Paris-Charles de Gaulle 22-08-2015
I woke up early the next day for some spotting on a very hot day.
1. Just arrived in beautiful morning light is Thai A380 HS-TUC:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5790/...712029f7_b.jpgA388-TGA-HSTUC-CDG22aug15 by Anton Homma, on Flickr
2. The next A380 was this 9V-SKQ of Singapore Airlines:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5757/...1cae8e34_b.jpgA388-SIA-9VSKQ-CDG22aug15 by Anton Homma, on Flickr
3. Golden light on Qatar's A380 A7-APB:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5708/...0c706616_b.jpgA388-QTR-A7APB-CDG22aug15 by Anton Homma, on Flickr
4. Etihad's B777-300ER A6-ETS just after touch-down on 09L:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5783/...93f38bd0_b.jpgB773-ETI-A6ETS-CDG22aug15 by Anton Homma, on Flickr
5. Nice surprise was the Tintin-liveried A320 OO-SNB of Brussels Airlines:
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/766/2...c22e1e2c_b.jpgA320-BRU-OOSNB-CDG22aug15 by Anton Homma, on Flickr
6.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5688/...0b29456e_b.jpgA320-BRU-OOSNB-CDG22aug15-2 by Anton Homma, on Flickr
7. Just classic!! A340-300 F-GLZD of Air France touching down on 09L:
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/776/2...cc8d8c68_b.jpgA343-AFR-FGLZD-CDG22aug15 by Anton Homma, on Flickr
8. Light was already getting tricky, but who can resist this Hello Kitty EVA Air B777-300ER B-16703?
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5745/...a978b1d9_b.jpgB773-EVA-B16703-CDG22aug15-2 by Anton Homma, on Flickr
9. Emirates A380-800 A6-EDL arriving on runway 08L:
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/593/2...12067cd3_b.jpgA388-EKA-A6EDL-CDG22aug15 by Anton Homma, on Flickr
10. Bizjets are quite rare at CDG. Here's a nice Legacy departing runway 08R:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5782/...dd143870_b.jpgE135-PVT-DAERO-CDG22aug15 by Anton Homma, on Flickr
11. One of the prettiest liveries out there is Air Tahiti Nui, showed off by A340-300 F-OSEA:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5778/...1a7eb770_b.jpgA343-NUI-FOSEA-CDG22aug15 by Anton Homma, on Flickr
12. Parallel take-off Airbuses:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5690/...d111be6e_b.jpgA319-AFR-FGRHN-CDG22aug15 by Anton Homma, on Flickr
13. I shot this one at Heathrow a month earlier, but that was a shot through glass. This time I had a better oppertunity for A330-200 CS-TQW, operating for Air Algerie:
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/741/2...88d39162_b.jpgA332-ALG-CSTQW-CDG22aug15 by Anton Homma, on Flickr
14. Arriving just after the other Air Algerie departed was this A330-200 7T-VJX in the airline's own livery:
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/624/2...3bdda86a_b.jpgA332-ALG-7TVJX-CDG22aug15 by Anton Homma, on Flickr
15. MEA A330-200 OD-MED departing for Beirut:
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/681/2...0feeb655_b.jpgA332-MEA-ODMED-CDG22aug15 by Anton Homma, on Flickr
16. Kenya Airways B787-8 5Y-KZD departing back to Nairobi:
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/773/2...4eb86820_b.jpgB788-KEN-5YKZD-CDG22aug15 by Anton Homma, on Flickr
17. Another parallel take-off. This time A340-300 F-GLZU together with an United B777-200ER in the Star Alliance-outfit:
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/695/2...ae4e996b_b.jpgA343-AFR-FGLZU-CDG22aug15 by Anton Homma, on Flickr
18. Very cool A330-300 HZ-AQL of Saudia in the Skyteam-livery:
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/634/2...2c501a0a_b.jpgA333-SVA-HZAQL-CDG22aug15 by Anton Homma, on Flickr
19. So you don't forget who's the boss at CDG:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5787/...74789870_b.jpgA343-AFR-FGLZR-CDG22aug15 by Anton Homma, on Flickr
20. Big surprise to catch the Air Greenland A330-200 OY-GRN!
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/678/2...153b1e8a_b.jpgA332-GRN-OYGRN-CDG22aug15 by Anton Homma, on Flickr
21. Just because it's so pretty!
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5748/...32a30316_b.jpgA320-BRU-OOSNB-CDG22aug15-3 by Anton Homma, on Flickr
22. The one WhaleJet that I missed in the morning was this Malaysian' 9M-MNA. So good to catch it on take-off:
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/704/2...6d45110f_b.jpgA388-MAS-9MMNA-CDG22aug15 by Anton Homma, on Flickr
That's all folks! You can see the whole set at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lifeli...h/20950983595/
Cheers!
