park here in Houston, and as I whacked away at the forty-some golf balls noticed that a number of Southwest jets were on final approach from my left to right. Many were putting down their landing gear, apparently in preparation for landing at Hobby Airport here in Houston. Research later on the internet revealed that this is one of Southwest's main hubs.

Always fun to watch big metal birds....