1990 Boeing 747-430, c/n 24741/787, D-ABVE, Potsdam, Lufthansa

1990 Boeing 747-430, c/n 24741/787, D-ABVE, Potsdam, Lufthansa at Flughafen Frankfurt am Main (FRA/EDDF), Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 16:17 CEST

1990 Boeing 747-430, c/n 24741/787, D-ABVE, Potsdam, Lufthansa (Deutsche Lufthansa AG dba/Member of STAR ALLIANCE), Köln-Deutz, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland, based at Flughafen Frankfurt am Main (FRA/EDDF), Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland

• powered by four 58,090-lbs thrust General Electric CF6-80C2B1F high-bypass turbofan engines
• crew of two (pilot and co-pilot), seating configuration F16C80Y234, long-range wide-body double-deck airliner
• winglets
• built by The Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington, USA, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Renton, Washington at Everett, Washington
• first flight on April 19, 1990
• delivered to Lufthansa on May 4, 1990
• active

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© Copyright photographs by Stephan Alexander Scharnberg, June 2012

1996 Airbus A340-312, c/n 133, CS-TQL, Hi Fly

1996 Airbus A340-312, c/n 133, CS-TQL, Hi Fly at Calgary International Airport (YYC/CYYC), Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Friday, July 27, 2012 at 17:41 MDT

1996 Airbus A340-312, c/n 133, CS-TQL, Hi Fly, Lisboa, Portugal, based at Aeroporto de Lisboa (LIS/LPPT), Portela de Sacavém, Lisboa

• all-white colour scheme
• powered by four 32,500-lbs thrust CFM International CFM56-5C3/F high-bypass turbofan engines
• crew of two (pilot and co-pilot), seating configuration F10C30Y225, long-range wide-body airliner
• winglets
• built by Airbus Industrie, Toulouse-Blagnac, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France at Colomiers, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées for final assembly, adjacent to Aéroport de Toulouse-Blagnac (TLS/LFBO), Blagnac, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées
• first flight on November 7, 1996, test registration F-WWJP
• A4O-LF, Gulf Air, Muharraq, Bahrain on December 4, 1996
• leased to Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on May 15, 1997
• returned to Gulf Air on June 2, 1998
• given fleet number “406”
• seating configuration F12C24Y257
• re-registered as A9C-LF on September 25, 2007, retained fleet number
• withdrawn from use in July 2010
• ferried to storage from Bahrain International Airport (BAH/OBBI), Muharraq, Bahrain to Aéroport de Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées (LDE/LFBT), Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France on August 3, 2010
• M-YRGQ, Squadron Leasing VIII Limited, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, registered in Douglas, Isle of Man, British Isles on May 27, 2011
• ferried for maintenance from Aéroport de Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées (LDE/LFBT) to Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW), Collinstown, County Fingal, Leinster, Ireland on August 1, 2011
• CS-TQL, Hi Fly, Lisbon, Portugal on September 15, 2011
• leased to Conviasa (Consorcio Venezolano de Industrias Aeronáuticas y Servicios Aéreos SA), Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI), Maiquetía, Venezuela in January 2012
• returned to Hi Fly
• active

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© Copyright photograph by Stephan Alexander Scharnberg, July 2012

1999 BAe Avro 146-RJ100, c/n E3359, HB-IYW, Spitzmeilen 2501 m, Swiss European Air Lines

1999 BAe Avro 146-RJ100, c/n E3359, HB-IYW, Spitzmeilen 2501 m, Swiss European Air Lines at Aeroporto di Firenze (FLR/LIRQ), Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Toscana, Italia on Friday, July 27, 2012 at 9:06 CEST

At 9:07 CEST

1999 BAe Avro 146-RJ100, c/n E3359, HB-IYW, Spitzmeilen 2501 m, Swiss European Air Lines (Swiss European Air Lines AG/Subsidiary of Swiss International Air Lines), Flughafen Zürich (ZRH/LSZH), Kloten, Rümlang, und Oberglatt, Zürich, Schweiz, based at Flughafen Zürich (ZRH/LSZH)

• powered by four 7,000-lbs thrust Textron Lycoming LF507-1F geared high-bypass turbofan engines
• crew of two (pilot and co-pilot), seating configuration CY40Y57, mid-size regional airliner
• built by British Aerospace plc (BAe), Farnborough, Hampshire, England at BAe Systems Regional Aircraft Centre, Manchester Woodford Aerodrome (XXB/EGCD), Woodford, Greater Manchester, England for final assembly
• first flight on September 30, 1999, test registration G-6-359
• delivered to Crossair (Crossair AG für europäischen Regionalluftverkehr), EuroPort Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (BSL, MLH/LFSB), Saint-Louis, Haut-Rhin, France near Basel, Basel-Stadt, Schweiz on October 8, 1999
• transferred after Crossair took over assets of Swissair to become Swiss International Air Lines, EuroPort Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (BSL, MLH/LFSB), Saint-Louis, Haut-Rhin, France near Basel, Basel-Stadt, Schweiz on March 3, 2002
• leased from Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss International Air Lines AG/Member of STAR ALLIANCE), Flughafen Zürich (ZRH/LSZH), Kloten, Rümlang, und Oberglatt, Zürich, Schweiz on December 1, 2005
• active

