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BRAZIL (SAO PAULO & RIO DE JANEIRO) Ian
McMaster |
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| Its strange
how most spotting trips these days seem to start very early in the
morning, this one was no exception with an 0500 check in for the |
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''PH-WXC'' at Teesside. ......... Final destination Sao Paulo Brazil. |
| When KLM
were offering some very reasonably priced tickets in January, the lure of
another trip back to Brazil proved tempting. The trip |
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the opportunity to do some spotting and site seeing as well as visiting
some ex work colleagues and friends. |
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| Teesside 20
May 2008 |
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| bmi British Midland |
A320 |
G-MIDZ |
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| Eastern Airways |
JS41 |
G-MAJT |
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| Fly Globespan |
B737 |
G-GSPN |
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B767 |
G-CDPT |
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| KLM Cityhopper |
FK70 |
PH-WXC |
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| The time
between flights at Amsterdam was only 1 hour and 10 minutes which did not
leave a lot of time to walk the piers, the following were |
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before boarding B777-300 ''PH-BVA'' KL791 for the 11 hour & 45 minute
flight to Sao Paulo Guarulhos Airport. The 425 seat |
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had 124 passengers on board. |
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| Amsterdam 20
May 2008 |
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| Air France |
E145 |
F-GRGK |
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| Alitalia |
A319 |
I-BIMJ |
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| Cathay Pacific Airways |
A340 |
B-HXB |
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| China Airlines |
B747 |
B18251 |
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| Continental |
B757 |
N14120 |
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B767 |
N76055 |
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| Easyjet |
A319 |
G-EZAU |
HB-JZI |
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| Iberia |
A321 |
EC-ILO |
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| Kenya Airways |
B777 |
5Y-KYZ |
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| Malaysian Airlines |
B747 |
9M-MPL |
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| Martinair |
B747 |
N134AP |
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| Northwest Airlines |
A330 |
N808NW |
N818NW |
N851NW |
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B757 |
N535US |
N544US |
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| Onur Air |
A321 |
TC-OAE |
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| Singapore Airlines |
B777 |
9V-SVB |
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| SkyEurope |
B737 |
OM-NGH |
OM-NGK |
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| Sun Express |
B757 |
TC-SND |
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| Ukraine International |
B737 |
UR-GAH |
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| Vueling |
A320 |
EC-JTQ |
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| Note - No
KLM or KLM Cityhopper aircraft logged |
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| I arrived
at Guarulhos Airport about 1630 and cleared customs very quickly which
left an hour to visit the viewing deck before it got dark. I |
| was staying
at a Hotel in Guarulhos centre which was about 15 minutes drive by hotel
shuttle bus. |
| The airport
like most other Brazilian Airports has several viewing terraces, remember
them ??? (4 in total, 2 in each terminal), two of the four |
| are good
for photographs through the glass. |
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following aircraft were logged over the last hour of daylight on the 20th
and the morning of the 21st. The log is a complete log of all |
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| Sao Paulo (Guarulhos)
20 / 21 May 2008 |
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| Aerolineas Argentinas |
B737 |
LV-BNM |
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| Aeromexico |
B777 |
N746AM |
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| Air Canada |
B767 |
C-FMXC |
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| Air France |
B777 |
F-GSPE |
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| Air Portugal |
