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Movimientos SJO: 19 Agosto 2008

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TAG312 GLF5 Palma de Mallorca,ES(LEPA) Privado/EU 9:25PM VP-BAC

Ultima edición: 9PM

Spotting in Palma de Mallorca - Part 1

Hello Everyone,

Here are same more photos taken on the 1st of August. As you will see the first ones were taken at early morning and the last one at noon. Looking to all the photos I'm still speechless with all the traffic and. So many beautiful planes, new airlines, lot of new registrations. What can I say?! Palma rocks!!!

Here's one nice logojet from Air Europa that I didn't had:

I managed to spot 3 A321 of a fleet of 4 from LTU. All 3 are painted in Air Berlin colours and the 4th (D-ALSD) is still in LTU colours. I got that one in BCN on May. Here's one of those 3:

First time spotting Swiftair EMB-120:

Another new good movement from Palma:

The only Russian that I've logged:

I hope you all enjoy these set of photos. If you do, then you can expect more on future entries.

Until that time, best regards from Portugal

Rui Miguel

Movimientos SJO: 18 Agosto 2008

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N809R LJ60 Tampa Intl,FL(KTPA) Privado/US 12:00PM N809R

Ultima edición: 12PM

Incidente DC-10 Arrow Cargo

Esta tarde, un DC10 operado por la compañía Arrow Cargo (N140WE) sufrió el estallido de uno de sus neumáticos, durante su aterrizaje y bajo un torrencial aguacero sobre SJO. La pista quedó inoperativa durante algunos minutos mientras personeros de rampa la inspeccionaron.

Estas increibles fotografías tomadas por Fabricio Jiménez son sin duda narradoras del incidente. Nótese el nose wheel steering en la tercer fotografía, completamente hacia la izquierda.

Pero en SJO vamos más cerca de la acción

Gracias a Garoto

Movimientos SJO: 17 Agosto 2008

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N80X C56X Cancun,MX(MMUN) Privado 12:50PM N80X

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SIERRA2933 GLF5 St. Croix,USVI(TISX)            USAF          9:23AM       06-0500
N669BJ   GLF4 Fort Lauderdale Exec, FL (KFXE) Privado     10:2AM    N669BJ
N80X       C56X Baton Rouge,LA(KBTR)             Privado        1:50PM        N80X
N511KA    H25B Hollywood Intl,FL(KFLL)          Privado        2:30PM       N511KA
N4DA      LJ45 Brownsville,TX   (KBRO)            Privado        3:15PM       N4DA
XA-AEX GLF4 Miami Intl,FL     (KMIA)          Privado/MX   5:40PM      XA-AEX
N347GA   WW24 Tamiami Executive,FL(KTMB)  Privado      10:00PM      N347GA

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Verdadera joya el 06-0500, fotografiado en España hace pocas semanas atrás

El N80X llegando y saliendo

N511KA despegando con pista contaminada

Una tradicional salida del N669BJ
Fotografías por Fabricio Jiménez

Actualizado: +12:40PM

Summer 2008 ( News 6 )

RA-73000 Gazpromavia

VP-CNJ Private

G-IRSH Private

EC-KHT AeroDynamics Malaga ( Training )

CS-TEJ White ( FlyBlue )

VP-BQC Transaero

EI-DZR Rossija

G-TCCA Thomas Cook

G-DAJC Thomas Cook ( white )

3 IL Regional Airports

Well after having to pack up my belongings and move from NC to Central IL, i have finally settled in and started to go out and shoot some planes again. Within 100 miles of my new home i have several different and unique airports to shoot at. This blog will talk about the 3 that are closest to my new home. Greater Peoria regional KPIA Central IL regional KBMI Abraham Lincoln Capital KSPI.

Greater Peoria Regional KPIA

This airport is a short 15 min drive from my house while not the most busy of airports this one offers both commercial and military traffic. The tough part of this airport is while it has many angles to shoot from the lighting can be tough also some angle only give you a split second to frame, focus and capture before the aircraft is out of view. Like most midwest airports heat haze can be a headache in the summer. The other big challenge is dealing with cross runway use. One flight may land on the E-W runway and 5 mins later the next flight will land on the N-S runway forcing you to move quite often. Most common types seen here are CRJ-200 ERJ-135/145 Saab 340 MD-8X and C-130E of the IL ANG.

Central IL Regional Bloomington IL KBMI

About 40 miles East of KPIA is the Regional Airport for the Bloomington/Normal IL area KBMI. This airport has the most modern terminals of all 3 airports and has regional service of all the major US airlines plus AirTran also has several flights a day out of here. The real tough part with this Airport in the summer is a lot of runways are blocked in there view due to corn fields growing on the inside of the airport fence line. Not much Military traffic at this location but a lot of flight training schools use this airport for cross country flights so you will see a lot of general aviation types. KBMI has a new 8000 foot main runway for the commercial traffic to use but the last time i went there it was closed and the AirTran 717 and 737's were forced to use the shorter 6000 foot E-W runway. this runway is the one that has perhaps the most restricted view due to the corn.

Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport Springfield IL KSPI

About 70 miles south of Peoria or Bloomington is Capital Airport KSPI. This is a very slow airport for commercial traffic but if you like military action this is the place to go. The free parking at the passenger terminal gives you a great mid field view of the main runway as well as a close up view of the IL ANG F-16 ramp. A little bit to the North of the terminal is Kennedy Park that offers great views at the end of the main runway. The nice part is due to noise abatement procedures the F-16's have to climb straight up at the end of the runway giving you a nice little private air show if you will. Speaking of air shows when i visited i had the chance to catch the QF-4E from Tyndall AFB show up for some fuel and food on the way up to Chicago for the Air Show the Weekend of 8-16-08.

