James Ward
@ward_jr
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My first flight back to
@manairport
was always going to be a fantastic day, but I must give a huge shout out to
@Supersi1
who put up with the ‘glorious’ British weather 🌧 to capture this incredible shot the moment our wheels touched down!
On Saturday night I popped down to
@manairport
in the pouring rain to capture
@emirates
second evening
@AirbusintheUK
A380 flight arrive, and the bonus was that one of the nicest guys in aviation
@ward_jr
was bringing her in!!
#Emirates
#A380
#Airbus
#ManchesterAirport
#EGCC
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Achievement unlocked 🏆
Don’t think I’ve ever captained the most tracked flight worldwide 🤩
@flightradar24
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I took this photo back in October as the
@emirates
EXPO2020 livery was performing flypasts of the
@BurjKhalifa
It’s since been shortlisted by
@coradine
as one of their
#logtenlife
2021 finalists
If you like it please follow the link and give it a like 👍🏻
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315 days since I last flew an aeroplane ✈️ today is a good day 😁
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Storm dodging over the Indian Ocean last night.
And the first time I’ve witnessed St Ellis Fire on the A380 ⚡️
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I can't claim the landing on this one, but an excellent job from my First Officer and some beautiful footage once again courtesy of
@ThinkPlanes
There were some amazing skills on show by the crew flying the
@emirates
A380 into
@manairport
during our livestream yesterday due to the crosswinds!!🌬️
How would you rate it
@ward_jr
👍
#Emirates
#A380
#airbus
#aviation
#ManchesterAirport
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All eyes were on the Beast today at
@manairport
as my FO put her down beautifully after our 8 hour trip from Dubai!
Fantastic footage from the team at
@airlinerslive
and
@0161aviation
The KING has Landed!
✈️ EK17 Dubai to Manchester
👑 Airbus A380-800
👨✈️
@ward_jr
Captured beautifully on our "FriYAY" show by
@0161aviation
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Always great flying to the U.K. when the weather is like this ☀️
And wonderful to return to
@Gatwick_Airport
for the first time since Jan ’19 and see the
@easyJet
fleet after many happy years there.
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Reminds me of a previous trip to
@Dulles_Airport
“Emirates, taxi to runway 30, caution or the cirrus, we’re not sure you’ll be able to see them”
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Today marks my 7 year anniversary of moving to Dubai to start our family life in the Middle East.
It’s had its ups and downs, but what an adventure it’s been and continues to be.
Here’s to the next 7 and many more ✈️
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A couple of shots from this morning’s
@emirates
fly past across Dubai!
2 of mankind’s greatest engineering masterpieces in one shot!
Want to see more? Why not come
@visitdubai
and
@expo2020dubai
and see for yourself, what are you waiting for?!
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Last night on our way back from
@HeathrowAirport
we were treated to the most spectacular show from the skies.
Lucky enough to watch as the Milky Was rose from the horizon ahead of us before the Aurora burst in to full bloom overhead Hungary and Romania
#aurora
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Stunning footage from
@airlinerslive
of my takeoff from
@manairport
earlier this afternoon! 🤩
Epic Takeoff! ✈️
Emirates A380 departing Manchester airport today from the end of runway 23L 👑
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Some incredible shots of our arrival in to
@HeathrowAirport
on Saturday afternoon moments before touching down as EK3 🇦🇪 ✈️ 🇬🇧
Huge thanks to
@picsthomasgg
for the pictures 📸
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4 years of flying the beast to Manchester! I’d been an Emirates First Officer for little over 6 months when, on this day in 2017, I got to bring the big bird to my “home” airport for the first time!
I’ve not found any images of that day, but here’s one from another day in 2019
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A few shots of me at work in honour of
@emirates
36th birthday earlier this week!
Having images of me flying the
@AirbusintheUK
A380 is always special but when those shots are taken flying in and out of
@manairport
it’s something else!
