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sam727UIODEC08.jpgFor my 500th photo I uploaded this special early morning Quito shot featuring an LAS Colombia 727 and the absolutely incredible jewel of Quito, the famous Cotopaxi volcano, which is over 19,000 feet high, seen here on this very clear winter morning. Note the incredible landscape on the bottom of the photo.
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swissmd11JAN03MIAhb-iwq.jpgHB-IWQ climbs out of MIA's runway 27R sporting the hybrid old/new color scheme
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mytravel752N304Hmaxton1106MXE.jpgThis former MyTravel 757-200 is quickly parted out at Maxton which is about a 2 hour drive from Charlotte, North Carolina. Shame to see a beautiful airplane in this sad state...
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pia743APBFX_jfk_9_02.jpgEx-Cathay Pacific 747-300 turning from taxiway Hotel to Concourse B gate 27 at JFK-IAT
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martinairmd11FEB08MIA_PH-MCY_PH-MCP.jpgBoth Martinair Cargo MD11F's are pushed back for departure on rwy 9R at around the same time
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cathay7440208lax.jpgI present this photo to you without much touching up other than taking out the harsh orange lighting and making it a softer white. Photo is taken in typical marine layer conditions at night
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achina742_b2462c_jfk_6_02.jpgWhen Air China Cargo 747s rotate early at U.S. airports, that is an immediate indication that the aircraft is bound for another U.S. airport. This 747 was more than likely headed to Chicago ORD
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ana773laxfeb08ja777a.jpgANA 777-300 on final approach to rwy 24R
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varigmd11PP-VPJlax1204.jpgTypically, aircraft landing on the north side of LAX use 24R, however, when there is no takeoff traffic on 24L (as seen with this Varig MD11), ATC will transition landing traffic to 24L to avoid having to land and hold short (LAHSO is the acronym used by the FAA) 24L plus save some taxi time & fuel consumption
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tam332PT-MVHmiajan05.jpgTAM A330 arrivng from Sao Paulo on rwy 30
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swissmd11HB-IWNzrh0802.jpgNote the Chinese letters on the tail. I forget if it's Taiwan or China that stipulates to foreign carriers that if they want to serve those nations, they must have atleast one airplane that reflect Asian emblems, such as KLM ASIA, SWISS ASIA... -I'm not fully up on all the facts but if you are please enlighten me in the comments section of this photo
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southwest737-700lax0209.jpgSouthwest 737-700 climbs away from LAX's rwy 24R as the sun quickly fades to the West
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GOAIR_A320_VT-WAC_BOM_11_07.jpgEarly morning at the Jari Mari slum
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4R_jfk_0703.jpgILS (instrument landing system) Runway 4R (not in service when photo was taken) is typically used in poor weather conditions at JFK, it is CATIII (precision instrument approach), which is the highest category for a runway and means that aircraft that are equipped with the proper equipment can land in zero/zero visibility. If you have any other information to add, please do so in the comment section of this photo
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ual752lax0208.jpgUnited 757-200 powers out of rwy 25R
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lufthansaregionalAvroRJ0206MUCZRH.jpgThis was my first flight on an Avro RJ, neat airplane. Routing was MUC-ZRH
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unitedexpcrjN982SWlax1204.jpgAt first glance, the CRJ on the left looks like Independence Air, and it was, but at the time of this photo it was operating for United Express with that little fish toward the tail which I have never seen on an Independence Air a/c so wonder what that was about- anyone know?
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allegiantmd80N869GAlas0207.jpgMandalay Bay sure does make a beautiful background for photos at LAS!
