GATWICK ROUNDUP 08-11-12

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John Dyer Posted: Thu, Nov 8 2012 9:22 PM

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VISITORS
Korean Air B772 HL7743 (34208) became the 11th example to visit Gatwick when it made its first appearance this evening. Making its second visit was Gulfstream 5 N108CE, which arrived from Luton, while easyJet A320 G-EZWF also made its second appearance after operating its first revenue service to/from Marrakech. A320 UR-DAK, B734 UR-GAV & Ce525B UR-PME departed back to the Ukraine today following Shakhtar Donetsk's defeat at the hands of Chelsea.

FLEET NEWS
Air Berlin A320 D-ABND (5290) made its first flight today as D-AXAM.
Emirates B773 A6-ENC (41083) made its first flight yesterday.
Rossiya. Adding to Tuesday's roundup, B735 EI-CDE (25115) continued on from Bangor, ME to Goodyear, AZ.
Thomson A/W. Summarising & adding to recent & upcoming fleet changes:
C-FTLK B738 (35143) left Shannon on 8/11 bound for Toronto/Pearson on return to Sunwing A/L following summer lease.
G-DBLA B763 (26063) to be withdrawn from service this winter
G-OBYD B763 (28042) to be withdrawn from service this winter
G-OOAN B763 (26256) to be withdrawn from service this winter
G-OOAR A320 (1320) withdrawn from service 07/10 & stored at Luton
G-OOBI B752 (27146) to be withdrawn from service this winter
G-OOBJ B752 (27147) to be withdrawn from service this winter
G-OOBR B752 (27219) to be withdrawn from service this winter
G-OOOX B752 (26158) withdrawn from service on 30/10
G-OOPE A321 (0852) to be withdrawn from service at end of March
G-OOPH A321 (0781) withdrawn from service 31/10 & stored at Luton
G-PJLO B763 (26064) to be withdrawn from service this winter
G-THOP B733 (28740) withdrawn from service 30/10 & stored at Manchester
These will be replaced by seven B738s (G-TAWK to TAWR) by next summer & also by the first three or four B788s of the eight on order (G-TUIA to TUID plus 4)

ROUTE NEWS
British A/W is to stop operating its weekly service from Gatwick to San Juan from 31/03.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
Citation 510 G-FBNK (0067) was cancelled from the register yesterday & is to/has become HB-VWS.

It is patently obvious from his latest crass statement that Mr O'Leary is not a frequent flyer, has never flown through even moderate turbulence or been involved in an aborted take-off. He must also have failed to watch the recent fascinating TV programme in which a B727 was deliberately crashed in northern Mexico to determine passenger survivability:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/aviation/9661829/Seatbelts-on-planes-are-pointless-says-Ryanair-boss.html
For others who may have failed to see the programme, conclusions from the crash test results included: "For passengers, it reinforced the importance of wearing seatbelts" & "a dummy in the "brace" position and wearing a seat belt fared much better than one with seat belt but no brace position, which notionally suffered head injuries, and one with neither, which would not have survived". It amazes me that this guy is allowed to run an airline!
And talking of Ryanair: https://www.pressdispensary.co.uk/releases/c993540/Ryanair-worst-for-customer-service,-Easyjet-best,-says-airline-poll.html

Just when you think that things couldn't get more bizarre Schiphol is claiming to be LHR's third runway (more shades of O'Leary here?). See: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/aviation/9337349/Schiphol-claims-to-operate-Heathrows-third-runway.html
I had somehow failed to notice that the Netherlands was now part of the UK (must have been one of those strange EU rulings, I suppose).

Our chances of seeing the recently announced Vueling services from Barcelona to Gatwick, due to start in the spring, may well have taken a bit of a knock with the announcement today that IAG has made a bid for the carrier. Iberia already owns a 46% stake in Vueling & IAG is to offer €113 million for the remaining 54%.

Due tomorrow:
D-CYOU Ce680 eta 06.15, etd 07.50
EW-34?PO E175 on BRU851
G-HPPY Lear 40 eta 17.25 as MHN533
I-AIGI B763 eta 12.55 as AEY83
I-SEAS DA900 eta 08.40 as CNM051, etd 17.05 as SNM052
Regulars - AEE606/SX-DVZ, BWA902/N378AX, CCA851/B-6540
NAX flights - 1ZN/NOV (also 12J), 14X/DYD, 32A/NGD, 36C/DYZ, 51M/DYA, 55Q/DYN, 4441/DYV, 5818/NOF

CREDITS
Malcolm Baldry, Ben Staplehurst, Graham Stevens, Stevee, John Creasey, Neil Judd, Neal Harris, Glenn Herriott, Paul Giblin, Chris Mellon, the Stig, Mr Anon, Jethro, Skyliner, ATDB, Gandalf & 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
AAW912 A320 ER-AXP
AEA1013 E195 EC-KYO
AEA1015 E195 EC-KXD
AEE606 A321 SX-DVZ (third visit)
AMC116 A320 9H-AEO
AUI501 B738 UR-PSA
BER8596 A320 D-ABFT (third visit, also BER8598)
BTI6BL B733 YL-BBY
BWA902 B763 N378AX
EIN02E A319 EI-EPR (also EIN024/028)
EIN23A A320 EI-DEA
EIN232 A320 EI-DVE (also EIN236/912)
EIN242 A320 EI-DVI (also EIN244)
EIN248 eta 22.10
EXS2178 B733 G-CELE
EXS6339 B733 G-CELK
EZS345M A320 HB-JZY (also EZS505V)
EZS529L A319 HB-JZO
EZS967N A320 HB-JZR
EZY762R A320 G-EZWF (second visit)
ICE470 B752 TF-FIN (third visit)
ISS597 A319 EI-DEZ (also ISS351)
KAL909 B772 HL7743 (first visit)
NAX6EX B738 LN-DYE
NAX10G B738 LN-DYY (also NAX12J/3522)
NAX14X B738 LN-DYT
NAX18Z B738 LN-DYL
NAX31F B738 LN-NOP
NAX32A B738 LN-DYF
NAX34G B738 LN-DYI
NAX36C B738 LN-NOC
NAX51M B738 LN-DYN (also NAX59T)
NAX55Q B738 LN-DYJ
NAX351L B738 LN-NGC
NAX2436 B738 LN-DYC
NAX4441 B738 LN-NOI
NAX5818 B738 LN-DYM
NVD201 A320 LY-VEY
RYR2MK B738 EI-DWD
RYR5YX B738 EI-DHV
RYR6MN B738 EI-EFW (also RYR2MU/8GR)
RYR6XB B738 EI-EBK
TAP334 A319 CS-TTI (also TAP338)
THY1981 A321 TC-JRS
THY1997 A321 TC-JRR (aircraft change from the predicted TC-JSA)
TSC322 A313 C-GSAT
TSC360 A332 C-GTSN
UAE9 B773 A6-EGI
UAE11 B773 A6-EMM
UAE15 B773 A6-EGP
 
GA & OTHER MOVEMENTS
CS-DHL Ce550 (NJE316G, stand 231L)
N108CE Gulf 5 (reg as c/s, second visit, stand 232L)
OE-INU CL605 (VJS649, Biggin diversion, third visit, stand 140R, dep with same c/s)
UR-PME Ce525B (arr 7/11, stand 232L, dep today with reg as c/s)
ZS-AOL Gulf 550 (arr 31/10, stand 230s, dep today as AJZ550)