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Which aircraft is taxiing past you right now? This database collects aircraft types and models from all the major manufacturers – with profiles, identifying features and practical tips on where and when to get them in front of your lens.
465
aircraft types listed
75
manufacturers
10
categories
Airbus
European aircraft manufacturer headquartered in Blagnac near Toulouse: the A220, the A320 family, the A330 and the A350 shape fleets worldwide today, and the A380 is the largest passenger jet in the world.
59 aircraft types →
Boeing
American aircraft manufacturer with more than a hundred years of history: from the 707 and the 747 jumbo jet to the 737, the 777 and the 787 Dreamliner.
91 aircraft types →
Embraer
Brazilian manufacturer based in São José dos Campos, known for the E-Jets, the Phenom and Praetor business jets and the C-390 transport aircraft.
18 aircraft types →
Bombardier
Canadian manufacturer based in Montréal: once the maker of the CRJ regional jets, the Dash 8 and the CSeries, today focused on the Challenger and Global business jets.
18 aircraft types →
De Havilland Canada
Canadian specialist in rugged propeller aircraft: the Beaver, the Twin Otter and the Dash 8 family fly short routes and serve remote airstrips around the globe.
10 aircraft types →
ATR
Joint venture of Airbus and Leonardo based in Toulouse. The ATR 42 and ATR 72 are among the most widespread turboprops in regional service.
7 aircraft types →
Comac
Chinese state-owned aircraft manufacturer based in Shanghai, maker of the ARJ21 regional jet and the C919 narrowbody – still rare, and a real highlight outside Asia.
2 aircraft types →
McDonnell Douglas
American manufacturer of the DC-9, the MD-80 family, the DC-10 and the MD-11. Merged with Boeing in 1997; today the widebody types are seen mainly in cargo service.
16 aircraft types →
Lockheed
Storied American name behind the Constellation, the TriStar and the C-130 Hercules transport. Today part of Lockheed Martin and active mainly in the military sector.
11 aircraft types →
Fokker
Dutch aircraft manufacturer with a long history. The Fokker 50, 70 and 100 were common in European regional service and are rare visitors today.
6 aircraft types →
BAE Systems / Avro
British aerospace and defense group. Spotters know it above all for the four-engine BAe 146 regional jet and its successor, the Avro RJ.
11 aircraft types →
Antonov
Ukrainian manufacturer of transport and cargo aircraft. The An-124 is one of the largest freighters in the world and draws a crowd on every visit.
12 aircraft types →
Sukhoi
Russian manufacturer known for the Su series of fighter aircraft and the Superjet 100 regional jet.
3 aircraft types →
Ilyushin
Russian design bureau behind the Il-62 long-haul jet, the Il-76 transport and the Il-96 widebody.
6 aircraft types →
Tupolev
Russian design bureau with classics such as the Tu-134 and Tu-154 and the Tu-144 supersonic airliner. Hardly ever seen in the West today.
7 aircraft types →
Cessna
American manufacturer based in Wichita, today part of Textron Aviation. The Cessna 172 is the most-produced aircraft in the world, alongside the Caravan and the Citation business jets.
13 aircraft types →
Gulfstream
American manufacturer of long-range business jets based in Savannah, Georgia. Gulfstream jets are a regular part of the general aviation scene at major airports.
9 aircraft types →
Dassault Aviation
French manufacturer of the Falcon business jets and the Mirage and Rafale fighter aircraft.
13 aircraft types →
Pilatus
Swiss manufacturer based in Stans: single-engine turboprops such as the PC-6 Porter and PC-12, the PC series trainers and the PC-24 business jet.
5 aircraft types →
Douglas Aircraft Company
American manufacturer based in Santa Monica, known for the DC series from the DC-2 and DC-3 to the DC-9; merged with McDonnell in 1967 to form McDonnell Douglas.
9 aircraft types →
Saab
Swedish aerospace and defense group, maker of the Saab 340 and Saab 2000 regional turboprops and the Gripen fighter.
5 aircraft types →
Dornier
German aircraft manufacturer based in Friedrichshafen, known for flying boats such as the Do X as well as the Do 228 and the Dornier 328.
6 aircraft types →
Hawker Siddeley
British aviation group, maker of the Trident, the HS 748 and the HS 125; merged into British Aerospace in 1977.
3 aircraft types →
British Aircraft Corporation
British aircraft manufacturer (1960–1977), known for the BAC One-Eleven and as the British partner on Concorde; merged into British Aerospace in 1977.
1 aircraft type →
Aérospatiale/BAC
Franco-British partnership of Aérospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation that produced the Concorde supersonic airliner.
1 aircraft type →
Vickers-Armstrongs
British aircraft manufacturer known for the Viscount and Vanguard turboprops and the VC10 long-haul jet.
3 aircraft types →
de Havilland
British aircraft manufacturer based in Hatfield, maker of the Comet, the world’s first jet airliner, and the Mosquito.
