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Dynamic images of airplanes taking off and landing at various international airports, showcasing aviation in action.

KLM aircraft on taxiway to Aalsmeerbaan runway, takeoff, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, terminal, air traffic control tower, AMS, Netherlands

B-22605, TransAsia Airways, Airbus A321-131 in flight

Boeing 767-400 of the airline Delta Air Lines, terminal at Stuttgart Airport, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Jumbo Jet 747 Kiel takes off in Frankfurt

Lufthansa aircraft at Frankfurt airport, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Air-freight aircraft Boeing 747 from Emirates at the Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

KLM aircraft on taxiway to Aalsmeerbaan runway, takeoff, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, terminal, air traffic control tower, AMS, Netherlands

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The Orbital ATK L-1011 Stargazer aircraft has arrived at the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Attached beneath the Stargazer is the Orbital ATK Pegasus XL with NASA's Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) on board. CYGNSS was processed and prepared for its mission at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. CYGNSS is scheduled for its airborne launch aboard the Pegasus XL rocket from the Skid Strip on Dec. 12. CYGNSS will make frequent and accurate measurements of ocean surface winds throughout the life cycle of tropical storms and hurricanes. The data that CYGNSS provides will enable scientists to probe key air-sea interaction processes that take place near the core of storms, which are rapidly changing and play a critical role in the beginning and intensification of hurricanes.

A Boeing 777-300ER aircraft of Emirates with the registration A6-EGI at Zurich airport, Switzerland, Europe

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Photographed from the F-18 pathfinder aircraft, the Orbital ATK L-1011 Stargazer aircraft is seen flying over the Atlantic Ocean offshore from Daytona Beach, Florida. Attached beneath the aircraft is the Pegasus XL rocket with eight Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System, or CYGNSS, spacecraft. The CYGNSS satellites will make frequent and accurate measurements of ocean surface winds throughout the life cycle of tropical storms and hurricanes. The data that CYGNSS provides will enable scientists to probe key air-sea interaction processes that take place near the core of storms, which are rapidly changing and play a crucial role in the beginning and intensification of hurricanes.

An Airbus A340-300 aircraft of SAS Scandinavian Airlines with registration OY-KBD at Beijing Airport (PEK), Beijing, China, Asia

Goldhofer aeroplane tractor AST-1 X drags an airbus from Air Canada, Airport Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

Stockholm, Sweden Aug 20, 2025 An SAS commercial airliner at Arlanda Airport in the early morning.

A British Airways Boeing 777-200ER with registration number G-VIIO at London Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom, Europe

Haneda Airport Planes of ANA, All Nippon Airways, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Cargo aircraft on the runway, CC-CXE, LATAM CARGO CHILE, BOEING 767-300 (F) . Tower and silhouette of Mainhattan, Fraport Airport, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Loading of a TAM plane, Frankfurt Airport, Hesse, Germany, Europe

A close-up picture of a Croatia Airlines plane

The narrow-body airliner Airbus A321XLR. ILA Berlin Air Show 2024. BERLIN - JUNE 06, 2024: The narrow-body airliner Airbus A321XLR. ILA Berlin Air Show 2024. Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxKohlx 21909213

China, Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok, Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 Aircraft Docked at Terminal

Discontinued Lufthansa aircraft Coronavirus Corona Virus COVID-19 Airport Berlin Brandenburg BER Aerial photograph, Berlin, Germany, Europe

A Boeing 767-300ER aircraft of Condor with registration D-ABUM in the retro special livery at Frankfurt Airport (FRA), Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

Air Bridge Cargo, Boeing, B747-800, Freighter, Cargo, Freight loading, dusk, Munich Airport, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Aircraft at take-off. Manchester Airport, Manchester, United Kingdom. Architect: n/a, 2015.

Airliners on the runway at London Heathrow Airport, England, United Kingdom.

View of a modern airport terminal in Bangkok, a tall tower and aircraft.

Airport during the corona crisis runway with Lufthansa airplane Airport during the corona crisis runway with Lufthansa airplane, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany Copyright: xZoonar.com/RaimundxLinkex 21662896

Vancouver Interrnational Airport.

Lufthansa and Air Dolomiti aircraft parked in position at Terminal 2, Munich Airport, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Germany, Bavaria, Erding, airport, Munich, airplanes, park position

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives at Vancouver International Airport in Vancouver, Canada, on January 15, 2018.

