WOW Airbus 330-300X TF-GAY / 2016.11.15

SFO (San Francisco International airport. San Francisco, United States)

<Action Shot>

WOW Air Airbus 330-300X TF-GAY rotates for her flight back to KEF (Reykjavík Keflavík) as WW162. This aircraft first flew as 9V-STJ serving Singapore Airlines (2010-2015) and has found a new life with the Icelandic low-cost carrier. ✈

Asiana Airbus 380-800 HL7640 / 2016.11.16

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

<Heli Spotting>

Caught right over the In-N-Out restaurant, Asiana Airlines (아시아나항공) Airbus 380-800 HL7640 is the newest of the kind delivered to the South Korean carrier, with only three weeks of operating life when I took this picture as she was about to put an end to the flight from ICN (Seoul Incheon) as OZ204. ✈

American Boeing 787-8 N807AA / 2016.11.18

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

<At the Gate>

One of the best opportunities I've had to get a real close up view and encounter with the wingtip of a Dreamliner. On American Airlines Boeing 787-8 N807AA, one can really appreciate the smooth lifted curve of the wing while at rest, as the aircraft gets ready for her next mission. ✈

Hawaiian Airbus 330-200 N399HA / 2016.11.16

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

<Airport Action>

Hawaiian Airlines Airbus 330-200 N399HA ('Kūmau') just arrived from HNL (Honolulu) as HA010 after a 5 hours, 6 minutes flight. The aircraft, with serial number 1496, started flying for the carrier in February 2014. ✈

LOT Embraer 195LR SP-LNE / 2014.09.26

BCN (El Prat airport. Barcelona, Spain)

<Action Shot>

LOT Polish Airlines (Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT) Embraer 195LR SP-LNE seen on shorts, when the aircraft was two months shy of her two year anniversary in service for the Polish carrier. ✈

Delta Boeing 767-400ER N830MH / 2016.11.16

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

<Heli Spotting>

Almost 17 years old... but Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-400/ER N830MH keeps looking young and fresh. Seen here gracefully lifting on her way to JFK (New York John F. Kennedy) as Flight DL2262. ✈

Singapore Airlines Airbus 350-900 9V-SME / 2016.11.15

SFO (San Francisco International airport. San Francisco, United States)

<Action Shot>

My first A-350 caught in action. Singapore Airlines Airbus 350-900 9V-SME is the second newest addition of the type for the carrier (July 28, 2016). Seen here initiating her almost 17 hour ride to SIN (Singapore) as Flight SQ031. ✈

American Airbus 321-200 N161AA / 2016.11.14

MIA-SFO—Flight AA2380, Miami-San Francisco

<The Beauty of Flying>

When you're up in the air on the 'Super Moon Night' and you realize that you're sitting on the wrong side of the aircraft, but you can still get an idea of how shiny it was. Photo taken from seat 28F after initiating descent on board American Airlines Airbus 321-200 N161AA. ✈

American Airbus 321-200 N161AA / 2016.11.14

MIA-SFO—Flight AA2380, Miami-San Francisco

<From the Air>

The view of North Miami and Aventura shortly after take off while climbing and heading West. As seen from seat 28F on board American Airlines Airbus 321-200 N161AA. ✈

Ethiopian Boeing 787-8 ET-AOO / 2016.03.14

ARN (Arlanda airport. Stockholm, Sweden)

<At the Gate>

Ethiopian Airlines (የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ) Boeing 787-8 ET-AOO ('Lake Tana') resting between flights. This was the fifth Dreamliner for the African carrier, delivered in July 2013. ✈

Delta MD-88 N910DL / 2015.12.19

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

<Action Shot>

Rotation time right in front of my position for Delta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-88 N910DL. This aircraft has been faithfully serving the carrier since October 1987, over 28 years when I took this picture. ✈

Rouge Boeing 767-300ER C-FMWV, Silver Saab 340 N344AG / 2016.11.03

Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International airport. Fort Lauderdale, United States

<Airport Action>

What color, 'rouge' (red) or silver?, what size, big or small?, what engine, jet or prop? This picture has enough elements to make a decision. Air Canada Rouge Boeing 767-300/ER C-FMWV and Silver Airways Saab 340 N344AG meet nose to nose at the ramp. ✈

FlyDubai Boeing 737-800 A6-FDX / 016.03.12

SJJ (Sarajevo International airport. Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina)

<At the Ramp>

FlyDubai (فلاي دبي) Boeing 737-800 A6-FDX rests on the tarmac during the long turn around, waiting to get ready for her flight back home, DXB (Dubai). ✈

Sudan Government Antonov An-30A-100 ST-GFD / 2010.12.03

WUU (Wau airport. Wau, Sudan)

<Airport Action>

As our aircraft was taxiing for take off, this one landed bringing a Government delegation from Khartoum in the crucial days before the South Sudan Independence referendum. Sudan Government Antonov An-30A-100 ST-GFD. ✈

Ryanair Boeing 737-800 EI-DCL / 2009.12.07

PIK-TRF—Flight FR7802, Glasgow (Prestwick)-Oslo (Torp)

<The Beauty of Flying>

As we initiated our descent, I realized that it was still going to be dark down there, even though it was already morning. A reminder that we are far north in the European late Fall. Seen from seat 7K on board Ryanair Boeing 737-800 EI-DCL. Though not seen from inside, this aircraft was (and still is) operating in Boeing Dreamliner colors. ✈

Air Niugini Boeing 767-300ER / 2016.02.25

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

<Time Off>

Glad to catch this one. My first of this airline... One of the perks of traveling to far away places. Air Niugini Boeing 767-300/ER P2-PXV was originally delivered to Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight in December 1999 and briefly operated for Etihad Airways (شركة الاتحاد للطيران ), from May 2004 until October 2007, when it joined again the Amiri Flight fleet. It was sold in June 2010 to the Papua New Guinea carrier. ✈

Swiss Boeing 777-300ER HB-JNA / 2016.10.30

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

<Action Shot>

So glad I witnessed Swiss's B-777 first arrival in MIA. It was a cloudy and dark day, but nonetheless, a great moment to capture. Swiss International Airlines Boeing 777-300ER HB-JNA ('Faces of Swiss') inbound from ZRH (Zürich) as Flight LX064. ✈

Southwest Boeing 737-700 N781WN / 2016.11.03

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

<Action Shot>

Collect them all!... My fourth Southwest Airlines' special paint scheme, this one again thanks to the Spotter Alert on South Florida Aviation News & Photography group. Boeing 737-700 N781WN ('New Mexico One'), bound for BWI (Baltimore) as Flight WN139. ✈