GATWICK ROUNDUP 16-05-12

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John Dyer Posted: Wed, May 16 2012 9:17 PM

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VISITORS
Air China A332 B-6076 (797) made its first visit from Beijing this morning. An unusual newcomer this evening was Eurolot DH8D C-GMXB (4406) on delivery to Warsaw where it will be reregistered SP-EQA. It is parked on stand 151R & is due to depart at 12.00 tomorrow. A second delivery slot has been requested for Friday.

FLEET NEWS
BA Cityflyer E190 G-LCYR (c/n?) is due to be delivered to Exeter for modifications prior to service entry during the first week in August. This is the last one on order for the carrier. 
British A/W A319 G-EUPC (1118) has been painted in a special Olympic flame scheme & flew down from LHR to Athens today to collect the Olympic flame. See Skyliner for photo.
EasyJet A319 G-EZEC (2129) was cancelled from the register at Southend yesterday & is due to become CC-AFY for Sky A/L. G-EZEA (2119) underwent a change of ownership yesterday to Alpha Aircraft Management (it is also parked at Southend). Only delivered to Gatwick yesterday evening, A320 G-EZUX (5138) departed on a service to Edinburgh this morning & is to be based there now.
Flybe. It is rumoured that DH8D G-JEDW (4093) could be going for water bomber conversion & a further two DH8Ds will be going to Brussels A/L from the start of the winter schedules. E175 G-FBJF (17000341) is currently due to be delivered to Birmingham on 26/5 or 27/5 & G-FBJG (17000351) to Manchester on 30/6 before moving to Glasgow.
Lufthansa B733 D-ABXR (23875) left Frankfurt today bound for Tulsa, OK & an appointment with the scrapman.
Thomson A/W B752 G-BYAU (27220), which has been stored outside the BA hangar minus titles & logo since arriving from Shannon on 26/4, undertook an air test from/to Gatwick today as TOM9284. I still have no information regarding who its next operator will be. G-BYAL (25626) was expected at Gatwick from Shannon today, also minus titles & logo prior to return to the lessor, but seems to have been delayed. B738 G-CDZM (30466) left Shannon today as 4X-EKR on delivery to Tel Aviv for El Al.

ROUTE NEWS
None today.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
Due tomorrow:
A6-EGP B773 eta 12.30 as UAE15 (first visit)
A7-HHM A332 eta 06.00 as QAF002
SU-GCI A332 eta 06.50 as VGN293 (first visit)
NAX flights - 10G/NOE (also 12J), 36C/DYU, 51M/NOU, 55Q/DYN, 4441/DYV, 5818/DYJ

CREDITS
Malcolm Baldry, Derek Malt, Neil Barnes, JonO, Martin Stephen, John Creasey, Dave Long, Ian Chadwick, Rob Hotchkiss, Paul Giblin, Derek Hoddinott, Mr Anon, Jethro, Skyliner, ATDB, Max Bygraves & 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 did not operate
ADH302 A320 EI-DSK
AEA1013 B738 EC-ISE
AEA1015 B738 EC-LPR
AMC116 A319 9H-AEG
AUI501 B734 UR-GAO
AWE732 A333 N275AY
BBA21 DH8D C-GMXB (first visit, see above)
BER8596 B737 D-AHXF (also BER8598)
BRU851 CRJ2 EW-276PJ
BTI6G1 B733 YL-BBL
CCA851 A332 B-6076 (first visit)
CRK875 A332 B-LNK
DLH4HV B735 D-ABIN
DLH898 A319 D-AIBG (third visit)
EIN23A A320 EI-DEK (also EIN236/242/244)
EIN232 A320 EI-DEB
EIN248 A320 EI-DEF
EZS43LJ A319 HB-JZS
EZS128X A319 EC-JZV
EZS463R A319 HB-JZM
EZS8434 A319 HB-JZO
EZS8481 A319 HB-JZI
HVN141 B772 VN-A141
ISS351 A319 EI-DEZ
MGX812 F100 4O-AOT
MLD863 A320 ER-AXP
NAX6EX B738 LN-NOC
NAX10G B738 LN-NOZ (also NAX12J)
NAX18Z B738 LN-NIB
NAX32A B738 LN-NOC
NAX36C B738 LN-DYG (also NAX31F as NAX1310)
NAX51M B738 LN-DYV
NAX55Q B738 LN-NOF
NAX59T B738 LN-NOH
NAX351L B738 LN-NOM
NAX4441 B738 LN-NOJ
NAX5818 B738 LN-NOB
RYR2MK B738 EI-DAS
RYR2NE B738 EI-DPS
RYR6MN B738 EI-DCY (also RYR5YX/2MU/8GR)
RYR6NL B738 EI-DWM
RYR6XB B738 EI-DYZ
RYR8BZ B738 EI-EFL
SDM297 did not operate
STU2375 delayed to 03.30 tomorrow
TAP332 A319 CS-TTH
TAP334 A319 CS-TTC
TAP344 A319 CS-TTS (aircraft change from the predicted CS-TTF)
TAP346 A319 CS-TTQ
THY1997 B738 TC-JFK
TSC222 A332 C-GPTS
TSC282 A313 C-GTSF
UAE9 B773 A6-ECC
UAE11 B773 A6-EGL
UAE15 B773 A6-EGN
 
GA & OTHER MOVEMENTS
A6-ESH A319CJ (SHJ01)
CS-DFS Ce560XL (NJE975A)
CS-DXL Ce560XLS (NJE784W)
G-YPRS Ce550 (arr late 15/5, reg as c/s, stand 152R, dep today with reg as c/s)
N92AE Gulf 4 (arr 14/5)
N211DK Gulf 4 (arr 15/5)