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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Landing AF


While waiting for line-up clearance at Charles de Gaulle (LFPG), this amazing Air Frances' B777-300 ER lands in front of us.

Approaching Lisbon - LPPT

Descending towards Lisbon on a FTM2A arrival.



Descending towards Lisbon on an ADSAD2A arrival. The city below is Setúbal, and on the left side is the Troia peninsula with it's great beaches.


We were requested to maintain heading after ADSAD due to traffic. After we crossed Cape Espichel, we were cleared for the ILS03. Early morning arrival.


Here, full established ILS03. The magnificent city of Lisbon, with its 25 de Abril bridge.

TAP overtake



This Air Portugal A319 landed behind us at Rome, Fiumicino (LIRF). On our way back to Oporto (LPPR) at FL350, I captured it while it was overtaking us at FL370. It was en-route to Lisbon (LPPT).

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Spanish Airports

Captured from FL340, it's Madrid Barajas Airport (LEMD), the biggest airport in the Iberian Peninsula. En-route from Lisbon (LPPT) to Nice - Cote d'Azur (LFMN).

Some miles ahead I captured Barcelona - El Prat (LEBL) airport, also at FL340.

Finally some snow!

During a VOR/DME approach to runway 05 at Geneva (LSGG), left view.

During a VOR/DME approach to runway 05 at Geneva (LSGG), right view.
After takeoff from runway 05 we were cleared to turn left. This picture was captured after it.

On our way from Marseille/Provence (LFML) back to Lisbon (LPPT), I captured part of the Pyrenees.

Springbok @ LPPT



This is one of the B747-400 from SAA that has been doing flights for TAAG, between Lisbon, Portugal (LPPT) and Luanda, Angola (FNLU). Here captured taxing to holding point runway 03 at Lisbon, moments before it's takeoff for a 7h journey.