by Lufthansa Flyer | Nov 18, 2012 | Airlines |
This is my second installment from my time spent plane spotting in Hong Kong last week. If you missed Part One, you can see it HERE.
Cathay Pacific’s Airbus A330:
Air Macau’s Airbus A321:
Cathay Pacific’s Boeing 747F (Freighter):
Hong Kong Airline’s Airbus A330:
United’s Boeing 747:
Thai’s Boeing 747:
Singapore’s Airbus A330:
Shenzen’s Airbus A320:
Korean’s Boeing 747:
Polar’s Boeing 747 Freighter:
South African’s Airbus A340:
The following pictures were taken from the SkyDeck Observation Area located in Terminal 2, next to the IMAX theater. You’ll notice a bit of grain to these photos. It was later in the afternoon with very hazy and foggy conditions and not many pictures made the cut to be posted. It was a challenge to say the least!
DragonAir’s Airbus A330 Special 20th Anniversary Livery:
ANA’s Boeing 767:
Cathay Pacific’s Airbus A340:
Ethiopian’s MD-11F (Freighter):
Cathay Pacific’s Boeing 747-8F Freighter:
The next 2 were a couple of bonuses. The first one is a Cathay Pacific 747-400 parked just inside the fence near the Maintenance Facilities, near the “HAECO” bus stop for the S52 line.
The second one is one I captured from the bus going back to Tung Chung after my plane spotting session. It’s a classic DC-3 in historic Cathay Pacific livery parked in “Cathay City” at the airport.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Nov 14, 2012 | Airlines |
I was in Hong Kong this past weekend and of course anytime that I am there I make time to watch airliners come and go. This time I went off the beaten path a bit and found a good spot just behind the CASL and HAECO aircraft maintenance facilities. This spot gave me a great vantage point for Runway 7L and 7R arrivals. 7L is used primarily for Passenger arrivals and 7R is used primarily for Cargo arrivals. I spent about 3 hours at this position and was able to catch the Canadian Prime Minister’s A310 arrive for an official visit as well as a newly unveiled promo livery by China Eastern as it advertises the Xinhaunet.com news website.
This is part 1 of 3 from this location as I had captured dozens upon dozens of arrivals. Conditions were hazy, hence the gray backdrop for most of the photos but that is not unusual for Hong Kong at this time of year. In upcoming posts over the next few days I’ll have additional pictures from this spot along with photos from the SkyDeck Observation area located on top of Terminal 2.
Cathay Pacific 747 Freighter
EVA Air 777
Juneyao Airlines A320
Aeroflot A330
AirAsia's A320
Asiana's A330
China Airlines A330
China Airlines 747-400
China Airlines 737-800
China Eastern A320
China Southern 737-300
China Eastern A330 with new Xinhuanet.com livery
Cathay Pacific A330
Cathay Pacific 777
This next one is one of my favorites. It’s an A300 flying under an Air HongKong Cargo / DHL joint venture livery. Along the way it must have gotten it’s nose cone damaged as it’s wearing a replacement from Cathay Pacific. I actually like this look, it gives the aircraft a bit of a beak.
Air Hong Kong Cargo / DHL A300
This is the Canadian Air Force Airbus A310 that the Canadian Prime Minister was on board during his tour of Asia. In this photo he is arriving from Manila to take part in Remembrance Day activities that celebrate the cessation of hostilities at the end of World War II.
Canada's Air Force A310
by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 14, 2012 | Airlines |
Here is the last installment of my Plane Spotting while in Frankfurt last week. Most of the photos came from the Observation Deck located in Terminal 2, which gives a great vantage point for east and west bound takeoffs and landings. Along with Los Angeles International, Frankfurt is one of my very favorite airports to watch airline traffic. The fact that Frankfurt is primarily filled with Lufthansa traffic gives it an edge over all others! 🙂
The Queen Of The Skies prepares for departure later in the day.
An Asiana 747-400 arrives from Seoul-Incheon
Lufthansa's newest 747-8i prepares for departure
The 747-8i would depart right behind the arrival of the A340
A DHL Cargo Freighter parked on the cargo ramp
A beautiful retro-liveried A320 taxis to the runway
Departing for Lisbon, Portugal
Bound for Kuala Lumpur
Lufthansa Cargo's MD-11 prepares for it's flight to India
If you missed parts I and II of my Frankfurt am Main plane spotting session, you can find them here:
Frankfurt am Main Plane Spotting Part I
Frankfurt am Main Plane Spotting Part II
by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 12, 2012 | Airlines |
As promised here is the second installment of my Plane Spotting from Frankfurt from a few days ago. After spending quite a bit of time with Lufthansa’s Social Media Team, Cargo and other events I have quite a bit of great information to share with you over the next few days. For now, enjoy the photos!
This is a contender for my best photo taken of a Lufthansa Aircraft......
Yes, still BMI and still in Star Alliance Livery!
A beauty of an MD-11
JAL arrival from Tokyo Narita
Beijing Bound Beauty
Next Stop: Beijing
by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 9, 2012 | Airlines |
After spending a few days in Slovakia, I flew into Frankfurt earlier this afternoon and had a chance at a couple of hours of plane spotting from the Observation Deck located in Terminal 2 at Frankfurt. I was delayed in arriving in Frankfurt so it cut into the time I had for viewing but I still came away with a decent number of photos.
After capturing some 600+ images I’ve started narrowing down some of my favorites. I’ve posted them below in no particular order. Part 2 will becoming up in a day or so after I’ve had a chance to filter through more photos. There are some gems coming up in the second batch. Enjoy!
Departing for Paris (CDG)
One Of Many Lufthansa Arrivals
An A321 Parked At A Remote Ramp
Next For Takeoff
Eurolot Departing For Warsaw
A Beautiful Boeing 777 Arrives From Tokyo
Touchdown.......
And Taxi To Her Gate
Arriving From London Heathrow
Lufthansa Cargo's MD-11 Preparing For Departure
LOT Arrival From Warsaw