6 aircraft types →
Bristol Aeroplane Company
British aircraft manufacturer based in Filton near Bristol, known for the Britannia long-haul turboprop airliner.
1 aircraft type →
Sud Aviation
French state-owned group, maker of the Caravelle; merged into Aérospatiale in 1970.
1 aircraft type →
Yakovlev
Russian design bureau, maker of the Yak-40 and Yak-42 airliners and numerous sport and training aircraft.
3 aircraft types →
Irkut
Russian aircraft manufacturer within the United Aircraft Corporation, known as the maker of the MC-21 narrowbody.
1 aircraft type →
Mitsubishi Aircraft
Japanese manufacturer of the SpaceJet regional jet (formerly MRJ), whose development was canceled in 2023.
1 aircraft type →
Let Kunovice
Czech aircraft manufacturer based in Kunovice, maker of the L-410 Turbolet commuter turboprop.
1 aircraft type →
Beechcraft
American manufacturer based in Wichita, today part of Textron Aviation, known for the King Air, the Beechcraft 1900 and the Model 18.
7 aircraft types →
Short Brothers
Northern Irish aircraft manufacturer based in Belfast, maker of the Skyvan, the Shorts 330 and the Shorts 360.
3 aircraft types →
Convair
American manufacturer based in San Diego, known for the twin-engine Convair Liners and the CV-880 and CV-990 jets.
4 aircraft types →
Fairchild Swearingen
American manufacturer based in San Antonio, known for the Metro series of commuter aircraft; later tied to Dornier as Fairchild Dornier.
2 aircraft types →
Honda Aircraft Company
Aviation subsidiary of Japan’s Honda group based in Greensboro (USA), maker of the HondaJet business jet.
1 aircraft type →
Piaggio Aerospace
Italian aircraft manufacturer known for the P.180 Avanti, a turboprop business aircraft with pusher propellers.
1 aircraft type →
Daher
French industrial group, maker of the TBM series of single-engine turboprops and the Kodiak.
2 aircraft types →
Transall
Franco-German consortium that developed and built the C-160 Transall military transport.
1 aircraft type →
Xian Aircraft
Chinese aircraft manufacturer within the AVIC group, maker of the MA60 regional turboprop and the Y-20 transport.
1 aircraft type →
Tecnam
Italian manufacturer based in Capua, known for light and training aircraft and the P2012 Traveller commuter aircraft.
2 aircraft types →
Junkers
German aviation pioneer based in Dessau, known for all-metal aircraft such as the F 13 and the Ju 52.
2 aircraft types →
Eurofighter
Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH, based in Hallbergmoos, a consortium of Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo that builds the Eurofighter Typhoon.
1 aircraft type →
Panavia
Panavia Aircraft GmbH, a British-German-Italian consortium and maker of the Tornado multirole combat aircraft.
1 aircraft type →
Lockheed Martin
American defense group formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed and Martin Marietta, maker of the F-35, the F-22 and the C-130J.
2 aircraft types →
General Dynamics
American defense group whose aircraft division in Fort Worth developed the F-16 and the F-111; sold to Lockheed in 1993.
2 aircraft types →
Grumman
American manufacturer of naval aircraft such as the F-14 Tomcat and the E-2 Hawkeye, part of Northrop Grumman since 1994.
2 aircraft types →
Northrop
American manufacturer known for the F-5 and the B-2 stealth bomber, merged with Grumman in 1994 to form Northrop Grumman.
2 aircraft types →
Rockwell International
American group, maker of the B-1B bomber and the Space Shuttle orbiters; its aerospace division went to Boeing in 1996.
1 aircraft type →
North American Aviation
American manufacturer of the P-51 Mustang, the B-25 Mitchell, the T-6 Texan and the F-86 Sabre, merged with Rockwell-Standard in 1967 to form North American Rockwell.
4 aircraft types →
Mikoyan
Russian Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau, maker of the MiG fighters from the MiG-15 to the MiG-29.
3 aircraft types →
Mil
Russian helicopter design bureau, maker of the Mi-8, the Mi-24 and the Mi-26 heavy-lift helicopter.
3 aircraft types →
Aero Vodochody
Czech aircraft manufacturer north of Prague, known for the L-29, L-39 and L-159 jet trainers.
2 aircraft types →
Leonardo
Italian aerospace and defense group based in Rome that includes the AgustaWestland helicopters and the Aermacchi trainers.
8 aircraft types →
Westland
British helicopter manufacturer based in Yeovil, known for the Lynx and the Sea King, today part of Leonardo.
2 aircraft types →
Bell
American helicopter manufacturer based in Fort Worth (Bell Textron), known for the UH-1 Huey and the JetRanger as well as the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor developed with Boeing.
