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  • A United Airlines ramp agent stands in the terminal building of Chicago O'Hare airport before continuing his airside shift, dispatching and communicating with his operational airline colleagues. The man stands with hands in pockets wearing his company issue fluorescent safety jacket with reflective materials important on the ramp, in the company of dangerous vehicles and running aircraft engines. Ensuring the smooth arrival and departures of flights across America and the rest of the world, he is a key member of the airline at its O'Hare hub. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903. .
    aviation_corbis55-10-11-2000.jpg
  • Aerial view (from control tower) of airport ramp marshal at London Heathrow airport.
    adie_dolan_atc81-03-06-2014.jpg
  • Aerial view (from control tower) of airport ramp marshal at London Heathrow airport.
    adie_dolan_atc80-03-06-2014.jpg
  • A young woman lies in shallow water after slipping on a boating ramp in Beccles Quay, on 13th August 2020, in Beccles, Suffolk, England.
    beccles_quay04-13-08-2020.jpg
  • A young woman lies in shallow water after slipping on a boating ramp in Beccles Quay, on 13th August 2020, in Beccles, Suffolk, England.
    beccles_quay03-13-08-2020.jpg
  • A Bahraini  baggage-handler employed by SABTCO pauses during his shift at Bahrain International airport. Having loaded luggage he is also about to put a cargo of fresh fruits on the conveyor belt and into the hold of an Egyptair Airbus. A colleague walks up the ramp towards the fuselage before the freight goes in before its imminent departure for Cairo, across the Mediterranean. It is another hot day in this Gulf State, a key hub airport in the region, providing a gateway to the Northern Gulf. The airport is the home for Gulf Air which provides 52% of overall movements and is also the half-way point between Western Europe and Asian destinations such as Hong Kong and Beijing. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first powered flight, 1903..
    bahrain_airport03-21-04-2001.jpg
  • Loadmaster and raised ramp on a Lockheed Martin-built C-130J Hercules airlifter. Externally similar to the classic Hercules in general appearance, the J model sports considerably updated technology. These differences include new Rolls-Royce AE 2100 D3 turboprops with Dowty R391 composite scimitar propellers, digital avionics (including Head-Up Displays (HUDs) for each pilot). During more than 50 years of service the Hercules family has the longest continuous production run of any military aircraft in history. Strategic, automated low-level airdrops keep 60 road transport vehicles and up to 120 supple troops off hostile roads using only three flight crew.
    farnborough_airshow31-21-07-2010.jpg
  • Loadmaster and raised ramp on a Lockheed Martin-built C-130J Hercules airlifter. Externally similar to the classic Hercules in general appearance, the J model sports considerably updated technology. These differences include new Rolls-Royce AE 2100 D3 turboprops with Dowty R391 composite scimitar propellers, digital avionics (including Head-Up Displays (HUDs) for each pilot). During more than 50 years of service the Hercules family has the longest continuous production run of any military aircraft in history. Strategic, automated low-level airdrops keep 60 road transport vehicles and up to 120 supple troops off hostile roads using only three flight crew.
    farnborough_airshow30-21-07-2010.jpg
  • Loadmaster and lowered ramp on a Lockheed Martin-built C-130J Hercules airlifter. Externally similar to the classic Hercules in general appearance, the J model sports considerably updated technology. These differences include new Rolls-Royce AE 2100 D3 turboprops with Dowty R391 composite scimitar propellers, digital avionics (including Head-Up Displays (HUDs) for each pilot). During more than 50 years of service the Hercules family has the longest continuous production run of any military aircraft in history. Strategic, automated low-level airdrops keep 60 road transport vehicles and up to 120 supple troops off hostile roads using only three flight crew.
    farnborough_airshow28-21-07-2010.jpg
  • A model from the Alion Couture fashion house takes part in a street parade with horses for the benefit of the media in Kensington, central London UK. We see the lower section of a horse ramp and another horse is in the background. Seen from a low angle, both the horses hoof and her foot in red high heel shoes appear to be askew in a postural echo, when two mannerisms or body language are similar.  The light is blue because of the shadow both subjects are in but her shoes and matching short red dress appear vibrant in saturation and hue.
