KLM Boeing 747-400 PH-BFL / 2014.07.02

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

KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij) Boeing 747-400 PH-BFL ('City of Lima') has been around since November 1991. 20+ years old, but still in great shape as it takes off for the ride to its home base in AMS (Amsterdam). ✈

Northern Jet Learjet 70 N70NJ / 2015.11.13

EYW (Key West International airport. Key West, United States)

Arriving to the warm weather in style, straight from MDW (Chicago Midway). Learjet 70 N70NJ is owned by Northern Jet Management, a company that provides ad hoc private jet services for the wealthy. ✈

Boeing 747-400(LCF) Dreamlifter N747BC / 2015.12.08

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

I was not plane spotting this particular day, just having lunch behind the airport fence at an unusual spot, watching aircraft taking off and landing, when I saw this monster being towed to the loading/unloading area. I had to use my iPod to take the picture. Lesson learned: Next time I'm close to an airport, I better take my camera with me just in case. You never know what you're going to find... Boeing 747-400(LCF) Dreamlifter N747BC. ✈

Orbest Airbus 320-200 EC-KYZ / 2012.08.12

BCN (El Prat airport. Barcelona, Spain)

Orbest is a Portuguese charter carrier flying for different tour operators, especially in the Summer season. So glad to see its nice livery for the first time. Airbus 320-200 EC-KYZ. ✈

China Southern Boeing 737-800 B-5837 / 2014.10.14

PEK (Capital International airport. Beijing, China)

China Southern (中国南方航空) Boeing 737-800 B-5837 was celebrating one year since its first flight out of the factory exactly the day I took this picture while on finals. Just a baby! I didn't know then, I just learned it while doing my research about this particular aircraft. What a coincidence anyhow... ✈

Thai Airbus 330-300X TS-TEU / 2014.12.07

HKT (Phuket International airport. Phuket, Thailand)

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Exactly one year ago today, this is where I was. Spectacular shot of Thai Airways (การบินไทย) Airbus 330-300X TS-TEU ('Chaiburi'), seconds from touching down and flying low over Nai Yang Beach, hence the greenish color of its belly. ✈

Virgin Atlantic Airbus 340-600 G-VWIN / 2015.05.07

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

The 340-600 is the longest aircraft in the Airbus family, as we can appreciate in this shot. Virgin Atlantic G-VWIN ('Lady Luck'), on shorts from LHR (London Heathrow) is about to enter its 10th year of service with Richard Branson's company. ✈

Etihad Cargo Boeing 747-800F N855GT / 2015.12.02

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

Arrived from UIO (Quito), and preparing for the next round, Etihad Airways (الاتحاد) Cargo Boeing 747-800F N855GT looks shiny under the dusking sky.✈

Air India Express Boeing 737-800 VT-AXF / 2012.08.03

MCT (Muscat International airport. Muscat, Oman)

Air India Express (एयर इंडिया एक्सप्रेस) Boeing 737-800 VT-AXF features the Taj Mahal on the tail's right hand side, making it rather unique. So glad I caught it while it was initiating the flight back home. ✈

Santa Bárbara Boeing 757-200 YV450T / 2015.12.02

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

Awesome contrast of colors, just after the rain and before a storm, with the contrails catching all the attention. Santa Bárbara Airlines Boeing 757-200 YV450T inbound from CCS (Caracas) as Flight S31521.✈

AeroMéxico Boeing 787-8 N965AM / 2015.11.11

EYW (Key West International airport. Key West, United States)

Nice sunset lights, yes, but look closely at the upper left corner of the picture and what you'll see is not a comet, but actually AeroMéxico Boeing 787-8 N965AM, covering the MAD-MEX (Madrid-Mexico City) route as Flight AM002. Still about two more hours to go after crossing the Atlantic ocean and while starting the flight over the Gulf of Mexico. Flying at 40,000 feet (12,200 meters) at a speed of 593 mph (955 kph), according to the FlightRadar 24 app. ✈

Monarch Airbus 321-200 G-OZBI / 2010.06.09

ALC (El Altet airport. Alicante, Spain)

Monarch Airlines Airbus 321-200 G-OZBI during its short turn around. The aircraft was six years old when I took the picture. It's still in service, now 11 years old. ✈

KLM Boeing 747-400C PH-BFK / 2014.10.04

AMS (Schiphol airport. Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Boarding Time Photo Op.– An unusual angle, and certainly one of my favorites when boarding a Jumbo. You can really feel the hugeness of this aircraft.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij) Boeing 747-400C PH-BFK ('City of Karachi'), bound for PEK (Beijing) as Flight KL897. ✈

Thai Boeing 777-300 HS-TKA / 2014.12.08

HKT (Phuket International airport. Phuket, Thailand)

Boarding Time Photo Op.– Thai Airways (การบินไทย) aircraft are not white, even though here it looks like they are! I caught this interesting angle of Boeing 777-300 HS-TKA ('Sriwanna') from the jetway, while lining to go on board.

Bound for BKK (Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) as Flight TG204. ✈

United Boeing 777-200/ER N77014 / 2014.10.07

PEK (Capital International airport. Beijing, China)

United Airlines Boeing 777-200/ER N77014 performing a smooth landing after yet another long transpacific flight. ✈

Easyjet Airbus 319-100 G-EZBR / 2007.08.10

BCN (El Prat airport. Barcelona, Spain)

Easyjet Airbus 319-100 G-EZBR was the company's 100th Airbus, so they painted it accordingly. Too bad they didn't keep that special scheme for long, so the aircraft flies now in the regular livery. Happy I could get it before gone. ✈

Lufthansa Airbus 380-800 D-AIME / 2015.12.02

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

Rotating moment for Lufthansa Airbus 380-800 D-AIME ('Johannesburg') at the beginning of its flight back to FRA (Frankfurt). I was lucky that because of a sudden change of winds after a storm, the usual take-off and landing pattern was changed, so I could get this spectacular shot. ✈

Air Koryo Tupolev 204/100V P-633 / 2014.10.07

FNJ (Sunan airport. Pyongyang, North Korea)

Air Koryo (고려항공) Tupolev 204/100V P-633, just arrived back home from PEK (Beijing). All passengers deplaned, getting ready for the next job... ✈

Copa Embraer 190/AR HP-1569CMP / 2013.07.28

PTY (Tocumén International airport. Panama City, Panama)

The dashboard of Copa Airlines Embraer 190/AR HP-1569CMP, after the flight from MGA (Managua). Pilot and co-pilot having a post-flight conversation, according to their relaxed hands... ✈

Conviasa Boeing 737-200 YV101T / 2007.05.13

PYH-CCS—Flight V02028, Puerto Ayacucho-Caracas

The view of the already classic Boeing 737-200 wing and engine, on board Conviasa YV101T, as seen from a rear seat of the aircraft while flying over the Orinoco river after take off. ✈