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After 23 years of service for Lufthansa, today marks the retirement for their Airbus A340-600. Very fortunate to have captured this beauty in the past at different airports across the world. Here's D-AIHF departing runway 25C at FRA from last year.

Registration: D-AIHF 🇩🇪
Aircraft type: Airbus A340-642 (A346)
Airline: Lufthansa 🇩🇪
Airport: Frankfurt Main Intl Airport (FRA)
MSN: 0543
Age: 22.8 years old
Engines: 4x RR Trent 556's
Photo date: 2025/05/21

#lha340600retirement#planespotting#lufthansa#a340600#daihf

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✈️ Airfast Indonesia FS920
📌 Boeing 737 MAX 8
📝 PK-OFM
🛫 Juanda International Airport, Sidoarjo, Surabaya
🛬 Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Cengkareng, Jakarta
💡 8 y.o. (first flew October 2018)

"𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗠𝗔𝗫"

Airfast Indonesia is an Indonesian charter airline which is especially chartered by 𝗣𝗧. 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮, a mining company, to exclusively transport its employees and their relatives. Freeport has its main mining location in Tembagapura, located in the remote area of Papua in the far east side of Indonesia and the nearest airport is in the town of Timika. Freeport chartered Airfast' fleet through a long-term contract which made Airfast provide an exclusive flight only to transport Freeport's employees in and out of Timika to several destinations outside Papua region. Interestingly, the flight system is kinda similar to a shuttle bus on the ground where this Airfast plane will only stop at an airport if only there's a group of Freeport's employee departing or arriving at that airport. But the most common routing is Jakarta - Surabaya - Timika (sometimes with an additional stopover in Makassar) vice versa.

For this Freeport-chartered service, Airfast uses their Boeing 737 MAX 8 and they have 2 aircrafts on their fleet, all were previously flown by Norwegian Air Shuttle before then transferred to Airfast in 2024. Airfast MAX aircrafts are all equipped with 175 seats and an satellite wifi antenna which was installed back in their Norwegian era. Can you buy the Airfast ticket? No, if only you are the employee of PT. Freeport Indonesia including its subsidiaries, the relatives of Freeport's employee, or exclusively invited by Freeport! On the pictures above is the PK-OFM registered Boeing 737 MAX 8 taking-off from Surabaya to its final destination in Jakarta after making a short stop in Surabaya from Timika as flight FS920.

#airfastindonesia #boeing #boeing737max #aviationgeek #planespotting

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Another throwback reel. This is my compilation of some old clips from Toronto Pearson during the early 2010's up to 2016, featuring the KLM Boeing 747-400, Air France Airbus A340-300, Cubana cargo Tupelov TU-204, Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-200, and the Alitalia (Skyteam livery) Boeing 767-300ER.

#throwback#yyz#yyzplanespotting#aviationlovers#aviationphotography

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✈️ Vietnam Airlines VN6014 Operated by Pacific Airlines
📌 Airbus A321-231
📝 VN-A359
🛫 Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
🛬 Nội Bài International Airport, Hanoi
💡 17 y.o. (first flew December 2008)

"𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀?"

From a distance, you might think that this is just an ordinary Airbus A321 aircraft of Vietnam Airlines. But if you look closer, you will notice a small sticker on its front fuselage titled "𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀". Yes, it is because it's actually Pacific Airlines, not Vietnam Airlines. What is this airline?

𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 was previously known as 𝗝𝗲𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 as it had been partially owned by Qantas Group back then before Vietnam Airlines took full control in 2020 and rebranded it as Pacific Airlines. It first used the former Airbus A320 back to Jetstar Pacific era, but due to financial problem, all of the Airbus A320 were sold and to maintain its operation, Vietnam Airlines decided to lend some of their Airbus A321 for Pacific Airlines.

From outside, it looks like Vietnam Airlines, but inside, the entire crew are all from Pacific Airlines itself, separated from Vietnam Airlines. Pacific Airlines is a low-cost airline so that no free meal and drink are provided onboard nor the inflight entertainment. Pacific Airlines only operates domestic flight in Vietnam and their destinations are Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Đà Nẵng, Phú Quốc, Nha Trang, Đà Lạt , Huế, Cần Thơ, Buôn Ma Thuột, Vinh, and Hải Phòng.

#pacificairlines #vietnamairlines #airbus #aviationgeek #planespotting

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@kalittaair_ 777-300ER special freighter was a former Emirates 777-300ER. Delivered originally to Emirates (A6-EBI) in December 2005, stored and got converted in 2023, N779CK began operations with Kalitta Air in September 2025, with its first revenue flights getting underway shortly after in October 2025.

