tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162366876123417962024-03-19T08:58:11.570+00:00LisbonJet's LogbookAviation & Travel BlogAndré Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.comBlogger240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416236687612341796.post-30909482599418891392024-03-17T18:58:00.012+00:002024-03-17T22:58:51.108+00:00Airbus A330-200, registration CS-TOQ<p style="text-align: justify;">In 2014 we got two second hand A330-200's from brazilian airline TAM (now LATAM). This was the first time I flew on one of them (CS-TOQ). These photos were taken on a return flight from Rio de Janeiro, on my first long-haul month.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>-o0o-<br />Business Class</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Business Class was retrofited with also second hand lie-flat seats from Lufthansa. Custom logos of the german airline were of course removed but still one could easily identify the previous owner.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QKfX9h4x8vALL9Y4R6Kk85YQc4EbXws9sHHuiKT-2gVZEhqUxGxbbAOUAZ2QDV8UKZ6xicnLfdrg6hdbep6ntURLGvZog_e2-SzmR_nVXdED-7wae1Py7FPjIw2iURrtCVbwtwXosjPHjistNI0ZFV5nLjMTvDSlMaBQGlBVk-I4WPer1vC5R441yp-g/s1024/cstoq201408-01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QKfX9h4x8vALL9Y4R6Kk85YQc4EbXws9sHHuiKT-2gVZEhqUxGxbbAOUAZ2QDV8UKZ6xicnLfdrg6hdbep6ntURLGvZog_e2-SzmR_nVXdED-7wae1Py7FPjIw2iURrtCVbwtwXosjPHjistNI0ZFV5nLjMTvDSlMaBQGlBVk-I4WPer1vC5R441yp-g/s320/cstoq201408-01.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71J9mHn0LLKgbbUiZ9cO3nHHr-1SyHz1Qy2buH_dmhQeF-0aNvb19EnCvOnzi6JuP_36OEW61rMOsSeZf-NlQd9-yos8BV5wz_jPb7SiCMNL9Rc7Xnw_KrvIw8sMgUExokdwI6-TALD_zgnudQU9duj8in64BLS220WzkYLm3oUIP6SCXs4qk5eRfacu5/s1024/cstoq201408-02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLGyR-nHwyVjqtvg7YNhLjhqGQ12tZsM6xpYN86e4QZKsZPVDjGo5yz59B6B4v1pzPlxRVUsyYv-9o81WI9WFbT76-PeoHFfjtVr3Vo26Xtx0WYekSxpT8rG1wZFjVnqQlgs5y0RcyQLBYTOcLxuO6RwBlHJIYN1EZPgTYFA13d3Q1Ww3y47jsXvI9sSd/s1024/cstoq201408-07.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLGyR-nHwyVjqtvg7YNhLjhqGQ12tZsM6xpYN86e4QZKsZPVDjGo5yz59B6B4v1pzPlxRVUsyYv-9o81WI9WFbT76-PeoHFfjtVr3Vo26Xtx0WYekSxpT8rG1wZFjVnqQlgs5y0RcyQLBYTOcLxuO6RwBlHJIYN1EZPgTYFA13d3Q1Ww3y47jsXvI9sSd/s320/cstoq201408-07.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Economy PTVs</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGfTTKXfTo096ZmiBM9vKa-oYhqQp_Ms4FvK6H8eOxGidnPOrA6fjYt5IlG87S2on9Cp44NxnyPFWhiBgZPLicBB_KBC5JiTy0Npy3RtRv5w7Fl0D0Ks73Ip4ZABi4pgqoDI5eTXoTC-Nlh8Y6-AcaLhGV0vWfVAAv_lco3O9famFpVLnjdgSNT_gNd7-I/s1024/cstoq201408-08.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGfTTKXfTo096ZmiBM9vKa-oYhqQp_Ms4FvK6H8eOxGidnPOrA6fjYt5IlG87S2on9Cp44NxnyPFWhiBgZPLicBB_KBC5JiTy0Npy3RtRv5w7Fl0D0Ks73Ip4ZABi4pgqoDI5eTXoTC-Nlh8Y6-AcaLhGV0vWfVAAv_lco3O9famFpVLnjdgSNT_gNd7-I/s320/cstoq201408-08.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mid Cabin</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Main meal service gettting prepared...<br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWGSQqMOQPXweGDYi45EF55OLStZiMG3pk31mosw7FdDlzg6uRQNndh25uC2uIX9854MjNxiJsU961DS6fL8zOgaBtaps3XzSIxCK1sOVtSHZHhNqOFxASTDbIM87OJEiLywlcMMsMzRBI5kn-F1hJ_dOtlb_ETWOwSkb1PCgXeYTVEpHWWbQ_S8nRjKm/s1024/cstoq201408-09.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWGSQqMOQPXweGDYi45EF55OLStZiMG3pk31mosw7FdDlzg6uRQNndh25uC2uIX9854MjNxiJsU961DS6fL8zOgaBtaps3XzSIxCK1sOVtSHZHhNqOFxASTDbIM87OJEiLywlcMMsMzRBI5kn-F1hJ_dOtlb_ETWOwSkb1PCgXeYTVEpHWWbQ_S8nRjKm/s320/cstoq201408-09.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvw91lQHpruVD4sR5BaJ5p5JHHRumdLYWkkyVwUUNEAyf8U7sfllYY-pFGP_LWxo5zt8DMuSF2c3fPav2TKNIUrBDVRwIeya3iuReGWlCIw9I0Rrbq3dYRAY007oiXyMcYJw2tsvXh5Q8IaCHW3ndYa0N3aFT-UxOQIOvPgWZ4qKIHaWphywtNWZX8dh3/s1024/cstoq201408-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvw91lQHpruVD4sR5BaJ5p5JHHRumdLYWkkyVwUUNEAyf8U7sfllYY-pFGP_LWxo5zt8DMuSF2c3fPav2TKNIUrBDVRwIeya3iuReGWlCIw9I0Rrbq3dYRAY007oiXyMcYJw2tsvXh5Q8IaCHW3ndYa0N3aFT-UxOQIOvPgWZ4qKIHaWphywtNWZX8dh3/s320/cstoq201408-10.jpg" width="240" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">One odd thing about these two aircraft was that they had the most rearward bulkhead covered with carpet.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtUVPJNdiKtsULnWsunDzcPjq09U-JYEjLQ8m6qWA02BA1rv1QnDUU4fGvEeGbCvR4rqwjoBN-_5gjueMpQ_L-5E-6fbytIADe5DluQyHgihQ59JuVwjUawM5r8dTe_GnHLg6Kmo-4SCKRlGs8jkhZ6TYEyosHmdZ832hBNrQnYKB-AK3-G5288P81niu/s1024/cstoq201408-11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtUVPJNdiKtsULnWsunDzcPjq09U-JYEjLQ8m6qWA02BA1rv1QnDUU4fGvEeGbCvR4rqwjoBN-_5gjueMpQ_L-5E-6fbytIADe5DluQyHgihQ59JuVwjUawM5r8dTe_GnHLg6Kmo-4SCKRlGs8jkhZ6TYEyosHmdZ832hBNrQnYKB-AK3-G5288P81niu/s320/cstoq201408-11.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">And at Lisbon airport right after arrival:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVlHi0afsQAwTM7YYdzQUmO-L9HUId_3Ot9Curym6fPl0hbXxa9UjODJFkMy64MtmQZQNUsnNI2KL-n_Rd6IPBlqi4K0hku9yD10pqXc0o-pm0_sy7IpQwqucKcx2O-PikoPetIGVw-ZGzjtbiMrBk65_H9uO1-k0HGFyMl35CG7eM-1R36YGekGvsOHc/s1024/cstoq201408-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVlHi0afsQAwTM7YYdzQUmO-L9HUId_3Ot9Curym6fPl0hbXxa9UjODJFkMy64MtmQZQNUsnNI2KL-n_Rd6IPBlqi4K0hku9yD10pqXc0o-pm0_sy7IpQwqucKcx2O-PikoPetIGVw-ZGzjtbiMrBk65_H9uO1-k0HGFyMl35CG7eM-1R36YGekGvsOHc/s320/cstoq201408-12.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhUzYDqOKxvKP-dtQ7KsKz3hqKOy2_HtuAKL7C-QA4Z6z8-Nqby4-mx_-nc8NcuDmUHofD5mO4JPvfRHk0W4ud7zXODPNBkFGygN_mB-elkn2hyphenhyphenD3K6PPdbqXRwjS1Qa1ZATSRp90wVDhScsi3oYretINdiAKIsZX6KcLr9Hg4XDXaTn666nfMW-E19wTT/s1024/cstoq201408-13.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhUzYDqOKxvKP-dtQ7KsKz3hqKOy2_HtuAKL7C-QA4Z6z8-Nqby4-mx_-nc8NcuDmUHofD5mO4JPvfRHk0W4ud7zXODPNBkFGygN_mB-elkn2hyphenhyphenD3K6PPdbqXRwjS1Qa1ZATSRp90wVDhScsi3oYretINdiAKIsZX6KcLr9Hg4XDXaTn666nfMW-E19wTT/s320/cstoq201408-13.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CS-TOQ, named "Pedro Teixeira"</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A330 CS-TOQ alongside with CS-TOR were phased out right after the pandemic and were already scrapped.</div><p></p></div>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416236687612341796.post-28688463248596549522024-03-17T10:23:00.000+00:002024-03-17T10:23:05.603+00:00A few photos of Copenhagen<p> Always, always a very nice layover.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>-o0o-<br />Amalienborg</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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And to tell the truth I was anxious to go back to Rio after more than 20 years of absence. Rio de Janeiro used to be one regular holidays destination with my parents, when I was a kid, during the eighties and early nineties. Those were the L-1011 days when I developed a passion for that aircraft in particular and aviation in general. Last time I was there was in 1993.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>-o0o-<br />Airbus A330-200<br />CS-TOG</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">After being dead-headed to Porto and spend there a night, it was time to take our beautiful A330-200 to "Cidade Maravilhosa". With tail number CS-TOG this aircraft was named "Bartolomeu de Gusmão", the same name given to one of our ex-L-1011s (CS-TED). The following pictures were taken at Franciso Sá Carneiro Airport (Porto) before boarding started:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7N2dt8k3ybdPCjEqbHAgQO2bOTtFT2yCXvO9MyQVbprMyA9h6mX4XgDnIuYoc1KwxafHCqh2FssdAKo-dzR553Yulds237u2B7xqAMlnmFziNyLw2yvu1bxjEuoJCcWPtV5r9Cy_fLIE2xLtA_wpsD2pqo6odj52HwEd7WSKQsGe1ZiJQ179x5mkO_PHw/s1024/riojan201408-01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7N2dt8k3ybdPCjEqbHAgQO2bOTtFT2yCXvO9MyQVbprMyA9h6mX4XgDnIuYoc1KwxafHCqh2FssdAKo-dzR553Yulds237u2B7xqAMlnmFziNyLw2yvu1bxjEuoJCcWPtV5r9Cy_fLIE2xLtA_wpsD2pqo6odj52HwEd7WSKQsGe1ZiJQ179x5mkO_PHw/s320/riojan201408-01.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighxHcZASOGlbH_fM3UWvsTl0zwYAFtIGAXNCxufzYSMlLP8BwPMvwjiiqUlnAfmcIrgxGn1HXiZqSaIs7PGK8wa26BlXm0tIcBbuQh_O4bovKhFp_Os9ES41ONoiv_oBCSgP7ov6Swyv87vuXGv8DKxa7BfXJ7CTTCqRNn7EaawhCkc8t9ZbkrKvSB5lw/s1024/riojan201408-02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighxHcZASOGlbH_fM3UWvsTl0zwYAFtIGAXNCxufzYSMlLP8BwPMvwjiiqUlnAfmcIrgxGn1HXiZqSaIs7PGK8wa26BlXm0tIcBbuQh_O4bovKhFp_Os9ES41ONoiv_oBCSgP7ov6Swyv87vuXGv8DKxa7BfXJ7CTTCqRNn7EaawhCkc8t9ZbkrKvSB5lw/s320/riojan201408-02.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rJU4ZoRz9oiBmobvAZao-fwJBpaDIk4Dqp11u23ARarXxRU1VQFElkeP5gCtEt3teDya8NhwR3H1JvmV_Yb958bACvaExFYaeoVYv6ayeVymw8ihy-FCp7NEyrT4DQEtPfuSS-pJ_fkYSSCF4o-JBRj3SBz9bnJm3_TrVBOJxt4U_Yor1vW6knHjjX9n/s1024/riojan201408-03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rJU4ZoRz9oiBmobvAZao-fwJBpaDIk4Dqp11u23ARarXxRU1VQFElkeP5gCtEt3teDya8NhwR3H1JvmV_Yb958bACvaExFYaeoVYv6ayeVymw8ihy-FCp7NEyrT4DQEtPfuSS-pJ_fkYSSCF4o-JBRj3SBz9bnJm3_TrVBOJxt4U_Yor1vW6knHjjX9n/s320/riojan201408-03.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>-o0o-<br />São Conrado</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">By that time we used to stay in São Conrado neighbourhood in the southern part of the city. The location was far from ideal since we had to take a cab to Ipanema or Copacabana. Otherwise we would be pretty much isolated in the hotel area. From my room I could spot "Hotel Nacional" an architecture masterpiece by famous Oscar Niemeyer. By then, one could see it was pretty much abandoned and in bad shape. These days it was restored to its previous glory and running as a hotel again.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGjo7JoDWTF5YaaRHCJ95LcNkrunWfT3npFoQptOq-MZ7AutZQxc0r7Ne-Vl2mNkJoLFMixxtucWQ8HGV52ycRCHYV06wkWnTmuGFv1Ieth42ZeIL2hExF1dtjTlv4L__m9pubqqknywqAG_jttzVq53srl02FSst-FeQxDOoGsXDYrrGXA-7kmTYZ3dj/s1024/riojan201408-04.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGjo7JoDWTF5YaaRHCJ95LcNkrunWfT3npFoQptOq-MZ7AutZQxc0r7Ne-Vl2mNkJoLFMixxtucWQ8HGV52ycRCHYV06wkWnTmuGFv1Ieth42ZeIL2hExF1dtjTlv4L__m9pubqqknywqAG_jttzVq53srl02FSst-FeQxDOoGsXDYrrGXA-7kmTYZ3dj/w150-h200/riojan201408-04.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mrOmb7A3yaqOh_-ZsPL1Bitu2URlccn34JsZqSYcpvVWdSTab54Oo59TMp5ZygNp16_AY1m8qe43kLw0uhxrLCF5tPC1HSt_ncAwrqwW_jZ146YoP-GjhC0WTikSyz1D-2v55wfmRow0qGrXGbPb7C9pc3q9Tm8odYOyerIru2X1nJpcr2UiUxQvMnoD/s1024/riojan201408-05.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mrOmb7A3yaqOh_-ZsPL1Bitu2URlccn34JsZqSYcpvVWdSTab54Oo59TMp5ZygNp16_AY1m8qe43kLw0uhxrLCF5tPC1HSt_ncAwrqwW_jZ146YoP-GjhC0WTikSyz1D-2v55wfmRow0qGrXGbPb7C9pc3q9Tm8odYOyerIru2X1nJpcr2UiUxQvMnoD/s320/riojan201408-05.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>-o0o-<br />Ipanema</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Since this was my long-awaited return to Rio, the hotel location didn't prevent me to go to Ipanama Beach and spend there a few hours. The weather wasn't fantastic but it was winter time in the south hemisphere. However, cloudy skies and rainy days became an unfortunate constant everytime I went to Rio de Janeiro all over these years.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvTUgTSnNcyWurSLSELJWyTbExCdJCK8tIXdIOh-ju9NmI8oscQ91TEQzalPbFO7pYFNyO3SOJn6fJfuNMEL_UphkTXaXFxJVZIKn4WSweS8eA_VYxczAAjVcPCLepUbwFLOtXRw_4AtpUzmGUxmE74t3hA9PODs2AORmd9jY5XsBDuJdPSwAmQbkghlK/s1024/riojan201408-06.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvTUgTSnNcyWurSLSELJWyTbExCdJCK8tIXdIOh-ju9NmI8oscQ91TEQzalPbFO7pYFNyO3SOJn6fJfuNMEL_UphkTXaXFxJVZIKn4WSweS8eA_VYxczAAjVcPCLepUbwFLOtXRw_4AtpUzmGUxmE74t3hA9PODs2AORmd9jY5XsBDuJdPSwAmQbkghlK/s320/riojan201408-06.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRg_hEbiQLNaum5PKCJkKkP6mZswIpffvlYzG40W-DWfpyyKBpFdSqa3a1c9Q7H_2n8L_lOWohe8p9o0uKOJH36N4-ga7DObOEPB1EZePYc3TGA0AUAM_vGOqJ3-TrS7TbRF7aMZTmgtBjAM6AMHB2vv2jalo5X1_-d5Z0mJab_DbvFCZ4dkQIdRVBDke/s1024/riojan201408-07.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRg_hEbiQLNaum5PKCJkKkP6mZswIpffvlYzG40W-DWfpyyKBpFdSqa3a1c9Q7H_2n8L_lOWohe8p9o0uKOJH36N4-ga7DObOEPB1EZePYc3TGA0AUAM_vGOqJ3-TrS7TbRF7aMZTmgtBjAM6AMHB2vv2jalo5X1_-d5Z0mJab_DbvFCZ4dkQIdRVBDke/s320/riojan201408-07.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>-o0o-<br />Return Flight</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">My first layover in Rio de Janeiro wasn't that long. It was around 24 hours before I had to go back to Portugal. So, beside the beach and good food there wasn't opportunity to do much more. Flying on a more modern A330-200 - tail number CS-TOL - we would arrive in Lisbon on a gorgeous summer day.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyAZ_6WlDHUkRsM1vpQfCTwKci_hyphenhyphenvjdUG5TA8z4DGsYogKqHAAxDqTBUdgzC0W-cjY1170OhzNHFA32vVCQCAvEBcyfQNCkFbAxY_HVd8bl-bHOLDpYco4QzRoI0f_ABPbvi5Knh_zHyBGi_m5MydfObMEVOfntbtBD_dVuFfo9rAEj1cWroIZ7YpEMI/s1024/riojan201408-08.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyAZ_6WlDHUkRsM1vpQfCTwKci_hyphenhyphenvjdUG5TA8z4DGsYogKqHAAxDqTBUdgzC0W-cjY1170OhzNHFA32vVCQCAvEBcyfQNCkFbAxY_HVd8bl-bHOLDpYco4QzRoI0f_ABPbvi5Knh_zHyBGi_m5MydfObMEVOfntbtBD_dVuFfo9rAEj1cWroIZ7YpEMI/s320/riojan201408-08.jpg" width="320" /></a> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9MU1NuZgSElX8uARq1A_FtWFL0fEWJ8Oje1RbJnd-i8YnELi5j7TwJ_xX6_eAW_bbgcV6RmVd77QKBND4EkkdHqvF8p6HBAIid83_wF-DQTlDyB4sbL2FeF8OPknhmtdIV4cl7ZeZ_Rsvm4PPJviQOZDTRINNmAIO8PJ7F7DYuiuaYf-ytyvVs-nMig3/s1024/riojan201408-09.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9MU1NuZgSElX8uARq1A_FtWFL0fEWJ8Oje1RbJnd-i8YnELi5j7TwJ_xX6_eAW_bbgcV6RmVd77QKBND4EkkdHqvF8p6HBAIid83_wF-DQTlDyB4sbL2FeF8OPknhmtdIV4cl7ZeZ_Rsvm4PPJviQOZDTRINNmAIO8PJ7F7DYuiuaYf-ytyvVs-nMig3/s320/riojan201408-09.