2022 Aviation Week Photo Contest Editors’ Picks: Commercial
December 09, 2022
A Swiss Air Ambulance Bombardier CL-650 Challenger flies over the Churfirsten range in Eastern Switzerland.
A Kalitta Air Boeing 747 makes a sunset approach to Runway 3 Left at Travis AFB, California.
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX makes the long final approach into Long Beach Airport during an early morning break in the winter storms over the Los Angeles basin.
Cal Fire’s Firehawk 301 drops water at the Arlanza Fire near Riverside Municipal Airport in California. I was able to take a dirt road up a hill to get in a position where I was above the fire burning below.
When taking off at night, the bumpy climb is visible in this long-exposure frame over the airport surroundings.
An Aegean Airlines Airbus A320 flies over the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, during an air-to-air photo mission.
The latest Boeing ecoDemonstrator, a 777-200ER, made its public debut at the EAA AirVenture 2022 in Oshkosh. Here it gleams at sunset.
Cal Fire S2T Tanker No. 73 returns to Gen. William J. Fox Airfield from the Route Fire near Lake Castaic in California. The smoke from the fire made for a very interesting sunset.
A Swiss Air Ambulance Bombardier CL-650 Challenger flies over the Churfirsten range in Eastern Switzerland.
A Kalitta Air Boeing 747 makes a sunset approach to Runway 3 Left at Travis AFB, California.
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX makes the long final approach into Long Beach Airport during an early morning break in the winter storms over the Los Angeles basin.
Cal Fire’s Firehawk 301 drops water at the Arlanza Fire near Riverside Municipal Airport in California. I was able to take a dirt road up a hill to get in a position where I was above the fire burning below.
When taking off at night, the bumpy climb is visible in this long-exposure frame over the airport surroundings.
An Aegean Airlines Airbus A320 flies over the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, during an air-to-air photo mission.
The latest Boeing ecoDemonstrator, a 777-200ER, made its public debut at the EAA AirVenture 2022 in Oshkosh. Here it gleams at sunset.
Cal Fire S2T Tanker No. 73 returns to Gen. William J. Fox Airfield from the Route Fire near Lake Castaic in California. The smoke from the fire made for a very interesting sunset.
A Swiss Air Ambulance Bombardier CL-650 Challenger flies over the Churfirsten range in Eastern Switzerland.
Commercial aviation goes beyond scheduled airline operations, as these photos show everything from jets to firefighting helicopters.