Tayara means 'airplane' in Arabic.

This blog is about airplanes and anything that involves them.

It is mostly about Commercial Aviation, but also General and, occasionally, Military.

During my travels around the world I take pictures and video as a hobby of everything and anything related. I also include some acquaintances’ contributions from time to time, giving them proper credit.

Please, feel free to comment or suggest on my posts.

** Pictures here are copyrighted and only for your own enjoyment**

Airport Highlight: DXB (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) / 2013.09.23

DXB (Dubai International airport. Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
Airport Highlight.— Inside the Duty Free Shopping area at the Sheikh Rashid Terminal (مبنى الشيخ راشد), just a little before the late night rush hour.

AnadoluJet Boeing 737-700 TC-JKR / 2013.09.07

ECN (Ercan airport. Nicosia, Cyprus)
AnadoluJet Boeing 737-700 TC-JKR ('Gelibolu') landed just right after we did, so I could take this close up shot from my seat as both aircrafts were taxiing to the terminal area.

KLM Boeing 777-300/ER PH-BVK / 2014.10.23

SIN (Changi airport. Singapore)
Boarding Time Photo Op.— So glad I could get this nice shot even in the middle of the boarding process hustle.
KLM Boeing 777-300/ER PH-BVK ('Yellowstone National Park'), bound for AMS (Amsterdam) as Flight KL836.

LAN Cargo Boeing 767-300F/ER N418LA / 2015.03.22

GYE (José Joaquín de Olmedo airport. Guayaquil, Ecuador)
Nice light for this shot of LAN Cargo Boeing 767-300F/ER N418LA, only a few seconds away from touching down.

Fidji Air SARL Cessna 510 Citation Mustang F-HECG / 2015.02.19

LIS (Portela airport. Lisbon, Portugal)
Small is also beautiful. Cessna 510 Citation Mustang F-HECG, owned by Fidji Air SARL of Luxembourg, initiates taxi.

United Boeing 747-400 N107UA / 2010.11.03

ORD (O’Hare International airport. Chicago, United States)
Spectacular view of United Airlines Boeing 747-400 N107UA about to touch down after a long transcontinental flight.

LAN Boeing Boeing 767-300/ER CC-BDA / 2015.02.11

GYE (José Joaquín de Olmedo airport. Guayaquil, Ecuador)
LAN Boeing Boeing 767-300/ER CC-BDA in final preps before leaving the gate.

Japan Airlines Boeing 777-300/ER JA736J / 2015.01.01

JFK (John F. Kennedy International airport. New York City, United States) 
Elegant departure for Japan Airlines (日本航空) Boeing 777-300/ER JA736J as Flight JL005 to NRT. How nice to see the 'tsurumaru' (鶴丸) livery back in place.

MEA Airbus 330-200 OD-MEB / 2014.11.09

LHR (Heathrow airport. London, United Kingdom)
Middle East Airlines (طيران الشرق الأوسط ـ الخطوط الجوية اللبنانية) Airbus 330-200 OD-MEB about to finish Flight ME201 nonstop from BEY (Beirut).

Aeroflot Airbus 321-200 VP-BOC / 2014.10.25

MAD (Adolfo Suárez-Barajas airport. Madrid, Spain)
Next stop, SVO (Moscow Sheremetyevo), for Aeroflot (Аэрофло́т) Airbus 321-200 VP-BOC, covering Flight SU2501 this morning.

Iberia Airbus 320-200 EC-HAF / 2007.08.10

BCN (El Prat airport. Barcelona, Spain)
Who will get earlier to its destination? Two parrots happen to appear between my camera and Iberia Airbus 320-200 EC-HAF ('Santiago de Compostela') as it is about to land.

Air France Boeing 747-400 F-GEXB / 2007.06.30

CDG-MIA—Flight AF090, Paris (Charles de Gaulle)-Miami
Cruising somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean, this is the marvelous view from seat 60L, on the upper deck of Air France Boeing 747-400 F-GEXB. 

Shandong Airlines Boeing 737-800 B-1987 / 2014.10.14

PEK (Capital International airport. Beijing, China)
Shandong Airlines (山东航空) Boeing 737-800 B-1987 on short finals.

Conviasa Bombardier CRJ-700/ER YV2088 / 2014.09.20

FLL (Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International airport. Fort Lauderdale, United States)
 Venezuelan Conviasa Bombardier CRJ-700/ER YV2088 arriving for maintenance period.

Air Europa Boeing 737-800 EC-IVV / 2008.11.16

BCN (El Prat airport. Barcelona, Spain)
Air Europa Boeing 737-800 EC-IVV waits its turn for take off with Barcelona airport distinctive control tower in the background. 