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  • Sailors walk down the gangplank beneath the giant hull of their ship during a tour by the general public on-board the Royal Navy's aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious during a public open-day in Greenwich. Illustrious docked on the river Thames, allowing the tax-paying public to tour its decks before its forthcoming decommisioning. Navy personnel helped with the PR event over the May weekend, historically the home of Britain's naval fleet.
    navy_open_day59-11-05-2013.jpg
  • A sailor walks down the gangplank beneath the giant hull of their ship during a tour by the general public on-board the Royal Navy's aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious during a public open-day in Greenwich. Illustrious docked on the river Thames, allowing the tax-paying public to tour its decks before its forthcoming decommisioning. Navy personnel helped with the PR event over the May weekend, historically the home of Britain's naval fleet.
    navy_open_day52-11-05-2013.jpg
  • High aerial view (from control tower) of Heathrow airport diagonal aviation markings on concrete landscape.
    adie_dolan_atc240-03-06-2014.jpg
  • Aerial view (from control tower) of Virgin Atlantic airliner's wing and engine at London Heathrow airport.
    adie_dolan_atc233-03-06-2014.jpg
  • We look down on the zigzag of passenger jetties that transport air travellers from their aircraft, towards the arrivals concourse in Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. A series of walkways that are covered from above but which have window light to the side are connected to the fuselage of a British Airways 747-400 series airliner that is parked at its gate on the apron of this aviation hub. These jetties are owned by the airport operator, used by British Airways and sponsored by HSBC. Air travellers walk briskly after their long-haul flight either carrying light carry-on bags or towing small cases on wheels. At a cost of £4.3 billion, Terminal 5 has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). ..
    heathrow_airport449-14-07-2009.jpg
  • During the turnround of the British Airways jet aircraft, a refueller checks the safety of heavy fuel nozzles that connect from his bowser truck on the apron at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. He is ensuring the correct plugging of the connections as some 109 tons of Jet A1 aviation fuel flow at a rate of 3,000 litres a minute which is being uplifted into the wing tanks of this Boeing 747-300, a typical quantity of extra fuel for this aeroplane bound for Los Angeles. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). .
    heathrow_airport1589-20-08-2009.jpg
  • On the day that Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre closes before its demolition and redevelopment, 1960s architecture before doors are locked for the final time after 55 years, on 24th September 2020, in south London, England. The much-criticised architecture of the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre was opened in 1965, built on the bomb damaged site of the former Elephant & Castle Estate, originally constructed in 1898. The centre was home to restaurants, clothing retailers, fast food businesses and clubs where south Londoners socialised and met lifelong partners.
    elephant&castle_shopping_centre70-24...jpg
  • On the day that Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre closes before its demolition and redevelopment, 1960s architecture before doors are locked for the final time after 55 years, on 24th September 2020, in south London, England. The much-criticised architecture of the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre was opened in 1965, built on the bomb damaged site of the former Elephant & Castle Estate, originally constructed in 1898. The centre was home to restaurants, clothing retailers, fast food businesses and clubs where south Londoners socialised and met lifelong partners.
    elephant&castle_shopping_centre69-24...jpg
  • On the day that Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre closes before its demolition and redevelopment, 1960s architecture before doors are locked for the final time after 55 years, on 24th September 2020, in south London, England. The much-criticised architecture of the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre was opened in 1965, built on the bomb damaged site of the former Elephant & Castle Estate, originally constructed in 1898. The centre was home to restaurants, clothing retailers, fast food businesses and clubs where south Londoners socialised and met lifelong partners.
    elephant&castle_shopping_centre68-24...jpg
  • Ageing and ramshackle architecture at Elephant and Castle shopping centre, on 29th March, 2018 in London, England.
    elephant_and_castle-14-29-03-2018.jpg
  • Ageing and ramshackle architecture at Elephant and Castle shopping centre, on 29th March, 2018 in London, England.
    elephant_and_castle-09-29-03-2018.jpg
  • Curved walkway at one entrance to the soon to be demolished Shopping Centre (right) at Elephant & Castle, south London.
