First one is interesting, taken in Morocco (Marrakech) yesterday. Apparently, from the 1970's, a 350 seat Russian 4 engine aircraft. Read on Wikipedia that they experimented with an interesting idea, luggage at hand. Wonder if airlines will try this again
"The "Luggage at hand" system
The Soviet solution to the airport capacity issue involved passengers loading and unloading their own luggage into and from the aircraft. This was eventually called "the luggage at hand system" (Russian: "система «багаж с собой»"; transliterated: "sistyema bagazh s soboy").[12] Soviet aviation journalist Kim Bakshmi described it (at its ultimate) thus: "One arrives five minutes prior to departure, buys oneself a ticket on board the aircraft, hangs one's coat next to the seat and places one's bag or suitcase nearby."[13].
Taking suitcases into the cabin, as in trains, was studied, but necessitated a 3m/10ft fuselage extension with a 350-seat capacity[14]. To avoid this, passengers were to deposit their luggage in underfloor compartments as they entered the airliner.
An Il-86 at the Sankt Peterburg Pulkovo Airport. The built-in boarding steps are seen extended. They speeded-up boarding and alighting when away from air bridges; the associated facility for passengers to load their own luggage was very rarely used, however.
Ideas similar to the "luggage at hand system" were briefly addressed in the West. Airbus Industrie studied such an arrangement in the mid-1970s,[15]. Lockheed implemented it into the L-1011 TriStar in 1973 at the request of Pacific Southwest Airlines (who used the baggage compartment as an entertainment lounge)"
and from Christchurch, seen on 7th April a Bombadier BD 700
good photos need good light;-
and the Swiss Alps from an A319 yesterday:-
smooth landings.
HT....Great photos......i saw that BD 700.....nice machine.