LOT Boeing 787-8 SP-LRF / 2015.06.20

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

Air Europa provides for the only nonstop link between Europe and MIA (Miami) on a Dreamliner, although it has to wet lease the aircraft from LOT Polish Airlines (Polskie Linie Lotnicze) for the time being until the Spanish carrier gets its own ones, hence the Air Europa sticker on the rear fuselage. Boeing 787-8 SP-LRF ('Franek') seen just a few minutes ago, about to wrap up Flight UX097 from MAD (Madrid) around 30 minutes behind schedule. This route operates six times a week and will add its seventh weekly flight this coming Tuesday, just in time for the busy Summer travel season. This was the second Dreamliner delivered to LOT, in April 2014.

Emirates Boeing 777-300/ER A6-EGE / 2012.12.04

LYS-DXB—Flight EK082, Lyon-Dubai

More than half way into our flight, the aircraft turns right just over the Northeast tip of Iraq, after avoiding both Syrian and Iraqi airspaces because of the conflicts going on in those two countries. The rest of the ride was over Iranian airspace. On board Emirates (الإمارات) Boeing 777-300/ER A6-EGE.

Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-800 CN-ROS / 2014.10.26

MAD (Adolfo Suárez-Barajas airport. Madrid, Spain)

Royal Air Maroc (الخطوط الملكية المغربية) Boeing 737-800 CN-ROS on short finals looking great under the sunset light.

Boliviana de Aviación Boeing 767-300/ER CP-2881 / 2015.05.22

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

This one is a first for me. First time I see this airline and first time I get to photograph it. Also, Boeing 767-300/ER CP-2881 was the first widebody Boliviana de Aviación received, back in September 2014. This aircraft has previously flown for Alitalia and TAM, and it's seen here inbound from VVI (Santa Cruz de la Sierra Viru Viru airport) as Flight OB766.

Austrian Airbus 320-200 OE-LBR / 2014.09.26

BCN (El Prat airport. Barcelona, Spain)

Austrian Airlines (Tyrolean Airways) Airbus 320-200 OE-LBR ('Bregenzer Wald'), arriving on a crispy Autumn morning. We will stop seeing this livery soon, since the company recently unveiled the new one. But there will only be slight changes: basically the blue colors both in the engines and belly, will be gone.

Hop! Embraer 170STD F-HBXC / 2014.10.04

AMS (Schiphol airport. Amsterdam, Netherlands)

New colors around Europe thanks to the creation of Hop!, a French regional carrier resulting from merging Airlinair, Brit Air and Régional. Embraer 170STD F-HBXC seems to be rather ready for its 'hop' back to France.

Air Koryo Tupolev 204/100V P-633 / 2014.10.14

FNJ-PEK—Flight JS151, Pyongyang-Beijing

The view of the wing and winglet of a Tupolev 204/100V from seat 17F on board North Korean Air Koryo (고려항공) P-633 aircraft.

Delta Connection Bombardier CRJ-400 N8808H / 2013.06.27

CVG (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International airport. Cincinnati, United States)

Delta Connection (Pinnacle Airlines) Bombardier CRJ-400 N8808H, on his first turnaround of the day. This aircraft used to wear the Northwest Airlink livery before the merger.

Tropic Ocean Cessna 208B Caravan N388TA / 2015.06.14

FLL (Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International airport. Fort Lauderdale, United States)

In case of landing on water, you know which side to go... to the beach, yay!! Yes, because this Tropic Ocean Airways Cessna 208B Caravan, N388TA, will take you directly to the turquoise waters and white sands of GHC (Great Harbour Cay), in the Bahamian Berry Islands. At least one passenger was as excited as I was right before take off, so he took a picture of me with his red smartphone.

LAN Boeing 787-8 CC-BBA / 2015.06.02

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

LAN Airlines has the honor of flying the first Boeing 787-8 ever delivered to any company in the Americas. It was back in August 2012. CC-BBA is that Dreamliner and it proudly tells everyone with a special sticker on the front fuselage. Seen here on arrival from SCL (Santiago) as Flight LA504.

British Airways Airbus 319-100 G-EUOE / 2014.11.09

LHR (Heathrow airport. London, United Kingdom)

In case anybody needs help locating where this picture was taken, take a closer look: The red bus (although not a double decker), the black Austin FX4 cab, the driving on the left side of the road and, oh yes... the British Airways aircraft, Airbus 319-100 G-EUOE. Yup, it's London!

Mahan Air Airbus 310-300 EP-MNO / 2011.04.30

IST (Atatürk airport. Istanbul, Turkey)

One of the nice things about finding old aircrafts still in service is that you can track back its history. Like Mahan Air (هواپیمایی ماهان) Airbus 310-300 EP-MNO, which started its life back in 1991 and has since served Lufthansa, Air Afrique, Air Transat and Vertir Airlines before joining the Iranian carrier's fleet in May 1st 2010. Seen here one day shy of its first anniversary flying for Mahan Air.

JAL Express Boeing 737-800 JA309J / 2011.03.24

KIX (Kansai International airport. Osaka, Japan)
JAL Express (ジャル エクスプレス) Boeing 737-800 JA309J looks simply beautiful and elegant under the sunset light with the 'Arc of the Sun' livery. This aircraft currently wears the Japan Airlines 'Crane' livery after the two companies merged in September 2014.