Go to Jet-Liners.Net For larger views of some of these photos and for the latest spotting guides to these small regional airports.

Movimientos SJO: 16 Agosto 2008

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N511KA H25B Fort Lauderdale Intl,FL(KFLL) Privado 2:00PM N511KA

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Nuevas Noticias

Nuevas noticias para MROC

A320s a Coopesa

Coopesa R.L, empresa que brinda mantenimiento de aeronaves en Costa Rica, está capacitando a su personal para el manejo de las aeronaves Airbus A320. Para octubre de este año se prevee que arribe el primer ejemplar de esta familia de la aerolínea TAME Ecuador

Astair Air Cargo

Para fin de mes, estarán arribando algunos ejemplares de 727s de esta línea aérea, que opera con la librea de DHL, a mantenimiento.

Capital Cargo International

Capital Cargo incursiona en nuestro país poco a poco. Actualmente esta aerolínea estadounidense está haciendo vuelos para DHL Aero Express de SJO a destinos como Miami, FL. Eventualmente sustituirá a los 727s de DHL, si las operaciones resultan exitosas.

Un 757 más!

Para setiembre se tiene previsto el arribo de un 757 más a Coopesa, aeronave que fue certificada para esta empresa Costarricense. No se conoce claramente el operador de esta misma, pero podría ser de origen brasileño!

Movimientos SJO: 15 Agosto 2008

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N809R LJ60 Tampa Intl,FL(KTPA) Privado 12:44PM N809R
N347GA WW24 Tamiami Executive,FL(KTMB) Privado 02:11PM N347GA

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N444WW LJ25 XxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxX(XXXX) Privado/VEN 1:20PM N444WW

FOTOS

El LV-BHN partió algunas horas a realizar vuelos de prueba, como Austral 240. Esta aeronave estará incorporándose próximamente a Austral Lineas Aéreas.

El vuelo de Florida West ayer sorprendió con este inusual 747 que opera para Southern Air Cargo, pero permanece con la librea de Nippon Air Cargo, operadora anterior de esta aeronave. Su matrícula es N783SA

Por Fabricio Jiménez

Una bonita foto del Martinair 067 (PH-MCY) arribando a la plataforma.

N620DL, ex Delta Airlines, operando ahora para Capital Cargo, quien a la vez se encuentra realizando vuelos para DHL Aero Expreso. Saliendo para Miami.Por Andrés Meneses

Actualizado: +10AM

Coco Cerrado

El Coco se cerró algunos minutos, debido a que equipo de la estación meterológica se encuentra inoperativo. Personeros del IMN se hicieron presentes en el AIJS minutos después, y con el paso del tiempo se restablecieron las operaciones nuevamente. Algunas aeronaves como el A346 de Iberia, fueron ordenadas a incorporarse en patrones de espera, debido a la situación.

Así lucían las estaciones automáticas a las 2:31PM, hora a la que se sucitó el incidente en MROC

70-200!

After photographing with 75-300 USM III for the past year,I decided to purchase and move forward with a better lens.I purchased the 70-200 MM F/4 L without IS.Hopefully the lens will bring me better result from the older one.
Tomorrow i'm going for my first spotting with the new lens,so pictures will be up tomorrow afternoon.

Have a good weekend !

Erez

Movimientos SJO: 14 Agosto 2008

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RCH**** C130 Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(XXXX) USAF 3:20PM 06-8159

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TG-KIN BE55 Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(XXXX) Privado/GUA 5:15AM TG-KIN

N988H F900 William Hobby,TX(KHOU) Honeywell Intl,US 12:30PM N988H

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Este C130 arribó a las 3:20PM. Capturado por Fabricio Jiménez

Actualizado: 5PM

Logbook from Palma de Mallorca

Hi,

Here's all the registrations that I managed to collect in PMI. There are about 370 airlines registrations, and to my happiness most of them were new to me. There are 3 countries that stand out: D - Germany, EC - Spain and G - United Kingdom, but I also collected a good share from Scandinavia where I managed to log all the fleet of TUIfly Nordic ( a dedicated entry to this airline will be created latter). I will also upload the log for the bizjets. PMI was the airport where I've spotted more bizjets so far, and the log includes a corporate B757 whose registration is a little bit difficult to see. Well, here it is:

