2020 Aviation Week Photo Contest Editor's Picks: Commercial & COVID-19

Silver Airways ATR 42-500 at Orlando International Airport

Commercial: Editor's Pick

John Slemp/Tucker, Georgia

A brand-new Silver Airways ATR 42-500, photographed on the ramp at Orlando International Airport.

Portland International Airport control tower and terminal building at sunrise

Commercial: Editor's Pick

Brian Burk
/Portland, Oregon

The 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.

Air Canada jet departure at Victoria International Airport

Commercial: Editor's Pick

Blago Hristovski/
Toronto

I 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.

parked Boeing MAX 737 aircraft

Commercial: Editor's Pick

Mitch Bowers
/Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

This photo captures 119 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft parked at Moses Lake, Washington, nearly half of the aircraft that were parked there.

Gulf Air Boeing 787 at Portland International Airport

Commercial: Editor's Pick

Brian Burk
/Portland, Oregon

At 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.

Siller Helicopter in firefighting mission

Commercial: Editor's Pick

Marty Wolin
/Moreno Valley, California

A Siller Helicopter is backlit as it drops water on the Bobcat Fire in California’s Antelope Canyon.

American Airlines passenger jet in front of full Moon

Commercial: Editor's Pick

Ray Tolomeo/Bristow, Virginia

An 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.

stripped-out Boeing 767 on wooden blocks

Commercial: Editor's Pick

Richard Mallory Allnutt/
Blacksburg, Virginia

Seemingly 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.

UPS Boeing 767-300 at Sioux Falls Regional Airport

Commercial: Editor's Pick

Allen Rising/
Las Vegas

A UPS Boeing 767-300 at Sioux Falls Regional Airport in South Dakota.

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737s

COVID-19 Challenge: Editor's Pick

Brian Burk/Portland, Oregon

A 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.

British Airways 747-400

COVID-19 Challenge: Editor's Pick

Michael Halaby/London

The 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.

Blue Angels and Thunderbirds flying over Philadelphia

COVID-19 Challenge: Editor's Pick

Mark Usciak/Lancaster, Pennsylvania

The 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.

Do you want to submit your own photos this year? The 2021 Photo Contest submissions are now open. Enter here and submit your photo entries for the various categories. 

You can enter in any or all of these categories: Commercial Aviation, Defense, Business and General Aviation and Space.

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