A Kalitta Air Boeing 747 makes a sunset approach to Runway 3 Left at Travis AFB, California.
Credit: Edward Lawson/Long Beach, 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.
Credit: Marty Wolin/Moreno Valley, California
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.
Credit: Avichai Socher/Givat Shmuel, Israel
When taking off at night, the bumpy climb is visible in this long-exposure frame over the airport surroundings.
Credit: Yonatan Alhanaty/Jerusalem
An Aegean Airlines Airbus A320 flies over the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, during an air-to-air photo mission.
Credit: Jonathan Girard/Vancouver
The latest Boeing ecoDemonstrator, a 777-200ER, made its public debut at the EAA AirVenture 2022 in Oshkosh. Here it gleams at sunset.
Credit: James Reeder/Palmdale, California
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.
Credit: Peter Lewis/Brutten, Switzerland
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.