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© Copyright photographs by Stephan Alexander Scharnberg, July 2012

2009 Embraer ERJ-190AR (ERJ-190-100 AR), c/n 19000332, D-AECB, Meißen, Lufthansa CityLine

Lufthansa CityLine flight LH 316, non-stop from Flughafen Frankfurt am Main (FRA/EDDF) to Aeroporto di Firenze (FLR/LIRQ), scheduled to depart on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 16:35 CEST, and arrive at 18:05 CEST. 2009 Embraer ERJ-190AR (ERJ-190-100 AR), c/n 19000332, D-AECB, Meißen, Lufthansa CityLine at Flughafen Frankfurt am Main (FRA/EDDF), Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 16:21 CEST.

After waiting ten minutes in the hot bus, we are permitted to board at 16:31 CEST

Aeroporto di Firenze (FLR/LIRQ), Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Toscana, Italia at 18:14 CEST

Aeroporto di Firenze (FLR/LIRQ) terminal at 18:23 CEST

2009 Embraer ERJ-190AR (ERJ-190-100 AR), c/n 19000332, D-AECB, Meißen, Lufthansa CityLine (Lufthansa CityLine GmbH/Subsidiary of Lufthansa/Member of Lufthansa Regional), Flughafen Köln/Bonn (CGN/EDDK), Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland, operated for Lufthansa Regional, based at Flughafen Köln/Bonn (CGN/EDDK)

• powered by two 18,800-lbs thrust General Electric CF34-10E5A1 turbofan engines
• crew of two (pilot and co-pilot), seating configuration CY100, short-range narrow-body airliner
• winglets
• built by Embraer SA, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
• first flight sometime in January 2010, test registration PT-TXS
• delivered to Lufthansa CityLine on January 28, 2010, leased from Lufthansa
• active

[Nikon Coolpix L20 point-and-shoot 10 MP digital camera, Nikkor 38–136-mm f/3.1–6.7 lens]

© Copyright photographs by Stephan Alexander Scharnberg, June 2012

1992 Boeing 747-430, c/n 26425/898, D-ABVL, Lufthansa

1992 Boeing 747-430, c/n 26425/898, D-ABVL, Lufthansa and 2004 Airbus A340-642, c/n 566, D-AIHH, Wiesbaden, Lufthansa at Flughafen Frankfurt am Main (FRA/EDDF), Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 11:08 CEST

1992 Boeing 747-430, c/n 26425/898, D-ABVL, Lufthansa (Deutsche Lufthansa AG dba/Member of STAR ALLIANCE), Köln-Deutz, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland, based at Flughafen Frankfurt am Main (FRA/EDDF), Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland

• powered by four 58,090-lbs thrust General Electric CF6-80C2B1F high-bypass turbofan engines
• crew of two (pilot and co-pilot), seating configuration F16C80Y234, long-range wide-body double-deck airliner
• winglets
• built by The Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington, USA, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Renton, Washington at Everett, Washington
• first flight on January 20, 1992, test registration N60659
• delivered to Lufthansa on February 20, 1992, leased from Overseas Leasing Four FSC Ltd., Hamilton, Bermuda
• named München
• name removed in 2011
• active

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© Copyright photograph by Stephan Alexander Scharnberg, June 2012

2008 Boeing 777-2B5ER, c/n 34212/711, HL7765, Korean Air

A slice of 2008 Boeing 777-2B5ER, c/n 34212/711, HL7765, Korean Air at Gate E71, Concourse E, International Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C., Canada on Friday, June 29, 2012 at 13:37 PDT

2008 Boeing 777-2B5ER, c/n 34212/711, HL7765, Korean Air (Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd. dba/Member of SKYTEAM), Gonghang-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea, based at Incheon International Airport (ICN/RKSI), Incheon, South Korea

• powered by two 91,790-lbs thrust Pratt & Whitney PW4090 high-bypass turbofan engines
• crew of two (pilot and co-pilot), seating configuration F8C28Y225, extended-range wide-body airliner
• built by The Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington, USA, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Renton, Washington at Everett, Washington
• first flight on April 16, 2008
• delivered to Korean Air on May 14, 2008
• active

[Nikon Coolpix L20 point-and-shoot 10 MP digital camera, Nikkor 38–136-mm f/3.1–6.7 lens]

© Copyright photograph by Stephan Alexander Scharnberg, June 2012