The ATR corner...

The corner of the ATR-72's of the house :)
It's not allways the same registrations but that area is usually reserved for the daily ATR's that fly at Madeira

Swiftair EC-KAD and Binter EC-KGJ

Swiftair uses the ATR-72 (various registrations) for the daily cargo flight LIS-FNC-LIS
This is the usual spot for the morning, before returning to Lisbon

The spot for the Binter ATR-72 that connects Madeira to Porto Santo.
The airline regularly changes the plane for this route, using the flights to the Canary islands to change crew and planes.
This plane (EC-KGJ) is baptized after Madeira island and the cerimony took plane here, back in 2009.
Check the pics HERE

Binter 1/25 to Porto Santo

Crappy weather and an usual plane? Time to try some pannings :)

Binter's ATR 72-500 EC-KGJ "Madeira" departing to Porto Santo at 1/25

Did you know that this plane was baptized at Madeira? Check the pics HERE

Binter ao final da tarde....

No Sábado passado tivemos um motivo extra para fazer umas fotos ao Binter que fez o voo de TFN.
Infelizmente não me foi possível lá ir fazer umas fotos mas, deu o mote para tratar e publicar estas, as primeiras que publico este ano da Binter, tiradas há cerca de duas semanas, ao final  da tarde.

Curiosamente, tratava-se do EC-KGJ, baptizado com o nome da nossa ilha, "Madeira", aparelho que foi baptizado com este nome no nosso aeroporto, em 2004. Podem ver algumas fotos desse evento AQUI

Na final para 05

Uma pintura bem conseguida...

New Photo of the Week - Binter return

Binter returned to Madeira.
After suspending the flights to Madeira during winter seasson (due to Sata competition...), they restarted today  their flights to Madeira.

Haven't been to the airport but, decided to dedicate this week's photo to Binter. After all, all traffic is good traffic, specially if it means that more turism comes to Madeira (and also takes turism to the Canary islands, that are a common summer destination to Madeira people)

EC-KGJ baptism at Madeira.
This pic was taken a couple of years on the batptism of this plane with the name "Madeira"
You can check the rest of the pics of that day HERE

Baptizing "Madeira"

Last 25th June, Binter made an importante marketing operation around here:
It baptized one of its ATR-72 after our island: "Madeira".

The plane: EC-KGJ, oposite to what some press said is not a new plane (it's not old...but it's not brand new and it's not even new on the airline...)

The plane was received on arrival with a salute bath, from the Airport's Fire Department.




The first time I saw a "bath" on a propeller plane...nice effect on the propeller blades...




A salute from the F/O to the Madeira Spotters


Arriving at the stand Alpha 5. Exceptionally was parked by side. Ususally it parks by nose in (as every other plane) and pushes back reversing engines...



Preparing the things...

As you can see, by the door, it's operated by Naysa, also in red, on the back, the alert for the position of the flight recorders... aka Black Boxes.


Ready for the cerimony.
Hum...will that cargo door remain open??


Unveiling the plane's name...and yes, the cargo door remained open...


The final "family" photo:
In the middle the plane's godmother, Dra.Conceição Estudante, Regional Secretary of Tourism and Transportation, sided by Binter's President on the left and Dr.Cunha e Silva, the Goverment Vice-President on the right. As for the others...sorry, absolutely no idea...

By the way...don't wanna be picky but....am I right or am I right? That cargo open door messes up completely with the marketing effect of the moment and photos... It's ugly and hides Binter name...and it wasn't even usefull to shelter the people from the light rain....