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LGW Roundup 23/5


 

As I do not monitor emails on most of the sites that I post to, please send any constructive comments, corrections, additional information, etc direct to
john.dyer1329atgmail.com - replace at with @? as for reasons that I fail to understand, some mailing lists refuse to show my new email address in full
Please do not send emails to my Tiscali address but to the new one above.

AIRLINE NEWS
*Ascend A/W B38M G-LESO (64606/6993) commenced operations for TUI A/W today. See Dave Long¡¯s photo at
*Aurigny AT76 G-PEMB (1174) ferried from Francazal to Dinard today for continued repair work.
*Avion Express Malta A320 9H-AMH (2173) ferried from Vilnius to Tunis yesterday for lease to?
*GetJet A/L Latvia A320 LY-EMU (1087) ferried from Siauliai to Vilnius today.
*Heston A/L A320 LY-BRB (2108) ferried from Vilnius to Chisinau today for lease to FlyOne.
*HiFly has set up Leaf (Malta), a new subsidiary with its own AOC & one aircraft - A343 9H-SUN (367). Leaf stands for ¡°Lease & Fly¡±.
*JetBlue A21N N5003J (12475) made its first flight today as D-AZYS.
*Norwegian Air Sweden. Correcting a typo from yesterday, B38M SE-NAA is c/n 44878.
*Play A21N TF-PLC (11345) ferried from Keflavik to East Midlands today, possibly another for Play Europe?
*Royal Jordanian A320 JY-AZB (4160) has become AP-BPG & was delivered from Amman to Karachi today for AirSial.
*SmartLynx Estonia A320 ES-SAY (2689) ferried from Sabiha Gokcen to Prague on 13/5 after lease to AJet for lease to Smartwings.
*2Excel is to replace its B727-200s with B737-800s - see
*WestJet B38M C-GEWJ (60554/9130) was delivered from Boeing Field to Calgary today.
*Wizz Air UK A21N G-XLRA (11631) operated its first revenue service today from Gatwick to Athens. See Dave Long¡¯s photo at

MILITARY TRANSPORT NEWS
*India. CASA295 CA-7113 (245) ferried from Seville to Malta today on the first leg of its delivery flight.
*Sweden is to replace its two VIP Gulfstreams, 102004 G4SP/Tp102C (1274) & 102005 G550/Tp102D (5200) with a pair of second-hand Global 6500s designated Tp106 . More info at

AND FINALLY
Cancelled from the UK register yesterday were Lear 45 G-FEMC (097) as transferred to Canada & PA-46TP G-MSHP (4698250) as transferred to the USA, while joining the register was PC-24 G-SLVA (541 ex T7-VITA) for Select Aircrafts Ltd.

GATWICK NEWS
5X-CRN A338 (1979) Uganda A/L from/to Entebbe this morning/lunchtime. See Dave Long¡¯s photo at
9H-WMC A21N (12590) Wizz Air UK from/to Rome/Ciampino this evening (first revenue service since delivery from Finkenwerder yesterday).
Due to make its first visit tomorrow on an ambulance flight is Lear 45 C-GNVI, sta 12.36 as KNI911 from Keflavik.

CREDITS
John Hume, Orpheus97, Mr? Anon, Skyliner, Jethro, ATDB, the Finkenwerder website, AIB Family Flights, Ch-aviation, Scramble, LAAS, Andrew Stewart, Lynda Gosling, Dave Richardson, Planespotters.net, SeanM1997, John Newcombe, other contributors who wish to remain anonymous & anybody else that I have forgotten.

STAY SAFE!
John


 

Correcting a typo in info received, under GetJet, LY-EMU should read YL-EMU
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John

On 23/05/2025 21:00 BST John Dyer <john.dyer@...> wrote:
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As I do not monitor emails on most of the sites that I post to, please send any constructive comments, corrections, additional information, etc direct to
john.dyer1329atgmail.com - replace at with @? as for reasons that I fail to understand, some mailing lists refuse to show my new email address in full
Please do not send emails to my Tiscali address but to the new one above.

AIRLINE NEWS
*Ascend A/W B38M G-LESO (64606/6993) commenced operations for TUI A/W today. See Dave Long¡¯s photo at
*Aurigny AT76 G-PEMB (1174) ferried from Francazal to Dinard today for continued repair work.
*Avion Express Malta A320 9H-AMH (2173) ferried from Vilnius to Tunis yesterday for lease to?
*GetJet A/L Latvia A320 LY-EMU (1087) ferried from Siauliai to Vilnius today.
*Heston A/L A320 LY-BRB (2108) ferried from Vilnius to Chisinau today for lease to FlyOne.
*HiFly has set up Leaf (Malta), a new subsidiary with its own AOC & one aircraft - A343 9H-SUN (367). Leaf stands for ¡°Lease & Fly¡±.
*JetBlue A21N N5003J (12475) made its first flight today as D-AZYS.
*Norwegian Air Sweden. Correcting a typo from yesterday, B38M SE-NAA is c/n 44878.
*Play A21N TF-PLC (11345) ferried from Keflavik to East Midlands today, possibly another for Play Europe?
*Royal Jordanian A320 JY-AZB (4160) has become AP-BPG & was delivered from Amman to Karachi today for AirSial.
*SmartLynx Estonia A320 ES-SAY (2689) ferried from Sabiha Gokcen to Prague on 13/5 after lease to AJet for lease to Smartwings.
*2Excel is to replace its B727-200s with B737-800s - see
*WestJet B38M C-GEWJ (60554/9130) was delivered from Boeing Field to Calgary today.
*Wizz Air UK A21N G-XLRA (11631) operated its first revenue service today from Gatwick to Athens. See Dave Long¡¯s photo at

MILITARY TRANSPORT NEWS
*India. CASA295 CA-7113 (245) ferried from Seville to Malta today on the first leg of its delivery flight.
*Sweden is to replace its two VIP Gulfstreams, 102004 G4SP/Tp102C (1274) & 102005 G550/Tp102D (5200) with a pair of second-hand Global 6500s designated Tp106 . More info at

AND FINALLY
Cancelled from the UK register yesterday were Lear 45 G-FEMC (097) as transferred to Canada & PA-46TP G-MSHP (4698250) as transferred to the USA, while joining the register was PC-24 G-SLVA (541 ex T7-VITA) for Select Aircrafts Ltd.

GATWICK NEWS
5X-CRN A338 (1979) Uganda A/L from/to Entebbe this morning/lunchtime. See Dave Long¡¯s photo at
9H-WMC A21N (12590) Wizz Air UK from/to Rome/Ciampino this evening (first revenue service since delivery from Finkenwerder yesterday).
Due to make its first visit tomorrow on an ambulance flight is Lear 45 C-GNVI, sta 12.36 as KNI911 from Keflavik.

CREDITS
John Hume, Orpheus97, Mr? Anon, Skyliner, Jethro, ATDB, the Finkenwerder website, AIB Family Flights, Ch-aviation, Scramble, LAAS, Andrew Stewart, Lynda Gosling, Dave Richardson, Planespotters.net, SeanM1997, John Newcombe, other contributors who wish to remain anonymous & anybody else that I have forgotten.

STAY SAFE!
John