FABIAN MATZ – PLANESPOTAIR – AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHY

Welcome to the collection of precision-driven aviation photography.

Fabian Matz – Planespotair focuses on structured and technically exact perspectives: exclusive imagery captured from active runways, perfectly aligned frontal views of a wide range of aircraft types, and detailed visual views of modern cargo aircraft. Explore aviation from a perspective defined by symmetry and accuracy.

A large Airbus BelugaXL cargo aeroplane with the number 5 on its tail is taking off into a cloudy sky. The aeroplane features a distinctive, bulbous fuselage and blue and white livery.

A clear runway 26 with white markings stretches into the distance, surrounded by green grass, hills, and a blue sky with scattered clouds. The number 26 is visible at the start of the runway at Flugplatz Wangen-Lachen.

A straight view down the runway of Emmen Airport marked with numerous black tyre marks, surrounded by green grass and distant buildings under a clear blue sky.

A DHL Airbus A300 freighter aircraft flies high in the sky, leaving white contrails behind as it moves through scattered clouds against a blue background.

A Cargolux Boeing 747 freighter with undercarriage down is approaching the runway 15/33 at EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg for landing, with buildings, industrial structures, and hills visible in the background under a clear blue sky.

A Qatar Cargo Boeing 777F airplane is taxiing on the tarmac in front of the EuroAirport terminal, with a control tower and hills visible in the background on a clear day.

A back view of a large BelugaXL cargo aircraft taxiing on a runway, with its engines running and light mist trailing behind the wheels. Trees and buildings are visible in the background under a cloudy sky.

A white Embraer Legacy 600 business jet is taxiing at Zurich Airport, facing directly toward the camera, with airport buildings and a cloudy sky in the background.

An Emirates Airbus A380 aircraft lifts off the runway during take-off at Zurich Airport, with terminal buildings and other aircraft visible in the background on a cloudy day.

A Silk Way Airlines cargo plane is taxiing near a KLM passenger jet on a wet taxiway at Amsterdam Schiphol airport, with overcast skies and airport buildings in the background.

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A front view of a large BelugaXL cargo aircraft taxiing on a runway, with its engines running and light mist trailing behind the wheels. Trees and buildings are visible in the background under a cloudy sky.

Airbus BelugaXL

Flying cargo whales

Several white private jets are parked in a row on the tarmac at Zurich Airport during WEF 2025, with grass in the foreground and a hazy sky in the background.

WEF 2025

Exclusive aircrafts and business jets at Zurich Airport ZRH/LSZH

A Cargolux Boeing 747 cargo plane is taxiing to the runway 15/33 at EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg with control tower and terminal building in the background and tall grass in the foreground.

FREIGHTER AIRCRAFTS

The aircrafts without windows for passengers

An Emirates Airbus A380 aircraft takes off from the runway 16/34 at Zurich Airport on a foggy day, with its undercarriage extended. Other aeroplanes and airport buildings are visible in the background.

PASSENGER AIRCRAFTS

Commercial aircrafts

A white Embraer Legacy 600 business jet is taxiing at Zurich Airport, facing directly toward the camera, with airport buildings and a cloudy sky in the background.

BUSINESS JETS

Business, private, VIP, …

A straight view down the runway of Emmen Airport marked with numerous black tyre marks, surrounded by green grass and distant buildings under a clear blue sky.

RUNWAYS

Large stripes on the Earth's surface

An empty airport apron on a foggy day, with red and white lines on the tarmac and trees visible in the background under an overcast sky.

APRON

The largest letters, numbers and longest lines on the ground

A DHL Airbus A300 freighter aircraft flies high in the sky, leaving white contrails behind as it moves through scattered clouds against a blue background.

AIRSPACE

Where planes meet clouds

A yellow and blue rescue helicopter is parked on a helipad at sunset, with sunlight shining through its tail. Another helicopter and a building are visible in the background. Contrails streak across the sky.

HELICOPTERS

vertical and rotating movements