WORDS & WINGS: (FLR/LIRQ)

1944 Grumman G-21A Goose, c/n B-101, CF-VFU, FIFT. Dockside somewhere up Knight Inlet, B.C., Canada in spring 1969.

[1959 Kodak Retina IIIS (Type 027) rangefinder 35-mm roll film camera, s/n 86125, with Schneider-Kreuznach Retina-Xenon 50-mm f/1.9 Synchro Compur lens, s/n 6841319; Kodak Plus-X Pan (ISO 125/22°) 36-exposure black & white negative film]

“The whole history of the Canadian North can be divided into two periods—before and after the aeroplane.”

Hugh L. Keenleyside, Deputy Canadian Minister of Mines and Resources, October 1949

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Friday, November 2, 2012

1999 BAe Avro 146-RJ100, c/n E3359, HB-IYW, Spitzmeilen 2501 m, Swiss European Air Lines

1999 BAe Avro 146-RJ100, c/n E3359, HB-IYW, Spitzmeilen 2501 m, Swiss European Air Lines at Aeroporto di Firenze (FLR/LIRQ), Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Toscana, Italia on Friday, July 27, 2012 at 9:06 CEST

At 9:07 CEST

1999 BAe Avro 146-RJ100, c/n E3359, HB-IYW, Spitzmeilen 2501 m, Swiss European Air Lines (Swiss European Air Lines AG/Subsidiary of Swiss International Air Lines), Flughafen Zürich (ZRH/LSZH), Kloten, Rümlang, und Oberglatt, Zürich, Schweiz, based at Flughafen Zürich (ZRH/LSZH)

powered by four 7,000-lbs thrust Textron Lycoming LF507-1F geared high-bypass turbofan engines
crew of two (pilot and co-pilot), seating configuration CY40Y57, mid-size regional airliner
built by British Aerospace plc (BAe), Farnborough, Hampshire, England at BAe Systems Regional Aircraft Centre, Manchester Woodford Aerodrome (XXB/EGCD), Woodford, Greater Manchester, England for final assembly
first flight on September 30, 1999, test registration G-6-359
delivered to Crossair (Crossair AG für europäischen Regionalluftverkehr), EuroPort Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (BSL, MLH/LFSB), Saint-Louis, Haut-Rhin, France near Basel, Basel-Stadt, Schweiz on October 8, 1999
transferred after Crossair took over assets of Swissair to become Swiss International Air Lines, EuroPort Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (BSL, MLH/LFSB), Saint-Louis, Haut-Rhin, France near Basel, Basel-Stadt, Schweiz on March 3, 2002
leased from Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss International Air Lines AG/Member of STAR ALLIANCE), Flughafen Zürich (ZRH/LSZH), Kloten, Rümlang, und Oberglatt, Zürich, Schweiz on December 1, 2005
active

[Nikon Coolpix L20 point-and-shoot 10 MP digital camera, Nikkor 38–136-mm f/3.1–6.7 lens]

2009 Embraer ERJ-190AR (ERJ-190-100 AR), c/n 19000332, D-AECB, Meißen, Lufthansa CityLine

Lufthansa CityLine flight LH 316, non-stop from Flughafen Frankfurt am Main (FRA/EDDF) to Aeroporto di Firenze (FLR/LIRQ), scheduled to depart on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 16:35 CEST, and arrive at 18:05 CEST. 2009 Embraer ERJ-190AR (ERJ-190-100 AR), c/n 19000332, D-AECB, Meißen, Lufthansa CityLine at Flughafen Frankfurt am Main (FRA/EDDF), Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 16:21 CEST.

After waiting ten minutes in the hot bus, we are permitted to board at 16:31 CEST

Aeroporto di Firenze (FLR/LIRQ), Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Toscana, Italia at 18:14 CEST

Aeroporto di Firenze (FLR/LIRQ) terminal at 18:23 CEST

2009 Embraer ERJ-190AR (ERJ-190-100 AR), c/n 19000332, D-AECB, Meißen, Lufthansa CityLine (Lufthansa CityLine GmbH/Subsidiary of Lufthansa/Member of Lufthansa Regional), Flughafen Köln/Bonn (CGN/EDDK), Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland, operated for Lufthansa Regional, based at Flughafen Köln/Bonn (CGN/EDDK)

powered by two 18,800-lbs thrust General Electric CF34-10E5A1 turbofan engines
crew of two (pilot and co-pilot), seating configuration CY100, short-range narrow-body airliner
winglets
built by Embraer SA, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
first flight sometime in January 2010, test registration PT-TXS
delivered to Lufthansa CityLine on January 28, 2010, leased from Lufthansa
active

[Nikon Coolpix L20 point-and-shoot 10 MP digital camera, Nikkor 38–136-mm f/3.1–6.7 lens]