SATA currently uses six DHC-8 series aircraft to link the nine island's forming the Azores. Those aircraft are registered CS-TRB through CS-TRG. The Dash 8 fleet consists of two short -200 and four longer -400 aircraft, giving the company a perfect mix to adapt to the inter-island passenger demand. CS-TRC was built in 1997 and has previously been registered as C-FWBB (Bombardier), N347PH (Horizin Air) and C-FXBZ. Joint SATA in July of 2009.

This 1986 built Pilatus Porter was the last of seven delivered to the Polis Diraja Malaysia / Malaysian Police. They had c/n 849 through 855 and registrations 9M-PSE through 9M-PSK assigned. While two have been written off (cn 850/9M-PSF & 854/9M-PSJ), the other five are still going strong. Other PDM assets are Cessna C208 Caravan and Beech 200 King Air aircraft, plus AS-355 TwinStar helicopters. Photographed at the PDM's aviation branch HQ at the small airport Sungai Besi close to downtown Kuala Lumpur.

Since 1983, a total of 285 CN235's have been built by CASA in Spain and IPTN-Nurtanio in Indonesia. While CASA - now Airbus Military - completed 215 units, IPTN assembled 70 airframes, mainly for the Indonesian armed forces, but also for some other asian air arms like Thailand, South Korea, Malaysia and Brunei. Pakistan, the UAE and lately Senegal in West-Africa also became IPTN customers. Well visible on this 2014 built airframe are the winglets, introduced to the MPA version. P-862 is based in Surabaya and is one of five operated by the TNI-AL. It has since been re-serialled to P-8303.

KLM Cargo took delivery of three B747-400 freighters in early 2003, the other two being PH-CKB and PH-CKC. All are still operational at the time of upload, unlike the Pax and Combi versions, which have been retired in 2020 due to the Corona crisis. Taken from the observation deck at JNB.

Built in 1981 as one of the last Buffalos, this airframe carried test registration C-GDAU before being delivered to the Royal Oman Police Air Wing in June of 1981 (becoming A4O-CI). By June 1994 however, it was back in Canada as C-FSKM where it was "civilized" by Aero Support and afterwards went to Shuttle Air Cargo in Kenya as 5Y-GAA (December 1995 till February 2004). Flew for Arctic Sunwest between 2004 and 2012. Sold to Summit Air still keeping the C-FASY reg till around 2015 before being registered in Malawi as 7Q-STA, flying relief work missions for the ICRC in South Sudan. Stored by now?

Built in 2002, this airframe served with Canal Air as N397U till April 2011, when it became another EMS helicopter for BC Ambulance, operated and maintained by HeliJet. Waiting here for another EMS mission on a cold and rainy winter day.

It took me 3 years to get permission to photograph this sole Madagascar AF Super Rallye, about the history of which I was not able to find much despite a big research effort (so any information would be appreciated). Also, I have never seen it flying between 2002 and 2005 (when I stayed in Madagascar), even though the batch behind the cockpit says "Sécurisation", revealing the aircraft's main role would be restoring law and order, mainly by fighting "cow chiefs", a common and huge problem in remote places of Madagascar. Fate of this airframe is unknown.

For a few years starting around 2008, Wamena airport became the "Eldorado" for BAE-146 cargo airplanes. That was after the Trigana and Merpati F-27's were phased out and before the Boeing 737's were allowed to land in this remote airport. PK-VTA is a 1984 built airframe and flew in Indonesia as from September 4, 2009. It had previously been registered in the UK as G-5-01, G-DEBN and G-MABR, in the US as N461AP, N568BA and N146AP, in Mexico as XA-RST and in Spain as EC-971 and EC-GEP. Left the Manunggal fleet in early 2014 to become RP-C8538 with Sky Jet Airlines in the Philippines.

In high demand of transport capacity, Indonesia took over nine of the twelve ex-RAAF surplus C-130H's (of which the first four were donated). They carry TNI-AU serials A-1330 through A-1338, and while most TNI-AU Herk's have a camouflage livery, A-1330 through A-1335 actually got this overall grey paint scheme during refurbishment in Australia (prior delivery to Indonesia). All have now been repainted to the camo style so I was lucky to catch this one while it was still grey. It is assigned to the 3rd (new) C-130 Skadron Udara 33 at Makassar, along with A-1315, A-1323, A-1330 and A-1338.

