Aseman Boeing 727-200Adv EP-ASA / 2016.03.02

THR (Tehran Mehrabad International airport. Tehran, Iran)

Sexiest plane ever performing the sexiest take off ever. Gotta love a B-727 when rotating! Iran Aseman Airlines (هواپیمایی آسمان ایران) Boeing 727-200/Adv EP-ASA looking in great shape at the start of yet another busy day for her. ✈

CityJet BAe Avro 146-RJ85 EI-EJG / 2016.03.09

DUB (Collinstown airport. Dublin, Ireland)

CityJet BAe Avro 146-RJ85 EI-EJG ('Sherkin Island') just after push back, getting ready for taxi. This aircraft flew for Mesaba (Northwest Airlink) 1999-2007, as N519XJ, and just turned 17 years old shortly before I took this picture at her home base. ✈

Miami Air Lease Convair 440 N41527 / 2016.02.11

MIA (Miami International airport / Wilcox Field. Miami, United States)

Now, how about this one for a classic? Even if it's cargo... Miami Air Lease Convair 440 N41527 about to land on 8L on a clear, windy afternoon, making her look gorgeous. ✈

Aeroflot Airbus 320-200 VQ-BKT / 2016.02.22

SVO (Sheremetyevo International airport. Moscow, Russia)

Aeroflot-Russian Airlines (Аэрофло́т-Росси́йские авиали́нии) Airbus 320-200 VQ-BKT ('V. Vernadsky') rotates in the middle of a heavy snowstorm. Nothing these pilots are not used to anyway. It's business as usual in Moscow... ✈

Norwegian Boeing 737/800 EI-FHY / 2016.03.15

HEL-DXB—Flight DY5040, Helsinki-Dubai

When I have the privilege of seeing this, I say to myself how can I not love flying. But also, how can someone be not looking through the window... So hard to pick a picture among the many more I took of this stunning sunset colors while flying over Latvia and Belarus. Seen from seat 8F on board Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737/800 EI-FHY ('Wenche Foss'). ✈

Iran Air Boeing 747SP EP-IAC / 2016.02.27

KUL (Kuala Lumpur International airport. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

Iran Air (هواپیمايی جمهوری اسلامی ایران) Boeing 747SP EP-IAC ('خلیج فارس', or 'Persian Gulf') remains the only aircraft of this type in the world still operating scheduled flights. She was delivered to the Iranian carrier brand new in May 1977, and with her almost 39 years of service, is still in pretty good shape, although will be retired soon. Seen here taxiing to the gate just after arrival from IKA (Tehran Iman Khomeini) as Flight IR814. ✈

B&H Airlines ATR 72-200 E7-AAD / 2016.03.12

SJJ (Sarajevo International airport. Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina)

Defunct B&H Airlines ATR 72-200 E7-AAD ('Sarajevo') should be kept as a museum piece. This was the only aircraft the Bosnian carrier had when it ceased operations in June 2015. Sadly, she is now decaying at SJJ (Sarajevo). Not sure what her future is. ✈

American Boeing 737-800 N917NN / 2016.03.25

MIA (Miami International airport / Wilcox Field. Miami, United States)

I know it was not the best light conditions, but I had to get it anyway, since it was my first time spotting it. American Airlines Boeing 737-800 N917NN wears the retro AirCal heritage retro jet scheme since late 2015. ✈

Silkway Airlines Ilyushin 76-TD90 4K-AZ100, Ilyushin 76-TD 4K-AZ41 / 2016.03.18

GYD (Heydar Aliyev International airport. Baku, Azerbaijan)

Russian beauties... Silkway Airlines Ilyushin 76-TD90 4K-AZ100 and Ilyushin 76-TD 4K-AZ41 get preps for their next mission under the spring sunset light. ✈

Hong Kong Express Airbus 320-200 B-LCF / 2016.02.25

HKG (Chep Lap Kok International airport. Hong Kong, China)

Hong Kong Express Airways (香港快運航空) Airbus 320-200 B-LCF initiating her flight to KIX (Osaka Kansai) as UO1686. The aircraft had been operating for the carrier for only nine months when I took this picture. ✈

Emirates Airbus 380-800 A6-EEY / 2016.03.16

DXB (Dubai International airport. Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

Hanging around Terminal 1 (the old, original building) at DXB (Dubai International) is a gift for your eyes... and your camera lens. A nonstop parade of A380's and B777's. This one I caught in the early morning hours: Emirates (الإمارات) Airbus 380-800 A6-EEY initiates taxi procedures. ✈

Mahan Air Airbus 300B4 EP-MNN / 2016.03.01

THR (Tehran Mehrabad International airport. Tehran, Iran)

After a brief spotting session, this was the only heavy inbound, and only appeared as we were leaving the place. But it was memorable. Mahan Air (هواپیمایی ماهان) Airbus 300B4 EP-MNN first operated for Emirates in 1993, then Lufthansa in 2002. In service for the Iranian carrier since May 2010. I caught her while on finals over Tehran's Fath square and Sa'idi Expressway. ✈

