Air Columbus 727 taking off from Faro, Portugal.

[divadema]

I was working in Air Columbus at Madeira for 2 years...... from 1989 to 1991.

A great time in my live.

[milltree]

Flew on Air Columbus back in early 90's as a child with family flying from Dublin to Faro. Can always remember the roaring noise in the cabin. Thanks for posting the video air1luis.

[bhxfao]

Back when airports actually had something worth spotting, instead of yet another 737 / A32x variant...

[snowboardbodyboard]

que vista.. eu n sabia que o aeroporto tinha a vista do outro lado acessivel :)

tenho de ir aqui

[Ricardo198524]

fiz uma viagem na air columbus 727 de funchal a gran canaria em julho de 1993 :)

[Peronik123]

nice

[theirishmaniac08]

same airport

[theirishmaniac08]

i seen one today in portugal it wasent in service though

[bhxfao]

@theirishmaniac08 If you are referring to 9Q-CMC, Jean-Pierre Bemba, a former Vice President of DR Congo, was using it has his personal transport. He has (had?) a villa in the Algarve and a yatch in Vilamoura marina. He was arrested in Brussels in 2008 on an ICC arrest warrant and charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity.

[xCapxMagNx]

I ove 90's! Come Back! =(

[inukjuak89]

The 1990s were a glorious time when airlines

(even the smaller ones like Air Columbus)

weren't scared to have a little colour on their paint schemes.

These days, it seems most airlines are so cheap,

it's like there's a competition to see

who can be the most plain, boring and all-white.

I just read on Wikipedia that Air Columbus flew 727s

to my hometown of Montreal from the Azores.

[MirageIIIEA]

Very nice.  That's a Super 27 conversion with the -217 engines.

[glitchfinder3]

how do u get these amazing vids?

[air1luis]

spending many days at the airport with a video camera in the early 90's, thanks.

[wdwron08]

All i can say is WOW! that 727 was quite Loud. But stiil a great shot of a classic jetliner. Long Live the Majestic Boeing 727

[tonightwefly]

dont see many of these about now!