First flight June 26th 1988, and deliverd to Spanair as EC-150 July 27th 1989, rr EC-EJQ August 1988 and named "Sunshine". July 1983 rr EC-487, and then to EC-FTU still for Spanair. June 3rd 1997 EI-CNO Nouvelair Tunisie. January 2005 F-GMLK Blue Line. December 12th 2010 N565MS Falcon Air Express. wfu July 2011 Seen at departure roll rwy 06 during the "Charter 1989 season.

First flight April 4th 1975 and delivered to TAA as VH-TBL "John Eyre" April 24th.. VH-TBL Iran Air (leased in 1977/78). July 1987 TF-FKL Icelandair. April 1990 YU-AKO Aviogenex. July 1991 Tf-AIA Atlantsflug (also leased to Vietnam Airlines). July 1995 N908PG, from 1997 opf Sun Country, 1999 dicoerry Airlines and 2003 Falcon Air Express. Wfu and stored at Tucson April 2004, later broken up. Seen tasixing for a rwy 24 departure back to Keflavik.

First flight 1963 as CCCP-11976 probably opb Sovjet AF. June 6th 1987 LZ-BAE Balkan. October 1st 1995 LZ-BAE Heavylift (leased from LZ), September 1st 1996 LZ-BAE returned to Balkan. November 2003 LZ-VEF Vega Air. November 2007 RDPL-34156 PMT Lao Airlines. January 2009 UP-AN216, from April opf Interisland Airways. April 21 2010 written off in a crash near the town of Mexico in the Philippines. Seen arriving rwy 24, probably carrying a horse for horsraces in the weekend.

First flight April 9th 1993, delivered new to Aer Lingus April 23rd 1993 as EI-CDT. May 13th 1995 PT-MNC Rio Sul until March 28th 1997 returned as EI-CDT. April 23rd 1998 SE-DUT Braathens Sverige AB, and it became the 1st B737-500 in the new blue BU colours of 1998. April 6th 1999 LN-TUX rr Braathens tfd. April 23rd 2001 F-GUJA Air France. April 2005 LZ-BOR. March 2009 VQ-BBO. March 26th 2013 wfu and stored in UK, later broken up. In 1997 the airline Transwede and their 4 Fokker 100s were taken over by Braathens, named Braathens Sverige, with a small Swedish flag. Seen arrivin rwy 24 from ARN

Built 1996 as F-WWFJ. June 1997 N913FJ and N900EX for Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation. Early 1998 rr N912EX, and July 1998 F-WQBL. January 5th 1999 F-HAXA. It and made an unexpected visit to Oslo this day while still wearing the N912EX registration. Scanned from a Kodak 200ISO negative film

First flight March 18th 1987 and delivrd as EC-ECN April 29th 1987 owned by GPA. for Canafrica, Iberia and Air Sur before returnd to GPA November 1990. May 1991 EC-714, then EC-rr EC-FEQ for Spanair. November 1991 EC-CBN. February 1994 N902PJ, and from May 1994 opf Oasis Internat. Airlines March 1995 EC-FZQ Centennial Airlines. October 1996 OH-LPE Finnair. December 2003 SE-RDS Nordic Airlink. October 2007 N884GA Allegiant Air. wfu and std at Victorville February 2018. Seen ready for a flight back to Helsinki, while G-BPEJ is parked due to snag, and OY-SVK in interim colours soon will depart.

Unexpected meeting at Fornebu only a few months before it happened. Tower Air B747-100 N3603FF is on take-off roll rwy 24, while a TWA L-1011 TriStar has been pushed back from gate and will be next to follow for departure. I am sorry, I did not note which TriStar it was at that day.

The Oldest 747 I have seen, first flight February 18th 1970. Deliverd as teh 1st 747 to Lufthansa as D-ABYA February 18th 1970.. November 29th 1978 N610BN Braniff. October 1981 N480GX rr. Leased to VIASA July 1982 and to ONA MAy 1993 May 1984 N780T Transamerica. November 1985 N603FF Tower Air Tower Air was in fact the airlines that used this 747 for the longest period.. we were so srupized to see 747s at FBU, and this one is seen taxing for rwy 24 dparture, vai another ariport back to JFK due to the short rwy at FBU.

First flight april 3rd 1989 as F-WWDT at Toulouse. Delivered new to British Airways as G-BUSH June 19th 1989, and named "Isle of Jura". Repainted to the new BA colours in April 2001. Wfu January 2011 after 22 years flying for BA. Broken up at Lourde in 2013. Seen brand new taxing out for a rwy 24 departure back to LHR in July 1989.