9H-AEN Air Malta A320-214
C-FTAH XL Airways B737-8Q8
C-GTBB First Choice Airways B757-26N "JWTholidays.com"
C-GTDH First Choice Airways A320-214 "JWTholidays.com"
CC-CAL Aerolinea Principal B737-33A Leased to Futura
D-ABAE Air Berlin B737-86J
D-ABAN Air Berlin B737-86J
D-ABAO Air Berlin B737-86J
D-ABAP Air Berlin B737-86J
D-ABAT Air Berlin B737-86J
D-ABBA Air Berlin B737-86J
D-ABBD Air Berlin B737-86J
D-ABBF Air Berlin B737-86J
D-ABBG Air Berlin B737-86J
D-ABBI Air Berlin B737-86J
D-ABBJ Air Berlin B737-86Q
D-ABBK Air Berlin B737-8BK
D-ABBL Air Berlin B737-85F
D-ABBM Air Berlin B737-85F
D-ABBN Air Berlin B737-76Q
D-ABBO Air Berlin B737-86J
D-ABBP Air Berlin B737-86J
D-ABBU Air Berlin B737-8Q8
D-ABBV Air Berlin B737-7Q8
D-ABBY Air Berlin B737-808
D-ABBZ Air Berlin B737-85F
D-ABDE Air Berlin A320-214
D-ABDF Air Berlin A320-214
D-ABDG Air Berlin A320-214
D-ABDH Air Berlin A320-214
D-ABDK Air Berlin A320-214
D-ABDM Air Berlin A320-214
D-ABDO Air Berlin A320-214
D-ABDP Air Berlin A320-214
D-ABDR Air Berlin A320-214
D-ABDT Air Berlin A320-214
D-ABDU Air Berlin A320-214
D-ABDZ Air Berlin A320-214
D-ABEF Lufthansa B737-330
D-ABEM Lufthansa B737-330
D-ABER Lufthansa B737-330
D-ABGC Air Berlin A319-132
D-ABGJ Air Berlin A319-111
D-ABGL Air Berlin A319-112
D-ABJA Lufthansa B737-530
D-ABJB Lufthansa B737-530
D-ABJE Lufthansa B737-530
D-ABKA Air Berlin B737-82R
D-ABLA Air Berlin B737-76J
D-ABOA Condor B757-330
D-ABOE Condor B757-330
D-ABOF Condor B757-330
D-ABOG Condor B757-330
D-ABOH Condor B757-330
D-ABOK Condor B757-330
D-ABOL Condor B757-330
D-ABOM Condor B757-330
D-ABON Condor B757-330 "Wir Lieben Fliegen"
D-AERK LTU A330-322 Air Berlin titles
D-AGEG TUIfly B737-35B
D-AGEK Germania B737-3M8
D-AGPC Germania Fokker 100 Leased to Air Berlin
D-AGPE Germania Fokker 100 Leased to Air Berlin
D-AGWB Germanwings A319-132
D-AGWH Germanwings A319-132
D-AGWL Germanwings A319-132
D-AHFA TUIfly B737-8K5 HapagFly colours
D-AHFC TUIfly B737-8K5 HapagFly colours with Hannover Airport logo
D-AHFD TUIfly B737-8K5
D-AHFE TUIfly B737-8K5 HapagFly colours
D-AHFF TUIfly B737-8K5 HapagFly colours
D-AHFO TUIfly B737-8K5 HLX colours
D-AHFP TUIfly B737-8K5 HapagFly colours
D-AHFS TUIfly B737-8K5 HLX colours
D-AHFU TUIfly B737-8K5
D-AHFY TUIfly B737-8K5
D-AHIC Hamburg International B737-7BK
D-AHIG Hamburg International B737-33A
D-AHIH Hamburg International A319-111
D-AHII Hamburg International A319-111
D-AHIJ Hamburg International A319-111
D-AHLQ TUIfly B737-8K5
D-AHLR TUIfly B737-8K5
D-AHUG TUIfly B737-8K5
D-AHXB TUIfly B737-7K5
D-AHXD TUIfly B737-7K5
D-AHXH TUIfly B737-7K5
D-AHXJ TUIfly B737-7K5
D-AICC Condor A320-212
D-AICD Condor A320-212
D-AICE Condor A320-212
D-AICF Condor A320-212
D-AICG Condor A320-212
D-AICH Condor A320-212
D-AICI Condor A320-212
D-AICK Condor A320-212
D-AICL Condor A320-212
D-AILU Lufthansa A319-114 "Lu"
D-AIQE Lufthansa A320-211
D-AIQW Lufthansa A320-211
D-AISC Lufthansa A321-231
D-AKNF Germanwings A319-112 "Park Inn Hotels"
D-AKNH Germanwings A319-112
D-AKNQ Germanwings A319-112
D-AKNV Germanwings A319-112
D-ALPC LTU A330-223
D-ALPD LTU A330-223
D-ALSA LTU A321-211 Air Berlin colours
D-ALSB LTU A321-211 Air Berlin colours
D-ALSC LTU A321-211 Air Berlin colours
D-ALTD LTU A320-214 Air Berlin colours
D-ALTH LTU A320-214 Air Berlin colours
D-ANND Blue Wings A320-232
D-AOLH OLT Fokker 100
D-ATUD TUIfly B737-8K5 HapagFly colours
D-ATUE TUIfly B737-8K5 HapagFly colours
D-ATUF TUIfly B737-8K5 HapagFly colours
D-ATUG TUIfly B737-8K5 HapagFly colours
D-ATUH TUIfly B737-8K5 HapagFly colours
D-AXLA XL Airways Germany A320-232 All withe with "XL" logo
D-AXLH XL Airways Germany B737-8Q8
EC-FGH Iberia A320-211
EC-FLP Iberia A320-211
EC-FQY Iberia A320-211
EC-FTS Spanair MD-83
EC-FXA Spanair MD-83
EC-GAT Spanair MD-83
EC-GNY Spanair MD-83
EC-GNZ Futura B737-4Y0 Leased to JetairFly
EC-GOM Spanair MD-83 "Star Alliance" colours
EC-GOU Spanair MD-83
EC-GRE Clickair A320-211
EC-GRH Clickair A320-211
EC-GRI Clickair A320-211
EC-GVO Spanair MD-83 "Star Alliance" colours
EC-GZA Air Nostrum CRJ-200ER
EC-HAK Swiftair EMB-120RT
