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Clipper passing Statue of Liberty - Postcard
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#Newyorkcity #NewYork #StatueofLiberty #PanAm #Aviation #History #Travel #Avgeek #Airplanes #911anniversary

Vintage Aviation News: Mapping the Survivors: Rene Ligon’s Quest to Document the World’s Remaining Douglas DC-3s. “What began as a search for airworthy Douglas DC-3s to photograph has grown into a worldwide research project. Aviation photographer Rene Ligon has documented nearly 600 surviving airframes—from working transports and museum exhibits to forgotten wrecks in remote locations.”

Allentown Bethlehem Easton Airport Pennsylvania Postcard
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#Allentown #Airports #AirportArchitecture #DC3 #Aviation #Avgeek #Airplanes #Postcards #Travel

Safety Card Sunday
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Pluna CRJ 900 NG Safety Card
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#Pluna #Uruguay #CRJ900 #Safetycard #Aviation #Avgeek #Airplanes #Travel #Safety

Canadair Super Scoopers are the coolest thing ever!!

https://youtu.be/fuLk5hXMRZY?si=XYO6kG64exM69mAq

#firefighting #canadair #airplanes

13.9 Million Foreign Tourists Arrived In Vietnam During First 7 Months Of 2026

With tourism industry of Vietnam is undeniably growing rapidly as almost fourteen million foreign tourists arrived there during the first seven months of 2026, according to report by VnExpress.

To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the news report of VnExpress. Some parts in boldface…

Vietnam welcomed 13.9 million international arrivals during the first seven months this year, up 13.8% from a year earlier, as the country’s image as a safe and stable destination continued to attract travelers amid geopolitical tensions worldwide.

In July alone, the number of foreign visitors to Vietnam reached 1.67 million, down 0.7% year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Mainland China remained the largest source of visitors so far this year with 3.08 million, followed by South Korea with 2.38 million.

The rest of the top 10 were Russia, Taiwan, the U.S., Cambodia, India, Japan, the Phillippines and Australia.

Let me end this piece by asking you readers: What is your reaction to this development? Considering how many foreign tourists it attracted so far this year, do you think Vietnam will eventually hit 24 million foreign tourist arrivals by the end of 2026? Do you think the new Long Thanh International Airport will somehow help attract a large number of overseas travelers once it starts operating this December?

You may answer in the comments below. If you prefer to answer privately, you may do so by sending me a direct message online.

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Vietnam Surpasses Thailand As Southeast Asia’s 2nd Largest Aviation Market

With its booming tourism industry making huge economic impact, Vietnam surpassed Thailand as and emerged as the 2nd largest aviation market in Southeast Asia this past July, according to a news report by VnExpress.

To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the news report of VnExpress. Some parts in boldface…

Vietnam surpassed Thailand to become the second largest Southeast Asian aviation market with 7.4 million seats in July, an increase in capacity of 5.6% year-on-year, according to a report by British aviation analytics firm OAG.

Indonesia remained the largest Southeast Asia market with 10.9 million seats, up 0.3% year-on-year.

Thailand, which held the second spot in previous months, slipped to third place with 6.9 million seats, a 3% reduction in capacity, followed by Malaysia and the Phillippines. The report said capacity reduced in Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines due to the Middle East crisis.

Vietnam Airlines is the largest airline in Southeast Asia in July with 2.81 million seats, growing by just 0.1% year-on-year, according to OAG.

Overall capacity in the Southeast Asian market reduced by 1.2% compared to July last year to 50.4 million seats due to rising fuel costs triggered by political tensions in the Middle East, OAG reported.

Let me end this piece by asking you readers: What is your reaction to this development? Considering its rapidly growing tourism industry, were you surprised that Vietnam registered 7.4 million seats this past July? Considering what was achieved recently, do you think Vietnam will grow further as an aviation market once its new Long Thanh International Airport becomes operational?

You may answer in the comments below. If you prefer to answer privately, you may do so by sending me a direct message online.

