Civilian Aviation

Hi,

Here are some photos from a day spent at Istanbul earlier this year.

There was never long to wait for a Turkish Airlines 737 - TC-JHU had the best livery, though:-



I only saw one of Turkish's A.340:-



Plenty of 777s, including TC-JJM:-



and TC-JJO:-



A cargo A310:-



Although they are by far the dominant carrier, Turkish don't have the airport to themselves, with Onur Air having a presence at the airport:-



One of the first aircraft I saw was Mahan Air's EP-MNK:-



Iraqi Airways sent an A330 as well as this A320:-



Libyan provided an A330:-



Ariana use A320 equipment to Istanbul:-



Yet more A320 action was provided by Etihad's A6-EIW:-



Royal Jordanian's livery always looks good - here it is on an Embraer:-



I hope the photos are of interest - more can be found at https://www.flickr.com/photos/indiaecho ... ?details=1

Neil

very good Neil, I don't remember seeing photos fro Istanbul before so nice to see something new. Thanks for posting them.

What was photography like, you obviously had a good vantage point but are the authorities 'understnding' about the hobby?

Thanks for your comments.

These photos are taken from the Fly Inn shopping centre by the runway threshold. The upper floor is full of food outlets and has a balcony overlooking the action. I spent the day on the balcony untroubled, albeit I did ensure that I made regular trips to buy a drink from the shops.

Regards,

Neil

That's info worth knowing, because it looks like a great spot. Interesting to see the condensation in the engine intakes of the TK 777.

Some general info can be found here ;

http://www.spot-tr.com/spotting-locations/

Trevor