Farewell to Niki Lauda

Niki Lauda died yesterday...
I guess no presentations are needed for the amazing man...

The only of its airlines that hasn't (still) been around here was the most recent Lauda Motion...

A few shots to remember...

Lauda Air B737 OE-LNO, back in 2004

One of the few airlines that ever flew the Embraer to Madeira...Embraer ERJ-190LR OE-IHD (a registration now used by one of Lauda Motion's A320...This Embraer is now flying as HB-JVL at Helvetic)

A321 OE-LES, June 2016

A320 OE-LER, April 2013

New Photo of the Week - Niki's ERJ-190

Time to get back to my pics...and for another Photo of the Week.

Last year, during August, Niki made a few flights with the Embraer ERJ-190...
Those didn't last too long...

The ERJ-190 is a plane that I find to be a very good looking one and with the extra that it's a extremely rare bird around here (like I said then...don't remember seeing another ERJ-190 around here and since then neither...)

Anyway, only got it once...you can check the photos HERE

OE-IHD on final to runway 05

ERJ-190 from Niki

Last week I noticed that the Niki flight was made by an ERJ-190 but then it was already too late to photograph it...
I didn't even knew that Niki had those planes...
...and they looked pretty nice, specially in that livery!
To add all that, I can't remember seeing any other ERJ-190 around here...

This week, made a early wake to go and catch it...
When I arrived at the cargo terminal, sun was final but on short final it was completely dark over the runway, with sun on the hills in the back...
Still managed one aceptable shot on the long distance, with the sun on the plane...

After that, went to the balcony for some shots off existing traffic and take-off of the Embraer, ended up getting closer than expected...

Went inside to check on TV the live transmission of a stage of Rali Vinho Madeira, and when we noticed, the Embraer was already taxiing...

Take off, from 05