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1999 British Airways 747 Postcard
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G-BNLK
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#b747 #BritishAirways #aviation #Avgeek #Airplanes #Postcards #Travel #Ephemera

VIASA 747 Postcard
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N749WA - Leased from World Airways
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#Viasa #B747 #Venezuela #Aviation #Avgeek #Airplanes #Travel #Ephemera

Evergreen International - Boeing 747 Postcard.
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#EvergreenInternational #B747 #Travel #Boeing #Avgeek #Aviation #Airplanes

„Centuries“ (2026)
Photo ©️ Dietmar Bachmann
📍Lucerne, Switzerland
#monochromemonday

#monochrome #classicmono #church #blackandwhite #photography #blackandwhitephotography #bnw #travel #minimalism #bnwphotography #photo #sky #airplanes #fineart #abstract #churchtower #fujifilm #gfx100rf #monochrom #Kirche #Reisen #SchwarzWeiss #Fotografie #SchwarzWeissFotografie #Foto #Abstrakt #Himmel #Flugzeuge #Kirchturm #Lucerne #Switzerland #Luzern #Schweiz #Minimalismus

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🦉💻 The #News Literacy Project shares three #traveling #animal encounters and asks you to determine which #video is #AI-generated. Pause at 52s to make your guess!

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/which-traveling-animal-is-ai-generated

#airplanes #animals #birds #cats #diy #flying #howto #information #medialiteracy #owls #paragliding #practice #tech #technology #vehicles #vultures #tksst

Vintage Aviation News: Bluetail Completes Digitization of Nearly 80 Years of Records for the Boeing B-29 Superfortress DOC. “Doc’s Friends Inc., Wichita, Kansas, announced that Bluetail, an aviation records management and compliance software company focused on digitizing aircraft documentation, has completed the digitization of nearly 80 years of maintenance and historical records connected […]

💁🏻‍♀️ NEW: 🦉💻 The #News Literacy Project shares three #traveling #animal encounters and asks you to determine which #video is #AI-generated. Pause at 52s to make your guess!

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/which-traveling-animal-is-ai-generated

#airplanes #animals #birds #cats #diy #flying #howto #information #medialiteracy #owls #paragliding #practice #tech #technology #vehicles #vultures #tksst

Spirit Airlines A321-231 Postcard
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N584NK
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#SpiritAirlines #Airbus #A321 #Airplanes #Avgeek #Aviation #travel #postcards #Ephemera

TWA Trans World Airlines Linbergh Line System Timetable 5.13.1934
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#TWA #TransWorldAirlines #LindberghLine #AviationHistory #Timetables #Aviation #dc3 #Travel #Avgeek #airplanes

https://www.europesays.com/be-fr/41594/ Le plan catastrophe déclenché à la suite d’un incendie au 14e étage d’un immeuble à appartements à Marcinelle #20210809_francis_028Jpg #20210809_zaa_s197_220Jpg #airlines #airplanes #airport #andalusia #BE #BEFr #Belgique #Belgium #british #brussels #costa #del #malaga #off #plane #planes #PRESS #skytrax #sol #spain #take #tourism #tourist #travel #zagency #zlast24 #zselect #ZUMA #ZumapressCom #zwire

https://www.europesays.com/be-fr/40705/ Une bonne utilisation du piège est essentielle pour piéger les reines fondatrices du frelon asiatique : les conseils d’un apiculteur (vidéo) #20210809_francis_028Jpg #20210809_zaa_s197_220Jpg #airlines #airplanes #airport #andalusia #BE #BEFr #Belgique #Belgium #british #brussels #costa #del #International #malaga #off #plane #planes #PRESS #skytrax #sol #spain #take #tourism #tourist #travel #WorldNews #zagency #zlast24 #zselect #ZUMA #ZumapressCom #zwire

https://www.europesays.com/lu-fr/4454/ TDM1 : le BCCA Neufchâteau sur le podium ? #20210809_francis_028Jpg #20210809_zaa_s197_220Jpg #airlines #airplanes #airport #andalusia #british #brussels #costa #del #Luxembourg #malaga #off #plane #planes #press #skytrax #sol #spain #take #tourism #tourist #travel #zagency #zlast24 #zselect #zuma #ZumapressCom #zwire

https://www.europesays.com/lu-fr/4442/ Attendu à Xhoris, Jordan Michel rejoindra finalement à Sprimont: « Je pense que j’évoluerai plus en un an à Sprimont qu’en cinq ans à Mormont » #20210809_francis_028Jpg #20210809_zaa_s197_220Jpg #airlines #airplanes #airport #andalusia #british #brussels #costa #del #Luxembourg #malaga #off #plane #planes #press #skytrax #sol #spain #take #tourism #tourist #travel #zagency #zlast24 #zselect #zuma #ZumapressCom #zwire

