GATWICK ROUNDUP 17-01-13

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John Dyer Posted: Thu, Jan 17 2013 9:16 PM

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VISITORS
British A/W A320 G-EUUI (1871) was today's first newcomer, positioning in from LHR before operating Amsterdam & Verona rotations. Next to make its debut was Gulfstream 550 N552X (5390) of National Express Co, which arrived from Paris/Le Bourget & is due stay with us until tomorrow afternoon. The third newcomer of the morning was BD700 N36LG (9225) registered to WFBN, which popped across from Northolt before flying off to New York/JFK. This afternoon we played host to THY B739 TC-JYI (40985) on the service from Istanbul/Ataturk. This carries a special scheme with "we cover more countries than any other airline" in white on a pale blue background along with famous world landmarks in dark blue on the rear fuselage & "200th AIRCRAFT" in red on the front fuselage as may be seen at: http://www.airliners.net/photo/Turkish-Airlines/Boeing-737-9F2-ER/2213678/&sid=0ab1173082b6c4ac190ecd5c6003839c
Incidentally, this was the 100th different THY aircraft that we have seen here since the carrier started its service from Istanbul 13 months ago (2xA319, 19xA320, 32xA321, 1xA332, 1xA343, 42xB738 & 3xB739)

FLEET NEWS
EasyJet A319 G-EJJB (2380) was rolled out of the paint shop at Southend yesterday with CC-AIC under tape.
Meridian Fly has had its AOC downgraded to provisional by the Italian CAA as has Air Italy. This appears to be due to concerns over the financial viability of the companies. The carriers are due to merge on 15/2.

ROUTE NEWS
None today.
 
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
Further to yesterday, all fifty or so B787s in airline service worldwide have now been grounded, either by various regulatory bodies or by the airlines themselves, until the recent battery problems & other safety issues are resolved. I gather that a Boeing spokesman has stated that there is no truth in the rumour that Airfix, Uhu, Autoglass & Duracell have been called in as consultants. Continuing on a light-hearted note, I was amused to hear reference to the "Boeing 787 Super Jumbo" on Channel 5 News this afternoon!

Due tomorrow (snow permitting):
G-???? E145 eta 13.20 as EZE183P, etd 14.20 as EZE1883
G-EPGI Ce560XLS etd 07.50
OY-RCC B46 eta 11.05 as FLI9331
SX-DVH A320 on AEE6LW (second visit)
9Y-LHR B763 on BWA902 (third visit)
Regulars - BRU851/EW-303PJ, CCA851/B-6076
NAX flights - 1ZN/NOY (also 12J), 5WP/NOW, 14X/DYI, 32A/NIB, 36C/NOG, 51M/NOR, 4441/DYA, 5818/DYV

CREDITS
Allan Huse, David C, David Osborn, Steve Duquemin, John Tietjen, Alan/MiniCooper, Les Wallis, Mark Rice, Mr Anon, Jethro, Skyliner, ATDB, Matt Busby & anybody else that I have forgotten.

Happy spotting!
John (& my cat Mad Max)   (dogs have masters, cats have staff!)
http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/blogs/john_dyer/default.aspx

MOVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
AIRLINERS
AAW912 A320 ER-AXV
AEA1013 B738 EC-JAP (also AEA1015)
AEE6WL A321 SX-DGA
AMC116 A320 9H-AEO
AUI501 B735 UR-GAU
AWE732 A332 N281AY
BAW9274 A320 G-EUUI (first visit, also BAW69GB)
BTI6BL B733 YL-BBY
EIN02H A319 EI-EPS (also EIN024/028)
EIN23A A320 EI-DER
EIN232 A320 EI-DVJ (also EIN236/912/248)
EIN242 A320 EI-DVM (also EIN244)
EZS2VL A320 HB-JZR (also EZS505V)
EZS7FR A320 HB-JZZ
EZS529L A319 HB-JZU
FLI9330 B463 OY-RCC
ICE470 B752 TF-FIV (third visit)
NAX1ZN B738 LN-DYZ (also NAX12J/3522)
NAX5WP B738 LN-DYW
NAX6EX B738 LN-NOC
NAX14X B738 LN-DYF
NAX18Z B738 LN-DYL
NAX32A B738 LN-DYD
NAX34G B738 LN-NGD
NAX36C B738 LN-DYG (also NAX31F)
NAX51M B738 LN-DYK
NAX59T B738 LN-NGB
NAX351L B738 LN-NOY
NAX2436 B738 LN-DYI
NAX4441 B738 LN-DYA
NAX5818 B738 LN-DYH
NVD201 A320 LZ-MDR
RYR2MK B738 EI-DLZ
RYR6MN B738 EI-DPR (also RYR5YX/2MU/8GR)
RYR6XB B738 EI-EMC
TAP334 A319 CS-TTN (also TAP338)
THY1981 A321 TC-JSA
THY1997 B739 TC-JYI (first visit)
TSC360 A332 C-GTSN
UAE9 B773 A6-ECV
UAE11 B772 A6-EMH
UAE15 B773 A6-EGQ
 
GA & OTHER MOVEMENTS
D-IMME Ce551 (arr 16/1, stand 232L, dep today with reg as c/s)
G-EPGI Ce560XLS (reg as c/s)
G-ORYX HS125 (arr 16/1, stand 232R, dep today as OJT2)
I-SEAE DA2000 (SNM051)
N36LG BD700 (reg as c/s, first visit, stand 143R, dep with reg as c/s)
N552X Gulf 550 (reg as c/s, first visit, stand 231L)
OH-WIA Ce680 (arr 16/1, stand 231R)
VP-BZE DA7X (arr 16/1, stand 235R, dep with reg as c/s)
VP-CRB Lear 60 (reg as c/s, stand 145R, dep with reg as c/s)