Short Stops at Schiphol: Special Liveries Spotted Between Trips

With several short stops in Amsterdam during my recent European trip, I found myself with a few brief opportunities to visit Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport (AMS/EHAM). Although time was limited, I was still able to photograph a varied selection of interesting aircraft, in addition to the Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-8F, which I previously wrote about here.

• Compass Air Cargo Boeing 747-428F LZ-CJC;

• Vueling Airbus A320-232 EC-LUO “Athletic Club de Bilbao” livery;

• Iberia Airbus A320-251N EC-NFZ “One World” livery;

• Transavia Airbus A321-252NX PH-YHD “Retro” livery;

• Nippon Cargo Airlines Boeing 747-8KZF JA11KZ with 40th anniversary decal;

• SAS Airbus A319-132 OY-KBO “Retro” livery;

• Norwegian Air Boeing 737-84P SE-RXA “UNICEF” livery; and

• KlasJet Boeing 737-522 LY-KDT.

Even short visits to Schiphol can deliver surprises (along with frustrating misses) but ultimately always proves worth the effort.

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LZ-CJC, a Compass Air Cargo Boeing 747-428F(ER) arrives on the Polderbaan from Nairobi, Kenya during a major rainstorm on March 11th.

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EC-LUO, a Vueling Airbus A320-232 in the "Athletic Club de Bilbao" livery arrives from Barcelona on March 8th, landing on the Aalsmeerbaan.

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EC-NFZ, an Iberia Airbus A320-251N in Oneworld livery, departs from the Polderbaan bound for Madrid, Spain on March 8th.

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Transavia Airbus A321-252NX PH-YHD on final for the Kaagbaan, arriving from Funchal, Portugal on March 8th.

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JA11KZ, a Nippon Cargo Boeing 747-8KZF (with 40th anniversary decal) on the Kaagbann for departure to Frankfurt, Germany on February 27th.

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OY-KBO, a SAS Airbus A319-132 in retro livery, taxis to the Kaagbann on February 27th heading to Oslo, Norway.

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SE-RXA, a Norwegian Air Boeing 737-84P in UNICEF livery, rolls down the Kaagbaan for Stockholm, Sweden on February 27th.

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LY-KDT, a KlasJet Boeing 737-522 on the general aviation ramp on March 20th. It departed for Milan, Italy later that day.

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