Thai Boeing 777-300 / 2014.12.16

CAN (Baiyun International airport. Guangzhou, China)

The orchid on the tail looks as gorgeous as ever on this Thai Airways (บริษัท การบินไทย จำกัด) Boeing 777-300, as it gets ready for its next round back home to BKK (Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) as Flight TG679.

KLM Boeing 737-800 PH-BXY, Air Europa Boeing 737-800 EC-JNF / 2014.10.23

AMS (Schiphol airport. Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Looks like a winglet competition at the Schiphol ramp between both KLM and Air Europa Boeing 737-800's. Both are Skyteam members, but the Dutch-owned aircraft (PH-BXY) is two years younger than the Spanish-owned one (EC-JNF). Do you prefer old or young? Your call...

Sevenair ATR 72-200 TS-LBC / 2011.03.12

DJE (Djerba-Zarzis airport. Djerba, Tunisia)

Boarding Time Photo Op.— Cloudy afternoon and bumpy ride ahead of us, but interesting experience during this domestic flight with the subsidiary Tunisair Express (الخطوط التونسية السريعة).
Sevenair (طيران السابع) ATR 72-200 TS-LBC ('الطاهر الحداد', or 'Tahar Haddad') bound for TUN (Tunis) as Flight UG009.

LAN Airbus 319-100 HC-CPJ / 2015.03.23

GYE-UIO—Flight LX1504, Guayaquil-Quito

Nice and clear view of the South of the Ecuadorian capital, Quito, and the Pichincha volcano covered by clouds, as we approach the city airport from the Pacific coast. Seen from seat 9A on board LAN Airbus 319-100 HC-CPJ.

Jet Airways Boeing 737-800 VT-JBN / 2014.12.04

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

Jet Airways Boeing 737-800 VT-JBN gracefully taking off for its flight back to homeland India.

Air China Airbus 330-200 B-6117 / 2014.10.25

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

Next stop PEK (Beijing) for Air China (中国国际航空公司) Airbus 330-200 B-6117 as Flight CA908, departing on a clear Saturday morning.

Air Asia Thailand Airbus 320-200 HS-ABN, HS-ABB / 2014.12.12

DMK (Don Muang International airport. Bangkok, Thailand)

Air Asia Thailand (ไทยแอร์เอเชีย) is an important operator at Bangkok's second airport (DMK Don Muang International), as we can see on this picture taken during a regular early morning rush hour time. Airbus 320-200's HS-ABN and HS-ABB get ready at their respective gates, while another one with sharklets initiates departure.

American Airbus 319-100 N9019F / 2015.05.07

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

American Airlines Airbus 319-100 N9019F was a little over 10 months old in service when I took this picture under excellent light conditions.

Air Canada Embraer 190AR C-FMYV / 2015.06.10

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

Air Canada Embraers are now regular visitors at US airports. 190AR C-FMYV takes off for the flight back home on a humid day and under the hot Florida sun.

Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-200 B-HNC / 1999.12.02

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

Boarding Time Photo Op.— I love to board heavies when they are parked on remote stands, since there's plenty of time to admire the aircraft and take pictures. As usual in Asia, the flight was fully booked, so I stayed a long time waiting to go up the stairs.

Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-200 B-HNC bound for KIX (Osaka Kansai) as Flight CX502.

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Qantas Airbus 380-800 VH-OQI, VH-OQL / 2013.06.27

LAX (Los Angeles International airport. Los Angeles, United States)

Qantas operates a maintenance facility at LAX (Los Angeles) for its Airbus 380-800's aircrafts on a lease for 20 years, taking advantage of the long layover the double deckers have to face at this port, since they arrive in the morning and don't get back to Australia until late at night. On a normal day, you can easily spot two of the aircrafts parked at the ramp. Today it's the turn for VH-OQI ('David Warren') and VH-OQL ('Phyllis Arnott’).

United Boeing 757-200 N19117 / 2014.09.26

BCN (El Prat airport. Barcelona, Spain)

A little over one minute behind schedule, Flight UA120 is about to successfully end another nightly hop from New Jersey. United Airlines Boeing 757-200 N19117 (formerly with Continental) was painted on January 2011 with the revised livery after both airlines merged.

