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RE: LH BRU-TXL-FRA-MUC-BRU - AB6 & A346

Hi! Excelent trip report and the way you were able to fly the A340-600 and ( why not??? ) the A300-600 is outstanding!!! Specially taking in mind that the A340-600 normally fly long-haul routes! I must consider that oportunity one of these days...I don't think, besides <acronym title="Lufthansa (Ger...

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RE: LAX-LHR-DXB-ADD & Back On VS, EK, AA

Hi! My friend ETforLIFE, I fully understand your anger and frustration! Maybe this helps, I'm portuguese and either we like or not we have latin blood and when it comes to these type of things???? I never give any help on that!!! I'll touch the guy, I'll grab is arm, etc. etc....but that guy will ne...

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RE: Name QFs A380

Hi!

I would name the first QF A380 "Skippy, The bush kangaroo"! Reminds me the first TV series I saw in Portugal from Australia, eh!eh!eh!
Regards

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RE: The Most Iconic Aircraft Of Its Era

Hi! Everyone of us have a different feeling on this matter, but for me, the "Iconic" ones are: 30's - DC-3/C-47 Early 40's - C-54/DC-4 Late 40's - L749 Early 50's - DC-6 Mid 50's - DC-7C Late 50's - 707 Early 60's - CV990 ( this is for me special affection of the airplane, and because it was markete...

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RE: Favorite "Flying Pencil" Airliner

Hi! Apart from those that have been already mentioned, one of those that I really loved was indeed this one here under... I think this airplane was probably the "first flying pencil around"! Loftleidir could seat almost ( if not...) 200 people in these CL44's!!! But they looked really neat! <br><cen...

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RE: Top And Flop: KIX-HEL-MUC, Finnair A320 & MD-11

Hi! Very good report on <acronym title="Finnair (Finland)">AY</acronym> option. When I was in Osaka in late April 2005 one of the options for me, flying from <acronym title="Lisbon (- Portela de Sacavem) (LIS / LPPT), Portugal">LIS</acronym> was infact <acronym title="Finnair (Finland)">AY</acronym>...

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RE: Newest A/c You Have Flown With?

Hi! The newest airplane I've flew was the one hereunder. <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/0175790/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/0175790/M/" target="_blank">View Medium<br><IMG SRC="/photos/small/0/9/7/0175790.jpg"...

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RE: What Is The Best Looking Airbus

Hi! The best looking airplane is indeed that Airbus A330-200!!! <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/1318067/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/1318067/M/" target="_blank">View Medium<br><IMG SRC="/photos/small/7/6/0/13180...

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RE: Portugal Air Force Lockheed F-16 Crashed.

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RE: Portugal Air Force Lockheed F-16 Crashed.

Hi F27Friendship. No, no one got hurt, the pilot, who is the Squadron Leader of Squadron 201 Falcões ( or Falcons ) and the test pilot for any upgraded F-16 MLU, did redirect the plane to an area with only pine trees. The pilot is a Lt. Col. he's <acronym title="CSA Czech Airlines">OK</acronym>, onl...

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RE: Portugal Air Force Lockheed F-16 Crashed.

Hi! Further details. It was FAP 15140, a Lockheed F-16B MLU, actually the latest to enter in Portugal Air Force service! Portugal also operate another 3 more F-16B MLU's, 15137, 17138 and 15139. The plane crashed close to the village of Pilado, Pinhal de Leiria. This is the 2nd. F-16 that Portugal A...

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Portugal Air Force Lockheed F-16 Crashed.

Hi!

Bracking news in portuguese television said that a Lockheed F-16A crashed today without further details. The pilot ejected sucessfully and this only the second accident with a portuguese F-16. I hope to have information about the registration soon.
Regards

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RE: FLW-CVU-HOR-TER-PDL-LIS-LHR: Sata D228 & Others

Hi! Once again, a great report of your trip to Azores and Lisbon. I remember that my brother did a bit of your itenerary back to early 80's, but instead of the ATP he flew the good old HS748. At that time there were no regular flights to <acronym title="Corvo / Azores (CVU / LPCR), Portugal">CVU</ac...

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RE: Who Has Been On A.net The Longest?

Hi!

I'm not the oldest but one thing I'm sure, after me, many, many, many came!!! Joined on the 15th. May 1999, I'll celebrate my 9th. birthday, still a kid!!!
Regards

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RE: AA Fokker 100 Memories

Hi! I also was lucky enough to see <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> Fokker's F100's when I was in North America during the summer of 2001. I saw one in July 2001 in <acronym title="Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ), Canada - Ontario">YYZ</acronym> a...

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RE: Have You Been On A Helicopter?

Hi! Yes I've been...twice, here are the details: Date: 1989/03/23 Model: SA330S1 Puma Operator: Portugal Air Force Registration: FAP 9502 <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/0833332/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/0833...

