Planes and stuff

Back to 2008 (August, 18th) a pic that I still hadn't published in the blog: Which's the only airline in the pic that's still operating? ;) First Choice A320 G-OOPX (now operating for SmartWings as OK-HCB) departing from 05 with a Lauda Air holding short off runway 05. In the back XL (UK) and TAP are in the apron....and I guess no doubts on which is the airline still operating... :)

In time that local spotters are now looking forward to get Thomson Airways new livery nothing like remembering a bit of history on this airline... Remember the time when First Choice and Thomson were diferent airlines and A320 were still on their service?... G-OOPX taking off from runway 23

On this morning, the highlights were the two Axis flights and the Viking. Still this wasn't yet the day that we had Axis new livery around here. Instead I got surprised with a NEOS making the second Axis flight. Also, another point of interest was the Viking that have been bringing diferent registrations on every week since it restarted flying to Madeira. This Thomson had the "fly.com" from the titles gone (begining of the change to Thomson Airways?) Weather didn't help, as it was too unstable with areas with sun and others with no sun...I don't know about really skilled photographers but, for me its gets real hard for getting good results with that kind of changes...specially because when photographing a plane coming real fast on final you don't get much time for changing settings... I guess the second shot of this Thomson was the best of the day for me. It turned out really sharp and clear with the sun on the right place and the heat from the jetblast gi...