Midwest Boeing 737-800 SU-MWE / 2012.08.03

MCT (Muscat International airport. Muscat, Oman)

Boeing 737-800 SU-MWE, seen here beginning taxi ahead of departure with Midwest Airlines colors, no longer flies for the Egyptian carrier, which was its second operator after Scottish FlyGlobespan. In July 2013 it went to Ukrainian Kharkiv Airlines for a short period and now operates for Russian Nordwind Airlines as VP-BOW.

Poste Italiane Boeing 737-300QC EI-DVC / 2013.03.03

FCO (Leonardo da Vinci airport. Rome, Italy)

Looking through my window as we were taxiing for departure, this one caught my attention. Poste Italiane (Mistral Air) Boeing 737-300QC EI-DVC has the capability of a faster configuration for either cargo at night or passenger flights during the daylight hours (QC stands for 'Quick Change').

Delaware Global Operation LLC Boeing 737-700 N920DS / 2013.10.08

ACY (Atlantic City International airport)

This beautifully painted Boeing 737-700, N920DS, belongs to Delaware Global Operation LLC investment company. Seen here resting with its engines well taken care of. Note the registration number stamped on the cover.

Atlas Air Boeing 747-400F N415MC / 2015.05.05

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

Always nice to see a B-747 burning some rubber during touch down, even though it's a cargo one. Atlas Air Boeing 747-400F N415MC is a frequent visitor at MIA (Miami).

Turkish Boeing 737-800 TC-JHE / 2013.02.13

IST (Atatürk airport. Istanbul, Turkey)

Close up of the right winglet of Turkish Airlines (Türk Hava Yolları) Boeing 737-800 TC-JHE ('Burhaniye'), parked on a remote stand at busy IST (Istanbul Atatürk).

Iberia Airbus 340-300X EC-LKS / 2013.09.25

LAX (Los Angeles International airport. Los Angeles, United States)

Stunning sunset light on Iberia Airbus 340-300X EC-LKS ('Plácido Domingo'), as it enters the runway before departure back to MAD (Madrid). Sadly, this aircraft was put on storage shortly after I took this picture.

21 Air Boeing 767-200F N999YV / 2015.05.14

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

21 Air wears one of the most stunning Cargo liveries around. N999YV is one of the two Boeing 767-200F of the carrier. It was originally delivered to Varig in 1987 and converted to freighter in 2005, having flown for Tampa and Avianca Cargo before being leased by the current operator in October 2014.

Gulf Air Airbus 320-200 A9C-AK / 2013.09.20

BAH (Bahrain International airport. Manama, Bahrain)

Deplaning Time Photo Op.— First sun rays of the day make Gulf Air (طيران الخليج) aircrafts look even more golden than they usually look, shortly after arrival back home on a clear morning.

Gulf Air (طيران الخليج) Airbus 320-200 A9C-AK inbound from IST (Istanbul Atatürk) as Flight GF502.

Etihad Cargo Boeing 747-8F N855GT / 2015.02.11

UIO (Mariscal Sucre International airport. Quito, Ecuador)

This is the reason why you can find fresh Ecuadorian bananas, yucca or flowers (among other goods) in the Gulf countries. Etihad (الاتحاد ) Cargo Boeing 747-8F N855GT getting loaded. My first Cargo B-748.

Tiara Air Shorts SD 360 P4-TIA / 2013.04.03

AUA-LSP—Flight 3T207, Aruba-Las Piedras

Not many chances to fly a Shorts SD 360 these days. From seat 8A (almost the last row) on board Tiara Air P4-TIA, I thought this picture needed to be taken to remember the moment of this quick hop: Only 17 minutes to reach Venezuela from Aruba. The Copilot was also the Flight Attendant, giving us instructions from his seat and looking at us after opening the cockpit door. Interesting experience.

ANA Boeing 787-8 JA820A / 2013.09.01

FRA (Frankfurt am Main airport. Frankfurt, Germany)

ANA All Nippon Airways (全日本空輸株式会社) Boeing 787-8 JA820A was roughly three months into service when I took this picture as it was getting ready for its flight back to Japan. Love the big '787' numbers on the fuselage of ANA's Dreamliners fleet.

China Eastern (中国东方航空) Airbus 330-300 B-6129 / 2014.10.14

PEK (Capital International airport. Beijing, China)

China Eastern (中国东方航空) Airbus 330-300 B-6129 was decorated with the 'International Horticultural Exposition 2011 Xi'An China' in April 2011 and still sports the special paint scheme.

