VIPS at SWF (Pics)

[Iberia A340-600]

Instead of the MD-11 this year it looks like the Thai Government is coming in an A340-600. She should arrive at SWF by 8:46 PM, hopefully she'll be out tommorow as well.

I'm pretty sure this is the first visit of an A340-600 to SWF! I'll hopefully be there with my camrea ready.

I'll use this thread to let you guys know what else is coming in, it would be great to have a little meet up at SWF.

I will be in contact with my friend at SWF to find out more.

[PhilDernerJr]

This one also came into JFK. I assume dropping off the VIP there, and then parking at SWF.

[Iberia A340-600]

Unfortunatley I won't be able to meet with my contact at SWF tommorow as security is very tight and he doesn't work tommorow.

I'll still go out though and try and get some shots.

[Iberia A340-600]

Here's some of the shots I got today:

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l183/VIPSWF/Bahrain.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l183/VIPSWF/PolishTU.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l183/VIPSWF/Sengal.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l183/VIPSWF/SenegalNose.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l183/VIPSWF/Thai.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l183/VIPSWF/ThaiNose.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l183/VIPSWF/RoyalAir.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l183/VIPSWF/af1.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l183/VIPSWF/af12.jpg

I was very surprised to see Air Force 1!

[LGA777]

Great collection of shots and aircraft Gordon. I know I speak for our whole nycaviation family that we are all glad to have you close enough to SWF for runs up their on occasions like this.

Great Job and Thanks !

Ron Peel

[hiss srq]

sweet shots did you get anything closer of that westwind over there though?

[Mellyrose]

Gordon...your shots are super! Every time you post your shots get better and better! :)

[markg]

Great shots Gordon!

Does your contact know when these will be leaving SWF back to JFK to pick up passengers?

[hiss srq]

that has to be the most awesome fbo to work at during the summer season up there judging by the amount of diversions and vip traffic they get

[T-Bird76]

Gordon top notch!!! All great catches!

[G-BOAD]

great shots! i like the thai and polish tu-154. great.

[Nonstop2AUH]

Great shots, always wonder about what's inside though, I guess some are just airliners from the national airline of whatever government but some are truly VIP interior, like I am guessing the Bahraini 744 would have. I heard from someone who used to work for another Gulf region royal flight operator that their 747 had an onboard majilis (traditional Arabic sitting room where people eat, talk etc) and some sort of prayer area that automatically adjusted to face Mecca (many airlines from Muslim countries display a self-adjusting arrow pointing which way while in flight, but in this case the floor or sitting area apparently adjusted somehow).

Anyway, UN GA is making a mess on the streets of midtown Manhattan, alot of frozen zones and motorcades. Love the planes but wish they took the subway when they got here!

[Matt Molnar]

Thai might be taking off early as there seems to be a coup in the works back home while their Prime Minister is here in NYC.

[cancidas]

Iberia... love the polish TU-154... definately my fav plane!!


BOAD.. nice avatar!

[mirrodie]

Gordon,

have a look here: http://www.airliners.net/discussions/ge ... n/2996681/ (http://www.airliners.net/discussions/general_aviation/read.main/2996681/)

looks like your pics. Did you give the guy permission to use them ? Least he should do was credit you, the tool!

[PhilDernerJr]

Mario,

"AlitaliaMD11" is Gordon. ;)

Good looking out though. We all need to keep an eye out for those things.

[T-Bird76]

Gordon,

have a look here: http://www.airliners.net/discussions/ge ... n/2996681/ (http://www.airliners.net/discussions/general_aviation/read.main/2996681/)

looks like your pics. Did you give the guy permission to use them ? Least he should do was credit you, the tool!

Smooth there Mario, real smooth, LOLOLOLOL :wink: :wink:

[Iberia A340-600]

Agreed with Phil, thanks for catching something like that Mario!

Thanks guys for the comments on the photos, I was extremley happy as to the location where the Thai was parked, you can get a perfect shot!

I'll be in contact with my guy over at SWF in the next day or so to find out when they leave and I'll let you guys know.

[FlyingColors]

Very cool!

[mirrodie]

No matter what, I am a Commercial grade tool:)

Dude,

arent you from Poughkeepsie? Whats with the Spain flag?

[Iberia A340-600]

Dude,

arent you from Poughkeepsie? Whats with the Spain flag?

I was actually born in Brooklyn (adopted, birth father was from Chile and birth mother from Hawaii/Philippines) and then I moved to Nyack, New York and then to Poughkeepsie but I moved to Spain for a year (2004-2005) and feel a special cultural connection to the place, that's why I chose to have the spanish flag over the american.

Incidently my mothers trying to get Spanish citizen ship for me because she's terribly concerned about a draft, my grandfather was from Spain.

[MORS-AB-ALTO]

Here's some of the shots I got today:

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l183/VIPSWF/PolishTU.jpg



I could have sworn I saw a T-154 in the air over FRG Monday outbound for Europe.

[G-BOAD]

Iberia... love the polish TU-154... definately my fav plane!!


BOAD.. nice avatar!
thanks :D

[BDLGUY]

[quote="Iberia A340-600"]Here's some of the shots I got today:

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l183/VIPSWF/PolishTU.jpg

Do you know what is the tail numbers of the blue Westwind (bizjet)?

Thanks
John/BDL

[hiss srq]

same question I asked earlier about the westwind. Shes beautiful

[Iberia A340-600]

Sorry guys, don't have a clue of the reg of the Westwind.

[SengaB]

The Reg is HR-RHO. Its a Honduras Government Aircraft.
I saw it yesterday at SWF along side the TU-154 as well. It flew back into JFK today using the registration.

Senga

[SengaB]

Correction the West wind should be HR-PHO not RHO.......I pressed the wrong key :)
sorry about that.

Senga