A long exposure captured the warm lights and crew movement inside this Boeing 787 cockpit, with nighttime activity in Thessaloniki, Greece, visible below.
Credit: Jared van Bergen/Centurion, South Africa
Heavy moisture at a very low altitude surrounds O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg as the weekly FedEx Boeing 777F from Dubai arrives at 1:17 a.m. The timing of the beacon lights also rewards the gamble of being caught in the rain.
Credit: Craig Lundin/Quartz Hill, California
Scaled Composites’ Stratolaunch Roc at the Mojave Air & Space Port in California.
Credit: Ashley Askew/Hampton, Georgia
A rainy day fades into night, with shimmering reflections and busy aircraft on the move to destinations near and far.
Credit: Chris Goulet/Omaha, Nebraska
An American Airlines A321neo races down Runway 25R at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport during the blue hour. The 1/6-sec. shutter speed blurs the terminal lights into streaks sweeping across the background.
Credit: Mark Withee/Biloxi, Mississippi
Atlas Air Flight GTI8583, a Boeing 747-400, takes off at sunrise from Runway 27 at Miami International Airport.
Credit: Andre Blackwell/Orlando, Florida
These United Airlines aircraft were photographed with a Samsung Galaxy S22 after a maintenance check at Orlando International Airport’s South Hangar. They were released back into service later.
Credit: Marty Wolin/Moreno Valley, California
As the Sun dipped below the horizon, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Grumman S-2 dropped retardant on the Pyrite Fire in Jurupa Valley, California. This vantage point provided the best angle to photograph the aircraft dropping on a mountainous area. The low light required a higher ISO, wide open lens and shutter speed adjustment.
Our Commercial Aviation picks range from a Boeing 787 flight crew over Greece at night to dropping fire retardant near an endangered house and the photographer.
