Austrian triple seven getting ready for departure.

Loading luggage and cargo.

Pushback completed.

Taxiing towards runway 11.

Austrian maintenance hangars in the background.

Approaching exit A11 while company’s A330 is on the final approach.

Entering the runway.

Rotate.

Positive rate. Construction work on the new terminal in the distance.

Gear up.

Leaving Austria.

Over Bratislava in Slovakia.

After crossing over Ukraine, approaching the Caspian Sea.

Tall mountains of Afghanistan.

A short glimpse at ND informs us we’re overflying Kabul.

With the last sunbeams, leaving Afghan airspace.

Approximately 150 miles from New Delhi making a slight deviation due to the storm. Found a narrow passage through the clouds.

The lights of New Delhi.

The Ganges river in the moonlight.

Leaving Indian airspace.

Over the Bay of Bengal.

Starting our descent while entering Malaysian airspace.

Kuala Lumpur downtown with Petronas towers.

Downwind on STAR.

Aligning with the runway.

Short final.

Touchdown

Docking at the gate C25. It early morning…

Morning in KLIA.

Engine problems but just a short delay.

After pushback.

Holding short at the runway entry point.

Take off.

Gear up.

The Malaysian landscape.

Following ATC turning left to join the route.

Strait of Malacca.

Approaching Singapore with slight turbulence.

Overflying the Java island.

Our Lima Papa Bravo is named after our final destination.

Over Australian outback.

A window seat view.

Starting an approach briefing while entering New South Wales.

Descending over the Kanangra-Boyd National Park.

Turning towards Sydney.

Down the glideslope over Botany Bay.

Short final.

Full reverse. Manual braking.

Vacating the runway.

In the background the Sydney skyline emerges.

Approaching the terminal.

Docking next to another company’s 777, still wearing Lauda livery.