Licensing
Simple, transparent licensing
Every image is licensed — not sold. Photographers retain all rights to their work, and each licence fee is shared between the photographer and Airways.
Digital Editorial
from $75
Websites, articles, newsletters and online publications.
Print + Digital Editorial
from $150
Magazines, newspapers, books and their digital editions.
Commercial / Corporate
from $350
Corporate communications, presentations, marketing and other business uses.
Custom / Extended
Quote
Advertising, broadcast, exclusivity and other extended uses — quoted individually.
How it works
1
Find
Search by airline, aircraft, registration, airport, event, date or photographer.
2
License
“License now” images are paid and downloaded instantly. “On request” images are sourced from the photographer first — you pay only once the original is verified.
3
Download
Receive a licence number and a secure, time-limited download of the clean full-resolution file.
Licence terms
Digital Editorial
Non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual licence for one editorial use in digital media (websites, articles, newsletters, online publications). Credit "Photographer / Airways Images" required. No advertising, merchandise or resale. Image may not be altered beyond cropping and resizing.
Print + Digital Editorial
Non-exclusive, worldwide licence for one editorial use in print (magazine, newspaper or book; print run up to 50,000) plus the corresponding digital edition. Credit "Photographer / Airways Images" required. No advertising, merchandise or resale.
Commercial / Corporate
Non-exclusive licence for internal and external corporate communications, presentations, reports and marketing collateral for one organisation, for up to 2 years. Excludes paid advertising campaigns, broadcast, packaging and merchandise, which require a custom licence.
Custom / Extended
Terms agreed individually with Airways Images.
All licences are non-transferable and limited to the licensee named on the order. Images may not be resold, redistributed, used to train machine-learning models, or used in a way that implies endorsement by the airline, manufacturer or photographer. Credit must read “Photographer name / Airways Images”.
Need something we don't have?
Advertising, broadcast, exclusivity or a specific aircraft, registration or event — tell us what you need and we'll circulate it through the Airways photography network.
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