Sept 3rd 2014 DUS/EDDL Dusseldorf
I wanted to catch an American 767 in old colors in DUS. Sept 2nd was one supposed to come, but I overslept, even thou the weather was better than predicted I decided to wait for the next day, because the weather app said it was supposed to get even better. I got up in time but it was foggy and since AA was a new color I decided to stay at home. Until a few hours later I checked to see there where 3 planes listed within a short periode that I wanted to get. So I made my run to the airport.
Again I choose the Parkdeck P7 over the visitor platform atop Terminal B.
First shot of the day was the Germania A319 D-ASTB which was returned from lease with Gambiabird just day before. It was returned due to the Ebola epidemic, which made operations for Gambiabird almost impossible.
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This Condor 767 came in shortly after I arrived. The Condor 767 is not a regular at DUS, but an upgrade form an 757.
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An Air Berlin A330 left it's hub next.
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I like the perspective on the departing Aircraft from this viewpoint. One of the reasons why I chose the Parkdeck over the Terminal platform.
As usually the biggest Aircraft of the day, one of the two dayly EK flights a B777-300ER, just after arrival from Dubai.
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Next was a pleasant surprise for me. My first Aeroflot A320 with Sharklets.
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After I got the more or less all white A330 a few weeks back this time the new fully painted A321 of Iraqi Airways showed up
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Germanys flag carrier departing DUS, visible in the background is some typical industry of the Rhein/Ruhr Area. Lufthansa is getting fewer and fewer in DUS since LH is giving non-Fra/Muc routes to 4U.
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Shortly thereafter the first of the wanted highlightes arrived. Even thou it has been flying around for years I never had a chance to get a good shot of it, the Swiss BAe 146 Zurich Shopping
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In between on Tuifly B737-800 left DUS
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The second highlight of the day for me was the Ukraine International B733 which wears Aerosvit hybrid colors (UR-GBD). But unfortunatly there was no light on the A/C as it departed so I'm not going to show you a pic for now.
The third highlight for me was the Air Berlin/Etihad hybrid moving forward which I had not seen until then. Afterwards I left, since the sun got more and more blocked by clouds
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I hope you enjoy the shots. Critique is more than welcome ;-)
