2022 Aviation Week Photo Contest Editors’ Picks: Commercial
December 09, 2022![A Kalitta Air Boeing 747 makes a sunset approach](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/2022-12/photo2022_edpick-commercial03-ca-0045-sergio_maraschin.jpg?itok=nRPFL7fH)
A Kalitta Air Boeing 747 makes a sunset approach to Runway 3 Left at Travis AFB, California.
![Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/2022-12/photo2022_edpick-commercial01-ca-0025-edward_lawson.jpg?itok=K7YV6dl5)
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX makes the long final approach into Long Beach Airport during an early morning break in the winter storms over the Los Angeles basin.
![Cal Fire’s Firehawk 301](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/2022-12/photo2022_edpick-commercial02-ca-0030-marty_wolin.jpg?itok=NDeI4G_n)
Cal Fire’s Firehawk 301 drops water at the Arlanza Fire near Riverside Municipal Airport in California. I was able to take a dirt road up a hill to get in a position where I was above the fire burning below.
![visible bumpy climb when taking off at night](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/2022-12/photo2022_edpick-commercial11-ca-0110-avichai_socher.jpg?itok=p5oOslZf)
When taking off at night, the bumpy climb is visible in this long-exposure frame over the airport surroundings.
![Aegean Airlines Airbus A320](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/2022-12/photo2022_edpick-commercial14-ca-0042-yonatan_alhanaty.jpg?itok=FK047eJQ)
An Aegean Airlines Airbus A320 flies over the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, during an air-to-air photo mission.
![Boeing 777-200ER ecoDemonstrator](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/2022-12/photo2022_edpick-commercial08-ca-0010-jonathan_girard.jpg?itok=8LRMBZNs)
The latest Boeing ecoDemonstrator, a 777-200ER, made its public debut at the EAA AirVenture 2022 in Oshkosh. Here it gleams at sunset.
![Cal Fire S2T Tanker No. 73](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/2022-12/photo2022_edpick-commercial07-ca-0112-james_reeder.jpg?itok=ijSy1br8)
Cal Fire S2T Tanker No. 73 returns to Gen. William J. Fox Airfield from the Route Fire near Lake Castaic in California. The smoke from the fire made for a very interesting sunset.
![Swiss Air Ambulance Bombardier CL-650 Challenger](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/2022-12/photo2022_edpick-commercial12-ca-0113-peter_lewis.jpg?itok=ae4Mi4X5)
A Swiss Air Ambulance Bombardier CL-650 Challenger flies over the Churfirsten range in Eastern Switzerland.
Commercial aviation goes beyond scheduled airline operations, as these photos show everything from jets to firefighting helicopters.