📸 credits to
@Supersi1
&
@MT_Aviation
🤩
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A few shots from today’s EPIC fly past over Dubai courtesy of the
@rafredarrows
in formation with
@emirates
magnificent A380
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New longest flight in the logbook after last night…
EK449 AKL-DXB 17h27
Managed effortlessly by a 2 year old
@AirbusintheUK
A380 registration A6-EVL
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Trio of shots from my recent couple of trips to
@manairport
captured beautifully by
@Supersi1
📸
So nice to have such special mementos of my first couple of flights to MAN as Captain 👨🏻✈️
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Excuse the quality of the phone camera (we were travelling at 41,000ft at 85% the speed of sound) but sat on the jump seat just before starting our descent in to Sydney and we were treated to the most amazing view in the cosmos 🌌
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Emirates 2 cleared for take off 🛫
After nearly 5 months with my feet firmly on the ground it was such a pleasure to be back flying again this weekend. My first flight since March captured here as we departed
@HeathrowAirport
📸: Sam Bradbury
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Last week was great to return to
@GLA_Airport
after a break of 7 years. The most common destination in my logbook with easyJet it was awesome to finally bring the A380 in for my first visit in the beast
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5 years ago today I boarded a plane at
@manairport
to begin our new life here in Dubai!
Today, I’m celebrating by flying the A380 on the afternoon flight to Paris CDG as EK75 😁
What a rollercoaster ride it’s been and what a fabulous adventure so far!
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Thank you
@airlinevideos
for this amazing footage!
Yes that’s me departing LAX in the left hand seat of this special livery A380 😁
Emirates A380 in the NEW Rugby World Cup 2023 Livery departs Los Angeles (LAX) during the Airline Videos Live broadcast on Sunday, July 30th, 2023.
@emirates
@flyLAXairport
#aviation
#airplanes
#avgeek
#airbusa380
#planespotting
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There are a number of views from my flight deck window that leave me speechless. Last night, this was one of them!
The Milky Way putting on a spectacular show as we made our way from Hong Kong to Bangkok
✨ 🌌
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Last trip of January for me and another visit to the UK 🇬🇧
7:10 en-route to
@HeathrowAirport
as EK3 aboard the 3rd last A380 to be built: A6-EVQ
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And my busy reserve month continues, this morning with the longest flight I’ve done in a while.
A6-EVE will take 12:54 to cross the Indian Ocean, arriving in
@cityofmelbourne
Thursday AM 🇦🇺
I can already taste the coffee from the caffeine capital of the world! ☕️
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@AA380fanclub
@emirates
And here she was flying past the Burj. I spent all morning watching it from my house and took this shot of one of her passes
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Nice quick one back home to
@DXB
today. 🇬🇧 ✈️ 🇦🇪
6:11 on board A380 A6-EEY with Mum &
@bretwalda1958
heading out to Dubai for some winter sun ☀️
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Epic shot captured by
@ThinkPlanes
@Supersi1
@lizz_robinson
of my departure from Manchester at the weekend 🤩
It was great capturing
@ward_jr
departing
@manairport
on Saturday onboard
@emirates
epic
@Airbus
A380-800. If you look carefully you can see an
@easyJet
on finals many miles behind.
#Emirates
#A380
#Airbus
#ManchesterAirport
#Aviation
#AVgeek
#planespotting
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Counting down the days until I get to fly the beast again! ✈️
6️⃣
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Completing my bingo card of Emirates A380 destinations in the UK as captain with a trip to
@bhx_official
🇦🇪 ✈️ 🇬🇧
Hoping for a smooth ride to the West Midlands as today is take your wife’s boss to work day…
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Start of a nice little multi-sector trip.
🇦🇪 🇹🇭 🇭🇰 🇹🇭 🇦🇪
DXB-BKK-HKG-BKK-DXB with a couple of nights in Bangkok
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That was me waving 👋🏼
New Amazing Journey To The Future Special Livery
@emirates
Airlines A6-EEJ Airbus A380-861 EK18 Takeoff From Manchester MAN To Dubai DXB 03/09/2022. Great To See The Pilot Waving Shortly Before Linning Up On Runway 23L.