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RE: Azores Trip: BRS-CDG-LIS-PDL-FLW; Sata A310 & ATP

Hi! Excelent report indeed. Very nice pictures on your landing at <acronym title="Lisbon (- Portela de Sacavem) (LIS / LPPT), Portugal">LIS</acronym>, specially that one with the bridge in a "vertical" perspective....I've landed many time in <acronym title="Lisbon (- Portela de Sacavem) (LIS / LPPT)...

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RE: What To Choose: Fly Narrow Or Wide-body Aircra

Hi! I can tell you my experience. I was very sceptical regarding flights over the Atlantic on a narrow-body jet until I had to fly <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> from <acronym title="Lisbon (- Portela de Sacavem) (LIS / LPPT), Portugal">LIS</acronym> to <acronym title="Newa...

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RE: Memories Of Flying In The 70's And 80's

Hi! In Europe in the 70's and 80's I could buy a ticket from a point to another and make any stop overs possible...I could fly pretty exotic airlines on flights like <acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS / EHAM), Netherlands">AMS</acronym>/<acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United K...

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RE: What Aircraft Have You Flown The Most?

Hi!

The airplane I flew most is the Airbus A320!
Regards

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RE: Connecting Through ZRH

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RE: Boy! The A330 Is Fugly Without Winglets!

Hi! What I think is that both Boeing and Airbus need to change the "glue" that they use to connect those winglets!!! I wish one day I could find one of those winglets in my area...do you think the airlines would give me a compensation if I returned to them? They should!!! Maybe a round trip to New Y...

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RE: Connecting Through ZRH

Hi! Have you ever been in <acronym title="Zurich (- Kloten) (ZRH / LSZH), Switzerland">ZRH</acronym>? Well I think it depends if you need to go right away to <acronym title="Stuttgart (- Echterdingen) (STR / EDDS), Germany">STR</acronym> or if you are relaxed in your schedule....if I was you I would...

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RE: How Many Airports Have You Visited? Post Them!

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RE: What Were Your Flights During 2007

Hi! Well, over those huuuuuuuuuge trips some of you did here are my humble contribution!!! <acronym title="Lisbon (- Portela de Sacavem) (LIS / LPPT), Portugal">LIS</acronym>/<acronym title="Geneva - International (Cointrin) (GVA / LSGG), Switzerland">GVA</acronym> - 2007/03/05 - <acronym title="TAP...

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RE: What Is The Smallest Plane You Flown On?

Hi! Well I'll divide in two classes - In the airline world, out the airline world, so here it goes: <acronym title="MAT Macedonian Airlines (Greece)">IN</acronym> THE AIRLINE WORLD The Embraer EM120 Brasilia FLIGHTS: <acronym title="Fresno - Yosemite International (Air Terminal) (FAT / KFAT), USA - ...

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RE: MIA - BOG - MIA In LAN (Business)

Hola amigo Ricardo! First of all I wish you a great 2008 and I'm expecting a few more trip reports from your lovely country called Colombia!!! Now back to this one, well, well I didn't knew that LAN had traffic rights from <acronym title="Miami - International (MIA / KMIA), USA - Florida">MIA</acron...

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RE: FAT-LAX-DEN-PIT On UA Y And F Class Part 1

Hi! Any trip report with <acronym title="Fresno - Yosemite International (Air Terminal) (FAT / KFAT), USA - California">FAT</acronym> on it I'm ready to comment!!! I did enjoyed your words, photos and videos. I'm was quite surprised to see that on the <acronym title="Fresno - Yosemite International ...

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RE: What Is The Oldest Aircraft You Have Flown On?

Hi! The oldest airliner I flew was this one here under: Airplane: MDDouglas DC-10-10 Airline: United Flight: <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym>/<acronym title="OLD: Denver - Stapleton International (DEN / KDEN) (closed), USA - Colorado AND CURR...

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RE: 727 Vs F/A-18 Witch Do You Think Is Louder?

Hi! In my opinion, to be more fare you should change the topic to - "707-100/200/300/400 or DC-8-10/20/30/40 or Caravelle III/<acronym title="Volga-Dnepr Airlines (Russian Federation) and Vieques Air Link (Puerto Rico)">VI</acronym>-N/<acronym title="Volga-Dnepr Airlines (Russian Federation) and Vie...

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RE: Which Would You Rather Fly On? L-1049 Or A380

Hi!

Are u kidding??? I have PLENTY of time to fly in the A380!!! Any Constellation/Super Constellation family airplane at any time, any place, anywhere!!! I'm just "dissapointed" that my parents didn't conceived me 10 years earlier!!!
regards

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RE: What's The Hottest 727 Livery?

Hi! The hottest 727 liveries??? Well the ones I remember seeing when I was a teenager: <br><table align=center border=0 width=500><tr><td><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/0408339/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/0408339/...

