Following the previous post, here are a few more aircraft photos. The content this time is relatively monotonous, mainly simple spotting, focusing on aircraft from various international airlines rarely seen at Haneda Airport.

But let’s start with a landscape photo. On the day of the shoot, summer-specific cumulonimbus clouds towered over Osaka city and Osaka Bay, reaching altitudes of one or two thousand meters. With these striking clouds as a backdrop, airliners flying at an altitude of tens of meters in the final approach phase make for the best photography targets. This Boeing 737-800 belongs to T’Way Air, a Korean LCC.

Also, in the top left corner, another airliner is visible; it was operating the LILAC ARRIVAL arrival procedure that day, so its flight altitude should still have been above 4000 feet.

Next up are various types of aircraft…

B-LPB Hong Kong Express A320, a Hong Kong LCC

N544US Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-200 The 757 is still relatively rare here, so here is a close-up:

OH-LTN Finnair A330-300

HL7555 JIN AIR 737-800, another Korean LCC

9M-MTA Malaysia Airlines A330-200

HL7723 Air Busan A321, yet another Korean LCC

B-1850 Tianjin Airlines A320-200, a regional airline based in Tianjin

B-50006 Tigerair Taiwan A320, Tigerair is a Taiwanese LCC; this is my first time seeing this airline’s aircraft I really like its creamy white livery and the tiger stripe pattern on the tail. Here is another close-up of the nose; although the anti-collision light is on, it’s hard to see clearly during the day unless you look carefully:

B-1628 Spring Airlines A320, a famous Mainland Chinese LCC

B-9941 China Eastern Airlines A320. China Eastern’s A330s fly to Haneda daily, but Sharklet-equipped 320s are rarely seen

B-6853 Shenzhen Airlines A320

B-1986 Shandong Airlines Boeing 737-800, also my first time seeing this airline’s aircraft

B-6338 Juneyao Airlines A320

JA12JJ Jetstar Japan A320, a famous Australian LCC. I also photographed the airline’s 787 that day, but since it was too far away, the photos were not clear, so I won’t post them.

B-5122 China Southern Airlines 737-800

HS-TBF Thai Airways International A330-300

B-16205 EVA AIR A321

B-MAL Air Macau A319

HL8295 Jeju Air Boeing 737-800

You’re probably getting bored of seeing the same type of aircraft over and over, so let’s finish with a couple of close-ups and landscape shots to change the pace.

D-ABVW Lufthansa Boeing 747-400

PH-BVC KLM Asia Boeing 777-300ER

HL7724 Korean Air 737-900

I admit that this style of photography really belongs to the realm of aviation geeks (Otaku); to the average person, it might seem silly, but as an aviation enthusiast, one naturally gets excited as soon as arriving at the airport. It can’t be helped.

There are so many aircraft from Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan, Korea, and Singapore at Kansai Airport; it truly gives the feeling of an “ASIAN GATEWAY.” In terms of aircraft types, Airbus has completely won over Boeing; I have personally experienced the fact that the A320 is the LCC’s first choice.

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