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delta763maintJFK0908.jpgDelta mechanic performing minor maintenance on this 767-300ER
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saa_A340-200_JFK_0409JPAV.jpgLooking at this photo on your home or office computer, you'd never know the temperature is a bone chilling 8 degrees Farenheit at the time the photo was taken
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tigredwmd80_n682rw_fll_1_03.jpgThis former Northwest DC9-50 flies around the Detroit Tigers and Redwings sports teams to their games across the country and Canada
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qantasVH-OQBa380lax0209.jpgQantas A380 arrives in the morning, then is towed to a remote area for the day until towed back to the gate at TBIT (Tom Bradley Int'l terminal) for the night flight back to Sydney
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lascolombia727_hk4354dec08uio.jpgPhotographed while standing on my hotel balcony- incredible. Too bad the airport is closing/relocating in 2010..
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cyprusa319oct08mia.jpgLots of work goes into prepping an airliner to transition from one carrier to another upon lease-end or sale. Seen here, crews work hard on this A319 that will be flying with Cyprus Airways, having previously flown with Spirit
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olympic737-400cfu0802SX-BKA.jpgWhere else in the world can you get up out of bed, pick up your camera, step out into the balcony, and get shots like this? Corfu, Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greece. Cost, 42 Euro a night!
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nwadc9_n622nw2_ewr_10_02.jpgNWA DC9 just departed rwy 22R
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northwest753N581NWlax1204.jpgNorthwest 753 over the 24R runway designation, about to complete its flight from MSP
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lufthansacrjD-ACHK0304MUC.jpgD-ACHK & D-AISG
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klm777ph-bqe0705.jpgSee if you can spot what looks out of the ordinary in this photo
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nwa744deicejfk1204.jpgNorthwest 747-400 is deiced before its journey to Asia begins
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ual777N225UA1203.jpgUnited 777 just departed rwy 31L and is turning left as stipulated by the Canarsie Climb instruction from New York Departure (135.9)
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easyjet737700nceG-EZJUnce1103.jpgEasyjet is a huge player in NCE
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twan93119feb01.jpgI share this photo with a heavy heart. N93119 operated TWA flight 800, seen here on a cold February morning (registration not visible but a/c identification number 17119 seen above nosewheel door). This particular loss has always been the most painful for me, as I'm sure many of my friends at JFK and TWA would concur. May the victims of Flight 800 rest in peace...
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aloha732MAR01n819alOGG.jpgThis Kodachrome slide was so difficult to scan because it's so contrasty, I just could not get the colors and light right so I decided that it's better to share as a black and white than not to share at all. I cannot describe the beauty that one sees on the Island of Maui, it's just incredible and I would say the most beautiful place I've been to on Earth. Every so often if you stare at the water a whale tail would come up for a second or so, just incredible..

Kodachrome 64 slide
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atidc8mar01n730pl.jpgNew York's Bravest finishing up putting out N730PL's onboard fire after aborted takeoff on rwy 4L
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emiratesA380firstclass0808.jpgFirst class seat 1K on Emirates A380 A6-EDA. Not sure if it gets much better..
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airatl742_tfatd_jfk_5_02.jpgThis Air Atlanta 747-200 was flying for Nigeria Airlines for a short while out of Terminal 4
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corfuhotelaug02.jpgThere are only 2 places i'm aware of in the world that you can have this kind of view from your hotel room, Corfu (Royal Hotel) and Quito (Savoy Inn). Seen here is the view of my balcony facing rwy 35/17. The view is amazing but with no A/C in the room and noise from airplanes almost all night long it's definetely not for everyone! Note that the runway is actually much closer than it looks due to using wide angle lens for this photo
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airfrancea319ncenov03.jpgDefinetely not what pilots want to see on final approach, or at any phase of flight for that matter. This flock of birds crossed the runway and were flying away from the flight path of the AF A319 on final approach, otherwise I'm sure the pilot would have taken evasive action. NCE has a very, very irritating noice making machine on the field to make the birds go away. Note that the airport is right on the Mediterranean and does attract heavy bird activity so pilots are very cognizant of the issue when flying into and out of NCE
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evergreen7471103n471ev.jpgEvergreen 747 just departed 31L and is performing the Canarsie climb
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jfk_1204_overview.jpgView from JFK tower's break room of Terminal 4 concourse B where the daily Swiss ZRH/GVA flights are resting at gates 27 & 29. North American 767-300 is at gate 31, while Virgin 747-400 is at gate 28 and El Al 777-200 is at gate 26. Out on the hardstands are NWA 747-400, El Al 747-400 and Travelspan 757-200. Seen in the distance is the takeoff que for 31L departure.