As a young man I was both a world traveler and a "clothes-horse." Now I'm neither. I sure loved that Pierre Cardin blazer. Easter morning in Nashville, Tennessee. 1977. #travel #traveling #traveler #loveoftravel #visiting #holiday #vacation #easter #nashville #tennessee #easterfinery #eastermorning #oestre #scarrittcollege #clotheshorse #clotheslover #fashionista #pierrecardin #1970s #flying #flight #airplanes #cars #trains #integration #equality #friends #goodfriends #friendship

📸 High tension intersection

1957 American Airlines Advertisement
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N90708 - DC-6
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#aviation #airplanes #avgeek #planes #postcards #postcard #travel #planespotting #AmericanAirlines #1950sAdvertising #VintageAd #AviationHistory #MidCenturyModern #GoldenAgeOfFlight #FlagshipService #ObservationDeck #ClassicAirliners #TravelHistory #VintageAviationArt #PostwarEra #AirportScene

Airport Terminal Building Daytona Beach Florida Postcard
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#Airport #DaytonaBeach #Florida #aviation #airplanes #avgeek #planes #postcards #postcard #travel #planespotting #aviación #aviacion #avión #avion #Luftfahrt #Flugzeuge

Pan Am Boeing 747-212B Postcard
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N730PA - Clipper Gem of the Ocean
Photo was by the late great Jon Proctor.
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#aviation #avgeek #airplane #airplanes #plane #planes #PanAm #PanAmerican #b747 #Boeing #postcard

As the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues unabated, Andy Storey uncovers the EU’s imperial fingerprints all over the economic and political relations in the region: https://rebelnews.ie/2025/02/22/democratic-republic-of-the-congo-the-ghost-of-roger-casement-is-beating-at-the-door/

#coltan #electronics #computers #rareEarth #rareEarths #rareMetals #extraction #extractivism #mining #mines #Congo #CongoKinshasa #m23 #DRC #Rwanda #colombite #tantalite #condensators #phones #mobile #reactors #airplanes #aircraft #trafficking #Europe #EuropeanUnion #EU

Zweckentfremdung
#art #artsy #artists #artist #independentartist #independentartists #loveart #avgeek #aviation #aviationgeek #aircraft #aircrafts #airplane #airplanes #paintedairplane #model
#aviationlovers #aircraftmodels

1960 Convair B-58 Hustler and Convair Atlas
ICBM advertisement.
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#ICBM #Convair #B58 #Advertisement #Aviation #Missiles #AirForce #DeltaWing #Military #AVGeek #Airplanes #Planes #FighterJet #bomber

Trans World Airlines Martin 2-0-2A Skyliner San Francisco Postcard
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#twa #transworldairlines #martin202 #avgeek #aviation #airplanes #planes #postcard #travel

Happy Holidays from TWA.
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1952 TWA Christmas Card
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#twa #TransWorldAirlines #Christmas #Postcard #Aviation #Avgeek #Airplanes #artwork #fediart

Lockheed-Martin X-35B #photography #airandspace #aircraft #airplanes #avgeek #aviationphotography #boeingx32 #f35lightningii #jointstrikefighterprogram #lockheedmartin #planes #x35 #conceptdemonstratoraircraft #highlight #winner (Flickr 08.07.2016) https://www.flickr.com/photos/7489441@N06/28025870860

Goodnight from Tucson.
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1963 Tucson International Airport Postcard.
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#Tucson #Airports #Sunsets #Aviation #Avgeek #Airplanes #Planes #Postcards #Epehemera #oldpostcards #Arizona

Cathay Pacific L-1011 TriStar Interior Postcard
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#CathayPacific #L1011 #Tristar #CabinCrew #CrewLife #aviation #airplanes #avgeek #planes #postcards #postcard #travel #planespotting #ftcco #aviación #aviacion #avión #avion #Luftfahrt #Flugzeuge

TWA 707 Takeoff Postcard
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#B707 #twa #TransworldAirlines #Postcard #aviation #avgeek #airplanes #planes

1969 Pan American 707 Postcard
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N715PA
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#PanAmerican #B707 #aviation #airplanes #avgeek #planes #postcards #postcard #travel #planespotting #panam

I have reason to be in Corvallis, Oregon next week for five hours, so I booked a (re)Discovery flight in a Cessna 172 at Corvallis Aero Service.

WX might be iffy for the day I am going to be there, but it ought to be fun to see how much rust has developed since I last flew as PIC in 2016.

