SPOTM January 2017, British Airways

[andygolfer]

This is the SPOTM (Special Photo Of The Month) competition for January 2017 and the subject is 'British Airways' – any aircraft in British Airways livery.

The subject of your entry should be a photo of one or more civil registered airliners in British Airways livery, the aircraft subject(s) must be registered as a civilian operated aircraft (or retired as such) when the photograph 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 1st February 2017, 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. The decision of the moderating team is final.

7. 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.

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

9. 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.

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

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

If you have any questions please PM me

Good luck everyone.
Andrew

[PorkScratching]

I'll enter this retro painted 757, painted up just before leaving service with BA. Shot here on approach to 09L at Heathrow in October 2010:

British Airways Boeing 757-236 by Nick Challoner, on Flickr

[acw367]

G-BNLT Boeing 747-436 British Airways Heathrow 2 January 2014. Lining up on the runway stripes

G-BNLT Heathrow 2 January 2014 by ACW367, on Flickr

Enjoy ACW367

[AlanP]

Taken at Manchester 2005

MAN 29/5/05 by Alan Parker68, on Flickr

[Bat 21]

G-BNLF about to land on Heathrow's 09L in June 2014

IMG_1592 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/128650091@N02/, on Flickr

[Mike s]

G-LGND,EDI,2.2.08 by Mike stanners, on Flickr

[Baltimore]

The 'whale' lifting off from R27L at LHR
LHR - Airbus A380-841 (British Airways) G-XLEJ by James Pye, on Flickr

[F6MAN]

Tripple lift off, Heathrow 2012
4 by F6MAN, on Flickr

[andygolfer]

well I deliberated for ages. I had a decent picture of a Concorde, a decent picture of a B.747 and a decentpicture of an A.380, then I thought - lets go for all 3 in one, 3 British Airways classics all in the same photo!

taken at Heathrow in February 2015...
3 British Airways classics, A380, B747 and Concorde LHR 17-02-2015. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

good luck everybody

andy

[norwichmike]

As someone has already done the Retro I will try Panda Eyes

Panda-Eyes by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

Mike B

[TheaLove]

Thought I would post a Firefly....

British Airways Airbus A319 G-EUPC by Thea Love, on Flickr

Good luck everybody

Thea

[TheMightyOz]

I think this might be the only BA liveried airliner I've ever photographed - G-DOCB donated by BA to Cranfield University for research and training. Taken at Cranfield Festival of Flight on 17/09/16.

[AirbusA320]

Airbus A319 G-EUOB by sparkie001uk, on Flickr

G-EUOB making a nice wet landing at Manchester August 2014

[retro11]

A-380 G-XLEK hitting RWY 09L 06-06-16

BRITISH AIRWAYS A-380 by RETRO 11, on Flickr

[Andy_99]

Here's One from me, fairly old but not got much in the way in the way of BA fleet in the last year or so.

Taken outside of T5 on approach to runway 09L back in July 2013

24533758530_04f7483b1c_o by Andy Judge, on Flickr

[BringBackEGDG]

British Airways Concorde G-BOAA arriving at RAF St Mawgan International Air Day on 5th September 1987.

1987-08-05-010FN G-BOAA by Stephen Rendle, on Flickr

[Wallie]

My picture for this month.
Britisch Airways Dornier 328 ( Operated by Sun Air of Scandinavia ) on final Brussels Airport.

[hairrig]

A380 G-XLEA RAF Fairford 20 July 2013

4Z3A3212crop by Tara and Andy, on Flickr

[Speedbird002]

G-BNLK British Airways Boeing 747-436 by Darryl Morrell, on Flickr

[EGNH1909]

A very early one from me. G-AWNJ - Boeing 747-136 . Originally delivered to BOAC 21 March 1972. Seen here departing Heathrow on 29 July 1978.

AS445 by Peter Rowe, on Flickr