SPOTM May 2020 - Airliners in special and retro schemes

[andygolfer]

This is the SPOTM (Special Photo Of The Month) competition for May 2020 and the subject is airliners in special or retro schemes

The subject of your entry should be a photo of one or more civil registered aircraft past or present, in a non standard scheme for the time when the photo was taken

Photography Competition Rules :-

1. Only one entry per user, unless posting on behalf of another person who is unable to do so themselves (children for example). If this is the case, please state so on your entry..

2. The photo may have been taken on any date, it does not have to be taken in the month of the competition

3. The image can be photo-shopped to some extent, levels changes, cropping, sharpening etc. are all acceptable. The photograph must retain it’s initial subject though, don’t make it something it’s not. HDR images are not acceptable. If you are unsure, please PM a moderator.

4. The competition will remain open until 23.59 (UK time) on the 7th June 2020- please note new extended closing date to enable anyone with a last minute entry some breathing space.

5. Voting will be conducted by a poll open to all the membership shortly after the closure of the competition.

6. 'Rule 6...' There's no rule 6 Bruce'

7. The decision of the moderating team is final.

8. All images must be posted in line with the usual CA posting rules (size etc.), please read them if you're not sure how to post.

9. The rules may be subject to change, and these will be posted on this thread.

10. Please also embed the images and not links to images, if you're not sure how to do it then shout up and someone will sort it out. It is permissible to change your entry before the closing date.

11. Do not comment on other member's photos.

12. A brief description of where and when the image was taken would be nice too.

If you have any questions please PM me
Andy

[andygolfer]

a last minute change of mind, as there's another of the BOAC 747 in the competition I thought I would look for something different and remembered this one that won't be back any more. The Air New Zealand Hobbit 777 ZK-OKP arriving at Heathrow on a sunny December day in 2013 - I left it late to go to Heathrow that year!

ZK-OKP B777 ANZ - hobbit Heathrow 29-12-2013 5966 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

good luck everybody and lots of entries please
Andy

[EGNH1909]

EI-DVM Aer Lingus Airbus A320 (retro livery) performing an early morning go around on 05R at Manchester on 7 June 2018, having got the main wheels on the ground but too close to the edge of the runway.
EI-DVM by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
Best Wishes
Pete

[Polehill]

G-EUPJ A319-111 in British European Airways scheme at Heathrow August 2019.

G-EUPJ A319-131 British Airways LHR by Michael Rourke, on Flickr

Good luck everyone.

[LondonEye]

Continental B777 at Gatwick around about 2000.
Pete.


B777 Continental N77014 Gatwick

[flat cap]

Condor Boeing 767 at Manchester Ringway EI-CRF by flat cap, on Flickr

[acw367]

D-AHFM Boeing 737-8K5 TUIFly Dusseldorf 14 May 2011

D-AHFM Dusseldorf 14 May 2011 by ACW367, on Flickr

Enjoy ACW367

[aenstrop]

This is one I took at San Diego in May 2015; Alaska Airlines, Boeing 737-800 N560AS ‘Spirit of the Islands’.

by Alan Paterson, on Flickr

[Wallie]

Departing Airbus A320 OO-SNE Brussels Airlines.
Livery of Pieter Bruegel, a world famous Belgian painter (1525-1569)

[Rainton20]

Eurowings A320 D-AIZR departing Newcastle in November 2018.

D-AIZR A320-214 by Ian Tate, on Flickr

[TheMightyOz]

As I've got absolutely no photos of retro schemes, I'll go with G-EZUI in easyJet's special orange scheme for their 200th Airbus, taken at Luton on 01/04/2012.

[Cessna954]

One of my favourite special schemes of relatively recent times was the Etihad Grand Prix liveries - A340-642 A6-EHJ landing at Heathrow on 09L in April 2011.
Etihad Airbus A340-642 A6-EHJ - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2010 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr

Neil

[niallsaviation]

TF-FIR by Niall Moran, on Flickr

TF-FIR
Taken at Manchester May 14th 2018

[Baltimore]

LTN - AIrbus A319-111 (easyJet) G-EJAR by James Pye, on Flickr

[james143611]

Gosh I have load's to choose from, various points but oddly I am going to choose G-BYGC as well, with her doing a flypast at Fairford RIAT 2019 with the Red Arrows. I chose this because personally this was quite special, something that's not going to happen again, and a retro scheme that's not going to last long, unlike other countries retro schemes!



James.

[prefontaine72]

Ryanair in the Jaguar Livery scheme from Prestwick early 90's I think
RYANAIR B737 by DOUGLAS CONNERY, on Flickr
Dougie

[BringBackEGDG]

Brussels Airlines A320 OO-SNF in the Tomorowland special scheme landing Tenerife South 3rd January 2020. Image taken from room A504 Sandos San Blas hotel. There is another floor above which would give a slightly more elevated view.
2020-01-02-006FD OO-SNF by Stephen Rendle, on Flickr

[wiggy]

Meraj Airlines A300 EP-SIF taxiing out at the old Istanbul Ataturk airport.

Meraj Airlines A300B4-600 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

Denis.

[Andy L]

Qatar Airways Airbus A330-302 A7-AEF in Asian Games 2006 scheme at Manchester 21 August 2006



Andy

[Paultojo]

1E1A3342 by Paul Harvey, on Flickr