EC-HBL Air Europa B737-85P "Travelplan"
EC-HBY Air Nostrum ATR 72-212A
EC-HCF Swiftair EMB-120RT
EC-HEI Air Nostrum ATR 72-212A
EC-HFP Spanair MD-82
EC-HGO Air Europa B737-85P
EC-HHF Spanair MD-82
EC-HHI Air Nostrum CRJ-200ER
EC-HHP Spanair MD-82
EC-HJB Spanair MD-82
EC-HJP Air Europa B737-85P
EC-HMY Swiftair EMB-120RT All white without titles
EC-HNY AeBal B717-2CM
EC-HQI Clickair A320-214
EC-HQJ Clickair A320-214
EC-HQM Iberia A320-214
EC-HQZ Spanair A321-231
EC-HRP Spanair A320-232
EC-HZR Air Nostrum CRJ-200ER
EC-IBM Air Nostrum CRJ-200ER
EC-ICA Air Nostrum DHC-8 315
EC-ICL Spanair A320-232
EC-ICS Clickair A320-216
EC-IDA Air Europa B737-86Q
EC-IDC Air Nostrum CRJ-200ER
EC-IDT Air Europa B737-86Q
EC-IEJ Spanair A320-232
EC-IGE Air Nostrum DHC-8 315
EC-IIB Air Nostrum DHC-8 315
EC-ILH Spanair A320-232 "Star Alliance" colours
EC-IMU Iberworld A320-214
EC-IOU Futura B737-4Y0
EC-IOV Air Nostrum DHC-8 315
EC-ISE Air Europa B737-86Q "Illes Balears"
EC-ISN Air Europa B737-86Q
EC-ITN Iberia A321-211
EC-ITU Air Nostrum CRJ-200ER
EC-IVG Spanair A320-232 "Spanair x 4"
EC-IVV Air Europa B737-883
EC-IXE Air Europa B737-883
EC-IXO Air Europa B737-883 "Vodafone Passaprt"
EC-IYI Air Europa B737-883 "Rías Baixas"
EC-JAP Air Europa B737-85P
EC-JBJ Air Europa B737-883
EC-JBK Air Europa B737-883
EC-JBL Air Europa B737-883
EC-JCM Air Nostrum CRJ-200ER
EC-JDR Iberia A321-211
EC-JDU Futura B737-86N
EC-JFN Iberia A320-214
EC-JHL Air Europa B737-85P
EC-JJD Spanair A320-232
EC-JNC Spanair A320-232
EC-JNF Air Europa B737-85P "Masters Madrid"
EC-JNU Futura B737-4Q8 All withe but with "Futura" titles.
EC-JOY Air Nostrum CRJ-200ER
EC-JPF Air Europa A330-203
EC-JQP Iberworld A320-214
EC-JQX Hola Airlines B737-329 All white without titles
EC-JRE Iberia A321-212
EC-JRR Spanair MD-87 SAS colours
EC-JSU Spanair MD-87 SAS colours
EC-JYA Air Nostrum CRJ-900
EC-JYB Lagun Air EMB-145MP
EC-JYD Spanair MD-87
EC-JZL Air Europa A330-202
EC-JZX AeBal B717-23S
EC-KAZ Spanair MD-87 "Star Alliance" colours
EC-KEN Iberworld A320-214 Go Air colours
EC-KHX Spanair B717-2K9
EC-KJD Clickair A320-216
EC-KJE Spanair MD-87
EC-KNE Spanair B717-21S
EC-KSS Lagun Air EMB-145MP
EI-CSP Ryanair B737-8AS
EI-CWX Air One B737-4Y0
EI-DAK Ryanair B737-8AS
EI-DAM Ryanair B737-8AS
EI-DAY Ryanair B737-8AS
EI-DEZ Meridiana A319-112
EI-DKD Futura B737-8AS
EI-DLY Ryanair B737-8AS
EI-DOH Air One B737-31S
EI-DPX Ryanair B737-8AS
EI-DSO Air One A320-216
EI-DWC Ryanair B737-8AS
EI-DWO Ryanair B737-8AS
EI-DWR Ryanair B737-8AS
EI-DXG Air One B737-4Q8
EI-DYE Ryanair B737-8AS
EI-DYI Ryanair B737-8AS
F-GIXB Europe Airpost B737-3B3(QC)
F-GIXE Europe Airpost B737-3B3(QC)
F-GIXF Europe Airpost B737-3B3(QC)
F-GNLI Regional CAE Fokker 100
F-GYAP Air Mediterranée A321-211
F-GYAZ Air Mediterranée A321-211
F-GZTB Europe Airpost B737-33V(F)
G-BYAE ThomsonFly B757-204
G-BYAL ThomsonFly B757-28A
G-BYAW ThomsonFly B757-204
G-BYAY ThomsonFly B757-204
G-BYTH Thomas Cook UK A320-231
G-CDEG Flyglobespan B737-8BK
G-CDKB Eastern Airways Saab 2000 Operating a flight for Sky Works
G-CDZH Thomsonfly B737-804
G-CEAF Palmair B737-229 Operated by European Aircharter
G-CELD Jet2 B737-377
G-CELK Jet2 B737-370
G-CELP Jet2 B737-377F
G-CELS Jet2 B737-377
G-CPEP First Coice Airways B757-2Y0
G-DBCC BMI A319-131
G-DBCJ BMI A319-131
G-DBCK BMI A319-131
G-DHRG Thomas Cook UK A320-214
G-EZAB EasyJet A319-111
G-EZAH EasyJet A319-111
G-EZAI EasyJet A319-111
G-EZAL EasyJet A319-111
G-EZAK EasyJet A319-111
G-EZAW EasyJet A319-111
G-EZBA EasyJet A319-111
G-EZBL EasyJet A319-111
G-EZEF EasyJet A319-111
G-EZEV EasyJet A319-111
G-EZIR EasyJet A319-111
G-EZIV EasyJet A319-111
G-EZIW EasyJet A319-111
G-EZJI EasyJet B737-73V
G-EZJL EasyJet B737-73V
G-EZJY EasyJet B737-73V
G-EZJZ EasyJet B737-73V
G-EZKC EasyJet B737-73V
G-EZKE EasyJet B737-73V
G-EZMH EasyJet A319-111
G-EZMS EasyJet A319-111
G-FBEC Flybe EMB-195LR
G-FBED Flybe EMB-195LR
G-FBEI Flybe EMB-195LR
G-FCLA Thomas Cook UK B757-28A "Vote for a free day" logo
G-FCLC Thomas Cook UK B757-28A
G-FCLE Thomas Cook UK B757-28A
G-FCLG Thomas Cook UK B757-28A
G-FCLH Thomas Cook UK B757-28A
