Remarks: Pushed back and ready for departure. BNLU (ex-City of Bangor) was stored in Victorville from October 2009 till March 2011 and re-entered service in Summer '11 after a check and interior updation. Delivered to BA in January '92, this aircraft is equipped with 14F/52J/36W/235Y.
Remarks: Still deploying flaps, slats and thrust reversers on the taxiway. Also, the catapult used for hurling crackers in to the air to scare away birds can be seen below the tail (the tripod like contraption).
Remarks: Memories...the days when ATRs from Jet Airways and Kingfisher would dominate the Bangalore skies. With the demise of Kingfisher, Jet Airways has scaled down the ATR operations. So now the traffic at Bangalore is mostly 320, 737, 320, 737, Q400, 737, 320....................
Remarks: A view of the international terminal at Bombay covered in typical winter haze. The white building is the old terminal and is still in use, while the darker structure to the left is the new terminal which is still under construction. An El-Al plane is resting on the tarmac
Remarks: An overview of South Bombay as we make a circuit to land on 09. The famous maidans can be seen towards the center of the frame, flanked by the crescent of Chowpatty on one side and the dockyards of Bombay on the other side. Colaba can be seen towards the bottom of the frame.
Remarks: The first cabin shot of one of the only two 319s in the Etihad fleet. The greenish seats are the Pearl Business and in the rear is the Coral economy