8 aircraft types →
Sikorsky
American helicopter pioneer based in Stratford, Connecticut, maker of the UH-60 Black Hawk and the CH-53, part of Lockheed Martin since 2015.
5 aircraft types →
Robinson Helicopter
American manufacturer based in Torrance, California, known for the R22, R44 and R66 light helicopters.
3 aircraft types →
Hélicoptères Guimbal
French manufacturer based in Aix-en-Provence, known for the Cabri G2 two-seat training helicopter.
1 aircraft type →
MD Helicopters
American helicopter manufacturer based in Mesa, Arizona, which grew out of the Hughes helicopter division and is known for the MD 500.
1 aircraft type →
Messerschmitt
German aircraft manufacturer known for the Bf 108, the Bf 109 and the Me 262 jet fighter; later merged into MBB.
3 aircraft types →
Supermarine
British aircraft manufacturer based in Southampton, famous for the Spitfire fighter.
1 aircraft type →
Hawker
British aircraft manufacturer known for the Hurricane, the Hunter and the Harrier; the name later lived on in the Hawker business jets.
4 aircraft types →
Grob Aircraft
German manufacturer of composite training aircraft and gliders based near Mindelheim in the Unterallgäu district of Bavaria.
1 aircraft type →
Mooney
American manufacturer based in Kerrville, Texas, known for the fast single-engine M20 series touring aircraft.
1 aircraft type →
Bücker
German aircraft manufacturer of the 1930s, known for the Bü 131 Jungmann and Bü 133 Jungmeister biplanes.
2 aircraft types →
Piper Aircraft
American manufacturer based in Vero Beach, Florida, known for light and touring aircraft such as the Cub, the Cherokee, the Seneca and the M-Class.
5 aircraft types →
Cirrus Aircraft
American manufacturer based in Duluth, Minnesota, known for composite touring aircraft with a whole-airframe parachute system and for the Vision Jet.
3 aircraft types →
Diamond Aircraft
Austrian manufacturer of composite aircraft based in Wiener Neustadt, such as the DA40 and DA42.
4 aircraft types →
Robin Aircraft
French manufacturer of wooden light aircraft, known for the DR400.
1 aircraft type →
Extra Flugzeugproduktion
German manufacturer of aerobatic aircraft based at Schwarze Heide airfield in the Lower Rhine region, known for the Extra 300.
1 aircraft type →
Learjet
American business jet pioneer based in Wichita, part of Bombardier since 1990; production ended in 2022.
1 aircraft type →
Avro
British aircraft manufacturer based in Manchester, known for the Lancaster bomber and the delta-wing Vulcan.
2 aircraft types →
The categories sort every type by design and role: narrowbody or widebody, regional jet or turboprop, freighter, business jet, military or general aviation. Identify the category first – number of engines, fuselage width, propellers or jet engines – and you have already narrowed things down a lot before you know the exact type.
Narrowbody aircraft
Single-aisle jets, the workhorses on short- and medium-haul routes: the A320 family, the Boeing 737 and co.
31 aircraft types listed
Widebody aircraft
Twin-aisle jets for long-haul and hub traffic – from the A330 and A350 to the 777 and 787 and on to the 747 and A380.
29 aircraft types listed
Regional jets
Smaller jets for feeder and regional service, such as the E-Jets, the CRJ and the Superjet.
27 aircraft types listed
Turboprops
Turbine-powered propeller aircraft for short routes and smaller airports, such as the ATR 42/72 and the Dash 8.
49 aircraft types listed
Freighters
Dedicated freighters and converted passenger jets – from feeder aircraft to the An-124. Often flying at night or at off-peak times.
25 aircraft types listed
Business jets
Business aircraft from the Cessna Citation to the Gulfstream – out in force at many airports during trade fairs and major events.
52 aircraft types listed
Military aircraft
Transports, tankers, trainers and combat aircraft. Seen mainly at military airfields, at airshows and as visitors at civil airports.
89 aircraft types listed
Helicopters
Rotorcraft for rescue, police, offshore and military work – often seen at small helipads and hospitals.
48 aircraft types listed
Historic aircraft
Retired types and vintage aircraft that are only seen on special flights, at air days or in museums.
92 aircraft types listed
General aviation
Light aircraft for training, private and sightseeing flights, such as the Cessna 172 or Piper – the backbone of airfields away from the major airports.
23 aircraft types listed
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Engines, fuselage shape and cockpit windows reveal a lot about the manufacturer. Start there if you are not sure of the exact type yet.
One aisle or two? Jet or propeller? That one decision narrows the list of candidates considerably right away.
Every page has a checklist of identifying features – engines, winglets, landing gear, fuselage length and cockpit windows.
Keep a record of what you have seen and you start to spot patterns: rotations, regulars and rare visitors at the airport.
Note: fleets, areas of operation and operators change all the time. Confirmed details are in the profile on each page; anything that can change with the flight schedule season or fleet planning is marked as such.