Long Time No See.

After a invitation from fellow plane spotter Rui Sousa (check out his blog) , went to LPMA for a few photos from the 'air side' of the airport.
After a bit more than two years here's a new update to the blog.

CS-TJG / Airbus 321-211 / TAP Air Portugal

D-ABOM / Boeing 757-330 (WL) / Condor

Rui in action with easyJet's G-EZGD taxiing to line up RWY 23 for takeoff.

D-ABXA / Airbus 330-223 / Air Berlin

F-GZHD / Boeing 737-8K2 / Transavia France

PH-HZW / Boeing 737-8K2 / Transavia 

YL-PSB / Boeing 737-8Q8 / Primera Air Nordic

Monarch on Double

After a pause, for a few weeks, from plane spotting and after seeing that today there was two scheduled flights of Monarch to FNC, I went till the aiport to take some photos of the two airplanes.
The G-OZBK arrived from Gatwick as flight ZB 746 and G-MRJK arrived from Birmingham as flight ZB 982.

Funny that both airplanes are ex Dutchbird (DBR / 5D)

G-OZBK / Airbus 320-214 / Monarch Airlines

G-MRJK / Airbus 320-214 / Monarch Airlines

And one TAP.
CS-TNH / Airbus 320-214 / TAP Air Portugal

Let's start 2013

And here I go for a new season of plane spotting.

This year I started with night plane spotting, last night, with a flood of TAP which I didn't photographed much.

And today a quick stop at the airport to catch my favorite logojet, Condor's D-ABON Wir lieben Fliegen.

Last night's registrations.

LPMA / FNC Overview

HB-VWM / Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1+ / Nomad Aviation

N819AP / Gulfstream G200 Galaxy / Private

CS-TNH / Airbus 320-214 / TAP Air Portugal

CS-TRB / De Havilland Canada 8-200 Dash 8 / Sata Air Azores

Today's registrations.

CS-TTA / Airbus 319-111 / TAP Air Portugal

F-GZHF / Boeing 737-8K2 / Transavia France

D-ABON / Boeing 757-330/W / Condor

Closing Spotting Season 2012

And there it is, the last plane spotting day of 2012, at least for me.
Unfortunately there wasn't any last hour surprise traffic, like an A310 or B767 or something more eye catching than the regular airplanes that we are used to have in this part of the world. Yet the regular traffic together with the sunny weather and the company of fellow spotters was even better than a different traffic movement.

LN-NGD / Boeing 737-8JP/W / Norwegian Air Shuttle

CS-TTQ / Airbus 319-111 / TAP Air Portugal

D-AIZK / Airbus 320-214 / Lufthansa

D-AIZH / Airbus 320-214 / Lufthansa

CS-TRD / De Havilland Canada 8-402 Dash 8 / SATA Air Açores

LN-NGA / Boeing 737-8JP/W / Norwegian Air Shuttle

CS-AIC / Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C / Aeroclube da Madeira (Air Club)

CS-TNQ / Airbus 320-214 / TAP Air Portugal

LPMA - Tower and apron overview
On the apron from left to right; CS-TTQ, F-HBAO, LN-NGA.

G-EZTG / Airbus 320-214 / easyJet

Air Berlin's Santa Claus Tour 2012

After last year lapse made by Air Berlin, by not sending the Santa Claus Tour 2011 to LPMA / FNC, unexpectedly and after some expectation, finally Madeira Island had the opportunity to see Air Berlin's Christmas 'logo-jet' 2012 version.

Last year's version.
D-ABMC / Boeing 737-86J/W / Air Berlin

This year's version.

D-ABMJ / Boeing 737-86J/W / Air Berlin

Friendly crew waving to the spotters.

And some traffic of this morning.

CS-TJF / Airbus 321-211 / TAP Air Portugal

F-GZHV / Boeing 737-85H / Transavia France

D-ABOL / Boeing 757-330/W / Condor

D-AICL / Airbus 320-214 / Condor 

N228RM / Mooney M-20K 252 / Private