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Rules of the air 1️⃣ - Every take off is optional, every landing is mandatory.
Behind the scenes look as the setting sun silhouettes the piercing Dubai skyline on our arrive home after a 16 hour trip across the North Pole from the West Cost of the USA.
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#fullflapsfriday
and a flashback to watching my
@emirates
colleagues on short final at
@flyLAXairport
with pretty moody skies to spoil the normal South California sunshine ☀️ ☁️ ✈️
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Well I might need a canoe 🛶 to get to work this morning with the
#UAEweather
🌧️ ⛈️ but once I do it’s a 15 hour trip over the North Pole to
@flySFO
🇦🇪 ✈️ 🇺🇸
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My first trip Augementing as part of a 3-pilot crew.
Spending the night on the jump seat as
@PeoplesAndy
takes A6-EUU on the 8:50 trip across the Northern Himalayas to Osaka 🇯🇵🏯🗾🍙🍱🎎
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Busy start to my reserve month with a night turnaround to Jeddah 🇸🇦
I’ll be honest, I’m not looking forward to the timings of this one, but a turnaround is always something slightly different on the A380 fleet.
2:40 there; 2:15 back and home in time for breakfast (and bed)
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Lovely little trip to Heathrow and back this weekend aboard the Yorkshire aircraft in the fleet
Ey up
Ow do
#yorkshireairlines
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Spent a wonderful week on vacation in the USA and now back to work with a flight… to the USA.
13h52 across Europe and the North Atlantic tonight en route to
@Dulles_Airport
and the US capital 🇺🇸
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Short notice call out from standby this morning to take A6-EVD to
@HeathrowAirport
as EK1 🇦🇪 ✈️ 🇬🇧
On a clear day, Heathrow is one of the best views we get on approach, however looking at today’s forecast I don’t think there’ll be much to see 🌧️
@PeoplesAndy
big coat weather?
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The first of 4 trips down under over the next 5 weeks. Starting off with an early morning departure to
@cityofmelbourne
🇦🇺 ☕️
EK408 planned to take 12:48 with A6-EVL doing the heavy lifting tonight
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First of 3 flights down under this month.
Kicking off July’s flying roster with a trip to
@cityofmelbourne
12:45 en-route today aboard A380 A6-EUJ
Got my big coat packed ready for the Melbourne winter weather
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Huge thank you
@Peter34080554
for sharing these incredible shots of our arrival in to Manchester on Saturday afternoon!
A series of shots of the
@emirates
@AirbusintheUK
A380 A6-EEK photographed on approach yesterday from Dubai into
@manairport
on Runway 23R with
@ward_jr
at the helms yesterday and first time of catching him as Captain as well
#Emirates
#Airbus
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Always fabulous flying in to Manchester, and
@foxyknoxy99
captured a wonderful perspective I’ve never seen before on me at work! What stunning shots!
Rare non-work trip to the airport! And nice to catch
@ward_jr
flying the
#A380
in to
@manairport
today. Taken with 12mm wideangle lens, just for a change.
#avgeek
#airbus
#manchester
#airport
#aviationphotography
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The difference a little bit of wind makes. 💨
Flew to Hong Kong yesterday in a sporty 6:10. Tonight’s flight back to DXB planned to take 8:35!
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Yesterday was a special day for me…
1. It was my Wedding Anniversary (sorry for being at work Beth)
2. It was exactly a year to the day since I returned from 12 months Unpaid Leave
3.
@lizz_robinson
got this belter of a shot of our departure from MAN
03 Sep is a good day 👍🏼
So yesterday we (finally!) saw the first arrival of the new
@emirates
livery on the
@AirbusintheUK
A380 depart
@manairport
off runway 23L with
@ward_jr
up front!
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안녕 서울!
