Koos V. D. H.

Hello you all, Back again with an update from Amsterdam. I am a bite disappionted that there are no responses or reaction on my previous posting, not very stimulating. Oke would like to share some of my latested picture made yesterday during one of the first beautiful spring days. Start of with a nice Cargo MD-11 of Gemini the N702GC operating for Martinair An other fine example is the newest B747-412(F) of Martinair recently delivered after conversion into a freigther How about that for a close up, a waiving pilot, Also a nice close, this one especially for my Malaysian friends, the MAS take off roll, Here an example of a rare aircraft type, the ATP, LX-WAM The finish this serie, the last picture I made that day of the 5Y-KQS B777 of Kenya Airways with an extra sticker Well look forward to some reactions and hope to share more in the future, Good photographing, Koos These and other pictures can also be found on my website at: www.airlinephotos2001.net

Yes understand your feeling, I had the same in KUL seeing all the Air Asia parked at the far end. But if you see these Cityhoppers every day they get boring. Oke some picture I would like to share with made recently, bare with me the winter light is not always great. OM-NGG B737-700 of Sky Europe just after take off VP-BIC B747-300(F) of Air Brigde / Volga Dnepr departing on a long journey G-CELI B737-33A of Jet 2 with special Manchester titles, one of the many low cost operators at Amsterdam HB-IYS HS146-300 of Swiss promoting Zurich shopping, nice colors. EC-IYB A330-200 of Air Madrid (bankrupt) in for an engine change ready for a new operator PH-BZI B767-306 Air Astana being prepared for delivery to its new owner with P4-KSA already under the wing (picture made today) Well hope you enjoy my selection again, till next time, all the best, Koos Also pls visit my website with recent updates from Brussel and Lisbon at: www.airlinephotos2001.net

Hi Andrew David, Would love to accomodate you but don't know how this works, could you help me with this? Pls sent me a message. Thanks Koos

Yep, Chaity, there will always be a difference. Here some pictures I made during I believe the first sunny day in 2007 in Amsterdam, certainly the first sunny weekend day. Special winterlease for Arkelfly from Futura Two KLM Cargo B747's in one picture Just a nice picture, understand this photo spot could be gone by May 2007, if you believe the rumours, real pitty Transavia.com special 40 year anniversary aircraft Nice suprise, was a Malaysian cargo aircraft New colours and new registration for me A newcomer at Amsterdam since autumm last year, the Dash8's from Fly BE Well that's my upload allowance for this message, hope you enjoy it and please give some feedback Till next time Koos / A340 visit my website at: www.airlinephotos2001.net

Sorry put my real name under the message like in this one, however, my real name is Koos. I do agree with your statement but believe that applies to every country, be discrete! Well I can tell you that I had great fun in Chennai the next day. After some searching with a very friendly taxidriver, found a small street close to the approach and was able to make some nice pictures. A very friendly Indian invited me on the roof of his house which was superb. Not to much traffic but who cares everything is new for me. Only the weather could have been a bite better. My first GO air this example in blue colors, have seen orange, red and others AIR Deccan A320 with the walking men VT-PAB of Paramount Airways of which you see more in Chennai VT-EPP A320 Indian Airlines old colors, sorry for the quality but is max tele, but look at all the stored F27"s in the back op the photo!! VT-JNG made during disembarking of my flight from Delhi Oke hope you see, things are slowly getting better for us in India, but be carefull. Until my next update all the best, Koos // A340 please visit my website at: www.airlinephotos2001.net

