red nosed reindeers ? look for yourself :)

[Pieter C. 5]

MH003 made a refuel stop again at AMS enroute LHR-KUL: taxying here to 36L:

 

CI066 B-18209 on her way to "Polderbaan" 36L for take-off to BKK and TPE

 

Can anyone translate this for me?

 

Nice Fokker 100 departing for sunnier climes

 

Captain wearing a nice cap

 

New low-cost carrier operating to Valencia and Barcelona/Spain

 

Newest Fokker 100 for KLM cityhopper; arrived yesterday from Dinard-France !

 

Rare aircraft-type operating for FedEx to London-Stansted and Paris-CDG every night

 

Friendly captain operating this three-holer across the Atlantic

 

One day, all DC10's will be replaced by this aircraft-type

 

Nice 767-400 taxying to 36L for Houston-Bush International

 

Detroit, here we come !!!

 

Very friendly captain waving with both hands

 

Nice triple-seven enroute to Far-East

 

Unfortunately, snow-shower was shielding the sunlight, but here's Transavia's new colours: do you like this ??? (looks like a cigar with band still attached )

 

More to follow tomorrow, guys: hope you enjoyed these pictures, taken at -1 Celsius and windchill-factor up to -12

 

 

 

[Sandeep G 1]

baaaaaaahhh!! Nice pics there Pieter!

 

I think i'll come visit you in AMS next year lah for some spotting maybe in summertime lor, i don't like the cold very much too tropicalised already

 

I wanted to ask you, any of KL 744s named after Kuala Lumpur? if not, why lahhh? ask lah if can make one lahh!!!

[M.Hafiez 0]

 

second pic...hmmm,don understand arabic lah,but looks like Royal Air Maroc based in maghribi.

[Ricky Tiong 0]

Awesome photos you got there Pieter. Thanks for sharing.

 

I reckon the NWA new livery looks great on a A330. Still sad to heard the DC-10s will soon be retired.

 

Looking forward to more close up photos.

[Imran K. 0]

Hmmm....

 

The literal translation of that would be "Airline of the Kingdom of Morocco"...

 

However...the Moroccan's usually have their own accents and dialects (due to their european influences)..thus its meaning could be open to interpretation.

 

Then again...i wouldnt be surprised if it was called "Royal Air Maroc"...same thing..

[Norman 1]

Pieter... those are fantastic shots..

Very close... you need fisheye lenses at that location..

[kandiah k 0]

Awesome shots Piter !!!

 

Sorry I havent posted the pics I took last Dec.....not digital picslaa!!!!

 

 

[Pieter C. 5]

Hafiez, Imran,

 

You're both correct !!! On the other side it's in English and is "Royal Air Maroc"

 

Sandeep,

 

No "city of Kuala Lumpur" in the KLM 747-fleet: K already used for Karachi . No more -400's planned for delivery, except for Freighters, and they're named after VOC-ships, so I guess, no KL to be seen gracing the Queen

 

Norman,

 

The Transavia and Vueling were taken with around 50mm, and the noses with around 200mm: yes, you can get this close to the planes at Schiphol airport

[Imran K. 0]

Thank God "City of Dubai" is in service....

[Meor 0]

Nice pic Pieter,

even manage to get the friendly captain waving both of his hand. "Look no hand" hehehehe..

[Attan 0]

Excellent pics, Pieter despite the lousy weather.

[Sandeep G 1]

They chose Karachi of KL?? do they even fly to Karachi?!

[T Azahan 1]

shitt!! damn nice pieter!!!u u in dark side now???

 

eh bring 'epidaurus' to KUL laaaa.......

[Imran K. 0]

Pieter...

 

I'm sure you'll understand this by now...

 

MANA EK?!

 

[Azman MN 1]

Baaahh... very nice!

 

want to swap Swiss landscape for AMS spotting?

 

You've got good variety there!

 

More?

[Min Chun 0]

lovely pics..more more pls!

