TRIP REPORT: Airplane Art Extra from the Hyatt Regency O'Hare - New Aircraft, Old Friends

Airplane Art Extra from the Hyatt Regency O’Hare
New Aircraft, Old Friends

Time for a second set of airplane photos from me, as Economy Class and Beyond does Airplane Art from one of its favourite spotting locations at O’Hare – the Hyatt Regency.

In this Trip Report:

Well, this year has been a pile of toilet so far
Take the National Express, when your life is a mess, it will make you smile
Heathrow Terminal 3 Lounges, featuring The Cathay Pacific and American Airlines Business Class Lounges
AA087 London Heathrow to Chicago O’Hare – Main Cabin Extra
Into the USA… and dealing with a Credit Card Fraud Call
HOTEL: Holiday Inn/Staybridge Suites, Rosemont
Airplane Art Extra from the Holiday Inn/Staybridge Suites, Rosemont
HOTEL: Hyatt Regency O’Hare
Airplane Art Extra from the Hyatt Regency O’Hare
Playing with the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Camera around Chicago
Back to O’Hare Terminal 3
American Airlines Flagship Lounge
BA296 Chicago O’Hare to London Heathrow, World Traveller Plus
Buses and Buses
The way old friends do

Airplane Art Special from the Hyatt Regency O’Hare

It’s Sunday at the time of publication of this post, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art.

For those of you who are new to Economy Class and Beyond (in that case, hit the subscribe button to get our daily newsletter), this blog runs a weekly pictorial of commercial aircraft that interest me when I’m scrolling through my archive.

Trips to Chicago allow me to obtain a “fresh” stock of aviation images, with the bonus that I can do it in the comfort of my hotel room.

For these photos, I’m taking my pictures from the Hyatt Regency O’Hare. Depending on which direction you’re facing will depend on your pictures, as well as which way the wind is blowing.

And winds rule all.

For this stay, I was on the 10th floor of the Hyatt – so I had height on my side. The room was facing the Kennedy Expressway and towards the piano keys of 27L/9R (depending on the wind and visibility).

Or, if you use FlightRadar24, providing traffic is coming in over Lake Michigan and the city, you should see three streams of traffic.

Typically, you’ll find that either a view over the Kennedy or a view towards the city will work best for you if you have your camera out.

And you do not want to be in the Executive Wing/International Wing of the hotel—you will find that you’re restricted to no balconies and tinted glass windows, which will make photography a pain.

Onto the cameras.

I’m very mood-dependent with the cameras. I’m sticking to my main lens – a Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-f5.6 IS L Series Lens. Whilst it’s bulky and heavy, it’s in these circumstances that this lens shines.

On the first day, I had my Canon EOS R50 out on duty (with an EF to RF Mount adaptor). This was out of… laziness if I’m honest. The other camera was packed in a bag, and I couldn’t be bothered to fish it out.

Sometimes, that wins in life.

United Airlines Boeing 737-600ER

ANA Cargo Boeing 777F

A distant JAL 777-300ER taxing in

Do do do, come on and do the conga.

United Airlines Boeing 737-900

The JAL 777-300ER heading in

American Airlines 737-800

United Airlines Boeing 757-200ER

Delta Boeing 717

For the next part of this session, I shot with my usual Canon EOS R with the EF 100-400mm L Series and an RF to EF mount. Considering how close the aircraft are, 400mm isn’t needed, but it is nice to have, so I don’t have to spend hours cropping in.

Emirates Boeing 777-300ER