Planes and stuff

This week Condor said good-bye to its Boeing 757 with a special farewell flight carried by D-ABOM between FRA-VIE-FRA. Condor's B753 were quite an interesting sight around Madeira, for many years...so this deserves a special post with some photos taken over the years... D-ABOB D-ABOM, more HERE D-ABOE, the only 757 cockpit I ever went. 20 years ago, hope everything is running smooth with Capt. Eric Altendorf. Still one of the best welcomes I had. D-ABOI, more HERE D-ABOJ, more HERE Willi, D-ABON, more HERE D-ABOC, more HERE D-ABOA These were really special planes and definitely will be missed around here.

It was quite a while since I last went for some afternoon spotting. Didn't stay as long as I had planned but still it was enough to get some of the most importante afternoon landings... D-AICF, one of the 3 Condors of the day... (and still no retro colors around here....Come on Condor! Where's D-AICA?) It was only when I was processing the pics, in the computer , that I noticed that this Air Méditerranée was in fact an Hermes Airlines B735 A close-up on home colors for this Photo of the Week (CS-TTM a TAP A319) Time to get these ones before Condor get them out of the company D-ABOE just moments from of touching down on 05 with a nice wingflex F-GZHC, from Transavia France, arriving from Paris-Orly (via Porto) Allways nice to see a colorfull apron, despite the sun trying to leave.. On the apron yet another A320 that I didn't get on the landing: Air Berlin's (Belair) HB-IOW, wich had arrived from Zurich

Today, got acepted at Jetphotos.net a cockpit pic of a Boeing 757-300, from Condor (D-ABOE). It was taken back in 2005 in a fantastic meeting I had with a Condor captain with whom I had exchanged some e-mails. D-ABOE cockpit, LPMA, 2005 Anyway, realised that there aren't that many 753 flying these days...so, decided to share a few pics I've taken on these birds... Condor's / Thomas Cook D-ABOL on final to runway 05 D-ABON, with a fantastic special livery, landing on 05, back in 2005 ...and D-ABON, once more, this year and already fitted with winglets...quite a lasting special livery D-ABOK burning rubber in runway 05 D-ABOG, landing on runway 23 D-ABOM taking off from runway 23...