FRA today, Fresh Pictures (3hrs old)

[Jona L.]

Hello all!!

I had been on a 45 minute guided tour on Frankfurt International Airport today with a hop to the visitor's terrace afterwards. Sadly the photos from out of the bus have mirrorings in it or were in bad light, but most of the ones off the terrace were pretty decent.

Here comes a line-up of my selected highlights. (All uploaded with ImagesHack.us)

Lufthansa B747-400 at gate




Singapore Airlines (Star Alliance Special Paint) B747-400 at gate




The same Singapore Airlines B747-400 at "position and hold" waiting for Takeoff clearance as SQ025 (LH9762) [to WSSS|SIN]




Thai International Airways B747-400 being towed to gate




Vietnam Airlines B777-200ER being towed to gate (in Background you can see an A320 (or A319 hard to tell) of Air France and a B737-300 of Lufthansa and behind the AFR is a
Bombardier Dash8-Q400 but I can't tell which airline from Luxair (thanks, Dave) )




Scandinavian Airline Systems B737-600 push back from aileron position [leaving as SK4752 to ENGM|OSL -Oslo Gardemoen Airport] (In Background left is a SAS MD-81
[becoming SK1683 to EKCH|CPH - Copenhagen Airport] and Background right is a Air Canada 767-300(ER))




China Eastern A330-200 (later to depart as MU220 to ZSPD|PVG - Shanghai PuDong Airport); (in background United Airlines B747-400 [UA941/LH9150 to KORD|ORD - Chicago O'Hare]; at the right side the tail of another B777-200ER Vietnam Airlines)




Icelandair B757-200 (with Winglets) coming in from BIKF|KEF - Keflavik airport (In background from left to right: A330-200 Air China being towed (to be seen on the last picture again); Lufthansa B737-300; Spanair A320; Air Canada B767-300(ER) [only its nose though])




Photo-series of a Lufthansa B747-400 landing (with a very smooth touchdown) [Couldn't be bothered to also list the other planes on these photos including their destinations ]














Last but not least upon leaving from the SkyTrain a picture taken over several planes standing at the gate.
From bottom to top:
Winglet of a Condor B767-300; PrivatAir B737-800; Air China A330-200 [to later depart as CA966 to ZBAA|PEK - Beijing Capital] ; Condor B767-300; Iran Air A300-600 [IR720 OIIE|IKA - Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport]; Tail of a Lufthansa B747-400 (left side); Air Berlin A320; Air Transat A330-200 [TS190 from CYYZ|YYZ - Toronto Lester Bowles Pearson Intl.]; at the right side on the aileron: Air Canada A330-300 in Star Alliance Paint [to later depart as AC877/LH5466 to CYYZ|YYZ - Toronto Lester Bowles Pearson Intl.] ;




I hope I got all the types all right. If an error slipped through, let me know so I can correct it. I hope you enjoyed it

cheers,
Jona L.

[Dave4468]

Good pictures,

FWIW the Dash8 in the fifth picture is Luxair by the looks of it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasbecker/4444248776/

[Jona L.]

Good pictures,

FWIW the Dash8 in the fifth picture is Luxair by the looks of it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasbecker/4444248776/

That would also fit by time and flightplan... thanks for the hint

And well, the quality could be better but all I have is a several years old Sony Cyber-shot with 3x optical zoom and 4.1MegaPixels so not a number one camera for that Job

cheers,
Jona L.

[ICEcoldair881]

technically it's just Toronto Lester B. Pearson, but thumbs up for doing your research. Also, did I see an SAA A346 in the backround during that touchdown shot? And where was the AC B763 going to (and if you say CYYZ, that's just lame. )

Cheers,
Austin

[Zabuti]

nice gallery to start the day !

Thx mate !

[castelino009]

great pics Jona


keep up the good work, post some more

cheers
VJC

[Jona L.]

I was just there for a couple of hours, I mus check if I have some more good ones from DUS, CGN, STN etc... so yet sorry, VJC, ut we will see!!

Austin... you should know that I know that by heart as you know about my nicknames for aircraft (destinations are name giving and if the airport has a "name" the second plane is named after that)
Can't tell that 763 as I don't know the schedule for that one as it didn't depart while I was there.

I think it is SAA at the parking space --> waiting position for a later departure, there was also a TG A343 and some Eritrean plane but those are not on the shot... as I said, Austin, my dear:

[Couldn't be bothered to also list the other planes on these photos including their destinations   ]

cheers, Jona L.

[Jona L.]