A330 |
CS-TOG |
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A340 |
CS-TOC |
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| Alitalia |
B777 |
EI-DBK |
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| American Airlines |
B767 |
N374AA |
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B777 |
N785AN |
N786AN |
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| Avianca |
B767 |
N986AN |
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| Beta Cargo |
DC8 |
PP-BEL |
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| Click by Mexicana |
F100 |
XA-MRA |
(Ex TAM 'PT-MRA', departed on delivery 21 May
08, all white no titles) |
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| Continental Airlines |
B767 |
N67158 |
N76055 |
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| Copa |
B737 |
HP1531CMP |
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| Delta Airlines |
B767 |
N826MH |
N1612T |
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| GOL |
B737 |
PR-GGA |
PR-GIA |
PR-GIC |
PR-GIE |
PR-GII |
PR-GLD |
PR-GLH |
PR-GLQ |
PR-GOP |
PR-GOT |
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PR-GOX |
PR-GOZ |
PR-GTA |
PR-GTJ |
PR-GTN |
PR-GTU |
PR-GTY |
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| Iberia |
A340 |
EC-INO |
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| KLM |
B777 |
PH-BVA |
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| LAN Chile |
A319 |
CC-CPE |
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A320 |
CC-COE |
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B767 |
CC-CGN |
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| Lufthansa |
A340 |
D-AIGP |
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B747 |
D-ABTF |
D-ABVL |
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| Ocean Air |
F100 |
PR-OAD |
PR-OAJ |
PR-OAS |
PR-??? |
(All white with Ocean Air titles) |
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| Passaredo |
E120 |
PP-PSA |
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| Pluna |
CRJ9 |
CX-CRB |
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| Swissair |
A340 |
HB-JMC |
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| TACA |
A319 |
N480TA |
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| TAM |
A319 |
PR-MAN |
PR-MAQ |
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A320 |
PR-MAA |
PR-MAB |
PR-MAP |
PR-MAR |
PR-MAY |
PR-MAZ |
PR-MBB |
PR-MBD |
PR-MBR |
PR-MHH |
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PR-MHK |
PR-MHP |
PR-MHQ |
PR-MHR |
PT-MZL |
PT-MZM |
PT-MZN |
PT-MZO |
PT-MZR |
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A321 |
PT-MXA |
PT-MXB |
PT-MXC |
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A330 |
PT-MVB |
PT-MVC |
PT-MVE |
PT-MVF |
PT-MVG |
PT-MVM |
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A340 |
PT-MSL |
PT-MSN |
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F100 |
PT-MRG |
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MD11 |
PT-MSJ |
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| United Airlines |
B767 |
N646UA |
N663UA |
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| Varig |
B737 |
PP-VQO |
PR-VBL |
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B767 |
PR-VAB |
PR-VAC |
PR-VAE |
PR-VAN |
PR-VAO |
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B300 |
PT-MMC |
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PREM |
PR-ORI |
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following aircraft were in short term storage at Guarulhos Airport |
| Varig |
B767 |
PP-VTW |
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| Varig Log |
B737 |
PR-LGE |
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following aircraft were in long term storage at Guarulhos Airport |
| BRA |
B737 |
PR-BRB |
PR-BRD |
PR-BRK |
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| Fly |
B727 |
PP-JUB |
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| VASP |
A300 |
PP-SNM |
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B737 |
PP-SMC |
PP-SMW |
PP-SMZ |
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Air Force Sao Paulo |
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Harvard |
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On display outside the Military Base |
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| Dump |
| Vica Airlines |
F27 |
PT-LAF |
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afternoon of the 21st I took the shuttle bus from Guarulhos across the
city to the domestic airport at Congonhas, the journey normally |
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around an hour but at peak traffic times or in bad weather, this journey
