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Gorgeous photograph this one, featuring a Boeing 747 operated by Thai Airways International at Phuket airport in Thailand. The picture was taken by AirSpace contributor ApisitiJ. Flightglobal's Ascend database records the airline as operating 16 of the passenger jets, with a further two converted to freighters.

Another great picture from AirSpace regular Hounddogone, this time of an Emirates Airbus A380 on a damp take-off roll at London Heathrow.

Turboprops are never going to get as much love as other aircraft types. They lack the scale of an A380, the excitement of a jet fighter or the potential for battery-induced blazes of a 787. Nonetheless, this picture from ATR of the first delivery of an ATR 72-600 to Myanmar's Air KBZ may go someway to redressing that balance.

To accompany this lovely picture posted on our AirSpace gallery, here's the accompanying caption from contributor EnoAeroPics: "The sun finally broke through in the late afternoon of 7 November 2012 when Boeing 747-406BC c/n 30455 (l/n 1302) PH-BFY "City of Johannesburg" of KLM lifted off runway 06-24 at Schiphol Amsterdam airport. The aircraft first flew on 30 March 2002 as N6005C and  was delivered to KLM on 10 April 2002." More of their images here.

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Much as the title suggests, this shot, posted by user hounddogone on our AirSpace forum, shows an Airbus A380 operated by Singapore Airlines on approach to London Heathrow. The carrier is celebrating five years of A380 service this year.

Hounddogone on flightglobal/AirSpace

Lovely, lovely, lovely. Gorgeous light on this shot of a British Airways Boeing 747-400 departing from Heathrow from AirSpace user Hounddogone. Shows the great, gross beast to superb effect.

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With low-cost carrier BMIbaby undertaking its last flight on Sunday, its fleet has now been moved to Norwich airport before the aircraft head off to their next destination. Thanks to former BMIbaby Captain Chris Wakes for the image.

Credit: Chris Wakes

Seems like only yesterday that Spanair was a vibrant, profitable airline, now sadly consigned to aviation's scrapheap. However, this 2006 shot of a Boeing MD-83 from user Martin Needham was just posted on Flight's AirSpace gallery to remind us of its glory days.

Credit: M_Needham gallery on Flightglobal/AirSpace

It may posess an eye-watering colourscheme and use the most contrived acronym ever, but this Airbus A320 belonging to Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation looks striking against the green foreground as it comes in to land at Osaka. 

Credit: Rex Features

AirSpace user Flightstar posted this shot of a Lufthansa Regional Embraer 190 climbing steeply out of London City airport.

Credit: Flightstar gallery on flightglobal/AirSpace