Okay, I searched all my files... currently 51 more picutres are being uploaded to imageshack.us . These are the best ones of my library...

I will post them here not too far to go, but I will need some time to name the types correctly, etc. (loads of typework )

So you can expect them maybe tonight if not tomorrow evening... must see when I find the time.

cheers for now,
Jona L.

[castelino009]

Okay, I searched all my files... currently 51 more picutres are being uploaded to imageshack.us . These are the best ones of my library...

I will post them here not too far to go, but I will need some time to name the types correctly, etc. (loads of typework )

So you can expect them maybe tonight if not tomorrow evening... must see when I find the time.

cheers for now,
Jona L.

+1 , thnks  Jona aka LLL

[Jona L.]

+1 , thnks  Jona aka LLL

Too bad I have not yet spotted any of my 500 a/c in LHR

I just now start to put them in a new post be aware of 20 minute loading times for this topic

[Jona L.]

GODDAMNIT!!!!

I just had 40 of the pictures posted and listed successfully and then my computer restarted while I was on toilet!!! FFS I am jumping in a triangle!! 2 hours of work wasted!!!
SCREW YOU WINDOWS!!!!


I just broke my old remote control out of anger (luckily not my current one )!!

2 or 3 hours to go and I MIGHT be finished again successfully!!

cheers


P.S. this time I prepare it in MS-Word and copy-paste it to the posting window

[castelino009]

GODDAMNIT!!!!

I just had 40 of the pictures posted and listed successfully and then my computer restarted while I was on toilet!!! FFS I am jumping in a triangle!! 2 hours of work wasted!!!
SCREW YOU WINDOWS!!!!


I just broke my old remote control out of anger (luckily not my current one )!!

2 or 3 hours to go and I MIGHT be finished again successfully!!

cheers


P.S. this time I prepare it in MS-Word and copy-paste it to the posting window

too long  on that toilet seat ,ate reading some ________ magazines Jona that you lost track, LOL

no worries mate, pics are good so we shall wait, take ur time. may be 5 a day will be good dosage (and to make ur life easy too)


VJC

[Jona L.]

too long  on that toilet seat ,ate reading some ________ magazines Jona that you lost track, LOL

no worries mate, pics are good so we shall wait, take ur time. may be 5 a day will be good dosage (and to make ur life easy too)


VJC

No... I don't read that stuff in magazines, I got internet, you know

I just didn't notice that "restart in 15 minutes" before I went.... anyways, nearly done again (this time on MS-word )

cheers

[swiftus27]

How far do these planes have to back taxi after landing.  It looks like that 744 is half way past the terminal at touch down.

[Jona L.]

Hello all...

attempt number two after "technical diffculties" (see previous post).
Enjoy

Pictures from Paris Charles de Gaulle (LFPG|CDG)

from 25.06.2011
Lufthansa Italia A319 on the apron



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(in chronological order from about 12noon to 8PM at 26.06.2011.local time all pictures taken at Lufthansa "Satelite" of Terminal 1 of the airport)

American Airlines B767-300(ER)




City Jet (Air France) BAe146-200/AvroRJ85 (in background Air France B777-300(ER) is landing




Scandinavian Airline Systems B737-600




Qatar International Airways A340-500 (one of my best shots)




Lufthansa B737-500 (in background Pakistan International Airlines B777-300(ER) is landing)




Aer Lingus A320





Air France A340-300 (starting the "Air France heavy parade")




Air France B777-300(ER)




Air France B747-400




Air France A330-300




Air France A380-800 (ending the parade... but nice to see them all taxi one after the other I only didn't have A332 and B772; in front you see a SWISS European Air Lines (Lufthansa) BAe146-300/AvroRJ100 in "Shopping paradise Zurich Airport" special paint)




The previously landed Pakistan International Airlines B777-300(ER) taxiing by (you still see the tail of the Air France A380-800 on the left side; in front again the BAe146-200/AvroRJ100)




Cathay Pacific B747-400 (again in front: the BAe146-200/AvorRJ100 of SWISS (Lufthansa))




Air Transat A330-300 (I will stop noting the SWISS BAe/Avro)




Cyprus Airways A320




Egyptair B777-300(ER) landing (thrust reversers nicely visble)




Aegean  Airlines A320




Air France B777-300(ER)




Lufthansa B737-500




Another Air France B747-400




Iron Maiden B757-200 (what a lucky shot ; in front the nose of a LOT-Polish Airlines Embraer 175)