    elephant_and_castle-16-01-09-2016.jpg
  • The entrance to Minet Library and Archives in the London borough of Lambeth, closing due to council cuts on April 1st 2016.
    minet_library02-01-04-2016.jpg
  • A Clearway sign banning vehicles from parking in front of a typical Alpine barn in Leonhard-St Leonardo, a Dolomites village in south Tyrol, Italy.
    badia_abtei03-16-07-2015.jpg
  • Aerial view (from control tower) of Canadian airliner at London Heathrow airport.
    adie_dolan_atc88-03-06-2014.jpg
  • Aerial view (from control tower) of Delta airliner at London Heathrow airport.
    adie_dolan_atc34-03-06-2014.jpg
  • Aerial view (from control tower) of generic airliner at London Heathrow airport.
    adie_dolan_atc193-03-06-2014.jpg
  • High aerial view (from control tower) of Heathrow airport aviation markings on concrete landscape.
    adie_dolan_atc207-03-06-2014.jpg
  • High aerial view (from control tower) of Heathrow airport aviation markings on concrete landscape.
    adie_dolan_atc73-03-06-2014.jpg
  • High aerial view (from control tower) of Heathrow airport aviation markings on concrete landscape.
    adie_dolan_atc28-03-06-2014.jpg
  • High aerial view (from control tower) of Heathrow airport aviation markings on concrete landscape.
    adie_dolan_atc21-03-06-2014.jpg
  • High aerial view (from control tower) of Heathrow airport aviation markings on concrete landscape.
    adie_dolan_atc20-03-06-2014.jpg
  • Aerial view (from control tower) of Virgin Atlantic airliner's tail at London Heathrow airport.
    adie_dolan_atc236-03-06-2014.jpg
  • Aerial view (from control tower) of Virgin Atlantic airliner's wing and engine at London Heathrow airport.
    adie_dolan_atc228-03-06-2014.jpg
  • Aerial view (from control tower) of generic airliner at London Heathrow airport.
    adie_dolan_atc44-03-06-2014.jpg
  • Aerial view (from control tower) of generic airliner at London Heathrow airport.
    adie_dolan_atc60-03-06-2014.jpg
  • Aerial view (from control tower) of American airliner at London Heathrow airport.
    adie_dolan_atc37-03-06-2014.jpg
  • Aerial view (from control tower) of American airliner at London Heathrow airport.
    adie_dolan_atc198-03-06-2014.jpg
  • Visitors climb stairs from the hangar deck to the upper top deck while touring the hangar deck on-board the Royal Navy's aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious during a public open-day in Greenwich. Illustrious docked on the river Thames, allowing the tax-paying public to tour its decks before its forthcoming decommisioning. Navy personnel helped with the PR event over the May weekend, historically the home of Britain's naval fleet.
    navy_open_day38-11-05-2013.jpg
  • Bahrani baggage-handlers employed by SABTCO load cargo on to a Gulf Air jet at the Gulf state of Bahrain's international airport.
    bahrain_airport05-21-04-2001.jpg
  • A Bahrani baggage-handler employed by SABTCO loads baggage onto a Saudi Airlines McDonnell-Douglas MD90-30 (registered as HZ-APP) on the apron at the Gulf state of Bahrain's international airport.
    bahrain_airport04-21-04-2001.jpg
  • Outside Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5, during the turnround of a British Airways jet aircraft, the refueller's heavy fuel nozzle is plugged into the airfield's underground reservoirs to pump some 109 tons of Jet A1 aviation fuel flowing at a rate of 3,000 litres a minute, to be uplifted into the wing tanks of a Boeing 747-300, a typical quantity of extra fuel for this aeroplane bound for Los Angeles. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
    heathrow_airport1592-20-08-2009.jpg
  • During the turnround of the British Airways jet aircraft, a refueller drags the heavy fuel nozzle from his bowser truck on the apron at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. He is about to plug the connections into the airfield's underground reservoirs from where some 109 tons of Jet A1 aviation fuel flowing at a rate of 3,000 litres a minute will be uplifted into the wing tanks of a Boeing 747-300, a typical quantity of extra fuel for this aeroplane bound for Los Angeles. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). .
