In a typical autumn dull weather the VIP version of Airbus Canada A220-100ACJ premiered today at Bratislava. Comlux Malta operated aircraft arrived for a short check at SAMCO Aircraft Maintenance.
This 32-years old Boeing 737-400 of Air Horizont, their latest acquisition, still carrying colours of previous carrier Air Seven, stepped in on a few flights from Bratislava due to AOG of their another aircraft.
Fans of Slovan Bratislava were transported to the Champions League match with Celtic Glasgow by this Boeing 737-8 MAX of Enter Air, which still carries colours of its previous user SpiceJet. The players were transported by A320 of Czech Airlines.
Wizz Air Hungary is official partner of Hungarian olympics and paralympics 2024, however the games are coming to an end, so it was time to visit Budapest before the special scheme on this A321neo will disappear again.
Etihad Airways flight arrives to Vienna around 7:00 hrs, so with days becoming shorter the chance to catch its logojet Warner Bros. A6-BMA diminished every day. Luckily, on 3rd September 2024 it worked like in textbook, after landing on RWY 16 it taxied back to its stand, allowing numerous spotters to photograph its both (differently painted) sides.
After almost 5 months this Israeli Air Force Boeing 707-300C Re´em in refuelling modification arrived at Bratislava today to pick up the next batch of cargo.
On the way from Saudi Arabia to Iceland this CRJ-100 of Superior Aviation made a refuelling stop at Bratislava this morning, it operates probably for one of the US state services. A cloud dimming the sun could not be missing of course... :-(
Spartak Trnava football club travelled today for their match in European Conference League from Piešťany to Sarajevo on board this Saab 2000 of Frost Air.
The latest arrival into the fleet of Mavi Gök Airlines arrived today to Bratislava, Boeing 737-800 TC-MGP last served with South African carrier Mango. It will become livery of the Turkish carrier, I am curious which exactly, as they are famous for each aircraft having different livery. Of course, as usually, the sun was hidden behind the clouds on arrival...
Boeing 767-300 of Atlas Air landed this morning at Bratislava on a charter mission on behalf of the US Military from Constanta. Unfortunately, the sun was hidden behind the clouds traditionally for 15 minutes... :-(
This Boeing 747-200F of Georgian company Geo-Sky arrived today to Bratislava on the first of a trio of cargo flights transporting machinery for production line from China. Unfortunately, the sun after the whole day´s baking hided behind the clouds 20 minutes before arrival. Next attempts to improve things should be on 13th and 15th July 2024.
The only aircraft in the fleet of Panorama Airways transported football players of Tobol Kostanay for their qualification match with MFK Ružomberok today to Bratislava.
From Alexandria International Airport in Louisiana via Prestwick in Scotland, this A330-200 of National Airlines premiered today at Bratislava on a US military charter flight.
Although B747-400F of SF Airlines is definitely more beautiful in their full colours, the first landing of this incomplete colour scheme on the new arrival to the fleet motivated me to visit Budapest for a few hours on 17 June 2024.
Only on 29 May 2024 Hainan Airlines opened regular flights Shenzhen-Vienna and already 2 different logojets appeared on 2 of the 3 flights so far. While B-1499 on 01 June 2024 deceived all spotters when it insisted on request for RWY 29 for landing, despite RWY 34 being used, today the Chinese boys were satisfied with the usual RWY 16 in use.