Kalitta Air
Boeing 777-36N(ER)(SF)
Hong Kong 🇭🇰 - Nagoya 🇯🇵
Engines: 2x General Electric GE90-115B
Registration: N779CK
Age: 20 years old

Taken and edited by @jay_planespotter

@kalittaair_
@hongkongairport

#kalittaair
#b777
#boeing

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Throwback video to summer of 2010 when Air France was flying their Boeing 747-400 into Toronto Pearson. Miss seeing these and other quad engined heavies that used to fly into YYZ before the pandemic. (Excluding the Lufthansa 747-400 and the 2 daily A380's)

#throwback#yyz#yyzplanespotting#airfrance#boeing747400

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✈️ Citilink QG523
📌 Airbus A320-251N
📝 PK-GTA
🛫 Changi International Airport, Singapore
🛬 Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Cengkareng, Jakarta
💡 9 y.o. (first flew January 2017)

"𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝟯𝟮𝟬𝗻𝗲𝗼"

Citilink has a majority of Airbus A320 aircraft in its fleet including the Airbus A320neo, making it the first Indonesian airline to operate Airbus A320neo aircraft. This PK-GTA registered aircraft is the first Airbus A320neo aircraft received by Citilink, making it also the first Airbus A320neo aircraft in Indonesia. Citilink's Airbus A320neo fleet is all powered by two 𝗖𝗙𝗠 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗣-𝟭𝗔𝟮𝟲 engines. On pictures above, this PK-GTA aircraft was coming from Singapore to Jakarta as flight QG523.

#citilink #airbus #airbusa320neo #aviationgeek #planespotting

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✈️ Indonesian Air Force IDAF01
📌 Boeing 737-8U3 BBJ2
📝 A-001
🛫 Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, Jakarta
🛬 Juanda International Airport, Sidoarjo, Surabaya
💡 14 y.o. (first flew March 2012)

"𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲"

This was my first time ever to snap the Air Force One fleet of my country Indonesia. It was one day in August when the President of the Republic of Indonesia made a visit to East Java Province and of course the Air Force One was deployed for this visit. As the original destination has no airport, the Air Force One only took the President to Surabaya from the capital Jakarta before then transferred to a VIP helicopter to the actual destination.

This is the original Air Force One of the Republic of Indonesia, although sometimes the President chartered Garuda Indonesia's Boeing 777-300ER aircraft for longer distance state visit, especially intercontinental state visit. A Boeing 737-800 aircraft in Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) configuration, with "𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗸 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮" (Republic of Indonesia) written on its fuselage.

#indonesiaairforceone #airforceone #boeing737 #aviationgeek #planespotting

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107 years of KLM, and they decided to celebrate by sending the Orange Pride livery straight to Hong Kong today! Talk about an elite birthday coincidence. 😂🩵🧡

KLM (Orange Pride Livery)
Boeing 777-306(ER)
Amsterdam 🇳🇱 - Hong Kong 🇭🇰
Engines: 2x General Electric GE90-115B
Registration: PH-BVA
Age: 18 years old

Taken and edited by @jay_planespotter
Shot on Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm F4 S

@klm
@airfrance
@skyteamalliance

#klmcityhopper
#klmorangepride
#boeing777

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Good Morning Vietnam!

Before leaving Saigon for Hanoi, I hanged out on a coffee shop with a view of Tan Son Nhat International Airport, and took shots of departing flights holding short of RWY 25L for an hour.

📷 SGN/VVTS - 15 September 2026

#vietnamairlines #vietjetair #sunphuquocairways #unitedairlines #koreanair #cathaypacific #saigon #hochiminhcity #tansonnhatairport #vietnam #boeing #airbus #aviationphotography #planespotting #aviationlovers

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✈️ THAI Airways TG649
📌 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
📝 HS-TQF
🔖 "Kong Krailat / กงไกรลาศ"
🛫 Fukuoka International Airport, Fukuoka
🛬 Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (Bangkok)
💡 11 y.o. (first flew July 2015)

"𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿"

This is a HS-TQF registered Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner of THAI Airways which is named "𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁 / กงไกรลาศ" by THAI. It is named after 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁, a district located in the province of Sukhothai in the northern side of Thailand. When I snapped this, this aircraft was on final approach to RWY19R of Suvarnabhumi International Airport after a pretty long journey from Fukuoka, Japan as flight TG649. It was gloomy that day and just minutes after this aircraft landed, the storm hit Suvarnabhumi Airport area.

#thaiairways #boeing787 #dreamliner #aviationgeek #planespotting

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@delta Team USA A350-900 departing for Los Angeles on a sunny morning at HKIA.

Delta Airlines (Team USA Livery)
Airbus A350-941
Hong Kong 🇭🇰 - Los Angeles 🇺🇸
Engines: 2x RR Trent XWB
Registration: N531DN
Age: 9 months old

Taken and edited by @jay_planespotter
Shot on Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm F4 S

@delta
@teamusa
@hongkongairport

#deltaairlines
#teamusa
#a350

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