    heathrow_airport1582-20-08-2009.jpg
  • With traffic cones arranged to avoid accidents in the darkness, the spinning turbofan blades of a British Airways Boeing jet aircraft are highlighted by the headlights of an airfield vehicle during the airliner's overnight turnaround at Heathrow Airport. The beauty of the engine's cowling and the wing to which it is attached shows the marvel of its engineering, of its magnificent aviation design. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).  Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). .
    heathrow_airport1099-11-08-2009.jpg
  • The main nose wheel of a British Airways airliner is parked on a stand at Heathrow Airport. The identifying names of the Boeing type range such as 777s, 767, 747 and 757s are also stencilled on the apron concrete to allow exact distances for expandable air bridges and other airfield vehicles to connect and service these differing-sized commercial airliners. The pilot has devices inside and outside to gauge the exact spot to break to a standstill though these marks are largely unsighted to them, high up in the cockpit. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). ..
    heathrow_airport1090-11-08-2009.jpg
  • A British Airways security guard patrols beneath fuselage of a Boeing 747 parked on the apron at Heathrow's Terminal 5..
    heathrow_airport1599-20-08-2009.jpg
  • Wing tips and tail from British Airways 747 airliners are almost touching during their turnarounds while on  apron at Heathrow
    heathrow_airport1591-20-08-2009.jpg
  • A close-up detail of a Boeing 747 main nosewheel and landing lights during the aircraft's turnaround at Heathrow Airport.
    heathrow_airport1577-20-08-2009.jpg
  • A close-up detail of a Boeing 747 tyre and main nosewheel during the aircraft's turnaround at Heathrow Airport.
    heathrow_airport1574-20-08-2009.jpg
  • Telescopic window washing pole reaches on to 2nd storey arrivals glass near 747 at Heathrow Airport's T5
    heathrow_airport1129-12-08-2009.jpg
  • Traffic cones guard against night time accidents under a Boeing engine during an airliner's overnight stop at Heathrow Airport
    heathrow_airport1098-11-08-2009.jpg
  • Traffic cones, a Boeing engine and pre-conditioned air duct during an airliner's overnight stop at Heathrow Airport.
    heathrow_airport1096-11-08-2009.jpg
  • Traffic cones, a Boeing engine and pre-conditioned air duct during an airliner's overnight stop at Heathrow Airport.
    heathrow_airport1095-11-08-2009.jpg
  • Overnight landscape of airfield movement area (apron)  equipment at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.
    heathrow_airport1093-11-08-2009.jpg
  • British Airways jetty operator carefully manoeuvres towards arrived BA aircraft door at Heathrow's Terminal 5.  .
    heathrow_airport450-14-07-2009.jpg
  • Wing tips and tails from British Airways 747-400 jet airliners are almost touching during their respective turnrounds while on the apron outside Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 building. A passing aircraft taxies past on the left and the other two planes have wingtip devices increase the lift generated at the wingtip which smooth the airflow across the upper wing near the tip and reduce the lift-induced drag caused by wingtip vortices. This improves lift-to-drag ratio and increases fuel efficiency, in powered aircraft. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). ..
    heathrow_airport1593-20-08-2009.jpg
  • The main nose wheel of a British Airways airliner is parked on a stand at Heathrow Airport. The identifying names of the Boeing type range such as 777s, 767, 747 and 757s are also stencilled on the apron concrete to allow exact distances for expandable air bridges and other airfield vehicles to connect and service these differing-sized commercial airliners. The pilot has devices inside and outside to gauge the exact spot to break to a standstill though these marks are largely unsighted to them, high up in the cockpit. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). ..
    heathrow_airport1570-20-08-2009.jpg
  • Baggage belonging to a British Airways Concorde crew is lined up beneath their aircraft after arriving at Oshkosh Air Venture, the world?s largest air show in Wisconsin USA. Twelve cases match 12 of Concorde's tiny windows and some of the crowd either take shelter from the sun or walk around the supersonic jet in awe of this engineering marvel. Their baggage is lined up beneath the aircraft during its visit to this huge show in Wisconsin, USA. Close to a million populate the mass fly-in over the week, a pilgrimage worshipping all aspects of flight. The event annually generates $85 million in revenue over a 25 mile radius from Oshkosh. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903. .