And yes, I will be practicing on my #XPlane #flightsim in the 172SP both steam and G1000 panel to get the feel for the plane again.

#avgeeks #aviation #airplanes #flying #Cessna #172 #Skyhawk #aircraft

BAC/Aerospatiale Concorde #photography #2003 #airandspace #aircraft #airplane #airplanes #avgeek #aviationphotography #concorde #planes #commercial #flight #highlight #jet #kmh #mph #retired #speed #supersonic (Flickr 08.07.2016) https://www.flickr.com/photos/7489441@N06/27575324524

Now that I had my fun earlier today with the “Trump Asleep in a Courtroom” prompt on https://deepai.org, I thought I’d give it a real test using my usual “Jesus Flying a Cessna Airplane” prompt.

It failed hilariously. Who can possible think this garbage technology is ready for prime time?

#avgeeks #aviation #airplanes #pilotlife #flying #Cessna #172 #Skyhawk #aircraft

1944 American Airlines Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express Advertisement
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#AmericanAirlines #c87 #Liberator #aviation #airplanes #avgeek #planes #ftcco #postcards #postcard #travel #planespotting #aviación #aviacion #avión #avion #Luftfahrt #Flugzeuge

Boeing B-52B Stratofortress 52-0005 #photography #airplanes #avgeek #aviation #wingsovertherockies #highlight #wingsmuseum #b52 #bomber #aircraft #usairforce #strategicaircommand #aircombatcommand #airforceglobalstrikecommand #airforcereservecommand #airforcematerielcommand #nasa #fairchildafb #unitedstatesairforceacademy (Flickr 05.06.2017) https://www.flickr.com/photos/7489441@N06/35005325062

Went to update my Adobe Creative Cloud and found their attempt at AI, something I did not know about called Firefly.

Did my usual test phrase of “Jesus Flying a Cessna Airplane” and yep, it failed miserably. If Adobe can’t get this right, maybe AI image generators are just a joke.

#avgeeks #aviation #airplanes #pilotlife #flying #Cessna #172 #Skyhawk #aircraft

#MalaysiaAviationGroup (#MAG) posted its first ever net profit in 2023, reporting RM766 million net profit after tax and interest (NIAT)

MAG, parent of Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB), was established in 2015 after #MalaysiaAirlines' fifth turnaround plan

MAG's #passenger traffic and capacity increased by 47% and 61% respectively

Read more: https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2024/03/1028588/malaysia-aviation-group-posts-first-ever-annual-net-profit

#MH #airline #airlines #passengers #MalaysiaAviation #airplane #aeroplane #aircraft #airplanes #aeroplanes #aircrafts

Wildlife struggle in an increasingly noisy world

by William F. Laurance
September 21, 2015

"We live on an ever more-populous planet, pulsating with human-generated noises of every description. The most ubiquitous noise-making structures we produce are #traffic-laden roads (Fig. 1), which already criss-cross much of the Earth and are projected to increase in length by some 25 million km by midcentury: enough to encircle the planet more than 600 times. For wildlife, the challenges of living in a world increasingly swamped by such infrastructures are only going to worsen.

[...] "The notion that road noises can disrupt the foraging behavior of birds was bolstered by a laboratory experiment on white-crowned sparrows, one of the more common migrators that suffered lower body condition near the phantom road. In the laboratory, birds exposed to increasingly intense road noises (55 and 61 dB) spent progressively more time being vigilant (raising their heads and looking around) and less time feeding than did birds without road noise (32 dB). Moreover, the authors (9) found no evidence that the sparrows habituated to simulated road noises, suggesting that learning to ignore certain noises is too risky a strategy when one is migrating through a potentially predator-rich environment. Other conceivable explanations for the authors’ findings (such as a possible reduction in insect prey in noisy places) seem less compelling, given that they found that both fruit- and insect-eating birds were negatively affected by road noise.

"The phantom-road study by Ware et al. (9) suggests that the rapidly expanding footprint of roads and other infrastructure across the planet might be invisibly degrading habitat quality for #NoiseSensitive species. Notably, there is no reason to presume that these findings would be confined only to conventional road systems. For example, might sensitive marine species, such as #echolocating cetaceans and migratory fish, avoid noisy regions, such as high-volume #ShippingLanes or areas where #NavalVessels regularly pierce the oceans with high-intensity sonar? Could #echolocating bats be distressed by roaring #airplanes or even by the steady whine of #WindFarms or other infrastructure? For that matter, might even hiking trails frequented by quiet ecotourists or researchers reduce local wildlife activity, as has been observed in protected areas in California and Sumatra, Indonesia?