Air Berlin Airbus 321-200 D-ALSC / 2011.05.07

TXL (Tegel-Otto Lilienthal airport. Berlin, Germany)

Unusual but nice shot. I always find Air Berlin aircrafts so shiny and clean. Love to photograph them... so photogenic no matter the angle. Air Berlin Airbus 321-200 D-ALSC at the gate, getting ready for a busy day.

Air China Airbus 330-300 B-5919 / 2014.10.14

PEK (Capital International airport. Beijing, China)

Close up shot of Air China (中国国际航空公司) Airbus 330-300 B-5919, an aircraft with only one and a half year in service at the time of the picture.

Delta Boeing 767-200 N102DA / 2014.09.19

ATL (Hartsfield-Jackson International airport. Atlanta, United States)

Extraordinarily well preserved at the Delta's Heritage Museum in Atlanta. 'The Spirit of Delta', N102DA Boeing 767-200, was purchased and maintained by Delta Air Lines employees and is proudly displayed inside the main hangar of the exhibition.

Conviasa Boeing 737-300 YV2556 / 2015.06.10

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

Boeing 737-300 YV2556 has a history flying for America West Airlines and US Airways as N311AW since 1990. In 2008 it went to Venezuelan Conviasa but it's been in storage, with no engines, under the Florida sun and heat since October 2014. Waiting for its next fate, which doesn't appear to be very clear at this point. 

Copa Airlines (Aerorepública) Embraer 190/AR HP-1562CMP / 2013.07.22

GUA-SJO—Flight CM629, Guatemala City-San José

Volcanoes galore is what you get to see on a clear day when you fly over Guatemala. As we depart heading South East, the Pacaya dominates the scenery, while you can also have a glimpse of the Volcán de Agua far behind. Really worth it. Seen from seat 2F on board Copa Airlines (Aerorepública) Embraer 190/AR HP-1562CMP.

Airport Highlight: SIN (Changi airport, Singapore) / 2014.10.20

SIN (Changi airport. Singapore)

Airport Highlight: Changi (Singapore).— Using Changi as a passenger is a whole experience in itself. Excellence is in every corner of these huge facilities. No wonder why it has won over 480 different awards since it opened back in 1981, including 'Best Airport' in the world in many occasions, the most recent one in 2015.

Insel Air MD-82 PJ-MDE / 2015.06.10

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

An Insel Air MD-82 initiating another flight back to the Netherlands Antilles. PJ-MDE flew in Italy since 1990 as I-DACM, first for ATI then for Alitalia, before joining the Caribbean carrier in 2011. It was once called 'La Spezia'.

Eastern Boeing 737-800 N276EA / 2015.06.02

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

So happy to catch the new Eastern Airlines, after 23 years without seeing these colors. Boeing 737-800 N276EA, named 'Spirit of Captain Eddie Rickenbacker', previously served for Kenya Airways as 5Y-KYB, seen at dusk arriving home.

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Thai Smile Airbus 320-200 HS-TXN / 2014.12.07

HKT (Phuket International airport. Phuket, Thailand)

Smile, you're in Phuket! ... Airbus 320-200 HS-TXN ('อุดรธานี', or 'Udon Thani') was delivered to Thai Smile (การบินไทยสมายล์) just over six months before I took this picture. No wonder why it looks so shiny.

Alaska Boeing 737-800 N538AS / 2015.05.08

FLL (Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International airport. Fort Lauderdale, United States)

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 N538AS a few seconds from finishing its 2,717 miles (4,373 kilometers) trip from SEA (Seattle) as Flight AS038.

Frontier Airbus 320-200 N208FR / 2015.05.25

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

Meet 'Charlie', the Nittany Lion, beautifully painted on Frontier Airlines Airbus 320-200 N208FR, seen here on short finals. Definitely, 'a whole different animal'.

Sun Express Boeing 737-800 TC-SNL / 2013.02.26

ADB (Adnan Menderes airport. Izmir, Turkey)

Turkish Sun Express Boeing 737-800 TC-SNL sitting on the tarmac protected by cones, waiting for its next flight to continental Europe. This aircraft began its life flying for Spanish carrier Air Europa back in 2005 as EC-JKZ. It has been in Sun Express fleet since 2010, although during a brief period of time it was leased to AnadoluJet.

Air Arabia Airbus 320-200 CN-NMF / 2014.10.23

AMS (Schiphol airport. Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Air Arabia (العربية للطيران) Airbus 320-200 CN-NMF previously flew as A6-ANC for the parent company out of SHJ (Sharjah). Now it's with the Moroccan subsidiary connecting the Northern African country with European destinations.

Lufthansa Airbus 380-800 D-AIMA / 2015.05.27

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

Perfect spot for catching Lufthansa Airbus 380-800 D-AIMA ('Frankfurt am Main') taking off back to FRA (Frankfurt) as Flight LH463. This was the very first A-380 for the German carrier, delivered back in May 2010, exactly five years ago.

Alitalia Airbus 330-200 EI-EJM / 2015.05.25

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

What a nice surprise! Alitalia sent its Milano Expo 2015-Etihad decorated Airbus 330-200 to Miami yesterday. EI-EJM seen here as Flight AZ630 from FCO (Rome Fiumicino) about to land in stunning light conditions. So glad I could catch this one.

Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300/ER A7-BAI / 2015.05.25

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

Qatar Airways (القطرية) Boeing 777-300/ER A7-BAI was the fourth one operating for the company and the one that made the inaugural non-stop flight DOH-JFK (Doha-New York City John F. Kennedy) in October 2008. Seen here in Miami on short finals as Flight QR777 from DOH (Doha).