This was my second flight to this airport (MAN): first one here. This time we parked near a beautiful Etihad A330-200 so I took the opportunity to take some pictures.
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| Dark clouds @ MAN |
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| F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix markings |
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| Rolls Royce Trent |
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| Wings challenge: A319 vs. A330... and the winner is... bah! |
On the other side we had this Thomas Cook A321.
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| G-DHJH |
Although we had some demanding passengers (specially on the first leg) with lots of gin and tonic served, this was a pleasant flight with the aircraft always on schedule, an A319 (the best aircraft of the fleet to work on) and a nice crew.
During the flight I noticed a little but very interesting detail on a container. Can you also find it in this first photo?
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| Catering container |
OK, let's zoom it!
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| TAP logos |
Yes! The two old logos, particularly that one from the 60's and 70's caught my attention! I believe this is an artistic note of someone skilled and nostalgic about those times and not an official marking! Otherwise this container have been flying since the 70s! I really don't believe that, despite some really old and worn-out containers can be found on some flights. On the other hand, the 2nd logo from the 80s (my all-time favorite) is still easily seen.
But wait... There's more to show about this container! If you open it, on the inside you would find another logo!
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| Air Atlantis |
Air Atlantis was the charter branch of TAP Air Portugal from mid 80s to early 90s. The airline was closed in 1993 so I guess this container has been flying for at least some 19/20 years.
And a final photo of a TNT 737 after we arrived back in Lisbon.
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| sure we can |
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