Taking the southerly route to Seoul 🇰🇷 today, not our usual route across the northern Himalayas 🏔️
8:04 aboard A6-EEA as we cross India, South East Asia and China on our journey to the Far East
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Well after an impromptu 5 day layover in
@manairport
and a guest appearance on the
@ThinkPlanes
stream this morning it’s finally time to head back to
@DXB
🇬🇧 ✈️ 🇦🇪
EK2504 MAN-DXB for anyone who wants to follow on
@flightradar24
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And that’s February’s published roster complete. Landed back at
@DXB
after another night flying against the wind back from HKG 🇭🇰
9:08 en-route and 30,000 ft as we passed 160nm south of Mount Everest 🏔️ which stands over 29,000 ft tall
Now for a week of leave before my reserve
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Not was I was expecting from my layover in
@manairport
but our aircraft went tech so it looks like another night in Manchester for me.
Personally, there are worse places for me to spend and unplanned night
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Moody skies over Dubai for this
@emirates
777 on its way to
@HeathrowAirport
When you’re best friend gets to fly his plane over your house, it’s only polite to take his picture.
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Super humbled to have the story of my photo shared by the National press here in the UAE.
Taking pictures is something I really enjoy, but when my images receive such recognition is another feeling altogether!
A Dubai resident has made the final of an international photography competition after taking a picture from his back garden
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It’s been almost 2 years, but I’m finally bringing the beast back to Manchester 🥳 ✈️ 🇬🇧
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After 10 months of unpaid leave, what a fantastic feeling to wake up to roster changes! And a fitting return to the skies also!
My last flight before being grounded was
@HeathrowAirport
and it turns out it will be my return to work flight too 🥳
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After an extended stay at
@flySFO
thanks to the
#DubaiWeather
🌧️ ⛈️ it’s finally time to head back to
@DXB
15:07 hours en-route today on board
@Airbus
A380 A6-EUH with a trip slightly south of the North Pole 📍
It’s time to go home
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Leaving the bright lights of Mumbai behind…
Crossing traffic over the Arabian Sea and finally
The welcoming lights of home descending in to the UAE
Night flight views on 🔥 last night
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This is absolutely next level! 🔥
It is always a pleasure flying in to
@manairport
but when
@Supersi1
gets shots like this! 🤩
Another one to frame and hang on the wall 👌🏻
It was great to see
@emirates
epic
@AirbusintheUK
A380-800 arrive
@manairport
yesterday in the hands of
@ward_jr
and whilst the conditions weren't perfect I am very happy with this panned shot.
#Emirates
#A380
#Airbus
#ManchesterAirport
#EGCC
#aviationphotography
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Early morning start for my first flight to
@manairport
in 5 months!
A6-EVB doing the trip today in 7:14, and hoping for an on time arrival in case
@ThinkPlanes
are out watching
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Another aviation bucket list moment ticked off today. Flew the “Canarsie” Approach in to JFK this morning (albeit it on the jump seat)
But a great feeling nonetheless to witness one of the world’s most iconic approaches up close 😁
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Heading east today onboard EK380 🇦🇪 ✈️ 🇭🇰
My one and only trip east this month before heading Westbound for the remainder.
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It is always a pleasure flying in to
@manairport
and bringing the A380 in always draws a crowd!
And it’s great when
@Supersi1
gets close to the action to snap shots of me at work! He’s captured numerous arrivals and now me taxiing… I guess we just need a departure shot now? 😉
The magnificent
@emirates
@AirbusintheUK
A380-800 always draws a crowd whilst passing the RVP
@manairport
but I'd like to think in this shot they were there to see
@ward_jr
who was flying her in instead.
#Emirates
#A380
#Airbus
#ManchesterAirport
#RVP
#aviationphotography
#EGCC
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“Houston, tranquility base here…”
16 hours across Russia and Scandinavia before crossing the Arctic Circle and onwards round Canada and the US Midwest as we make make our way to
@iah
today 🇺🇸
A6-EVF doing the heavy lifting with a planned take off at max weight of 575,000 kg
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Landing at
@dusairport
last week after the 6:30 flight from
@DXB
🇦🇪 ✈️ 🇩🇪
Beautiful capture by
@maxi_aviation
seconds before touching down on 23L in the gorgeous winter sun!
