Planes and stuff

One of those days I just happened to be at Santa Cruz at the end of the afternoon and made a quick stop at the airport, just to check the apron. There was a nice light so, waited for some shots... Transavia A321NEO PH-YHF was about to depart...unfortunatelly, by then, the sun was already gone behind the mountains... Taxi to 05 for the return to Amsterdam Decided to try a 1/30 panning....this was the only aceptable shot but, good enough...

This month we had, for the first time in a long time, a B757 Icelandair's TF-FIC on one of it world tours...unfortunatelly, completely white....still nice to see a 757 once more. Arrived from Brazil, stayed for a few days and departed to London, before heading to Reykjavik  Didn't get the landing nor the departure but, for the record, a shot of the apron on Aug.21st with a nice light and TAP's A321NEO CS-TJJ and Transavia's A321NEO PH-YHR with the new livery.

Back to May, a few shots of Transavia at Madeira. Transavia France A320NEO F-HXSN, arriving from Paris - Orly Ready for push-back, with a Transavia A321 arriving from Amsterdam With United B737 MAX N27273 taxiing to runway 05, for the departure back to Newark

  Condor A321 D-ABAB departing from runway 23 to Dusseldorf, with Transavia France F-HTVS finishing the push-back and Spanish Air Force Super Puma HD.21-18, at the far end of the apron. The Spanish Puma had arrived from Ponta Delgada, where it was part of ASAREX 26, a SAR Exercise. Will be departing today for Las Palmas.

Tried a diferent spot for the lining up of the Binter ATR-72 EC-NGF on runway 05 but ended up not resulting quite as expected... With TAP A339 CS-TUD, Easyjet A321 G-UZMC, Transavia A321 PH-YHS and Tuifly B7378 D-ATYL on the apron... The main purpose was trying to get a dual shot with Binter and Norwegian Epic cruise ship that had departed from Funchal but I was too low and level with the runway to get them both in a decent framing

These days, for me, it's still interesting getting a Transavia A320, even if it's just taxiiing... Transavia France A320NEO F-GNEO lining up on runway 05, for the return to Paris Orly

Yesterday, got, for the first time, Transavia's new livery. Not quite a fan but still...always a nice catch, specially because I only had photographed a Transavia A320 once, before. A sequence on the arrival of F-HXSV, arriving from Paris Orly to runway 05

 Definitely the most interesting traffic of the year, until now. The A400 is a rare visitor at Madeira... Royal Air Force A400M Atlas ZM415, arriving by the end of the afternoon, from Brussels (Melsbroek Air Base) for a night stop. With Transavia A321NEO PH-YHV finishing the push-back for the return to Amsterdam. Also on the military field, Portuguese Air Force Falcon 50 17403 made a stop with a Medical transport, with a nice take-off. More on that later

A few days after the Transavia France first flight to Madeira, with the A320 (06.Jan.2026, with F-HXSP, from Paris Orly), I made my first shots on one of these planes... Quite a change from the 737...and also, with the current international "temperature", nice to see European airlines to change from Boeing to Airbus. F-HXSR on short final to runway 05, from Paris - Orly  

Yesterday got, for the first time, a regular livery Transavia A321. Up until now, the only Transavia A321 I had photographed had been the retro. Wasn't there for the spotting but might as well make some shots, while around. Beeing already dark, had to increase ISO up do 1600 (with a Canon 670D) and try some handheld shots at f4.5, 1/25, at 135mm...wasn't expecting great results but wouldn't miss a thing by trying... Indeed didn't got premium results but I guess it could be a lot worst.... PH-YHY arriving at Madeira, from Amsterdam, about to enter taxiway Charlie, after a runway 23 landing

 Still the only Transavia A321 I photographed, and also the first time on this spot . Just a lucky catch, after a personal matter at Santa Cruz, made a quick stop at the airport to check the apron...something was on the downwind with some nice light on the runway so, decided to make some shots... Transavia retro A321NEO PH-YHD, arriving from Amsterdam... :) Love the smoke on this one but decided for the general cleaner look of the first shot, for the photo of the week...

 A couple of shots of Transavia A321NEO PH-YHD special retro livery, on short final to runway 05, from Amsterdam. Still hadn't got the retro from this spot and it's still the only Transavia A321 I got....

Finally some shots on the Transavia retro livery. It already came a few times to Madeira but yesterday was the first time I finally managed to get it. Also my first Transavia A321...(once again, a few already came to Madeira) PH-YHD departing from runway 23, back to Amsterdam The arrival, was also on runway 23 with a nice light but the apron was full of planes... And off it goes, back to AMS with Madeira mountains in the back... It was a nice morning, with a few catches that are regular here but I had never got (or hadn't got this year, like the Iberia)....

 Despite beeing around for quite some years now, still haven't got many shots on the SAS "new" livery so, with a nice light and Brussels Amare Tomorrowland coming next, went to the airport for some shots, yesterday... A320NEO EI-SIL, arriving from Stockholm Taxiing to runway 05, for the return, with the apron already with almost full house  Departing, with Brussels Airlines special livery, taxiing to the stand....

 Finally some sun for this one... Brussels Airlines brought A320 OO-SBB Tomorrowland livery for the the return to Madeira. The first flight of this return was carried by this special livery. Unfortunatelly, it was quite dark and rainy....managed some shots (HERE) but definitelyt, it shines a lot more with a sunny afternoon... Entering the stand, with Condor A320 D-AIAI from/to Dusseldorf and F-HTVV, from/to Nantes. A bit of an overview...

 Today we're getting Transavia Sunweb special livery but still hadn't processed and publish the only other time I got it, this year, in the begining of November so...here it goes, as photo of the week... Departing back to Amsterdam, from runway 23 A couple more shots...plenty of planes on the apron so, the rotation and lift off are unusable...

A couple of shot of TAP A321 CS-TJO arriving at Porto Santo, after diverted from Madeira, due to winds out of limits... Backtracking to the apron, after landing on runway 36 Getting at the stand, with a Transavia France B738 and another TAP (A320 CS-TNY)

After not getting last year's Transavia Sunweb special livery, this year managed to make a first shot, during the line up on runway 05, for the departure back to Amsterdam. Let's hope next time I can get some action shots of it and with less heat waves... B738 PH-HXA

Small Madeira Aeroclub Tecnam P2002 EC-MQY holding short on runway 05 (despite it doesn't look so...) whith Transavia B738 PH-HXJ arriving from Amsterdam... Transavia plane looks a bit of a Goliath near David...