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James Ward

@ward_jr

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Husband || Father || Pilot || Yorkshireman in Dubai || Published Amateur Photographer ๐Ÿ“ธ A350/A380 Pilot ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€โœˆ๏ธ

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Joined May 2010
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James Ward
4 years
My first flight back to @manairport was always going to be a fantastic day, but I must give a huge shout out to @Supersi1 who put up with the โ€˜gloriousโ€™ British weather ๐ŸŒง to capture this incredible shot the moment our wheels touched down!
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Simon M
4 years
On Saturday night I popped down to @manairport in the pouring rain to capture @emirates second evening @AirbusintheUK A380 flight arrive, and the bonus was that one of the nicest guys in aviation @ward_jr was bringing her in!! #Emirates #A380 #Airbus #ManchesterAirport #EGCC
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Emirates
4 months
Travel will always provide a fresh perspective on the world. โœˆ๏ธ ๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‘€
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Emirates
5 months
It's hard not to be in awe when you see an A380 take off. ๐Ÿ›ซ
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James Ward
6 months
A few firsts for me on todayโ€™s 3:50 flight to Colombo as #EK654 First flight to Colombo, First time visiting Sri Lanka First ever ETOPS flight First time flying A6-EXB
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James Ward
6 months
After 2 weeks on the ground completing my A350 type rating, itโ€™s time to head back to the sky for sectors 1 & 2 on this incredible aircraft 2:30 to Mumbai and back again aboard A6-EVD as #EK502 #EK503 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชโœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
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James Ward
6 months
And now for something completely different ๐Ÿ›ซ A350 loadingโ€ฆ
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Emirates
6 months
Emirates has begun rolling out its retrofitted A380 to more destinations, starting with Manchester from 6 June, and Milan from 1 July. Read more: https://t.co/8zPEITAyMJ
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Christopher Ward ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’› ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
6 months
Remembering my Dad, Ken, on what would have been his 94th birthday xx
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James Ward
7 months
Back on that highway in the sky to โฆ@manairportโฉ again this morning and back in the pointy end Taking A6-EEO out for the day as #EK17 with a flight time of 7:10. My 3rd arrival in to Manchester in a week
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Emirates
7 months
Pure cinema. Our iconic A380 steals every scene. ๐ŸŽฌ๐Ÿฟโœˆ๏ธ
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James Ward
7 months
And less than 24 hrs after spending the morning in the simulator itโ€™s back to workโ€ฆ this time in the real thing โœˆ๏ธ #EK366 this morning en route to Taipei ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ with A6-EDY making quick work of the journey in just over 7 hours Itโ€™s Din Tai Fung for dinner ๐ŸฅŸ ๐Ÿœ #Taipei #Taiwan
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James Ward
7 months
Early start (03:15) and a busy morning in the simulator complete๐Ÿ•น๏ธ 3 hours of engine failures, crosswind landing, contaminated runway exposure, short runway operations and visual approaches to wake me up before sunrise ๐Ÿ›ซ๐Ÿ›ฌ Now an easy day before tonightโ€™s flight to Taipei ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ
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James Ward
7 months
From Moscow to Melbourne. Heading down under again tonight but unfortunately a couple of days too early to welcome in the new @f1 season ๐ŸŽ๏ธ๐Ÿ 12:45 to @Melbourne aboard A6-EUU for what will be my 6th visit in 12 months ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช โœˆ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ #EK408 #Melbourne #Australia
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James Ward
7 months
Yesterday, on my return flight from Moscow I flew the only Emirates A380 that was missing from my logbookโ€ฆ A6-EDM. After almost 9 years of flying this magnificent aircraft I can now say Iโ€™ve flown every single one of the fleet โœˆ๏ธ
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Emirates
8 months
Ramadan Kareem from all of us at Emirates. ๐ŸŒ™โœจ #Emirates #FlyBetter
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James Ward
8 months
Another trip across the North Pole as I head to @flyLAXairport for the first time since 2023. 15:40 en-route and another trip over Svalbard and Greenland as #EK215 on board A6-EVI
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James Ward
8 months
After a nice week off with the family for the school holidays itโ€™s back to work today with one of the longest flights on our network Planned for a maximum weight takeoff of 575 tonnes aboard A6-EUR as we begin our 16:20 journey to Houston @iah ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
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James Ward
9 months
Take your wife to work dayโ€ฆ. 24 hours in Milano to enjoy the taste of Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ๐Ÿท Looking at 6:20 to โฆ@MiAirportsโฉ aboard A6-EEM and expecting a wet evening upon arrival ๐ŸŒง๏ธโ˜”๏ธ
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James Ward
9 months
A rare roster change thanks to disruption earlier this week means todays flight sees me return to my first ever Emirates destination A6-EOY taking us on our 6:25 journey to โฆ@Airport_FRAโฉ as #EK47 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชโœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช #DXB #FRA #Frankfurt
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James Ward
9 months
Leg 2/3 tonight sees us crossing the North Atlantic on our 7:10 journey from @JFKairport to @MiAirports ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โœˆ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น A6-EOO is our aircraft flying as #EK206
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James Ward
9 months
The start of a multi sector trip tonight sees me augmenting on #EK203 to โฆ@JFKairportโฉ and my first visit to NYC since our vacation there last spring ๐Ÿ—ฝ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ™๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Nice to head westbound on a ULR for a change and enjoy the 14 hours about A6-EVM as we cross the North Atlantic
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