Aviation news

Crown Prince Naruhito visits Santiago

Today has visited Santiago a 747-400 from the Japanese Air Force, to prepare the visit to Santiago de Compostela of the Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito and his wife on June 15. Quite an event for local spotters.

New Kazakh charter operator

new Charter Airline, ex SCAT

Lufthansa's latest Boeing 747-8 delivered

Seen arriving at PAE is the 50th 747-8 series aircraft. Aircraft was handed over to LH on May 29th. SN:37833, ln:1475

Aeroflot's retro colour scheme

Aeroflot Airbus A320 VP-BNT Dobrolet retrojet after delivery flight with symbolic part of Terminal 1 UFO-like building in the background

Avianca Airbis 320 delivery

Azerbaijan Airbus 340 visits Rome

First landing at FCO 16L Rwy for this A340 of Azerbaijan airlines, usually operated with an A320

383 Special Operations & Air Fire Fighting Sqdn 10th anniversary

Celebration of the 10th anniversary of the 383 Special Operations & Air Fire Fighting Squadron (383 MEEA), based at 113 Fighter Wing / Thessaloniki - Makedonia Airport.

Helvetic - Latest Airbus 319

The first A319 for Helvetic Airways and the first picture of this regestration on airplane-pictures.net

Malaga - first Swiss Airbus 340

Jet2 first Airbus 320

Chinese Premier's visit to Zurich

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang leaving Zurich for Germany, after concluding a visit to Switzerland.

Aviogenex Boeing 737-200 at Zurich

first Visit of this B732 at ZRH. Aviogenex flies for JAT at this evening to ZRH

Edinburgh first sharklet Vueling Airbus

First visit for Vueling with the new Sharklets.

Ryanair - Borussia Dortmund logojet

special cs for Borussia Dortmund

First Qatar 777 visit to Rome (FCO/LIRF)

QR81 from DOH arrived with B77W, instead of A330. The first and, probably, the last flight of a B77W Qatar at FCO! A great light welcomes him!

Borussia Dortmund - Turkish logojet

Mriya visits Shannon

The legendary aircraft on fuel stop (I think but not sure) at Shannon airport. This one I'd like to dedicate to fellow A-P member Lukasz Gancarz who organised the trip and also managed to get us passes to the aircraft to see her from every possible angle! Thanks again Lukasz!

56.Regiment celebrates 50 Years

50 Years 56.Regiment Militant Helicopters

Globemaster goes to Rio

USAF Boeing C-17A Globemaster III in connection in Intl Airport of Rio de Janeiro.

Qatar operates Boeing 787 on Manchester / Doha route

Second schedule flight for Qatar Airlines with the 787 arriving at Manchester. First time that the A7-BCB comes to EGCC.

Water salute for the Runners-up

The Swiss team returns home after being beaten 5-1 by Sweden in the 2013 ice Hockey World Cup in Stockholm.

First schedule flight for Qatar Airlines Dreamliner

First schedule flight for Qatar Airlines with the Dream Liner lifts off at Manchester.

Citation overshoots Sao Paulo

After trying to Land at RWY 12 , this aircraft overpass the limit of the runway

New Special Livery for Air Asia

New special livery (MFace) for AirAsia. 9M-AFT is seen here about to push back from gate D35, for it's return trip back to KLIA as AK1812.

First Dreamliner for Thomson Airways

First 787-8 Dreamliner for Thomson Airways seen on approach to KPAE after a pre-delivery test flight. SN: 34422, ln:92