Planes and stuff

Foram hoje retomados os voos de carga Lisboa-Madeira-Lisboa, depois de algum tempo de interregno, com o regresso da espanhola Swiftair à linha, desta feita com um ATR-42, aparelho que se estreia nos voos de carga para cá (em termos globais, as outras únicas vezes que me recordo de ver um ATR-42 por cá foi em 2006, com o CS-TLR, da Aerocondor (ver AQUI ) e com o EC-LMX da Canaryfly, em 2011 (ver AQUI ) Chegada de Lisboa pela 23. Este aparelho efectua um voo de carga de Madrid para Lisboa, efectuando posteriormente o Lisboa-Madeira-Lisboa, antes de regressar novamente a Madrid. EC-IVP à chegada ao stand. Primeira abertura :)

This one managed to get at #1 on the Jetphotos.net Top Shots... The view on the Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (LPA / GCLP) airport. Visible on the apron, an ATR from Islas, another from Binter and a B737 from Ryanair, as well as my "ride", Sata's Q400 CS-TRD

Yesterday was the first day, in a long time, that I went to the airport for a quick spotting. The reason: It's not every day you get to see an ATR-42 at Madeira, even if it's a white one like the Canaryfly... When I saw it during my vacations on it's home airport, LPA (on a far distance), wasn't expecting to see it so soon around here.... Schedulled for the previous day, and then earlier in the morning of yesterday, it ended up arriving at Madeira only around lunch time with a strong sun and hard light... EC-LMX, Canaryfly ATR-42 arriving from Málaga. The most interesting and colorful part of the plane.... Right after the landing of that ATR, another came in for the landing, this time Binter's ATR-72, from Las Palmas (LPA / GCLP). The first time I photograph it at Madeira, during this summer season.... EC-KSG "Malvasía Volcánica" Right after, the other "Canary" flight: Travel Service ....a Czech airline, arriving from Warsa...

This is a post on request from Paulo Olim, Asas Madeira Blog . ;) He asked for Aerocondor pics at Madeira. This was one of the airlines that assured the Madeira-Porto Santo flights. I don't now exactly during which years they made this route but I'll try to get exact dates and post later. I don't know if I really got all the planes they used at Madeira but I'm pretty sure I did.... The most used type was the Shorts 360...(ugly box....) with CS-TMN and CS-TLJ Sometimes they also used the Do-228, a litle plane that I allways enjoyed seeing. Only caught it once or twice and was used usually due to mechanical problems with the Shorts. The other plane they used (not for long) was an ATR-42, which they even said it would be used on regular basis for the Madeira-Porto Santo but by then, things were going really down with the company and it never made more than a few days or weeks on the route.... The "Moscas" (Flies) was also operated by Aerocondor. It...