[urbanflyer]

So today was a cold winter's day by Ise Bay...waited for the 747LCF to show to pick up the first 787 wing sections for delivery to Boeing but she never came. Found out when I got home that the first delivery has been delayed two days due to some problems at Mitsubishi. At any rate...the day wasn't wasted...

morning international lineup (new Asiana colors!)

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looking busy

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747-446 JA8915 off to Narita

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domestic action

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JA8677 is off to sunny Okinawa

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an aging 767-246 quickly off runway 36

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Korean A330 in from ICN

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ANA Connection Dash8-400

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is there any bad angle for the 777?

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9V-SRI on her way to SIN

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'the official airline of santa claus' has arrived from Helsinki

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this 757-251 is operating the daily service to Saipan

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HL7492 is already only 2 hours from ICN

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CO 971 taxies in after arriving from Guam

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what a beauty - Dynasty 151 to TPE

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a very long airplane, to say the least

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TG 645 is off runway 36 for BKK

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NW 71 from Manila milliseconds from contact with pavement

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744 vs. 773

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the ANA gold jet leaves her NGO home

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the long one takes a very long time to get airborne

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just in - EVA's Hello Kitty A330-200

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not sure what was up with the engine on this JAL MD-90

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the baby bus arrives from CAN

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777-246ER JA705J slows after arriving from Paris

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see ya kitty!

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N668US looking very heavy on her way to runway 36

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N786UA arrives in NGO from TPE yet again...I've been on this plane three times and it seems to consistently come either here or Osaka from SFO

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super stretch! the 737-9B5 has arrived from Busan

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NW 72 to DTW was a heavy polluter...check out that smoke trail

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Cathay A340-300 and Air China 737-63A..competitors these days

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another 747-446D going out the gate, this time for Sapporo

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ANA's Universal Studios 767 off to Kagoshima

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JA705J waits for her 1730 departure to Fukuoka

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the tsurumaru lives on...747-346 arriving as JALways 83 from HNL

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as Cathay 531 arrives from TPE

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Asiana's Star Alliance bird pays NGO a visit

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Nakanihon (Air Central) Fokker 50 - they'll be retired in 2009

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Emirates 314 taxies in after arrival from Dubai

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A rare treat! DC-10-30 charter from Guam as Omni 689

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so long...until next time

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[Capt AWACS]

Good stuff. You should post some to the a.net database.

Ciao, and Hook 'em Horns,
Capt-AWACS, Wir lieben fliegen

[The Chemist]

Great photos, as always.

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The A346 is the best looking widebody out there, IMO - and great to fly on, too.

[urbanflyer]

^
except that's an A345 ;)

[DallasTexan]

Awesome. A lot of those planes need a bath though ;)

[The Chemist]

^
except that's an A345 ;)

OK, so it is. But except for length, the A345 and A346 are almost identical in appearence, so I'll modify my statement and say that the A345/6 are, IMO, the best looking widebodies out there. The bigger engines compared to the hair dryers on the 342/3 make all the difference.

[urbanflyer]

your opinion :) the wingbox is mounted awfully high and that bulbous center fuel tank/wing root fairing is quite ungainly. the wings and engines are fine but that's the case with all the Airbus widebodies.

hard for anything to beat the 777's gulled wings and refined empennage in my book.

[PhillyRising]

I am not getting on any plane that has Hello Kitty on it! :yes: :haha:

[Daquan13]

Great pics, Urbanflyer!!

Hopefully, the 747LCF will arrive tomorrow. Keep us posted, please.

[The Chemist]

your opinion :) the wingbox is mounted awfully high and that bulbous center fuel tank/wing root fairing is quite ungainly. the wings and engines are fine but that's the case with all the Airbus widebodies.

hard for anything to beat the 777's gulled wings and refined empennage in my book.

All I can say is that I've seen both aircraft in person, and I know which one impresses me more - the Airbus. Maybe it's the 4 engines, or the triple bogied landing gear, or just the absolute length of the thing, but whatever it was I was totally blown away by the 346 when boarding from the tarmac at Doha. The engines and size of the 777 are impressive, sure, but I prefer the lines of the 345/6.

Still would like to fly on a 777 someday though.

[Daquan13]

Me too!

It's the largest and most powerful twin-aisle twin-jet airliner in the world!

[Lexy]

Very nice collection! I love the ramp shots as well. Great stuff Urb.

[Buckeye Native 001]

is there any bad angle for the 777?
http://www.pbase.com/cityflyer/image/72482784/original.jpg

Of course not! :tup:

[F18bkr]

The new asiana sceme looks so much better.

[staff]

Cool shots - a lot of good action at NGO it seems!

I'm with the Chemist when it comes to the A345/6 being the most beautiful wide-body aircraft in operation today. I wish I could see it in more airlines' colours though!

Thanks for sharing, uf. ;)

[urbanflyer]

Yeah not too shabby :)

The old Nagoya airport maxed out at 8 million pax but last year NGO was up to 12.5 million. Hopefully this year it will continue to increase. Cargo has been booming as well with Singapore Cargo, Korean Cargo, Lufthansa Cargo, Air Hongkong, UPS, FedEx, NCA, JAL Cargo and Cargolux all making stops here.

[urbanflyer]

A few stragglers...

JA8905 looking spotty

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sleek lines on the seven-five

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that's one dirty engine pylon

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man contemplates incredibly large machine

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the winglets on the 737NG look best from this angle

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she's ready for her closeup

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ever notice how far back the MD-11 nose gear is?

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JL437 on her way to Paris with a friend of mine aboard

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