Plane Spotting

Last weekend, I had a chance to visit Chitose Air Base near Sapporo for its annual airshow. As such, I decided to report on that one before continuing with my Hawaii articles. I flew from Narita to Sapporo with Jetstar and then met up with some friends for dinner. After spending a night at Toyoko […]

After arriving in Honolulu on the AirAsia X inaugural flight from Osaka and making a quick stop at Pacific Marina Inn hotel to drop off my bags and take a quick shower, I headed out to do some Honolulu spotting. Honolulu Spotting: Lagoon Drive Parking Lot The spot of my choice was a parking lot

After the news that Austrian is planning to resume its Vienna to Tokyo flights next year, here is one more from my “home turf.” I am happy to report that earlier this month, Bratislava airport in Slovakia became “spotter-friendly” as camera holes were installed in its perimeter fence. The holes were installed by members of Airliners.sk –

As I had some time at Kobe airport during my recent Hawaii trip, I decided to check out the airport’s observation deck. While the airport is not overly interesting for spotters, I decided to write this overview to give you a better idea of what to expect, should you end up there and decide to

Having been photographing aircraft for over ten years now, I’ve had the chance to visit many locations around tens of airports around the world. Some of them were fairly standard while others stood out – whether in terms of traffic, the scenery they provide as a backdrop, or something else. In this post, I decided

Last week, on my way to Slovakia, I had a chance to visit Istanbul for a day. Since I did some sightseeing in the city the last time I was there – courtesy of Turkish Airlines’ free transit tour – this time I decided to do some Istanbul spotting and other aviation-related things. While the

A couple of days ago, I wrote about eight things that you might find enjoyable around Tokyo if you are an aviation enthusiast. One of those was a free tour of maintenance hangars at Tokyo Haneda airport. In fact, All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) are probably the only two airlines in the

In the near future, I am planning to write detailed spotting guides for the two main Tokyo airports, as well as some other Japan-focused guides. Before I do that, however, I decided to compile a list of things to do as an aviation enthusiast coming to the Tokyo area. So, without further ado, let’s jump

Miami International airport is one of the busiest airports in the United States and the busiest one in Florida. It is also the largest gateway between the United States and South America, and the top airport in the United States in terms of international cargo volume. This ensures a steady stream of interesting traffic into