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Check out these 30 aviation picsA Russian-built Ilyushin IL-76 cargo jet rests in the rain as it awaits a load of heavy drilling equipment at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Nov. 2, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYAn Airbus Beluga special cargo jet, based on a highly modified A300, takes off from Toulouse-Blagnac International Airport in southern France on Nov. 24, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYThrust reversers on a Delta Air Lines Boeing 717 kick up rain on a wet runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Nov. 5, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYAn XTRAirways Boeing 737 lands at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Nov. 5, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYDowntown Salt Lake City and mountains provide a stunning backdrop as a Delta Air Lines Boeing 717 comes to a stop at Salt Lake City International Airport on Nov. 25, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYAn American Eagle Bombardier CRJ-700 taxis to a gate at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Nov. 11, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYAmerican Airlines jets move about Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Nov. 11, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYA United Airlines Boeing 777-200 taxies out for departure to Europe from Chicago O'Hare International Airport as the Willis Tower, home to the carrier's headquarters, looms in the background in this photo from Nov. 11, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYAlaska Airlines jets line up for departure early in the morning at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Nov. 11, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYParis' Charles de Gaulle's iconic Terminal 2 is seen on Nov. 25, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYJets taxi around Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Nov. 11, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYA WestAir Airbus A320 takes off on a test flight from Toulouse-Blagnac International Airport in southern France on Nov. 24, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYAmerican Airlines tails line up at Terminal 3 at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Nov. 11, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYAlaska Airlines' newly painted jet supporting veterans is readied for departure to Portland, Ore., on Veteran's Day, Nov. 11, 2016 at Chicago O'Hare.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYPassengers deboard an American Eagle Bombardier CRJ-700 at Providence T.F. Green International Airport on Nov. 11, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYAn unusual VIP Douglas DC-9 rockets out of Boston Logan International Airport on Nov. 14, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYAn American Airlines Embraer E190 takes off from Boston Logan International Airport on Nov. 14, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYAn American Airlines Boeing 737 takes off over a company Airbus A321 from Boston Logan International Airport on Nov. 14, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYThe Boeing 737 MAX8 returns to Boeing Field in Seattle after a test flight on Nov. 19, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYThe Boeing 737 MAX8 returns to Boeing Field in Seattle after a test flight on Nov. 19, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYAn American Airlines Boeing 777-200, operating a charter flight, lands at Boeing Field in Seattle on Nov. 20, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYBoeing's new KC-46 Pegasus tanker jet, destined for the U.S. Air Force, lands at Seattle's Boeing Field on Nov. 20, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYThe northern lights put on a dazzling display over Greenland, seen from a Delta Air Lines flight from Seattle to Paris on Nov. 22, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYAn Air France Boeing 777-300 rests at the gate at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in France on Nov. 22, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYA brand-new RwandAir Airbus A330 departs on a test flight from Toulouse-Blagnac International Airport in southern France on Nov. 24, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYThe Airbus A350-1000 soars into gray skies after making its maiden flight, leaving Toulouse-Blagnac International Airport in southern France on Nov. 24, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYAn Airbus A350-900 destined for Cathay Pacifc is towed across an Airbus company ramp at Toulouse-Blagnac International Airport in southern France on Nov. 24, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYAirbus' new A330 MRTT aerial refueling tanker takes off after a touch and go from Toulouse-Blagnac International Airport in southern France on Nov. 24, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYAirbus' new A350-1000 widebody jet returns to Toulouse-Blagnac International Airport in southern France on Nov. 24, 2016 after its maiden flight.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAYThe new Airbus A321neo narrowbody jet makes an appearance at Toulouse-Blagnac International Airport in southern France on Nov. 24, 2016.Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special For USA TODAY