Saturday, June 1, 2013

Shot of the day quiz


I'm starting off the month of June with a bit of a puzzler. There's nothing wrong with this picture, but there is something noteworthy about it. What's special about this picture?

24 comments:

  1. There are three A340's in this photo, so maybe that's noteworthy?

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  2. 1) 3 A340s in one shot & 2)Last flight(s) of the Singapore A345 to LAX

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  3. The SQ A345 will be retired soon?

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  4. Hi from Singapore. Has it got to do with the singapore, swiss and lufthasa all being A340s?

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  5. Other than there being 3 Airbus A340's, I have nothing.

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  6. Maybe an A343, A345 and an A346?

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  7. Singapore air retires the a340-500 series? With that move the ultra-long non-stop will disappear. I think the SIN-EWR was the longest flight offered and LAX-SIN second longest. I read the end date was to be OCT but I spoke to a friend who flies the route often and she mentioned it was ending at the end of May.

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  8. Not sure but it is it the fact that there are 3 A340's in the shot

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  9. The 340's from those carriers will be discontinued and replaced with other metal from each carrier....

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  10. They've named a gate after you!

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  11. LAX is the only place in the world where you'll currently see LX, LH and SQ A340's in one place (and SQ will cease their A340 service this fall)?

    Greg

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  12. Is that the last nonstop Singapore flight at the gate?

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  13. Everybody's flying A340s? (except AA)

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  14. Maybe the fact that there are 3 different A340 variants in the same picture?

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  15. Is it the LH A340? I believe they usually have a 744 or 748 at LAX.

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  16. There are 3 Star Alliance A340s in this picutre. Perhaps LAX is the only airport where you would find this combination?

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  17. This is a picture of 3 different a340 versions. Swiss is an A340-300, Singapore is a a340-500 and the Lufthansa is a a340-600 series.

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  18. Other than seeing three different versions of the Airbus A340, I see nothing noteworthy on this pic. Soon, the A-340-500 will disappear from LAX when Singapore Airlines ( flying the A340-500 ) will end non-stop flights SQ37/SQ38.
    I think Swiss International is planning to retire the A340-300 after ordering Boeing 777-300ERs.
    Lufthansa A340-600s will be in service for quite a while to come, judging from previous fleet decisions of that company. Of course, it is possible LH sends other long-range aircraft, like the A380 or the 747-8i, to LAX.
    At T4, on this side, A 767-300ER with winglets. On the far side, right to left, a 777 ( presumably a -200ER, judging from the 'old' paint scheme).
    The tail in front of the Swiss belongs to a 737, we can just make out the dorsal fin. To its right, that winglet probably belongs to another 767.
    I just noticed the wingtip to the left of the 777 ( right from our point of view). Does American still fly MD-80s to LAX? I think no regional jet uses this terminal.
    --Filip

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  19. Was this taken on June 1st? If so, that SWR A343 was boarding next to me as I boarded SWR038 to SFO.

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  20. NICE!!! 3 Airbus A340s representing all three A340 types, posted at 3:40pm.

    -Jay, O'HareAviation
    youtube.com/user/ohareaviation

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  21. All three variants of the A340 in one shot - Swiss A340-300, Singapore A340-500 and Lufthansa A340-600.

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  22. Three of the same type Airbus aircraft belonging to three different airlines.

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  23. The Swiss A343 does not have engine logos/markings, which is relatively abnormal for LX... usually they opt for the rectangular version of their logo on the engine cowlings.

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