G-FDZA Thomsonfly B737-8K5
G-FDZD Thomsonfly B737-8K5
G-FDZJ Thomsonfly B737-8K5
G-FDZP Thomsonfly B737-8K5
G-FLTK Flightline MD-83
G-GTDL Thomas Cook UK A320-231
G-JMAB Thomas Cook UK B757-3CQ
G-JMCE Thomas Cook UK B757-25F "Vote for a free day" logo
G-JMCF Thomas Cook UK B757-28A "Vote for a free day" logo
G-LSAA Jet2 B757-236
G-LSAB Jet2 B757-27B
G-LSAD Jet2 B757-236
G-LSAE Jet2 B757-27B
G-LSAI Jet2 B757-21B
G-MARA Monarch A321-231
G-MIDC BMI A321-231
G-MIDY BMI A320-232
G-MONE Monarch B757-2T7
G-MONB Monarch B757-2T7
G-MONR Monarch A300-605R
G-MSJF Flyglobespan B737-78Q
G-NIKO Thomas Cook UK A321-211
G-OBYD ThomsonFly B767-304/ER
G-OBYE ThomsonFly B767-304/ER
G-OBYF ThomsonFly B767-304/ER
G-ODSK BMI Baby B737-37Q
G-OGBE BMI Baby B737-3L9
G-OJMR Monarch A300-605R
G-OMYA Thomas Cook UK A320-214
G-OOAV First Choice Airways A321-211
G-OOBA First Choice Airways B757-28A(ET)
G-OOBC First Choice Airways B757-28A
G-OOBD First Choice Airways B757-28A
G-OOBF First Choice Airways B757-28A
G-OOBJ First Choice Airways B757-28A
G-OOPH First Choice Airways A321-211
G-OOPU First Choice Airways A321-211
G-OOPX First Choice Airways A320-214
G-OTDA Flyglobespan B737-31S
G-OXLC XL Airways B737-8BK
G-OXLD XL Airways B737-8BK Miami Air colours
G-OZBE Monarch A321-231
G-OZBL Monarch A321-231
G-SAAW Flyglobespan B737-8Q8
G-SEFC Flyglobespan B737-7Q8
G-STRH Astraeus B737-76N
G-TCAC Thomas Cook UK A320-232 All white with Thomas Cook titles
G-THOE Thomsonfly B737-3Q8
G-THON Thomsonfly B737-36N
G-THOK Thomsonfly B737-36K
G-THOO Thomsonfly B737-33V
G-TOYD BMI Baby B737-3Q8
G-TOYG BMI Baby B737-36N
G-TOYH BMI Baby B737-3Q8
G-TTIE EasyJet A321-231 White fuselage
G-TTOB EasyJet A320-232
G-TTOH EasyJet A320-232
G-XLAN XL Airways B737-86N
G-XLAR XL Airways B737-96N/ER
HB-IJS Swiss A320-214
HB-IJV Swiss A320-214
HB-IYR Swiss European A. BAe-146-RJ100
HB-IZZ Darwin Airline Saab 2000
HB-JZH EasyJet Swiss A319-111
HB-JZJ EasyJet Swiss A319-111
HB-JZM EasyJet Swiss A319-111
HB-JZP EasyJet Swiss A319-111
I-AIGH Air Italy B767-23B/ER
I-EEZH Eurofly A320-214
I-SMED Meridiana MD-83
I-WEBB Volareweb A320-214
LN-KHA Norwegian B737-31S
LN-RMR SAS MD-81
LN-ROX SAS MD-81
LN-RPL SAS B737-883
LX-LGP Luxair B737-5C9
LX-LGQ Luxair B737-7C9
LX-LGR Luxair B737-7C9
LX-LGS Luxair B737-7C9
LZ-BOY Bulgaria Air B737-53A
N977RY Futura B737-86N Leased to Jet X
OE-LBF Austrian A321-211
OE-LEA Niki A320-214
OE-LEE Niki A320-214
OE-LEK Niki A319-112
OE-LES Niki A321-211
OE-LEU Niki A320-214
OE-LEV Niki A320-214 Leased from Vueling with "Short Lease" sticker
OE-LEX Niki A320-214
OE-LNP Lauda Air B737-8Z9
OH-LBO Finnair B757-2Q8
OH-LBS Finnair B757-2Q8
OK-TVC Travel Service B737-86Q "O2"
OO-DWH Brussels Airlines BAe-146-RJ100
OO-JAT JetairFly B737-5K5
OO-TAY TNT BAe-146-200QC
OO-TNF TNT B737-3Q8F
OO-TUB JetairFly B737-4K5
OY-JTD Jettime B737-3Y0
OY-KBE SAS A321-232
OY-KBH SAS A321-232
OY-KHN SAS MD-81
OY-MLW Sterling B737-73S
OY-MRD Sterling B737-7L9
OY-SEC Sterling B737-8Q8
OY-SEJ Sterling B737-86Q
OY-VKA Thomas Cook Scandinav. A321-211
OY-VKB Thomas Cook Scandinav. A321-211
OY-VKG Thomas Cook Scandinav. A330-343X
OY-VKH Thomas Cook Scandinav. A330-343X
OY-VKM Thomas Cook Scandinav. A320-214
OY-VKS Thomas Cook Scandinav. A320-214
PH-DMQ Denim Air DHC-8-315 Operating for Air Nostrum
PH-DMU Denim Air DHC-8-315 Operating for Air Nostrum
PH-DMV Denim Air DHC-8-315 Operating for Air Nostrum
PH-DXC Denim Air DHC-8-315 Operating for Air Nostrum
PH-HZA Transavia B737-8K2
PH-HZE Transavia B737-8K2
PH-HZW Transavia B737-8K2
PH-XRA Transavia B737-8K2
PH-XRE Transavia B737-8K2
SE-DIK SAS MD-82
SE-DSP Malmo Aviation BAe-146-RJ100
SE-DZK TUIfly Nordic B737-804
SE-DZN TUIfly Nordic B737-804
SE-DZV TUIfly Nordic B737-804
SE-RFO TUIfly Nordic B757-28A
SE-RFP TUIfly Nordic B757-204
SE-RFS TUIfly Nordic B767-304/ER "Thomsonfly" titles
SP-LLL Centralwings B737-4Q8
SP-LMD Centralwings B737-36N
SP-LME Centralwings B737-36N
TF-JXE JetX B737-8Q8
TF-JXF JetX B737-8Q8
TF-JXH JetX B737-8Q8 All white
VP-BPF Orenair B737-5H6
YL-LCF Lat Charter A320-212 On lease to Travel Service

