BRU 07 and 09 July

[Smoketrails]

Hi there,

Another report from Europe, this time Brussels. With north westerly winds it means they land on 02, making it ideal for the early morning rush of heavies. I have left out all the smaller stuff and have concentrated on the larger international arrivals. These shots are from the 7th and 9th of July. Enjoy!

TF-AMF over the threshold 02:

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/6702/di08.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/849/di08.jpg/)

Weekly Sunday visitor, CargoJet B762:

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/4539/wwxi.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/13/wwxi.jpg/)

Coming back from Abijan:

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/7596/0jas.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/208/0jas.jpg/)

1 of 4 Jet Airways arrivals. Used to be six but they pulled the JFK route:

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/1021/42k5.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/21/42k5.jpg/)

Shame, not the Man City special:

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/7821/wpcv.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/443/wpcv.jpg/)

For some reason I thought ETH operated the Dreamliner into BRU, standard B763:

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/2236/0noh.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/833/0noh.jpg/)

Hainan, 3 hrs late. Normally it comes in at the crack of dawn! And a -300 instead of the scheduled -200:

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/8136/y9tr.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/441/y9tr.jpg/)

Some of the old JAL A306’s have find themselves a new home with DHL(EAT Leipzig):

http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/9098/t5jg.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/542/t5jg.jpg/)

Looking sharp as ever, OO-JAP:

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/9307/luy8.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/515/luy8.jpg/)

As the morning progresses, the sun comes around and you can shoot the heavies departing runway 08R. Here VT-JWU is passing the old terminal structures at BRU:

http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/1450/ujc4.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/818/ujc4.jpg/)

The new JetairFly c/s look good on the E190:

http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/9893/l0a5.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/843/l0a5.jpg/)

A nice surprise was the Alitalia retro. I got a real rubbish shot of it in Barcelona last year:

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/1438/mqca.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/7/mqca.jpg/)

A cargo regular at BRU is this B733 of Royal Air Maroc Cargo:

http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/5513/rg3i.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/845/rg3i.jpg/)

Then I left for AMS to spend the afternoon there. I returned to BRU on the 9th, to bag myself some more 02 arrivals.

After seeing many shots of it appear on airliners.net etc.. the last couple of days, I was surprised to see new Slovak operator Sky2Go taxi out for 08R just as I arrived at the spot. In the early morning the sun hasn’t come round yet and all the light is on the nose. Then my Nikkor 80-300mm doesn’t like having to go over 265mm so I have had to play around and crop like mad:


http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/7060/6zaw.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/708/6zaw.jpg/)

No trimming on this one, it’s that close:

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/306/oy9g.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/441/oy9g.jpg/)

Since last year Thai have returned to BRU, 1st with the -200’s and now with the -300’s:

http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/4046/3xy3.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/607/3xy3.jpg/)

Hi Fly of Portugal operate an A333 on behalf of the Belgian Air Force:

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/8383/77yw.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/17/77yw.jpg/)

Close up of JAI227 coming in from EWR:

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/7259/8wbj.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/690/8wbj.jpg/)

Just like Emirates and Etihad, Qatar are very regular at many large European airports:

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/6489/gs3v.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/515/gs3v.jpg/)

For me the “Skyteam” livery is the most beautiful of all alliance liveries. Looking good on this Tarom B737:

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/5255/0hxk.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/708/0hxk.jpg/)

9V-SFD gliding in for 02, proving what a great vantage point this is:

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/4574/pf8m.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/341/pf8m.jpg/)

Just a couple of days old, the “IceWatch” special of Thomas Cook Belgium:

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/4629/hnm7.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/812/hnm7.jpg/)

Thanks for watching!

Regards,

Chris

P.S. If you want me to post some more shots of the 'boring stuff' and AMS, let me know!

[yankees368]

Nice shots! I caught that same RAM Cargo 733 at CDG last month

[Aviation.High.Guy]

Great photos! I love that Alitalia retrojet. I had a connection in FCO last summer and I missed getting a picture of her by 10 minutes.

[megatop412]

Very nice. I wondered what happened with Jet no longer coming to JFK, I thought it was just transferred over to EWR. Also never knew JAL had A300's(I thought it was just JAS)

[AA757]

Great set of photos... Very nice work.....


Rich B

[Cary]

Very nice set, Chris!

[backlash]

Great Spotting Location!!

Markus

[Smoketrails]

Thanks very much chaps!

Megatop, the A306's started out with JAS, then moved over to JAL Domestic and then JAL. After the conversions, a couple even flew around for a while in semi hybrid JAL c/s.