CDG Spotting Break

Hi,
Made a pit stop spotting break at CDG on my recent visit to India. I was blessed with some great springtime weather.
BTW, photography is prohibited at Paris airports and require permission from local law authorities. You will be checked out when spotting.
Please make sure to contact Kerozen.org (excellent group) for the proper procedures.

First sighting for me, and I like them looks of SA on 757....
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/IMG_2134.jpg

With Air France head quarters in the back...
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/IMG_2456.jpg

Shot at first good light of the day... tons of contrails
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/IMG_2874.jpg

Kuwaiti 300 heading for the south rwy departure,
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/IMG_0728.jpg

BA's 76 are regular visitor to CDG
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/IMG_1843.jpg

No need to wait for UN week...
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/IMG_1802.jpg

Jet2... looked more like Shamu from far
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/IMG_1145.jpg

OZ and KE always arrived at 17:30 back to back
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/IMG_1460.jpg

Another great color scheme
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/IMG_1403.jpg

Was not aware of this one...
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/IMG_2636.jpg

Finally caught AZ heading out of the gates to south runway,
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/IMG_2707.jpg

To be continued...

Raj

wow @ Air Mauritius old colors, Balkan Holidays and Kuwait A300. I'm jealous! Great stuff!

Nice stuff!

Great stuff........

Few more.... Saturday is Egyptian charter day!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/IMG_1836.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/IMG_1962.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/IMG_1921.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/IMG_1782.jpg

And the mainline...
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/IMG_2397.jpg

Few others...
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/IMG_2525.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/IMG_2548.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/IMG_3334.jpg

Cheers,
Raj

Some more pics are nice to see, but since I must have missed the normal "thank you" somewhere, I'm just gonna say "your welcome!" :borat:

Wonder how many spotting hours it takes to get these many airlines at CDG, also wonder if a Tupolev 204 has ever come to the US...

Btw that's actually the first A320 for Strategic (as strategically boring as that paintscheme might be) is still a new catch. Must have been on delivery or a test flight, still on French register.

Hi !
Great Shot :)
Why you don't tell me that you come at Paris ??
Good day

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Originally Posted by Mayi757

Some more pics are nice to see, but since I must have missed the normal "thank you" somewhere, I'm just gonna say "your welcome!" :borat:

Wonder how many spotting hours it takes to get these many airlines at CDG, also wonder if a Tupolev 204 has ever come to the US...

Btw that's actually the first A320 for Strategic (as strategically boring as that paintscheme might be) is still a new catch. Must have been on delivery or a test flight, still on French register.

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Thanks! I was there for 4 days and had sun just bout 8 hours a day. Actually I skipped the runway action and stayed in the 'middle' and in process did miss out quite a few other stuff that included the night traffic.

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Originally Posted by Cartman

Hi !
Great Shot :)
Why you don't tell me that you come at Paris ??
Good day

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I changed plan last minute and ended up at LFPG (most of my stay was visiting Dad in India). And did not have any net / phone to contact while my stay. However did run into few nice spotters and one AF Cabin crew even treated me with the lunch at the AF headquater.

Swet shots, hate it though when airports are nazis about spotting.

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Originally Posted by seahawks7757

Swet shots, hate it though when airports are nazis about spotting.

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Yes but at least they allow you to get pretty close to the planes once the give you permission or whatever it is they do.

Here at MCO the head of airport security had the grandiose idea of closing off the parking area under the approach and then put No Parking signs everywhere even in remote places. Nobody has been able to even watch planes since then.

Nice shots man....really like the KU and french air force.