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Istanbul Ataturk Oct 23-25th (More pics added)

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Istanbul Ataturk Oct 23-25th (More pics added)

Post by wiggy » Tue Oct 31, 2017 10:23 pm

Just back from a three day mini-break in Istanbul. Principal reason for the trip was to bag some Iranian domestic airlines while they are still using older aircraft and before they possibly relocate to the new Istanbul airport which opens early next year. All shots taken from the balcony at the Fly-Inn Mall abeam the parallel runways. This must be one of the all-time great vantage points for aircraft photography, being an elevated view at the side of the runways in a relaxed hassle-free environment and with a good selection of aircraft to shoot. Well enough rambling from me and on with the pictures............

Firstly the Iranians...........

ImageIran Air Tours MD-82 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageIran Air Tours MD-82 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageATA Airlines A320 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageATA Airlines MD-82 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageZagros Airlines A321 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageMahan Air A310 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageQeshm Air A300B4-600 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageQeshm Air A300B4-600 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

Some Iraqis

ImageIraqi Airways A330-200 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageIraqi Airways B737-800 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageIraqi Airways A320 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

Some Libyans....

ImageAfriqiyah Airways A320 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageLibyan Airlines A330-200 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageLibyan Airlines A330-200 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

Middle-East/Stans

ImageSomon Air B737-900 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageKuwait Airways A320 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageJazeera Airways A320 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageGulf Air A320 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

and finally cargo..........

ImageULS Airlines Cargo A310-300F by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageHong Kong Airlines Cargo A330-200F by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageHong Kong Airlines Cargo A330-200F by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageMNG Airlines Cargo A300C4-600R by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageMNG Airlines Cargo A330-200F by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

Superb location which I would highly recommend to anyone contemplating a trip overseas.

All the best

Denis.
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Re: Istanbul Ataturk Oct 23-25th

Post by andygolfer » Wed Nov 01, 2017 5:46 am

WOW! what a selection and what a vantage point - absolutely superb Denis, too hard to pick out a favourite from that lot. I would have been happy with any one of those.

I'm off to Heathrow shortly and I doubt I will see anything that comes anywhere near the quality of those.

thanks for posting and making me envious

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Post by Bat 21 » Wed Nov 01, 2017 7:05 am

Great selection all nicely captured :thumb:
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Post by PorkScratching » Wed Nov 01, 2017 10:43 am

Fabulous selection of aircraft, airlines and colour schemes. Particularly pleasing to see the MD-80s and A300s/A310s.

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Post by GCIJem » Wed Nov 01, 2017 4:53 pm

Brilliant posting, nice to see some different airlines. :)
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Re: Istanbul Ataturk Oct 23-25th (More pics added)

Post by wiggy » Mon Nov 06, 2017 8:18 pm

Thanks all for the kind comments. Have now got around to processing the rest of my pictures from the trip so here a few more highlights.....

A selection from the home town airline...............

ImageTurkish Airlines Cargo A330-200F by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageTurkish Airlines A330-200 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageTurkish Airlines A330-300 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageTurkish Airlines B777-300ER by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageTurkish Airlines A321 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageTurkish Airlines A321 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

and the rest of the visitors

ImageAir Moldova ERJ-190LR by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageUkraine International ERJ-190LR by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageOlympic Air DHC-8-400NG by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageAzerbaijan Airlines B787-8 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageSaudi Arabian Airways A330-300 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageEthiad Airways A321 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

ImageEthiad Airways A321 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

That's the lot. Ciao Denis.

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Re: Istanbul Ataturk Oct 23-25th (More pics added)

Post by keithnewsome » Mon Nov 06, 2017 10:39 pm

WoW ! What a superb collection of some very rare colour schemes and aircraft ! Many thanks for posting them :clap:

Keith ;)

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Post by Paultojo » Mon Nov 06, 2017 11:05 pm

Great sets :thumbs:
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Re: Istanbul Ataturk Oct 23-25th (More pics added)

Post by james143611 » Fri Nov 10, 2017 1:42 am

WOW! :o

Hard to believe some of those are taken recently!! Don't think in the past few years I've seen MD-82's, a few A300's and some A310's in one place within two days!

Love the Turk specials too, as Andy says really hard to pick a favorite, must admit I'd love to visit now!

I know of the spotting point but I assumed british spotters taking shots of planes might be difficult or end up getting arrested etc, they aren't twitchy about any spotters by the sounds of it then especially post terror attacks from last year?

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Post by willp1975 » Fri Nov 10, 2017 6:42 pm

Amazing shots, looks like a great place to visit

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Post by wiggy » Tue Nov 14, 2017 1:11 pm

james143611 wrote:
I know of the spotting point but I assumed british spotters taking shots of planes might be difficult or end up getting arrested etc, they aren't twitchy about any spotters by the sounds of it then especially post terror attacks from last year?
James, while I was there it was a very relaxed spot with a combination of local spotters (some of whom had cameras) and members of the public waving passengers off. There is a security check to access the shopping centre (all bags are scanned like at airport security) but no further measures once inside. As with any vantage point nowadays things can change following incidents but for now it remains an excellent and hassle free location. The other thing to bear in mind is that Ataturk Airport will close when the new Istanbul airport opens towards the back end of next year and so limited time remains to enjoy this spot.

All the best

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Post by Mike s » Tue Nov 14, 2017 5:18 pm

SUperb set Dennis one of the best I've seen on this forum ,picture quality is excellent, many thanks for posting
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Re: Istanbul Ataturk Oct 23-25th (More pics added)

Post by AlanP » Tue Nov 14, 2017 5:47 pm

Excellent shots Dennis :thumb: nice to see something different

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