Sunrise at Manaus Airport MAO - Varig, Transbrasil, Gemini Air Cargo, Oct 18, 2000 

On my trip from Boa Vista BVB to Tabatinga TBT on the Amazon in Brazil I had to change planes in Manaus MAO on October 18, 2000 from Varig flight 207 to Varig flight 221. Due to the long stay at the Eduardo Gomes International Airport in Manaus, I had some time to film some shots there. You'll see it in the film, you can only film either left or right and unfortunately you don't get the straight-ahead view from the terminal on the apron and runway beyond, unless you're a fan of tinted plexiglass. You will also notice that Manaus is the second largest hub for air freight in Brazil. Enjoy airlines and aircrafts that are no longer in active service today, such as Varig's Boeing 737-241(A) PP-VMM, Transbrasil's Boeing 767-2Q4 PT-TAA, which will only fly one more year and will become insolvent on Dec 3, 2001, many thanks to Fábio Duarte, who was able to name the TCB - Transportes Charter do Brasil's Douglas DC-8-54(F) with the registration PP-TNZ during take-off, the two Air Force planes from Brazil and Chile, as well as the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30(F) N600GC of Gemini Air Cargo and finally Polar Air Cargo's Boeing 747-122(SF) N854FT named "Franklin L. Smedley Jr.".