Air Canada Boeing 767-300/ER C-FXCA / 2008.04.16

YHZ (Robert L. Stanfield International airport. Halifax, Canada)
Air Canada Boeing 767-300/ER C-FXCA just arrived from LHR (London Heathrow) as flight AC861 gets prepared for its second ride of the day, this time to YYZ (Toronto Lester B. Pearson) as flight AC615.

United Airbus 320-200 N403UA / 2007.11.18

ORD (O’Hare International airport. Chicago, United States)
United Airlines Airbus 320-200 N403UA takes a break right before sunrise after completing red-eye flight UA518 from SFO (San Francisco).

American Eagle Bombardier CRJ-700/ER N517AE / 2009.09.05

CLE (Hopkins International airport. Cleveland, United States)
American Eagle Bombardier CRJ-700/ER N517AE just right after push back.

Luxair Embraer 145LU LX-LGJ / 2009.08.29

SCN (Ensheim airport. Saarbrücken, Germany)
Luxair Embraer 145LU LX-LGJ gets a quick turnaround for its flight back to LUX.

Blue Air's Boeing 737-300 YR-BAC / 2009.08.23

CGN (Köln Bonn airport. Cologne, Germany)
Romanian low cost carrier Blue Air Boeing 737-300 YR-BAC wears special web promotion tittles while taxiing to the runway before take off.

Hong Kong Express Boeing 737-800 B-KXH / 2007.11.17

HKG (Chep Lap Kok International airport. Hong Kong, China)
Hong Kong Express (香港快運) Boeing 737-800 B-KXH about to land back at home.

Finnair Embraer 170STD OH-LEE / 2008.12.09

RIX (Skulte airport. Riga, Latvia)
It's business as usual in spite of the snowing event. Finnair Embraer 170STD OH-LEE about to touch down as we taxi on board Air Baltic Boeing 737-300 YL-BBK before our flight to BCN (Barcelona).


Air India Boeing 747-400 / 2009.04.15

EWR (Newark Liberty International airport. Newark, United States)
This Air India (एअर इंडिया) Boeing 747-400 initiates its take off procedure for the long flight back home.

British Airways Boeing 747-200 G-BDXA / 1988.02.03

LHR (Heathrow airport. London, United Kingdom)
British Airways Boeing 747-200 G-BDXA ('City of Peterborough') gets ready at Terminal 4 before flight BA297 to ORD. This Speedbird was retired from BA service on January 23 2001. (Scanned from print copy).

Norwegian Boeing 787-8 EI-LNF / 2014.09.21

FLL-ARNFlight DY7036, Ft. Lauderdale-Stockholm
What a beautiful view of the Dreamliner wing from seat 21A as we begin our descent after crossing the Atlantic on board Norwegian Boeing 787-8 EI-LNF.

Pan Am, Swissair, Cyprus Airways / 1988.10.08

ZRH (Kloten airport. Zürich, Switzerland)
Three defunct airlines on this shot from over 26 years ago: Pan Am, Swissair and Cyprus Airways on a busy morning at ZRH. (Scanned from print copy). 

Iberia Airbus 340-300 EC-GHX / 2013.07.22

SJC (Juan Santamaría International airport. San José, Costa Rica)
Iberia Airbus 340-300 EC-GHX ('Rosalía de Castro') shows how terribly it needs a paint job, while getting ready for push back ahead of its flight back to MAD.

Swiss Avro 146-RJ100 HB-IXT / 2013.03.05

GVA (Cointrin airport. Geneva, Switzerland)
It's a typical late Winter afternoon at GVA, in terms of weather conditions and ramp and aircraft activity, with Swiss BAE Avro 146-RJ100 HB-IXT ('Pfannenstiel') first in sight.

Alitalia Airbus 319-100 EI-IMU / 2013.03.03

FCO (Leonardo da Vinci airport. Rome, Italy)
Interesting angle from behind on Alitalia Airbus 319-100 EI-IMU ('Pietro Verri'), parked at the gate.

Pegasus Boeing 737-800 TC-AIP / 2013.02.26

GZT-ADBFlight PC2451, Gaziantep-Izmir
Rotation moment as seen from seat 9A on board Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800 TC-AIP ('Hande').

China Airlines Boeing 747-400 B-18202 / 2013.02.12

AMS (Schiphol airport. Amsterdam, Netherlands)
China Airlines (中華航空) Boeing 747-400 B-18202 is pushed back ahead of its flight back to TPE (Taipei).

Aer Lingus Airbus 330-300 EI-EDY/ 2013.03.12

DUB (Collinstown airport. Dublin, Ireland)
Funny shot. It looks as if another aircraft (tiny one) is landing on top of Aer Lingus Airbus 330-300 EI-EDY ('St. Munchin'), while being towed.

