Great shots.

I have seen that Bahrain 727 a few times at Heathrow over the past couple of years.

Saha Air of Iran appear to still be operating a handful of 707s.

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?airlinesearch=Saha%20Air&distinct_entry=true

Nice shots all.

The first of my shots was taken earlier this year just outside Orlando, Florida. The second was taken towards the end of last year at Key West, Florida. The third was taken in Malta in 2008.

Excellent shots. My favourite is line-up of Tu-154s towards the end. 🙂

A6-EDL? How many of these things do Emirates have?! 😮

Great shots!

Super shots, with some really nice, vibrant colours! I like the lighting on the SAS 737-800.

A good reason to make such licenses public is that charter company customers might want to check on the people flying them

Hmm… I’m not sure I agree with that either!

Do you ever jump into the back of a taxi and ask the taxi driver if you can see his driving licence before he takes you anywhere? Similarly, do you ask to see the licences of the pilots flying you away on your holidays? Of course you don’t!

As a passenger on any flight, whether with an airline such as a British Airways or on a chartered business jet, you need not worry about the qualifications of those flying the aircraft. Sufficient checks are in place to ensure that only qualified pilots make it to the flight deck.

As has already been said, if you have doubts as to the legitimacy of a pilot, then you should contact the Civil Aviation Authority or the police.

Dont really see the problem , pilots have to be licenced so would make sence to have a database of it.

Yes, it does make sense to have a database of every pilot in the UK, but such a system already exists, and the Civil Aviation Authority knows who can legally fly in this country. Is there a need for it to be made public and abused though? I don’t think so. What about licences for car drivers? Should the DVLA provide access to a database of drivers in the UK, complete with their addresses? No.

If you hold a licence, I can think of only flying schools, employers and the CAA who might need to know that you are permitted to fly. Of course, that list could be added to, but the point I am trying to make is that the general public do not need access to such a database, especially if it is going to be abused. The member who started this thread stated that he wanted to use a database to check up on somebody he believes is lying – hardly appropriate use of such a service!

Data protection laws prohibit personal information being transferred overseas “without adequate protection”. Publishing such information online, which can be accessed as easily as the FAA database, would surely contravene these rules?