During my trip to the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Seattle, I was able to catch a few departures from the top floor of the Doubletree. International departures pick up around 1pm, with a handful of flights to Asia and Europe. The last one that I saw, which is the first picture I posted, was a British Airways 747.
The Delta A330 was either to AMS or NRT, don’t recall. Doubletree is a great spot assuming you are in the tower portion of the hotel, facing Sea-Tac.

After arriving from Auckland on Air New Zealand flight #2, I reported directly to
In-N-Out Burger at the base of runway 24R.
A.) Because I wanted one of the best burgers money can buy
B.) I wanted to snap some photos of various aircraft
It was my first visit to this spot and it is most enjoyable; if you love jet noise of course. Here is what I saw in the late afternoon. Special nod to Konstantin who was also there (from Germany), enjoying the sights.

Surprised to see both military and civilian aircraft arriving and departing HNL. Some of the military aircraft were taking off from Hickam Air Force Base, but others from HNL proper. I mentioned where I was shooting from, but one of the closest, best spots has to be the airport itself. Most of it is open air. Enjoy

departing for hkg

police

Here are a few shots from my layover yesterday at JFK. The angles from the Delta terminal were tough and the sun was doing weired things. Plus, I’m not much of a photographer. Anyway, these are the best of about 100.

I’m at Denver now, awaiting 777 service to ORD. Had an impressive breakfast coming over from SFO. I will post pictures of that flight soon. Help me decide who to fly next by voting on the right. Thanks y’all!

A short ride from where I now live… Miami International Airport. There is certainly something magical about this place. There are airlines representing so many far away places. Places that seemingly have nothing in common except crossing paths at MIA. Some of the places aren’t even that far away, but may as well be on the other side of the world. Miami International is Caribbean meets Europe meets South & Central America… with some New York City on top. Every time I am at MIA I see an airline I have never seen before. It’s one of my favorites. These photos were take yesterday.

Greetings!  Long time no write.  I have been pre-occupied entertaining a few “real-job” opportunities, some of which may or may not come to fruition.  Either way, I will continue to post relevant “airline” stuff here at Planereality.com.  Thanks for bearing with me.  As I have mentioned, I live near the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport; you know, the busiest airport in then world. One may think this makes for a plethora of great photo opportunities. It doesn’t. The world’s busiest airport is dominated by one airline and 3 to 4 types of aircraft. Namely, MD-88′s and 757′s.

That being said, I always look forward to the coming and going of what I think is the most aesthetically pleasing site around Hartsfield: the Korean Air 747. I made a special trip down to the airport last week to check it out. Luckily I was facing the correct runway! I also included a few other photos. Enjoy.

Well, it’s not the observation deck at NRT, but Lufthansa’s Tower Lounge has some spectacular views.

the next 2 are actually take from on the plane

I flew Northwest once, sometime ago, from Memphis to Atlanta.  Because I had purchased a last minute ticket, it booked into first class.  I don’t remember anything out of the ordinary, just a nice seat and plenty of snacks.  I was taken back when I boarded this Delta flight to Boston a few weeks ago.

I immediately knew this 757 (registration: N507US) was converted from Northwest-the outside of the plane anyway.  Typically, when one boards a Delta 757, first class is a separate cabin to the left.  On this bird, first class was to the left, but several rows of economy occupied the first few rows of the first class cabin.  Beyond that, I felt like I had stepped right into 1985, when the plane was delivered to Northwest.  I am sure this interior is on its way out, but I was amused and took a few photos for the Northwest nostalgists out there.

old logo still visible

what is this pattern called?

I arrived at Narita on Lufthansa’s A380 early in the morning.  The first thing I wanted to do was grab a big bowl of spicy noodles with fresh vegetables and minced something or other.  There are um-teen places to make this happen in the Terminal 1 “mall”.  I couldn’t tell you where I ate, but I bet I could find it again.  It was so good I wanted to try something else, but first I wanted hit the open air observation deck.  I got these pics and went back for some more noodles. Enjoy!

I was like a kid in a candy store here. I had half of a day to kill and knew I could get some pictures at Heathrow, but where? It was raining and windy so I called over to the Renaissance Hotel to see if I could rent a day room as I was staying at The Novotel. The gal at the desk said the Renaissance offers access to their club room which faces the runway for a flat fee. Done!
When I got into the club room, I was bummed that the windows were a hazy mess due to the wind driven rain and condesation. But then it cleared up and the party started. Hope you enjoy.

titan airways

astraeus airlines

ghana international airlines

Upon landing at LAX, our Delta 777 was required to wait for a tow-in to the gate. Pretty standard stuff at such a congested airport. While we waited for our tow-in I photographed everything that wizzed by. In many instances I was too slow on the trigger, but I thought these were worthy of posting. LAX is one of my favorites because of the wide variety of sights.