And now the bizjets:

CN-TJB Learjet 45
CS-DFO Citation 560XL
CS-DFR Citation 560XL
CS-DFU Citation 560XL
CS-DFY Hawker 800 XP
CS-DHL Citation 550B
CS-DHN Citation 550B
CS-DMQ Hawker 400XP
CS-DOC Beech 1900D
CS-DRL Hawker 800XP
D-CCJS Citation 680
D-CEFD Citation 525B
D-CGBR Learjet 55
D-CITA Learjet 60
D-CREY Citation 650
D-ICOL Citation 525
D-IEIR Citation 501
D-IHRA Citation 525A
D-IICE Beech Super King 200
EC-ILK Learjet 45
EC-JIU Citation 525
EC-JXR Falcon 2000
EC-KQO Citation 525B
EC-KRN Gulfstream 200
G-CTEN Citation 750
G-IPAX Citation 560XL
G-LEAI Citaion 510 Mustang
G-MPCW CL604 Challenger
G-MOOO Learjet 45
G-OLDK Learjet 45
G-OLDT Learjet 45
G-ONAL Beech Super King 200
G-RBRO ERJ-135BJ Legacy
G-SPUR Citation 550
G-TBEA Citation 525A
G-ZXZX Learjet 45
HB-JEB Gulfstream G200
HB-JSR Falcon 50
HB-VNB Citation 560
HB-VNU Citation 500
HB-VOW Citation 525B
LX-GJM BD-700 Global Expresss
LX-LOV Beech Super King 200
N113EA Eclipse EA500
N693SH Falcon 2000
N700EL Socata TBM-700
N770BB B757-2J4/ER
N900NS Falcon 900EX
OE-GSR Citation 560XL
OH-PBS BD-700 Global Expresss
OM-VPT Citation 525B
OO-CIV Citation 525A
OY-CKK Citation 560XL
PH-DYN Citation 550B
PH-FIS Citation 525
VP-BTC Gulfstream V
VP-COD Hawker 850XP