Private Cessna 208B Grand Caravan HI754 / 2012.12.01

PAP (Toussaint Louverture International airport. Port-au-Prince, Haiti)

This Cessna 208B Grand Caravan appeared to me like a scheduled service to the Haitian capital from the neighboring Dominican Republic, yet all records I can find list HI754 as a 'privately owned' aircraft. Seen here taxiing upon arrival. ✈

SAS Boeing 737-800 LN-RGE / 2016.03.13

ARN (Arlanda airport. Stockholm, Sweden)

One of the few moments during my whole spotting day that we could get some rays of sun. It was worth the wait. SAS Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737-800 LN-RGE ('Egil Viking') about to land on 19L. ✈

Iraqi Airways Boeing 777-200LR YI-AQZ / 2016.02.27

KUL (Kuala Lumpur International airport. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

Iraqi Airways (الخطوط الجوية العراقية) Boeing 777-200/LR YI-AQZ looks young and bright under the tropical sun while sitting on a side of the tarmac, waiting for her next flight to BGW (Baghdad). ✈

Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300ER TC-JJN / 2016.03.10

IST (Atatürk airport. Istanbul, Turkey)

"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" is the movie to watch these days. Turkish Airlines (Türk Hava Yolları) applied this special livery promoting the event to its Boeing 777-300/ER TC-JJN ('Anadolu'). Superman is on the port side. I caught her at home in IST (Istanbul Atatürk) while preparing for her next flight. ✈

Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300ER TC-JJN / 2016.03.10

IST (Atatürk airport. Istanbul, Turkey)

"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" is the movie to watch these days. Turkish Airlines (Türk Hava Yolları) applied this special livery promoting the event to its Boeing 777-300/ER TC-JJN ('Anadolu'). Batman is on the starboard side. I caught her at home in IST (Istanbul Atatürk) while preparing for her next flight. ✈

Pouya Air Antonov 74TK-200 EP-PUA / 2016.03.01

IIL (Shohada airport. Ilam, Iran)

Pouya Air Antonov 74TK-200 EP-PUA proudly shows her unusual design while awaiting at the tarmac during her turnaround from and to THR (Tehran Mehrabad). Flight PY2354 inbound, PY2355 outbound. You cannot see this aircraft and ignore it. ✈

TUI Boeing 767-300ER OO-JNL / 2016.03.26

MIA (Miami International airport / Wilcox Field. Miami, United States)

Because of the bombings at BRU (Brussels) on 03.22 and the temporary airport closing, some airlines have rescheduled their flights in and out of other locations in Belgium. This is one of them. TUI Airlines Belgium (JetairFly) Boeing 767-300/ER OO-JNL ('Sunshine') taxies for departure to OST (Ostend–Bruges) as Flight JA618. Of course, a very unusual route from MIA (Miami). ✈

Finnair Embraer 190LR OH-LKE / 2016.03.15

HEL (Helsinki-Vantaa airport. Helsinki, Finland)

Finnair's Embraer 190LR OH-LKE is one of the many of this Brazilian-built aircraft type that you can easily spot when in the Finnish capital main airport. ✈

Iran Air Cargo Boeing 747-200 EP-ICD / 2016.02.29

THR (Tehran Mehrabad International airport. Tehran, Iran)

Awesome light for an awesome aircraft. Iran Air (هواپیمايی جمهوری اسلامی ایران) Cargo Boeing 747-200 EP-ICD was built in 1988 and has served a total of five airlines (Martinair Holland, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, ACT Airlines and Ankair) before arriving in Iran in 2009. ✈

SAS Airbus 330-300X LN-RKR / 2016.03.13

ARN (Arlanda airport. Stockholm, Sweden)

SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus 330-300X LN-RKR ('Tore Viking') performs a smooth landing, thin contrails included, on a cold morning. This aircraft only started operating six months before I took this picture. ✈

Belavia Boeing 737-300 EW-282PA / 2016.03.04

KBP (Boryspil International airport. Kiev, Ukraine)

The first Belavia Belarusian Airlines (Авіякампанія Белавія) aircraft on my blog is this Boeing 737-300. EW-282PA started her life with Continental Airlines in 1995 as N17386. Then, she briefly served Buzz and Ryanair (both in 2003) and Air China (2004-2009) before operating for the Belarusian state-owned carrier. ✈

Meraj Air Airbus 320-200 EP-AJI / 2016.03.01

THR (Tehran Mehrabad International airport. Tehran, Iran)

In 2015, Meraj Airlines (هواپیمایی معراج) decided to support the Wildlife Conservation Program by painting its Airbus 320-200 EP-AJI's nose with an Iranian cheetah's face. This animal is a critically endangered subspecies surviving only in Iran. Great initiative that brings color and life to the skies. ✈