B747-400s of Fly Meta are also irregular visitors to Budapest, transporting cargo from China. This aircraft was transferred from China Airlines and departed exceptionally from RWY 31R, which is used for landing traffic.
After a demanding delivery flight from Peru this new addition AN-32 for Ukrainian company Xena arrived first to Piešťany and then to Trenčín. Unfortunately, the original ATSA Cargo colours have been removed already in South America and it arrived in white livery.
During my recent visit to Tehran I tried to photograph something for the first time also at Imam Khomeini International Airport, which is served only by international flights. Unfortunately, the sun did not honour my risk and in crucial moments was hidden behind clouds.
Although officially declared as "stored", this Boeing 747-100 that years ago circled around the world with Iran Air, hosts only flocks of birds on the outskirts of Imam Khomeini International Airport today and its fate seems to be sealed.
Boeing 757-200 of FarCargo, operated under AOC of West Atlantic Sweden, arrived last night on a cargo flight from Helsinki, but due to unfavourable weather at the Faroe Islands had to overnight at Bratislava and departed only this morning.
This Spanish Air Force A330-200 performed today its second flight to Bratislava, rotating Spanish soldiers in Slovakia, again under "40 shades of grey" conditions.
The latest addition to the fleet of Georgian airline Geosky, this Boeing 767-300F registration 4L-GEL, joined the pre-Xmas air cargo bridge from China to Budapest, while their B757-200F already switched operations to Debrecen.
A charter flight from Bratislava to Vigo was operated today by A320 of Iberia with the logo celebrating 75 years of flights to Puerto Rico (on the left side only).
Only after the official sunset (not speaking about the real one) this A321 of Maldivian company Beond landed at Bratislava. Tomorrow it will transport Saudi delegation to Riyadh.
Even 5 years after its bankruptcy it is still possible to see aircraft in Thomas Cook Airlines UK colours. For example, when Air Transat removes its colours before ferry flight of a returned aircraft to Ostrava. Paradoxically, this particular aircraft never operated for Thomas Cook Airlines UK.
The sole Boeing 757-200 of Georgian airline Geosky received modified colours and after a longer time it started to appear again in Budapest on cargo flights from China.
YTO Cargo Airlines already operates to Budapest for some time, but only on 09 November 2024 the flight was finally performed during daylight and moreover in nice weather.
On 09 November 2024 this Boeing 737-800 of Ukrainian company Supernova Airlines arrived at Budapest after it spent several months in Siauliai in Lithuania.
After AirExplore has been taken over by Avia Solutions Group, more and more cargo Boeing 737-800s transfers from the previous fleet of BBN Airlines (Bluebird Nordic) under AirExplore brand, they become titles and logo on the tail.
European Cargo A340-600 aircraft are already fairly regular visitors at Vienna, however the latest addition G-ECLM differs from the rest of the fleet by white fuselage instead of silver, remnants of the farewell title "a big Virgin Atlantic thank you".
This new addition to Constanta Airline fleet, Boeing 737-300SF registration UR-UAA, found its temporary technical base at Piešťany airport, together with aircraft from Vulkan Air and Cavok Air.