VISITORS

Nothing to tell you about today.

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My thanks to Ken Ede for keeping an eye on first visits for me while I was away. It looks to have been pretty quiet here but, on the plus side, at least I didn’t miss anything that I needed:

2/9 A7-BAY B773 (41778/1078) Qatar A/W

3/9 A7-BEI B773 (60335/1384) Qatar A/W

3/9 G-DXTR Be200 (BB-1244 ex N72357, N251DL, G-RIOO, F-GSFA, F-OINC, VH-ITA, ZS-DEX) Synergy Aviation

5/9 TC-LOD A333 (1554 ex JA330E, N116NT, EI-FSD) THY

8/9 A7-BEX B773 (65305/1565) Qatar A/W

8/9 B-7349 B773 (43279/1411) China Eastern

8/9 N650GB Gulfstream 650 (6351) American Express

9/9 9H-MPW B734 (25417/2160 ex SX-BKE, N741A, N417XA) Air Horizont

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Dave Long’s shot of the China Eastern B773 may be found at:

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AIRLINE NEWS

*Aeroflot A321 VQ-BEA (4058) was ferried from Moscow/Sheremetyevo to Ostrava on 8/9 prior to return to he lessor.

*Aigle Azur. Sad to see another long-established airline go out of business, the carrier filed for bankruptcy on 2/9 & ceased operations on 6/9

The whereabouts of the fleet is believed to be as follows:

F-HAAF A320 (4758) parked at Orly since 6/9

F-HAQD A320 (4767) ferried Lyon to Chateauroux 7/9 for storage

F-HBAL A319 (2870) leased to TAP & still flying for them

F-HBAO A320 (4589) ferried CDG to Francazal 7/9 for storage

F-HBAP A320 (4675) parked at Orly since 6/9

F-HBIB A320 (3289) ferried CDG to Woensdrecht 9/9 for return to the lessor

F-HBIS A320 (3136) leased to TAP & still flying for them

F-HBIX A320 (6012) ferried Orly to Francazal 6/9 for storage

F-HFUL A320 (2180) ferried Lyon to Chateauroux 7/9 for storage

F-HTAC A332 (493) ferried Orly to Chateauroux 6/9 for storage

F-HTIC A332 (444) ferried Marseille to Chateauroux 7/9 for storage

*Air Europa B738 EC-KCG (33981/2269) was ferried from Palma to Woensdrecht on 6/9 prior to return to the lessor & A332 EC-JQQ (749) from Madrid to Chateauroux on 8/9, also prior to return to the lessor.

*Air Italy. Having languished on the ground at Cairo since 12/3, B38M EI-GFY (64605/6893) was ferried to Milan/Malpensa yesterday for further storage.

*Air Malta A20N 9H-NEC (9049) made its first flight on 5/9 as D-AUBB.

*Aurigny. The carrier’s first AT76 is to be registered G-OFOG (1595), while the second one (c/n 1599) will be subject to a competition & is to be either G-OGFC (Guernsey Football Club) or G-GRFC (Guernsey Rugby Football Club).

*British A/W A320 G-EUOH (1604) was ferried from LHR to St Athan on 5/9 for scrapping, with G-EUPX (1445) following on 7/9.

*China Southern B773 B-20CK (65418/1618) made its first flight on 3/9.

*Danish Air Transport A320 OY-LHD (0113) left Sofia on 4/9 for Tucson, presumably for storage or scrapping.

*easyJet A20N G-UZLG (9105) made its first flight on 4/9 as D-AUBK & was delivered from Finkenwerder to Luton today. G-UZLB (8998) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Luton on 5/9.

*Emirates A388 A6-EEH (119) was ferried from Dubai to Dubai World Central on 25/8 for storage, with A6-EEK (132) following on 29/8. These may well be the first two Emirates A388s to be parted out as outlined below:

*Ethiopian A/L A359 ET-AWO (345) made its first flight on 6/9 as F-WZNF.

*Eurowings A320 D-AEUD (3908 ex PR-MYE, D-ABHO, OE-LOD) was delivered from Budapest to Cologne on 6/9.

*FlyBe E195 G-FBEF (19000104) was ferried from Birmingham to Exeter on 31/8 prior to return to the lessor.

*Helvetic A/W Fk100 HB-JVF (11466) left Bratislava on 5/9 on delivery to Alliance A/L.

*HiFly A339 CS-TKY (1929) was delivered from Toulouse to Beja on 3/9.

*Iberia A20N EC-NFZ (100002) made its first flight on 2/9 as F-WWBD & was delivered from Toulouse to Madrid today.

*La Compagnie A21N F-HNCO (9131) made its first flight on 6/9 as D-AYAF.

