And this was what was above all that cloud, a lovely evening sunset. Taken at about FL80 on our climb out towards the Italian mainland. One of the nice things is getting away from the nasty weather down on the ground. However, the highest I've managed in the Airbus is FL390 (around 39,000ft). The engines haven't got enough grunt to get any higher. The Boeings usually manage a couple of thousand feet higher at FL410 if needed to avoid weather or gain advantage from better winds.