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co735ewr1002N16618.jpgSeen in the background is the old Newark Tower which was demolished and is now CO ramp space
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NORTHWEST_747-400_N674US_JFK_02_03joepriesavnet.jpgCity of Shanghai
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jetbluen550jbMAY06.jpgI did not have the shot set up, just stumbled upon the 5 A320's resting on the hardstand, all with different tails
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elal4xecbJune04.jpgNot much light yet for this 530AM arrival from TLV
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deutcheba733swissalpsNOV03.jpgAbsolutely incredible view of the Swiss Alps from my window seat on Deutche BA 737-300, routing Stuttgart STR - Nice NCE
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virginam319N529VAjfk0209.jpgAirliner photography is not always in 80 degree sunny weather!
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usairn717uwclt1106.jpgUS Airways A319 on final approach to runway 36R while US Airways A330-300 is on finals for runway 36L
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emassJFK22L.jpgAnother photo most people don't get to see and appreciate what is in the photo. This is EMAS (Engineered materials arrestor system) at the end of runway 22L (there is another one at the other end of 22L which is same runway 4R). EMAS is supposed to slow down and eventually stop an airplane that cannot stop under it's own power. EMAS has already saved 3 airplanes that I'm aware of at JFK; an American Eagle Saab340, a Polar Air 747F and I think it was a Gemini MD11F
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olympic340aug03SX-OAD.jpgOlympic A340 seen over Rockaway Boulevard on final approach to runway 22L
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dal763mar05.jpgPhoto taken from my backyard, hence the special airport code JBY. The 767 departed ATL, probably on its way to Europe
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pia743AP-BGG1203.jpgI believe this Rolls Royce powered 747-300 was originally with Cathay Pacific
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usair757N607AUfllJAN06.jpg
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champion727N685CA1203jfk.jpgThere's definetely a reason that just about every movie's outdoor city night scene features wet streets. Unlike Hollywood though, this photo was taken with nature's water on the ground, not water from water-tank truck. Both Champion Air and Travelspan (the 757 in the background) are history..
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nwa319N362NBjan07iat.jpgEverything you see in this photo is completely normal. Airplane sat at the gate all night in frigid temperatures, here it is seen pushed back and starting engines causing the heat from the engine start to mix with the frigid cold and a dramatic temporary smoke show ensues
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swissavroHB-IXGzrhFEB06.jpgSome fog still visible in this photo, a short while before photo was taken the fog was much thicker..
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airchina747400lax0209.jpgHaving just arrived, the 747 stops on taxiway between Terminals 1 & 2 and shuts engines as tug crew comes over to hook up and tow on to gate. Reason is because if the airplane performs the turn to gate on its own power, the adjoining gates' equipment and people can get blasted by the engines' turbulence as power is applied to make the turn. Tow-on-only gates are common at many big airports for this important safety reason
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airindia_777-200LR_JFK_0409H~0.jpgVT-ALC is taxiied from gate to hardstand until it is brought back to gate later in the day to load pax for flight back to Mumbai
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miajan03.jpgPhotographed from MIA's tower (320 feet high), you can see on the bottom of the photo the top of the old tower (200 feet high, it is no longer there), Cargo City (where the Fedex and other cargo a/c are) and Miami's downtown in the distance
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egypt76SU-GAOoct90.jpgEgyptair 763 seen holding on taxiway Lima Alpha as Avensa 737 is taxiing on Bravo enroute to 31L for departure, followed by Kalitta DC8. Sadly, Egyptair lost both their 767's (SU-GAO is seen here and SU-GAP was crashed into the ocean near Nantucket after departure out of JFK November 1999). SU-GAO arrived in Harare, Zimbabwe during a thunderstorm with heavy rain and high winds. Shortly before touchdown, the aircraft's right engine struck the runway, taking the engine off the wing and causing the plane to run off the runway. There were no fatalities but the airplane was a write-off. The interesting thing is that both airplanes were mechanically perfect when they were written off..