*LOT is to acquire B738 2-CHTR (36827/3836 ex VT-JBV) & it undertook an air test from Tallinn on 5/9

*Lufthansa A320 D-AIWJ (9052) made its first flight on 3/9 as D-AUBC, followed by A21N D-AIED today as D-AYAC.

*Neos B789 EI-NUA (65314/888) made its first flight on 2/9.

*Norwegian B738 LN-NGG (39018/4289) left Oslo on 3/9 for Kaohsiung on delivery to FlyGangwon & has been registered HL8376.

*Norwegian Air Sweden B38M SE-RTI (63974/7710) made its first flight yesterday.

*Pegasus A21N TC-RBA (8936) made its first flight on 3/9 as D-AVYI.

*Qatar A/W B789 A7-BHA (64217/909) made its first flight on 4/9 & A35K A7-ANK (332) made its first flight on 5/9 as F-WZFC.

*Ryanair B738 EI-FZP 944790/6388) has become 9H-QAL & entered service as such on 4/9.

*TAP A21N CS-TXC (8773) made its first flight on 2/9 as D-AZAU, while A339 CS-TUO (1922) was delivered from Toulouse to Lisbon on 6/9.

*THY B789 TC-LLE (65805/899) made it first flight on 2/9.

*UPS B763F N367UP (65790/1190) made its first flight on 1/9. B748F N617UP (64263/1555) was delivered from Paine Field to Louisville on 3/9.

*Vueling A20N EC-NEA (8969) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Barcelona on 3/9 & A320 EC-LQL (1749) was ferried from Barcelona to Ostrava on 9/9 prior to return to the lessor.

*Wow Air to return to the skies?

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GATWICK ROUTE NEWS

*JetBlue considering operating to multiple London airports including Gatwick.

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AND FINALLY

Back from a very good trip to Hungary & Austria & my thanks to Mark Osborn/Aeroprints for all his hard work & my fellow travellers for their excellent company. Unfortunately, I missed the first couple of days as my flight to Vienna was cancelled due to the French ATC failure, though I was able to fly to Budapest late the following afternoon to catch up with the group.

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For the second day running, movements were well down at Gatwick due to the BA pilots’ strike grounding virtually the carrier’s entire fleet.

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B462 G-TYPH (E2200) was cancelled on 3/9 as permanently withdrawn from use.

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Can nothing go right for Boeing?

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CREDITS

Bob Robinson, Mr Anon, Skyliner, Jethro, ATDB, the Finkenwerder website, ch-aviation, Tyke’s Aero Blog, Joseph Haydn, other contributors who wish to remain anonymous & anybody else that I have forgotten

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John & my cat “Mad” Max

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MOVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS

