The Planespotting/General AV Geek Thread

[Mark3000]

Here's an interesting plane. We had a Cubana Air flight from Cancun to Havana and drove out in buses to find a black unmarked plane with absolutely no letters anywhere, just that symbol on the tail. It looked exactly like I would imagine a CIA plane or Russian villains plane would look.
Can anyone identify it?
Inside there were no airline markings or magazines. The safety card looked like this

 

[Mark3000]

Sorry the pics are blurred, I wasn't sure if we were allowed to take photos

 

[david1]

Looks like it's an Avion Express A320, operated for Cubana Airlines, not the CIA Looks like it runs up to Toronto/Montreal fairly often.

Edit: It's led an interesting life! Pics here: http://www.planespotters.net/Aviation_Photos/search.php?tag=LY-COM

 

[dodgeyhack]

Need the rego for a real ID.
But it looks like one of the three a320s that they lease from Avion
Cubana Fleet | Airfleets aviation

Unfortunately no interesting back story here.

 

[david1]

LY-COM seems to be the only one in black out of those, I think it's that one.

 

[Boca68]

This really broke up the monotony of recent plane spotting; in BKK last night a Rossiya Il96-300, which was most likely a chartered flight. Really like the different style, but picked it up because the tail was the way the tail was more inclined than an Airbus or Boeing

Russian State Transport, generally used for delegations or ministerial visits. maybe Vladimir was in town?

 

[lastrow]

Great Pics Leadman. Russian planes seem to have tail fins which slope back more that western aircraft. The Anatov freighter is an example, perhaps it makes them go faster? The Il96-300 is comparable to the A330 with a similar seating capacity and take off weight. The difference is that the total number of Il96 planes built is 15 whereas the figure for the A330 is well over one thousand.

 

[Mark3000]

Looks like it's an Avion Express A320, operated for Cubana Airlines, not the CIA Looks like it runs up to Toronto/Montreal fairly often.

Edit: It's led an interesting life! Pics here: http://www.planespotters.net/Aviation_Photos/search.php?tag=LY-COM

Great detective work david1, well done

 

[leadman]

I have always thoughts its handy to close the door, although better late than never. Watching it being towed out from the terminal at NAP yesterday, hopefully going on tarmac......

 

[russ]

I hope the pilot closes their window too!

 

[Shan Man]

All the A330's in SYD

And all the A380's in JNB (With a 788 too!)

 

[Captain Halliday]

A selection from my transfer in SYD today... First up VH-VXJ which operated QF513 today

Some other aircraft spotted from the transfer bus:

 

[Captain Halliday]

And last but not least, A380 VH-OQF

 

[docjames]

All the 787s at MEL this morning

Apologies for the low res iPhone pic (taken from the FLounge though.....)

 

[docjames]

The AI 787 is parked at gate but couldn't fit it in the photo.

 

[a330j]

Snapped doing an apparent joyflight over Auckland a few weeks ago. I'm no expert but I guessed a Douglas DC3. Did some digging and found this Air Charter NZ | Auckland, New Zealand .

 

[ozbeachbabe]

All the 787s at MEL this morning View attachment 52261

Apologies for the low res iPhone pic (taken from the FLounge though.....)

So there was JQ & BI on the runway then UA & AI on bays.

Well done Doc James - game, set and match.

 

[jneufeld]

So there was JQ & BI on the runway

This morning JQ & BI were parked up at the bays at the threshold of rwy 16

 

[docjames]

Yes they were parked up. I got a nice view from 1K as QF93 taxied out for t/o. ✈ï

 

[Captain Halliday]

Spotted today at PHX.