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ana_777_LAX_JA778A_0208D.jpgANA 777-300 goes long on 25L as it begins the journey to Tokyo. Seen out in the distance is Northwest 757-300 which just departed 24L on the way to Minneapolis MSP
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usair319N826AWlax0208.jpgFinal approach about 1/2 mile out of 24R
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airbridge747VP-BIOfra1107.jpgAirbridge Cargo operating former NCA Cargo 747
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n53116dec94.jpgIt's hard to tell until you see the large photo. I watched this TWA 747 land 31R, turned left taxiway Victor and all of a sudden it tipped on its left side. At first I had to take another look because I could not believe what just happened! Apparently the left main gear collapsed. Better on taxiway off the runway than when making contact on landing that's for sure!
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tameemb170uiodec08.jpgPhotographed on Avenida Orellana, a few blocks from the airport, TAME Embraer 170 crosses over the I love Miami sign on final approach to UIO. Note on bottom left is my good friend Dave Hartman who I was in Quito with for a few fine days of photography and a lot of good cheap food and beer!
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arrowdc8N791AL0107.jpgArrow Air DC8, DC10 and two Gemini Air Cargo DC10's rest on the northeast side of MIA. All 4 airplanes are now history.
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iberiaa343jul03ec-ghx.jpgAn unusual angle, you can see the registration on the nose wheel doors. No doubt this A340 needed a wash urgently!
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twa747n133tw0994.jpgI know 3 good guys, ex-TWA, who will appreciate this photo as much as I do, Marc Hookerman, Jon Proctor and Ed Price. Long live TWA!
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av762n986annov90jfk.jpgOne of my earliest rotation shots on Kodachrome film, AV767 rotates from runway 22R on the way to Bogota, Colombia. Unfortunately, Kodachrome slides are very, very hard to color correct, unlike today's digital technology
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nwa757las0207n538us.jpgNot sure what the landing traffic is on the North side of the field, if I had to guess I'd say a Skywest Brazilia or CRJ? -Hard to tell..
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csaa3100703okyacJFK.jpgCSA A310 performs Canarsie climb having just departed from JFK's 31L:

Departure, Czech 51 with you out of 2000.
Czech 51 heavy New York departure, radar contact, climb 7000, heading 320.
Climbing to 7000 and 320 heading, Czech 51
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aa752_n713tw_fll_1_03.jpgI would venture to say that only hard core airliner enthusiasts know that this is a TWA 757 in American Airlines colors. After American bought out TWA, the 757's were retained due to their ETOPS capability. Eventually the TWA 757s that went to American went on to serve with Delta which flies them with the addition of winglets. It's a bit hard to tell with the size of this photo but if you look at the A in American, just below it to the left is a TWA sticker.
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washiad0307.jpgFor this photo I was in a United 757-200 IAD-LGA (continuation of CLT-IAD)
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n636mfsxm205B.jpgRegardless of what aircraft is landing, the folks on the beach always hope it's as low as possible
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virg744G-VBIG0704jfk.jpgG-VBIG has pushback tug hooked up in preparation for transition to hardstand
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SWISS_JFK_0409HBJHAjfk.jpgBrand new cockpit of HB-JHA, Swiss Airlines' first A330-300 resting at gate B27, Terminal 4 after its first flight to JFK from Zurich.
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airindia772lrvtalbjfk0209.jpgThis photo goes out to my friends from Mumbai, Vishal, Vivek and Karan. When they accompanied me at times for photos in Mumbai, it was 95 degrees, for this photo it was about 5 degrees with a bone chilling windchill that made it feel like 10 below!