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416236687612341796.post-28404288688469610222024-03-13T17:50:00.003+00:002024-03-13T17:51:17.066+00:00Portugália Airlines Embraer 145 II<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;">The following photos were taken in August 2014, in my first scheduled month doing long-haul flights in the widebody fleet.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDXvmew1TH-8dk_mL21Gx4mAn9oFFcJBbu2KJ58zWspknaUyjxItHAPGtNAj2glFzQ_iztEfsqhWLLvu5zIQyzZcVAhuJWyUv3Ttmeg7H3IUAZLpUCSvE5M8awuRai0a4GcYIMyn2-wM7_vvPbpm4PqICxOiwCblRCvDdhvu72zsEe2yd7k6soLAR7Dsi/s1024/erj145202408-01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDXvmew1TH-8dk_mL21Gx4mAn9oFFcJBbu2KJ58zWspknaUyjxItHAPGtNAj2glFzQ_iztEfsqhWLLvu5zIQyzZcVAhuJWyUv3Ttmeg7H3IUAZLpUCSvE5M8awuRai0a4GcYIMyn2-wM7_vvPbpm4PqICxOiwCblRCvDdhvu72zsEe2yd7k6soLAR7Dsi/s320/erj145202408-01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHD-NQzsEquWZ93x2-NdJXpbYoVFtCirF8OF6cmJUI6dsWknlZoqcoY0wtqJWH1iFeX_SDEWjhsZgL0mea2gfXMSgwjPDzZtJLIOEuv_R9EVzbAnqH7gai43zL1vYs-9bc7RI4nxsnjokcel2IXzYOmbZdF7ktHa5_FJdAOCtnJtliE31NSB7_YMiX4ekM/s1024/erj145202408-02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHD-NQzsEquWZ93x2-NdJXpbYoVFtCirF8OF6cmJUI6dsWknlZoqcoY0wtqJWH1iFeX_SDEWjhsZgL0mea2gfXMSgwjPDzZtJLIOEuv_R9EVzbAnqH7gai43zL1vYs-9bc7RI4nxsnjokcel2IXzYOmbZdF7ktHa5_FJdAOCtnJtliE31NSB7_YMiX4ekM/s320/erj145202408-02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This was a dead head flight to Porto where I would rest for one night before flying to Rio de Janeiro. In the next photo I captured the Airbus A330-200 CS-TOG that would take me to Rio in the following day:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HYysrkx7q7BTOxwXKwvLJ6GA92xRG6bFg8wEsjEGKUKqWpDNouBpeon5oQnikNcA5jQfaM8XCsHlIHHBQ8Nyv8psMibSHv_jgsLKzdTohIjv5vMemWKvRFhhJg1U3qH0t9bIHL813jCA71a-PhWJdZjhWmazJBF31pNcJ1Fi56sh_J9h5KK4ytcOSdIa/s1024/erj145202408-03.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HYysrkx7q7BTOxwXKwvLJ6GA92xRG6bFg8wEsjEGKUKqWpDNouBpeon5oQnikNcA5jQfaM8XCsHlIHHBQ8Nyv8psMibSHv_jgsLKzdTohIjv5vMemWKvRFhhJg1U3qH0t9bIHL813jCA71a-PhWJdZjhWmazJBF31pNcJ1Fi56sh_J9h5KK4ytcOSdIa/s320/erj145202408-03.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Airbus A330-200 CS-TOG</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChNobjPQoZUlHFbItXy-4-YnA339vYjb53b8SdskA-rxADnlrzvyp_SDv340NKU4b3_dK_KbFsSPY-ArdnsE51wnbelJdgjn44Vum3kl3iKacLG7ZSAkvi0ZNfD-eVZPA-l3U3o-AApw4_3wOwHD9_txgADJeoWV3YrBRnlOrEMGwvYGVZtrO8c2RRrOv/s320/erj145202408-06.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">And yet another Air Base - Monte Real:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6wf8mUKRJhQ5SgLXUIa5GJrOPVquH5fxIimtNIMOrTf5ql_OePSB-jY9VJOUGnX5A8e8aNJuwTeA7pXXZPir-j33qOhXZ7BL7q_up8zjQ8NzSZPFU8uQhoNP5pZnY7-NesPoZULU-pCwq5tIJAngxOGVLSxBZSmJw9eusak5rZ88wjczNsXh3k4Zz3F80/s1024/erj145202408-07.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgPs4igLnBnowSjJfkxA562l9houxt_XQt4lNouuhP8d0LZRuBMHjhB2k64LY6t4Cc4RubMJQxTkaQIACY76hLQx90pjB0sRoOwh7PeOqm9xojVK6445Q0CpWl_lRFc-okbwZvBobigbhDEh4Lb5lNJbHiNgiW70BWCyGgV7X014n2fchawCjb4vKXmLS/s320/erj145202408-08.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Speedbrakes deployed during our approach to Porto:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxQo76tzUC5QwHRHh8CBnmcM7npX1gTz_UofZBMOyqIY9E9Wh-YXB01YTP-qWrOQiDq75jP_tCGN8gOteBKIcnF11imB87vOGVGNc8XF4eM1LOBDzc69UWtqknJzSTHFR_X85wIGBIZBU2NxtzoxzRxQHj2CjK1-Q7fawE1Ef2E0f3yiZL5ClXRvx4vF5/s1024/erj145202408-09.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxQo76tzUC5QwHRHh8CBnmcM7npX1gTz_UofZBMOyqIY9E9Wh-YXB01YTP-qWrOQiDq75jP_tCGN8gOteBKIcnF11imB87vOGVGNc8XF4eM1LOBDzc69UWtqknJzSTHFR_X85wIGBIZBU2NxtzoxzRxQHj2CjK1-Q7fawE1Ef2E0f3yiZL5ClXRvx4vF5/s320/erj145202408-09.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">And finally my room view in Porto.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsWzC4UGxvHHNP3tnDya5MEIsu4N44A6RN4_TuU5R2dQ50TYLq5ue7YuJ7f5QkFQ3egw8kC1S9RXFj2B6nZ8kGcVr8hFs5EotN3RUik4NyNSxq69yVN3FC9J3y_ysmjn3TMdZ-P2R2IOsjCsgEsu6uakzaHvlJkQIAVw3Cvvb4_UcjmtkHlb_toxOb3_p/s1024/erj145202408-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsWzC4UGxvHHNP3tnDya5MEIsu4N44A6RN4_TuU5R2dQ50TYLq5ue7YuJ7f5QkFQ3egw8kC1S9RXFj2B6nZ8kGcVr8hFs5EotN3RUik4NyNSxq69yVN3FC9J3y_ysmjn3TMdZ-P2R2IOsjCsgEsu6uakzaHvlJkQIAVw3Cvvb4_UcjmtkHlb_toxOb3_p/s320/erj145202408-10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416236687612341796.post-51874420477712952902024-03-06T21:42:00.000+00:002024-03-06T21:42:00.820+00:00Visiting a new country: São Tomé e Príncipe<p style="text-align: justify;">On the very first month I returned to the narrow-body fleet (September 2023) I had the opportunity to go for the very first time to São Tomé. Although I was excited about it, it was only a short night stop so I couldn't explore much...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_BcUkycxspc58C1L5-O8IfffnSV2Vh9xou5Lyc445JQqbVfyWb-V75NTwZYEFXfjFk9JGYKpFnqYH7CtWaqweSrtj-KXOVNrl9tx4m8wC2u9qs_Qg4Of8MbG33XAbmLVW691QB8LFKYW2sQXUt5TF456L7NksKBZ4MaPnh49PxsU8Y-ofP7Qc3GahUbr/s1024/stome202309-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_BcUkycxspc58C1L5-O8IfffnSV2Vh9xou5Lyc445JQqbVfyWb-V75NTwZYEFXfjFk9JGYKpFnqYH7CtWaqweSrtj-KXOVNrl9tx4m8wC2u9qs_Qg4Of8MbG33XAbmLVW691QB8LFKYW2sQXUt5TF456L7NksKBZ4MaPnh49PxsU8Y-ofP7Qc3GahUbr/s320/stome202309-01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKbsACqKHQ2-amh7ov3Q7X7tIg0ZztDz_-gxsBF-YV5VRQUCs5XQvLeOfQIcaDa-HJQyTUeEC6tDMkCVL5QegPVkYoW3fprvWDhLkU0trd6Uy7uamigFeyJZVyxVutB3AVkTmdOfeHuNFOKGRaTKFqaJ159OCioXdRc849FPOTw-1PmkMMZU0wQH2X4xk/s1024/stome202309-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKbsACqKHQ2-amh7ov3Q7X7tIg0ZztDz_-gxsBF-YV5VRQUCs5XQvLeOfQIcaDa-HJQyTUeEC6tDMkCVL5QegPVkYoW3fprvWDhLkU0trd6Uy7uamigFeyJZVyxVutB3AVkTmdOfeHuNFOKGRaTKFqaJ159OCioXdRc849FPOTw-1PmkMMZU0wQH2X4xk/s320/stome202309-02.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ61d-GBj3ps9eEbJtSH09ewkjO2AVN4XvxvbuL2vV8XR_4gPUyj1ZHleekL1crawNl7yxgqhbtj9OkK_ItOlPWucWRA7R-fIg1V9QtaEY70cL5y4ERLD6L89NEUEpAQl0i3ikKlBchxI-c8KjtgqNS4HoP1M-ubz40cy-5yKaP7Prmmuc2F2ZS52bhXUb/s1024/stome202309-03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ61d-GBj3ps9eEbJtSH09ewkjO2AVN4XvxvbuL2vV8XR_4gPUyj1ZHleekL1crawNl7yxgqhbtj9OkK_ItOlPWucWRA7R-fIg1V9QtaEY70cL5y4ERLD6L89NEUEpAQl0i3ikKlBchxI-c8KjtgqNS4HoP1M-ubz40cy-5yKaP7Prmmuc2F2ZS52bhXUb/s320/stome202309-03.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">On my way back to Lisbon, one photo of my new flagship - the Airbus A321LR:</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGX5jtLWjt_r9tnwW30jVXlHVOcnYAgE-yp_yZdUYjST0zS_NpnstW82lHvAXzIzszHlp-cWpvGoW7rstd3TYffXugUAHU7GvJKdgDE2gYQUbrcbE3v6J5Ibobe9d7LAh3W6FNGVnCYuspiqYqXmbMav7ipeaFIcdoc4QuJ5Xq_wuXODPv4T9_BL3omFNV/s1024/stome202309-04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGX5jtLWjt_r9tnwW30jVXlHVOcnYAgE-yp_yZdUYjST0zS_NpnstW82lHvAXzIzszHlp-cWpvGoW7rstd3TYffXugUAHU7GvJKdgDE2gYQUbrcbE3v6J5Ibobe9d7LAh3W6FNGVnCYuspiqYqXmbMav7ipeaFIcdoc4QuJ5Xq_wuXODPv4T9_BL3omFNV/s320/stome202309-04.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Airbus A321LR CS-TXG "Almada Negreiros"</td></tr></tbody></table>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416236687612341796.post-68246326108041897742024-02-18T15:06:00.009+00:002024-02-22T07:13:56.167+00:00My first time in Berlin, 2014<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm particularly drawn to cities where one can breathe and feel history. Although most of it was destroyed during WWII, Berlin certainly falls in this category.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">My first time visiting Berlin was in September 2014. It was a quick night stop and our delayed departure from Lisbon almost ruined my intentions to see most of the main landmarks/tourist sites. Since the hotel had bicycles available for free, I decided this was the best way to visit the city with such a short time available.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>-o0o-<br /><i>Tiergarten</i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My first sighting was the Victory Column. This monument was originally located in the old <i>Königsplatz</i> (now <i>Platz der Republik</i>) near the <i>Reichstag</i>. In the late 1930s, the Nazis moved the column to its present location in the <i>Tiergarten</i> following Hitler's plans for the new <i>Welthauptstadt Germania</i> imagined by the architect and Nazi official Albert Speer. Ultimately, this relocation saved the monument from destruction during WWII since the <i>Reichstag</i> was an obvious target for bombing.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Z8gjv2w1TW32AH-o0Uk5Rq9xH15sm_IjHKM6AvQpPFdJkZewIFdwdSv_MEKQVplfAxOWxJFd2612CfulIkLAyygyER4ld8cjUTKp9QuRENx2Y7ggJOduT6oz10nPkOo6u3YUuReQIoTx1-M8UPbKtOrBMbXx4oPvZnPOknBEPcmy85y9iRwnexqofc_P/s1024/berlin201409-01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Z8gjv2w1TW32AH-o0Uk5Rq9xH15sm_IjHKM6AvQpPFdJkZewIFdwdSv_MEKQVplfAxOWxJFd2612CfulIkLAyygyER4ld8cjUTKp9QuRENx2Y7ggJOduT6oz10nPkOo6u3YUuReQIoTx1-M8UPbKtOrBMbXx4oPvZnPOknBEPcmy85y9iRwnexqofc_P/s320/berlin201409-01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Second monument, also in the <i>Tiergarten</i>, the Soviet War Memorial built with marble taken from the rubble of the Reich Chancellery.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdYgahScF8h6F60CEqdbhdjM3du77rGPlUEIDwUWdVbxqjztqdTUHewEkQjlPZzBjJ_SaB5ACOTC2yqkt2xCitjUrE2Y53vywb73T131flPrfjF1W4pf_2sxfIbJu5hK5T-ndR4doqaOmk6b5cZ3qxx6Rq8j3S10MDRkj1Cw0pBH-LIHxrmzyR8jMXDwd/s1024/berlin201409-02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdYgahScF8h6F60CEqdbhdjM3du77rGPlUEIDwUWdVbxqjztqdTUHewEkQjlPZzBjJ_SaB5ACOTC2yqkt2xCitjUrE2Y53vywb73T131flPrfjF1W4pf_2sxfIbJu5hK5T-ndR4doqaOmk6b5cZ3qxx6Rq8j3S10MDRkj1Cw0pBH-LIHxrmzyR8jMXDwd/s320/berlin201409-02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bike lane across the <i>Tiergarten</i> towards the famous <i>Brandenburg Tor</i>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9JPCzatfdlECdfLsatw-bPTjDE_yGl35kabnvFmdSjxpYsit9mu-VOEeqe4bfWCqoKVK6BRTtpT6ACLKKz3P1LP2tq7uBCV3L6pY9CWs8KC7ja2VxRHgEp3ZeEIYb3tEF1NHPLSQiqQvlXARCfy0Suwl4g-guSApp6kuhSZyzocUOeEP9QGUN4wPBF_w/s1024/berlin201409-03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9JPCzatfdlECdfLsatw-bPTjDE_yGl35kabnvFmdSjxpYsit9mu-VOEeqe4bfWCqoKVK6BRTtpT6ACLKKz3P1LP2tq7uBCV3L6pY9CWs8KC7ja2VxRHgEp3ZeEIYb3tEF1NHPLSQiqQvlXARCfy0Suwl4g-guSApp6kuhSZyzocUOeEP9QGUN4wPBF_w/s320/berlin201409-03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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On my way back, I couldn't resist to stop for a night picture of the Brandenburg Tor and its beautiful quadriga sculpture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvve64kmNa9gnKFtq4XjV11NLvBHLp3v6Fma-EcG_aJkfaTUIxDySAFFoi6SIA5vfuiMcumZNSeWZw1dNu14xNNjjWyz3j4ikD74EPZ8Cz6I68ZTeB4wLsW04xS0cc6ZAqQaONCImVftbISeMdZcSSu_DhvkCePaE8Nh3ald26Kik9JVJaqD3YOwf-0szX/s1024/berlin201409-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvve64kmNa9gnKFtq4XjV11NLvBHLp3v6Fma-EcG_aJkfaTUIxDySAFFoi6SIA5vfuiMcumZNSeWZw1dNu14xNNjjWyz3j4ikD74EPZ8Cz6I68ZTeB4wLsW04xS0cc6ZAqQaONCImVftbISeMdZcSSu_DhvkCePaE8Nh3ald26Kik9JVJaqD3YOwf-0szX/s320/berlin201409-12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416236687612341796.post-34432562565475197322024-02-10T20:42:00.003+00:002024-02-13T12:15:19.078+00:00A little spotting at Madeira Airport<div style="text-align: justify;">An unusual turnaround time of 1h20 and nice weather gives you the perfect opportunity for a little spotting.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzASbJjQQv06xNUue5U13ehG_nQxat-GtVe0XhJfzXoqiwmcUxfhoS8yggjGhY2CnkfZRQLR3K2wEmo-rSF7_S6Pmd0HL18FUIWtYuym3n7GJY1VE22tBTNI2cGP21SewHgJdjWNBB22I28K5HjHkOfg7JflYyuNKfxBZMLLuujI9P6sYWWarjvhI29gi/s1024/fnc202402-01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzASbJjQQv06xNUue5U13ehG_nQxat-GtVe0XhJfzXoqiwmcUxfhoS8yggjGhY2CnkfZRQLR3K2wEmo-rSF7_S6Pmd0HL18FUIWtYuym3n7GJY1VE22tBTNI2cGP21SewHgJdjWNBB22I28K5HjHkOfg7JflYyuNKfxBZMLLuujI9P6sYWWarjvhI29gi/s320/fnc202402-01.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqufHJ4e6jeDhMAzPd1i8sMoycySI6zzp8vPjgMjgeMf8Ho-X8Ip1-HuOyUcZFYJa9wubH_qabw_azZ4Ba00Qvb4aiNtvS4gxa1EIbUvILVtS_R3R8i7nJgCjpT1eGy4oGfzQsOBVkVHGs4wx3rF-HLux1OlA2qgNOZLdIOJcC4iYk035Zf5kL2sKut81A/s1024/fnc202402-02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqufHJ4e6jeDhMAzPd1i8sMoycySI6zzp8vPjgMjgeMf8Ho-X8Ip1-HuOyUcZFYJa9wubH_qabw_azZ4Ba00Qvb4aiNtvS4gxa1EIbUvILVtS_R3R8i7nJgCjpT1eGy4oGfzQsOBVkVHGs4wx3rF-HLux1OlA2qgNOZLdIOJcC4iYk035Zf5kL2sKut81A/s320/fnc202402-02.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgasSWOUn-T2pvbXTXLrlRLzn4sFR4qxdd5Tw7M21DHLJuBqU4trCuaeKE_QOu-ht1_JdK0UAxvOsv1dVmT6xAoYfg81TgAXIITI1Kdf5lQISdXkhrvWYo80LILelFJbeY33qdBRV3Jv0dLiDkAyP4pk2kWznccrYN_tZNYMpI97aalXVcc7gLmz6Mog_0-/s1024/fnc202402-03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgasSWOUn-T2pvbXTXLrlRLzn4sFR4qxdd5Tw7M21DHLJuBqU4trCuaeKE_QOu-ht1_JdK0UAxvOsv1dVmT6xAoYfg81TgAXIITI1Kdf5lQISdXkhrvWYo80LILelFJbeY33qdBRV3Jv0dLiDkAyP4pk2kWznccrYN_tZNYMpI97aalXVcc7gLmz6Mog_0-/s320/fnc202402-03.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrvaYoLIqi9Ug7sztk5vN87WVZzQMYy2xzXdgUip6hpee9Jr9uzXpxOYxuzL8NjKmRNB2iZlwAxJ0AC4E07WxZ-ggCtTyLGSuIhdEoAoeG2ne7rJt0kQ-OF4ZXUVFvhp9opPu4uLCB3Q9Ix7gkmvCMZPkMaCCTNXPcL-DSEWW3liu3rt39AyIvQxndTfv/s1024/fnc202402-04.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrvaYoLIqi9Ug7sztk5vN87WVZzQMYy2xzXdgUip6hpee9Jr9uzXpxOYxuzL8NjKmRNB2iZlwAxJ0AC4E07WxZ-ggCtTyLGSuIhdEoAoeG2ne7rJt0kQ-OF4ZXUVFvhp9opPu4uLCB3Q9Ix7gkmvCMZPkMaCCTNXPcL-DSEWW3liu3rt39AyIvQxndTfv/s320/fnc202402-04.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It's always nice to see a Sunclass Airlines' aircraft. Sunclass is the new name for the old Thomas Cook Scandinavia. They managed to stay afloat after the Thomas Cook Group collapse in 2019.</div>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416236687612341796.post-67612027571941777382024-01-29T23:42:00.010+00:002024-03-09T04:52:30.836+00:00It will always be my favourite layover<p style="text-align: justify;">New York City... of course.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hOwbDNcQB67s3cadWzN-3i3_sGqqwg2FQN84W6P_OW2m7zemicFSdGeBxQBN4P9L5spCLNFix2SJzi6U_xEdyR0K5Rj0xCCUdKNJuByMPEk051RmuItxIk_3gP8vKsL4nZgah_bXj0xYqEM3bYO6mbfoJY4VSMiUMpHZJiO4zacUQaW52GPVUztp46AF/s1024/nyc202401-01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hOwbDNcQB67s3cadWzN-3i3_sGqqwg2FQN84W6P_OW2m7zemicFSdGeBxQBN4P9L5spCLNFix2SJzi6U_xEdyR0K5Rj0xCCUdKNJuByMPEk051RmuItxIk_3gP8vKsL4nZgah_bXj0xYqEM3bYO6mbfoJY4VSMiUMpHZJiO4zacUQaW52GPVUztp46AF/s320/nyc202401-01.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiThrpoPYPmtQDENBghQz40zmhLtCImfyEy-lNcZ09HXJMbCTNqfEpfgWXKon3eHuznkwWRMQZ0jsLKsxqEQJY7YWh0QwcMRiLovOSkpk6l9oprcZl9DebLGsSp1ntJZe-Zb9vltFq7n3pf2Nzb0qq5glw0cYoaFViQIq5w6n6HSu_BTmCe-WRnXkr_Ir8/s1024/nyc202401-02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpg9IPV9DwMEyqCDjCSXjEFFl0Muj5CRTJiSnwdrP3yrFl0t5bI-F3OYAed5UMaCQOGMGDo4vALd3dTcWbDlPYsmO4jW6o95l_E4OP7WSDNu2IUe8lrpbRlp-ZqVkHb_A1mDuQIl9MLfwF_ROs9o95XtdN9umJSFlSuZpM1muPRmaYuZEj66Uzi1k0L-Bk/s1024/nyc202401-04.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpg9IPV9DwMEyqCDjCSXjEFFl0Muj5CRTJiSnwdrP3yrFl0t5bI-F3OYAed5UMaCQOGMGDo4vALd3dTcWbDlPYsmO4jW6o95l_E4OP7WSDNu2IUe8lrpbRlp-ZqVkHb_A1mDuQIl9MLfwF_ROs9o95XtdN9umJSFlSuZpM1muPRmaYuZEj66Uzi1k0L-Bk/s320/nyc202401-04.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rockefeller Center - Atlas sculpture</td></tr></tbody></table>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416236687612341796.post-40766442270495563312024-01-14T22:33:00.005+00:002024-02-11T22:24:28.546+00:00The World's Oldest Brewery in Freising<p style="text-align: justify;">Again in Freising... this time in a more planned way and without a huge amount of snow.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPu1r6JN24CdcNJQ8wFRwkYR0nf_8mMZ4_LiVhNvBDt4zIfjEHlcEe7G-A7X3QlRashyuFmsde9sHFVznz_0Vo96paZPmpz2e3Xt7Rh5vzN72ow21bVszoUtRa-njlu9eFgt83ptlyRkz-p-TrlD33FQE-_W0RfgvUA6zcTJFWFEJuxDtqHc9deRwu5shE/s1024/fresing2024-1-01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPu1r6JN24CdcNJQ8wFRwkYR0nf_8mMZ4_LiVhNvBDt4zIfjEHlcEe7G-A7X3QlRashyuFmsde9sHFVznz_0Vo96paZPmpz2e3Xt7Rh5vzN72ow21bVszoUtRa-njlu9eFgt83ptlyRkz-p-TrlD33FQE-_W0RfgvUA6zcTJFWFEJuxDtqHc9deRwu5shE/s320/fresing2024-1-01.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqAJq_oZhtGVPguZo0Y-24f27HwoV0NHiTGlc2L897Pm3hIat7yXQ-e6wYsu73PTjGlk87aNfSkcUgQD_SMKhyOgcwi0AeZK95QZbmInWXvDHRnFOQC-MlmuioFv6-V1gpZQ4BGBkq0_in3SScJ6bv_BP-vPuYUVWgLGWXGHvGLrsic5v_G9mf7TRtDK_/s1024/fresing2024-1-02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqAJq_oZhtGVPguZo0Y-24f27HwoV0NHiTGlc2L897Pm3hIat7yXQ-e6wYsu73PTjGlk87aNfSkcUgQD_SMKhyOgcwi0AeZK95QZbmInWXvDHRnFOQC-MlmuioFv6-V1gpZQ4BGBkq0_in3SScJ6bv_BP-vPuYUVWgLGWXGHvGLrsic5v_G9mf7TRtDK_/s320/fresing2024-1-02.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I always find this old university town so charming, peaceful and fascinating that I don't feel compelled going to the Munich center at all.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Weather was a bit cold but I learned how to properly master low temperatures over the years. It snowed a little.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2cD986Qtk9AFK_yrRa_SXjDyWfLHstFJ6uGMqyNHfREsqyhxD50GcnXcRplSOwSyodozX2HwJXdDnhYYerB-eu9rN4BhQw6N-f1yaxbiXXlXznJ5YJkqbW28Pxxpo_2EMYtfPBTcCKv3H_Zitx2Ijzx1G4dDbHHuKcg8zgLud004o5j8gCz8OvW3K9VB/s1024/freising2024-1-03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2cD986Qtk9AFK_yrRa_SXjDyWfLHstFJ6uGMqyNHfREsqyhxD50GcnXcRplSOwSyodozX2HwJXdDnhYYerB-eu9rN4BhQw6N-f1yaxbiXXlXznJ5YJkqbW28Pxxpo_2EMYtfPBTcCKv3H_Zitx2Ijzx1G4dDbHHuKcg8zgLud004o5j8gCz8OvW3K9VB/s320/freising2024-1-03.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYaJDF6siRJI6e20ps2L4a4dquyKYMi__TUGl94LpGlrF6RVrRc86OMpONZywatlE78ESEcTCWVIp91zP6zIPylX1xn6c4Ovlp6Bhdq7LeQLBfdEFpZJWT2FtypHtDxZrlzr2URqjun7CM2gn9L3wfnIlHVdMVlSKBzLszUrhLguirGzX85VdbgQYZvSW/s1024/freising2024-1-04.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYaJDF6siRJI6e20ps2L4a4dquyKYMi__TUGl94LpGlrF6RVrRc86OMpONZywatlE78ESEcTCWVIp91zP6zIPylX1xn6c4Ovlp6Bhdq7LeQLBfdEFpZJWT2FtypHtDxZrlzr2URqjun7CM2gn9L3wfnIlHVdMVlSKBzLszUrhLguirGzX85VdbgQYZvSW/s320/freising2024-1-04.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxI9TrnzaEBPTPoQFN1t1OxfK37RtZJWVFRoLv-BwO9CLmunR0VbeAQvPCkig0X1fIsnK-zZTgo0FdopA8DdLXriVsvavGowWPklz0DI1n_8npMtUn-Eq8KB4nl3Y5h5lsG2ORO8wdX-BFDYdy_7onf0PyNcYEBwzly3dHzmUkNGyTrY3bhk0m_zvnsqi/s1024/freising2024-1-05.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxI9TrnzaEBPTPoQFN1t1OxfK37RtZJWVFRoLv-BwO9CLmunR0VbeAQvPCkig0X1fIsnK-zZTgo0FdopA8DdLXriVsvavGowWPklz0DI1n_8npMtUn-Eq8KB4nl3Y5h5lsG2ORO8wdX-BFDYdy_7onf0PyNcYEBwzly3dHzmUkNGyTrY3bhk0m_zvnsqi/s320/freising2024-1-05.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I decided to have lunch at the Weihenstephan Brewery - the oldest brewery in the world. The brewery is located on the site of the former monastery Weihenstephan Abbey.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I've been there before: first time many years ago during my first take in the medium haul and the last time recently during the blizzard in last December. I was in the mood for a beer and a schnitzel:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMKk1ExQY_Jd2TtX_sHD3aHPmafNugpPvZAPfDyBRyHM2G8YOSXJyFugcpwevW0FHzS7S5KM2ol0IKbbA6Ip7eF5PnxW-uoX5HVz-EVpZFR6e1B00mtxMMGlDJGGWWgtPu1IGZ65A2DiP1fcs0G9lhUR-IvjhuMFS7LB7lfYB9P459z-kFQdUSI7I9UDc/s1024/freising2024-1-06.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMKk1ExQY_Jd2TtX_sHD3aHPmafNugpPvZAPfDyBRyHM2G8YOSXJyFugcpwevW0FHzS7S5KM2ol0IKbbA6Ip7eF5PnxW-uoX5HVz-EVpZFR6e1B00mtxMMGlDJGGWWgtPu1IGZ65A2DiP1fcs0G9lhUR-IvjhuMFS7LB7lfYB9P459z-kFQdUSI7I9UDc/s320/freising2024-1-06.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXqwSko4hK_nV0C6W2Jrwkwx42pTE1oyCD_16HkRzZYUq1131skwBb5DqWmynXsuifWcZ-xSbGv7CIlB0t6AbYj0o9cJ6XWdFwp5VECsejV9dDyAbZhflm2JWXNRXbeDJiGoOdsvtzq_WauBDRnqASLKBPwBQqLi-NIOT0_G1kF056tsvxJ7OnjXqdUmA/s1024/freising2024-1-07.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXqwSko4hK_nV0C6W2Jrwkwx42pTE1oyCD_16HkRzZYUq1131skwBb5DqWmynXsuifWcZ-xSbGv7CIlB0t6AbYj0o9cJ6XWdFwp5VECsejV9dDyAbZhflm2JWXNRXbeDJiGoOdsvtzq_WauBDRnqASLKBPwBQqLi-NIOT0_G1kF056tsvxJ7OnjXqdUmA/s320/freising2024-1-07.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Most of the times I don't mind being alone, or together with myself. Particularly in winter time, I enjoy being inside a café or a diner for hours. Sipping on a cup of coffee or having a beer. Reading a book. Listening to my music. Watching the locals and their habits.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6x3-UDVb0NaoY620YilBDjcTbkihqoggdVHFkKPkMXZk6buKLEW-tQq6SexUCqwa7YVtSTRR0BLEYiDP92QbFPK0S_EUwPHavwQDl53wJ4CCu4F-5uEqRHUDh-sd019FuBcb9k0p5YmfNgfcJlYZ_PvfskGG8k2oLZTw6yG-4NFT-K7fXz5v0QmRb1tM/s1024/freising2024-1-08.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6x3-UDVb0NaoY620YilBDjcTbkihqoggdVHFkKPkMXZk6buKLEW-tQq6SexUCqwa7YVtSTRR0BLEYiDP92QbFPK0S_EUwPHavwQDl53wJ4CCu4F-5uEqRHUDh-sd019FuBcb9k0p5YmfNgfcJlYZ_PvfskGG8k2oLZTw6yG-4NFT-K7fXz5v0QmRb1tM/s320/freising2024-1-08.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5V3GWELJvALdwI0gvUwTsnkA00yCQtoJUbfPgyKhELwTVlw9XEuap_12BvDc2roBbYlgtSAHjR-p40vX7Aipck4EoURxF2FyoSls7m-62smRYRQrsRV6qi8XTqPjYYFv2h4HqheLyhDyV8YpjQ914NPdZBEFeAdQKwo2iFBhP7ymtz4ZnBYxdWN_tQbWu/s1028/freising2024-1-09.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3s1A7_kjJC8s58elntP2sUDoi7l72iMfuXp2L_BAVojklfhBK5WO2Tsk_c2Nd_thXlrSKHPanvMYY8J1KjC0whrhhk8P04iG17MtC1XXz-MWjEeCMfudsuaG1jXppn0dbvFwej7IZZppqU_XRaWSShleaPcTW54l2jyxNX0EEcNMtI6S9b8ZgjFQOP1M/s320/oslo2023-03.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And finally at Gardermoen Airport.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjNMmmARPjQZhoXXc_4r7i43Vewnos-ycNby1OQyHeydid5ZeNX3bRfXmhB5eADRaEaxCCLegfJnorccvHxIbwwwfPRhhQRrYKqLOdzZaOy-u1ZBsT0y3YoFxPjN1PmfLA2wT3LHrbR1ZhQnci3so5t0qR77sgZQxDait9K1-b4pggMyo9AWUbWeg_dBl/s1024/oslo2023-04.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjNMmmARPjQZhoXXc_4r7i43Vewnos-ycNby1OQyHeydid5ZeNX3bRfXmhB5eADRaEaxCCLegfJnorccvHxIbwwwfPRhhQRrYKqLOdzZaOy-u1ZBsT0y3YoFxPjN1PmfLA2wT3LHrbR1ZhQnci3so5t0qR77sgZQxDait9K1-b4pggMyo9AWUbWeg_dBl/s320/oslo2023-04.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SAS A320neo</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">First time I visited Oslo was in 2013 during a couple of days off. I loved this city and definitely want to come back for another visit.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Happy Holidays to everyone!</p>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416236687612341796.post-65142606602499735642023-12-17T19:14:00.020+00:002024-02-11T22:25:58.200+00:00Regensdorf - Katzensee Lake<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;">This was a very easy night stop in Zürich, last September: LIS-ZRH / ZRH-LIS. I was the only crew member staying in the hotel so I left the aircraft alone and went to the airport the next day all by myself.</div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHtICMD6zZ2flUCwq6tI-Ad185CyovZAEtNyxVhIdZTvtI47VMLVhORh0mfcG_MIxROXjPFUkyJ1kplRaG89xDovhU65EoiCEQX1hvLSM1h153v2zvlojdn43B69p9I_5PkjdPd6vLO9Jwhr1jIyxVLm-I0NrL3i0bCh_4Rkk1mda24MW3F-qVNGit6vu/s2048/regensdorf2023-01.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHtICMD6zZ2flUCwq6tI-Ad185CyovZAEtNyxVhIdZTvtI47VMLVhORh0mfcG_MIxROXjPFUkyJ1kplRaG89xDovhU65EoiCEQX1hvLSM1h153v2zvlojdn43B69p9I_5PkjdPd6vLO9Jwhr1jIyxVLm-I0NrL3i0bCh_4Rkk1mda24MW3F-qVNGit6vu/s320/regensdorf2023-01.JPEG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of the Alps</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>-o0o-</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Regensdorf</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The weather was nice and sunny. I had already explored Regensdorf in the past although there's nothing much to do and see there. It's a nice layover if you just want/need to rest and don't want to spend a lot of money in transport going to Zurich. In the past, when there was a free shuttle from the hotel to the airport, I would spend my afternoons just watching airplanes from the <a href="https://lisbonjet.blogspot.com/2012/04/zurich-airport-observation-deck-b.html">observation deck B</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The only way out I know in Regensdorf is it's train station, but I wasn't in the mood to go to the city center.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWH3IThelQt6t-HYCCnQ5h1K9E42kwBFzWfG0-LvdFMSYotZtOxaoNOcihYPpOqY0Wyeo7wxcGtlC7Vw6AqvgxnOenKzIY-iGg1GoLEhRKO0fGJg29Z8g8i4zBSIweOU6aB73PcLtUcQNHE2hBxHTGWzeQt4pd04XSeb-y7D7ihhbHLnLGuxmRqPvH1ptN/s2048/regensdorf2023-02.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWH3IThelQt6t-HYCCnQ5h1K9E42kwBFzWfG0-LvdFMSYotZtOxaoNOcihYPpOqY0Wyeo7wxcGtlC7Vw6AqvgxnOenKzIY-iGg1GoLEhRKO0fGJg29Z8g8i4zBSIweOU6aB73PcLtUcQNHE2hBxHTGWzeQt4pd04XSeb-y7D7ihhbHLnLGuxmRqPvH1ptN/s320/regensdorf2023-02.JPEG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Regensdorf train station</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Some weeks earlier, while checking on a new hire's instagram who was in Regensdorf, my attention was drawn to a lake which seemed to be very close to where we stay.</div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was really helpful that these days we have a well developed Google Maps app and cheap roaming data. Because without those things I would have probably gotten lost on my way to the lake! But I ventured into the bush with confidence and I was glad to finally find the Katzensee Lake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNROu9Er6CwOWj2Bl4sgo_4FbNkMGa-7WAcqQTPlvWF74IAQ0J0oS708BptzaELTrplWuc7ecjNdqQ2GVzvKBU-x-Dk60psQ2_CoaZRJwM8c6HIexMC3AYSHFU0exXDy-jcmDvW9uo1WDctGACI2jIfuOnLyTcvd69qgZ24C-2ZokATX4inCmQJgNw3J7/s2048/regensdorf2023-03.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNROu9Er6CwOWj2Bl4sgo_4FbNkMGa-7WAcqQTPlvWF74IAQ0J0oS708BptzaELTrplWuc7ecjNdqQ2GVzvKBU-x-Dk60psQ2_CoaZRJwM8c6HIexMC3AYSHFU0exXDy-jcmDvW9uo1WDctGACI2jIfuOnLyTcvd69qgZ24C-2ZokATX4inCmQJgNw3J7/s320/regensdorf2023-03.JPEG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfHu0w-P0n6SnBHy5t8yTaDFSpFVv9hKSiMGd-DuwvSuhNtvuFsUvcEdQF5Oa-cwyx0wgxJZwgjdllovmskAJ32QuWacZ7QTTtt-1r2W9UcXYaaKhMoIt5bNN0HKN8Ms5HgQUdiJTeK-EC5Frwt_MqBnv_fT2Veu0GzvAHAgqvfYN917HKdk9CGtOkWwd/s2048/regensdorf2023-04.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfHu0w-P0n6SnBHy5t8yTaDFSpFVv9hKSiMGd-DuwvSuhNtvuFsUvcEdQF5Oa-cwyx0wgxJZwgjdllovmskAJ32QuWacZ7QTTtt-1r2W9UcXYaaKhMoIt5bNN0HKN8Ms5HgQUdiJTeK-EC5Frwt_MqBnv_fT2Veu0GzvAHAgqvfYN917HKdk9CGtOkWwd/s320/regensdorf2023-04.JPEG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcBjCUthT3Rp-Bw_sQ68qyZ6vKObPQjRD36YwTRiyCH4NM_-H_rbiZhOSy65yfoGlGY2XxBWVIFo5GQK8zHmiHOUkdf6TPcXkhAhCcaloRxHPmaIveknShJCrUuz2NF_pljUMH2DW3v3oIuOJLVLnmacSu0MQCIxFJpb7UgkGm2gDM3Dn-HEvu4uGiifE/s2048/regensdorf2023-05.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcBjCUthT3Rp-Bw_sQ68qyZ6vKObPQjRD36YwTRiyCH4NM_-H_rbiZhOSy65yfoGlGY2XxBWVIFo5GQK8zHmiHOUkdf6TPcXkhAhCcaloRxHPmaIveknShJCrUuz2NF_pljUMH2DW3v3oIuOJLVLnmacSu0MQCIxFJpb7UgkGm2gDM3Dn-HEvu4uGiifE/s320/regensdorf2023-05.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MnDDOtub3wRpRkGt147W8X4zoAQP126RrGbUTPFOunuQ9BbLlu0XS8le1PFWa8t2iFZor_PxwoF4SUG0GKB6Ar3fXl3PUsvRHXgC910OJ1zTidnoF-3ghHSP0KDCaiZ9BXJrafZ5VoEvhdykriPiEheD4vHS-EEYDiqZYB4TC3wcGKdVnShCrsHTcP_l/s2048/regensdorf2023-06.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MnDDOtub3wRpRkGt147W8X4zoAQP126RrGbUTPFOunuQ9BbLlu0XS8le1PFWa8t2iFZor_PxwoF4SUG0GKB6Ar3fXl3PUsvRHXgC910OJ1zTidnoF-3ghHSP0KDCaiZ9BXJrafZ5VoEvhdykriPiEheD4vHS-EEYDiqZYB4TC3wcGKdVnShCrsHTcP_l/s320/regensdorf2023-06.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzRP6B53PrScfvSrfkFFeG3motjV_-xD5cSVcaEnrR-eZc9EigZiubSOpyt1nvmkE7ttbGjqOOakyAT7YSDgRzC0JHWMkbzoLD1bzco7o3GUchgrGjNQW9_vX0CH4pQc9Wt9__GJoS0aVM41WERllKG6MFbXD-il52pQ9hrA03AhcvTL1_LzfKkr9wGgf/s2048/regensdorf2023-07.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzRP6B53PrScfvSrfkFFeG3motjV_-xD5cSVcaEnrR-eZc9EigZiubSOpyt1nvmkE7ttbGjqOOakyAT7YSDgRzC0JHWMkbzoLD1bzco7o3GUchgrGjNQW9_vX0CH4pQc9Wt9__GJoS0aVM41WERllKG6MFbXD-il52pQ9hrA03AhcvTL1_LzfKkr9wGgf/s320/regensdorf2023-07.JPEG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>-o0o-<br />Zürich Airport</b></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My flight back to Lisboa was flown on a A321LR, with registration CS-TXM. The aircraft named "Fernão Lopes" was doing its very first revenue service after being delivered brand new from Airbus a few weeks earlier. And in fact it smelled like a fresh new aircraft! It made me remember when I flew on <a href="https://lisbonjet.blogspot.com/2009/11/milano-cs-tnt.html">CS-TNT</a> when it was the most recent addition to our fleet, 14 years ago!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcesBOYKzQUlShRT0r3bH02Sx7wMMc0uDo_rH01GMeb2L9mJvXIj8N1OZztX4jcUpS8hvK1YqIiN8Tucs-UvQPGc3fzYyBjwKXn0Z5N_voF8_2nK-tEZSWRiz3Y16ircMeyWQCSDS3AjyfnYb6q-N1wS6_cWMwCXUHvb1h52Y22cSQXvzyNB19QANWO3-/s2048/regensdorf2023-08.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcesBOYKzQUlShRT0r3bH02Sx7wMMc0uDo_rH01GMeb2L9mJvXIj8N1OZztX4jcUpS8hvK1YqIiN8Tucs-UvQPGc3fzYyBjwKXn0Z5N_voF8_2nK-tEZSWRiz3Y16ircMeyWQCSDS3AjyfnYb6q-N1wS6_cWMwCXUHvb1h52Y22cSQXvzyNB19QANWO3-/s320/regensdorf2023-08.JPEG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ZRH tarmac scene</td></tr></tbody></table></div>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416236687612341796.post-45188818395649852512023-12-13T20:06:00.031+00:002024-03-06T22:02:07.272+00:00Paris. First Class. International<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;">When my current company launched their new image in 2005, they used the motto <i>Red and Green - Out of the Blue</i> to introduce their new colors. And since I joined the company I've been using that sentence to mark the milestones in my career in this blog:</div><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://lisbonjet.blogspot.com/2008/07/red-and-green-out-of-blue.html">When I joined the company, in 2008</a></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://lisbonjet.blogspot.com/2011/07/red-and-green-out-of-blue-part-ii.html">When I got my permanent contract, in 2011</a></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://lisbonjet.blogspot.com/2014/07/red-and-green-out-of-blue-part-iii.html">When I started flying long haul, in 2014</a><br /></div></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">This post could have been another "Red and Green - Out of the Blue" since I moved back to the European fleet in September this year for the sake of my own peace of mind. I did not become a senior crew member yet - usually people go back to the A320 family when they attain the purser position - but I decided to return on my own will.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Since I left the ACMI scene, I believed I was totally a long haul type. I had a long 6 years wait until that happened again and 4 more years to fly exclusively on the A330/A340 fleet. And I was truly happy when I started doing long haul flights in 2014. But... working conditions have changed. I changed. I'm not anymore the happy kid in his twenties discovering the world while working. I'm still a happy guy but priorities are not the same anymore. Today I value a lot my time spent in my home base and I'm closer to anything that looks like more to a 9 to 5 job than the other way around.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So... last September I started to rediscover the joys of medium haul and Europe!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And while I certainly took advantage of my layovers in Europe to visit sites of interest during my first tenure in the medium haul, it now seems so foolish that I never visited Rungis in Paris, our most frequent night stop/layover in the medium haul and my first one on this comeback. But it's never too late to feel young again!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>-o0o-</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ville de Rungis</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZXzU7NvaBsnd76_hqWFe8l97hbLnQdeRiZleBMZ6Y29iZpX3sdbKWm-wXEYf70r-4dq7EFkvcUr9yRXB-aM4QItbtZ9_2wcFlEwADNT_9SnkZDWOZ4aWw85KYigOHW-pz4dwFM4lQdymNjoJmsxUHopc0wIPL-UNYkGGqUzHn1lXfUdrcEBIsXl09dzU/s1024/rungis2023-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZXzU7NvaBsnd76_hqWFe8l97hbLnQdeRiZleBMZ6Y29iZpX3sdbKWm-wXEYf70r-4dq7EFkvcUr9yRXB-aM4QItbtZ9_2wcFlEwADNT_9SnkZDWOZ4aWw85KYigOHW-pz4dwFM4lQdymNjoJmsxUHopc0wIPL-UNYkGGqUzHn1lXfUdrcEBIsXl09dzU/s320/rungis2023-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFu97L2Ar2rpHu-4O3yCmisEZkoXvrtSErowDFWW1ZDcgqdJUOYf1YxHFl5Hz30Dh6RA639Z-rjBq-idQDTq84n_jBt1KmML6hlxbccw4khLnpuTJvltXAx47uMMuJPG4hoJg51bT942SS4p9y6YkDrSg6LdTt5B_W5hSsyjMDEp9O4_-PnUTaGkcylp6/s1024/rungis2023-12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFu97L2Ar2rpHu-4O3yCmisEZkoXvrtSErowDFWW1ZDcgqdJUOYf1YxHFl5Hz30Dh6RA639Z-rjBq-idQDTq84n_jBt1KmML6hlxbccw4khLnpuTJvltXAx47uMMuJPG4hoJg51bT942SS4p9y6YkDrSg6LdTt5B_W5hSsyjMDEp9O4_-PnUTaGkcylp6/s320/rungis2023-12.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back in Porto, before leaving to Geneva</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>And what a beautiful sight seeing the Alps again, while returning in the early morning from Geneva!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpe9x9bOP5wt8ZRM4X0ottVOwm77fqAXQcIehq8lGpS51OP5nSFJZq5Pdks8QGl9f2pWw4o51cQKm0yEASf1uVYWi_u69sqLee2DpBb-C4osk3z0SLk4mnGlw_54Qjtiu5eEJT93atnFmpkonsFV4mHZXBPzbNcUmpqttlNEtzOyTQp1_bbtDgTuK1iA9/s2048/rungis2023-13.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpe9x9bOP5wt8ZRM4X0ottVOwm77fqAXQcIehq8lGpS51OP5nSFJZq5Pdks8QGl9f2pWw4o51cQKm0yEASf1uVYWi_u69sqLee2DpBb-C4osk3z0SLk4mnGlw_54Qjtiu5eEJT93atnFmpkonsFV4mHZXBPzbNcUmpqttlNEtzOyTQp1_bbtDgTuK1iA9/s320/rungis2023-13.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416236687612341796.post-34767897815443137842023-12-04T19:52:00.012+00:002024-02-11T22:27:27.805+00:00It's the most wonderful time of the year<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;">It's been 3 months since I moved back to the European fleet in my airline. And I must say it was a wise decision to take. The first time I gave it a thought was in 2019 when I started to feel really tired and my personal routine and energy strongly impacted with all those long red eye flights. After the full recovery of air travel in 2022, I decided in October that year to ask for a fleet change which was now granted.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This was supposed to be an uneventful turnaround flight to Munich. We were flying on our company's retrojet with tail number CS-TJR. As a curiosity I was a working crew member on the first revenue flight of our first retrojet - the Airbus A330 CS-TOV which is now flying for Air Canada. I was also a passenger on the first revenue flight of this Airbus A321neo retrojet. And this was my first time as a working crew member on CS-TJR. I think the retro livery suits the A321neo even better.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It was snowing in Munich when we arrived and we had to fly a holding pattern before landing. Quite for sure we would need a de-icing procedure before our departure back to Lisbon. After the passengers bound to Lisbon were boarded we started getting delays by the air traffic control.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>-o0o-<br />Munich Airport</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU65ut5NUqlY0hAVeBlAJz29PWzvcPkgKuVUOvnDzBii112-mrxDeyqLQpbEdxSH95paptATJN5uFNW_X9m5mw_F1-i894w5KtTxdLYzgchzdenH234xKsZ35HjEeiGgx0BYLGRsGN7tGj2LMU2RICLGZqAl9h9IoXsLvL9rDQopix1fpvJoDQLmLOrM9N/s1024/munich1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU65ut5NUqlY0hAVeBlAJz29PWzvcPkgKuVUOvnDzBii112-mrxDeyqLQpbEdxSH95paptATJN5uFNW_X9m5mw_F1-i894w5KtTxdLYzgchzdenH234xKsZ35HjEeiGgx0BYLGRsGN7tGj2LMU2RICLGZqAl9h9IoXsLvL9rDQopix1fpvJoDQLmLOrM9N/s320/munich1.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRc9ZV19ZdHYRpvdMQaaMiAskduHfTEOSqk7R_VpnrDeBLcMbrypKbKwRDsPIrNwziRNMzTHyfLbNCugsyl1mx0QTKP5onol-IgxYOz6f_hhKFjov9Zowa5RzWGtELfOAUx-H2RxaZj0p4MwVv-GOs7-2bU9aEi-tH9vKFuuKQOgwAwyqrn6Z_sk8oYANE/s1024/munich2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRc9ZV19ZdHYRpvdMQaaMiAskduHfTEOSqk7R_VpnrDeBLcMbrypKbKwRDsPIrNwziRNMzTHyfLbNCugsyl1mx0QTKP5onol-IgxYOz6f_hhKFjov9Zowa5RzWGtELfOAUx-H2RxaZj0p4MwVv-GOs7-2bU9aEi-tH9vKFuuKQOgwAwyqrn6Z_sk8oYANE/s320/munich2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">While we waited for our departure slot, the snowfall started to increase and one could see many snow plow trucks working without stopping on the runway and taxiways. Things didn't seem pretty for us, although the outside scenario was absolutely astonishing and unusual for me.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">After a very long wait with all passengers boarded, and short after we were given a three more hours wait, the airport suddenly suspended all operations and flights were cancelled.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWdl59hz3yKjmfxp4dZMuqwCfVTSkIDUkot7NDP0IGy9pj3YIHeY-onakStOiLC09yNzW3urjltXy-OxxjXtZD3tXaLH1qmGk8Xa46M6Jz8iZNSHbKB8iLVXBI3lBpgyLlNS6UidYQmF_5_Wubpbuc9cjfmXfU88yhzNwbDSCk1NsGLcHE5kOo7J6R6KO/s1024/munich3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWdl59hz3yKjmfxp4dZMuqwCfVTSkIDUkot7NDP0IGy9pj3YIHeY-onakStOiLC09yNzW3urjltXy-OxxjXtZD3tXaLH1qmGk8Xa46M6Jz8iZNSHbKB8iLVXBI3lBpgyLlNS6UidYQmF_5_Wubpbuc9cjfmXfU88yhzNwbDSCk1NsGLcHE5kOo7J6R6KO/s320/munich3.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwPBhEBK0ba4AhckWYs1rrZAPzAC4n7E4BuvcHLzppm9EATODoTlvLerBWpCvxhm9eksSw0YvdBvPoH14zq6xux7g33Vm1AZDXV6NLKaTz6XNKxMxVJV93B-AxglgMYKbjZVRAwJosiQh0kYBk5z7cP1qIXuU04hydeL6BIWXFDwtWihbxIe2342KTJkc/s1024/munich4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwPBhEBK0ba4AhckWYs1rrZAPzAC4n7E4BuvcHLzppm9EATODoTlvLerBWpCvxhm9eksSw0YvdBvPoH14zq6xux7g33Vm1AZDXV6NLKaTz6XNKxMxVJV93B-AxglgMYKbjZVRAwJosiQh0kYBk5z7cP1qIXuU04hydeL6BIWXFDwtWihbxIe2342KTJkc/s320/munich4.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><center><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/2RyinN-XeQw?si=WRbryXpKNY8_mbGB" width="480"></iframe></center><center><br /></center><center><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/V0yN5t3ZDwA?si=Jg-_b-F35-NnZGcc" width="480"></iframe></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This poor Lufthansa A320 wasn't going anywhere too...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeACgAH1B9By3tpRBPpA882IlwilGHf-2oLtPaR0RlyB7QwCoOuz7eD9NRLdx-Tq25cQDmmw8m8mOTky2py89XXVxGFP_ZxoqDoUkHOy7b4Bgw5w_hMSe3bml91yG7Qh_mQ0PWi5mKTZ8ELy4hSEe-NGXWReQJULXcPjITFlU8Jj1q4Bm8nNZ8ef3CDgHF/s1024/munich5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeACgAH1B9By3tpRBPpA882IlwilGHf-2oLtPaR0RlyB7QwCoOuz7eD9NRLdx-Tq25cQDmmw8m8mOTky2py89XXVxGFP_ZxoqDoUkHOy7b4Bgw5w_hMSe3bml91yG7Qh_mQ0PWi5mKTZ8ELy4hSEe-NGXWReQJULXcPjITFlU8Jj1q4Bm8nNZ8ef3CDgHF/s320/munich5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And so we also had to leave to the hotel... None of us was prepared for this unforeseen circumstance.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvFxLwrTL-PibABbMX9_fIBS5jahhmVpW3aDDZHHPyUi1cmfmyPJpwlMAjlVVVuVrvC58d52yrSp5SFHNbDGb5eEep1vwQkNf0_l_HapnMLrzmXOxL-ZgQFXF0CfvQL6S2-hP0cBMkX2Qe31UqUpCKZmV6nGfcIR0r5CuLXKtp-CV3BUZYpzs_Jcd82QB/s1024/munich6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvFxLwrTL-PibABbMX9_fIBS5jahhmVpW3aDDZHHPyUi1cmfmyPJpwlMAjlVVVuVrvC58d52yrSp5SFHNbDGb5eEep1vwQkNf0_l_HapnMLrzmXOxL-ZgQFXF0CfvQL6S2-hP0cBMkX2Qe31UqUpCKZmV6nGfcIR0r5CuLXKtp-CV3BUZYpzs_Jcd82QB/s320/munich6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFC0e_vm44wOokhMGWsi7rrgdi2c6PP2Bo8_yMgoI8r-maKNt8aJsbMPzkWeLIFgIM_2sJlqs034coOy2XawMc5huxwby90JxX6Begs85MagEORkNXiOKHz8UBZ9Qw0SGLVek6MssQM330kQD8NLlaAJgI09m4koFAVYVTtKekJZMLhu8vz9JFVMIo9Eas/s1024/munich7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="1024" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFC0e_vm44wOokhMGWsi7rrgdi2c6PP2Bo8_yMgoI8r-maKNt8aJsbMPzkWeLIFgIM_2sJlqs034coOy2XawMc5huxwby90JxX6Begs85MagEORkNXiOKHz8UBZ9Qw0SGLVek6MssQM330kQD8NLlaAJgI09m4koFAVYVTtKekJZMLhu8vz9JFVMIo9Eas/s320/munich7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszecffgQWOluNSQDEK3yYnsRBcZ7q7oTV9sy1yP9m-a95SEGOKYpPquBMyub90c99ny_3jmTbgtCq0NQ0bw53pnw9prNr3r5Ox45nWwKM9QCUllTHehwH8hhbX3eK3n_gi9WOlKXFF7zKVIF2KekTpSq5hz19YMQgWbO9DvaCwnTTcg-uacAU1uOrtHek/s1024/munich8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszecffgQWOluNSQDEK3yYnsRBcZ7q7oTV9sy1yP9m-a95SEGOKYpPquBMyub90c99ny_3jmTbgtCq0NQ0bw53pnw9prNr3r5Ox45nWwKM9QCUllTHehwH8hhbX3eK3n_gi9WOlKXFF7zKVIF2KekTpSq5hz19YMQgWbO9DvaCwnTTcg-uacAU1uOrtHek/s320/munich8.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvK8YrsXRSAapdUXqqUpvPE1CRY3oCJQk4tudiBfQLRmagVtaHrHwNI9GEXvMxqzBafUVt-mRYrLC07WKcmG_bFEOeT6CS5CYbkNQrWDprUSqyO3E11PyNoznbu1Iyy1Hw66K-tugHyuv1UsnQZXFqU6jS7CDuKad2dD_iZ69gtdfF0r8iyoT8GSBvzgYP/s1024/munich9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvK8YrsXRSAapdUXqqUpvPE1CRY3oCJQk4tudiBfQLRmagVtaHrHwNI9GEXvMxqzBafUVt-mRYrLC07WKcmG_bFEOeT6CS5CYbkNQrWDprUSqyO3E11PyNoznbu1Iyy1Hw66K-tugHyuv1UsnQZXFqU6jS7CDuKad2dD_iZ69gtdfF0r8iyoT8GSBvzgYP/s320/munich9.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie07YrTJqqCmUrcLQRJZ8MIVSTeFV8VqCd86FbzwhWOA9lsfovD5NySfCmYUK8xptxKYwQgWKOSU5khZgkHVwUDibyN4fu8X7WsKFWURvyFO7ZLLDnR36I-QYofVzPZhyphenhyphenu9dMLH9_x9gR8oLkD8mCRHiCUZeIjJ3xMq5-IKAWHndhjfnqJJCcXir7CsOY_/s1024/munich10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie07YrTJqqCmUrcLQRJZ8MIVSTeFV8VqCd86FbzwhWOA9lsfovD5NySfCmYUK8xptxKYwQgWKOSU5khZgkHVwUDibyN4fu8X7WsKFWURvyFO7ZLLDnR36I-QYofVzPZhyphenhyphenu9dMLH9_x9gR8oLkD8mCRHiCUZeIjJ3xMq5-IKAWHndhjfnqJJCcXir7CsOY_/s320/munich10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b>-o0o-<br />Freising</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Next day, Munich Airport remained shut down and we allowed ourselves to explore a true winter wonderland in Freising. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgty6aCfXhzomEXK559dm19mIJQV6200EvwIJrGK3siMyMwPi79mpEwpI0XVzUbbgvucQ-3XqormTM8CFUsxSOfLK1mH9WvDus1DqYMPNo_YfiSwsRCAWjrKkIiS0qYGQKodjp5ixmxhNWyhTLna9mIGNSZJglMzCJC6oePyqodCSAj0XqZH7lqJxCd-aex/s320/munich26.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This episode made me remember an older one when I experienced a huge snowfall in Milan (Malpensa) 14 years ago. That time I was lucky enough to escape the bad weather and go back home on the same day. You can read about it <a href="https://fly.lisbonjet.com/2009/12/man-it-doesnt-show-signs-of-stopping.html">here</a>.</div></div>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416236687612341796.post-15360954158330684872022-12-28T22:05:00.013+00:002024-02-11T22:27:54.673+00:00Last flight of the year<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;">I've been on reserve this whole month of December but I was lucky to spend Christmas at home. After Christmas I was called for a flight to Miami.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Low temperatures unusual for Miami and lots of rain made me remember when I was caught off guard, in January 2018, by that time because of the cold wave/polar vortex shift in North America. This time I was prepared with proper clothing.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This was my room view and I took the picture before started to rain.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGue4mIgcuzVPgGijisMjZMFWfkXpE9pwAUN7s_Bj6AzDDcghpPmC3SuNp43DRMNjvNH7fbS1AQ2rJIzt_zpS0TEqOCiMgXhktV--H-LpmQEkNJfSz2RjaIfvMGSTVBxL_V7UUtmrcgDy7g6GT4KGOLq8QTn-2iI2v9pHeshs_BY5gTv1jOVOqx7jPw/s1024/miami2022-1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGue4mIgcuzVPgGijisMjZMFWfkXpE9pwAUN7s_Bj6AzDDcghpPmC3SuNp43DRMNjvNH7fbS1AQ2rJIzt_zpS0TEqOCiMgXhktV--H-LpmQEkNJfSz2RjaIfvMGSTVBxL_V7UUtmrcgDy7g6GT4KGOLq8QTn-2iI2v9pHeshs_BY5gTv1jOVOqx7jPw/s320/miami2022-1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Aviation geeks will guess just what I thought when I was given this room number. A proper vintage Boeing of course...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGUg_DxAKlGRgzysd5k7gBObv_BdV67Ee4vUdasFFoc4uZOVPknRYCnqtPPTDDtaPFdy5MNTSdsEzv7lxVmi2nrxLdmzpbRTXSi09liwsFMHyOLsO3HUSs9lHrA4WgA7tABKlomvBf0_rXCfyH4_tNPjIVuJuOfM9diqyJuT-hwIYUEUSCOl-uv7ouQ/s1024/miami2022-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGUg_DxAKlGRgzysd5k7gBObv_BdV67Ee4vUdasFFoc4uZOVPknRYCnqtPPTDDtaPFdy5MNTSdsEzv7lxVmi2nrxLdmzpbRTXSi09liwsFMHyOLsO3HUSs9lHrA4WgA7tABKlomvBf0_rXCfyH4_tNPjIVuJuOfM9diqyJuT-hwIYUEUSCOl-uv7ouQ/s320/miami2022-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As a curiosity, from my room I could see that almost nothing was left from the iconic Miami Beach hotel 'Deauville Beach Resort', which was closed and abandoned since 2017 due to a fire and damage caused by hurricane Irma. Deauville Beach Resort hosted several celebrities, including the band 'Beatles'.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGM_wzGWrztHZ7crPDAzJs9HURmPGGu6xZMuDCMLZUNw_xbr3gSfOVk9c-ieIPyFjnvFpv4fVGE_70sRJQPftZogwVucJ-Is5SHN99reMsVfgdzmOPxeRQ_haQ2wO8UTe50bLT8IHJUeXMqlc-InB-VSDwS6Lim5i3tU6mJidywwOyjThxXkF0sx_Ug/s1024/miami2022-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGM_wzGWrztHZ7crPDAzJs9HURmPGGu6xZMuDCMLZUNw_xbr3gSfOVk9c-ieIPyFjnvFpv4fVGE_70sRJQPftZogwVucJ-Is5SHN99reMsVfgdzmOPxeRQ_haQ2wO8UTe50bLT8IHJUeXMqlc-InB-VSDwS6Lim5i3tU6mJidywwOyjThxXkF0sx_Ug/s320/miami2022-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This was a very short layover and the next day after our arrival, we left to our home base, Lisboa.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjS8r20jXrUqCklsXc8X2XPeJAxUUSqJpgrYPDyh11H26_qP_p9ddKzzdfbOW0rZHfYNjAXKbIyIH6TE9n8mdhKagVPY4cFwGEw0GS2MS-sy71RsAtFdzhlBPwEWb5b73d9vxB8KzICwwsdt8GZfP1v5_Kp4k-0aZHQ81aPby0qecgOaCSz69yNCTWQ/s1067/miami2022-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjS8r20jXrUqCklsXc8X2XPeJAxUUSqJpgrYPDyh11H26_qP_p9ddKzzdfbOW0rZHfYNjAXKbIyIH6TE9n8mdhKagVPY4cFwGEw0GS2MS-sy71RsAtFdzhlBPwEWb5b73d9vxB8KzICwwsdt8GZfP1v5_Kp4k-0aZHQ81aPby0qecgOaCSz69yNCTWQ/s320/miami2022-4.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Airbus A330-941, tail number CS-TUN, named "D. Fuas Roupinho" was the aircraft on the return flight.</p>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416236687612341796.post-63686679415817409222022-12-24T16:59:00.005+00:002024-02-11T22:28:11.297+00:00Christmas lights in Lisboa 2022<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Yesterday I went to see the Christmas lights in my hometown. I arrived at the downtown yet before sunset. And... even if it's winter, don't we still have a wonderful sunset?</div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBaVlffaMIJR8qA0LiGYT7QGcb4W0THoPlTNcH6U6ThQgAA0a7QO1U2St_MMc1i_kUQ68_8__JyHcpBxGN1IhbaRhd-I16NGIt29e1CAWI_L_tTgDGCjjd-j82SXr10pBJjAElLQvVGBtvUBru2qTD7r-dzO5MV0dQVIdk6gRTq7lgR1oOEoqyLj8B9Q/s1024/christmaslx2022-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBaVlffaMIJR8qA0LiGYT7QGcb4W0THoPlTNcH6U6ThQgAA0a7QO1U2St_MMc1i_kUQ68_8__JyHcpBxGN1IhbaRhd-I16NGIt29e1CAWI_L_tTgDGCjjd-j82SXr10pBJjAElLQvVGBtvUBru2qTD7r-dzO5MV0dQVIdk6gRTq7lgR1oOEoqyLj8B9Q/s320/christmaslx2022-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Praça do Comércio</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIA30z7GcMdulSJLqwIQ-kBVekMKpnyw6GkE53FcSpULsFX4QwCteyCSeFkY9Qq1OWHlxUMljt3RAmdrEejgnlGVD6HWsyLGpXSKhqqmZLWp2b0IxHO06zRPUq-DJMC188TOy_DSa3pDIVJIIpoMzvSCpX3zXX7Wm8aHEdgjav7AwH3gzcwqLP9WDDXA/s1024/christmaslx2022-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIA30z7GcMdulSJLqwIQ-kBVekMKpnyw6GkE53FcSpULsFX4QwCteyCSeFkY9Qq1OWHlxUMljt3RAmdrEejgnlGVD6HWsyLGpXSKhqqmZLWp2b0IxHO06zRPUq-DJMC188TOy_DSa3pDIVJIIpoMzvSCpX3zXX7Wm8aHEdgjav7AwH3gzcwqLP9WDDXA/s320/christmaslx2022-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">And after the sunset, everthing was beautifully lighted up.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKI45voS32PMlaAXbu8v2UfOjRcbS3WSERBaN3szV-mym3Y66qkBuJHNs1JpUK3jQEkgJWRQBqAEE8Xl_Yf_i20vvnnmley_PCOpPjm-O2Wv06mLy6RLSuQktFRa1A3DGr-jX9OIl9PoVJdeiBuK8Jaq5uAVXDSgt94uI_swUP5_MY_4hldTR4yJnIGA/s1024/christmaslx2022-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmx9cre2VB5BNZ3QjwvxxsqAIUYmjyz4uqClg72QCqKrpWuhRIlP29ylpHkONicfjKy2uZ4kAK58JQB6r7IXbvTs6-vszUarC1bm7zn6y391JOioovYisbfuuDSwVWTTqllKPAOUhN-w2WPyv_2eno9d3mSqrJbUUgXq5Co5JSRy9g_Sg8XAH1uX0FLg/s320/christmaslx2022-6.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Wishing you all a very merry Christmas!</p>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416236687612341796.post-33016109964238039062022-12-05T10:55:00.005+00:002024-02-20T22:36:34.249+00:00Christmas in Rome 2013<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;">This was one of my saddest Chrismas Eves ever, in 2013. Our flight to Rome with less than 30 pax onboard was seriously delayed due to a strike of the handling services and when we arrived way past midnight, one waiter was waiting alone to serve us dinner at the hotel. He was probably having an even sadder Christmas than us... And that made me sad too.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVOSKt4E5CFtbJRp3kw7Ffeaxs5eaGv4hgI3Ba_gTC5ibA-COiAXnBjkZAw7Dm2dNu0naM_iTCdhVSpyvezfDyR4827kTvUaJA5K8lJ4tkSLE917tlGv2TPDGgZgElY9RgjFieY8hTr7H9z1ymvv6Q8FdcCP6aEMtsOUAl9FDu1CH4Uz6Nb0h1TIr4g/s1067/romexmas1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVOSKt4E5CFtbJRp3kw7Ffeaxs5eaGv4hgI3Ba_gTC5ibA-COiAXnBjkZAw7Dm2dNu0naM_iTCdhVSpyvezfDyR4827kTvUaJA5K8lJ4tkSLE917tlGv2TPDGgZgElY9RgjFieY8hTr7H9z1ymvv6Q8FdcCP6aEMtsOUAl9FDu1CH4Uz6Nb0h1TIr4g/s320/romexmas1.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RpqwgCAAy9B2Wgmix_D3lhw8-9QT6u2OUJRA0hCoxXlDQJPG-hlghoMrybBfXkYbw2GfUZQoPRNNuseEYYnkDJtz6OspJ_Lqgq65X-1-tYGKd_XwpZf9MiPDAO7UabCFyeIc02zz9tcasoo8iZ_lL5p0wL2vjdEb1-U58PBac4AE8BtsFTaqMVDNng/s1067/romexmas2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RpqwgCAAy9B2Wgmix_D3lhw8-9QT6u2OUJRA0hCoxXlDQJPG-hlghoMrybBfXkYbw2GfUZQoPRNNuseEYYnkDJtz6OspJ_Lqgq65X-1-tYGKd_XwpZf9MiPDAO7UabCFyeIc02zz9tcasoo8iZ_lL5p0wL2vjdEb1-U58PBac4AE8BtsFTaqMVDNng/s320/romexmas2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Next day, the 25th of December, in the afternoon, it was time to go back to my home base, Lisboa. I spotted this Alitalia A330 parked next to us in Fiumicino Airport, by the days when I was longing to have a promotion to the WB fleet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavM9TZa7ZyQJT3g27bAAgFPDiFZoJPsMAtUPFxW0C7A1-0qzD5yNQlhY3uCBu-Y1CRbBGrGRZogQeNrtiBExWGKSXXtqfqf2PRz_6Tpa807nCTt7dJq89WVWk3dl0IJ1y5OZIai_DPU2TPJLZ1r0vXTHW1UuHL3Hfco0euqGGNC9DRGmt7Ag5SkHMnw/s1024/romexmas3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavM9TZa7ZyQJT3g27bAAgFPDiFZoJPsMAtUPFxW0C7A1-0qzD5yNQlhY3uCBu-Y1CRbBGrGRZogQeNrtiBExWGKSXXtqfqf2PRz_6Tpa807nCTt7dJq89WVWk3dl0IJ1y5OZIai_DPU2TPJLZ1r0vXTHW1UuHL3Hfco0euqGGNC9DRGmt7Ag5SkHMnw/s320/romexmas3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"> Today I'm longing to go back to the NB fleet and to the european flights...</p>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416236687612341796.post-72506691528794206862022-12-04T23:06:00.006+00:002024-02-20T18:19:41.614+00:00Christmas decorations in New York, 2018<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;">One thing that I miss a lot is seeing New York during the Christmas Season. This was my last time, in 2018. I was starting to have a cold but I ventured to the Rockefeller Center.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>-o0o-<br />Rockefeller Center</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjzEF4p5zFIjjClzySA3D7aRELOtcfcqf_fBsyrT7YsdJC9dbF_UVfXSJJmGiHS6X3bRsUUdpozYOfpW9YuniUwqSvsH45efiXz6o5XH5FnNiZ7yOWacD3QvuTt2YOHT-qTFVR_8DyHgJ765YZ-X3FRSHDMgHukM5XNKtB9hGGnoipf7yliejjHmjKA/s1067/nycxmas18-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjzEF4p5zFIjjClzySA3D7aRELOtcfcqf_fBsyrT7YsdJC9dbF_UVfXSJJmGiHS6X3bRsUUdpozYOfpW9YuniUwqSvsH45efiXz6o5XH5FnNiZ7yOWacD3QvuTt2YOHT-qTFVR_8DyHgJ765YZ-X3FRSHDMgHukM5XNKtB9hGGnoipf7yliejjHmjKA/s320/nycxmas18-1.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-qVOYCJgsHN43oMJPqxTAz2W5QROzasIwgnnOfgdYXC7XiGYQnA9045mx2ZWQpRuKR_xidvj2BfpFcO3gdEILiRskMib0j4_QOYSIWteP6Hp8dOPBjb92hxYtfe5NdeEz8JOg8T1ssZRIEZyiy6iMWTZaOS6kOcKvxfFWCOTr8zK6BvCA8sg2UpxKg/s1067/nycxmas18-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-qVOYCJgsHN43oMJPqxTAz2W5QROzasIwgnnOfgdYXC7XiGYQnA9045mx2ZWQpRuKR_xidvj2BfpFcO3gdEILiRskMib0j4_QOYSIWteP6Hp8dOPBjb92hxYtfe5NdeEz8JOg8T1ssZRIEZyiy6iMWTZaOS6kOcKvxfFWCOTr8zK6BvCA8sg2UpxKg/s320/nycxmas18-2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwGzgRsfeWwf48imwZmpI19ZPqxFY18UwNumAlsIur7neCtW9pZO1L8mCVZK70IIm9zt9FD1NgMGjevzz1gg9n3sm_ZMxNuVTjDwwbsYGZ7s6EyU2VOqYSW1Dxlot84JdvKvyitSPiILvd2dQD1Ait_RhDFVMAzXdp2ZdJjJatShiGf-W_WvL0NSB_g/s1024/nycxmas18-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwGzgRsfeWwf48imwZmpI19ZPqxFY18UwNumAlsIur7neCtW9pZO1L8mCVZK70IIm9zt9FD1NgMGjevzz1gg9n3sm_ZMxNuVTjDwwbsYGZ7s6EyU2VOqYSW1Dxlot84JdvKvyitSPiILvd2dQD1Ait_RhDFVMAzXdp2ZdJjJatShiGf-W_WvL0NSB_g/s320/nycxmas18-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rockefeller ice rink</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5xoOh6KaGU6K1VPL3xAKeGzEEuOiAGFXzNsQUgJBgGijG3cgYTCophET1CDM00xb0szHV2kSRidLHw2s9yWpXQSCIR-jr0v70C83pehCyqMhUZRcMFHUjdHarqOtwtiPw-VsQ5HxvmFdrA3_PO-uXzfKkDXoj0tkdRZr4Mw-lYQCPG-C4BRG0tOOQQ/s1067/nycxmas18-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5xoOh6KaGU6K1VPL3xAKeGzEEuOiAGFXzNsQUgJBgGijG3cgYTCophET1CDM00xb0szHV2kSRidLHw2s9yWpXQSCIR-jr0v70C83pehCyqMhUZRcMFHUjdHarqOtwtiPw-VsQ5HxvmFdrA3_PO-uXzfKkDXoj0tkdRZr4Mw-lYQCPG-C4BRG0tOOQQ/s320/nycxmas18-4.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJBLsYknsZzfQIOyyRSLhiROrddU1Bv8PEUGeWKUtMLQTx9-HaX9eLw7Yg_LNhpJN5HEmZ0ysezsnWiPe5iuaH_4_LgQkcDsXgheSzmNvJdwCpa-QyGIA5dG9Qyn2ZNNith5gihekq65XcKI7KPQdsJLTmNnjRS5UrpnlrEoHedygGK6b733xn6hYmQ/s1067/nycxmas18-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJBLsYknsZzfQIOyyRSLhiROrddU1Bv8PEUGeWKUtMLQTx9-HaX9eLw7Yg_LNhpJN5HEmZ0ysezsnWiPe5iuaH_4_LgQkcDsXgheSzmNvJdwCpa-QyGIA5dG9Qyn2ZNNith5gihekq65XcKI7KPQdsJLTmNnjRS5UrpnlrEoHedygGK6b733xn6hYmQ/s320/nycxmas18-5.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416236687612341796.post-47947118687090431082022-11-29T22:38:00.006+00:002024-02-11T22:29:59.681+00:00San Francisco 2022 (day 2)<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;">The next morning I still had a few hours left in San Francisco. Despite we are still in November, many Christmas decorations were already in place. I loved the Christmas decoration of my hotel.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>-o0o-<br />Christmas Season</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_QvEKYD9BgW4dtlzE_9VwEj0bkKlmx-034M0UnOnFYnezH35X-kRIM1Ser3pNS9Y2LOAgNQya06y_Hg0Uc7YFUC-fMFic8r75erztUxEGK5RuVC21pVE-BHh_vOlx2NF3ruXxO1hJVLKr___ls4p8t_X0S0_Pw9wvaf0fxU5SlgIZ9r5NH65Y4HMiw/s1024/sanfrancisco16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_QvEKYD9BgW4dtlzE_9VwEj0bkKlmx-034M0UnOnFYnezH35X-kRIM1Ser3pNS9Y2LOAgNQya06y_Hg0Uc7YFUC-fMFic8r75erztUxEGK5RuVC21pVE-BHh_vOlx2NF3ruXxO1hJVLKr___ls4p8t_X0S0_Pw9wvaf0fxU5SlgIZ9r5NH65Y4HMiw/s320/sanfrancisco16.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOAn77LyPw9rrk7zjgLUbXov5SAApdkty9Avjbs3A10w746WShPs-T9SJE84RLb1zKqUgLfAgSLANmKTQIm1FNLRvas_7b0d6yCI313R996y9g84CmsrKqN0SayYaxvdoLWIkZeGJPwoJ9EeMA1mX__1VMbnm3p5pF-QLosPYm6QXB3azgP7oeWs9Ew/s1067/sanfrancisco17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOAn77LyPw9rrk7zjgLUbXov5SAApdkty9Avjbs3A10w746WShPs-T9SJE84RLb1zKqUgLfAgSLANmKTQIm1FNLRvas_7b0d6yCI313R996y9g84CmsrKqN0SayYaxvdoLWIkZeGJPwoJ9EeMA1mX__1VMbnm3p5pF-QLosPYm6QXB3azgP7oeWs9Ew/s320/sanfrancisco17.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">And I went back to the Union Square to take a picture of the tree during the day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVawJq1eq_q70fr10sIdtx9BqkyyCC07-li8Xic76vC78UWSfYoNlUoVMuRux9Z1WLE1EJl_nvXypGcBBBD4x_IHogQwuRZjXqYimu_DrZRC0L86Ke3U0niwjFDCSj-VAMKMgOej-lKUBijXoi6LKH1QO0pvyMw6q3VZL8hBTjpwIHN3e3LZsjN5PPZw/s1024/sanfrancisco18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVawJq1eq_q70fr10sIdtx9BqkyyCC07-li8Xic76vC78UWSfYoNlUoVMuRux9Z1WLE1EJl_nvXypGcBBBD4x_IHogQwuRZjXqYimu_DrZRC0L86Ke3U0niwjFDCSj-VAMKMgOej-lKUBijXoi6LKH1QO0pvyMw6q3VZL8hBTjpwIHN3e3LZsjN5PPZw/s320/sanfrancisco18.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b>-o0o-<br />Transamerica Pyramid</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This has to be my favorite building in San Francisco. A wonderful 48-story skyscraper.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTlUo6QzrTOlId0v98rH8FQt2yIv8IZd-AbLhBNOgU9NxIek7MhaO9dQosFscqIxaAzjHUgkrXJzvBTg2DiNKO6RORZmaASL6Flf2xYukV5ChpjbS7Mjp8FM_b0R1sJJjMlS7tFzxzYoccHQRA8gEwJ-5yHlJCunZKQJXt0Pq7fKQWGoBBBei7zfh8g/s1067/sanfrancisco19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTlUo6QzrTOlId0v98rH8FQt2yIv8IZd-AbLhBNOgU9NxIek7MhaO9dQosFscqIxaAzjHUgkrXJzvBTg2DiNKO6RORZmaASL6Flf2xYukV5ChpjbS7Mjp8FM_b0R1sJJjMlS7tFzxzYoccHQRA8gEwJ-5yHlJCunZKQJXt0Pq7fKQWGoBBBei7zfh8g/s320/sanfrancisco19.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4CyvgShb0M0EL0lYxGNUp7dWwP4Nv_ZmqO9uFqi9zfe3GFZF6vHuVyCXJYGenEwSP86kyzF7rcweT67_VeGZQ1KAoyKc9RFRqIIJXqML55nsHEIppkdHi6it_MHo4X47auRaQVAUIGA4XPpUkICj3EGLUSLX_iGYg6uZS0wAefadmoWx3G6zCljKDg/s1067/sanfrancisco20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I also visited again The Embarcadero...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsBzsMAhFVosZCCQUqNpOVjrPWb9ckoK1NYdNRgU5jBJxrdM-yGgpCqSg3td4dA39KEf8LgzgNUXMXnHW8lptoo8DVHYfnQxL51-kcuAmbnPAM7Ii9HQYsDaTBz4JhsEoJL7JkpLmNcB1ytJgqfuTL9tjOyKFgxZYRDEe_92o1j-e6hApFPMkmjODqA/s1024/sanfrancisco23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsBzsMAhFVosZCCQUqNpOVjrPWb9ckoK1NYdNRgU5jBJxrdM-yGgpCqSg3td4dA39KEf8LgzgNUXMXnHW8lptoo8DVHYfnQxL51-kcuAmbnPAM7Ii9HQYsDaTBz4JhsEoJL7JkpLmNcB1ytJgqfuTL9tjOyKFgxZYRDEe_92o1j-e6hApFPMkmjODqA/s320/sanfrancisco23.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I hope you enjoyed it too!</div>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416236687612341796.post-86574017254590533892022-11-23T15:56:00.012+00:002024-02-11T22:30:25.602+00:00San Francisco 2022 (day 1)<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;">It seems crazy that it was 15 years ago that I started this blog under its original name "Nautical Miles", intended to be a journal of my Hajj experience in 2007 and forgotten after that. But after all it has been such a long journey.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">These last years I have not been too active but I refuse to end the story of this blog. So let me share my last layover in one of my favorite cities: San Francisco. Flying the A330neo, of course.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This was not my first time in SF, nor the longest layover available. Despite that, I had the opportunity of having one complete day without worries to explore the city (I mean, without having an early wake-up call the next day).</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>-o0o-<br />Alamo Square</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">My first stop was the Alamo Square with its famous "Painted Ladies", the Victorian style houses. I was on my way to the <a href="https://www.amoeba.com/our-stores/store-photos/san-francisco/">Amoeba Music</a> store in the Haight Ashbury district. I would return later to this square to catch the last rays of sun while seated on the grass of the park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2ra0fCpZ1N6EV_iCABvmPTjgA4n-qAHmcMa4uFyohOXC5nTUr-U1hwxwvK4CuvAynGhXxRWZSfYRTBdwdh_23wosZmZFWcf97Y4a2DerFvFwmuLqMEwqZnxxMG0S34BmX7WL7CYdnW9aV0zIfEe6QQGchedO79WBg-A3jooO0-ziYTxbvJsHphf2iw/s2048/sanfrancisco1.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2ra0fCpZ1N6EV_iCABvmPTjgA4n-qAHmcMa4uFyohOXC5nTUr-U1hwxwvK4CuvAynGhXxRWZSfYRTBdwdh_23wosZmZFWcf97Y4a2DerFvFwmuLqMEwqZnxxMG0S34BmX7WL7CYdnW9aV0zIfEe6QQGchedO79WBg-A3jooO0-ziYTxbvJsHphf2iw/s320/sanfrancisco1.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9WDn8xiKmVjKSZfkWsNakkAjGjubEpvKzph9j4iFwEYN8KUMHeJ_G56jdeFqJg7Baegrz7QB-6TpRG__V7EyIWm7wd7ev5dKEutJiTezWcYm0NeSj8pB3GE7kQ-1kRSQNQsHXn4HsN16ESOuJ8B8bulgUhyNNdcrYBGPQNO70MjsW63tJPaskpfvPw/s1024/sanfrancisco2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9WDn8xiKmVjKSZfkWsNakkAjGjubEpvKzph9j4iFwEYN8KUMHeJ_G56jdeFqJg7Baegrz7QB-6TpRG__V7EyIWm7wd7ev5dKEutJiTezWcYm0NeSj8pB3GE7kQ-1kRSQNQsHXn4HsN16ESOuJ8B8bulgUhyNNdcrYBGPQNO70MjsW63tJPaskpfvPw/s320/sanfrancisco2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Going back for a quick stop at the hotel, I saw this...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DE5baLamaLbzowFRROVK6AY_-U8QgUjrz9IvCNp8LO_IHcbyVVNToDKsUnxg2N5GDHfkcvMEMVCcL5CRCibyW4HXfv6GgEt6ztWKEMjmhe_f1PdsMkWxX1mPzPW76ENdZaCFRs5Iius88ippEv936YW5OWvrrUGZq4UU82svSeLMSPgMkCNwjFtO8g/s1067/sanfrancisco3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DE5baLamaLbzowFRROVK6AY_-U8QgUjrz9IvCNp8LO_IHcbyVVNToDKsUnxg2N5GDHfkcvMEMVCcL5CRCibyW4HXfv6GgEt6ztWKEMjmhe_f1PdsMkWxX1mPzPW76ENdZaCFRs5Iius88ippEv936YW5OWvrrUGZq4UU82svSeLMSPgMkCNwjFtO8g/s320/sanfrancisco3.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">... it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... everywhere you go!</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>-o0o-<br />Salesforce Park</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This is another park in San Francisco placed on the rooftop of the Salesforce Transit Center that I enjoy a lot. It's quite surprising to have such a feature there.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTj3QtJpUJkbDKcOw5gGHRu99V0c2jXQqNpExXsLUqrwn1PUG5q5Vg3apazvuRz309n9vc0wnyDLUPKQ6b_hWQ1YIUImT-tCnMB_v7REigryl_EhntkaXfKw8hc4Hn8vxDFgrBe83oJqx9cwxtpQhtreTWsbnJQqD6UVXQY5okv1LAIzcBruMXIEOOGA/s1024/sanfrancisco4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTj3QtJpUJkbDKcOw5gGHRu99V0c2jXQqNpExXsLUqrwn1PUG5q5Vg3apazvuRz309n9vc0wnyDLUPKQ6b_hWQ1YIUImT-tCnMB_v7REigryl_EhntkaXfKw8hc4Hn8vxDFgrBe83oJqx9cwxtpQhtreTWsbnJQqD6UVXQY5okv1LAIzcBruMXIEOOGA/s320/sanfrancisco4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The whole point of going there was to check the works (I was curious about that) on the sinking and leaning Millenium Tower.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeGox0k898S6jrv_0kMbwNPg1KsF_Vceg6tw3SWV_T6c_2ogjEO1J9omxVTgY3nhOyqIHwenNXhMaY8wm3opgqW8IAwuSxRnrtCYyNxqDHau06iIYaWfzT0NxQkUIinNtrG6QvGD56wRR_7q5AA2KTorqCPGZdspQcc4PaLA8GKNuKlB5YdZlbIO6BA/s1067/sanfrancisco5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeGox0k898S6jrv_0kMbwNPg1KsF_Vceg6tw3SWV_T6c_2ogjEO1J9omxVTgY3nhOyqIHwenNXhMaY8wm3opgqW8IAwuSxRnrtCYyNxqDHau06iIYaWfzT0NxQkUIinNtrG6QvGD56wRR_7q5AA2KTorqCPGZdspQcc4PaLA8GKNuKlB5YdZlbIO6BA/s320/sanfrancisco5.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Millenium Tower to the right</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><b>-o0o-<br />The Embarcadero</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Next stop was the Embarcadero waterfront. Always, a lovely place.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7P_xttMOMNCpJngcp94ufkk3CUE0rxpvOPQ0DSrvObQWa4aV1NE8DzZ2ski0treStkmTdZiuSx3v9owDK9RxKHK0B_x2thzFikbTpvJNimq5YgLgl8L6QG8uEkdmHxBOE1IqiDI2hoYkiFE1iKk66n3oUlkZ4InVyI-rzZrn2wGhxrA5E3LESuERGLg/s1067/sanfrancisco6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7P_xttMOMNCpJngcp94ufkk3CUE0rxpvOPQ0DSrvObQWa4aV1NE8DzZ2ski0treStkmTdZiuSx3v9owDK9RxKHK0B_x2thzFikbTpvJNimq5YgLgl8L6QG8uEkdmHxBOE1IqiDI2hoYkiFE1iKk66n3oUlkZ4InVyI-rzZrn2wGhxrA5E3LESuERGLg/s320/sanfrancisco6.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ferry Building to the left</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">On the Pier 14 you get nice views of the illuminated SF-Oakland Bay Bridge.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpwCWrkGstZ48vPgHCZAEStTjmKonetW6aAtLwXtbM56TE3BPePE-C5Yboswetikd2PTgdUxGWEuEdwV-bEFzjJK3EYTjRiAyGOZeXQRysAuVoiOUU7sq2OcGadIfTp4ylkjarZ7Q7saG6Qy68_A6T9Yzakfm-uh_RIWwOLCq5OqK23ST6FanYZxOtg/s320/sanfrancisco15.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">San Francisco... always such a good vibe!</p>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416236687612341796.post-86491259408215600302022-08-30T22:39:00.013+01:002024-02-11T22:31:00.438+00:00And I was back in Punta Cana<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;">It has been 14 years since I had my last layover in Punta Cana when I was still flying for my first airline. 14 years... can't believe it!</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I still keep the envelope with the briefing telling about the inclusive features of the resort where we stayed by that time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-bnG8-LRBQqi5mlHMXbtiVzuOg8hNQtCP0wmp8Aiw0U_K2pKUfxJ1TfDtWTCMrmnQkTgVY58dW4wUVb3pcW7lVZIVnYg0ZcjwYMRpOYaVXKZI9wKaYju_iqVmqMv1UOkrNJu7o1-C7jhYYJ4ypLqHpcZlpzmf1UZkCX3kvZrc1AfPMxECOOGttsyiA/s798/puntacana1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-bnG8-LRBQqi5mlHMXbtiVzuOg8hNQtCP0wmp8Aiw0U_K2pKUfxJ1TfDtWTCMrmnQkTgVY58dW4wUVb3pcW7lVZIVnYg0ZcjwYMRpOYaVXKZI9wKaYju_iqVmqMv1UOkrNJu7o1-C7jhYYJ4ypLqHpcZlpzmf1UZkCX3kvZrc1AfPMxECOOGttsyiA/s320/puntacana1.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This time we were in a different resort within the same area. Punta Cana is a recent destination for my company and I was lucky enough to get one long layover without having bid for it. A few weeks later, those flights were handed over to Hi Fly, during the month of August, due to lack of capacity. I've got another Punta Cana on my september roster and it should be one of the last flights to be operated to this destination. I don't now if it is for good or if the route is just supposed to be seasonal.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Anyway, I ruined my layover on the first day by getting relentlessly sunburnt. I did use sunscreen but clearly I'm giving up using the lowest SPF available. My skin is not used to the sun as it used to be in the past... I'm getting older and I've not been a proper beach enthusiast for some years now. The same happened to my colleague that spent most of the time with me during the layover. We agreed we would not inflict more pain in our skins just because we were in Punta Cana... So from that day on we just went to expose ourselves to the sun after 4pm until sunset. And the water temperature did remain beautifully warm during that period.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I did not take many photographs... These days I'm just trying to enjoy my moments without the concern of saving them into a virtual camera roll. But I took these:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2RY9TlM84zpZnAREFDs3xb8Ov90zYxBNrCYI3uKc2GXDdFRTlb4baIanPcaEQcVYsSYn-HE3nJ9NKRW4CRNS6bK7UBegTxtrJJaqAGhnq3gF_p_5kyStaVNiZP97sdigo-PvvM0oVZUO-s03gYG7onzzjaT_zcMwhPQ1FxC-Q9teEtHAzbs-cq7avA/s1024/puntacana2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2RY9TlM84zpZnAREFDs3xb8Ov90zYxBNrCYI3uKc2GXDdFRTlb4baIanPcaEQcVYsSYn-HE3nJ9NKRW4CRNS6bK7UBegTxtrJJaqAGhnq3gF_p_5kyStaVNiZP97sdigo-PvvM0oVZUO-s03gYG7onzzjaT_zcMwhPQ1FxC-Q9teEtHAzbs-cq7avA/s320/puntacana2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQ8Yc9niTJoFOUnWn8M5Znd7q05qJA4LKp-AxBYZ0z9hqFIRQZXRE-TmouWFe6dfnGwv6r62JNMDxk04ybt1WxSCPcB4gzJ4rfaVROWQc82mTMWdZ_grlib4DJ249112_R3LUY5dq5hA-Ml1u4VuFA7SeaDqmzg98aSr71dP-dUtwuFAC5A8uw1hyCA/s1024/puntacana3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQ8Yc9niTJoFOUnWn8M5Znd7q05qJA4LKp-AxBYZ0z9hqFIRQZXRE-TmouWFe6dfnGwv6r62JNMDxk04ybt1WxSCPcB4gzJ4rfaVROWQc82mTMWdZ_grlib4DJ249112_R3LUY5dq5hA-Ml1u4VuFA7SeaDqmzg98aSr71dP-dUtwuFAC5A8uw1hyCA/s320/puntacana3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQmiPpC6nKeJ4gE2Easw8Qnw6c3yB2R8cr-gfzbNVpkfyOzlztaNrhyZY1w5LPHPl9DwEFDeed41uflrTZ3NZQhQVQ1MkEEmeGKe3matBHamkPCgMkWwbzXWo7SbSRba9K03GzVAPK2KvtkBBNR4OG_RgaOWDSpwgfZLJPfLmRHrhRmhjg9PjuI_5WA/s1024/puntacana4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQmiPpC6nKeJ4gE2Easw8Qnw6c3yB2R8cr-gfzbNVpkfyOzlztaNrhyZY1w5LPHPl9DwEFDeed41uflrTZ3NZQhQVQ1MkEEmeGKe3matBHamkPCgMkWwbzXWo7SbSRba9K03GzVAPK2KvtkBBNR4OG_RgaOWDSpwgfZLJPfLmRHrhRmhjg9PjuI_5WA/s320/puntacana4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAs41tGdtx5pldQLlndHD3jA5wpndfw37TS_Q8PngO070PUnvG6esvD4v0sq2YNH5XgQi3Rz-A4PDjPj9S9F5S_xxkYLI3hPSCaiOMUAZkiA6oFU_l3ENbRLnkAWWkur-W09nbDO9O_xMMF1-qmSymwN3UZ-hCJz1o6QA0Q2Ha7rzyitkHxECBztHpiA/s1024/puntacana5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAs41tGdtx5pldQLlndHD3jA5wpndfw37TS_Q8PngO070PUnvG6esvD4v0sq2YNH5XgQi3Rz-A4PDjPj9S9F5S_xxkYLI3hPSCaiOMUAZkiA6oFU_l3ENbRLnkAWWkur-W09nbDO9O_xMMF1-qmSymwN3UZ-hCJz1o6QA0Q2Ha7rzyitkHxECBztHpiA/s320/puntacana5.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Well... it made me remember how I miss my glorious charter days! Flying the good old L-1011.</p>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416236687612341796.post-25617993201681394882022-08-24T19:25:00.027+01:002024-02-11T22:31:27.724+00:00When you just want to fly on a 4-engined aircraft<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Four-engined aircraft are certainly a dying breed. Last year I flew on a Boeing 747-8 "Jumbo" from Frankfurt to Palma - and yes, that time I was spending a few days in Palma, such a warm and crystal clear water paradise. Last time I worked on a A340 was in October 2019. So, when a friend of mine heard that TAP Air Portugal was leasing an A340 for the Lisbon-Vienna route, he didn't want to miss that opportunity and challenged me for that trip.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">And there we were waiting for our turnaround trip to Vienna.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Wjn9fxOAiW1OjRbp86Jp_GJpZJ9ZqLvLV3C8zXKy-zG4JwHdLa-gIhywiiQbSu-Ash8k1RkqOS0pGaRmudVdBEF1kUjLieJS-5RCoA2eetTF9OSvDrXfe84CgxbhaEzGGvrTZ3U0-qpnKRXCyA_fUX0QaumYmSuS_wTtGvCGOtcjmH4rtS2AyoUgvg/s1024/hifly1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Wjn9fxOAiW1OjRbp86Jp_GJpZJ9ZqLvLV3C8zXKy-zG4JwHdLa-gIhywiiQbSu-Ash8k1RkqOS0pGaRmudVdBEF1kUjLieJS-5RCoA2eetTF9OSvDrXfe84CgxbhaEzGGvrTZ3U0-qpnKRXCyA_fUX0QaumYmSuS_wTtGvCGOtcjmH4rtS2AyoUgvg/s320/hifly1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">9H-SUN & 9H-SOL</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The A340 assigned to this flight would be the one with 9H-SOL tail number, the one in an all white livery and the very same one that landed in the Antarctica some months ago.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8lCJH43cbJp7g7KqyTZjQbkE9zBz2KBUBnGum_Fonp7nDU1lfMOe6n9gvJu7Ec1oKFMw0rcqGYM0c_NyVoVJUhjPMnZANfaXhflSced0Sa4fnDR01CMQR4fRmp2yxbrJ474q15jB2WQ2jqIyIZPL9r8r9FVUPsO7-Gn1bq0gtbOVuvUE2sEDW1Riqw/s1039/hifly2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="1039" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8lCJH43cbJp7g7KqyTZjQbkE9zBz2KBUBnGum_Fonp7nDU1lfMOe6n9gvJu7Ec1oKFMw0rcqGYM0c_NyVoVJUhjPMnZANfaXhflSced0Sa4fnDR01CMQR4fRmp2yxbrJ474q15jB2WQ2jqIyIZPL9r8r9FVUPsO7-Gn1bq0gtbOVuvUE2sEDW1Riqw/s320/hifly2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">9H-SOL © Hi Fly</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">Before Hi Fly, this A340 flew for Iberia and it keeps the same cabin interiors of this airline. When it operated for Iberia, it was named <i>Maria Barbara de Braganza</i>. We booked economy class for the outgoing flight and business for the return.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The views from my window seat:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoMMmGLjSgbJvG_X4fpofIzBcWexhtOFnij74xffqSTAG9KaCFEdseL5MtlB4qDptfuYVvOzUYm33yjhLNwwpKqEnEAmbFauLVLqxudheWIl44SAvw_MfPvOuPEM5l7_hWVf5r2rhDtzPzG8MF0vknynKhGmFz8y63cZvXoY_p21LkOb_2NCUTijQ8w/s1024/hifly3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoMMmGLjSgbJvG_X4fpofIzBcWexhtOFnij74xffqSTAG9KaCFEdseL5MtlB4qDptfuYVvOzUYm33yjhLNwwpKqEnEAmbFauLVLqxudheWIl44SAvw_MfPvOuPEM5l7_hWVf5r2rhDtzPzG8MF0vknynKhGmFz8y63cZvXoY_p21LkOb_2NCUTijQ8w/s320/hifly3.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvx021n-_AbYCGmr6G8eRnjtPCk60Uo7zFQp2vs5pGm0ejqK0-Q4p9_8pNDyKdBM_RSGy4aparjFn7UR30o2CxAfaYYuQ-u5zOuSCm5-ljfhS_-_HYzrlHUiAnacn0BVYWlhElOsrhpWYkK2NEL_x4gq9na37T32GRwYOFoz-AMTAXKlT808T-sWucA/s320/hifly11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HoptaywyZQU8cF3XKH3kZylz47lMKAGeUGOI_NH6tqEDpuz_YNkHO9qPae79fmQmhcYlvowQII3KixTtV1M5vUmMy0TaBGr95nr3fRyOsUzCPEdgSa11yF4U5rb37kQsq8Ec7nAv3qluQFB8uw0oJCivZECvkxfivPc2EfLN1vsz_1ymm5j8hX4knA/s1024/hifly12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HoptaywyZQU8cF3XKH3kZylz47lMKAGeUGOI_NH6tqEDpuz_YNkHO9qPae79fmQmhcYlvowQII3KixTtV1M5vUmMy0TaBGr95nr3fRyOsUzCPEdgSa11yF4U5rb37kQsq8Ec7nAv3qluQFB8uw0oJCivZECvkxfivPc2EfLN1vsz_1ymm5j8hX4knA/s320/hifly12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Our super short layover in Vienna was not totally in vain as we had time to drink a weissbier in the airport terminal before boarding again the same aircraft to Lisbon. But this time in business class!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOg4g0b7t-W7lh1t67s0EcarPgynTiI2POLyrBgzzCaQ3PtbBxQsX-1zK8noGRvdWTnbCnK02GxMItS2kjhdwtgWmIJmseh4JYf2T-g9d_NH1NOOtPJu5pOhW59Y-x-3mfcWkADG01zEnsTzzwDoMMIkK8lcKTo3Mgxzzyxcm1p5UOzHaY2pEDYk4nA/s1024/hifly13.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOg4g0b7t-W7lh1t67s0EcarPgynTiI2POLyrBgzzCaQ3PtbBxQsX-1zK8noGRvdWTnbCnK02GxMItS2kjhdwtgWmIJmseh4JYf2T-g9d_NH1NOOtPJu5pOhW59Y-x-3mfcWkADG01zEnsTzzwDoMMIkK8lcKTo3Mgxzzyxcm1p5UOzHaY2pEDYk4nA/s320/hifly13.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">9H-SOL Business Class (ex-Iberia)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKovqJb2Cxm3Jk0rsjEKwypFFTW8a90ztEaShZyfezapmOiYpcqrc7Bg05SoZOBUfLxh3RB3ZR0iVH0umt-W--atmRxs9jh0MrD6Yefj-JxOT1CfpGNyi7RHIwcItjbCNwbtOB4XMpCRj_5TpmhZngUyYWAnIkR2iCRPZ8SHoAKsk1_RTX79rM_JFew/s1024/hifly14.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKovqJb2Cxm3Jk0rsjEKwypFFTW8a90ztEaShZyfezapmOiYpcqrc7Bg05SoZOBUfLxh3RB3ZR0iVH0umt-W--atmRxs9jh0MrD6Yefj-JxOT1CfpGNyi7RHIwcItjbCNwbtOB4XMpCRj_5TpmhZngUyYWAnIkR2iCRPZ8SHoAKsk1_RTX79rM_JFew/s320/hifly14.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset over the clouds</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_23EGoqAsshHcc91TA0WqxV7FfX89xUi_7ysZ4aCRjYK1ej5mYwFR005L8B7aqGgX-3qWPGbgwTqN-tCrYOoNhKb5Dg5V0kyrKD-qKwYIOzu0-A9GAXn_26ZUrUPaBqmVjeeyMQO8B3p1rTVuq05XAWwUZnKwCWjT50HGElbujvRRyNvHATFTzu98fg/s1024/hifly15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_23EGoqAsshHcc91TA0WqxV7FfX89xUi_7ysZ4aCRjYK1ej5mYwFR005L8B7aqGgX-3qWPGbgwTqN-tCrYOoNhKb5Dg5V0kyrKD-qKwYIOzu0-A9GAXn_26ZUrUPaBqmVjeeyMQO8B3p1rTVuq05XAWwUZnKwCWjT50HGElbujvRRyNvHATFTzu98fg/s320/hifly15.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">All in all it was a very enjoyable flight with a nice Hi Fly crew and an unusual spacious aircraft in such a short run. I know this seems a crazy plan, but in my defense I have to say that I already know Vienna very well from the time when, in 2018, I made my first (and only) around the world trip to the date, which included five days in North Korea!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">More photos of these flights in the 'LisbonJet's Pics' section of the blog.</div></div></div>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416236687612341796.post-12904768961579918412022-02-20T14:54:00.016+00:002024-02-11T22:32:04.012+00:00Flying to Madeira Island with the Airbus A330<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;">It's not very common to do very short flighs with widebody equipment. But during the holiday season, every year, there is a surge in the demand for flights between Portugal mainland and Madeira island. Not only because of families and students wanting to go back home for Christmas but because Madeira NYE's fireworks is a huge attraction for tourists.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Air Luxor used to send their A330s to the island during this season and I was fortunate to land there with this type of widebody a few times between 2003 and 2005 flying with both CS-TMT and CS-TQF aircraft.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">17 years later here I am again, with different colors, and with a different motivation to be on this flight.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhua1rL49fDvXo3bmKBrhDgFo-SMMNTifikm2ZPY0QWJcEOIo0k9HDr8b3QO8FYIjgh_9Hj_B3Xy1q7DiL3IBq_ZEg77xzeD04dY-Kexa5vq2nHA4XpceOTfoMRrpDKlR1s2f_1DnCNQ4ZXaOy1W589G7aCfNhLJWY-UWKzZbpKHZwynPLc8iqh4E15w=s1200" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhua1rL49fDvXo3bmKBrhDgFo-SMMNTifikm2ZPY0QWJcEOIo0k9HDr8b3QO8FYIjgh_9Hj_B3Xy1q7DiL3IBq_ZEg77xzeD04dY-Kexa5vq2nHA4XpceOTfoMRrpDKlR1s2f_1DnCNQ4ZXaOy1W589G7aCfNhLJWY-UWKzZbpKHZwynPLc8iqh4E15w=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Airbus A330-941 | CS-TUN | "D. Fuas Roupinho"<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also an unusual fact nowadays, I was one of most senior members in my category, which means I was assigned to work in business class again. Before the pandemic, with the company's growth we witnessed a fast moving seniority list and most of the times I was the most senior member in my category. These days, with the fleet reduction and with the recent dismissals, it's totally the opposite: I'm usually part of the "youngest" team.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So that was the way the new year started for me: doing a turnaround flight to Funchal. I made photos of this flight available in the corresponding gallery of the "LisbonJet's Pics" page, under the "Blog Menu" on the right.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div>Let's hope 2022 is the year when we definitely get rid of this pandemic.</div><p></p>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416236687612341796.post-92038763722976125902021-07-15T23:33:00.009+01:002024-02-11T22:32:20.976+00:00First time in Cancún<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;">It seems quite unbelievable that during my charter period I didn't manage to visit Cancún. I did many other destinations in the Caribbean but not this one in México.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Our route to Cancún was launched very recently and it was a matter of time until it showed up in my roster. The aircraft assigned to the outbound flight was also a first for me: CS-TUK, the A330neo with the Star Alliance livery.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">And how it feels good to arrive in Cancún around 10pm with a hot breeze of 30º C. The good charter vibes were totally coming back to me.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji9AgV-eEEfwGMZKlNfIQKjirM1-t_iemce5w9qViA9KJbr9NYX4_LnEN3qx4dghSikhMW7LxOHzC3oAtS_5fLFP6twteuz316ekBIY2E21H4HfO0iwdesT5-67_vQX_8AL2307WBsxZnU/s1200/cun2021-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji9AgV-eEEfwGMZKlNfIQKjirM1-t_iemce5w9qViA9KJbr9NYX4_LnEN3qx4dghSikhMW7LxOHzC3oAtS_5fLFP6twteuz316ekBIY2E21H4HfO0iwdesT5-67_vQX_8AL2307WBsxZnU/s320/cun2021-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CS-TUK "D. Francisco de Almeida" after arrival</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">However this was the shortest layover available (there are bigger pairings). Yet I was able to enjoy a full day at the beach in Isla Mujeres.</div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmipmfNLhzs76quCGfYJVLic-B1tb8QM0OWvEapIDJ1_7oi406TtIZeH8N8ZQ6JOHYcL6XbV8qquQ15mJ9yTXpquJzf62pLIFko0oxWR8zfnghARKayf8tHYXp6MbMr50Ab3qyXm0mYvS9/s1200/cun2021-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmipmfNLhzs76quCGfYJVLic-B1tb8QM0OWvEapIDJ1_7oi406TtIZeH8N8ZQ6JOHYcL6XbV8qquQ15mJ9yTXpquJzf62pLIFko0oxWR8zfnghARKayf8tHYXp6MbMr50Ab3qyXm0mYvS9/s320/cun2021-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our ferry to Isla Mujeres. The blue is unreal!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And finally we arrived in paradise.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>-o0o-</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Isla Mujeres</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRTmFcyEn03_nkQU29elwTdEcPbVXwf7exFzx_9CEdezcWZJoOX5wyCgA6tW6GYPyMF20PQQYT9YLiJ33hoyZhcXFaJPzWQmC207TrZbsHHlpdvjlKdjJjvgAEWURUCLw590J2FD3q0ER/s1200/cun2021-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRTmFcyEn03_nkQU29elwTdEcPbVXwf7exFzx_9CEdezcWZJoOX5wyCgA6tW6GYPyMF20PQQYT9YLiJ33hoyZhcXFaJPzWQmC207TrZbsHHlpdvjlKdjJjvgAEWURUCLw590J2FD3q0ER/s320/cun2021-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWS0W1iibyq2ZQhld8xMy33yILpaoXH-VLoSynm8ujJLQsAY7HFztu1yLmkk6HcXNd61-J9Y3JccWFe2rHMBJyMu33yIOh6L309U3PUuNFy3yl6BZq157ODMTuQ7fDc-2xxxptqYuQ-Kt/s1600/cun2021-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWS0W1iibyq2ZQhld8xMy33yILpaoXH-VLoSynm8ujJLQsAY7HFztu1yLmkk6HcXNd61-J9Y3JccWFe2rHMBJyMu33yIOh6L309U3PUuNFy3yl6BZq157ODMTuQ7fDc-2xxxptqYuQ-Kt/s320/cun2021-4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjps-E8OGM71BdUQIdLGzakLwCwyJfXQrK7R2Mnl2DpQRpG_sKvMpwuWVUsLaNY_qIrMXLARt7-PYmSudGg03dZAo6ijkZVcq5zd_WxwgvwwFP91jhtFmnxMZNA2xdinq0fHN_DgHAlxgBQ/s1200/cun2021-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjps-E8OGM71BdUQIdLGzakLwCwyJfXQrK7R2Mnl2DpQRpG_sKvMpwuWVUsLaNY_qIrMXLARt7-PYmSudGg03dZAo6ijkZVcq5zd_WxwgvwwFP91jhtFmnxMZNA2xdinq0fHN_DgHAlxgBQ/s320/cun2021-5.jpg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">At sunset we caught the ferry back to the city center and had dinner in a restaurant called "La Coyota".