Picture 50

This picture shows an airport stand. In the main focus, it is possible to see an Airbus A330, a wide-body, twin jet engine aircraft. It belongs to Aer Lingus, an Irish airline company. The aircraft colors are green and white.

This aircraft is at stand 400 Charlie as I can see the stand designation, and parking marks painted on the ground. I can also see the jetway is retracted, which leads me to conclude that this is not a boarding procedure. I believe the ground staff is preparing the aircraft for the next flight. I say that because I can see two ground staff vehicles and the GPU (ground power unit) is connected to the plane.

I can also see one removable stair attached to the passenger’s door, and I believe ground staff is onboard doing the cleaning and maintenance. In the background, I can see a terminal building and other Aer Lingus airplanes. This airport looks busy. It is possible to see many airport operations happening at the same time.

It is possible to see the control tower, some buildings, and a tree line far behind. The weather is good, and there are some clouds in the sky.

Before the picture was taken, I believe the pilot landed normally, and all passengers deplaned. After that, the ground staff went on board to prepare the aircraft for the next flight.

I believe that next, the aircraft will be ready for the next flight, and the captain will command the boarding procedures.

In my opinion, the airport infrastructure in Brazil is quite good at the major airports, but there is still a lot to do when it comes to smaller and countryside airports.