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Blue hour for 3 of Dubai’s iconic buildings
Watching the last rays of sunset reflect from
@BurjAlArab
waiting for the last full moon of 2021 to rise behind
@JumeirahBH
A view from The Palm looking back towards downtown
@visitdubai
&
@BurjKhalifa
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A few shots I took this week of the Vatican City 🇻🇦 📸 ⛪️
The Centre of Christianity since the foundation of Saint Peter’s Basilica by Constantine in the 4th century and simply one of the most beautiful and spiritual places I’ve ever visited
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One last outing for to complete the logbook for 2023.
It’s take your family to work day so we can see in the New Year together in Munich 🇦🇪 ✈️ 🇩🇪
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4 years ago today I embarked upon an incredible chapter of my life and moved to Dubai. What a journey it’s been so far!
Here’s a great image of me at my ‘home’ airport kicking up some spray as we land at
@manairport
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New destination in the logbook and a new country in the passport too 🇮🇩
Very much looking forward to 24 hours on the island of Bali 🌴
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Last night Dominic was invited round to his classmates house to celebrate Diwali 🪔
This to me is one of the most wonderful reasons for living in the UAE; the ability to live, work and celebrate alongside friends and colleagues of different cultures and beliefs
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Approaching the half way point of our journey across the world.
A tad over 200 miles from the geographic North Pole.
And only a few hours before I hit 7000 flying hours in the logbook somewhere over the shores of the Caspian Sea later that flight.
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Guten Morgen. First call out on my reserve month (well, 2nd if you count yesterday’s early sim session) and a morning trip to Munich 🇩🇪
Just a quick 6:24 airborne between me and a nice cold stein of German beer… Prost 🍻
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Absolutely wonderful to be back at
@manairport
this time in the left seat! And huge thank you to
@Supersi1
for this incredible shot! It goes without saying but this is spectacular and I love it!
It was great to catch
@ward_jr
flying the mighty
@emirates
@AirbusintheUK
A380-800 into
@manairport
for the first time since he moved from the right hand seat over to the left!! Well done Captain and I hope you like it!!
#Emirates
#A380
#ManchesterAirport
#Aviation
#Airbus
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DSLR 📷 vs. iPhone 📱
Sunrise over the South Pacific on our journey from São Paulo
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And now for something completely different…
3:45 aboard the
@BoeingAirplanes
777 A6-ECA for a week of rest and relaxation at
@KurumbaMaldive
🇲🇻 🏝️ and putting the first stamp (besides the UAE) in my shiny new passport
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Busselton, Western Australia
What a fantastic family day out taking the solar train to the end of the Southern Hemisphere’s longest jetty and visiting the Underwater Observatory
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Backseat driving ✈️
A moment of calm as my colleagues at the controls await their take off clearance from Dulles tower in Washington DC
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Rocking the
#UAE50
livery on my recent flight from
@HamburgAirport
🇩🇪
Pushback and pre-departure captured beautifully by
@finnographie
📸
➡️
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Auckland, NZ. City of 1.5 million people showcasing some stormy summer skies in this dramatic cityscape
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What a fabulous image! And one that means a lot to me, having (more thank likely) flown both these aircraft. I definitely have the ‘carrot’ in my logbook but would need to check the registration on the A380 to confirm
Little n large - an
@AirbusintheUK
duo shot -
@emirates
A388 about to land and the
@easyJet
'carrot' plane A320 G-EZUI taxiing past back in 2017
#avgeek
#aviation
#throwbackspotting
#v1images
#airbus
#wemakeitfly
#easyjet
#emirates
@v1images
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Okonomiyaki in Osaka ⛩️🇯🇵🥢
Great layover in Japan with
@PeoplesAndy
after a 5 year hiatus from this incredible country
ありがとう大阪
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A few snaps of my recent visit to Moscow! Absolutely freezing 🥶 but well worth the cold to go out exploring this fascinating city! 🇷🇺
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@HeathrowAirport
✈️
@HeathrowAirport
always one traffic jam I never mind being caught up in 😍
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