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FINNAIR_A330-300_JFK_0409.jpgBrand new A330-300 for Finnair. For many years Finnair operated DC10's and MD11's to JFK, that is history now. Finnair also has A340-300's but they never make it to North America, they are used primarily to the Far East and India
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martinair757ph-ahi0802cfu.jpgPhotographed from my hotel room at the Royal Hotel Corfu
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ek380a6eddjfk0409.jpgOne way to describe it: HUGE
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lh340mar2004clt.jpgThis photo was taken on the first day of Lufthansa service to CLT. I was hired by the handling company to photograph the entire handling operation of this flight
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CHINAAIRLINES_747-400_LAX_0208Djpnet.jpgBeautiful and striking Dreamliner scheme on this China Airlines 747-400.
Please remember, to see full information on photos when you see large photo click on the icon above it with the letter " i " in the circle
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dal757gearmainnov05.jpgThis is what a brand new Boeing 757 main gear assembly looks like, an amazing piece of engineering
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usagulfstreamjan04mia.jpgNice looking government hardware
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AIRCANADA-JETZ_A320_C-GQCA_FLL_02_04.jpgAir Canada jetz typically transports Canadian sports teams to sporting events all over the U.S. and Canada. I typically do not shoot airplanes during high sun unless they are out of the ordinary (such as this airplane)
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uzbek763vp-bua0605.jpgUzbekistan 767 rests between flights at Terminal 4, gate B30 as rain storm passes
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alaska_737-800_LAX_0209N792AS.jpgI go fishing for airplanes at airports, rarely do I catch a fish airplane!
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us762N256AYapril09.jpgThis 767-200 is on it's way to MCO (Orlando) as a continuation flight originating in CDG (Paris)
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varig777pp-vrflax1204.jpgThe 777 as been sold to Varig, hence the PP-VRF registration, no titles and half-blacked out United symbol on the tail. The 777 just landed on runway 25L and is slowly taxiing on the highspeed before stopping for departing United 747-400 on runway 25R
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co772_ewr_10_02.jpg
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HOLDSHORTBAR-LIGHTS-RWY_LAX_0208B.jpgThis photo is part of an extensive collection of airport signage and navaids that i'll be sharing with you. The double solid double broken lines you see are runway hold short bars. Pilots taxiing know that when they approach these lines, they are about to enter a runway. If it is an active runway (meaning currently in use), the pilot had better get ATC clearance to enter that runway or risk runway incursion which unfortunately does happen numerous times every year at many airports. Seen here is runway 25R on the south side of LAX and Delta Connection EMB145 on takeoff roll
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bahamasair_732_c6bgk2_fll.jpg
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darwinsaab2000feb06zrh.jpg
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727-200_SILHOUETTE_MIA_305.jpg
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etihada3461007a6-eha.jpg
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aerosur737c-fnax0903mia.jpgI know that many of you who visit this web site are interested in learning, as I am, about an airplane's future and past. If you google C-FNAX, you'll see that the airplane was previously with Canada3000 Airlines (they went belly up several years ago) and at the time this photo was taken, the 737 was being prepped for Aerosur Bolivia (hence the green tail)
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usair320n658aw1208.jpgDear visitor, please note that every large photo has 3 icons on top of it, click on the letter "i" to show full information on that particular photo
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deltaconnn807ca0107.jpg
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t4dec03headhouseairtrain.jpgI know I say it often but who could argue that Terminal 4 at JFK is one of the most beautiful terminals on Earth!
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air2000757cfunight.jpgWhat an amazing place! Photo taken from my hotel room balcony. The pink house in the foreground, that house is rented out to aviation tourists from all over the world. My hotel has no air conditioning and on weekend nights especially, airplanes come in and out ALL NIGHT LONG. Patio door stays open due to heat, but then takeoff noise comes into the room and has no where to go so it goes through your head then outside again. No wonder it is only 40 Euro per night! Not sure if I'll take my wife there..
