The new western apron of NUE airport has recently been opened, just in time to handle all the special flights for the FIFA World Cup 2006 football match England vs. Trinidad and Tobago. Thanks to the friendly NUE tower crew and to my friend Thomas, who was the pilot for this short local flight.

F/f 19th July 1999 and delivered to Iberia as EC-HAA 16th Aug 1999. Registered PP-VTS to Varig 20th Nov 2004 and returned to lessor (ILFC) as N271LF 24th Aug 2006. Re-registered EI-DUD 20th Dec 2006 and leased to KrasAir Dec 2006-Oct 2008. Leased to iFly Oct 2009-Sep 2015. Became TF-ISJ with Icelandair 8th Dec 2015 and was ferried BIKF(Reykjavik)-KMCI (Kansas City) 14th Sep 2024 where it was stored at time of upload.

in Zurich to receive a new first class cabin

Aero Service Executive

ex TWA N634TW, became UR-VVT with AeroSvit in 2009, 4X-EAM with EL AL in 2011

The FIFA World Cup 2006 special flights for the football match England vs. Trinidad and Tobago can be seen here. Just a few days before this match the new western apron has been opened, just in time for this busy day. Thanks to Thomas, who was the pilot for this short VFR flight, and the friendly ATC Tower crew!

ex N193CC, XC-GOW, XA-XQZ, N293B

Delivered new to Alitalia as I-DIRN 23rd May 1980, then to PeoplExpress as N582PE 25th Jan 1985 merging into Continental Feb 1987. Re-registered N59412 Nov 1990 and converted to freighter in Apr 1996. Registered VT-LCB to Hinduja Cargo 4th Sep 1997 and returned to lessor (Pacific Coast Group) as N198PC 17th July 2000. To Total Linhas Aereas as PT-MTQ 1st Nov 2000 and withdrawn from use SBGL (Rio Galeao) Apr 2015

After this 1982 F/A-18B was retired in 2009, the dual seat legacy Hornet was preserved at Chino (CA) from Aprul 2012 onwards.

After this 1982 F/A-18A was retired on 22 February 2010, the aircraft was preserved at NAS Kingsville (TX)

This '84 F/A-18A was used by the USNFDS up to 21 Apr'07. During the final minutes of the air show over MCAS Beaufort (SC), the pilots were doing a maneuver which involved all 6 Hornets joining to form a Delta triangle. 162897 did not rejoin and crashed, eight people on the ground got injured and the pilot, Lt.Cmdr. Kevin "Kojak" Davis (Blue Angels #6), was killed. The mishap was caused by a failure to perform a proper Anti-G Straining Maneuver, resulting in the pilot's suffering from possible physiological effects that contributed to his loss of situational awareness of his rate of descent.

After a long career with the US Navy, NASA (N848NA) and the US Naval Reserves, this 1982 F/A-18A became a Blue Angels in 1999. The Hornet was retired on 26 March 2009, was moved to the National Museum of Naval Aviation at Pensacola (FL) but loaned to the Valiant Air Command Museum at Titusville (FL) since April 2011.