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CR7 Jet

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Finally made some shots on the CR7 current jet: LX-GOL, a stunning Bombardier Global Express XRS, operated by Global Jet Luxembourg. This plane has been here for a few times but never did manage to make some shots of it. Opposite to its previous plane, this one is really nice and, like I said, with a stunning livery that looks great with this kind of light. Don't really know if he came or the plane just came to get his family but, don't really care...the plane was the aim. Check Arrived yesterday from Madrid and should depart tonight.

Foto da semana: 501 em Destacamento no Porto Santo

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Chegou esta semana ao Porto Santo um C-130, operado pela Esquadra 501, que irá assegurar missões do destacamento do Porto Santo. Ultimamente têm sido recorrentes as faltas do C-295, que têm sido colmatadas de alguma forma, pela Esquadra 751, quando anteriormente acontecia o contrário... Por norma guarnecido com destacamentos da Esq.502, com C-295 e Esq.751, com o EH-101, é agora a vez dos Bisontes segurarem os arames no AM3 - Porto Santo. Sendo estas falhas uma situação cada vez mais habitual e preocupante por estes lados, no entanto, não pude deixar de ficar surpreendido e pouco satisfeito com as prioridades dadas ao dinheiro dos meus impostos ao ver hoje a notícia referente ao início de um destacamento da Esquadra 502 em Cabo Verde ( AQUI ) quando as faltas por cá têm sido recorrentes e a utilização do C-130 para a missão no AM3 efetivamente cobre algumas necessidades mas, não é certamente de todo uma dotação ideal em termos de meios e custos para as especificidades da missão. De qua...

Austrian

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 Austrian A320 OE-LBV pushing-back, for the return to Vienna, with Marabu ES-MBE on its side, on a Leipzig flight.  

Easy from Amsterdam

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Arriving from Amsterdam, Easyjet A320 OE-LSA, about to enter the apron, after a runway 23 landing. On the back, Austrian A320 OE-LBV is taxiing to runway 23, for the return to Viena

New Airport signs

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 Was just browsing some pics from September 2025, after publishing the Wizzair 9H-WDP shots ( HERE ) and got a better look on this shot that was just meant to archive on the bizjet and specially on Follow Me Ford Ka car that I hadn't seen in a long time and only now noticed that there were there also a group of packaged new Airport Signs ... Probably they've already installed it...

WizzAir

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 A couple of shot of Wizzair A321NEO 9H-WDP landing on runway 05. First time I publish this registration...for all the registrations hunters... (I'm not quite one...)

Night Ryanair

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Ryanair B738 EI-GXG ready to taxi to runway 05, for the departure to Lisbon:

Engine issues

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Yesterday night, Swiftair maintenance (or the company providing it at Madeira...) was still working on the ATR-72 EC-MAF engine, after a rejected take-off, last Friday, on the departure back to Lisbon. When I got to the airport, the airplane was beeing towed back to the stand (suppose it went for some engine tests)...

Photo of the Week: Edelweiss from Zurich

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Edelweiss A320 HB-JLS arriving at Madeira, from Zurich with a nice light on the plane and dark clouds on the back...