Aircraft of the airlines Condor, Eurowings and Lufthansa in parking position in times of the Corona Pandemic at Duesseldorf Airport, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Stuttgart, Germany - February 11, 2021: British Airways Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner airplane at Stuttgart Airport (STR) in Germany.

Airbus of Singapore Airlines at Changi Airport, Singapore, Asia

fleet of parked aircraft, Palma airport, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Germany, Bavaria, Erding, airport, Munich, airplanes, park position

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Aalsmeerbaan runway, 18L-36R, KLMflieger on the runway, waiting for take-off, other aircraft taking off, Netherlands

airport airplane standing on field at Barajas, Madrid, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxPetermanx 3669838

German Wings D-AKNU Airbus A319-112, Madrid Airport, Madrid, Spain, Europe

Doha International Airport, Qatar

Boeing 777-300ER of the airline China Eastern on approach, Fraport Airport, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Tail unit of a Lufthansa Boeing 737, control tower, Duesseldorf International Airport, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aircraft is being prepared for the flight, elevating platform truck delivering goods for the galley, baggage car and airplane gangway attached to the aircraft, Duesseldorf International Airport, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport, aircraft at Terminal D and on the apron, KLM Flieger, Netherlands

New York, United States, March 1, 2020: An Aeroflot Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with the registration VQ-BQG in the special SkyTeam livery at New York John F Kennedy (JFK) Airport in the United States, North America

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Orbital Sciences' L-1011 aircraft takes off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying the Pegasus XL rocket/Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) under its belly. Release of the Pegasus was scheduled for about 8 a.m. over the Atlantic Ocean at an altitude of 39,000 feet at a location approximately 100 nautical miles offshore east-northeast of Cape Canaveral. Spacecraft separation from the Pegasus occurs 11 minutes later. At that time the satellite will be in a circular orbit of 431 statute miles (690 km) at a 29-degree inclination. The GALEX will carry into space an orbiting telescope that will observe a million galaxies across 10 billion years of cosmic history to help astronomers determine when the stars and elements we see today had their origins. The spacecraft will sweep the skies for 28 months using state-of-the-art ultraviolet detectors to single out galaxies dominated by young, hot, short-lived stars that give off a great deal of energy at that w

Amsterdam Schiphol airport, Aalsmeerbaan runway, 18L-36R, KLM aviator on runway, waiting for takeoff, other aircraft taking off, Boeing 747, jumbo jet, Netherlands

Icelandair, airliner, in flight

A TUI plane takes off from the airport, buildings and a grassy runway can be seen in the background, symbolising the start of a journey, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

SUNEXPRESS BOEING 737-800 special livery football club Eintracht Frankfurt taking off on runway south with Lufthansa aircraft, tower, terminal 2, Munich Airport, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Airport during the corona crisis parked Lufthansa boeing 747 Airport during the corona crisis parked Lufthansa boeing 747, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany Copyright: xZoonar.com/RaimundxLinkex 21662883

Emirates Airlines, Airbus A380-800, rolling on runway, Munich Airport, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Aircraft United Airlines, Boeing 767-300, N672UA

Anefo photo collection. Press conference Annual Report 1986 NV Airport Schiphol Airport Schiphol. 26 1987. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Das große Flugzeug bereitet sich auf den Start vor. Big plane is preparing to take off. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/DmitrixMarutax 23263370

Airbus A320-200 during landing, Lufthansa, Franz Josef Strauss airport Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Oman Air, Airbus A330-343X, in flight

Aircraft Swiss, Boeing 777-300ER, HB-JNB, Zurich Kloten, Switzerland, Europe

Lufthansa Italia, Malpensa airport, Milan, Italy

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An Airbus Industrie A300-600ST "Beluga" Super Transporter touches down at the Shuttle Landing Facility to deliver its cargo, the second Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) for the International Space Station (ISS). One of Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, the MPLM, named Raffaello, is a reusable logistics carrier and the primary delivery system used to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Weighing nearly 4.5 tons, the module measures 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Raffaello will join Leonardo, the first Italian-built MPLM, in the Space Station Processing Facility for testing. NASA, Boeing, the Italian Space Agency and Alenia Aerospazio will provide engineering support

02/03/2020. Madrid, 02/03/20. Adolfo Suarez Madrid Barajas Airport. Aircraft Taxiing on the Runways with the T4 tower in the background. KLM plane. Archdc. Photo: Guillermo Navarro.