    aviation_corbis44-27-08-1998.jpg
  • Virgin Chairman Sir Richard Branson performs in front of the media during a publicity launch of Virgin Atlantic's new Airbus A340-600 which is parked behind the business tycoon during the Farnborough Air Show in Hampshire, England. He stands on one leg in a typically eccentric aviation-owner balancing trick. Behind him near the aircraft's nose a Virgin 'babe' echoes his outstretched arms while flying the British Union Jack flag. Farnborough centres its presence on big aerospace business to the tune of $40bn in orders and industry leaders like Branson, Boeing and Airbus parade their brands and announce new orders throughout the week-long display. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903. .
    aviation_corbis26-23-07-2002.jpg
  • On a hot night at Bahrain International Airport, a Boeing airliner is about to be pushed backwards and start its engines. Two airport agents wearing traditional Arab dress stand patiently high up on the air bridge (that joins the aircraft fuselage during its turnaround time), several metres above ground level, ensuring no last-minute problems occur before departure. This Gulf State is, a key hub airport in the region, providing a gateway to the Northern Gulf. The airport is the major hub for Gulf Air which provides 52% of overall movements. It is also the half-way point between Western Europe and Asian destinations such as Hong Kong and Beijing. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903. .
    aviation_corbis08-21-04-2001.jpg
  • A Bahrani aircraft mechanic stands beneath the giant nose wheel assembly of a Being airliner at Bahrain International Airport. Wearing a red headset, he can communicate by cable with the pilots high up in the aircraft's cockpit as a vehicle pushes-back the flying machine onto the taxi-way before starting its engines and departure. It is another hot day in this Gulf State, a key hub airport in the region, providing a gateway to the Northern Gulf. The airport is the major hub for Gulf Air which provides 52% of overall movements. It is also the half-way point between Western Europe and Asian destinations such as Hong Kong and Beijing. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903. .
    aviation_corbis06-21-04-2001.jpg
  • The main nose wheel of an Airbus is parked on a stand at Bahrain International Airport. The names of other Airbuses and Boeing 737 types are also written on the concrete to allow exact distances for expandable air bridges and other airfield vehicles to connect and service these similarly-sized commercial airliners. A key hub airport in this region, providing a gateway to the Northern Gulf, Bahrain is the major hub for Gulf Air which provides 52% of overall movements. It is also the half-way point between Western Europe and Asian destinations such as Hong Kong and Beijing. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903. .
    aviation_corbis05-21-04-2001.jpg
  • An aircraft cleaner from Kathmandu, Nepal, stands in white overalls with his bucket and mop on the tarmac at Bahrain International airport. It is another hot day in this key hub airport in this Gulf region, providing a gateway to the Northern Gulf. The airport is the major hub for Gulf Air which provides 52% of overall movements and is also the half-way point between Western Europe and Asian destinations such as Hong Kong and Beijing. Gulf states also rely on the workforces from south-Asia such as India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh whose wages are often low and harsh living conditions compared to local nationals and tourists who enjoy superior accommodation. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903.  .
    aviation_corbis04-21-04-2001.jpg
  • A Bahrani baggage-handler employed by SABTCO pauses during his shift at Bahrain International airport. Having loaded luggage and cargo into the hold of an Egyptair Airbus, he sits looking hot and tired on the company?s conveyor belt awaiting last-minute additions to the manifest before its imminent departure for Cairo, across the Mediterranean. It is another hot day in this Gulf State, a key hub airport in the region, providing a gateway to the Northern Gulf. The airport is the home for Gulf Air which provides 52% of overall movements and is also the half-way point between Western Europe and Asian destinations such as Hong Kong and Beijing. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903.
