Boeing 727-100

Last week Oporto and Madeira got the visit of Mr Gordon Getty, descendant of Jean Paul Getty, who was the richest man of his time, worldwide famous for his empire in petrol, and most recently because of the movie All the Money in the World, about the kidnaping of his grandson John Paul Getty III, which he refused to pay the ransom.

Mr Getty flies on this 48 year old Boeing 727-100, that delights the aviation enthusiasts wherever he goes. With only 4 of these birds flying worldwide, it has to be one of my best catchesever, and the best movement in years to come to Madeira.

Despite not enjoying backlit photos, I wanted to catch this perspective of the B721 departing Madeira. In the end, even with the backlit, it's my favorite shot of this aircraft

6 months old vs 48 years old

TAP Air Portugal A330 Madeira

Due to the increase of the passengers at Madeira, for the new year's fireworks and also students going back to Lisbon, TAP Air Portugal added some A330 service to Madeira. I was lucky enough to fly for the first time on an A330, CS-TOF, on the 3rd of January. Here's CS-TOK, departing from Madeira's airport runway 23 with the very last sunrays of that day.

Airbus A330-223, CS-TOK, TAP Air Portugal

Early Sunrays for Boeing 767.

Boeing767s are not so common these days around Madeira as they used to be, so, it's always nice to see one around here. This one was expected to land around 5PM the previous day, but, for unknown reasons, it was delayed over 12 hours, landing at 8:10AM, just after the sunrise.

Boeing 767-3Q8(ER), Condor Flugdienst, D-ABUO

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Condor on final

Back in February I took the chance that there was an A330 coming in, due to the cancelled flights on the day before because of the strong winds, to try a new spot. Unfortunately, it was still very windy and it was quite far from the airport. Also, right before the A330 land, it started to rain a lot...

Airbus A320-212, D-AICC, Condor Flugdienst

Portuguese Air Force C-130

Arrival of a C-130 from Lisbon, this morning. I took the chance and headed for one of my favourite spots in Madeira, since I still hadn't photos of a C-130 from there.

Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules, 16806, Portuguese Air Force

First A320neo

Yesterday Madeira received it's very first A320neo, from Gatwick. Really nice engines, which suit him perfectly, and also, a really lovely sound, very similar to the one produced by General Electric's GE90. Unfortunately, no time to reach the other side of the airport, and I had to photograph it with backlight.

Airbus A320-251N, G-UZHA, EasyJet (Neo special c/s)