Air France B777-300(ER) with a nice sun reflection




XL Airways A330-300




Scandinavian Airline Systems MD-80




Eurowings (Lufthansa) CRJ-900




Austrian Airlines (Lufthansa) A320




Air Canada B767-300(ER)




United Airlines (new livery) B757-200WL




Air China A340-300




Transportes Aéreos Meridionais TAM Linhas Aéreas A330-200




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Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR|EWR) at 06.04.2010

Tails of various Continental (back then still Continental) aircraft




Kalitta Air B747-200F (well visible through the old Pratt & Whitney JT9D engines)




Continental Airlines B777-200(ER)



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Düsseldorf - (Lohausen-) International Airport (EDDL|DUS) (different days)

Mahan Air A310-200 taking off (in front Lufthansa 737-500; far back to the left Austrian A320 in the scrapyard section of DUS)




Emirates B777-300(ER) on short final to rwy 05R




Air Berlin A330-300 (from LTU takeover) being pushed back




Emirates B777-300(ER) (nearly missed my flight to LHR because that one was 20 minutes late and I had to wait for that shot)




Nice Sunset over the wing of a Lufthansa B737-500 (on approach from the South to DUS rwy 23R)




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London Heathrow Airport (09.08.2011)

Emirates B777-300(ER) being pushed back




British Airways B767-300(ER)




South African Airways A340-300 (right side: tail of South African Airways A330-200 [--> see next picture])




South African Airways A330-200 (left side:  nose of South African Airways A340-300 [-->see previous picture])




Transportes Aeros Portoguese TAP A319 (behind that Aisana Airlines B777-200(ER); to the left South African Airways A330-200)




SWISS International Airways A320 (on the left British Midland International A320)




British Airways B777-200(ER) being pulled along (in background Korean Airlines B747-400 is on short final; on the right side are ERJ-145 and A320 of British Midland International)




Heathrow from above (out of Lufthansa B737-500)




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Köln - Bonn Konrad Adenauer Airport (EDDK|CGN)

FedEx MD-11F (classy shot in Cologne)




[EDIT: few corrections about some a/c types and addement of a few details]
cheers,
Jona L.

[Jona L.]

How far do these planes have to back taxi after landing.  It looks like that 744 is half way past the terminal at touch down.

The visitor's terrace in FRA is currently on Terminal 2 (due to a building site) where only crappy airlines dock at (all the non-star alliance stuff). Runway 25L/R begin about 60-100m before the LH B744 touches down. The taxi time in FRA can (up to your RWY and terminal position) be up to 25 minutes, usually when they go down on 25R Lufthansa heavies taxi 10-15 minutes to gate (if you have to get to Terminal B you have at leat 20 minutes up to how long the pilot needs to stop). From Terminal 2 to RWY18 ("Startbahn West" in North-South direction which is only used for takeoffs) you may need 30-35 minutes.

It just looks like halfway down the airport...

cheers,
Jona L.

[swiftus27]

Where are all the 752s flying to EWR???  I must've missed them.

GREAT SHOTS!  I am going to try to take a picture of the Saudi royal family's 747sp and another Arab leader's plane (a 742) at KCLE when they come back again.  I was told that the one a/c (Syrian 742??) owes the airport 250,000 for fuel.

Looks like all the Arab leaders are getting ill and are flying to go to the Cleveland Clinic. 

[castelino009]

Jona

great pics mate, cheers for the upload. The last /first pic however if you wanna see it- I think its A319 LH Italia??

I may be wrong just checking

great uploads


cheers
VJC

[Jona L.]

Where are all the 752s flying to EWR???  I must've missed them.

GREAT SHOTS!  I am going to try to take a picture of the Saudi royal family's 747sp and another Arab leader's plane (a 742) at KCLE when they come back again.  I was told that the one a/c (Syrian 742??) owes the airport 250,000 for fuel.

Looks like all the Arab leaders are getting ill and are flying to go to the Cleveland Clinic.  

Which B757? I only had the one UAL at CDG...

thanks for the flowers

250k for fuel... must be 742 that gruzzels so much

Is the Cleveland hospital so great or has such a good name that they come there??

[Jona L.]

Jona

great pics mate, cheers for the upload. The last /first pic however if you wanna see it- I think its A319 LH Italia??

I may be wrong just checking

great uploads


cheers
VJC

Whoops... that one slipped through

I will correct that!! (takes me 2 sec, but AWS 2 minutes due to the hell of an amount of upload mass )

[EDIT: Corrected You just overlook these slight differences when you go through 50 pictures... )

cheers and good night (00:10AM... another 20 hr day *yawn*)
Jona L.