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).

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.

F-GFKJ @ LPPT

The freshly painted A320 celebrating Air France's 75 years, captured at Lisbon (LPPT-24/11/2008). Named Pays de Roissy CDG. Painted on the 20th November 2008 at Toulouse (LFBO).

Cloudy skies

A Cb (cumulonimbus) cloud, or mushroom cloud as called by many, on our way back from Barcelona (LEBL). This day there were plenty of these formations on the Iberian Peninsula, forcing us to deviate from them.

Here, at stand T18 Terminal 2 at Barajas (LEMD), these cumulus clouds already in great activity, will soon form a Cb. Captured same day as the pic above.

Strong Winds

During some journeys I captured several moments where we encountered strong winds at our cruising level. Here, on course to LTP VOR (La Tour du Pin) near Grenoble, France (LFLS), we were speeding at 550kts ground speed (aprox. 1018km/h), having a tail wind component of 104kts (aprox. 192km/h).

Here, on our way to Porto (LPPR), having Paris on our left side, we were with a slow ground speed of 321kts (aprox. 594km/h), due to the strong headwind of 110kts (aprox. 203km/h).

On this pic, over the Bay of Biscay on course to CHW VOR (Chartres, between Paris and Nantes) a strong corsswind coming from our left side of 150kts (aprox. 277km/h) is affecting us, creating a drift angle of about 16 degrees (the difference between our the heading and track) and also slowed us to 325kts (aprox. 600km/h).

Geneva, LSGG

At our stand, during flight preparations, this Qatar Airbus A330-200 comes to a stop by vacating runway 23 via taxiway D, showing its impressive wingspan.

As above, at our stand, I captured this ''Topswiss'' after its takeoff from runway 23, during gear retraction.

During our taxi for departure from runway 23 towards Porto (LPPR), I captured this amazing B747SP (HZ-AIJ) from Saudi Arabian Airlines.

PGA's Landing

Fokker F100 landing at Porto (LPPR) runway 35. We were at the holding point cleared to line-up and wait behind the landing sistership, on our way to Geneva (LSGG).

Here I captured this ERJ145 landing on runway 03 at Lisbon (LPPT), while we were waiting for our departure for a 45min flight to Porto (LPPR).

Towards the F100

Passengers boarding our flight from Oporto (LPPR) to Luxembourg (ELLX).

Scary ND

After taking off from Luxembourg (ELLX) during our climb, we met these two CB's on their mature fase. As you can see on the ND (Navigation Display) our route lies right between them. In this case, we were in visual contact with these two fellows, and the space between them was clear.

Oporto

During our visual approach to rwy 35, the Futebol Clube do Porto (FCP) Dragão Stadium appears on our right.

Already with our feet on the ground, I captured someone's resting moment in a FlyNikki A320.

Geneva

Geneva downtown while we are on the left downwind rwy 23.

Mallorca Island

Alcudia Bay. En-route LIRF (Rome, Fiumicino).

Pollensa Bay with part of Alcudia Bay. En-route LPPR (Oporto).

In LPPT

Air Transat's A310 seen here during its taxi for departue, ''under'' Orbest's A330-200 wing.

Brazilian Air Force B737-200 captured while taxing to holding point rwy 03 for take-off. Nice engines!

B747 at LUX

4 Rolls Royce RB211 power this Cargolux towards the skies.

Trying to capture the illusion that it was landing on the wing. Yangtze River Express.

Traffic above

At 35000ft over the Mediterranean Sea, this Alitalia MD was heading towards the West.

This Iberia Airbus EC-IEI, was at FL370 as we were reaching Spanish coastline coming from the Mediterranean.

Beech 200

This Beech, landing rwy 17 at LPPR, flew at this distance from the runway for about 10sec.

Barajas Tower

Moments bofore line up at rwy 36L at LEMD, I captured Barajas tower. Really nice this one, with a UFO shape.

Traffic in LUX

Luxair's ERJ135 parked in front of us.

A Cargolux B747-400 landing with some nice wing flex.

Taxing to the Cargo appron.

Cityhopper's Fokker 50 had just arrived.

Departing MD11 from China Cargo.