    aviation_corbis03-21-04-2001.jpg
  • On the apron of Malé International Airport, Maldives, a Sri Lankan Airlines A340-300 series Airbus prepares for departure
    maldives432-15-11-2007.jpg
  • One a hot November night, a Sri Lankan Airlines A340-300 series Airbus - registration number 4R-ADE - is bathed in high-intensity floodlights on the apron at Malé international airport in the Republic of the Maldives. Surrounded by passenger steps, servicing vehicles for catering and the loading of baggage and air freight in the below-floor holds, the aircraft is readied for its next flight to Colombo, another journey for this aircraft as it travels across the world's air routes.
    maldives434-15-11-2007.jpg
  • Ageing and ramshackle architecture at Elephant and Castle shopping centre, on 29th March, 2018 in London, England.
    elephant_and_castle-15-29-03-2018.jpg
  • The entrance to Minet Library and Archives in the London borough of Lambeth, closing due to council cuts on April 1st 2016.
    minet_library01-01-04-2016.jpg
  • A Clearway sign banning vehicles from parking in front of a typical Alpine barn in Leonhard-St Leonardo, a Dolomites village in south Tyrol, Italy.
    badia_abtei23-17-07-2015.jpg
  • Aerial view (from control tower) of Virgin Atlantic airliner's wing and engine at London Heathrow airport.
    adie_dolan_atc242-03-06-2014.jpg
  • Aerial view (from control tower) of Virgin Atlantic airliner's tail at London Heathrow airport.
    adie_dolan_atc235-03-06-2014.jpg
  • Aerial view (from control tower) of Canadian airliner at London Heathrow airport.
    adie_dolan_atc72-03-06-2014.jpg
  • Swans and Irish locals on the Claddagh, an area close to the centre of Galway city, where the Corrib River meets Galway Bay.
    galway3-31-08-2008.jpg
  • Building supplies offloaded on to pier on Ulva, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Ulva is a privately owned island with a thriving population of approximately 16 people who are involved variously in traditional sheep and cattle farming, fish farming, oyster farming and tourism. There are no tarmac roads on Ulva, so the main form of transport is quad bikes used by all inhabitants, young and old.
    isle_of_mull247-20-11-2011.jpg
  • About to board their Sri Lankan airlines flight to the Maldives, crowds of economy class passengers stand and make an orderly queue when their flight has been called by ground staff at London Heathrow airport England. Lines of people from all nations can be seen reflected in a large window that also overlooks the airport apron where their front-facing Airbus A340-300 aircraft awaits them, its flight-deck crew is seen in the cockpit readying their plane for the long night journey ahead. Catering service trucks are parked alongside the aircraft, loading supplies and all is on schedule from this large intercontinental airport hub to the much smaller island airfield in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the idyllic destination for holidaying Europeans.
    maldives01-10-11-2007.jpg
  • The giant nosewheel of a Boeing 747-400 airliner is parked on the apron area during its overnight turnround at Heathrow Airport. The engineering of this magnificent piece of aviation design is highlighted by the headlights of an airfield vehicle and the tyres sit firmly on the tarmac at an exact parking spot according to the aircraft's length in order for it to be met by air bridges and service trucks. The nose wheel is used for steering the jet when on the ground. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). .
    heathrow_airport1092-11-08-2009.jpg
  • A British Airways security guard patrols beneath fuselage of a Boeing 747 parked on the apron at Heathrow's Terminal 5..
    heathrow_airport1600-20-08-2009.jpg
  • One the apron of Male International Airport, Maldives, a Sri Lankan Airlines A340-300 series Airbus prepares for departure
    maldives431-15-11-2007.jpg
  • About to board their Sri Lankan airlines flight to the Maldives, crowds of economy class passengers stand and make an orderly queue when their flight has been called by ground staff at London Heathrow airport England. Lines of people from all nations can be seen reflected in a large window that also overlooks the airport apron where their front-facing Airbus A340-300 aircraft awaits them, its flight-deck crew is seen in the cockpit readying their plane for the long night journey ahead. Catering service trucks are parked alongside the aircraft, loading supplies and all is on schedule from this large intercontinental airport hub to the much smaller island airfield in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the idyllic destination for holidaying Europeans.
