Dirk Grothe | Aviation Photography

To mark @transavia 's 60th anniversary, the retro A321neo PH-YHD was delivered today from @Airbus Hamburg to Amsterdam. The retro Airbus pays tribute to Transavia’s early years. In June 1966, founder John Block asked designer Thijs Postma to create a distinctive livery for the…

Delivery flight today from @Airbus Hamburg to Abu Dhabi for the first @etihad Airways A321LR A6-LRA after the handover ceremony yesterday... In the background you can see the next two A321 LR for Etihad...

Etihad redefines luxury in the new A321LR The first @etihad Airways A321LR "Long Range" A6-LRA had its handover ceremony today at the @Airbus factory in Hamburg-Finkenwerder. Etihad has 20 LR on order and will receive 10 aircraft already in 2025. Inaugural flight will be on…

The countdown is on. A new bird is joining the family 👀 🛫#Etihad #BeyondBorders 📸 Li: Dirk Grothe

Amazing news from @aegeanairlines : The greek airline invests in two new Airbus A321neo XLR aircraft expected to be delivered in December 2025 and January 2026 for new direct flights to New Delhi in March 2026 and Mumbai in India as of March 2026. The two XLR will have a…

Another special livery by LXM AERO for the @LeavAviation A320 D-ANNE, promoting the @McDonalds campaign "Around the world with Mecces" which is starting today. The aircraft will be in this livery until the end of September. Fotos: (c) by LXM AERO

the first Airbus A321LR for @etihad Airways will be delivered this coming week, A6-LRA had another testflight today at Airbus Hamburg in full livery now...

the beautiful @transavia Airbus A321N PH-YHD in the 60th anniversary retro livery is on its first flight right now - every airline should have one aircraft with a retro livery, right?

delivery flight of the first #A321XLR for @Qantas today at Airbus Hamburg, VH-OGA named "Great Ocean Road" is now on its way to Australia via Bangkok (BKK)...

the Airbus #A321XLR prototype F-WWBZ in @RiyadhAir livery left Hamburg on its way to the @salondubourget Paris Air Show 2025 in LBG this morning...such a beauty!

One of the three #A321XLR prototypes (msn 11058 F-WWBZ) has been painted in @RiyadhAir stunning pearl livery ahead of the upcoming @salondubourget Paris Air Show. Riyadh Air has 60 Airbus A321neo single-aisle aircraft on order together with 72 Boeing 787-9 making it a total of…

after a break of two months, the first @Qantas #A321XLR VH-OGA had its second test-flight today at Airbus Hamburg, entering the final stage of the flight test program prior to delivery...

perfect birthday gift for @wizzair today at @Airbus Hamburg: after celebrating its 21st birthday yesterday, Wizz Air UK received its first of 47 ordered #A321XLR, which is the first XLR delivered to a low-cost airline and the first XLR delivered with the @prattandwhitney PW1100G…

The @globalairlines A380 is on its way to New York! most tracked flight in @flightradar24 currently, the first regular passenger flight of 9H-GLOBL from @GLA_Airport to New York JKF - congrats to Global Airlines for this important milestone and good luck and success on the way…

the beautiful new retro Airbus A321neo for @transavia Holland in the 1960s livery is waiting for its engines at Airbus Hamburg, will be PH-YHD

The @globalairlines A380 9H-GLOBL took a sunbath this morning at @berlinairport on position D15 after its rainy arrival yesterday evening - later a beautiful departure to London Gatwick on runway 24L and now on its way back to Beja where the trip began yesterday...

Arrival of the unique @globalairlines A380 9H-GLOBL as HFM801 from Barcelona today at @berlinairport with CEO @james_asquith on board. Departure is scheduled for tomorrow 1100am as HFM802 to London-Gatwick. The first A380 in service with Global Airlines is operated by Hi Fly…