SATA Air Açores / Azores Airlines

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SATA Air Açores is a local airline based on the João Paulo II Airport by Ponta Delgada on Azores group of islands. SATA flies short island to island flights as well as flights connecting the Azores to Europe and Africa. Today SATA uses mainly Bombardier Dash 8 version Q400 and Q200 planes. Daughter company Azores Airlines, formerly SATA International flies with Airbus A321neo and A321LR planes mainly to destinations in mainland Portugal but also to places like London, Boston, Oakland, Montréal and Toronto.

This plane doesn't exist any more. It was a British Aerospace BAe ATP from the year 1992. It first flew in Indonesia until 1999 and joined SATA in 2000. It was stored in May 2010 and broken up in 2016. Here we see it approaching João Paulo II Airport by Ponta Delgada.
Picture 11.4.2009 by Ilkka Siissalo.

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The same BAe ATP approaching João Paulo II Airport by Ponta Delgada.
Picture 11.4.2009 by Ilkka Siissalo.

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The same BAe ATP just about one hour later than the picture above approaching João Paulo II Airport again. The flights from island to island are quite short so it doesn't take much time to make a back and forth trip to another island.
Picture from João Paulo II Airport by Ponta Delgada 11.4.2009 by Ilkka Siissalo.

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The same BAe ATP just before touchdown. Approaching planes fly really low over the harbour of Ponta Delgada.
Picture from João Paulo II Airport by Ponta Delgada 11.4.2009 by Ilkka Siissalo.

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The same BAe ATP again.
Picture from João Paulo II Airport by Ponta Delgada 11.4.2009 by Ilkka Siissalo.

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For many years Azores Airlines, the international part of SATA used three Airbus A310 planes for longer flights, for example from Azores islands to USA. Here we see one of these planes approaching João Paulo II Airport by Ponta Delgada.
Picture 11.4.2009 by Ilkka Siissalo.

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The same Airbus A310 as above just a moment before touchdown.
Picture from João Paulo II Airport by Ponta Delgada 11.4.2009 by Ilkka Siissalo.
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