A total of 3 AW139 were procured by the Malaysian Coast Guard, officially known as the "Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia" or "Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency" (MMEA). All are based at Kuala-Lumpur's Subang airport and supplement three AS-365 Dauphin helicopters and two Canadair CL-215 fixed-wing aircraft. With a total of just 8 aircraft, the agency is relatively small, considering how much coastline and watersurface they have to cover. Picture taken during a crew training flight shortly after the AW139's were delivered to Malaysia in early 2011.

Indonesia's IPTN-Nurtanio aircraft facility in Bandung is mainly known for co-producing fixed-wing aircraft with Spain's CASA, such as the C212 Aviocar, the CN235 and the C295. However, it also built under licence different MBB, Bell and Aérospatiale helicopters for the local civilian and military market. Some 26 Super Pumas, of which at least 12 went to the Indonesian AF, were built locally since the mid 1980's. The one pictured here is assigned to VIP Sqn 45 based at Halim, and has since been repainted in an attractive white/red paint scheme (representing the national colors of Indonesia).

First flew as F-WWEL on September 12, 2008. Delivered to irish operator Aer Arann as EI-RER but it appears it was on the irish register for just one day. Became SE-MDB on December 11, 2008, flying for Golden Air, Braathens Regional and danish Alsie Express, who now leases it to Lübeck based Lübeck Air. Besides other destinations in southern Germany and Salzburg, Bern-Belp in Switzerland is also served twice a week since July 1, 2021, a connection planned till early October 2021.

Built in 1987, this airframe first served with the then Soviet Air Force as 1904 before being registered OK-SDL in 1999. After just one month, it went to Africa, first flying in Uganda as 5X-UAG, then in Tanzania as 5H-PAN with Precision Air Services and finally to Kenya where this picture was taken. A few month later, on February 16, 2007, it was sold to South Africa and registered ZS-PNI, where it remains active at the time of upload.

This 1977 built Corvette has been re-registered a few times. It started in France with test registration F-WNGS before becoming F-BYCR. Then between June 1982 and March 1983 in Denmark as OY-ARB (in full "Sterling" colors), from where it went to Sweden as SE-DEE. It became F-GKGD (with "Gallic" titles) on October 29, 1991, went on to Morocco in August of 1998 (becoming CN-TCS) before making it to Madagascar in September 2001. It has been stored in Toulouse/Blagnac since 2005, probably broken up by now.

The AW139 makes up the bulk of Westar's helicopter fleet, with 9M-WAG being among the first entering service in the first half of 2011. Among the 33 Leonardo helicopters the successful Malaysian operator owns are also a few AW169 and AW189. One AW139 (9M-WAJ) was written off after a hard landing in Subang on June 30, 2011.

Built in March 2005 and registered 5B-CKS, but not taken up by it's owner in Cyprus. So it became HB-FMQ in June 2005, just to be sold to the US as N327SC. Purchased by Adventist Aviation Indonesia in November 2015. Still based in Papua province at time of upload.

ex HB-FQO, then briefly VH-ZKM but always with Yajasi since being built in 2007. Only two PC-12 are used by christian Mission Aviation Services, one of them being PK-UCG based in Sentani-Jayapura, Papua. The other PC-12 (c/n 243 and registered 5Y-MAF) is operated by Mission Aviation Fellowship and based in Nairobi-Wilson, Kenya.

Built in 1978 by Mitsubishi under licence, this Phantom was one of a total of 140 fighters procured by the JASDF between 1971 and 1981. In addition, 14 Recce Phantoms were bought as well in 1974/75.

Built in 2008, this Pilatus Porter carried registration HB-FNG before being delivered to Yeti Airlines in Nepal as 9N-AIU in May of 2009. Already in September that year, it went on to Tara Air (still in Nepal with same reg). Yajasi Indonesia then bought it in July 2012 to replace the ill-fated PK-UCE and operated it in the original Yeti Airlines colors as can be seen in this 2014 picture. Has since been repainted to Yajasi's blue / white color scheme.

Corendon Airlines is an Antalaya based Turkish low cost carrier with ties to the dutch and maltese Corendon group. Founded in 2004 and starting operations in 2005, it now serves many destinations throughout Europe and the Middle East, currently using 12 B737-800 and one B737-8 Max, with 3 more of the latter on order. This particular airframe was built in 2014 and first flew as VT-JFW with Jet Airways in India.