Hong Kong #5

Cathays Galore..... well, and a Dragon Air

Cathay Pacific B777-300 (B-HNE)

Cathay Pacific B777-200 (B-HNC)

The -300 is extended both before and after the wing (with almost equal length based on these pics). It's amazing how the same wingspan of the -200 is able to support the extended fuselage length of the -300.

Dragon Air A321-200 (B-HTI)

Don't get to see A321s in Penang.

 Cathay Pacific A330-300

Here's a shot of the cargo terminal before takeoffs. Would you just look at the number of 747s parked there. I count about 9, quite a number of them being the 748f.

And here's the runway just before the Captain aligns to it.

Bon Voyage Hong Kong... See you soon.

Hong Kong #2

GATE 18......
That was were my camera was clicking for about an hour. It overlooks Runway 25R. The landings per minute is soo much higher than the landings per hour in Penang. Paradise for me. :D

Nearly missed the first one that came in after I reached that spot. It was a China Airlines A330-300.

 Reg. B-18303

Followed by Cathay's A330-300 (B-HLD). This one 'bounced' quite a number of times before fully hugging the ground and deploying its spoilers.Rough wind conditions I guess.

 Next was the Queen of the Skies, the Boeing 747-400 (B-HUE). Love the elegance of this aircraft as it approaches the runway.

This one was a real treat for my eyes, Cathay Pacific Cargo B747-8f (B-LJG). First time seeing it and lovin it too. With raked wingtips and new engines, its just lovely. Its even longer than the A340-600, which I have yet to see. A340s rarely fly in to Penang.

Hong Kong #1

Went for a very nice vacation to Tokyo, Japan. Took Cathay Pacific again as they operate directly from Penang at reasonable prices too. Couldn't get a nice pic of my aircraft before takeoff as they completely revamped the Penang Airport to make it look modern-ish. Caters for more aircrafts I guess. But if my memory serves me correctly, its a 777-200 (B-HND)

Above shows the old terminal with the pointy roofs. Note the new terminal on the right. Below however, at the "Penang International Airport" has replaced the pointy roof building. Looks nice, but so does the old one.

Thai Airways A300-600 (HS-TAO), the first A300 passenger variant I've seen. All the time it has been the freighter versions by FedEx and Air Hongkong.

Much of the time of the flight to Hong Kong was spent on in-flight entertainment which used the not-so-clear LCD screens. Bulkhead was had a great legroom though as my seat (30A) add full access to two windows. IFEs on Cathay's regional 777 aircrafts aren't that great as the screen quality is bad, and all of its movies run concurrently. Should there be two shows you'd love to watch, oh well you'll have to sacrifice one.

Anyway, three hours later, here I was at Hong Kong. Sky was clearer this time and sunnier.

The area in front of Dragon Air 330 (Gate 18) is where my main spotting was done as it overlooked Runway 25R, which handles most of the inbound aircrafts.

The landing made me wonder if the aircraft was undergoing a landing gear strength test. But then again, it's Hong Kong, with crosswinds and wind shears, the pilot did a great job getting us down. **Thumbs UP.

And what a coincidence, 4 A330s in a row.

Aeroflot A330-300 (VP-BDE)

Air Seychelles A330-200 (A6-EYZ) 

 Dragon Air A330-300 (B-HYF) with the full golden dragon

Asiana A330-300 (HL7747), love this livery over the older full brown livery

More updates coming UP. Stay tuned.......