Late afternoon traffic

Late afternoon traffic from this tuesday.

 

D-AHFZ / Boeing 737-8K5 / TUIfly (Cewe Fotobuch)

Madeira Airport apron overview

CS-AIC / Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C / Aeroclube da Madeira (Airclub)
Take off to perform a local flight under a fantastic sunset light.

D-ABLA / Boeing 737-76J / Germania

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

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

Ukraine International Airlines

Here's some photos of the return of Ukraine International Airlines on their first flight to Madeira Island for the 2012 Summer season.
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) was established on 1st October 1992 and made their first flight on 25th November 1992. UIA is based at Kyiv Boryspil Airport and operates for more than forty destinations from Ukraine.
It also operates domestic flights within Ukraine.
They have a twenty one Boeing 737 fleet, with different models; B733, B734, B735 and B738.


UR-PSC / Boeing 737-8HX / Ukraine International Airlines

A few days earlier Air Nostrum also started their flights to LPMA. Seen here taxing for departure to Valencia, a few minutes after Ukraine International arrival.  

EC-JCG / Bombardier (Canadair) CL-600-2B19 CRJ-200ER / Air Nostrum