Air Europa Airbus 330-200 EC-LQP / 2016.07.24

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

<Action Shot>

I was given the heads up about this one coming, instead of the usual B-787. So I grabbed my camera and rushed to the airport. Seven minutes after I arrived at the spot, she appeared on the horizon. Air Europa Airbus 330-200 EC-LQP ('Ángel Nieto'), covering Flight UX097 from MAD (Madrid). ✈

Air China Airbus 330-300 B-5913 / 2014.10.14

PEK (Capital International airport. Beijing, China)

<Action Shot>

One of the newest aircraft of the type in Air China's (中国国际航空公司) fleet. When I took this picture, Airbus 330-300 B-5913 was just less than eight months old. Seen here during finals at her home base. ✈

Air Berlin Dash 8 / 2011.05.07

DUS (Düsseldorf airport. Düsseldorf, Germany)

<At the Ramp>

Always nice to find a prop, especially on a paint scheme you are used to see on jet aircraft. Air Berlin Bombardier Dash 8 D-ABQJ was delivered to the German carrier in November 2009. No wonder why she looked that shiny when I caught her under the early morning light. ✈

Pegasus Boeing 737-800 TC-AHP / 2013.09.07

ECN (Ercan airport. Nicosia, Cyprus)

<Boarding Time Photo Op>

Not the best quality picture, but the 'Panoramic' feature on my iPod allowed me to experiment as if I had a wide angle lens, which resulted in this. 

Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800 TC-AHP ('Mira'), bound for GZT (Gaziantep) as Flight PC233. ✈

Virgin America Airbus 320-200 N629VA / 2014.07.02

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

<Action Shot>

Yet another Virgin America Airbus 320-200 about to touch down at LAX, only this one, N629VA, was gently captured by my camera this time. ✈

Blue 1 Boeing 717-200 OH-BLN / 2014.09.21

ARN (Arlanda airport. Stockholm, Sweden)

<At the Gate>

A whole variety of colorful T-tails waiting for their next hop, with Blue 1 Boeing 717-200 OH-BLN in the foreground, wearing the Star Alliance paint scheme. ✈

KLM Boeing 777/300ER PH-BVK / 2014.10.23

SIN (Changi airport. Singapore)

<At the Gate>

KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij) Boeing 777-300ER PH-BVK ('Yellowstone National Park') docking at the gate right after her late arrival from CGK (Jakarta) for an intermediate stop before continuing to AMS (Amsterdam) as Flight KL836. ✈

Delta Air Lines MD-90 N951DN / 2016.06.09

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

<Airport Action>

'Eyebrow' windows are a thing of the past for modern aircraft. Let's enjoy them while they're still around, like on this Delta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-90, N951DN, caught here while looking for the gate shortly after landing. ✈

Martinair MD-11 PH-MCP / 2016.07.08

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

<Action Shot>

This was the last revenue flight for Martinair McDonnell Douglas MD-11 PH-MCP. Flight MP6751, AMS-MIA (Amsterdam-Miami), about to touch down right on time on Runway 9. The next day, the aircraft sadly left on a ferry flight for her graveyard at MJV, where she will be scrapped. ✈

TAP Airbus 340-300 CS-TOB / 2016.03.26

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

<Action Shot>

TAP Air Portugal Airbus 340-300 CS-TOB ('D. João de Castro') about to touch down on runway 12, wrapping up her Atlantic crossing from LIS (Lisbon) as Flight TP229. ✈

Iran Aseman Airbus 320-200 EP-APE / 2016.03.02

AZD (Shahid Sadooghi airport. Yazd, Iran)

<At the Ramp>

Iran Aseman Airlines (هواپیمایی آسمان ایرانن) Airbus 320-200 EP-APE gets the attention needed after her arrival from THR (Tehran Mehrabad) as Flight EP862 and before its ride back. ✈

Air Berlin Airbus 330-200 D-ALPJ / 2016.01.23

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

<Action Shot>

Air Berlin Airbus 330-200 D-ALPJ performs a steep climb right in front of my lens as she departs for DUS (Düsseldorf) as Flight AB7001. ✈

Norwegian Boeing 737-800 EI-FHY / 2016.03.15

HEL (Helsinki-Vantaa airport. Helsinki, Finland)

<Boarding Time Photo Op>

The sunset light made this beautiful shot possible, while I was lingering around at the tarmac waiting for the other passengers to board so I can take as many pictures as possible.

Norwegian Air International Boeing 737-800 EI-FHY ('Wenche Foss') bound for DXB (Dubai) as DY5040. ✈

Delta Air Lines Boeing 747-400 N661US / 2016.06.09

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

<Piece of Museum>

Delta Air Lines N661US was the first Boeing 747-400 ever built. It was originally delivered to Northwest Airlines on December 1989 and was painted with the Delta livery after the two airlines merged in 2009. On September 2015 she was retired from service and was moved to the Delta Museum grounds on April 30 2016, 10 days before I took this picture while she was still waiting to be placed at her final stand. ✈

Southwest Boeing 737-700 N917WN / 2016.06.09

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

<Action Shot>

Spotting from the top of the parking deck in ATL provides for great shots like this one, which shows the aircraft perfectly balanced and almost at the eye level. Southwest Boeing 737-700 N917WN, shortly before touching down. ✈

LAN Boeing 787-9 CC-BGE / 2016.04.09

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

<Action Shot>

I was about to call it a day when this shiny beauty appeared, performing an impressive landing. LAN Boeing 787-9 CC-BGE arriving from South America and looking great under the after sunset light. ✈

Iberia Express Airbus 320-200 EC-JFG / 2016.03.13

ARN (Arlanda airport. Stockholm, Sweden)

<Action Shot>

The cloudy sky and the poor paint scheme do not seem to contribute to make this a good shot. Iberia Express Airbus 320-200 EC-JFG on short finals from Spain. This is the third livery applied to this airplane, after Iberia (2003) and Vueling (2011). ✈

Oasis Hong Kong Boeing 747-400 B-LFA / 2007.11.16

LGW (Gatwick airport. London, United Kingdom)

<At the Gate>

Defunct Oasis Hong Kong Boeing 747-400 B-LFA gets the last preparations ahead of her flight to HKG (Hong Kong) as O8707. The aircraft then continued to YVR (Vancouver) and back from there to LGW, completing a whole round-the-world circle during that weekend. ✈