Remarks: Finnair Flight AY 30 taxing out for departure to Helsinki (HEL), Equipment changed from A340-300 to this elusive pax Tri-Holer which will see out its last days with Finnair operating this route.
Remarks: Operating a charter for the UK Forces routing:
Gatwick (LGW), London >
Royal Air Force Station - RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Cyprus >
Mumbai (BOM), India >
Brunei (BWN)
Remarks: Here you can see Parajumpers of The Indian Air-Force & The Aero Club of India descending with the fluttering IAF flag tied to their backs (they went up in an IAF Mil-Mi-8) on the occasion of India's first civilian air show 'India Aviation 2008'
Remarks: Words fail me when asked to describe RGIA, What an architectural masterpiece this place is. Unarguably India's best designed & maintained airport, lush greenery everywhere, huge open spaces both inside & out and the surreal feeling of freedom & peace that you feel here is Extraordinary !!!!
Remarks: This one is for you Akbar & Rutvij. For those of you who dont know, we three spotted this plane parked at a remote bay at BOM just 5 days ago & waited for like ages in the killer sun for it to move so that we can get a decent shot of it, move it didnt & we left frustrated especially Akbar. Well here you go matey, I nailed it for you with a special background set-up ;-) 1200x WIDE
Remarks: Waiving to a cheering crowd on the occasion of 'INDIA AVIATION 2008' are COO Airbus - John Leahy, to his left is India's Civil Aviation Minister - Mr. Praful Patel and Dr. Kiran Rao - Executive Vice President, Airbus. I had the great priviledge of meeting all of those three gentlemen individually & in person later on in the evening.
Remarks: Someone please explain me this livery ¿¿¿ Released today on the occasion of India's biggest festival, My Greetings to everyone in India - Wish you all a VERY HAPPY DIWALI & A Prosperous New Year !! I flew on VT-JLB just 10 days ago on my flight to BOM from HYD, should've been on this one ;-)
Remarks: No dearth of warmth here, after back-tracking on runway 27 she turns in via taxiway 'Alpha' firstly to recieve the shower-of-affection (water canon salute) and to pose for the media on this inagural edition of 'INDIA AVIATION 2008'
Remarks: India visit # 2 for Capt. Jean-Michel Roy as ship 001's nose gear burns rubber on runway 27 after a very low-speed fly-by over runway 09, seen here also activating reversers on its Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine # 2. Needless to say there was absolute pomp and fanfare all throughout this great visitors brief stay at Begumpet.
Remarks: Kenya Airways FLight KQ 203 outbound to Nairobi (NBO) lined-up on runway 27, amidst this terribly hazy weather :(
Photo dedicated to the memory of late Miss Nalini Dev, born in Nairobi 1986 - New Delhi 2008. Rest in Peace dear beloved.
Remarks:"Sachsen-Anhalt" operating flight LH 757 outbound to Frankfurt (FRA). This airplane was the testbed for Connexion by Boeing broadband internet system which was launched on May 17th 2004 & subsequently discontinued on 31st December 2006 due to lack of customer interest in the technology/service. Date of Production : 20th March 1991, Date of Delivery : 13th April 1991, Engines : General Electric CF6-80C2B1F.
Remarks: Air India Flight AI 442 lined-up on runway 27, outbound to Singapore - Changi (SIN). 'Whiskey-Bravo' is one of only two Air India wide-body jets (other being VT-IWA) currently flying unnamed, they're operated by Indian Airlines' (IC) ex-A300 pilots.
Here's my shot of her as SE-RBG flying for Kuwait Airways
Remarks: Flight AI 442 outbound to Singapore - Changi (SIN) holding short of runway 27.
Date of Production : September 26th 2000, Date of Delivery : October 20th 2000 to Novair as SE-RBG, leased by Air Madrid on June 24th 2005, over to Jetairfly on February 25th 2006, then to Kuwait Airways on June 20th 2007, finally leased by Air India on September 29th 2007, painted in Zurich (ZRH) on 27th of October 2007, Engines : Pratt & Whitney PW4168A.
Here's my shot of her as SE-RBG flying for Kuwait Airways
Remarks: Flight SQ 423 holding on taxiway A4, outbound for Singapore (SIN). This flight has subsequently been upgraded to the 77W. Airplane's Date of Production : August 25th 2001, Date of Delivery : September 27th 2001, Engines : Rolls-Royce Trent 892.