can easily take 2 hours plus. Cost of the ticket is approx £9 |
| single and
as you would expect is a lot cheaper than a pre booked taxi which would
cost around £50. The buses run in each direction at 30 |
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intervals approx. |
| My stay at
Congonhas was at the Golden Flat Hotel or the Nascente Do Sol as it has
since been renamed since the TAM A320 crashed into |
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building next door but one in mid 2007. |
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following rooms offer good views for photographs 813 / 815 / 817 / 819 /
913 / 915 / 917 / 919 / 1013 / 1015 / 1017 / 1019. Room |
| rates are
approx £35 per night with breakfast included. (Don’t expect 5 star
luxury !!!) |
| The Golden
Flat offers good opportunities to take photographs of aircraft turning off
/ onto the runway at Congonhas. This is one of the few |
| airports
that I have visited in Brazil that does not have a roof terrace. |
| My stay
here was for the afternoon of the 21st, all day 22nd and up to 1730 on the
23rd. The log is a complete log for all movements. |
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| Sao Paulo (Congonhas)
21 / 22 / 23 May 2008 |
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| Brazilian Air Force |
B737 |
2116 |
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E110 |
2286 |
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E145 |
2524 |
2550 |
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HS125 |
6052 |
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| GOL |
B737 |
PR-GGA |
PR-GGB |
PR-GID |
PR-GIF |
PR-GIH |
PR-GII |
PR-GIJ |
PR-GIK |
PR-GIL |
PR-GIM |
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PR-GOA |
PR-GOB |
PR-GOC |
PR-GOD |
PR-GOE |
PR-GOF |
PR-GOG |
PR-GOH |
PR-GOI |
PR-GOL |
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PR-GOM |
PR-GON |
PR-GOU |
PR-GOW |
PR-GOX |
PR-GOY |
PR-GTB |
PR-GTE |
PR-GTF |
PR-GTG |
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PR-GTH |
PR-GTI |
PR-GTK |
PR-GTM |
PR-GTN |
PR-GTO |
PR-GTQ |
PR-GTR |
PR-GTY |
PR-GTZ |
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| Ocean Air |
F100 |
PR-OAF |
PR-OAJ |
PR-OAR |
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| Pantanal |
AT42 |
PT-MFM |
PT-MFT |
PT-MFU |
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| TAM |
A319 |
PR-MAH |
PR-MAI |
PR-MAL |
PR-MAM |
PR-MAN |
PR-MAO |
PR-MAQ |
PR-MBI |
PR-MBN |
PT-MZA |
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PT-MZB |
PT-MZC |
PT-MZD |
PT-MZE |
PT-MZF |
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A320 |
PR-MAA |
PR-MAB |
PR-MAC |
PR-MAD |
PR-MAS |
PR-MAV |
PR-MAW |
PR-MBD |
PR-MBJ |
PR-MBO |
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PR-MBQ |
PR-MBS |
PR-MHA |
PR-MHC |
PR-MHE |
PR-MHF |
PR-MHG |
PR-MHJ |
PR-MHK |
PR-MHL |
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PR-MHN |
PR-MHO |
PR-MHP |
PR-MHR |
PT-MZG |
PT-MZH |
PT-MZJ |
PT-MZK |
PT-MZP |
PT-MZS |
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PT-MZT |
PT-MZW |
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| Varig |
B737 |
PP-VNX |
PP-VNZ |
PP-VON |
PP-VOZ |
PP-VPB |
PP-VPC |
PP-VQN |
PP-VTW |
PR-VBK |
PR-VBL |
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PR-VBM |
PR-VBN |
PR-VBQ |
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A109 |
PR-BUA |
PR-YBL |
PT-YTM |
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B90 |
PP-BAF |
PP-LCB |
PT-DIQ |
PT-LSO |
PT-OIF |
PT-PAC |
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B200 |
PR-ACT |
PR-FRB |
PT-FFS |
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B300 |
PT-OJQ |
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B350 |
PR-DAH |
PR-MOZ |
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B400 |
PT-WHF |
PT-WHG |
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C12 |
PP-LCB |
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C500 |
PT-LDI |
PT-OOL |
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C510 |
PP-MIS |
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C525 |
PP-CRS |
PP-JET |
PR-CVC |
PR-JST |
PR-LJM |
PR-NNP |
PR-SPO |
PR-VGD |
PT-MSP |
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C550 |
PP-BMG |
PT-LTJ |
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C560 |
PR-CCV |
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C560 |
PP-HJI |
PP-RAA |
PR-ACC |
PR-CON |
PR-OUR |
PR-MMV |
PR-NBR |
PT-XCL |
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C650 |
PR-JAP |
PT-WQH |
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Better known as
Teesside Airport
Aircraft movements.