Civilian Aviation

A 3:15 start in Somerset to get up to Gatwick in time for sunrise and the interesting trans Atlantic traffic.

#1 - arrival at the 09 end


#2 - First arrival for me and in low light a Norwegian B787-9


#3 - the Emirates A380 punched this amazing hole in some low lying cloud/mist


#4 - Aurigny Embraer 190/195


#5 - first of the Thomson aircraft, B787-9 G-TUIJ, to adopt the TUI name


As with days of old at Gatwick, Canadian operertors were well represented
#6 - Westjet B737-700


#7 Air Transat A310-300


#8 - Westjet B767-300


#9 - Air Canada Rogue B767-300


And a selection of the interesting visitors
#10 - these will be gone soon enough so great to get some up to date photos


#11 - Prestige B767-300 on a Vueling flight


#12 - Air Baltic B737-500


#13 - Freebird A320 - each of their fleet has a different tail colour from memory


#14 Iberia Express A319


#15 - for me this was the start turn of the day, Meridiana MD80


#16 - Pegasus B737-800


#17 - One of the new TAP Express Emraer 190/195s


#18 - THY B737-800


#19 - Ukraine B737-800


#20 - One of BA's 'new' secondhand A320-200s


#21 - Air Arabia A319


#22 - Thomas Cook B757-300


#23 - Smartwings B737-800


#24 - One of numerous Easyjet A319/320s


#25 - Small Planet A320-200 wearing Atlas Atlantique titles


thanks for looking

Cessna

Up at 03.15 ! That's dedication for you.

A rather good set of shots - in great weather and light.

Nice !

Some nice shots there Cessna.

I think the 1st shot made the trip worthwhile - that is a great composition!

Dan

nice shots

amazing what the lack of haze does for clarity

one advantage of UK weather I suppose......

best

ph

super set especially the first and third pics - that cloud effect from the A.380 is amazing.

thanks for getting up so early to get the picks and for posting them

andy

A lovely set with some great images. Numbers 1 and 3 are excellent, but the rest are nicely composed and very sharp too. I need to get up a bit earlier one day so I can catch the WestJet 737 flight.

Stunning images

Excellent images! Your location there seems perfect, I'd heard Gatwick was a nightmare for photographing, you give me hope.

Superb set,so much for Gatwick being crap for photos!