Ethiopian Boeing 737-700 ET-ALN / 2012.08.02

ADD (Bole International airport. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

Ethiopian Airlines (የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ) Boeing 737-700 ET-ALN has only been in service for the African carrier. It was delivered in July 2005, soon to be 10 years old.

Continental Boeing 757-200 N41135 / 2009.04.15

EWR-BHX—Flight CO026, Newark-Birmingham, UK

Sunset lights just seconds after departing from the New York City area, and heading to the British isles for yet another night flight over the Pond. Seen from seat 18A on board Continental Boeing 757-200 N41135.

Avianca Airbus 320-200 N492TA / 2015.07.02

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

Wearing the Avianca colors since not long ago, after the two companies merger in 2013, TACA Airbus 320-200 N492TA looks even brighter now.

Southwest Boeing 737-700 N730SW / 2015.05.05

RSW (Southwest Florida International airport. Ft. Myers, United States)

Southwest Boeing 737-700 N730SW inbound from DCA (Washington Ronald Reagan National) as Flight WN192, 13 minutes ahead of schedule.

Air Berlin Airbus 319-100 D-ABGC / 2009.08.29

PMI (Son Sant Joan airport. Palma de Mallorca, Spain)

A rare sight. Air Berlin Airbus 319-100 in old colors. D-ABGC was with the German carrier only from April 2006 until March 2011. It was previously owned by American company Independence Air (N815BR), and currently flies for Greek Aegean as SX-DGF.

American MD-83 N562AA / 2009.08.03

EWR (Newark Liberty International airport. Newark, United States)

Soon to be gone forever from the American Airlines fleet and, thus, never to be painted with the new livery, the company's MD-80's remain a live classic. N562AA was retired in 2010 from AA and then flew for Redjet from Barbados as 8P-KEV. Currently in storage since October 2012.

Oasis Hong Kong Boeing 747/400 B-LFA / 2007.11.17

LGW-HKG—Flight O8707, London (Gatwick)-Hong Kong

Getting ready to land after over 11 hours up in the air, we fly over the city of Hong Kong, getting a nice view of the International Finance Centre, the Central Ferry Piers, the Hong Kong Maritime Museum as well as the Hong Kong City Hall. That's if you know where to find them, of course... Seen from seat 42A on board Oasis Hong Kong Boeing 747/400 B-LFA.

Mega Boeing 767-300/ER 8Q-MEH / 2014.10.14

PEK (Capital International airport. Beijing, China)

Mega Maldives Airlines Boeing 767-300/ER 8Q-MEH was the second of the type for the carrier. Its history goes back to 1993, when it began flying for Asiana, then it served Iberia, Kenya Airways and Air Canada before it was leased by Mega in January 2012. Seen here during a turnaround for MLE (Male).

Air Nostrum ATR-72/600 EC-LSQ / 2014.10.26

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

Air Nostrum (Iberia Regional) ATR-72/600 EC-LSQ, on shorts in perfect light conditions. Note the nice effect it produces on the left propeller.

Sun Country Boeing 737-800 N809SY / 2015.06.02

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

Sun Country Airlines Boeing 737-800 N809SY about to call it a night, completing a busy day of flights to HAV (Havana), JFK (New York John F. Kennedy), back to HAV, and finally back to MIA (Miami) with an almost two-hour delay and a medical emergency on board.

TAM Boeing 777-300/ER PT-MUI / 2014.11.09

LHR (Heathrow airport. London, United Kingdom)

Local bird (left upper corner) welcomes South American bird (center), TAM Boeing 777-300/ER PT-MUI, on its final approach.

Ryanair Boeing 737-800 EI-DAH / 2009.04.17

PMI-GRO—Flight FR8997, Palma de Mallorca-Girona

Awesome view of the East part of the Bay of Palma and the beach, while departing from Son Sant Joan airport. Seen from seat 28A on board Ryanair Boeing 737-800 EI-DAH.

Delta Air Lines DC-9/51 N774NC / 2011.06.03

ATL-MEM—Flight DL1319, Atlanta-Memphis

Perfect view of Concourse B at Hartsfield-Jackson during take off from 8R. Seen from seat 22A on board Delta Air Lines DC-9/51 N774NC.

