GATWICK ROUNDUP 14-06-12

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John Dyer Posted: Thu, Jun 14 2012 9:30 PM

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VISITORS
More first visits today, starting with Lear 45 C-GMCP (126 ex N420FX, C-FXHN) of Skyservice Business Aviation, which arrived from Keflavik. Our next newcomer was doubtless of more interest to the photographers than the frame collectors & was National A/L B744F N952CA (25238 ex F-GISA, N952CA, TF-NAC), which arrived from Boeing Field at lunchtime with a flap for Virgin before departing to Hahn late afternoon. Slightly more mundane newcomers during the afternoon were Flybe E175 G-FBJF (17000341), which made its first appearance here on a service from Aberdeen (& returned again during the evening), & Citation 680 OE-GEM (0033 ex ZS-JDL, D-CAFÉ) of Jet Pool Network Luftverkehrs, arriving from Chania via Hanover.
On their second visits were Air Explore B734 OM-CEX & Aerosvit B738 UR-AAN.

FLEET NEWS
Air Berlin A320 D-ABNA (5191) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Berlin/Tegel today. B738 D-ABMF (37767) left Boeing Field yesterday on delivery to Berlin/Tegel.
Air One has reportedly received A320 EI-DSX (3643) from Alitalia, though no sign of it at Gatwick so far.
Cimber Sterling B737 OY-MRS (32737 ex G-STRH) is to join SAS as SE-REY.
Norwegian Air Shuttle has ordered a further two B788s, taking its total planned acquisition to 8.
Virgin Atlantic has ordered a further B789, taking its total order for the type to 16.

ROUTE NEWS
Caribbean A/L. It appears that Omni Air International will operate the Gatwick service for the time being.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
NetJets has placed an order with Bombardier for a mixture of 100 BD100/CL605s plus options for another 175. Let's hope some of these are used to refresh the European operation.

The link below, kindly forwarded by Mr Anon, regarding those airfields subject to slot restrictions during the Olympics may be of interest:
http://olympics.airspacesafety.com/media/7094/slot_leaflet.pdf

Due tomorrow:
B-6536 A332 eta 05.47 as CCA851 (first visit)
D-CAVE Lear 35A eta 15.50 as AMB421
ES-ACB CRJ9 on ELL103
G-CFLV S2000 eta 17.30 as EZE1628, etd 18.40 as EZE628P (third visit)
G-ORYX HS125 etd 06.55 as OJT2
N378AX B763 eta 09.15 as BWA902 (first visit)
N525L Ce525B etd 10.55
OE-GEM Ce680 etd 11.55
NAX flights - 10G/NOB (also 12J), 14X/DYC, 32A/DYI, 36C/DYZ, 51M/NOU, 55Q/DYM, 4441/DYV, 5818/DYA

CREDITS
James Mepsted, Malcolm Baldry, Ben Staplehurst, Paul Mutton, Mark Rice, John Creasey, Andy Chetwyn, Martin Stephen, Simon Shoubridge, Dave Sawyer, Gerry P, Mr Anon, Jethro, Skyliner, ATDB, Sir Frank Whittle & 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
ADH300 A320 EI-DSS
ADH302 A320 EI-DSR
AEA1013 B738 EC-KCG (also AEA1015)
AEW225 B738 UR-AAN (second visit)
AMC116 A320 9H-AEO
ANP293 A332 SU-GCI
AUI501 B738 UR-PSA
AUI503 B734 UR-GAV
AWE732 A333 N275AY
BEE7CA E175 G-FBJF (first visit, also BEE71EV)
BER8596 B737 D-AHXE
BER8598 B737 D-ABBV
BTI6G1 B733 YL-BBK (aircraft change from the predicted YL-BBL)
CRK875 A332 B-LNK
CTN494H A319 9A-CTG
DLH4HV B735 D-ABIS
DLH898 B735 D-ABIT
EIN23A A320 EI-DEK (also EIN236/242/244)
EIN232 A320 EI-DEB
EIN248 eta 21.55
EZS43LJ A319 HB-JZJ
EZS128X A320 HB-JZY
EZS463R A319 HB-JZW
EZS8481 A319 HB-JZK
FLI410 B462 OY-RCE
HCC501 A320 OK-MEH
HFY371 A332 CS-TQP
ISS355 A319 EI-DFP (also ISS351)
KAL909 B772 HL7715 (eta 22.49)
LLC142C B733 LY-SKW
LLC348 B734 OM-CEX (second visit)
LZB497 A320 LZ-FBD
NAX6EX B738 LN-NON
NAX10G B738 LN-DYY (also NAX12J)
NAX14X B738 LN-DYE
NAX18Z B738 LN-DYC
NAX32A B738 LN-DYW
NAX34G B738 LN-DYB
NAX36C B738 LN-NOT (also NAX31F)
NAX51M B738 LN-NOF
NAX55Q B738 LN-NOX
NAX59T B738 LN-NOR
NAX351L B738 LN-NOD
NAX3522 B738 LN-DYP
NAX4441 B738 LN-NIB
NAX5818 B738 LN-NOH
NCR952 B744 N952CA (first visit)
RYR2MK B738 EI-DWH
RYR2MU B738 EI-EFC (also RYR8GR)
RYR2NE B738 EI-EME
RYR6MN B738 EI-DLC (also RYR5YX)
RYR6NL B738 EI-DHD
RYR6XB B738 EI-EFY
RYR8BZ B738 EI-DPE
RYR61EC B738 EI-DCR
STU2491 A320 LX-STB
SWG258 B763 CS-TFS
TAP332 A320 CS-TNG
TAP334 A320 CS-TNM
TAP346 A319 CS-TTM
TCX413 A332 OY-VKF
THY1981 B738 TC-JGZ (third visit)
THY1997 A321 TC-JRM (aircraft change from the predicted TC-JRG)
TSC274 A332 C-GTSR
TSC322 A333 C-GTSO
TSC337 A313 C-GTSK
TSC352 A313 C-GTSY
TSC540 A332 C-GGTS
UAE9 B773 A6-ECA
UAE11 B773 A6-EBI
UAE15 B773 A6-EGG

GA & OTHER MOVEMENTS
A6-ESH A319CJ (arr 10/6, dep today as SHJ01)
C-GMCP Lear 45 (reg as c/s, first visit, stand 152R)
G-ORYX HS125 (OJT2)
N525L Ce525B (reg as c/s)
N550PR Gulf 550 (reg as c/s)
OE-GEM Ce680 (reg as c/s, first visit, stand 152)