VISITORS
Netjets Gulfstream 450 N455QS (474) made its first visit early this morning. Arriving shortly before midnight last night, also on a first visit, was the expected Gulfstream 5 VP-BAC (588)
An error on my part yesterday regarding the Friday Montenegro flight. This only started 2 weeks ago & was always MGX710. This flight comes from Podgorica, while the other two weekly flights are from Tivat & use the flight number MGX720.
Yesterday's NWA B752 diversion (N547US) departed this morning as NWA6059.
FLEET NEWS
Flybe. No sooner had I commented on DHC-8 G-ECOG (4220) failing to arrive in the UK on the 13th, than it was registered yesterday & arrived at Birmingham as BEE040 on delivery this afternoon.
ROUTE NEWS
None today.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
Looking back at the visitors for 18th October last year makes for rather depressing reading. The following airlines that operated scheduled services to Gatwick on that day & which no longer visit us for one reason or another were American A/L, Brit Air, Central Wings, Fly Hello, German Wings, Nationwide, Olympic, Oasis Hong Kong & Zoom. The number of flights into Gatwick by aircraft from non-UK airlines on 18th October 2007 was 81, while today's figure was 67. No wonder it seems a bit quiet round here these days. Not a scientific comparison, I grant you, but I expect that you get the picture.
CREDITS
Ken Ede, Robbie Shaw, Gerna, Jethro, the Blue Angels & anybody else that I have forgotten.
Happy spotting!
John (& "Mad" Max)
MOVEMENTS SUMMARY (most from SBS)
AAW912 - A320 TS-INM
ADR450 - CRJ9 S5-AAL
AMC116 - A320 9H-AEK
AMC118 - A320 9H-AEF
AMC1122 - A319 9H-AEG
AMC6687 - A320 9H-AEN
AUI501 - B733 UR-GAN
AUI503 - B735 UR-GAU
AWE730 - B752 N202UW
AWE732 - A333 N277AY
BMA7966 - A320 G-MIDR
BTI651 - B735 YL-BBN
BTI655 - B735 YL-BBD
CLI1038 - A320 EC-KDT
CLI1255 - A320 EC-KMI
CLI3201 - A320 EC-GRE
CNO623 - did not operate
COA034 - B764 N59053
COA116 - B752 N19130
CUB400 - Il96 CU-T1254
DAL012 - B764 N827MH
DAL036 - B763 N198DN
DAL058 - B763 N1607B
DAT2121 - B463 OO-DWK
DAT2131 - B462 OO-DJV
ECA842 - delayed to 22.20
EIN242 - A320 EI-DVE (also EIN244)
ELL103 - B735 ES-ABD
EZS8469 - A319 HB-JZP (also EZS8471)
EZS8473 - A319 HB-JZJ
EZS8475 - A319 HB-JZG
ISS3531 - A319 EI-DEZ
ISS3535 - A319 EI-DFA
ISS3537 - A319 EI-DFP
KAJ6420 - B733 TS-IEF
KNI715 - B733 EI-DJK
LIL452 - B735 LY-AZY
LZB495 - did not operate
MAH612 - B736 HA-LOG
MAH614 - B737 HA-LOA
MPD230 - A320 EC-KIK (also MPD232)
NWA032 - B752 N546US
OHY7385 - A300 TC-OAG
OMA905 - A310 CS-TEX
QTR075 - A332 A7-ACI
RYR1X - B738 EI-DLI
RYR112G - B738 EI-DCB (also RYR114G/116G/118G)
RYR1124 - B738 EI-CST
RYR1126 - B738 EI-DHA
RYR1182 - B738 EI-CSW
RYR9852 - B738 EI-DHX
SNB429 - B735 OY-APH (also SNB431)
TAP332 - A319 CS-TTN
TAP334 - A319 CS-TTB
TAP342 - A319 CS-TTC
TAP348B - A320 CS-TNJ
TSC506 - A310 C-GTSY
TSC522 - A310 C-GFAT
UAE009 - A332 A6-EKX
UAE011 - A332 A6-EKY
UAE015 - B773 A6-EMQ
VGN293 - B763 YL-LCZ
VIK851 - MD80 SE-RDI
BIZJETS, ETC
CS-DHB Ce550 (arr 16/10 & dep today)
I-ALHO (arr 17/10)
LX-FTA DA900 (arr 17/10 & dep today)
N455QS Gulf 450 (first visit)
OE-GNF Lear 60 (arr 17/10 & dep today)
VP-BAC Gulf 5 (arr late 17/10 - first visit)
VP-BBQ Premier (arr late 17/10 & dep today)