"Another intriguing possibility is that species that use #lowfrequency #infrasound for long-distance communication—such as #elephants and #cassowaries —might be especially vulnerable to road noises. Low-frequency sounds travel further than do those at higher frequencies and are less likely to be blocked by vegetation and other obstacles.

"For species that use infrasound, the halo effects around roads could potentially be enormous in extent. This seems broadly consistent with the observation that bird species that produce low-frequency calls show stronger avoidance of roads than do those that call at higher frequencies.

"Despite the intriguing implications of the Ware et al. study, it is apparent that vehicle noise is not the only thing that can induce wildlife to avoid roads. In the Amazon rainforest, for example, even narrow dirt roads with very little traffic (<five vehicle passes per day) can markedly reduce the local abundance (17) and road-crossing movements (18) of some understory bird species. Even more dramatically, wider clearings (∼200 m), such as those typical of major #highways, can completely halt the movements of strongly #forest-dependent species, preventing experimentally translocated birds from returning to their territories and lifelong mates."

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1516050112

#NoisePollution #Highways #GorhamConnector #GorhamSpur #SaveTheForest #Maine #AnthropogenicNoise

#Penang International Airport (#PIA) is poised to become the second biggest #airport in the country with a RM1.5bil expansion project to be completed in 2028

With the expansion, PIA will be able to take 28 #planes at any one time with an additional six parking bays and six remote parking bays

The new design will nearly double PIA’s annual handling capacity of 6.5 MPPA now to 12 MPPA

Read more: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/03/14/tender-out-for-penangs-airports-rm15bil-expansion-project

#airplane #aeroplane #aircraft #airplanes #aeroplanes #aircrafts

For 70 years, SJK (C) Chung Shan #school has stood right next to the #Penang International #Airport (#PIA), against the backdrop of #airplanes landing and taking off

All that is about to come to an end as the school will soon be relocated to a new site to make the way for the airport expansion project

The airport staff quarters near the airport car park will also have to make way for the #expansion

Read more: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/03/14/73-year-old-school-makes-way-for-expansion

#PEN #airplane #aeroplane #aeroplanes #aircraft #aircrafts

Lockheed-Martin X-35B #photography #airandspace #aircraft #airplanes #avgeek #aviationphotography #boeingx32 #f35lightningii #jointstrikefighterprogram #lockheedmartin #planes #x35 #conceptdemonstratoraircraft #highlight #winner (Flickr 08.07.2016) https://www.flickr.com/photos/7489441@N06/28025870860

#AirAsia has converted 36 of its #A321neo (new engine option) orders to #A321LR (long-range) as it aims to merge its #shorthaul and #longhaul divisions into one global network

The decision to change aircraft type is so that AirAsia could have more flying range to connect the #SoutheastAsia region to Africa, Europe and America

Read more: https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2024/02/1016602/airasia-converts-36-its-a321neo-orders-a321lrs-awaits-bursas-nod

#aircraft #aircrafts #airline #airlines #airplane #airplanes #aeroplane #aeroplanes #aerocraft #aerocrafts #flights #flight #Malaysia

Air Berlin 737-3yo Postcard
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N67AB
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#AirBerlin #B737 #aviation #airplanes #avgeek #planes #ftcco #postcards #postcard #travel #planespotting #aviación #aviacion #avión #avion #Luftfahrt #Flugzeuge

After several days of trying to fly the Cirrus SF50 jet in my #XPlane #flightsim, there just seems to be a number of glitches. Twice tonight while trying to fly KHND (Henderson in Vega$) to KASE (Aspen), the program abruptly quit in the same spot. The other night, while normally burning 100GPH of fuel, it was burning 350GPH.

So while it is far less speedy, the Laminar #Cessna 172 #Skyhawk continues to be fully rock solid, so that’ll be my ride for a while.

#avgeeks #aviation #airplanes

airberlin's Airbus A320 D-ABFG climbing out of Düsseldorf on Oct 27, 2017, the last day of airberlin's operation as a carrier #A320 #Airberlin #Airbus #Airplanes #Avgeek #Aviation #DUS #Düsseldorf #instaplane #Planes #photography (Instagram 17.01.2018)