[Pieter C. 5]

More to be posted tonight, Azman and Min Chun...have some more nice ones in store

 

BTW, N237NW was on her way to Memphis as NW0057; "look no hand" was KL1961 to Zurich; "Epidaurus" was KL0641 to New-York/JFK and not to Far-East ...

 

Regarding the naming: BFO is "Orlando" which is NOT operated by KLM anymore (now Martinair), same applies for "Karachi": at that time, KLM was still operating there, and, like I said before, once a name has been given, it will NOT be changed anymore on the aircraft...guess BFO would be better of with "Osaka", like BFK becoming "Kuala Lumpur"

[TK 0]

Pieter,

 

Nice collections.

Welcome to the Dark Side.

I told you Nikon D50 is a good camera!!!

 

My fav...NW Diesel 10. I wish you have the whole body shots...or maybe you do have it. Show me one.

[Sing Yew 1]

Nice shots.

[Pieter C. 5]

Pieter,

 

Nice collections.

Welcome to the Dark Side.

I told you Nikon D50 is a good camera!!!

 

My fav...NW Diesel 10. I wish you have the whole body shots...or maybe you do have it. Show me one.

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TK,

 

These shots were still taken by the Finepix: the lens of the Delta50 doesn't fit through the crash-gate, so needed to use the "small" camera instead...anyhow, here are some more shots I took that cold and blistery afternoon:

 

Very busy traffic all taxying to 36L: how many do you count in this picture ?

 

What colourscheme do you prefer: the old or new one ?

 

Same for the three-holers: which livery is better ?

 

Here is PH-OFC, operating KL1549 to Leeds-Bradford: love the reflection(s)

 

The other Dutch airline operating PH-MCI to Orlando and San Jose as MP0635

 

TK, not really a full frame, but still hope you'll like this one

 

Than, I was able to "sneak" into the maintenance area and was able to photograph the following:

PH-AOC, the newest A330 of KLM

 

and, the following idle Fokker F50's of KLM cityhopper in front of the Hangar

 

Hope, you've enjoyed this series of pictures...final episode to follow (in case you won't get bored by now )

[Norman 1]

Good shots Pieter

 

I like the Old & New comparisons...

But for KLM... old scheme better..

[Imran K. 0]

I think the New colour scheme looks sexy on the MD-11...

[Pieter C. 5]

Personally, think it definitely looks better on the KLM cityhopper fleet: that silver line was just aweful and looked very much like Korean

 

Wonder how the OLD colours would have looked on the new 330 (not as good as this one, I guess)...

[Pieter C. 5]

OK, guys, here's the final part of my photographic Schiphol-trip:

 

Swefly went bankrupt and parked their Fokker 50's at SPL; look at the faded www.address at the rear fuselage above the service-door:

 

This is #2, unfortunately all-white:

 

Transavia is currently installing winglets on all their 737's, including -700's:

 

Which passenger-door is wider/larger ?:

 

Why are KLM crews so friendly ? :

 

737-800 and 737-900 are used for European and Middle-East flights:

 

Head-on :

 

Look for the differences:

 

Follow-me, uh uh, follow-me !!! :

 

Maersk became Sterling (operating AMS-BLL):

 

PH-KCF pulled out of the hangar for an APU test-run (see the smoke ) :

 

Original airline/owner becoming visible (again):

 

Special request of TK: Diesel10 full-frame (taken in August05 at AMS):

 

Your humble photographer in front of ol' faithful Zulu Bravo :

 

Hope, you enjoyed this series of nose-shots (Azahan, thanks for bringing up the idea in the first place)...

[TK 0]

Good one....aaahhh...the Diesel 10.Danker...

Point to note...KLM cityhopper Fokker 70/100....2 different pictures of the front door. Interesting.

 

Pieter, the pict of you with Zulu Bravo...what's that Il-76 behind you..??

 

Any chance for a ramp access in AMS?? I know you can...have fun.Take the fullest advantage of your position to have more ramp shots in AMS.

You wont regret it.