30 cool aviation pics: Virgin, 727s, 'Star Wars' Dreamliners and more

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[post_ads]With iconic Mount Rainier forming a dramatic backdrop, a Virgin America Airbus A320 lands at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in September of 2015.  Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren for USA TODAY

"Star Wars" characters R2-D2 and C-3P0 pose with All Nippon Airways' R2-D2-themed Boeing 787-9 at a ceremony in Everett, Wash., on Sept. 12, 2015.  Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren for USA TODAY

C-3PO and R2-D2 pass by the engine of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner while welcoming a Star Wars-themed jet to ANA's fleet on Sept. 12, 2015.  Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren for USA TODAY

A brand-new Cargolux Boeing 747-8 cargo jet takes off from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., on Sept. 13, 2015, for a test flight.  Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren for USA TODAY

A rare Boeing 727, operating a charter for a Major League Baseball team, takes off from Boeing Field in Seattle in September of 2015.  Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren for USA TODAY

Heading out for a test flight, an Avianca Cargo Airbus A330 Freighter is towed to position via a tug at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France, in December 2014.  Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren for USA TODAY

With its distinctive architecture, Doha's Hamad International Airport is abuzz with activity despite the 3 a.m. local hour in December of 2014.  Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren for USA TODAY

An Emirates Airbus A380 superjumbo taxis to the gate after landing in Houston in December 2014.  Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren for USA TODAY

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 departs Phoenix Sky Harbor in January of 2015.  Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren for USA TODAY

Cessnas trade places on a taxiway at Paine Field in Everett, Wash., in February of 2015.  Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren for USA TODAY

F-18 Growler fighter jets practice carrier landings at a remote landing strip on Whidbey Island in Washington State in March of 2015.  Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren for USA TODAY

ANA's R2-D2-themed Boeing 787 Dreamliner after it emerged from a Boeing hangar in Everett, Wash., on Sept. 12, 2015.  Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren for USA TODAY

The unfinished nose of a 777-300, seen during a tour of Boeing'swidebody jet factory inEverett, Wash., onJune 1, 2015.  Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren for USA TODAY

A rain storm gathers steam nearby as an American Eagle commuter jet prepares to leave Roswell, N.M. for Dallas on Aug. 5, 2015.  Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren for USA TODAY

A United Express Embraer jet taxis to the gate at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in August of 2015.  Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren for USA TODAY

As Mount Rainier looms in the distance, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 lands at dusk at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in September of 2015.  Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren for USA TODAY

An Air Canada Express Dash-8 plane lands at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in September of 2015.  Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren for USA TODAY

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