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Commercial Aviation — 2017 Photo Contest Entries

December 13, 2017

Prototype Preflight

David Branco Filho, Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil

The internal ballast tanks of an Embraer E190-E2 prototype are filled with tons of water by a fire truck in preparation for another test flight in the early morning, at Embraer Unidade Gaviao Peixoto Airport in Brazil.

Chasing A Fish?

Guillaume de Syon, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

An A321 shadows another Airbus aircraft in a cycled approach to London Heathrow Airport during a cloudy morning rush hour.

Russian Help For Wildfires In Chile

Antonio Segovia, Santiago, Chile

This Ilyushin IL-76TD from Russian emergency assistance agency Emercom  arrived in Chile during a siege of wildfires in January 2017. This aircraft flew 42 sorties in Chile. The image depicts this aircraft  with firefighters on the Chilean Air Force ramp at Arturo Merino Benitez Airport in Santiago.

Fly Me To The Sun

Avichai Socher, Givat Shmuel, Israel

As the sun sets, this airliner takes off directly toward it from Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, and nearly vanishes in the bright light.

Brussels After The Rain

Aimee Grinnan, Alexandria, Virginia

Rainbow at Brussels Airport after a short storm.

C&L Aviation Group

Bridget Cayer, Bangor, Maine

Regional aircraft maintenance.

Final Drop

David Smith, Florence, Montana

The final drop before retirement for this Lockheed P2V aircraft was with red-, white- and blue-colored water to represent the U.S. flag, at Missoula (Montana) International Airport. The former U.S. Navy aircraft later was used to fight forest fires for Neptune Aviation. 

S-64F Sets Tower Over Knipple Glacier

Bryan Dudas, Lynden, Washington

An Erickson S-64F Skycrane sets up a bridge section for the Brucejack Powerline Project in British Columbia.

Twisted Dash Eight

Doreen Talmi, Herzliya, Israel

An Air Greenland DHC-8-200 is serviced for its next flight at Ilulissat Airport in Greenland.

Coming And Going

Doreen Talmi, Herzliya, Israel

Air Greenland DHC-8-200 and Eurocopter AS350B3 Ecureuil are parked at Qaarsut Airport in Greenland.

Low Approach

Jamie Moore, Wymondham, England

Ural Airlines Airbus A321 is on final approach to Tivat, Montenegro.

Southwest Departure From San Diego

Jeffrey Magnet, Newton Center, Massachusetts

This air-to-air photo of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 was taken from a helicopter.

Golden Sunset

Pol Bacquet, Amiens, France

Airbus Beluga F-GSTA taxis at Albert-Picardie Airport in Meaulte, France.

Fly Me To The Moon

Matthias Geiger, Oberuzwil, Switzerland

A Smartwings Boeing 737 flies past a full moon on its way from Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands to Prague.

Through The Alps

Matthias Geiger, Oberuzwil, Switzerland

Swiss International Air Lines Bombardier CS100 climbs to 11,000 ft. from 8,500 ft. during a special mission at the Ski World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland. 

Balloon Preparation

Ognyan Stefanov, Sofia, Bulgaria

Balloon preparation for a flight at sunset.

Southwest 1480 Above Dallas

Robert Yee, Concord, California

Southwest Airlines Flight 1480 turns on approach to Dallas Love Field.

Full Moon

Ryohei Tsunami, Toyonaka, Japan

Ibex Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 flies past a full Moon after takeoff from Tokyo Narita Airport. 

Layers . . .

Vladimir Voronov, Moscow, Russia

Moscow-based photographer Vladimir Voronov shot this image of a Sukhoi Superjet 100.

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The subjects of these photos aren't just airliners, but also include civilian-operated firefighting aircraft, helicopters and even a balloon—all operating in commercial service.

See Also

Winners of Aviation Week's 2017 Photo Contest

2017 Photo Contest Editor's Picks

Meet the Winning Photographers

Aviation Week's 2017 Photo Contest Judges

Commercial: Widebody Aircraft — 2017 Photo Contest Submissions

Space: Launch Phase — 2017 Photo Contest

Defense: Rotary-Wing Aircraft — 2017 Photo Contest

Defense: Military Aerial Display Teams — 2017 Photo Contest

Defense: Combat-Ready Aircraft — 2017 Photo Contest

General: Aviation — 2017 Photo Contest

General Aviation: Vintage Fighter Aircraft — 2017 Photo Contest

General Aviation: Vintage Aircraft — 2017 Photo Contest

General Aviation: Aerobatics — 2017 Photo Contest Submissions

Descriptions of photos are provided by the photographers. Although we make corrections when possible, we are unable to verify every detail provided with the photos or to research photo subjects.

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