That's it for today

Best Regards

Rui Miguel
Portugal

Movimientos SJO: 13 Agosto 2008

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N484CH LJ40 Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(XXXX)       Privado                     10:15AM N484CH
N4DA      LJ45 Easterwood Fld,TX(KCLL)    Delta Elite Jets          10:55AM N4DA
TG-KIN   BE55 Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(XXXX)     Privado/GUA              11:00AM TG-KIN
N988H   F900   Toluca Intl,MX (MMTO)        Honeywell Aerospace 9:17PM   N988H

Salidas

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N896CG C550      Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(XXXX)      Privado      8:50AM   N896CG
N24PH    C56X      Ilopango Intl,ElSal(MSSS)   Privado     10:25AM   N24PH
N604SH  CL60      Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(XXXX)      Privado     10:55AM   N604SH
XA-RGB F900      Toluca Intl,MX(MMTO)         Privado      7:15PM    XA-RGB

Actualizado: 9:16PM

Lisbon Airport

Movimientos SJO: 12 Agosto 2008

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Indicativo     Tipo         Aeropuerto Procedencia                    Operador          Hora             Matrícula
N800EL H25B     Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(XXXX)         Privado/PA   8:50AM    N800EL
N896CG C550     Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(XXXX)         Privado        8:50AM    N896CG
XA-RGB F900     Caracas/Maiquetia,VE (SVMI) Privado        5:28PM    XA-RGB

Salidas

Indicativo     Tipo         Aeropuerto Destino                          Operador         Hora            Matrícula
N800EL H25B     Fort Lauderdale,FL(KFLL)      Privado/PA  9:48AM    N800EL
N106JT     C525      Dallas Love Field,TX (KDAL)    Privado     3:25PM N106JT

Actualizado: 330PM

Palma de Mallorca is paradise!

Greetings everyone from a very happy Plane Spotter,

During the 1st weekend of August I went to one of the most fascinating airports in Europe with the only purpose to make planespotting: Palma de Mallorca (PMI / LEPA). During the busy Summer months, PMI gets to be one of the most busy airports in Europe, and it handles about 25 million passengers per year. What fascinates me most about the airport is the charter traffic (especially the british) and the surprises that usually show up there.

I've left a cloudy Porto on the 31 of July, inside Air Berlin B737 D-ABBG, and old colours aircraft that I'had already spotted at OPO. The flight took about 1:45 min. and during the flight a snack was served. After a long approach to runway 24L, I finally arrived at Palma de Mallorca at around 7PM. When I first get out of the aircraft I felt the hot climate of Palma (it was 35ºC), and I also start collecting same registration, but too bad I couldn't see neither the Globus and Seagle Air B737 reg's. Because I didn't had any luggage to collect, I left the terminal streight to the parking lot to pick up my rented car, a Smart. Having a car to do spotting in PMI, is something I consider very important to access the spots. It was the 1st I drove a car with automatics transmission and all I can see that the 1st day was one hell of an experience, but in the following days it was very easy. Having little hours of light, I decided to check the spots. Here's and overview photo of the airport:

Because I've landed on 24L, that was the 1st spot I've checked (the blue line is the aircraft path):

The morning spot is on the sidewalk, under the shadow of same trees (very convenient I must add) and next to a bench where I would put my stuff. On both sides you have a enough space to park your car. From both spot I got the side shots with about 120-150mm. Then I moved southbound to check the spot for 06L arrivals:

Located on the picturesc Can Pastilla, here you can see aircrafts caming in from the sea, with the beautiful blue water reflecting underneath the aircraft. Very good if 06L is in use during the morning. I've only been here on the 2º of August during the morning until about 2PM, when they changed to runway 24L, so I never did spotting during the afternoon on this area. Again, plenty of space to park the car, and from the car park I've used about 200mm.

My daily routine was to have breakfast at about 6:30, that's the time the shop on a petrol station would open. There I would also buy same food to eat during the long spotting days. By that time I would see the aircrafts departing, and this was how I would know which runway was in use for landings, if 24L or 06L. I would get to the spot before the sunrise, and I would start collecting registrations. At around 14 I would move to a new spot because of the Sun position, and at about 20:30 it was time to call the day off, and would go to Can Pastilla to have same dinner, next to the beach and see the tourists going by. After dinner I would go back to the airport, park the car on the parking lot (about 5-7€ depending on how many min. tthe car was there) and go to the terminal, where I would stay during the night, recharging batteries. I didn't get to sleep that much, in 3 night only 4 and half hours, but i didn't felt tired anyway.

At around 11AM of the 3rd of August (Sunday) I call the photography spotting off. It was time to deliver the car back, have lunch and make the check-in for the 2PM flight back to Porto. Check-in was made in one of many check-in desks exclusively dedicated to ABR flights to Spain and Portugal. Soon I found myself on the departing are waiting for the bording call, unfortunately on that zone of the airport, the southeast zone of the terminal, there were very few aircrafts taxing...

A320 D-ABDF brought me back to Porto and to the end of my dream spotting trip. Everything turned out to be fantastic, the weather helped a lot, I met two spotters, one from Spain - Guilherme and Stephen Boyd from Belfast, Northern Ireland. With me I also had the recented edition of "Airlines 2008" and a recently bought binoculares 12 X 50, which help me out a lot! I think that having a car was also something fantastic, It gave me a bigger sensation of freedom, and I like that, I really do! Basically what I want to say is: WHAT A FANTASTIC TIME I HAD AT PALMA DE MALLORCA!!

As for the photos, well I don't have that much edited yet, but let's kick it off, starting with early morning pics from the 1st of August (first one was taken at 07:45)

Hola Airlines B737-300:

Another Condor Flying pencil, but this time caught with the beacon:

Quality arriving from Liege

Altough very hard to se on this small size pic, there's a TUIfly logo next to the "H". One of the many B737 that were transfered to TUIfly portfolio after the merger, making it the 3rd biggest German airline after DLH and ABR. D-AHFO still with Hapag-Lloyd Express colours:

and another Condor B757-300

And to finish for today, on of the many Spanair aircrafts painted with Star Alliance colours

As you can see on this last photo the blue of the sky is darker, that means that the light conditions improved.

