Last test before Seville - Small spotting LPFR 2011-11-30

What a better test it could be: CGLAT special Air Transat colors

And a diversion from Lisbon OOTAW B462 of TNT

Spotting Faro 2011-11-27

Hello.
Sunny Sunday but cold... but it's enough to go do a walk around the airport... and figure out that it's worthless! Traffic is very weak... only getting some shots to get practice for my next spotting day in Seville.
So here it is: today' spotting result

An easyJet over the piano and taken outside the airport with the approach lights giving it a different point of view

GOZBO A321 is about to land runway 28...

... Followed by DABKD B738 of Air Berlin

Another Air Berlin, this time DABKA, is lined up on runway 28 and ready to go

And behind the Air Berlin an easyJet registration GEZFK is also lined up and waiting for radar separation for tower take off clearance

Walk continues, and runway changes for 10... now on the spotting location of runway 10 is here seen an easyJet lined up for departure, registration GEZGC

Monarch A321 GOZBN is about to land on 10

And GOZBO seen landing on 28 is here seen daparting on 10

In the same circumstances is DABKD

Niki's OELEF is about to make a soon and nice landing

On a technical stop for refuelling is this air ambulance registration DCCAA seen on line up

And here she goes


And that's all from now. Next report will be Seville and for this year's could be the last due to the lack of traffic at LPFR.

Spotting Faro 2011-11-24

On a day marked by the industrial action in Portugal (strike) and being advised that the airport was zero rated, I decided to go there and see what the panorama was looking like.
And here it is the result: 3 based Ryanair aircraft grounded, another one is damaged by the downburst phenomena of October and an A320 of TAP Portugal.
And here I present today's photos:

This aircraft, GCERX, operated by Hangar 8 is resting at Faro for unspecified time as her partner GSVIP sitting for quite a long time now...

Time for some repairs on this Cessna Citation, GCGSB and belonging to the Faro based Sol Companhia de Aviação

Also time for repairs on EIDPA, the B738 worst affected by the 85KT wind of the downburst phenomena that affected LPFR.

Hidden behind the stored 9QCMC, B722 of Congo, is Gulfstream 4 MYGLK, also damaged by the strong winds as an aircraft baggage load ramp slammed right below the aircraft. It's mysteriously covered and the work area also... I would guess that the conditions of the aircraft are a bit messy and to protect the owner this is the solution until works are concluded.


That's it.

Faro mini spotting 2011-11-22

Faro spotting 2011-11-13

A walk around the airport! That's how I decided to spent my sunday morning.
Some photos of a poor traffic day and with bad weather to help.

Faro spotting 2011-11-06

Due to the lack of traffic caused by IATA Winter season, the only relevant traffic is shown in these two photos:

Spotting 2011-11-05: LPFR-LPPM-LPFR

A spotting day spent between Faro and Portimão Aerodromes: