Classic IL-76TD (with Solovyev D-30KP engines) of Silk Way Airlines visited Brno today, arrival was unfortunately in the middle of the night, departure after 15:00 hrs to Istanbul.
This ERJ-190 flew since delivery in the colours of low-cost daughter Buta Airways, but recently it received standard colours of Azerbaijan Airlines and so operates also to Antalya.
German soldiers dislocated in Slovakia in connection with the war in Ukraine are supplied almost every Monday by A321neo, A400 or C-130 Hercules aircraft. Today, this C-130J-30 with number 55+03 landed at Bratislava.
Football players of Zrjinski Mostar for their rematch of UEFA Champions League Qualification with Slovan Bratislava arrived today in this DHC-8-400 of Avanti Air.
Tailwind Airlines inherited again after several years Boeing 737-800 into its fleet, 2 pieces for the moment. The last addition TC-TLJ clearly demonstrates that is served with Aeromexico before.
This A320 of Romanian operator Star East Airlines transported football players of Slovan Bratislava to Mostar for the match of 2nd round of UEFA Champions League Qualification.
For me probably the most precious regular visitor to Antalya is this CRJ-900 of Egyptian airline Petroleum Air Services. While last year I missed it literally by a few minutes before coming to the spot, this time I managed to catch it.
With southerly winds landings at Antalya are usually on both runways without any fixed concept, which presents a big headache for spotters. In this case, when I lost already any hope stuck in a traffic jam at traffic lights, a go-around helped to give me a second chance to photograph the B.737-900 of Fly Baghdad.
Few years ago Antalya was one of the few airports in Europe, where it was possible to photograph the Airbus A340-500 of Azerbaijan Airlines, today this carrier operates mainly small aircraft types, including the latest A320neo.
Boeing 737-900, which previously operated for Ukraine International Airlines and at the beginning also for local Sky Airlines, expanded recently the fleet of new Turkish airline Mavi Gök Airlines, which has been created in 2022 by the owner of tour operator Anex Tour.
The second to arrive, this time from Trenčín to Piešťany, was overhauled AN-26 of Constanta Airline, registration UR-UZA, which after passport formalities continued on the way to Turkey.
Exchange of two AN-26 aircraft for overhaul took place today at Letecké opravovne Trenčín. Due to passport control flights were routed via airport Piešťany, while Trenčín is only non-public domestic airport. First arrived from Plovdiv AN-26 of Air Urga, registration UR-ELB, which used to operate for UN in Africa as remains of titles proove.
The fleet of Southwind Airlines slowly grows and contains a colourful mix of different aircraft types usually in 1-2 pieces. The biggest type is Boeing 777-300, which currently operates almost exclusively from between Antalya and Düsseldorf.
Football players of Slovan Bratislava departed today for the rematch of Champions League Qualification against FC Swift Hesper to Luxembourg on board this Embraer 175 of Marathon Airlines.
Not only European holiday-makers fly to Antalya, but also many aircraft from the Middle East, most of them unfortunately during the midday hours, when the sun is very high and especially with southerly winds sometimes also clouds develop. But the retro livery of Royal Jordanian Airlines pleased me anyway.
In late June/early July right two B777-300 logojets of Korean Air appeared at Vienna. While HL7204 "Black Pink / World Expo" landed with dark clouds of approaching cold front, the other HL7203, which is devoted to its own employees, arrived under cloudless sky.
An airbridge with automotive parts takes place in these days between Piešťany and the Belgian airport Ostend. Besides aircraft operatedy by Vulkan Air, Fleet Air International, Cavok Air and RAF-Avia, this ATR-72F of Zimex Aviation, which still carries colours of ASL Airlines, also takes part on it.
Charter flights of Mavi Gök Airlines are thanks to missing own planes source of interesting subcharters. Today this B737-8 MAX of Southwind Airlines appeared at Bratislava.
