GATWICK ROUNDUP 07-03-12

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John Dyer Posted: Wed, Mar 7 2012 9:20 PM

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VISITORS
Citation 560XLS LX-INS (5727 ex VH-NGH) operated by Luxaviation was our only newcomer today. On a second visit was THY A320 TC-JPP. Conducting a missed approach & declaring a PAN at lunchtime was RYR4RB/EI-DPK with a flap problem. RYR13P/EI-DCY ferried in later to operate the outbound RYR4UX to Rygge.

FLEET NEWS
British A/W B773 G-STBF (40543) was ferried from Cardiff to LHR late this afternoon prior to service entry.
Spanair. Further to yesterday, MD82 SE-RJH (53165) is ex EC-GCV, not EC-GCO as my source quoted to me.
Thomson A/W A320 G-OOPU (1637) was cancelled from the register yesterday & registered to Monarch as G-OZBX.
Titan A/W. My thanks to a contributor who wishes to remain anonymous for adding to yesterday's posting. B463 G-POWF (E3373) is just at Norwich for maintenance. B733 G-POWC (25402) was ferried from Stansted to Sharjah on 4/3 as a temporary replacement. The purchase of B462 OO-TAY (E2211), & other TNT examples, by the MoD is as a theatre stopgap for C-130/A400Ms.

ROUTE NEWS
Hong Kong A/L is to start its daily first/business class only service from Hong Kong tomorrow morning. At present, only two A332s, B-LNJ/K are appropriately configured, but should be joined by B-LNL somewhere around the middle of the year. Apparently, this first flight only has 35 passengers on it.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
A couple of restorations to the register yesterday were Jetstream 41 G-MAJK (41070) to Eastern A/W from SX-SEB & B462 G-OCLH (E2268) for Trident Aviation Leasing ex D-AVRH of Lufthansa Cityline. 

In case you missed it in the media, a bit of recent egg on face for Virgin Atlantic: :)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2110734/Virgin-Atlantic-passengers-left-luggage-ground-crew-hold-door-open.html

Some for tomorrow:
B-LNJ A332 eta 04.46 or 05.26 as CRK875 (first visit)
G-HPPY Lear 40 eta 00.10 as MHN138, etd 12.50 with same c/s
LN-DYX B738 eta 08.40 as NAX32A (first visit)
LX-EVM DA2000LX eta 03.40 as SVW29VM, etd 04.35 with same c/s (second visit)
Regular - CUB400/CU-T1250
NAX flights - 10G/NOB (also 12J), 14X/DYT, 32A/DYX (first visit), 34G/DYD, 36C/DYQ, 51ZC/NOR, 55YB/DYN, 351L/DYP, 5818/DYR

CREDITS
Gary Jones, Nick Yeadon, Derek Malt, Andy Borrett, Dave Long, Alan Edwards, Malcolm Baldry, Gerry P, Mr Anon, Jethro, Skyliner, ATDB, Isaac Asimov & anybody else that I have forgotten.

Happy spotting!
John (& my cat Mad Max)  
http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/blogs/john_dyer/default.aspx

MOVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
AIRLINERS
AEA1013 E195 EC-KYO
AEA1015 E195 EC-LKM
AMC116 A320 9H-AEP
AUI501 B738 UR-PSA
AWE732 A333 N271AY
BER8596 B737 D-ABLB
BER8598 A320 D-ABFF (aircraft change from the predicted D-ABDS)
BRU851 CRJ2 EW-303PJ
BTI6G1 B733 YL-BBR
CIM191 did not operate
CIM195 delayed to 23.25
DAL12 B763 N176DN
DLH896 B733 D-ABXT
DLH898 B735 D-ABIK
EIN23A A320 EI-DEL
EIN232 A320 EI-DEP (also EIN236/244/248)
EIN246 A320 EI-DVE
EXS104C B752 G-LSAH
EZS43LJ A319 HB-JZO
EZS8463 A319 HB-JZI (also EZS8467)
EZS8481 A320 HB-JZY
HCC501 A320 OK-HCA
HVN141 B772 VN-A145
ISS351 A319 EI-DEZ
MLD863 A320 ER-AXP
NAX6EX B738 LN-NOT
NAX10G B738 LN-NOJ
NAX18Z B738 LN-DYE
NAX31F B738 LN-NOL
NAX32A B738 LN-NON (as NAX1302)
NAX36C B738 LN-DYB
NAX51ZC B738 LN-NOR
NAX59ZA B738 LN-NOU
NAX351L B738 LN-NOD
NAX5818 B738 LN-DYC
PLM401P B744 EC-KSM
RYR2MU B738 EI-EBG (also RYR5ZG)
RYR4RB B738 EI-DPK
RYR5FE B738 EI-DHY
RYR6MN B738 EI-EKO (also RYR1ZR)
RYR7NH B738 EI-DCF
RYR8BA B738 EI-EMM
RYR13P B738 EI-DCY (see under "Visitors" above)
RYR71FX B738 EI-DWS
RYR5301 B738 EI-EMP (also RYR76VT)
SDM297 A319 VQ-BAQ
TAP334 F100 CS-TPF
TAP342 A319 CS-TTG
TAP344 A319 CS-TTC
THY1997 A320 TC-JPP (second visit)
TSC222 A332 C-GITS
TSC242 A332 C-GPTS
UAE9 B773 A6-ECP
UAE11 B772 A6-EMG
UAE15 B773 A6-EGM
XAX14 A343 9M-XAC (yesterday's flight late)
 
GA & OTHER MOVEMENTS
A6-ESH A319CJ (arr 5/3)
LX-INS Ce560XLS (LXA107, first visit, dep with same c/s)
KAF325 L-100 (arr 5/3, dep today as KAF3200)