Hello Forum Friends, Welcome in 2007, hope it will be a good photographing year for us all, with much sun. Well the first good news I believe this year from Amsterdam is a almost new airworthy L1011-500 !! Yes you read it good a flyable example again. To be precise the CS-TMR hopes to fly to Lisbon within two weeks from today. I visited the aircraft today at Amsterdam and found BWIA technicans working on the aircraft, all three engines have been changes and new tyres fitted. I was told that after a two week period in Lisbon, the aircraft will go to California for a C-check of two months an will then enter active operations again with Luzair, the operator of this bird. Well lets hope it will all come throu!!!. Attached some pictures I made in and around this old bird. Look at all the sparepart around the open engine What a beautiful spacious cockpit in (inside) this L1011 has, don't you agree? But also outside the cockpit is a beauty. Business class is still in the aircraft but very dirty after two years storage All economy class seats had moist, the due to the storage. Work is progressing on the tail engine. All the best and let me know what think of this, till next upload Koos // A340 For all photos of this serie (to be uploaded soon), please visit my website at: www.airlinephots2001.net

Hello Guys, Would like to share with you my experience in making pictures in India during a short visit last week. I was able to take some pictures going on a domestic flight with Jet Airways an B737-800 VT-JGA from Delhi to Chennai. Photo's were taken from a passenger bus during a hazy day and waiting on the ramp before climbing the stair on the aircraft. I experienced no problems but was carefull, since taking pictures is only recently allowed in this country at airports, but not everybody knows this I am told, so always be careful! Delhi is very bussy on the domestic side and will only get more bussy with the many aircraft on order in this country. I read in a newspaper that day of the delivery of a new B737-800 for India Express and the article said it was the first aircraft of 68 more to come to give you an impression. I have seen driving to the domestic airport that there are spots to be found for taking approach photo's but now ramp pictures since the airport is, like Chennai, surrounded by a high concrete wall and I do not advise to use a ladder, only if you certainly want problems. Oke I will now add some pictures taken on December 6th, 2007, sorry the quality is not always super but that has to do with the weather and I only had one possibilty, please let me know what you think and I will add more??? Brgds Koos VT-EHF B737-200 Alliance Air in the new colours (taken with 370mm) VT-IOA CRJ200 Indus Air parked in a nice line up (sorry for the clutter) VT-KFN A321-200 KingFisher between flights awaiting luggage and passengers VT-ADL ATR42 Air Deccan taxing by at the right moment for my camera, great! VT-BDH B737-200F of Blue Dart getting some open air maintenance VT-KFP A321-200 Kingfisher at the holding position before entering the runway, like me in the Jet Airways. Sorry for the hazy light, best I could do. please see my website at: www.airlinephotos2001.net

Hi Pieter and you all, Great pictures, would like to add my photo's as a thank you to this forum for making my KUL day last month to a great succes and a special thanks to my friend Chaity. These pictures are for you! All taken at the maintenance area in Amsterdam on December 4th 2007 Hope you enjoy them? Wbrgds Koos (also of the nameless forum entry at the obs hill the message with the A340 in the rain picture, sorry) CS-TMR L1011-500 of Luzair hopefully receiving maintenance after more than two years of storage. CS-TMR L1011-500 of Luzair, this time a close up, the missing engine was parked close by, not sure if that was a new replcement engine or the old one, no action on the aircraft that day. OO-TNB B737-300F T.N.T Airways after short maintenance check with KLM. JY-AUB B747-230B Universal Air in open storage for months now this time without tail symbol, probebly waiting for the start of the hadj season, when it is very bussy. please also visit my website at: www.airlinephotos2001.net

Hi Guys, I am new on the forum. Am a photographer from Amsterdam who has just had the great experience of spending on day at your airport!! I was able to do this with the help of this forum and my new friend CHAITY, who took me to all the superb spot along the runway even through rainfloded roads. Keep up this great forum which I hope will be an example for the rest of us in the world so we can all help our friends trying to get around at a new airport unaware of the possible problems or possibilties. I had a great day even though we were confronted by a thunderstorm as you can see from the attached landing Air Lanka picture (4R-ADC), but overal it was a great!! To see result of my day at KUL please check my website the coming months as I will upload a special KUL page at: www.airlinephotos2001.net Again a special thanks to Chaity for all his help over the months to make this day to a succes. I hope to be adding more pictures in the Amsterdam section of this forum in the future. Going home I went through Singapore so maybe some of these shot also interest you, taken from the terminal.