</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gWg2iVX2VD3wiLjz9gAA9XCFgjSh4_kYNIpdAa62cQhLJBinfdyzqgg8nq8nG2Dmv-TbGjR0dbxqDYRWr1uoPDrY789yaPmDHG4luiy9p08k_kYBKcqWU68ocNriIZ0FpVB2P0uzLWwa/s1200/cun2021-6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gWg2iVX2VD3wiLjz9gAA9XCFgjSh4_kYNIpdAa62cQhLJBinfdyzqgg8nq8nG2Dmv-TbGjR0dbxqDYRWr1uoPDrY789yaPmDHG4luiy9p08k_kYBKcqWU68ocNriIZ0FpVB2P0uzLWwa/s320/cun2021-6.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">La Coyota - Cocina & Mixologia</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIUMUyRSJ4m4vxjzaA_0IqgqYDPoawwVgK9CiJODmR0qlyempCNQLzOWCfOpv-UA_6UIbXl_kWDa21jTkB8sqaTGhaH6Xs7jIQIaDiku35qIYepwpeFan55_xlVYHJ9u2HLgK0I7CGA8Z/s1200/cun2021-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIUMUyRSJ4m4vxjzaA_0IqgqYDPoawwVgK9CiJODmR0qlyempCNQLzOWCfOpv-UA_6UIbXl_kWDa21jTkB8sqaTGhaH6Xs7jIQIaDiku35qIYepwpeFan55_xlVYHJ9u2HLgK0I7CGA8Z/s320/cun2021-7.jpg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">And after dinner we were totally exhausted due to the 6-hour time difference and returned to the hotel. Before going to my room I went to enjoy the amazing view of the rooftop.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKm5_6izLmIF0cHlMyFSx8pVoBQN1XBFQXJ6PF6sWKxjd4kPd0g6DNEnQbeqAcozzEUcz6J8LdqjURPnMihdjZ27kPpcCg-nrchsVr_jh3f2oAGigorD0QoGrcCUHr643gy2sPrkICx2iO/s1200/cun2021-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKm5_6izLmIF0cHlMyFSx8pVoBQN1XBFQXJ6PF6sWKxjd4kPd0g6DNEnQbeqAcozzEUcz6J8LdqjURPnMihdjZ27kPpcCg-nrchsVr_jh3f2oAGigorD0QoGrcCUHr643gy2sPrkICx2iO/s320/cun2021-8.jpg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">We stayed in <i>Zona Hotelera</i>, very much american style. Next day, only time for breakfast and for a little rest before the return flight.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTKyZt1E0WQKeQ0KajndcCsIGs41FJtghyiI19Jy4w_VL8t_3KoEwo7W6GPZjZeO1v406YJmOecoO_bEp0EZFnCnhDkxvRz-9bb80kQB6vwYPG1PZ2CRhuzl84eAPOUf8E7XEeL8sYsO8/s1200/cun2021-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTKyZt1E0WQKeQ0KajndcCsIGs41FJtghyiI19Jy4w_VL8t_3KoEwo7W6GPZjZeO1v406YJmOecoO_bEp0EZFnCnhDkxvRz-9bb80kQB6vwYPG1PZ2CRhuzl84eAPOUf8E7XEeL8sYsO8/s320/cun2021-9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewniWgZ_C8dSBtDdJkLcvI8_rCR8Xa2GyziRI3VTHvzvXSlAUTAqerO_blABfhevUezowUWzff82_Vwr-oBk-l7n_Nq2HgQIguIXm1FUz1h7ovyV0kby1KP-gut9s35XnIT_IYxrQD-QD/s1200/cun2021-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewniWgZ_C8dSBtDdJkLcvI8_rCR8Xa2GyziRI3VTHvzvXSlAUTAqerO_blABfhevUezowUWzff82_Vwr-oBk-l7n_Nq2HgQIguIXm1FUz1h7ovyV0kby1KP-gut9s35XnIT_IYxrQD-QD/s320/cun2021-10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416236687612341796.post-86096881230149522612021-06-08T15:55:00.013+01:002024-02-11T22:34:39.767+00:00Closing of a route due to the pandemic<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;">By that time, during the first year of the pandemic, it was a rumor often heard that the San Francisco route would end soon. So, when I saw San Francisco in my roster I immediately did a mini-list of what I wanted to see and explore in the city in that short layover. One year earlier I automatically fell in love for San Francisco when I had a bigger layover but I still left many things to do for a next visit. This time, I was not sure if I would ever return again to San Francisco after this opportunity.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">When I was warned that my return flight was canceled because the route was being discontinued and that I would return back to Lisbon as a passenger on the very same aircraft I was taking to San Francisco, I admit I was totally upset.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The flight to San Francisco took 12h35. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSZ1wvQJ7b0aYhzZp3ExS0R8v72zDrw74B3jOX5lLUgBWphx897tutoxxQyuo3G-J_cN_6hUQHZjTqnu7Jv8ukVRIPB9Z8DEKM_87iz0QEQ6LG51HkcEEC00-efRA-IiqoJB5JZsCg0PB/s1200/sfo2020-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSZ1wvQJ7b0aYhzZp3ExS0R8v72zDrw74B3jOX5lLUgBWphx897tutoxxQyuo3G-J_cN_6hUQHZjTqnu7Jv8ukVRIPB9Z8DEKM_87iz0QEQ6LG51HkcEEC00-efRA-IiqoJB5JZsCg0PB/s320/sfo2020-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A330-900 CS-TUE at San Francisco Intl</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Since the return flight to Lisbon would depart only six hours after we landed, we went to the hotel for a much deserved small rest.</div></span><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCLlPM7HaJt7MIisKnhhFocI_vpfo22QC66twSqeELeLlSPdo5Rp2zrVqwJs9NGcwHz8gTxmNinUz0c0a13q_0vBV3Ys2L0xDYdvKlCD5Gjcf5zzpqtq7k4dTsBSpMMbX_LZJ_WVRRSTg/s1200/sfo2020-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCLlPM7HaJt7MIisKnhhFocI_vpfo22QC66twSqeELeLlSPdo5Rp2zrVqwJs9NGcwHz8gTxmNinUz0c0a13q_0vBV3Ys2L0xDYdvKlCD5Gjcf5zzpqtq7k4dTsBSpMMbX_LZJ_WVRRSTg/s320/sfo2020-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The City by the Bay in the morning</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I didn't even try to sleep because it would be worse for me waking up only three hours later. So I just stayed in a low energy mode. This was my room's view:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdpg1WCZpXEkfhOqnrRZT21dzLdJVSedZf-UD83nXSouxd6_N-DlYWzVRLvhniFym9Qu80YyftcgY_b3cpGrDyufGQ26yqKDLrI1pwmyW8W4U0T3X9JU-ddJqNz-u-okVCkBJstESHYAXQ/s1200/sfo2020-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdpg1WCZpXEkfhOqnrRZT21dzLdJVSedZf-UD83nXSouxd6_N-DlYWzVRLvhniFym9Qu80YyftcgY_b3cpGrDyufGQ26yqKDLrI1pwmyW8W4U0T3X9JU-ddJqNz-u-okVCkBJstESHYAXQ/s320/sfo2020-3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">And then, we were back to the airport again.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Flaps set and taxi-out for departure.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTHdwV7BSznoav7NoKBwMHGfGj5sxY7djTqzWSxC-GPzN-fQRZ680GvvNfxWhYvT5-ueZX-Q_hRvL_A5Hs_h2JG6ppzpK6i31v-1gH4GYpdd7Inl6TaR77ogAB63rvRSz-HksY9nGWlpG/s1200/sfo2020-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTHdwV7BSznoav7NoKBwMHGfGj5sxY7djTqzWSxC-GPzN-fQRZ680GvvNfxWhYvT5-ueZX-Q_hRvL_A5Hs_h2JG6ppzpK6i31v-1gH4GYpdd7Inl6TaR77ogAB63rvRSz-HksY9nGWlpG/s320/sfo2020-7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJGFL8AA2M-CyDMISlxw3nGFaggx7lRn0LabEhzJYHtOEs_QbeIyHiEAO-Gg2JijAGKlWWYhk20HoOQ78KeRI8ukLIXT5LDWOTYESbujDVWxxq2XKW6yPWrSd9NEdR_TSE3M0kTCDmw5Q/s1200/sfo2020-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The in-flight maps of the IFE system are pretty neat and after take-off I was able to enjoy the amazing sights and the diverse geographical feats along the route, over the United States.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIeU7uViS2x-Zi40-ppEstnyDl_cbXnpRdVQyYbLuB9UGSTc72qmaH5MQgynL8qh8n37QMprUAcJG1UTtGWOWIyyo9nhaaqgY0dh77WzYhB3Tq4UmtDHG0ms_MNwHJw8dz4rynyO_7yIH0/s1200/sfo2020-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIeU7uViS2x-Zi40-ppEstnyDl_cbXnpRdVQyYbLuB9UGSTc72qmaH5MQgynL8qh8n37QMprUAcJG1UTtGWOWIyyo9nhaaqgY0dh77WzYhB3Tq4UmtDHG0ms_MNwHJw8dz4rynyO_7yIH0/s320/sfo2020-10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As we progressed eastwards, night darkness fell very quickly and the show was over.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlku3_X0gZPzKx8tMKwl7BG3F02oaRs0jKLfKVN_tE-Y4P_IJ1idABZ5k2-RPqbPS145SU3gHDxvXhTv_PlxgE7V3QC-NwnGzJ3rv3srR42YZTq7lil5O6ZqX-rOi1PjiLuyu8kQZIsUJ-/s1200/sfo2020-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlku3_X0gZPzKx8tMKwl7BG3F02oaRs0jKLfKVN_tE-Y4P_IJ1idABZ5k2-RPqbPS145SU3gHDxvXhTv_PlxgE7V3QC-NwnGzJ3rv3srR42YZTq7lil5O6ZqX-rOi1PjiLuyu8kQZIsUJ-/s320/sfo2020-22.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overflying Wyoming / Colorado border </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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In the end, I didn't miss the opportunity for a photo of the passenger cabin of our A330neo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TJMpyD_EIV5TxSBrzxFInBICOOYlfd7pc2czHUL1g5gFisP6q5PMvg73ya10nsxxwimgkn7Rm-VkninQ7Icu-iwEfG2_WHWJ0StTkRgmlqH5gCO0QEjdVgg19fyeK4m2vKMeOWsi4IEA/s1200/sfo2020-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TJMpyD_EIV5TxSBrzxFInBICOOYlfd7pc2czHUL1g5gFisP6q5PMvg73ya10nsxxwimgkn7Rm-VkninQ7Icu-iwEfG2_WHWJ0StTkRgmlqH5gCO0QEjdVgg19fyeK4m2vKMeOWsi4IEA/s320/sfo2020-24.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">At this point, nobody knew if the route was closed for good or if it was only temporary.</div>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416236687612341796.post-1458888873736622442020-10-16T17:30:00.044+01:002024-02-11T22:35:02.560+00:00Back in business: the new normal<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;">It's been a tough year for me but not because of the coronavirus. It all started with a serious injury that could've ended my airline career, way before the pandemic was globally known. The pandemic only made things worse and lengthy, but fortunately I made it after 7 months of painful physical therapy.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Yet, I still got emotional when my crew bus approached the beautiful Airbus A330neo for my first flight in a 9-month gap. When many crew members are packing up their uniforms to return them to their airlines and face unemployment, I was lucky enough to take the opposite direction, lucky enough to still have my job and return to it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">For me it would be a very different flight since it was an instruction flight. I lost my A330 qualification and I had to repeate the entire syllabus again. Starting a month earlier, ground school was just as easy for me as in other moments of my career. After all, the big advantage of having an aerospace engineering degree is that nothing else is rocket science for me anymore.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">But for the instruction flight I had to make a very serious preparation. In normal circumstances, a 9-month gap is enough for many things to change in my job. Add a coronavirus context to it and a whole new world, a whole new normal was waiting for me. And I must be honest: I hate it. I'm thankful I still have my job, but I hate this new normal.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Our mission was a repatriation flight out of Caracas/Venezuela, but we also took about 80 passengers booked to Venezuela: we had passengers both ways.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As much as I am an aviation geek, I admit I was happy to stay at home for such a long time. I kept my mind busy all the time - I never read so many books in my life, I never watched so many Netflix series and listened to several podcasts, I never took so many strolls in the enjoyable neighbourhood I live. After I recovered from my injury I never took so many bike rides, which I love to do. And more important: I completely caught up on lost sleep accumulated over a decade of flying. I'm finally waking up even before my daily alarm rings. I'm financially stable and not so dependant on the variable part of my usual income. With so much chaos reshaping the face of our planet, I embraced my home and my neighbourhood as a safe and comfortable haven.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">But finally it was time to return to my old job. It was time to finally embrace the A330neo as much I used to hate it before this gap. This aircraft is a delight for passengers due to its level of comfort but for those who work on it, it is a nightmare because of the options that were taken in terms of equipment and working conditions. But, it's what we have now and we must get used to it. Not to be neglected, it has beautiful and huge Rolls-Royce engines which remind me of my wonderful L-1011 days. And they are way more silent than the previous generation of engines powering the old A330s.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The outbound flight was smooth and without the trouble we faced dealing with a full load of passengers on the return flight and trying to comply with all the new COVID-19 rules...</p><p style="text-align: justify;">On a personal side, after a 9-month absence I was comfortable enough with my duties and responsibilites on both flights, so the instruction flight was a success for me: I got my A330 qualification back. It helped me alot the thorough preparation of the flight that I did.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Let's hope things will improve from now on and that aviation will be back on track after being decimated by this anoying virus.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Some photos while approaching the Caribbean Sea...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9lB2gV_j0WspTHYIwYkAiUxoSIyv9dgn3ca-AOZWl-Z-HOc0PJsAaNnLQfgM0YxXUTKr9qfb15oVivfsjAFdEi3jlNceCo_PsiUS7azslrhm7Kt6oM3B0Ke0Z5rJ8ycxnzjTLoXbRCP-/s1365/ccs15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9lB2gV_j0WspTHYIwYkAiUxoSIyv9dgn3ca-AOZWl-Z-HOc0PJsAaNnLQfgM0YxXUTKr9qfb15oVivfsjAFdEi3jlNceCo_PsiUS7azslrhm7Kt6oM3B0Ke0Z5rJ8ycxnzjTLoXbRCP-/s320/ccs15.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>NewsAvia:</b> <a href="https://newsavia.com/tap-aterra-em-caracas-pela-primeira-vez-com-um-airbus-a330-900neo/" target="">TAP Aterra Em Caracas Pela Primeira Vez Com Um Airbus A330-900neo</a></div>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0