2020 Aviation Week Photo Contest Editor's Picks: Commercial & COVID-19
Commercial: Editor's Pick
John Slemp/Tucker, GeorgiaA brand-new Silver Airways ATR 42-500, photographed on the ramp at Orlando International Airport.
Commercial: Editor's Pick
Brian Burk /Portland, OregonThe silhouettes of the Portland International Airport control tower and terminal building are reflected in a puddle on a foggy morning. In the distance, a Boeing 737 is visible on final approach to Runway 28L.
Commercial: Editor's Pick
Blago Hristovski/ TorontoI had only one chance to capture this long-exposure image of an Air Canada jet roaring overhead at the end of Runway 27 of Victoria International Airport in British Columbia, as it was the last flight of the night.
Commercial: Editor's Pick
Mitch Bowers /Coeur d’Alene, IdahoThis photo captures 119 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft parked at Moses Lake, Washington, nearly half of the aircraft that were parked there.
Commercial: Editor's Pick
Brian Burk /Portland, OregonAt Portland International Airport, an aft view of the right engine of a newly painted Gulf Air Boeing 787. Boeing maintains an aircraft paint facility at the airport.
Commercial: Editor's Pick
Marty Wolin /Moreno Valley, CaliforniaA Siller Helicopter is backlit as it drops water on the Bobcat Fire in California’s Antelope Canyon.
Commercial: Editor's Pick
Ray Tolomeo/Bristow, VirginiaAn American Airlines passenger jet passes in front of the nearly full Moon. I took the photo in the early evening from my driveway on March 7, 2020.
Commercial: Editor's Pick
Richard Mallory Allnutt/ Blacksburg, VirginiaSeemingly gliding over the sands in Marana, Arizona, like an aerial version of the mythical ghost ship Mary Celeste, this stripped-out Boeing 767 sits up on wooden blocks, awaiting her fate with the scrapper’s maw.
Commercial: Editor's Pick
Allen Rising/ Las VegasA UPS Boeing 767-300 at Sioux Falls Regional Airport in South Dakota.
COVID-19 Challenge: Editor's Pick
Brian Burk/Portland, OregonA row of Alaska Airlines Boeing 737s sit idle at Portland International Airport due to the COVID-19 crisis. The carrier’s aircraft are on Runway 3/21, which was closed by airport management to accommodate airline needs for long-term aircraft storage.
COVID-19 Challenge: Editor's Pick
Michael Halaby/LondonThe last British Airways (BA) 747-400 departs Heathrow International Airport on Oct. 8, a very overcast day. BA is retiring its 747s as a result of the pandemic.
COVID-19 Challenge: Editor's Pick
Mark Usciak/Lancaster, PennsylvaniaThe Blue Angels and Thunderbirds fly over City Hall in downtown Philadelphia to salute America’s health care workers during the COVID-19 epidemic.
A roundup of editor's favorite photos includes nighttime departures, airport silhouettes, a historic final flight and a joint flyover by the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds.