FABIAN MATZ – PLANESPOTAIR – AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHY

Emirates

Airbus A380-861

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Cavok Air

Antonov An-12BP

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SWISS

Airbus A350-900 – HB-IFA

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WEF 2026

Zurich Airport – ZRH/LSZH

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RUNWAYS

Large stripes on the Earth’s surface

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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.

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About

Fabian Matz (Basel, Switzerland) is an aviation photographer with a sensitive eye that goes beyond the viewfinder.

WEF 2026: Exclusive Aircraft at Zurich Airport

A yellow raised lighted yellow cross is parked on the temporarily closed runway 15/33 at EuroAirport during renovation work, surrounded by orange traffic cones. The sky is blue with a few clouds; hills can be seen in the background, and several workers are visible near the temporarily closed runway.

EuroAirport: refurbishment of runway 15/33

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: The Flying Cargo Whales

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

FREIGHTERS: Aircraft without passenger windows

A private jet is taxiing on the apron at Zurich Airport at sunrise. The background is hazy with light fog, and silhouettes of trees and other aeroplanes are visible in the distance.

Jets for business and VIPs

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

Zurich Airport apron with ground support vehicles, including a mobile stairway and equipment trolleys, under a tall light pole. Fog partially obscures the distant background with aeroplanes and trees visible.

APRON: Where order is created with lines and letters

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 aircraft meet the clouds

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: the longest strips on earth

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.

PASSENGER AIRCRAFT: Narrow- vs. Wide-Body

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 aircraft and business jets at Zurich Airport