Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Air New Zealand B777-200ER Repaint, ZK-OKE

Air New Zealand's ZK-OKE is the second B777-200ER to receive the new livery in their B777-200 fleet.. The new repaint took place in Texas at Fort Work Meacham FTW.

My first photos here of ZK-OKE taxing out on a very damp, dark and wet Sunday, with dark clouds approaching from the southwest, and requiring lots of camera settings to be changed.

ZK-OKE 
ZK-OKE

Saturday, May 28, 2016

Santa Monica Airport - N415SE

You never know whats going to turn up next at Santa Monica Airport and next to depart was this Gulfstream G200, N415SE.

N415SE 
N415SE


Friday, May 27, 2016

Santa Monica Airport - N414RS

This very smart Cessna 414A, arrived just as I arrived at the viewing deck and I quickly snapped these of N414RS

N414RS
N414RS

Thursday, May 26, 2016

Santa Monica Airport - N296QS

I think Santa Monica Airport is just great for watching planes land and takeoff, with great views and being quite close to the action.

This time some photos of this Dassault Falcon 2000, N296QS arriving.

N296QS
N296QS

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Santa Monica Airport - N90067

Over the next couple of days I'll post some photos from Santa Monica Airport, KSMO that I took last July.

And to start off with, is some shots of this Cessna 140, N90067 with some happy aviators onboard.

N90067
N90067
N90067


Monday, May 23, 2016

Air New Zealand B777-300ER New Livery, ZK-OKO

Air New Zealand's B777-300ER, ZK-OKO has had a recent repaint into the new livery after having the Hobbit themed 'Smaug' removed.

These photos are my first of ZK-OKO in the new livery and not a bad day with the sun out for it either. Flight NZ123 to Melbourne.

ZK-OKO

ZK-OKO

Saturday, May 21, 2016

Korean Airlines Sky Team B777-300ER, HL7783

Well what a surprise this was, and a rush to get some photos. I wasn't aware that this Korean Airlines B777-300ER Sky Team Livery, HL7783 was in town.

 Just saw it on the taxi out and so was pleased to make if for these takeoff photos.

HL7783
HL7783
HL7783



Friday, May 20, 2016

Air Vanuatu B737-800, YJ-AV8

Air Vanuatu fly's the most colourful B737-800 into Auckland, out of all the airlines that use the B737-800. Air Vanuatu operates several times a week from Port Vila, and  YJ-AV8 sure looks great under the blue sky.

YJ-AV8
YJ-AV8

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Black Sands 2015, ZK-TNT & ZK-TOY

Just a few more photos from back at Black Sands Raglan 2015, and this time some little sporty numbers in the form of these two Corby CJ1 Starlet aircraft. Love the rego's on these ones also and well suited, ZK-TNT and ZK-TOY.

ZK-TNT 
ZK-TNT
ZK-TNT
ZK-TOY
ZK-TOY


Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Auckland Approach, Atlas Air N493MC

Sometimes I try and get shots likes these one's, and will try and get more in the future. More practice required I think to improve pointing the camera to capture the action, but thought I'd start by posting these shots of Atlas Air N493MC arriving with a couple Air New Zealand aircraft holding.

N493MC
N493MC
N493MC

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Air New Zealand B787-9, ZK-NZD

Have been wanting to get some photos of an Air New Zealand B787-9 taking off from Auckland on runaway 05R for a while with the sun out. On this day I had a very short window of opportunity too and was glad to sneak these photos in.

This is NZ99, heading off to Narita in ZK-NZD, and check out the wing flex in the first photo and still on the ground seconds before it rotated. The other photos show how much wing flex the B787-9 wing really does have also.

ZK-NZD
ZK-NZD
ZK-NZD
ZK-NZD
ZK-NZD

Monday, May 16, 2016

Super Air's Fletcher FU24 - ZK-DZO

Well its great to get out of the city and head for the hills every now an again. That's exactly what I did a few weeks ago heading south for a few days and not looking for any airplanes to take photos of.

But in the rural location I was staying at, and the sound of this just down the road buzzing overhead made the temptation to great, so grabbed the camera and when to get these shots of a really classic NZ Aviation scenes, of this Super Air's Fletcher FU24, ZK-DZO operating out of small strip in the hills just out of Rotorua.

It was very late in the day and rather overcast and a little dark, so getting some good shots was pretty hard but managed these one's and a little bit of the action.

ZK-DZO
ZK-DZO
ZK-DZO
ZK-DZO
ZK-DZO
ZK-DZO
ZK-DZO
ZK-DZO

Friday, May 13, 2016

Jetstar Joins the Band....

Well I was not planning on this shot, but what a great job Jetstar's VH-VQR, did on hiding a complete B747-400, well almost all of. I think you will all know who's B747 it is.

New A320 Model.....

Thursday, May 12, 2016

Atlas Air B747-400F, N493MC

Atlas Air operate through Auckland on behalf of Qantas Freight and it's always great to see a
B747 of any type in town. So with the weather being perfect and my favourite aircraft type, and the fact that I haven't photographed Atlas in Auckland for a long time, which lead to these shots on Monday the 9th May earlier in the week of N493MC arriving in from Honolulu.

N493MC
N493MC
N493MC 
N493MC


Tuesday, May 10, 2016

China Eastern A330-200, B-5936

A few quick photos of China Eastern's A330-200, B-5936 arriving into Auckland.

China Eastern have changed their livery so I will try and get one of their newly painted A330's if I managed to spot one headed our way.

B-5926
B-5936
B-5936
B-5936
B-5936

Sunday, May 8, 2016

Ed Force One - Iron Maiden Departs Auckland, TF-AAK

Ok I went a bit crazy on the shutter button with Iron Maiden's 'Ed Force One' B747-400, TF-AAK, but won't see this again in Auckland I don't think.

So some last photos of Ed and the band taxing out on the 2nd May heading to Brisbane.

TF-AAK
TF-AAK
TF-AAK
TF-AAK
TF-AAK
TF-AAK
TF-AAK
TF-AAK