Tayara means 'airplane' in Arabic.

This blog is about airplanes and anything that involves them.

It is mostly about Commercial Aviation, but also General and, occasionally, Military.

During my travels around the world I take pictures and video as a hobby of everything and anything related. I also include some acquaintances’ contributions from time to time, giving them proper credit.

Please, feel free to comment or suggest on my posts.

** Pictures here are copyrighted and only for your own enjoyment**

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.