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John Dyer Posted: Thu, Aug 9 2012 9:12 PM

VISITORS
No newcomers to tell you about today, just second visits from Citation 510 EC-LJC & THY B738 TC-JGY.
Titan aircraft continue to frequent Gatwick subbing for various carriers. In case anyone is interested, the following aircraft have operated subs from here this year to date:
G-POWC B733 for British A/W & Monarch
G-POWH B752 for British A/W, easyJet & Monarch
G-ZAPK B462 for Aurigny, British A/W, Flybe & Monarch
G-ZAPN B462 for Flybe
G-ZAPW B733 for British A/W
G-ZAPX B752 for British A/W, easyJet & Strategic A/L
G-ZAPZ B733 for British A/W & Monarch

FLEET NEWS
Air Berlin A320 D-ABNB (5246) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Berlin/Tegel yesterday.
Emirates B773 A6-EGY (41080) made its first flight yesterday.
Flybe. The ferry flight of DH8D G-JEDJ (4058) from Exeter to Keflavik was delayed from yesterday to today.

ROUTE NEWS 
None today.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
The Aviation Herald reports the following error made by a flight crew in the USA yesterday:
"A Silver Airways Saab 340B on behalf of United, registration N346AG performing flight 3M-4049/UA-4049 from Morgantown, WV to Clarksburg, WV (USA) with 11 passengers and 3 crew, landed on Fairmont's, WV runway 05 about halfway into the scheduled 25 minutes/25nm hop and about 11nm short of its scheduled destination. The aircraft came to a safe stop on the runway around 23:30L. The passengers were taken to their destination by taxis. Fairmont Airport commented the landing was obviously a mistake, the crew believed they had landed in Clarksburg. The FAA confirmed an investigation into the incident has been opened." Ooops!

Not wishing to alarm the passengers, but..........
"A passenger on an Alaska Airlines flight bound to Seattle looked out the window and saw what appeared to be a damaged area on the wing with a handwritten note saying, "We know about this." The incident July 28 drew comments on Twitter and other social media websites, but the Seattle-based airline says there was nothing to worry about.
Spokeswoman Bobbie Egan said Tuesday that it was an approved trim repair to the corner flap on the right wing. A maintenance technician wrote to let the flight crew know. Egan says, "The message was the result of someone's good intentions" but the wing note "was not appropriate and did not follow company procedures." 
Airline officials seem to have known about the issue and understood fliers concerns but dismissed them anyhow. "And before every flight, pilots do a walk around the plane, and they kept seeing the section repair and pointing it out and kept filing a report saying, you need to fix it," said airline spokesman Paul McElroy. The message was immediately removed, and Alaska apologizes for any alarm it may have caused." Would the note have worried you? Make your own mind up by viewing a photo at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2185222/Shocked-passenger-looks-Alaska-Airlines-plane-maintenance-note-damaged-wing.html

And finally, VietJetAir have fallen foul of the Vietnamese authorities for holding a mid-air beauty pageant on their inaugural service from Ho Chi Minh to Nha Trang. For more information &, of course, the videos go to:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2185945/Runway-clear-clothes--Vietnamese-passenger-airliner-fined-hosting-mid-air-beauty-pageant-scantily-clad-Hawaiian-dancers.html How about that Mr O'Leary?
 
No amusing snippets for ages & three come along at once (just like buses). Returning to Gatwick, the following are currently due tomorrow:
B-6130 A332 eta 05.42 as CCA851 (third visit)
CS-DHM Ce550 eta 07.55 as NJE016K
G-EZWC A320 eta 15.55 as EZY8772
G-EZWD A320 eta 02.20 as EZY8672 & 14.00 as EZY8626
G-LSMB DA2000EX eta 16.00 as AVB901, etd 17.15 as AVB902
G-PEER Ce525A eta 14.40 as EDC770, etd 16.15 with same c/s
OE-HPG BD100 eta 09.40 as XPE819, etd 10.25 with same c/s (first visit)
YU-BNA DA50 eta 13.35
Regulars - BWA902/N378AX, FHY693/TC-FBJ, HVN145/VN-A150, OHY385/TC-OAL, UAE9/A6-EBW, UAE11/A6-EBC, UAE15/A6-EBI
NAX flights - 1ZN/NOZ, 12J/NOX, 14X/NON, 32A/KKJ, 36C/KHB, 51M/NIB, 55Q/NOG, 4441/DYN, 5818/NOJ