Air Canada Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner landing on a bright evening at Toronto Pearson Intl. Airport.

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A flock of starlings pauses on a plane, airport, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Emirates Airbus A340 at Dubai Airport, UAE

South African Airlines, SAA, Special Edition Football, Munich Airport, Germany, Europe

Taxiway bridge over a canal near Hoofddorp, on the Polderbaan, a runway in the west of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, SAS A320neo, aircraft rolls to the terminal after landing, Netherlands

Aircraft Singapore Airlines, Boeing 777-300ER, 9V-SWV

Iran Air Airbus A300 in flight

Aircraft on landing, airline Swiss, Airbus A330-300, ZRH Airport, Zurich, Switzerland, Europe

A NATO A330 MRTT taxies out for an evening mission, Eindhoven Air Base, the Netherlands.

View to Viva Aerobus Airbus A320 plane Terminal 1, Benito Juarez International Airport, Mexico City, Mexico.

Aircraft Philippine Airlines Airbus A330-300

Austrian Embraer 195 and Nippon Cargo Boeing 747, jumbo jet, and aircraft on the taxiway to the Aalsmeerbaan runway, to take off, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, terminal, air traffic control tower, AMS, Netherlands

FRA - ROISSY CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT. In the airport terminal Roissy Charles De Gaulle.FRA - AÉROPORT ROISSY CHARLES DE GAULLE. Dans le terminal de l'aéroport Roissy Charles De Gaulle.

Frankfurt, Germany - February 13, 2021: Gulf Air Airbus A321LR airplane in the Formula 1 special livery at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in Germany.

Los Angeles, United States, April 14, 2019: An Iberia Airbus A330-200 aircraft with the registration mark EC-MLB at Los Angeles Airport (LAX) in the United States, North America

Aircraft at Frankfurt Airport, Fraport Registration D Aihy, Lufthansa, Airbus A340 600 05 2024 Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany

A McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft of Delta Air Lines with registration N966DL at Atlanta Airport, USA, North America

An Air Caraibes Airbus A350-900 aircraft with registration F-HHAV at Paris Orly Airport, France, Europe

Airport during the corona crisis runway with Lufthansa airplane, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Plane at the finger dock, Zurich Airport, Switzerland, Europe

Challenge Airline, Boeing 767-3G5 cargo aircraft, taking off from Cologne-Bonn Airport, Intercontinental Railway, 13L-31R, 3, 815 meters long, Terminal 1 building, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

A Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800 with registration TC-CPV at Stuttgart Airport (STR), Stuttgart, Germany, Europe

Ryanair Boeing 737-800 after landing at Cologne/Bonn airport, on the taxiway to the terminal, Eurowings plane at the gate, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

A Boeing 747-8F aircraft of Cargolux with registration LX-VCI at Luxembourg airport

Boeing 737-900ER and Embraer 175 aircraft of Alaska Airlines at San Jose Airport (SJC), USA, North America

Haneda Airport Planes of ANA, All Nippon Airways and JAL, Japan Airlines, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

A Boeing 747-400ERF aircraft of China Cargo with the registration number B-2425 at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thailand, Asia

Atatuerk Airport (IST), temporarily closed to passenger air traffic, Turkish Airlines aircraft, Istanbul, Turkey, Asia

Airfrance Airbus A380 on the airfield, airport, Johannesburg, South Africa, Africa

Eurowings Airbus A319-132 landing at Cologne/Bonn Airport, CGN

Fraport Airport, cargo aircraft of the type Boeing 777-F6N of the cargo company Aerologic, on approach, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Aircraft at Fraport Airport in Frankfurt am Main Aircraft Registration N791an, Boeing 777 200, American Airlines 13 01 2025 Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany

Airbus 320 from Edelweiss Air, Dock Midfield, Zurich Airport, Switzerland, Europe

Luftbild des Flughafen Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminal 2 in Paris, Frankreich Luftbild des Flughafen Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminal 2 in Paris, Frankreich LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarkusxMainkax 23382113

Air India plane standing at terminal of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Lufthansa Airbus A380-800, Terminal, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

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