Built 1974 as a Tu-154, later converted to Tu-154B standard. Operated until it was damaged when it ran off runway at Varna in May 1992. Balkan flew regular weekly flights from Varna to Gardemoen, but in 1989 GEN was closed for work on the runway surface, so Charter flights came to FBU from May 2nd to September 15th in 1989

First flight September 8th 1987. October 9th G-BNXW Monach. October 10th 1988 LN-NOR Norway Airlines. Painted in Air Europe colours, prior to the opening of FBU-LGW schedules for Norway Airlines, opb Air Europe. Novebmer 14th 1989 G-BNXW Air Europe. April 26th 1991 LN-NOR Norway Airlines, op in ex AE colours. March 14th 1992 CS-TKD, April 1995 9H-ACS, november 1995 SC-TIN. wfu 1999. Later PT-TEX, CS-TMZ, EC-IPS, D-AHIG, Z3-AAJ, N195AQ and XA-UQX. Seen taxing for a rwy 24 departure to LGW this thursday morning

The noth eastern apron at Fornebu, this was the oldest part of the airport where we usually after 1964 saw either old aircraft, or many General Aviation aircraft. This changed dramatically from May 2 1989 until September 114th 1989 due to the closure of the Charter flights to Gardermoen (ENGM / GEN) due to the need of new surface on the single runway at Gardermoen. So for five exicting months we could see as much as 7 large airliners at this part of FBU. This thurday morning, at left: sterlign 727 OY-SBI and Caravelle OY-STD, Balkan Tu154 LZ-BTD, right Tower 757 N603FF and new 737-400 LN-BRA

LN-BWG came back to PartnAir at Fornebu in October 1988, after a four months lease to Ryaniar, and it stayd all-white the rest of its time with PartnAir.

Built 1972, and delivered to Northwest Orient as N144US December 12th 1972. May 1984 N144US Jet 24. October 1984 N144Jc rr Jet 24 and leased to Air Panama from December 1984. April 1986 N144JC Northwest. June 16th N144JC Sun Country Airlines. July 20th 1991 N144JC Northwest Airlines. 2002 Wfu after flying pax for 30 years. Has been partially broken op at Roswell. Sun County came once a week on Wednesdays in July 1989, the only airline to operate DC-10 40 into Fronebu

Originally a CV-440 VH-BZH for Ansett in 1957. May 1962 N8421H Allegheny Airlines, Converted to CV-580, rr N5829, N583PL and N537SA. September 22nd 1987 OO-DHB DHL (opb EAT). 1995 EC-GBF Swift Air, opf DHL. Convair 580F operated by European Air Transport for DHL in DHL colours, started to fly to Fornebu in May 1989, and this was my first shot of it. Scanned from negative film

First flight April 3rd 1987 as F-WWDE, ordered by BCAL and reg G-BRSB not taken up, deliverd to BA as G-BUSC March 5th 1988 as one of the very first A320s. (sc 008) and named Isle of Skye. October 2007 wfu at Phoenix Goodyear, USA, and broken up there in March 2008. Seen lifting after take-off rwy 06 on its way back to LHR.

first flight April 4th 1989 and delivered to Icelandair april 28th 1989 as TF-FIA "Aldis", as the first of 3 734s to replace the 727s in the fleet. June 29 2000 OO-RMV Brussels Airlines, Ferbruary 2001 Sobleair. May 31st 2004 EC-IVR Futura. Deember 2007 PK-MDM Merpati (leased), July 2008 EC-KTM Futura. May 21st 2009 EC-LAV Hola Airlines, February 2010 wfu and stored. July 20th 2010 Alba Star. January 2018 9H-CES and January 31st 2018 ZA-AWB Albawings. March 23rd 2023 wfu and stored at Forli, Italy. My first view and photo of a B737-400

First flight 1973 as F-WRQR. ex D-CORF and N20CG. registered LN-AAC February 5th 1986 for Norsk Hydro A/S, operated for this firm by Air Express and in the colours of Air Express A/S.. Cancelled August 16th 1993, sold as N70830. Seen in the evening with heavy backlight, I just had to photograph it. Scanned from a Kodak ED200 Slide

First flight February 22nd 1982, and delivered TWA March 8th 1982 as N7035T. In December 1992 wfu, and painted for Tima Air Sweden, January 1993 SE-DPR Air Sweden. November 1997 TF-ABT Air Atlanta. May 1988 TF-ABT Caledonian Airways (leased). 2000 TF-ABT Air Atlanta Icelandic (returned). January 2002 9L-LDC Air Universal. 2006 wfu and stored at Tehran. Preserved by Tehran Aerospace Exhibition Centre. TWA started JFK-flights to GEN summer 1988. To FBU from May 2nd 1989 to compete with SK907. These flights were also operated summer 1990. Seen after push back from gate 38, to return to JFK. Scanned from a Kodak ED200 Slide

First flight April 26th 1989 at Everett, delivrd to SAS May 4th 1989 as OH-KDH as the 3rd 767 in the fleet. July 1991 I-AEJB Air Europe SpA (leased) December 23rd 1993 OY-KDH SAS returned. OY-KDH repainted to Star Alliance colours at Shannon in December 1997. April 3rd 2002 wfu. June 20th 2002 TF-ATT Air Atlanta (and leased to several carriers. June 25th 2005 Excel Airways, July 1st 2006 G-VKNI rr Excel. November 23rd 2006 G-VKNI XL Airways. September 2008 stored. February 2009 converted to freighter N219CY. October 27th 2010 N519CY ABX Air. My first view of brand new OY-KDH as SK907 for EWR.