I’m an aviation geek. That means I don’t just take photos of people, I also take photos of the places I go to. Or, well, go through :)
Melbourne Airport
Ground staff member waiting for the luggage containers to turn up
Photo of an airport apron that has a wide-body aircraft parked on it. The aircraft is in the process of being loaded with catering supplies. A roller ramp has been parked to the side of the aircraft. A member of the ground staff is sitting on the corner of this roller ramp, waiting for the luggage containers to arrive so they can be loaded into the aircraft hold.
The Etihad Boeing 777 that flew us from Melbourne to Abu Dhabi
Wide-angle photo of a wide-body Boeing 777 aircraft parked at the gate of an airport terminal.
Abu Dhabi Airport
This corner of Terminal A at Abu Dhabi Airport is quite empty at 2am
Wide-angle photo of large, high-ceiling, shiny, brand new airport terminal building. One one side of the building are windows that go from the ground to the fourth floor. From the angle the photo is taken you can see parts of all four floors, all of which are connected by escalators and elevators.
Waiting at at empty departure gate at Abu Dhabi Airport Terminal A
Photo of a large, heigh-ceiling, mostly empty airport departure gate. This section of the building is at least two storeys high, with a wide, elevated walkway running through the centre. In the departure are are several round-backed single-seater sofas for waiting passengers to sit on.
Walnut crescent cookie shaped lights at Abu Dhabi Airport Terminal A departure gates
Wide-angle photo looking up at a large, crescent shaped, white-and-cream coloured light fixture. This light fixture is mounted on a tall pillar along a first-floor walkway in a high-ceiling airport terminal building.
Walnut crescent cookie shaped lights at the new Abu Dhabi Airport Terminal A
Photo looking up at a large, crescent shaped, white-and-cream coloured light fixture. This light fixture is mounted on a tall pillar along a first-floor walkway in a high-ceiling airport terminal building.
Etihad Airways Airbus A320 aircraft taxiing to its gate at Abu Dhabi Airport
This was the Airbus A320 that flew us from Abu Dhabi to Karachi.
Photo of a narrow-body Airbus A320 aircraft in Etihad Airways livery taxiing to its gate.
Airbus A320 approaching Abu Dhabi Airport Terminal A gate 640
Photo of a narrow-body Airbus A320 aircraft in Etihad Airways livery slowly approaching a terminal boarding gate.
Airbus A320 getting settled at Abu Dhabi Airport Terminal A gate 640
Photo of a narrow-body Airbus A320 aircraft in Etihad Airways livery parked at a terminal boarding gate. The passenger boarding bridge (aka air bridge) from the terminal is in the process of being extended towards the front-left door of the aircraft and there are several ground operations team members walking around below the aircraft. And ‘Airside Operations Leader’ car is parked in front of the gate at which this aircraft has parked.
The Boeing 787 that took us from Abu Dhabi to Melbourne
Photo taken through large floor-to-ceiling windows of an airport terminal building of a wide-body aircraft in Etihad Airways livery parked at a gate. In the background you can see the airport’s weather radar and control tower.
The Boeing 787 that took us from Abu Dhabi to Melbourne
Photo of a wide-body aircraft parked at an airport gate. It is connected from its left side to the terminal building via a passenger boarding bridge (aka air bridge). On its right side luggage is being loaded onto it. In the background are the other terminal buildings of Abu Dhabi Airport Terminal A.
Karachi Airport
Heading from Karachi to Islamabad
Photo of an airport apron taken from inside a passenger boarding bridge (aka air bridge). The gate next to this one is empty.
Islamabad Airport
The Fly Jinnah Airbus A320 that took us from Islamabad to Karachi
Photo of a narrow-body Airbus A320 aircraft in Fly Jinnah livery parked on the apron at an airport. Several ground staff are walking around the aircraft, getting it ready to start deplaning its passengers and cargo.