United Airbus 319-100 N833UA / 2014.06.30

ATL-EWR—Flight UA206, Atlanta-Newark
Spectacular view of Midtown Manhattan as we prepare for landing, as seen from seat 35A on board United Airlines Airbus 319-100 N833UA.

American Boeing 737-800 N918AN / 2014.07.04

DFW (Dallas/Ft. Worth International airport. Dallas, United States)
Classic livery soon to be gone, looking awesome during Independence Day on American Airlines Boeing 737-800 N918AN, seen here while pushed back.

Korean Air Airbus 380-800 HL7613

LAX (Los Angeles International airport. Los Angeles, United States)
Flight KE017 arriving straight from ICN (Seoul Incheon). Korean Air (대한항공) Airbus 380-800 HL7613 looks great on this clear morning in Southern California.

Alaska Boeing 737-400 N793AS / 2013.06.28

LAX (Los Angeles International airport. Los Angeles, United States)
Perfect contrails for Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-400 N793AS on short final this crispy morning.

Brussels Airlines Airbus 319-100 OO-SSP / 2014.11.19

LIS (Portela airport. Lisbon, Portugal)
Brussels Airlines Airbus 319-100 OO-SSP just turned engines off after its arrival as Flight SN3815 from BRU (Brussels).

China Southern Boeing 787-8 B-2736 / 2014.11.09

LHR (Heathrow airport. London, United Kingdom)
China Southern (中国南方航空公司) Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner B-2736, with special dedicated livery, about to finish its ride from CAN (Guangzhou) as flight CZ303.

British Airways Airbus 319-100 G-EUOH / 2014.11.09

LHR (Heathrow airport. London, United Kingdom)
British Airways 'Golden Dove' livery looking good on Airbus 319-100 G-EUOH.

Dragonair Airbus 320-200 B-HTJ / 2014.12.07

HKT (Phuket International airport. Phuket, Thailand)
Dragonair (港龍航空) Airbus 320-200 B-HTJ on short finals, completing flight KA212 from HKG (Hong Kong).

China Southern Airbus 380-800 B-6137 / 2014.10.05

PEK (Capital International airport. Beijing, China)
Happy to catch China Southern (中国南方航空公司) Airbus 380-800 B-6137 still closing its landing gear doors as it takes off.

Air Koryo Tupolev Tu-154B P-552 / 2014.10.14

FNJ (Sunan airport. Pyongyang, North Korea)
Carefully parked and well taken care of next to a runway, Air Koryo (고려항공) Tupolev Tu-154B P-552 gets the early morning light. 

Germanwings Airbus 320-200 D-AIQB / 2014.09.25

BCN (El Prat airport. Barcelona, Spain)
Germanwings Airbus 320-200 D-AIQB showing the airline's new livery on short final.

Air Europa ATR 72/200 EC-JRP / 2014.03.08

AGP-MAD—Flight UX5036, Málaga-Madrid
Leaving the Costa del Sol before turning North again on our way to Madrid on board Air Europa (Swift Air) ATR 72/200 EC-JRP. Seat 7A.

United Boeing 737-800 N76254 / 2014.02.11

FLL (Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International airport. Fort Lauderdale, United States)
United Airlines Boeing 737-800 N76254 makes a perfect climb on a warm February early afternoon.

Taca Airbus 319-100 N524TA / 2014.02.09

GUA-SALFlight TA443, Guatemala City-San Salvador
Stunning view from seat 3K, as we were about to land in SAL on board Taca Airbus 319-100 N524TA. The sun is right at a perfect spot behind the wing tip to capture the moment.

Air China Airbus 330-200 B-6075 / 2010.11.04

FRA (Frankfurt am Main airport. Frankfurt, Germany)
Air China (中国国际航空公司) Airbus 330-200 B-6075 takes off back to PEK, boasting the special 'Zijin Hao' ('Forbidden Pavilion Liner') livery, promoting its new First Class service.

Cape Air Cessna 402C II N290CA / 2011.07.04

BOS (Logan International airport. Boston, United States)
Environmentally conscious Cape Air Cessna 402C II N290CA taxies before take off. 

Rush hour for take-off / 2011.06.30

ATL (Hartsfield-Jackson International airport. Atlanta, United States)
Number 11 for take-off... It's rush hour mid-morning time at the world's busiest airport.


United Nations-WFP De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 5Y-BWG / 2010.12.03

WUU-JUBFlight UN071W, Wau-Juba
Wheels up as seen from seat 12A on board De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 5Y-BWG, during a United Nations WFP flight in South Sudan.