Airport Spotting

The United States is home to some of the world’s busiest airports, most diverse airline fleets and most spectacular aviation events. Whether you’re hoping to photograph giant international airliners, rare cargo aircraft or classic warbirds, there’s no shortage of incredible places to visit.

Here are ten of the very best airports every plane spotter should try to exp...

For more than 30 years, the Boeing 757 was one of the most familiar aircraft in the American Airlines fleet.

Its distinctive long, narrow fuselage could be seen almost everywhere across the airline’s network. It flew busy domestic services between major US cities, crossed the country to Hawaii, headed south to the Caribbean and Latin America, and even crossed the At...

A veteran Fokker 100 which has flown for American Airlines, Austrian Airlines and, most recently, QantasLink has begun a very different chapter in its long career.

Fokker 100 VH-NPU, named Meekatharra, has made its final flight across Australia to Shellharbour Airport in New South Wales, where it has been donated to the Historical Aircraft Res...

When we talk about the world’s busiest airports, passenger numbers usually grab the headlines.

But for plane spotters, there is another statistic which is arguably much more interesting: aircraft movements.

Rather than measuring how many people pass through the terminals, aircraft movements count every takeoff and landing. An airport handling la...

One of Africa’s oldest and largest airlines, EgyptAir has connected Egypt with the world for more than 90 years. From its huge hub at Cairo International Airport, the airline operates an extensive network stretching across Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America.

For aviation enthusiasts, EgyptAir is particularly interesting at present....