    maldives01-10-11-2007.jpg
  • Londoners walk into Blackfriars Bridge underpass.
    blackfriars_bridge02-18-02-2015.jpg
  • Four barriers positioned to help disabled public negotiate kerbs in Bond Street.
    bond_street_barriers02-04-02-2015.jpg
  • Brutalist underpass architecture at Waterloo, central London.
    waterloo_underpass02-17-08-2015.jpg
  • Aerial view (from control tower) of airport ramp marshal and airliner wing at London Heathrow airport.
    adie_dolan_atc272-03-06-2014.jpg
  • Aerial view (from control tower) of airport ramp marshal and airliner wing at London Heathrow airport.
    adie_dolan_atc274-03-06-2014.jpg
  • Aerial view (from control tower) of airport ramp marshal and airliner wing at London Heathrow airport.
    adie_dolan_atc266-03-06-2014.jpg
  • Aerial view (from control tower) of airport ramp marshal and airliner wing at London Heathrow airport.
    adie_dolan_atc263-03-06-2014.jpg
  • Aerial view (from control tower) of airport ramp marshal and airliner wing at London Heathrow airport. <br />
<br />
From the chapter entitled 'Up in the Air' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2015).
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  • An outdoor set is constructed for the Christian Dior fashion house in London's Bond Street during Vogue's Fashion's Night Out festival in the streets of the West End. Contracted workmen show their backsides wearing high-vis tabard vests put the finishing touches to a raised ramp that a Dior-sponsored taxi cab will be placed upon, complete with fake double-yellow lines. The fake road surface is being laid out as other workmen prepare a Dior street sign and staple parts of the ramp together.
    dior_show6-08-September-2011.jpg
  • An outdoor set is constructed for the Christian Dior fashion house in London's Bond Street during Vogue's Fashion's Night Out festival in the streets of the West End. Contracted workmen wearing high-vis tabard vests put the finishing touches to a raised ramp that a Dior-sponsored taxi cab will be placed upon, complete with fake double-yellow lines. The fake road surface is being laid out as other workmen prepare a Dior street sign and staple parts of the ramp together.
    dior_show2-08-September-2011.jpg
  • An outdoor set is constructed for the Christian Dior fashion house in London's Bond Street during Vogue's Fashion's Night Out festival in the streets of the West End. Contracted workmen wearing high-vis tabard vests put the finishing touches to a raised ramp that a Dior-sponsored taxi cab will be placed upon, complete with fake double-yellow lines. The fake road surface is being laid out as other workmen prepare a Dior street sign and staple parts of the ramp together.
    dior_show5-08-September-2011.jpg
  • An outdoor set is constructed for the Christian Dior fashion house in London's Bond Street during Vogue's Fashion's Night Out festival in the streets of the West End. Contracted workmen wearing high-vis tabard vests put the finishing touches to a raised ramp that a Dior-sponsored taxi cab will be placed upon, complete with fake double-yellow lines. The fake road surface is being laid out as other workmen prepare a Dior street sign and staple parts of the ramp together.
    dior_show1-08-September-2011.jpg
  • As a Dior employee oversees her company's PR event, an outdoor set is constructed for the Christian Dior fashion house in London's Bond Street during Vogue's Fashion's Night Out festival in the streets of the West End. A contracted workman wearing high-vis tabard vests put the finishing touches to a raised ramp that a Dior-sponsored taxi cab will be placed upon, complete with fake double-yellow lines. The fake road surface has been laid out after other workmen prepared a Dior street sign and staple parts of the ramp together.
    dior_show10-08-September-2011.jpg
  • Corporal Chris Ward, one of the photographers belonging to the elite 'Red Arrows', Britain's prestigious Royal Air Force aerobatic team, reads a novel while wrapped up in sleeping bag and hammock aboard a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft during a two-day journey from RAF Scampton to RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus. Corporal Ward has established for himself a comfortable nest in the rear section at the loading ramp. The interior is basic with sharp corners but the walls are padded.  Ward wears a heavy camouflaged coat to counteract the cold and ear-plugs from the droning engines. The Red Arrows pilots fly their Hawk jet aircraft to air shows but on long journeys requiring the support of ground crew borrow RAF transporters that fly behind the main airborne squadron shipping 10 tons of spares and personal effects for their six-week winter training stay.. .
