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Aer Retro

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Aer Lingus EI-DVM Airbus A320-214 at LHR, July 2017

In 2011, celebrating 75 years of flying here and there, Aer Lingus decided to order a new Airbus A320 painted in the carriers 60’s livery. It was a good decision.

Patience

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Airbus F-WLXV Airbus A350-1041 at the Paris Air Show, June 2017

Last time I was in Toulouse, back in April, they were busy flight testing the Airbus A350-1000. I would walk home in the evenings and there she was, soaring high above, returning again and again while playing “oops, missed the runway.”

Behold mah shiny belly.

Unfortunately, plane spotting at Toulouse-Blagnac requires a car, which I do not have. The pictures would have to wait until the Paris Air Show.

Carbon Livery.

Now I have plenty.

Fasten your seat belts!

But never enough obviously.

Team Avro

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CityJet EI-RJW AvroRJ85 at LCY, July 2017

In the Eternal Battle of Airbus vs. Boeing I’m firmly on Team Avro.

London City is a great little airport.

The Avro has nothing to do with neither Airbus nor Boeing, but this is my blog and I make the rules.

Wroom!

Put some protective padding on her belly, and you can land her on gravel. On a short, slippery slope. In a shark-infested hurricane. If that’s not awesome, I don’t know what is.

One Year Of Spotting

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SAS OY-KBP Airbus A319-132 at CPH, July 2016

Today is my one year spotterversary. And above you see the very first picture I took on that fateful day, where I went from taking occasional phone-pics through airport windows to standing outside for hours with a real camera in hand, waiting for some purple aircraft.

An excellent picture if I do say so myself. Good contrast, white balance is spot on, razor sharp focus and magnificent placement of the seagull.

No, really.

Tiny Long Distance

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Air Canada C-GITR Airbus A319-112 at LHR, July 2017

Air Canada is flying daily between St. John’s and London Heathrow, using an Airbus A319. I can’t imagine sitting on an A319 for five long hours. Not even with my short legs.

Coming all the way from St. John’s.

But I do appreciate the opportunity to snap a few photos.

Sunday Neo

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SAS LN-RGL Airbus A320-251N at LHR, July 2017

LN-RGL was the first Airbus A320neo delivered to SAS back in October 2016. Like a true Scandinavian aircraft she is registered in Norway, living in Sweden and a very frequent visitor of Denmark. Lately she has been spending a whole lot of time flying to Malaga and Palma de Mallorca, but that’s probably true for most Scandinavian aircraft in the summer. Especially when the weather is bad.

Arriving from Stockholm dressed in fashionable blue sharklets.

But it’s not all charter destinations, screaming children and drunk passengers. Just last week I saw her in London Heathrow, looking very shiny and relaxed as she flew past the rows of spotters waiting in the morning sun.

The Last Avroliner

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SWISS HB-IYZ Avro RJ100 at ZRH, June 2017

The Avros, these wonderful tiny aeroplanes, are being replaced at a rapid pace. Swiss only have one left, the lovely HB-IYZ. Next month, she will be gone and Zürich Airport will be a little duller without her. The replacement Bombardier CS100s are beautiful birds, but do they have high-mounted wings and four jets? No they don’t.

I suppose that’s part of their appeal… but anyways.

The British weather seen from above.

I wanted to squeeze in one more flight before it was too late, and so HB-IYZ flew me from London City Airport to Zürich a few days ago (with some help from the pilots, of course). On the way, she treated us all to a lovely cloud safari. And tea made in a coffee thermos. Yuck. But you can’t win every time.

Northern Lights

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Icelandair (Aurora Borealis) TF-FIU Boeing 757-256 at CPH, June 2017

One would have loved better weather for the arrival of this gorgeous Aurora Borealis version of the Icelandair livery, but one will take what one can get.

Freshly arrived from Reykjavik.

And what one could get was photos.