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Feb 2, 2021

Connections

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The MCDU (lower screen) and the DCDU (upper screen) of A330-941 CS-TUL while enroute from São Paulo to Porto. The DCDU shows that we are CPD...

Crack of Dawn

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Daybreak over the south Atlantic in A330-941 CS-TUS enroute from Fortaleza to Lisbon.   

Mammatus

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A mammatus cloud formation in the vicinity Lisbon airport shortly after our morning arrival from Newark. Mammatus clouds are a good indicato...

Port Porthole

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The amazing Rolls Royce Trent 7000 engine seen inflight from Toronto to Lisbon in A330-941 CS-TUQ in which all economy class seats have been...

Back in Business

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After 8 months of no-flying due to the Covid-19 crisis, it's good to be back in the air. Passenger travel is still very restricted so ma...

Covid-19

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 It became evident, quite early on, that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the airline industry would be devastating. At some point, it...

Legal Eagle

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 The beautiful A330-941 NEO shortly before our departure from Chicago to Lisbon. The flight to Chicago a few days earlier was my first one a...

Brand New

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 A glimpse of the surgical cleanliness behind the giant fan of the Rolls Royce Trent 7000 engine during a scheduled maintenance inspection. ...

A321LR Eastbound

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October 2020, my last transatlantic crossing from Newark to Porto in the A321 LR CS-TXC before moving on to the A330. By now I have had the ...
Aug 15, 2018

Rio Ebro

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Ignition

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Spanish CB

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Nov 21, 2017

Backlit Virga

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Nov 19, 2017

River Tejo Bridge

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The beautiful suspension bridge that joins the north and south banks of the Tejo river in Lisbon seen from the left downwind leg of a visu...

Jersey

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The British channel island of Jersey off the coast of France seen from Airbus A320 CS-TNP while in the climb out of London Heathrow bound ...

Connections

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The rising Sun off of Airbus A320 CS-TNP's sharklet in the climb out of London Heathrow on this early morning flight to Lisbon. A calc...

Porto

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The beautiful Portuguese city of Porto seen from high altitude while enroute from Lisbon to London Heathow in Airbus A319 CS-TTD. A powerf...

English Overcast

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Airbus A319 CS-TTD popping out of the English overcast just after taking off from London Heathrow. The French ATS were, once again, on str...

November Skies

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Descending towards Paris Orly in A320 CS-TNM. Its November and the early setting Sun allows for some amazing skies.
Feb 19, 2017

Bamako off the Nose

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The capital city of Mali, Bamako seen off the nose of Airbus A320 CS-TNV while enroute from Accra to Lisbon at FL340. The Niger river is c...

African Plotting

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Flying in Africa means spending alot of time in remote areas, far away from any suitible enroute alternate airport. Thats okay and measure...

The African Atlas

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The High Atlas mountain range in Morocco seen off the port wing of Airbus A319 CS-TTV as we fly from Lisbon to Accra.

An Airplane

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A CargoLux Boeing 747-8 preparing for takeoff from Luxembourg's runway 24. We were next in line for departure in Airbus A319 CS-TTE. T...

Beautiful Lisboa

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The night approach to Lisbon's runway 03 is known among pilots to be one of the most beautiful in Europe with the Tejo river and it...
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Jan 18, 2017

The Pearl of the Atlantic

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The Portuguese island of Madeira seen moments before starting the VOR approach to runway 23. The airport, known as Funchal, is actually a ...
Dec 15, 2016

Peaks and Valleys

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Snow covered peaks and shining lights in the dark valleys of the Alps seen from Airbus A320 CS-TNR in the climb out of Milan-Malpensa.
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Torino

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The northern italian city of Torino, half engulfed in fog, off the nose of Airbus A320 CS-TNR bound to Lisbon out of Milan Malpensa.

Take-off!

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Airbus A320 CS-TNR lined up and standing-by for the takeoff clearance from Milan-Malpensa's runway 35R. The RVR (visibility along the ...

Italian Freezing Fog

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Airbus A320 CS-TNR being de/anti-iced in a 2 step procedure prior to departure from Milan-Malpensa due to the prevailing freezing fog weat...

Mountainous Moon

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An amazing moonrise at flight level 280 over the Alps while flying from Lisbon to Milan Malpensa in Airbus A320 CS-TNR. By now we have bri...
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Nov 12, 2016

Layered Sky

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Milan - Malpensa to Lisbon in Airbus A321 CS-TJE
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Peeking Peaks

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Milan - Malpensa to Lisbon in Airbus A321 CS-TJE
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Aug 14, 2016

Onset of Day

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From Porto to Paris Orly in Airbus A320 CS-TNH
Jun 13, 2016

Sharklets!

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A320 CS-TNS during the turn-around in Sal (Cape Verde). This chartered flight from Porto and back was my first chance to experience one of...

Outside In

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Apr 30, 2016

City of Lights

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An amazing view of Paris from FL360 shortly before starting the descent towards Luxembourg in Airbus A319 CS-TTC. Can you spot the Eiffel ...

Crepuscular Radiation

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Spectacular crepescular rays shooting through the broken Stratocumulus clouds over Munich's airport. Airbus A319 CS-TTG on a long fina...

Ice Vortex I

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What do you get when you put a cold atmosphere, jet engines and a heavy Boeing 747-8 together? This! A violently twisting and turning cont...

Ice Vortex II

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What do you get when you put a cold atmosphere, jet engines and a heavy Boeing 747-8 together? This! A violently twisting and turning cont...
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Jan 7, 2016

Crack of Dusk

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The setting Sun escapes between cloud layers shortly before the approach and landing at Porto inbound from Zurich in Airbus A319 CS-TTQ.

Cross Jet

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Much like a migrating bird, the subtropical jetstream moves south in the winter thereby affecting the portuguese latitudes. It also intens...
Jan 1, 2016

Crossing Traffic

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High altitude crossing in the early morning while flying from Porto to Paris - Orly in Airbus A319 CS-TTQ.
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Barcelona by Night

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Night falls on Barcelona seen off the nose of Airbus A319 CS-TTG enroute from Venice to Lisbon.

Filtered Sunlight

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An awsome December sunrise greets us in the climb out of Porto towards Paris - Orly in Airbus A319 CS-TTN.

Local Instability

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Hot industrial smoke pierces the overcast and rises in the cold morning air as we descend towards Paris in Airbus A319 CS-TTN. High atmosp...
Jun 23, 2015

Organized Chaos

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Three crossing traffics, each separated by 2000ft, shoot by as we navigate in the opposite direction. This is RVSM (Reduced Vertical Separ...
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Cloud Monsters

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The Kelvin-Helmholtz instability creates some late afternoon "cloud monsters" as we cruise by in A320 CS-TNU from London-Gatwick...
Jan 18, 2015

The Glory of the A321 Pilot

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The shadow of Airbus A321 CS-TJG in the climb out of Funchal with 199 Lisbon bound passengers on board.
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Dec 24, 2014

Gateway

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Not much of a photograph, but interesting nevertheless. Dense fog engulfs Paris Orly where low visibility procedures are enforced due to a...
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