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  • Awkwardly, carrying their giant rubber rings by wrapping their left hands over the top curves, three kids make their way tentatively down a ramp of concrete to a poolside ride called River Run.
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  • High up in the picture, two employees (one in traditional Arab clothes, the other in western dress) of Bahrain International Airport stand on the edge of a passenger 'air bridge' to oversee the departure of an airliner at Bahrain International Airport as it is pushed back by an unseen airport vehicle. It is night time and the ramp (or aircraft parking tarmac) is illuminated by yellow artificial light with the bridge itself, lit my overhead fluorescent tubes that give a blue-green tint above the mens' heads who watch the nose of a departing airliner. It is slowly taken backwards on its way to the runway take-off  position with its passengers on-board. We see only the fuselage, wings and part of its engine cowlings but not the undercarriage wheels, nor the ground itself. The men look as if they are floating in mid-air, being disembodied from the rest of the airfield's equipment.
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  • Shipbuilders manhandle heavy piping up a ramp of stairs as another worker's sparks from welding falls below on the hull of a large German ferry at the Polish Gdansk shipyard - once known as the Lenin Shipyard but still the largest of its kind in modern Poland. The grimy and hazardous working conditions make for a dangerous environment in which to work. Here in 1980 the union Solidarity (Solidarnosc) was conceived and was partly responsible for a growing dissent against Communist rule, ultimately contributing towards the fall of the Berlin Wall. Lech Walesa started his political career as an electrical technician here, going on to lead Solidarity and then to become President of a democratic Poland. Today Gdansk is a major industrial city and shipping port.
    RB-0019.jpg
  • A jet airliner climbs away as it takes-off over a traffic ramp at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.
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  • Corporal Chris Ward, one of the photographers belonging to the elite 'Red Arrows', Britain's prestigious Royal Air Force aerobatic team, reads a novel while wrapped up in sleeping bag and hammock aboard a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft during a two-day journey from RAF Scampton to RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus. Corporal Ward has established for himself a comfortable nest in the rear section at the loading ramp. The interior is basic with sharp corners but the walls are padded.  Ward wears a heavy camoulflaged coat to counteract the cold and ear-plugs from the droning engines. The Red Arrows pilots fly their Hawk jet aircraft to air shows but on long journeys requiring the support of ground crew borrow RAF transporters that fly behind the main airborne squadron shipping 10 tons of spares and personal effects for their six-week winter training stay. . .
    Red_Arrows050_RBA.jpg
  • Parked on the apron at Paris Orly Airport, a lone pilot of the French national airline Air France, leans out of his right-hand seat's cockpit window of his Boeing 777-328/ER aircraft (F-GSQT). It is a bright morning at this international hub for Air France and without help from ground staff, the silver-haired gentleman who may be the captain and commander of the aircraft (because of age and seat position) has decided to get on with the job of cleaning his window himself much like a driver wiping away flies from his car windscreen. Here however, this chore being performed approximately six meters off the ground so safety is vital - just as a clear front view for the flight-deck crew before their flight. Attached to the plane is the mobile walkway, the air bridge, that awaits boarding passengers but no 'ramp agent' is below.  .
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  • The Sir Christopher, an SR.N4 Hovercraft arriving at Ramsgate from the French coast. The SR.N4 (Saunders-Roe Nautical 4) hovercraft was a large passenger and vehicle carrying hovercraft  built by the British Hovercraft Corporation  (BHC). Work on the SR.N4 began in 1965 and the first trials took place in early 1968. The SR.N4 was the largest hovercraft built to that date, designed to carry 254 passengers in two cabins besides a two-lane automobile bay which held up to 30 cars. Cars were driven from a bow ramp just forward of the cockpit / wheelhouse.  The SR.N4's operated services across the English Channel between 1968 and 2000, when the Channel Tunnel made their service unprofitable.
    hovercraft_sea-11-05-1990.jpg
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