Planes and stuff

The first bizjet I photohraph this year had a rather unusual livery :) Dutch registration Falcon 2000 PH-PKF, operated by JetNetherlands Still, it wasn't the first time I got around here a JetNetherlands plane...PH-VBG, another Falcon 2000 on a night seassion that included a Bulgaria Air plane (another rare plane around here...) Check HERE

Yesterday, Brussels Airlines brought us another of its special liveries. We got, for the first time, OO-SNB "Rackham" with the TinTin special livery and with the extra of beeing flown by a really nice captain :) The forecast was becoming a bit harsh (today is even worst) and some of the planes only managed to land on the second atempt, which also happened to this one as the ATC informed that the winds were out of limits during the first approach. A320 OO-SNB on final to runway 05 Taxi to the apron with the newest Madeira Airport Follow Me car...an eletric Renault Zoe Quite a colorful apron... After the landing we paid the captain a visit with a great welcoming on behalf the crew, despite all the work on preparing the next leg of the flight, to the Canary islands, before returning to Brussels getting ready to depart departure from runway 05, with a little bit of sun shining on Rackham...

Do dia do OO-SNF "Tomorrowland" da Brussels (ver AQUI ), um par de TAP's... A320 CS-TNH aterrando na 05 A321 CS-TJF

For a bit of a change on Madeira traffic, a Boeing 767 of the US airline Delta, at Amsterdam Schiphol, beeing towed to the stand, with Air France A321 F-GTAZ taxiing to the runway: 20 year old 767 N190DN

Last Saturday Madeira received its first A320 NEO, from SAS... After Easyjet, SAS is the second airline to fly the 320 NEO to Madeira. Those engines looks really nice! Didn't manage to get the arrival so, a few shots of the taxi for the departure.... entering runway 05... lining up .... Like I said...those engines look really nice...

Last Sunday, Brussels Airlines brought us another of its flying artkworks :) Amare / Tomorrowland...and how beaultifull it is! A320 OO-SNF landing on runway 05, from Brussels detail on the amazing artwork... The push-back for the return flight. Too bad it wasn't parked on a stand in front of the balcony...

...at Madeira.... Finally, a few weeks after Eurowings started flying to Madeira (check HERE ), managed to photograph a plane with the Germanwings livery... The sun was really shy early in the morning for the arrival on runway 05.... D-AGWT over runway 05 treshold...  but it was already shining for the departure...(or, at least, for the push-back....)

Os aparelhos "da casa", pela sua presença frequente, acabam por ser boas cobaias para umas experiências diferentes... Neste caso tentei uns registos a 1/20, enquanto Jetstream CS-DVQ da Aerovip / Sevenair aguardava no holding do "Charlie", para a pista 05, com o A321 da TAP, CS-TJF, aterrando em frente....

Após 25 anos de operação na Força Aérea Portuguesa, foi hoje efectuado o último voo do Alpha Jet na Força Aérea Portuguesa. Sem dúvida uma perda, ainda mais porque é um aparelho que se vai sem deixar sucessor... Com um importante papel na formação de pilotagem avançada, obrigará à implementação de programas de formação no exterior, algo que já acontecia em certa medida mas, que agora (suponho eu) decorrerá de forma, integral.... Ficam alguns dos poucos registos que tive oportunidade de efetuar aos Alpha Jet pelos céus madeirenses...normalmente aquando de exibições dos Asas de Portugal ou outras efemérides, como por exemplo as comemorações do Dia da Força Aérea, em 2010. Close-up ao 15206 no Funchal, com a pintura dos Asas de Portugal 15208 e 15206 em acrobacia com formação cerrada Chegada dos Alpha Jet dos Asas de Portugal à Madeira, em 2008 Smoke on! A unica vez que tive oportunidade de fotografar os Alpha Jet ainda com pintura camuflada, bem como o C

A Esquadra 504 da Força Aérea - Linces, assinala hoje o 33º aniversário da chegada dos seus primeiros aparelhos e início de actividade. O único Falcon 20 da Força Aérea está preservado no Museu do Ar, na Base Aérea de Sintra. Actualmente operando 3 Falcon 50, em missões de transporte aéreo especial (apoio à recolha e transplante de órgãos, transportes médicos urgentes, transporte de altas individualidades, etc), a Esquadra 504 deu início à sua actividade a 12 de Janeiro de 1985, com a chegada de 2 (e um terceiro posteriormente) Falcon 20, aparelhos que actualmente já não se encontram ao serviço. Para melhor conhecer a história da Esquadra, recomendo visita à página do Walkaround, dedicada ao Falcon 20 e à 504, AQUI Parabéns Linces e continuação de Boas Missões!

Last year has been marked by the disappearance of 3 major visitors at Madeira Airport: Monarch, Air Berlin and Niki so, the first highlights should be definitely to these airlines that flew the Madeira skies for so many years... Monarch A321 with sharklets G-ZBAM landing on runway 05 More on Monarch HERE Air Berlin A320 special Etihad livery D-ABDU departing from runway 23 More one Air Berlin, HERE For Niki...a real oldie (at least for me...), back from Aug.2006, still with the first livery I saw them use (looked kind of a chocolat bar....)..A321 OE-LOS : More on Niki, HERE In February made the firsts (and only) shots to Hawker 900XP of Madjet after its complete refiting. This plane used to be based at Madeira... Check all pics HERE In March we had a premiera from down under... :) First time I got a Royal Australian Air Force plane and also first time we got a C-27 Spartan at Madeira, on a technical stop. Check HERE A34-004 departing from runway 05 Also