Japan Airlines Noeing 767-300 JA8397 / 2011.03.24

HND (Haneda airport (aka Tokyo International airport). Tokyo, Japan)

Perfect Japanese symmetry in front of Terminal 1. Well, not really if we take a closer look, since the foreground aircraft (Japan Airlines JA8397) is a Boeing 767-300 and the other two are B-777's.

Sterling Boeing 737-700 OY-MRF / 2009.12.19

BLL (Billund airport. Billund, Denmark)

No, the aircraft is not on fire, although it looks like. It's just de-dicing time for defunct Sterling Airlines Boeing 737-700 OY-MRF on a very, very cold December morning in Central Denmark.

Malév Tupolev 154/B-2 HA-LCV / 1999.07.21

SKP (Skopje International airport. Skopje, Macedonia)

Boarding Time Photo Op.— About to board one of the finest aircrafts I've ever flown. This Soviet-built airplane gave me one of the smoothest rides ever. By the way, I'm not the guy in the picture, he was just a ramp operator.
Malév (Magyar Légiközlekedési Vállalat) Tupolev 154/B-2 HA-LCV, bound for BUD (Budapest) as Flight MA441.

Air France Airbus 380-800 F-HPJG / 2014.07.02

LAX (Los Angeles International airport. Los Angeles, United States)

First of the two Air France nonstop daily flights inbound from CDG (Paris Charles de Gaulle), AF066, touching down 7 minutes behind schedule, on Airbus 380-800 F-HPJG.

British Airways Boeing 747-400 G-BYGC / 2015.05.22

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

In my humble opinion, nothing beats the shape of a B-747 at take off. British Airways Boeing 747-400 G-BYGC initiating its overnight hop back to LHR (London Heathrow) as Flight BA206, with some delay due to a heavy storm.

TAP Airbus 320-200 CS-TNT / 2014.11.19

LIS (Portela airport. Lisbon, Portugal)

TAP Air Portugal Airbus 320-200 CS-TNT ('Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro') just arriving at the grate on a rainy day in Lisbon.

World Atlantic MD-82 N803WA / 2015.05.22

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

We all want to fly!!!! Birds and planes they all fit in this picture, and of course up in the air... World Atlantic Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 N803WA leaving some smoke behind during take-off and frightening some locals at the same time.

Rouge Airbus 319-100 C-FYIY / 2014.07.02

LAX (Los Angeles International airport. Los Angeles, United States)

Airbus 319-100 C-FYIY, recently painted in Rouge colors when I took this picture, slightly banking to the right during take-off for my own enjoyment.

Asiana Boeing 777-200/ER HL7597 / 2014.10.14

PEK (Capital International airport. Beijing, China)

Another heavy on finals at PEK (Beijing). Asiana Airlines (아시아나 항공) Boeing 777-200/ER HL7597 has the honor of being the one that inaugurated flights to SYD (Sydney) for the South Korean carrier, back in 2001.

Nok Air Boeing 737-800 HS-DBP / 2014.12.08

HKT (Phuket International airport. Phuket, Thailand)

Quack, quack... Creative and funny at the same time, Nok Air (นกแอร์) aircrafts sure are entertaining and easy to spot when you are at any airport around Thailand. Boeing 737-800 HS-DBP ('Nok Petchnaamngern') seen here shortly after arrival and on its way to the gate.

Spirit Airbus 319-100 N516NK / 2014.02.06

FLL-GUA—Flight NK243, Ft.Lauderdale-Guatemala City

What's in a frame? The fantastic view from seat 22A on board Spirit Airlines Airbus 319-100 N516NK ('Spirit of Cancún') while flying over the Belize Barrier Reef, the second largest coral reef system in the world after the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.

Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300/ER A7-BAO / 2015.06.02

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

Qatar Airways (القطرية) was voted last week 2015 World's Best Airline at the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards for its superb quality in service. Boeing 777-300/ER A7-BAO enters the runway just seconds from take-off as Flight QR778 to DOH (Doha).

JetBlue Airbus 320-200 N775JB / 2015.07.03

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

On a spotting day full of surprises at FLL, this one was one of the highlights. JetBlue Airbus 320-200 N775JB ('Vets in Blue') honors US veterans and active duty military personal with this stunning special scheme.