LSZH (Zürich) 25-01-2013

[Anton Homma]

Hello everybody,

I'm in Zürich this weekend because of the World Economic Forum in Davos, which normally brings some nice visitors to Zürich. Here's a small impression of last Friday, hope you like them!

1. After my arrival from Amsterdam, I went straight up to the visitors deck on the terminal. Just in time to see this Russian Air Force IL-76MD taxiing out:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8053/8414356751_9e09391508_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8414356751/)
IL76-RUAF-RA78796-ZRH25jan13 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8414356751/) by LifelinerOne (http://www.flickr.com/people/lifelinerone/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8185/8415255795_6138ec16ab_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8415255795/)
IL76-RUAF-RA78796-ZRH25jan13-2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8415255795/) by LifelinerOne (http://www.flickr.com/people/lifelinerone/), on Flickr

2. The IL-76 picked up the cars of Prime Minister Medvedev, who was picked up by this IL-96:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8043/8415255735_1925720eaf_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8415255735/)
IL96-ROS-RA96018-ZRH25jan13 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8415255735/) by LifelinerOne (http://www.flickr.com/people/lifelinerone/), on Flickr

3. German Air Force A319:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8365/8414356861_f9c4fbf5dc_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8414356861/)
A319-GAF-1502-ZRH25jan13 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8414356861/) by LifelinerOne (http://www.flickr.com/people/lifelinerone/), on Flickr

4. Qatar normally uses their B787s on their service from Doha, but as we all know, those are grounded. This A320 was its replacement today:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8094/8414356761_29284532b1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8414356761/)
A320-QTR-A7AHT-ZRH25jan13 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8414356761/) by LifelinerOne (http://www.flickr.com/people/lifelinerone/), on Flickr

5. The locals aren't bad either!
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8098/8414356851_1716277c76_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8414356851/)
A343-SWS-HB-JMJ-ZRH25jan13 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8414356851/) by LifelinerOne (http://www.flickr.com/people/lifelinerone/), on Flickr

6. The WEF brings loads of bizjets, like this English Challenger:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8377/8414356781_0286efd6dd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8414356781/)
CL600-PVT-GSHAL-ZRH25jan13 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8414356781/) by LifelinerOne (http://www.flickr.com/people/lifelinerone/), on Flickr

7. Or this Turkish Gulf:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8078/8415255729_d8b4ce9a10_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8415255729/)
G4-PVT-TCMZA-ZRH25jan13 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8415255729/) by LifelinerOne (http://www.flickr.com/people/lifelinerone/), on Flickr

8. Qatar Royal Flight A319 was also very nice to catch:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8355/8415255813_5dbd38332f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8415255813/)
A319-QTR-A7HHJ-ZRH25jan13 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8415255813/) by LifelinerOne (http://www.flickr.com/people/lifelinerone/), on Flickr

9. I went for a small break and almost missed this great Gulf 5 from the government of Tanzania:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8465/8415255743_d1ec197ee3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8415255743/)
G5-TAN-5HONE-ZRH25jan13 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8415255743/) by LifelinerOne (http://www.flickr.com/people/lifelinerone/), on Flickr

10. Another African surprise, South African Air Force BBJ taxiing out for the long flight home:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8221/8415255805_7dedc7066b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8415255805/)
B737-SAAF-ZSRSA-ZRH25jan13 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8415255805/) by LifelinerOne (http://www.flickr.com/people/lifelinerone/), on Flickr

11. Thai uses their A340-600s for their regular flights to Zürich:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8211/8416351816_74e80e29f8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8416351816/)
A346-TGA-HSTNF-ZRH25jan13 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8416351816/) by LifelinerOne (http://www.flickr.com/people/lifelinerone/), on Flickr

12. Heavy crop on this rather bleak C-40B:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8046/8415255737_eb752180b3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8415255737/)
C40B-USAF-020042-ZRH25jan13 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8415255737/) by LifelinerOne (http://www.flickr.com/people/lifelinerone/), on Flickr

13. And as a last pic from this impression of Friday, a very nice little Falcon 50 of the government of Morocco:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8227/8414356827_cf0cfdea05_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8414356827/)
DA50-MAR-CNANO-ZRH25jan13 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifelinerone/8414356827/) by LifelinerOne (http://www.flickr.com/people/lifelinerone/), on Flickr

I'm currently editing my catches of today. More nice pictures are coming!

Cheers!

[jerslice]

Nice set!

[Runway1R]

It's so odd seeing Qatar flying narrowbodies.

[AJ]

Excellent group of shots.

AJ

[MSN007]

I was shivering while going through your stuff Anton nice work. Looking fwd to your remaining stuff.

[gonzalu]

Wonderful set... Just like UN week here in NY but with an Il-76 :tongue:

[Aviation.High.Guy]

Nice work. Makes me want to be back in Zurich. Some skiing wouldn't be bad idea either.
Thanks for sharing these.