CREDITS
John Creasey, JonO, Paul Mutton, the Stig, Mr Anon, Jethro, Skyliner, ATDB, Charlotte Dujardin/Valegro, Nicola Adams & 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
ADH302 A320 EI-DSR
AEA1013 B738 EC-JAP
AEA1015 E195 EC-KXD
AMC116 A320 9H-AEK
AUI501 B738 UR-PSB
AWE732 A333 N277AY
BAW2727 B752 G-ZAPX (also BAW2597/2579)
BAW9250 B733 G-POWC (also SHT2957/BAW2611)
BER8596 B737 D-ABLB (also BER8598)
BTI6G1 B733 YL-BBY
CRK875 A332 B-LNJ
CTN494H A319 9A-CTL
DLH4HV B735 D-ABIP
DLH898 A319 D-AILR
EIN23A A320 EI-DEA (also EIN236/242/244)
EIN232 A320 EI-DVJ
EIN248 delayed to 22.35
EZS43LJ A319 HB-JZT
EZS128X A320 HB-JZY
EZS463R A319 HB-JZI
EZS8481 A319 HB-JZF
EZY478R A320 G-EZWD (also EZY8648)
EZY875Q A320 G-EZWB
FLI410 B462 OY-RCD
HCC501 A320 OK-HCB
HFY371 A343 CS-TQL
ISS355 A319 EI-DFP (also ISS351)
JAT212 B733 YU-ANI
KAL909 B772 HL7526 (eta 22.55)
LLC142C B733 LY-SKW
LLC348 B733 LY-FLH (c/s displayed as LLC247 on SBS)
LZB497 A320 LZ-FBD
NAX6EX B738 LN-DYZ
NAX10G B738 LN-DYY (also NAX12J/3522)
NAX14X B738 LN-DYU (also NAX18Z as NAX1318)
NAX31F B733 LN-KKW
NAX32A B738 LN-DYB
NAX34G B738 LN-DYR
NAX36C B733 LN-KKR
NAX51M B738 LN-DYA
NAX55Q B738 LN-DYJ
NAX59T B738 LN-DYK
NAX351L B738 LN-NOZ
NAX4441 B738 LN-DYM
NAX5818 B738 LN-NOJ
RYR2MK B738 EI-DYS
RYR2MU B738 EI-DWT (also RYR8GR)
RYR2NE B738 EI-DPE
RYR5YX B738 EI-DYX
RYR6MN B738 EI-EBA
RYR6NL B738 EI-EBN
RYR6XB B738 EI-EBK
RYR8BZ B738 EI-DPE
RYR61EC B738 EI-DLI
STU2377 A320 LX-STC (also STU2491)
SWG259 B763 CS-TFS
TAP332 A319 CS-TTP
TAP334 A320 CS-TMW
TAP346 A319 CS-TTF
TCX413 A332 OY-VKF
THY1981 A321 TC-JRK
THY1997 B738 TC-JGY (second visit)
TSC274 A332 C-GTSR
TSC322 A313 C-GTSD
TSC352 A313 C-GTSF (c/s displayed as @@@@@@ on SBS)
TSC540 A332 C-GGTS
UAE9 B773 A6-ECT
UAE11 B77L A6-EWI
UAE15 B773 A6-EGP
 
GA & OTHER MOVEMENTS
EC-LJC Ce510 (DSP242, second visit, stand 140R, dep as DSP243)

 
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