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

Ethiopian Airlines A350

Back in August 2017, I managed to photograph one of Ethipian's A350 at London-Heathrow Airport. Don't know why, but the A350 is one of the few aircraft where the "Eurowhite" style liveries look nice.

Airbus A350-941, ET-ATR, Ethiopian Airlines

Little One vs Huge One

Today I had the opportunity to visit the massive HiFly's A380 at Beja Airport. Of course, I took my little 1/400 to meet his big brother. 

A huge thank you to everyone who made this visit possible.

Airbus A380-841, 9H-MIP, HiFly Malta

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

Lufthansa 747-400

Due to hurricane Leslie, back on the 13th of October 2018, Lufthansa cancelled some flights. So, on the following day, Lisbon got a 747 as a gift.

Boeing 747-430, D-ABVU, Lufthansa