Originally delivered to ANA as a passenger aircraft in 1997; BCF conversion completed at Paya Lebar late 11.10

A 14-year old 767 blasts off from runway 34R as another container vessel makes its way out of Tokyo Bay

Perhaps I should have asked my daughter Samantha, but apparently this was advertising a Japanese fashion company known particularly for handbags

One of eight 737s at the time with this colourful carrier founded in 2002, most with appropriate registrations like this

The viewing decks at Japanese airports have a great reputation among photographers and Haneda did not disappoint. Skymark was a low-cost carrier with 18 737s at this time. In February 2011, they became the first airline in Japan to order the A380 which they intended to use on long-haul routes to Europe and the USA, but the carrier declared bankruptcy in 2015 so these were cancelled while 767s and A330s were sold. Skymark continued flying after restructure with 737s only