Category: Transport

  • Two’s a company, three’s a crowd

    Two’s a company, three’s a crowd

    After the arrival of the first two Lufthansa Boeing 747s , a third one arrived for storage at Twente Airport on the 29th of June.

  • Year Overview 2019

    Year Overview 2019

    The annual overview is now online. Enjoy 12 minutes of sights and sounds.

  • A unique boeing makes her final flight to Twente

    A unique boeing makes her final flight to Twente

    On the 24th of May 2019 Twente based company AELS received a unique aircraft; the sole Kuwait Airways Boeing 747-400M 9K-ADE arrived directly from Kuwait.

  • Why not cross the Motorway with a Boeing?

    Why not cross the Motorway with a Boeing?

    In the weekend of 9 February 2019, an extraordinary transport took place next to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. During this weekend, a Boeing 747 was transported from the airport to the nearby Corendon Hotel.

  • Last flight of F-GLZI

    Last flight of F-GLZI

    On Friday 19 January 2018 Air France’s Airbus 340-311 F-GLZI made its last flight to Twente Airport, to be dismantled by AELS. Long-time Airbus customer Air France is gradually replacing the Airbus 340 with the newer, more cost-efficient Boeing 787 Dreamliner. As a result, the Airbus 340 fleet is slowly phased out. Twente based aircraft…

  • Night photography

    Night photography

    Night photography is one of the more difficult things to do. The primary reason is the lack of light, something essential to photography. In order to get decent pictures you need a lot of practice, patience and a tripod will come in handy as well. Modern DSLR cameras can easily go up to ISO One…

  • Keep Them Rolling (and Flying)

    Keep Them Rolling (and Flying)

    During the weekend of 9 September 2017, the Keep Them Rolling association celebrated its 45th Anniversary in the region of Twente. During this weekend a WW2 Airfield was set up at Twente Airport. Keep Them Rolling (KTR) is a Dutch association that has the objective to preserve and maintain Military vehicles that were built or…

  • AOPA Fly In at Twente Airport

    AOPA Fly In at Twente Airport

    On the 8th of July Twente Airport played host to the annual Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Fly In. During this event, more than 100 aircraft found their way to Twente Airport, where they could enjoy lectures, an aviation market and a nice barbecue. The excellent weather during the day made this a very…

  • Twente Airport Opened

    Twente Airport Opened

    On Thursday 30 March 2017 Twente Airport was officially opened as a civilian airport. During a ceremony the authority was officially transferred from the Dutch Ministry of Defence to the Province of Overijssel. More than 250 guests attended the ceremonies surrounding this transfer of authority, one of them was Sharon Dijksma, secretary of Infrastructure and…

  • The runway is wet

    The runway is wet

    On 21 and 22 March 2017 Twente Airport hosted an Airbus A.400M to perform wet runway tests together with the Netherlands Aerospace Center (NLR). Niek van der Zande Photography was there to witness these tests. The fact that Airbus would send an A.400M to Twente only became known to the outside world on Monday 20…