USAirways Express Dash 8 N807EX / 2010.11.03

LGA (LaGuardia airport. New York City, United States)

USAirways Express (Piedmont Airlines) De Havilland Canada Dash 8 N807EX performing a smooth landing on a clear afternoon after yet another regional flight. Since earlier 2015, this aircraft flies wearing the new American Eagle paint scheme, as a result of the merger.

Continental Boeing 777-200ER N78013 / 2009.02.19

IAH (George Bush Intercontinental airport. Houston, United States)

'I always find this fascinating', once told me a fellow passenger when taxiing on a highway overpass. It certainly is, and it's also a sign that you've reached a developed country. I always remember that person's words, and I can't help but taking a picture every time I see it. As seen on board Continental Airlines Boeing 777-200/ER N78013, upon arrival from LHR (London Heathrow) as Flight CO033.

CSA Airbus 320-200 OK-LEG / 2008.12.09

BCN (El Prat airport. Barcelona, Spain)

CSA Czech Airlines (ČSA České aerolinie) Airbus 320-200 OK-LEG seen here shortly after arrival. This particular aircraft currently flies for PIA Pakistan International Airlines (since May 2015) with the registration AP-BLW.

Piper Lancer II YV1802 / 2007.05.12

SVMY (San Juan de Manapiare airport. San Juan de Manapiare, Venezuela)

As our Piper Lancer II YV1802 was getting loaded before departing for its flight back to PYH (Puerto Ayacucho), I got the chance to take this close up inside the hangar. It marked the end of a two-week trekking adventure through the Orinoco jungle to visit remote indigenous communities.

Eva Air Boeing 777-300/ER B-16719 / 2014.07.02

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

Spectacular contrails under superb light conditions for Eva Air (長榮航空) Boeing 777-300/ER B-16719, wrapping up Flight BR016 from TPE (Taipei).

Norwegian Boeing 787-8 EI-LNF / 2014.09.21

ARN (Arlanda airport. Stockholm, Sweden)

Norwegian Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner EI-LNF, ready to get serviced just a few minutes after docking at the gate following an 8 hour 35 minute flight from FLL (Fort Lauderdale) as DY7036.

Surinam Airways Boeing 737-300 PZ-TCQ / 2015.09.15

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

Flight PY421 from PBM (Paramaribo) and GEO (Georgetown) arriving well ahead of schedule. Boeing 737-300 PZ-TCQ has been in service for almost 22 years, first with Hainan Airlines (海南航空公司), then West Air (西部航空) and WebJet. Since May 2013 it's been with Surinam Airways, often covering the route to MIA (Miami).

United Nations Beech 1900C-1 5Y-BVI / 2010.11.29

UB-WUU—Flight UN070W, Juba-Wau

The outskirts of the capital city of Juba, shortly after take off, on a UN humanitarian flight up north. Seen from seat 8A on board Beech 1900C-1 5Y-BVI.

Xiamen Air Boeing 757-200 B-2862 / 2014.10.07

PEK (Capital International airport. Beijing, China)

I'm so used now to see Boeing 757's with winglets, that this one kind of shocked me. Lovely look, by the way. Xiamen Air (厦门航空) has been named six times 'The Best Airline in Mainland China'. This is one of the carrier's Boeing 757-200's, B-2862, which turned 10 years old shortly before I took this picture.

JetBlue Airbus 320-200 N656JB / 2015.07.03

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

Smokey touch down... first right side, then left, for JetBlue Airways Airbus 320-200 N656JB ('California Blue').

Delta Boeing 767-200 N102DA / 2014.09.19

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

A day at the Delta Flight Museum can bring you up close and personal to exciting exhibits, like Boeing 767-200 N102DA ('The Spirit of Delta'). Rivets galore on this unusual angle of the rear part of the aircraft.

Emirates Boeing 777-200LR A6-EWC, Boeing 777-300ER A6-ENH, Boeing 777-300ER A6-ENK / 2013.09.20

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

Welcome to Dubai, Emirates central... As we were taxing to our gate after landing, I was able to take this picture of Terminal 3, B Gates, apparently home of the carrier's Boeing 777's fleet, during the mid-morning rush hour. Emirates (الإمارات) Boeing 777-200LR A6-EWC, Boeing 777-300ER A6-ENH, Boeing 777-300ER A6-ENK.

Piedmont Boeing 737-200 / 1988.03.08

CLT-JFK—Flight PI452, Charlotte-New York City (John F. Kennedy)

As we were about to land after a rather bumpy flight from North Carolina, the air over Manhattan was clear. As I used to do until the last time I saw the Twin Towers from an aircraft (June 2001), I couldn't resist but to have a glance at them, and this time I took a picture as the sun was setting. Seen from a Piedmont Airlines Boeing 737-200.

Turkish Airlines Airbus 340-300 TC-JDK / 2013.09.01

IST (Atatürk airport. Istanbul, Turkey)

Deplaning Time Photo Op.— This was exactly two years ago today. The end of the second leg of my trip from across the Atlantic and the arrival to a place that changed my life forever. It was a rare opportunity to catch this angle of an Airbus 340-300.

Turkish Airlines (Türk Hava Yolları) Airbus 340-300 TC-JDK ('Diyarbakır', or 'Diyarbakir'), inbound from FRA (Frankfurt) as Flight TK1588.