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see how politely the airplanes wait in line to take-off? They are not pushing or shoving...they just wait patiently...

I operate the B744 for a major Far Eastern airline, and this looks most like it could be one of a number of airports to me.

I have only been to Edinburgh Turnhouse Airport as a passenger, and I have neevr been to Glasgow airport.

But the RBS logo on the airbridge is misleading. It is definitely the Royal Bank of Scotland, not just because of the "RBS", but because of the logo next to it. But the Royal Bank of Scotland is an international business, but its RBS brand is hardly global. I could see RBS advertising under this logo in Europe, but hardly elsewhere.

The legend "B28" on the concrete parapet would indicate that the gate from which the Lufthansa B744 pushes back is gate 28 in Terminal B.

The presence of Lufthansa is not necessarily suggestive of this being a German airport, especially as I see Garuda, Singapore and United Airlines B744's there as well.

Could be Heathrow, but I am trying to figure out why Lufthansa would operate a B744 (an ultra-long range aircraft) to London - only an hour's flight away from Frankfurt?

Furthermore, Heathrow's terminals are numbered (1,2,3,4.etc), rather than lettered (A,B,C,D, etc), but the gates curiously ARE designated by letters AND numbers...so this could be Heathrow, but I just can't remember where the 'B' gates at Heathrow are, as I sit here and type. I have a nasty feeling that the 'B' gates do not accommodate B744's though...

At Frankfurt, the airline for whom I work parks at gates E and F. Interestingly, they do have 'angle-in' gates there, but not at gates E and F. The aircraft park obliquely at the end gates further down the apron from us, at terminals which could well host gates 'B '.

But United Airliens operates B767's and B777's to Frankfurt, and I have not yet seen a United B744 at Frankfurt.

At LAX, the international terminal is the 'Bradley Terminal', which begins with a 'B' you'll notice. But the gates are all numbered over 100, so it should not be LAX!

For my money, this is Frankfurt or Heathrow, but for all that I have operated in and out of both airports for many years, I still can't be sure.

A 'Dark Horse' is Zurich, but if United doesn't operate B744's to Frankfurt, they would be even less likely to do so to Zurich...hell, I don't even know if United serves Zurich at all!

I'll stick with Frankfurt or Heathrow.

it is Heathrow (London), and Lufthansa stop off there on the trans atlantic flights.

Any reason why you had to write a book to tell us nothing?

I'm more inclined to think it's FRA now, rather than LHR.

And if you were bored by what I wrote, why did you bother reading it?

I think it's heathrow...the weathers sh**e so it must be somewhere in Britain, and RBS is on the entrance to most british airports...they have a field of pretty blue lights just outside the entrance to heathrow. Although that said, RBS is also the sponsor of six nations ugby so depending on when this clip is it could be anwhere in britain/ireland /france/italy. It too big to be edinburgh.

Its a 747 not a 744. It's not Glasgow airport and it's definately not Edinburgh (I live in Edinburgh).

A 744 is a 747-400. Try looking it up before you argue it as fact...

he probably flies a boeing 747-400, thus getting the shortened name "744"

"I'ts a 747 not a 744. It's not Glasgow airport and it's definately not Edinburgh (I live in Edinburgh)."

Sorry I just posted this without finding out why you called it a 744. My mistake.

I got your comments as an e-mail, and have replied, via e-mail.

I hadn't seen your posting above when I wrote to you, and became a little frustrated, as I had already explained this matter once!

So, the tone of my e-mail is a little brusque, especially since I had you confused with someone else...so, my apologies for that! Trust that I did not offend excessively...

United being Star alliance does operate a 744 service from LAX. Upon closer inspection there are not one but at least 3 Lufthansa 744's on the loop making this Frankfurt Main beyond any reasonable doubt.

Don't you mean B747? If you fly them then aren't you at least supposed to know the model?! (I.e. Boeing 747-200a)

In his comment below, Brightboy is correct CrkOfDawn, although your comment was passed on to me as an e-mail, and I have replied to it already.

"744" is indeed industry shorhand for the Boeing 747-400 model, although Boeing employs their own in-house designations for each customer, so that each airline purchasing a slightly different specification of the 744 can thus be referred to by the in-house designation.

For example, British Airways is designated by Boeing as Customer No 36, so the BA version of the Boeing 747-400 is referred to by Boeing as a B747-436.

To take the example one step further, the Boeing 777-300's purchased by BA are referred to by Boeing as 777-336's....see where I am going with this? :-)

Anyway, not to worry. At least you read the post thoroughly, and didn't just gloss over it!

Before you criticize someone, try knowing what you're talking about. There's this wonderful little thing called the internet where you can find these things out. And, contrary to popular belief, the internet isn't just a place to find videos of car crashes and big breasts.

The B747-400, an intercontinental plane, is often called a 744. Much easier and quicker to say. A pilot of one would definitely call it that, especially over the radio and when talking with those who actually know something about the subject.

Not 100 percent here as to who actually changed it but I believe the FAA did. We use the acft model/series on the radar tags. There's a bit of performance difference between say a B732 and a B738. Some acft are "heavy" in one series and not in another, like a B752

young Sherlock

it gatwick yess an airport well dun ur cleverrrrrrr

The airport in question is Orbost Australia

This Frankfurt-Main airport.

whaaaa!!! i m australian and damnn i have never heard of a airport with this name orbost ehh... hmmm and if it were oz dont you think you would be seeing at least one australian airline (qantas) .... i think too it is germany

There is town called ORBOST in Australia but it's in country Victoria and the "town" itself only has a population of between 2,000 & 2,500 people so I can't see such a busy airport in in small rural town of that size.
I'm with sunshine1972 - it's either Germany or Austria. Just before the plane closest to screen backs out - you can see the name of the airline LUFTHANSA

This is Flughafen Frankfurt-Main airport.

747 Aircraft travel all around the world. Lufthansa is German but what does that have to do with the Airport?

was simply stating it's not "Orbost - Australia". Anything else, I'm just guessing like everyone else.

It truely is Frankfurt am Main in Germany! I know it for sure because i am working there day by day!

... it's Frankfurt. I recognised it immediately, before I saw your answer.

Firstly, im scottish, i've flown from there countless times.

and secondly, why else would there be a huge "Royal bank of scotland*" logo?

* the "RBS" on the extendable arm

The same reason why a Corona beer commercial would be in a Japan stadium. There is no reason why Lufthansa would use a 747 to go to Scotland. This is Frankfurt Main and RBS struck a sweet deal

i, too, have flown many times from Edinburgh - it's my local airport. I've never seen a Lufthansa 747 there, though, nor a whole line of jumbos coming and going. It's Frankfurt, 100% certain. First time I landed there, I was amazed to see all the RBS adverts. Good to know a Scottish bank is a major international business!

i meant plane not plain haha

rbs is royal bank of scottland..