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chinaemd11fdec03b-2174.jpgChina Eastern Cargo MD11F just departed runway 31L
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cayman_732_vpcal_jan04.jpg
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767-300_LAX_0208small.jpgLate evening Air New Zealand 763 arrival to runway 25L
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martinairmd11ph-mcu1208.jpgShame that in 2010 this airport will be closed, a new airport much further from the city will take over operations. I have a feeling that the folks living near the current airport will not be too upset about this!
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aan785anmia0108.jpgAmerican 777 late evening departure from Miami to London LHR
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southwest737pilotshou1006.jpgIf you know the FO and captain piloting this WN 737 , send them the URL to this photo please
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indepcrjn685brewrjul05.jpgA beautiful selection of aircraft with two of them a part of history; Independence CRJ-200, Hooters 737-300, Continental 777-200 and El Al 777-200
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elal744june2004.jpgKids Flight Summer 2004 special markings
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eurowingscrj0304d-acrf.jpg
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airlitotalCRJnce1103.jpgUnfortunately for Air Littoral, on my last day of 5 day visit to NCE, they went belly up
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argen340_lvzpk_jfk_7_02.jpgArgentina A340 under tow at terminal 4. The construction behind the airplane is on taxiway Hotel. It is not easy to distinguish an A340-200 from a -300, the -200 fuselage is a bit shorter than the -300
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swiss332hb-iqe1202jfk.jpgGood photo to look at on 100 degree summer days
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mexicana0704.jpgAlain Maca, president of JFK-IAT Terminal 4 JFK beams with pride as he hand flies the Mexicana A319, while the actual Mexicana A319 is parked just down the jetway, having just been bathed in a water canon salute welcoming Mexicana back to JFK
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lufthansacargo742jfk0803.jpgInteresting closeup study of the 747's skin
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ALASKA_737-700_LAX_0208upload.jpg
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austriana332OE-LANjfk0802.jpgAustrian A330-200 performs initial climb out of JFK's rwy 31L as seen from Howard Beach
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sw737n275swlaxfeb09.jpg
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CO739N31412DEC06IAH.jpgHere you can compare the size of the 737-700 and 737-900
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swissavrozrh0206.jpgFog just lifting, there is still some fog visible in this photo
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nwa757_COCKPITSECTIO3_1204lax.jpg
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klm0703jfk.jpgThis photo was taken as a 30 second exposure. At the beginning of the exposure the 747 was parked at the gate but seconds later it was being pushed back which is why you can see the jetway and tower on the other side of the airplane. In 2004 this 747's wings and other parts were removed in Amsterdam and it was ferried by water over to the Aviodrome museum in Lelystad, Holland
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srilankana330zrh0802.jpg
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tam330PT-MVG1008jfk.jpgHundreds of employee signatures all over this A330
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korean777hl7421laxfeb08.jpgKAL 777 just lifting the front gear on rwy 25R as it begins the long journey to Seoul
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usairwaysa321N174USclt1006.jpg
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spirit1006fll.jpg
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cessnacitationN50QNclt1106.jpg
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dalatl1105rennaisance.jpgFoggy morning on the north side of ATL as seen from the 11th floor of the Renaissance Hotel
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platinum727PRPLQN984RT0109OPF.jpgOpa Locka is where airliners typically come in whole and go out in many pieces, either to be resold or recycled
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acjazzcrjcgnjz_laxfeb08.jpg
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ecuadorAFhs748HC-AUKdec08.jpgHawker Siddley 748's are fairly rare at most airports in the world, however, at Quito they come in and out several times a day. Those Rolls Royce Dart engines humming along are music to an aviation lover's ears
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song757n610dlnov05escapechute.jpgThis is what the escape chute looks like when opened and before it is inflated
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airtahiti340F-OJGF1204.jpgNote the HOLLYWOOD sign in the background
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