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Behind the scenes photography and video of aviation and spaceflight operations. All imagery © Astro95 Media. Contact: [email protected]

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2018 has already been a great year for us and we still have a lot of ground to cover! We would love to have your help with these endeavors, so take a look at our #Patreon page and see if contributing to our work is something you'd like to do! https://t.co/w0URG1qA0I

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-8F vs -8i ... which is your favorite?

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4K-BCR inbound for 26L this morning. The 17-year-old 747-400 previously served with Malaysia Airlines prior to her delivery to Silk Way West in 2018.

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@usacomp2k3 But Houston is grateful 😜

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Yankee Tango shoots the final at KIAH on a hot summer afternoon.

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@ShurtugalTCG Planning to fly on one next year as long as they don’t swap the equipment!

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You never forget your first! B-LJB was our first 747-8 when airside operations commenced at IAH 10 years ago. She's still going strong with CX!

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Throwback to 2016/2018 when B-LJA was the best-looking 747-8 in service! Miss this livery and hope it eventually returns.

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Got to see another Silk Way West 747 up close this evening! Pushback video premiering tomorrow morning at this link - https://t.co/ySTG5nDS7i

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Reminiscing a bit on 2019 and how special a year that was. So many unique occurrences at IAH!

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Back from the dead ... Having thrown her right main body gear at LUX two months ago, LX-OCV has been repaired and returned to service! If you look closely, you can see that the new strut is quite shiny!

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N768CK firing up her quadruple powerplants for the flight to Brussels tonight.

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@GeoHamTech The big top! PANC is still on my spotting bucket list but I'll make it one of these days.

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N768CK on short final for 27 today. Really like the simple livery for Kalitta!

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On the heels of K4 was the Star Alliance 772, N76021, with United.

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Old vs New ...

1. 20 August 2016 - B-LJN's first visit (age 15 days) as the first 747-8 in CX's new livery.

2. 13 July 2023 - B-LJN's most recent visit (age 7 years) as the first 747-8 with CX's new branding.

Full circle!

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Old image, new edit. B-LJN on final for 26L on a humid summer morning in 2016. The aircraft was 15 days old at the time and her paint was shimmering new!

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@GeoHamTech Nicely done! The first and the final -8s for CX! I still hate that Julie Alpha no longer wears the Hong Kong Trader livery. She was the best-looking 748 in the skies because of it.

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One more flyby shot ... F-HTYT, an Air France A350-900, overflies B-LJN during her approach to 26L today. B-LJN was firing up and preparing for her flight to HKG via ANC.

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@photogbrian @UnitedFlyerHD Right??

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744 vs 748 ... which do you prefer and why??

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@UnitedFlyerHD Correct answer 😉