Qatar Boeing 777-300ER A7-BAO / 2015.12.26

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

Qatar Airways (القطرية) received the award as Best Airline in 2015 by Skytrax, as voted by travelers from around the world. Without planning it, this is the last aircraft I photographed this year. Qatar Boeing 777-300ER A7-BAO, about to land as Flight QR777 from DOH (Doha). Nice coincidence. ✈

Air Transat Airbus 310-300 C-GTSH / 2014.03.12

YYZ (Lester B. Pearson International airport. Toronto, Canada)

Air Transat Airbus 310-300 C-GTSH, a fairly old aircraft (over 23 years when I took this picture) getting prepared for its next flight during a heavy snowstorm. Nothing new for it anyway. ✈

Clickair Airbus 320-200 EC-HHA / 2007.08.10

BCN (El Prat airport. Barcelona, Spain)
Those were the good old days of Clickair, when you could spot plenty of its aircraft at its home base in BCN (Barcelona) before the airline merged with competitor Vueling. Airbus 320-200 EC-HHA, seen on short finals under the August evening sun. ✈

Finnair Airbus 340-300 OH-LQC / 2015.12.26

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

Recently inaugurated route. Finnair Airbus 340-300 OH-LQC performs take off for HEL (Helsinki) as Flight AY008. ✈

Spirit Airbus 321-200 N657NK / 2014.12.12

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

Spirit Airlines Airbus 321-200 N657NK was only delivered to the carrier in July 2015. Inbound from LGA (New York LaGuardia) as Flight NK197. ✈

Bangkok Airways ATR 72-500 HS-PGC / 2014.12.07

HKT (Phuket International airport. Phuket, Thailand)

Bangkok Airways (บางกอกแอร์เวย์) aircraft are cheerful and always nice to spot under the tropical Thai sun. ATR 72-500 HS-PGC ('Nangyuan') seen here on shorts over Nai Yang Beach. ✈

American Eagle Embraer 175LR N428YX / 2015.12.19

MIA-ATL—Flight AA4310, Miami-Atlanta

Beautiful December Winter light on my arrival to my former hometown. Seen from seat 20A on board American Eagle (Republic Airlines) Embraer 175LR N428YX. ✈

Blue1 Boeing 717-200 OH-BLQ / 2014.09.21

ARN (Arlanda airport. Stockholm, Sweden)

Blue1 Boeing 717-200 OH-BLQ, arriving at the gate. Sadly, the airline no longer operates under this name and its aircraft are not seen anymore due to the new ownership by CityJet. OH-BLQ is currently stored, after a long life of almost 15 years serving Bangkok Airways and Spanair, prior to Blue1. The background is sort of colorful thanks to Icelandair Boeing 757-200 TF-FIJ ('Surtsey') as it undergoes preps before its flight back to KEF (Reykjavík Keflavík). ✈

Virgin Atlantic Airbus 320-200 EI-EZV / 2014.11.09

LHR (Heathrow airport. London, United Kingdom)

Virgin Atlantic Airbus 320-200 EI-EZV ('Tartan Lassie') has been around since 2003. It first flew for Eurofly, then Meridiana before servicing Richard Branson's airline. Since September 2015, this aircraft wears the green colors of Aer Lingus. ✈

Myanmar Airways International Airbus 319-100 XY-AGR / 2014.12.16

CAN (Baiyun airport. Guangzhou, China)

My first picture of a Burmese carrier! I got this one as I was deplaning from my flight after arriving. MAI Myanmar Airways International (အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာ မြန်မာ့လေကြောင်း) Airbus 319-100 XY-AGR previously flew for Finnair for 10 years as OH-LVE before finding a new life in warmer destinations. ✈

Air Koryo Ilyushin 62M P-881 / 2014.10.14

FNJ (Sunan airport. Pyongyang, North Korea)

Beautiful Air Koryo (고려항공) Ilyushin 62M P-881 parked at home and apparently going through some maintenance work. This aircraft was delivered in 1986 and still does some service, although very rarely. ✈

Copa Airlines Boeing 737-800 HP-1844CMP / 2015.12.19

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

Casting its shadow as it starts rotation on its flight back to PTY (Panama City). Copa Airlines Boeing 737-800 HP-1844CMP has only been servicing the Central American carrier for 11 months. ✈

Air Europa Airbus 330-300 EC-MHL / 2015.12.26

MIA (Miami International airport. Miami, United States)

This is a unique one. Air Europa Airbus 330-300 EC-MHL ('Francisca Acera') started flying for the Spanish carrier in July 2015, after a short life of only two months with Japanese Skymark Airlines (スカイマーク株式会社), which explains the hybrid paint scheme visible on the tail, engines and winglets. Seen here inbound from MAD (Madrid) as Flight UX099. ✈

British Airways Airbus 380-800 G-XLEA

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

Welcome to California! British Airways G-XLEA was the first Airbus 380-800 for the company, delivered exactly one year minus two days when I took this picture as it was coming from LHR (London Heathrow). Its series number is 95 and is powered by four Rolls-Royce Trent 970 engines. ✈

Rouge Airbus 319-100 C-FZUG / 2015.12.12

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

Coming from the cold. Air Canada Rouge Airbus 319-100 C-FZUG, inbound from YYZ (Toronto Pearson) as Flight AC1624, looks great in the carrier's paint scheme after having flying for over 18 years, initially with the Air Canada liveries (old and new). ✈

Alitalia Airbus 321-100 EI-IXO / 2011.04.20

FCO (Leonardo da Vinci airport. Rome, Italy)

Boarding Time Photo Op.– Close up and personal (rivets and shine included) on a clear Spring day at Rome.

Alitalia Airbus 321-100 EI-IXO ('Piazza Plebiscito Napoli'), bound for BCN (Barcelona) as Flight AZ076. ✈

Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-800 CN-ROC / 2013.03.10

LYS (Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport. Lyon, France)

Royal Air Maroc (الخطوط الملكية المغربية) Boeing 737-800 CN-ROC is a frequent visitor to Europe. Seen here beginning taxi before the flight back home. ✈

Southwest Boeing 737-300 N379SW / 2013.07.29

EWR-STL—Flight WN1696, Newark-St. Louis

No, this is not a Southwest advert. I just happen to always be mesmerized by winglets whenever I'm inside the aircraft. This one is colorful. Seen from seat 21A on board Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 N379SW. ✈

China Eastern Airbus 330-300 B-6100, Airbus 330-200 B-5903 / 2014.10.07

PEK (Capital International airport. Beijing, China)

China Eastern Airlines (中国东方航空) leading the activity at that particular spot and that particular moment at PEK (Beijing). Airbus 330-300 B-6100 gets close to the gate after arrival, while Airbus 330-200 B-5903 begins taxi procedures before take off. ✈

Air Koryo Tupolev 204-300 P-632 / 2014.10.07

FNJ (Sunan airport. Pyongyang, North Korea)

Air Koryo (고려항공) Tupolev 204-300 P-632 undergoing a little maintenance in order to stay in shape. Seen on arrival from another Tu-204. ✈