Widebody Commercial Aircraft - 2016 Aviation Week Photo Contest
December 21, 2016
A380 in flight
An Airbus A380 banks during a flying display at the 2016 Farnborough Airshow.

A380 in flight
Airbus A380 cockpit crew lowers the landing gear and flaps during a demonstration at the 2016 Farnborough Airshow.

A380 in flight
Airbus A380 banks during a flying display at the 2016 Farnborough Airshow.

Belly of the Beast
Looking up at the belly of an Air Canada Boeing 787 on its final approach to Runway 23 at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Checking for Fit
British Airways Boeing 787-8 is in the hangar for a trial fit.

Farnborough Airshow, 2016
Three visitors watch the Airbus A380 during a demonstration flight on the opening day of the 2016 Farnborough Airshow.

787 Roissy France
Difficult flight

Magic of twilight
Boeing 777 with vortexes swirling from its wings.

Paradise
Maho Beach near Princess Juliana International Airport on St. Maarten is a favorite with photographers for capturing low-flying airliners passing overhead. But on May 1, the beach was teeming with people taking selfies and other photos of this KLM Boeing 747. The photographer used a Nikon D4S with a 16-35mm lens.

Turkish Airlines A330 takeoff at IST
A Turkish Airlines Airbus A330 seems to dragging the Sun behind it just after takeoff from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on Sept. 17.

A rare and quiet moment at Los Angeles International Airport.
A Boeing 767 Delta dwarfs a bus at Los Angeles International Airport.

747 At Sunrise
A Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 glides to the end of another long-haul flight as first light rises above Frankfurt Main International Airport on Aug. 26.

Antonov serves as a runway for LOT
An Antonov An-124-100 awaits its next flight at Warsaw Airport on Sept. 15.

Heavy maintenance at night
A pool of water in the parking lot at East Apron of Amsterdam Schipol Airport reflects KLM Boeing 747 undergoing maintenance in Hangar 32.

Delta 747-400 Ship 6301 Moves to the Delta Flight Museum
The first Boeing 747-400 was originally delivered to Northwest Airlines. The aircraft was moved to the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta on April 30, at sunrise. The two outboard engines were removed for the transfer.

Bringing Syrian refugees to Canada
Syrian refugees board an Air Canada Boeing 787-9 in pouring rain in Amman, Jordan.

A Boy's Fascination
A young boy photographs a jet on final approach to Boston's Logan International Airport from the moonroof of his father's car,

High Flier
The Moon and a transatlantic flight, as seen high over Boston.

Lunar Contrail
A high flying airliner crosses the Moon over Boston.
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