AIRLINERS

AEA51AJ B738 EC-MVY

AEA98DF B738 EC-MVY

AMC116 A20N 9H-NEO

AUI7LM B738 UR-PSE

AUI113 B738 UR-PSN

BAW10C A332 EC-MTY

BTI6BL A223 YL-CSK

BTI6G1 A223 YL-AAQ

BTI43R A223 YL-CSH

CAL069 A359 B-18905

CES201 B773 B-7365

CPA343 A359 B-LRE

EIN2LA did not operate

EIN9CA A320 EI-CVC

EIN23F A320 EI-DVH

EIN23X A320 EI-CVC

EIN24V A320 EI-DES

EIN232 A320 EI-DVI

ENT478 B738 SP-ENV

EZS37NJ A320 HB-JXP

EZS42AX A320 HB-JXN

EZS62HD A319 HB-JYN

EZS8430 A320 HB-JXL

IBK2PU B738 EI-GBG

IBK3VQ B738 EI-FHZ

IBK5BV B738 EI-FVU

IBK7CW B738 EI-FJE

IBK7MZ B738 EI-FJD

IBK8YC B738 EI-FJV

IBK9HW B738 EI-FHZ

IBK9KY B738 EI-FJV

IBK9LT due later

IBK366 B738 EI-FJM

IBK370 B738 EI-FJP

IBK2433 B738 EI-FHP

IBK2469 B738 EI-FJE

IBK2605 B738 EI-FJD

IBK2805 B738 EI-FJV

IBK2807 B738 EI-FJL

IBK2899 B738 EI-FJL

IBK2901 B738 EI-FHY

IBK2903 B738 EI-FJL

IBK2907 B738 EI-FHY

IBK5002 B738 EI-FVR

IBK5302 B738 EI-FVY

IBK6054 B734 SX-MAI

IBS37AK A320 EC-LUS

IBS3714 A320 EC-MUF

ICE6H did not operate

MAC101 A320 CN-NMK

MGX812 F100 4O-AOM

NAX6EM B738 LN-DYG

NAX16Y B738 LN-DYP

NAX18Z B738 LN-NGM

NAX41V B738 LN-NIG

NRS7N B772 EC-MUA

NRS14G A333 EC-NBP

QTR327 B773 A7-BAC

QTR329 A333 A7-AEN

QTR331 A333 A7-AEA

RAM802 B738 CN-ROB

RWD700?A332 9XR-WN

RYR2RK B738 EI-GJC

RYR5MA B738 EI-EKL

RYR7BA B738 EI-GSJ

RYR7KB B738 EI-FIH

RYR20LB B738 EI-FOD

RYR56RC B738 EI-FIL

RYR59ZM B738 EI-DYR

RYR78UZ B738 EI-GDH

RYR86LT B738 EI-FOD

RYR668C B738 EI-DWB

SDM6619 A319 VP-BQK

TAP133A A319 CS-TTV

TAP1330 A21N CS-TJM

TAP1332 E190 CS-TPR

TAP1336 A320 CS-TNM

THY1CF A321 TC-JSV

THY2VF A321 TC-JTA

THY5TX B738 TC-JZE

THY9KH B738 TC-JHN

TOM5AT A320 YL-LCL

TOM8AJ A320 G-POWM

TOM265 B752 G-ZAPX

TOM5147 B738 EC-MUB

TOM5219 B738 EC-MUB

TSC122 A333 C-GTSO

TSC282 A313 C-GTSY

TSC728 A313 C-GTSH

TSC776 A332 C-GUBC

UAE7TR A388 A6-EUR

UAE9KC A388 A6-EVA

UAE15 A388 A6-EVF

VLG2DZ A321 EC-MMH

VLG13DT A319 EC-MIR

VLG28MA A320 EC-LLJ

VLG29BL A320 EC-LZN

VLG34FT A320 EC-LAB

VLG63PR A320 EC-MVD

VLG65MH A320 EC-MJB

VLG78UK A321 EC-MLD

VLG387D A320 EC-MXP

VLG782Y A321 EC-MQB

VLG828W A320 EC-KHN

VLG6204 A319 EC-MKX

VLG7314 A320 EC-MUM

VLG7834 A20N EC-NAV

VLG7836 A321 EC-MGY

VLG8770 A320 EC-LLJ

VLG8772 A320 EC-LQN

WJA1 B789 C-GURP

WJA3 B763 C-FOGJ

WJA22 B763 C-GOGN

WJA24 B737 C-FWSK

WZZ5ZR A320 HA-LWQ

WZZ8JS A21N HA-LVF

WZZ9XB A321 HA-LXA

WZZ1619 A321 HA-LXF

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GA & OTHER MOVEMENTS

N650GB G650 (arr 8/9, stand 67, dep today with reg as c/s to Delhi)

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Callsign/flight number tie-ups for scheduled arrivals (non-UK airlines only)

AEA51AJ/1015, AEA98DF/1013, AUI7LM/111, BTI6BL/653, BTI6G1/651, BTI43R/649, EIN2LA/236, EIN9CA/912, EIN23F/230, EIN23X/238, EIN24V/244, EZS21XD/8432, EZS37NJ/8481, EZS42AX/8463, EZS62HD/8475, FOO313N/6050, FOO516N/6052, IBK1JC/2851, IBK1RL/2801, IBK2KP/2503, IBK2MW/5002, IBK2PU/5502, IBK3FB/2833, IBK3VQ/2853, IBK5BV/5000, IBK5ER/6050, IBK5PH/5500, IBK7CW/2857, IBK7MZ/2671, IBK8CK/5850, IBK8YC/2803, IBK9FR/2649, IBK9HU/8921, IBK9HW/2849, IBK9KY/2909, IBK9LT/2959, IBS37MP/3718, ICE6H/470, NAX5WU/4455, NAX6EM/1336, NAX16Y/1316, NAX18Z/1318, NAX41V/4441, RYR2RK/2714, RYR5CU/126, RYR5MA/142, RYR7BA/1182, RYR7KB/114, RYR20LB/118, RYR56RC/112, RYR59ZM/122, RYR78UZ/120, RYR86LT/116, RYR668C/9852, TAP133A/1334, THY1CF/1981, THY2VF/1997, THY5TX/1963, THY7LJ/1177, THY9KH/1161, THY9YS/1165, THY73M/1299, THY93W/1163, TVS1FG/1098, TVS3BD/1096, UAE7TR/9, UAE9KC/11, VLG2DZ/7826, VLG8XJ/6208, VLG13DT/6206, VLG23FP/6230, VLG28MA/8778, VLG29BL/7292, VLG34FT/7820, VLG63PR/6224, VLG65MH/7380, VLG78UK/7824, VLG387D/6228, VLG782Y/7822, VLG828W/7828, WZZ5ZR/3309, WZZ8JS/2221, WZZ9XB/3031