Borta bra men Buda bäst

Position: Budapest, Hungary
Elevation: 151 m
Temperature: Close to zero
Containers on-board: Zero

Malev containers are all gone for good, while a low-cost competitor lurks on the apron to take over the business. The picture above quite well summarizes not only the situation at LHBP, but also what's up in the civil aviation business as a whole nowadays.

The story of Malev sadly ended in February 2012. The Hungarian national carrier was founded after the World War II, in March 1946. Sympathies go out to all the Hungarians who lost their jobs, they surely did their best throughout the journey. As a sidenote, Malev also had Boeing 73's pictured above, the first of which was bought in November 1988.

French design at its best

Location: Terminal 2, LFPG
Altitude: 392 ft
Ground speed: 0 kts

This is one of my all-time favourites. An ugly, yet ingenious three-wheel container forklift, that can be mounted in the rear-end of truck (see below). Probably only the luckiest ramp handlers will be given type rating for this wonderful example of heavy-duty engineering evolution. Needless to say, baggage handling in Paris is always swift and accurate.

http://www.fr.manitou.com/cms/lang/en

Polished Polish colours

Location: EPWA
Altitude: 362 ft
Ground speed: stationary

Look at that - the pinker the better! A pair of ground chocks waiting for the next turn-arounder. In the gray world of concrete aprons, this masculine vehicle is a real refresher, giving you one strong WAW-feeling. Looking forward to the next visit in Poland.

http://was-handling.pl/en