First time visit of an ITA A330-900. Charter flight ITA8911 from Düsseldorf is approaching runway 14 in unfortunately cloudy weather.

Originally registered as G-AHPB. Fake registration D-BABY applied (original D-BABY was Vickers 621C Viking 2, c/n 150). The pictured Viking was trucked to the Museum in June 1988 and assembled over the following weeks, but the planned projects were not feasible. There are no records of what happened next, but as far as it is known, the aircraft was dismantled by 1991 and most of it was scrapped. A section of the left wing with the engine and the gear was put on display in a hairdressing salon (Marcos hAirbase) in downtown Zurich until the end of January 2018. The engine has found an unknown admirer.

Operated by LTO - Lufttransport Osnabrück-Münster

Far from home on a maintenance visit while operating for Scibe Airlift Zaire. It was transferred shortly afterwards to HB-FFV at Zimex Aviation. Transferred to Star Aviation as 7T-VNA (see here) and continues to be used as such.

Small inscription above the cockpit windows.

Landed on runway 34 just before sunset.

Still in basic Aeroflot c/s. WEF 1998 visitor.

Approaching the Central Heliport, which was closed and disappeared owing to the Central Reclamation Phase III project in around 2004.

Famous runway 13 approach.

On short finals to runway 14 after a short flight from Grenchen, operated by Premier Aviation.

Operated by Jetfly Aviation, flight JFA51E from Avignon is cleared to land on runway 14.

Air Alsie flight MMD6268 from nearby Basle is approaching runway 14.

Rocketing out of runway 16, seen from helicopter HB-ZHD.

A good six months after this image was taken, the aircraft was taken out of service and parked. It is now back in service as PJ-WIV with Winair.

Taken from the beautiful rooftop terrace of the HKAC building.

On taxiway E after a runway 34 landing.

Runway 14 approach in gorgeous morning light.