Meanwhile I've finished my log which I will upload latter.

Well that's it for now, it's time for the photos to speak by themselves in the future entries. Thank You for your time!

Best Regards

Rui Miguel
Portugal

Another Camera...

In the distant month of April, i take this photos with the camera of a friend, and the result was this:

G-EZKF, MSN 32427, B737 from Easyjet

Movimientos SJO: 11 Agosto 2008

De vuelta después de un fin de semana de mucho, mucho reposo!!!

Llegadas

Indicativo Tipo Aeropuerto Procedencia Operador Hora Matrícula
YV1496 FA50 Maiquetia,VEN(SVMI) Privado 8:15AM YV1496

Salidas

Indicativo Tipo Aeropuerto Destino Operador Hora Matrícula

YV1496 FA50 Maiquetia,VEN(SVMI) Privado 5:10PM YV1496

Actualizado: 5PM

U.S. Airways N713UW...

Well, another change in my web blog... now is the name!!! I like to make smalls changes...

Today, i'm posting pictures from my trip to Punta Cana... This airport is very small, and had a garden were we can see the aircrafts...

N713UW, A319-112 from U.S. Airways...

Movimientos SJO: 7 Agosto 2008

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RCH1817 C17 XXXXXXXX,XX(XXXX) US Air Force 3:05PM 02-1098

FOTOS

El 02-1098 (P-98) despegó a las 3:05PM, con rumbo desconocido. Fotografía por Fabricio Jiménez

Luxury Liner pt. 3

Following parts 1 and 2, part 3 of this photo-series takes a brief look at the Business Class offering on Emirates Airline's new double decker Airbus A380 registry A6-EDA. Emirates has taken the opportunity with the introduction of A380 services to offer a new and improved Business Class offering. In addition to now offering a seat configurable into a truly flat 79" bed, each seat has expanded entertainment selections through Emirates' ICE AVOD system, an in-seat massage function, a touch-screen wireless seat controller, and a redesigned and repositioned minibar.

Business class now also offers the largest onboard lounge I have ever seen, an awesome space to relax, mingle and enjoy your flight! Five expanded restrooms with gold accents and tasteful wood trim complete the experience.

Below, a level of service I will probably never be able to afford!

Luxury Liner pt. 2

Continuing from part 1, this post in the photo-series focuses on the lower level of the passenger double decker Airbus A380, registry A6-EDA, now in revenue service with Emirates Airline. Emirates has gone to great lengths to promote the premium classes found on this plane, but 399 of the 489 seats onboard are actually in the four Economy Class sections located on the lower passenger floor. If you ever fly on this plane, odds are that you'll be in one of these lower level seats.

The innovative lounges and showers of the upper level are unfortunately not to be found here. Instead, you have the look and feel of standard Economy cabins. There are 5 galley's and 10 washrooms, and seats are in a 3-4-3 configuration. At the rear of the plane, you'll find a boxed-in area containing the crew rest facilities, and as in the front, you'll find stairs leading up to the upper level which is off-limits to Economy passengers while in-flight.

Below, a brief look at the lower level Economy Classes found on Emirates' A6-EDA.

Luxury Liner pt. 1

The future of air travel has arrived, or at least a version of it that Emirates Airline hopes you'll enjoy. On Tuesday August 5th, LAX was treated to a first hand look at Emirates' new Airbus A380 flagship, registry A6-EDA, and the products and services that Emirates passengers can expect to enjoy on future select routes. Emirates has gone all-out in creating an impressive experience for its premium passengers, inside a true luxury liner of the air.

We in Los Angeles have already been treated to not one, but two Airbus A380 visits in just over the past year, this however was the first to showcase a properly fitted airline interior already operating in revenue service. There were no concepts or mock-ups here. What you saw is what you got. While Emirates is not scheduled to begin services to LA from Dubai until October 26th using Boeing 777-200LR aircraft, the airline wanted to take the opportunity to increase familiarization with its services and hopefully spark some interest in the traveling public by showing off its best with a tour of New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. The airline hopes to fly the A380 to Los Angeles by 2011 after its achieved larger name-brand recognition and market share.

As with previous posts, I'll leave the routing, pricing, and the airline's overall expansion strategy to other more knowledgeable people. Instead, I'm sticking to the eye candy. I've broken this visit into a 4-part photo series. There's a lot to see so this post will focus on exterior views of A6-EDA, part 2 will showcase the economy cabins on the lower level, part 3 will offer a peak into the new and improved Business Class offering, while part 4 will finish with Emirates' First Class Suites.

On to the pictures! Below, one pristine looking Emirates flagship.

Next Generation

This CanJet 737-800 was here overnight for the crew change on the Amundson icebreaker. This aircraft flew with Ryanair since new and only came to CanJet this spring.

I'm really starting to look forward to these Coast Guard charters coming in as they certainly like to shop around for their carriers. So far they have used at least four different operators for the long-haul portion of the crew change operation.

This is the first 737 NextGen series that has ever landed here and at 189 seats ties with the 727-200 as the largest passenger aircraft we've handled. In fact, I can't even find anyone that recollects seeing even a 737 Classic here before. The usual 737-200s looked somewhat 'quaint' parked next to it.