No new visitors so far today, though Falcon 2000LX F-GVNG (114) is due later. This will be the first 2000LX to visit Gatwick &, in essence, this sub-type is a 2000EX with winglets, helping to give it a range of 4,000 miles at Mach 0.8 & a best-in-class climb speed to 41,000 feet in 18 minutes.

Euro Atlantic will be receiving another B763 in the near future. This will be ex PP-VTE (26208), which was ferried from Porto Alegre via Buenos Aires to Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, where it arrived yesterday for painting. Will presumably visit Gatwick in time.

Thomsonfly B738 G-FZDP (34692) was registered yesterday.

XL A/W B738 G-XLFR (35279) was registered from F-HDXL yesterday & ferried back from Lasham to Paris CDG late this afternoon as XLA150P.

None today.

The Financial Times reports that British A/W is close to seeking clearance from the competition authorities for a three-way operational merger with American A/L & Iberia.

Ian Gawtrey, Malcolm Baldry, Pete Marshall, Allan Huse, Steve Cross, Peter Hillman, Gary Jones, Jethro, the Financial Times, Skyliner, the Coyote & anybody else that I have forgotten.

Happy spotting!

John (& "Mad" Max)

AAW912 – A320 TS-INA

ADR450 – CRJ9 S5-AAK

AMC116 – A320 9H-AAQ

AMC126 – delayed to 23.00

AMC1122 – A319 9H-AEH

AUI501 – B735 UR-GAW

AZW726 – B762 Z-WPF (callsign displayed as AZW724 on SBS)

BEE85F – DHC8 G-KKEV

BMM312 – B735 CN-RMV

BTI651 – B735 YL-BBF

BTI655 – B735 YL-BBH

CLI1038 – A320 EC-KDX

CLI1255 – A320 EC-KCU

CLI3201 – A320 EC-GRI

CNO623 – B736 LN-RCT

COA034 – B764 N76062

COA066 – B752 N14107

COA114 – B752 N14121

COA116 – B752 N33132

CTN498 – A319 9A-CTI

CTN4494 – A319 9A-CTL

DAL005 – B752 N722TW

DAL012 – B764 N839MH

DAL036 – B763 N175DN

DAL058 – B763 N181DN

DAT2121 – B462 OO-DJZ

DAT2129 – B463 OO-DWC

EIN242 – A320 EI-DEF (also EIN244/246)

EIN248 – A320 EI-DEN

ELL101 – B733 ES-ABK

ELL103 – B735 ES-ABD

EZS8469 – A319 HB-JZG (also EZS8471)

EZS8473 – A319 HB-JZN

EZS8475 – A319 HB-JZI

GHB101 – B763 CS-TLO (Euro Atlantic)

ISS3531 – A319 EI-DFP (also ISS3535)

KNI715 – B733 VP-BJW

LIL452 – B735 LY-AWF

LZB495 – delayed to 23.15

MAH612 – B736 HA-LOI

MAH614 – B736 HA-LON

MON736P – B752 G-ZAPU (Titan – also MON737)

MON8949 – MD80 G-FLTK (Flightline)

MPD230 – A320 EC-KIK (also MPD232)

NAX1332 – B733 LN-KKH

NAX5346 – B733 LN-KHA

NWA032 – B752 N546US

OHY4935 – A321 TC-OAI

OMA905 – A310 CS-TEI

QTR075 – A333 A7-AEG

RYR112G – B738 EI-DPD (also RYR114G/1126)

RYR116G – B738 EI-DAF

RYR118G – delayed to 22.16

RYR1124 – B738 EI-DPH

RYR1182 – B738 EI-DCN (also RYR1X)

RYR9852 – B738 EI-DCS

SDM297 – B735 EI-CDD

SNB157 – B737 OY-MRD

SNB335 – B737 OY-MRJ

SNB337 – B738 OY-SEB

SNB429 – B738 OY-SEK

SNB431 – B735 OY-APB

SNB433 – B735 OY-MAA

SNB645 – B737 G-STRH (Astraeus)

SNB735 – MD80 SE-DJF (Fly Excellent – also SNB737)

SNB803 – B735 OY-APB

TAP332 – A319 CS-TTK

TAP334 – A319 CS-TTD

TAP342 – A320 CS-TNL (aircraft change from the predicted CS-TNJ)

TCX68L – B743 EC-IOO (Air Pullmantur)

TCX128L – A332 OY-VKF

TSC322 – A310 C-GTSK

TSC396 – A310 C-GTSH

UAE009 – A332 A6-EAD

UAE011 – A332 A6-EKW

UAE015 – B773 A6-EMV

USA730 – B752 N202UU

USA732 – A333 N270AY

VGN293 – B763 YL-LCZ

G-CBHT DA900EX (arr 2/7 & dep today)

G-RWGW Lear 45 (OCS402)

P4-JET DA50EX (arr 30/6)

YR-TII Galaxy (arr 30/6 & dep today)

ZS-AOL Gulf 5 (arr 26/6 & due out today)

Credits John Dyer