Hello everybody,
I have finally finished up scanning all my 1998 pictures, so expect some more topics with blasts from the past of 1998. Todays topic is about Madrid-Barajas. Visiting Madrid in August wasn't probably the best idea, scorching hot and a lot of heatwaves. Spotting was done from the cool lounge area in Terminal 2, where pictures could be taken from one door, which had the only non-tinted window in the buidling... Anyway, on with the pictures.
1. Starting off with this BAe146 from Paukn Air. This plane would crash a month later at Melilla, killing everyone on board...
356-146-PAU-ECGEO-MAD17aug98 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
2. Of course, Iberia was very present. Here a nice B757.
357-B752-IBE-ECFYM-MAD17aug98 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
3. Air Europa was still flying in those old "Air Europe" colors, but also had some logojets, like this B737-300 promoting Martini.
359-B733-AEA-ECGEQ-MAD17aug98 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
4. Tunisair was leasing this A300 from AMC.
360-A300-TUN-SUBMM-MAD17aug98 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
5. VARIG flew with B767's to Madrid.
361-B763-VRG-PPVOK-MAD17aug98 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
6. Special stickered B747-200 from Aerolineas Argentinas for the 1998 World Cup.
363-B742-ARG-LVYPC-MAD17aug98 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
7. Iberia's sistercompany Aviaco flew with DC-9's and MD-80's.
362-DC9-AVI-ECBYF-MAD17aug98 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
8. Halcourier Metro missing it's lefthand prop.
365-SA227-HAL-N341AE-MAD18aug98 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
9. Gorgeous! DC-8F from Iberia.
368-DC8F-IBE-ECIMX-MAD18aug98 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
10. Nice little ATR-42 from RAM.
369-ATR42-RAM-CNCDV-MAD18aug98 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
11. Local A310 from Spanish airline Air Plus Comet.
373-A313-PLU-ECGMU-MAD20aug98 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
12. A normal Aerolineas Argentinas B747-200. The colors are, as you can see, very similar to Iberia. Iberia was a major shareholders back in those days.
371-B742-ARG-LVMLR-MAD20aug98 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
13. Great looking DHL Metro.
376-SA227-DHL-ECEZD-MAD20aug98 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
14. Iberia was still operating these A300's.
380-A300-IBE-ECDLG-MAD22aug98 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
15. Vintage Convair CV580 from DHL.
382-CV580F-DHL-ECGDY-MAD22aug98 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
16. Aeromexico operated this B767-300ER in a new, shortlived, livery.
383-B763-AMX-XAEDE-MAD22aug98 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
17. Straight from the seventies! DC-10 from Iberia.
385-DC10-IBE-ECCEZ-MAD22aug98 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
18. And finishing this thread with this ATP from Air Europa Express.
386-ATP-AEX-ECGSH-MAD22aug98 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
Thanks for watching!
Cheers!