Location: FRA / Frankfurt Rhein-Main, Germany

Date: 8 March, 2003

Quick day trip across to one of the world's great airports. Plenty of variety including a gorgeous A340 of LAN Chile and Korean B777. Also my first outing shooting digital.


  • USAF C-17 Globemaster 01-0196.

  • Another C-17 - this time 99-0169 arriving.

  • Varig MD-11 PP-VQI.

  • Emirates Airbus A330 A6-EAH.

  • LAN Chile A340 CC-CQC makes a welcome appearance.

  • CC-CQC

  • B757 D-ABNM in the new Thomas Cook Airlines colours.

  • Rare in Europe are the Korean 777s. This is HL7574.

  • Lufthansa 747-400 D-ABTE is the first airliner with on-board internet access.

  • Ex-Sabena A330s are now with Lufthansa. D-AIMC is shown.

  • American Airlines B777 N781AN.

  • B777-200 N781UA of United.

  • TC-JFJ Turkish Airlines B737-800.

  • A300 freighter TC-MNC operated by MNG Cargo.

  • Aeroflot Don Airlines Tu-154 RA-85656.

  • TC-SUB B737-800 of SunExpress Air arrives late in the afternoon.