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RE: Your Memorable Aviation Moments

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RE: Your Memorable Aviation Moments

Hi! Well I have two memorable aviation moments. One is regarding my hobby has aviation enthusiast and another on a very personal aviation enthusiasm side: - Summer 2003 at <acronym title="Fresno - Yosemite International (Air Terminal) (FAT / KFAT), USA - California">FAT</acronym>! Looking daily to t...

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RE: Lufthansa Buys 3 L1649A Starliners

Hi!

Yes, that L1649A came from Trek Airways ZS-DVJ (c/nr. 1042) and it was originally D-ALOL from LH.
Regards

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RE: Lufthansa Buys 3 L1649A Starliners

Hi Philip! Welcome to Airliners.Net forum! It's always good to have someone like you with us, and I must admit I envy you a lot...flying an L1649A Starliner??? That's just fantastic! I think you're absolutely right about the credit we all should give to Maurice Roundy, if he didn't have the passion ...

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RE: Lufthansa Buys 3 L1649A Starliners

Hi! I'm very happy to see another european group getting another member of Lockheed "triple-tail" family...after the L749/C-121 that went to Holland, and L1049F that went to Switzerland, now we'll have the L1649A going to Germany. I hope they choose N974R to be the one for preservation...at the end ...

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Maurice Roundy Starliners Sold!

Hi guys! Just checked out <a href="http://www.conniesurvivors.com" target=_blank>www.conniesurvivors.com</a> homepage to know that the 3 L1649A Starliners that Maurice Roundy had were sold to a "german group" for "around" $700.000,00. The planes involved are N7316C, N8083H and N974R! According to th...

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RE: Emirates Boss: Global Warming Theory Is Rubbish!

Hi! Maybe one day he'll regret these words!!! I feel quite outstanding someone that is an Emirates top executive saying something like this...absolutely selfish and that not even care about Earth...very sad coming from the position he is! Would I fly one day ever Emirates? With a fellow like that in...

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RE: How Many Flights In One Day?

Hi! Not really a big deal but the "best I got" was: <acronym title="Albany - International (County) (ALB / KALB), USA - New York">ALB</acronym>/<acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym> - <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> 727-200 N74...

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RE: AF F/A Rude?

Hi! I flew <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym> last June <acronym title="Lisbon (- Portela de Sacavem) (LIS / LPPT), Portugal">LIS</acronym>/<acronym title="Paris - Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) (CDG / LFPG), France">CDG</acronym>/FIH/<acronym title="Paris - Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) (CDG / LFPG)...

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RE: Largest Passenger Load Still 747?

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RE: The British Caledonian Days...

Hi! First of all, my tribute to BCAL showing you the first, last and only flight I did: Date: 1980/09/29 Flight: <acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), United Kingdom">LGW</acronym>/<acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS / EHAM), Netherlands">AMS</acronym> Airline: <acronym title="EVA Air...

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RE: Short-haul Routes In Europe... On Long-haul Planes

Hi! Regarding <acronym title="Swissair">SR</acronym>, my brother in January 1980 flew from <acronym title="Geneva - International (Cointrin) (GVA / LSGG), Switzerland">GVA</acronym> to <acronym title="Zurich (- Kloten) (ZRH / LSZH), Switzerland">ZRH</acronym> on a <acronym title="Swissair">SR</acron...

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RE: Airbus: 1,204 Orders As At End Of November

Hi! I don't think <acronym title="TAP Air Portugal">TP</acronym> will get all their A350XWB model 800...at least 4 of them are going to be 900 version, to replace the A340-300!!! I understand that now, Airbus is still not very concern about models and it's accepting the orders, but if we follow the ...

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RE: Short-haul Routes In Europe... On Long-haul Planes

Hi! <acronym title="TAP Air Portugal">TP</acronym> normally uses "heavy metal" on flights from <acronym title="Lisbon (- Portela de Sacavem) (LIS / LPPT), Portugal">LIS</acronym> to <acronym title="Paris - Orly (ORY / LFPO), France">ORY</acronym> and to <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL)...

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RE: Which Is The Ugliest Livery?

Hi! SAS new livery. Really sad they changed to this <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/1304660/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/1304660/M/" target="_blank">View Medium<br><IMG SRC="/photos/small/0/6/6/1304660.jpg" alt=...

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RE: New! Avianca Juan Valdez MD-83

Hi! This an opinion of a foreigner that respects and enjoyed a lot visiting Colombia and flying with Avianca. I think the concept of "Juan Valdez" is a very good one and it's a nice approach to show people outside the good things of Colombia ( I would like to see one day, maybe, an <acronym title="A...

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RE: Was Y-10 Really A B-707 Copy?

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RE: Longhaul Coach, CO KLM?

Hi! I flew both airlines in Coach - my <acronym title="KLM Royal Dutch Airlines">KL</acronym> flights were <acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS / EHAM), Netherlands">AMS</acronym>/<acronym title="Osaka - Kansai International (KIX / RJBB), Japan">KIX</acronym> in 777 and <acronym title="Osaka - ...

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