VISITORS
Global Jet Luxembourg A318CJ LX-GJC (3100) made its first visit to Gatwick this evening, hopping across from Stansted.
FLEET NEWS
A slow day for news, so I have held over what little there is & by way of something different here is a rather lengthy recap covering the large number of B737s that have recently left (or will shortly leave) some of the airlines that are, or have been, regular to Gatwick in recent months.
British A/W
G-GFFA (25038) to Aeroflot-Nord as VP-BOH
G-GFFB (25789) to Aeroflot-Nord as VP-BKU
G-GFFC (24272) to Avolar as EI-DKV
G-GFFD (26419) stored at Budapest
G-GFFE (27424) stored at Lasham & probably to be parted out
G-GFFF (24754) to Aeroflot-Nord as VP-BXN
G-GFFG (24650) to Aeroflot-Nord as VP-BOI
G-GFFH (27354) to be WFU this year
G-GFFI (27425) to be WFU this year
G-GFFJ (27355) WFU 06/12/08 (currently at Glasgow)
G-LGTE (24908) to be WFU this year
G-LGTF (24450) WFU 13/02/09
G-LGTG (24470) to be WFU this year
G-LGTH (23924) WFU 15/12/08 (currently at LHR)
G-LGTI (23925) WFU 14/01/09 (currently at Gatwick)
EasyJet
G-EZJD (30242) to GOL as PR-GIN
G-EZJE (30238) to GOL as PR-GIM
G-EZJG (30239) to GOL as PR-VBH (via N239CG)
G-EZJH (30240) to Eastar Jet as HL7797 (via N240CL)
G-EZJI (30241) for Sun Country as N710SY (currently at Minneapolis/St Paul, MN as N241CL)
G-EZJJ (30245) for Sun Country as N711SY (currently at Stansted in full scheme as G-EZJJ)
G-EZJK (30246) to GOL as PR-VBI (via N346CL)
G-EZJL (30247) to GOL as PR-VBO (currently at Stansted & due to leave this week)
FlyLAL
LY-AGQ (26339) to Belavia as EW-253PA
LY-AGZ (26340) to Belavia as EW-252PA
LY-AQU (24667) stored at Vilnius
LY-AQV (25069) leased to Jet Time
LY-AQX (24664) stored at Vilnius
LY-AWD (26739) leased to SCAT
LY-AWE (26684) leased to SCAT
LY-AWF (26707) stored at Bratislava
LY-AWG (26700) stored at Vilnius?
LY-AZW (27629) to EI-EDW (stored at Shannon)
LY-AZY (26287) restored as EI-CDS (stored at Shannon)
Ryanair.
EI-CSA (29916) to Varig as PR-VBA
EI-CSB (29917) to Varig as PR-VBB
EI-CSC (29918) to Varig as PR-VBC
EI-CSD (29919) to Varig as PR-VBD
EI-CSE (29920) to Varig as PR-VBE
EI-CSF (29921) to Canjet as C-FTCX
EI-CSG (29922) to MIAT Mongolian A/L (still as EI-CSG)
EI-CSH (29923) to Canjet as C-FTCZ
EI-CSI (29924) to Orenair as VP-BPG
EI-CSJ (29925) to Blue Air as YR-BIA
EI-CSM (29926) to Blue Air as YR-BIB
EI-CSN (29927) to Garuda as PK-GEL
EI-CSO (29928) for Garuda (currently at Lasham)
EI-CSP (29929) to be WFU this year (for Garuda)
EI-CSQ (29930) to be WFU this year (for Garuda)
EI-CSR (29931) to Garuda as PK-G--
EI-CSS (29932) for Orenair (currently fully painted at Norwich)
EI-CST (29933) WFU 15/02/09 (currently at Prestwick)
EI-CSV (29934) to be WFU this year
EI-CSW (29935) to be WFU this year
EI-CSX (32778) to Atlant-Soyuz as VQ-BBR
EI-CSY (32779) to Atlant-Soyuz as VQ-BBS
EI-CSZ (32780) to Atlant-Soyuz as VQ-BCM
Also due to leave the fleet during 2009 are EI-CTA/CTB & EI-DAC to DAG at least.
Sterling A/W
OY-APB (28084) stored at Chateauroux
OY-APH (28721) stored (location?)
OY-MAA (24778) to Orix Aircraft Corp as N494ST (stored at Goodyear, AZ)
OY-MAE (25066) stored at Chateauroux
OY-MRC (28006) to ACG Acquisitions as N280AG (stored at Victorville, CA)
OY-MRD (28007) to DAE Capital as D-AABH (stored at Berlin/Schonefeld)
OY-MRE (28008) stored at Tallinn
OY-MRF (28009) to Cimber Sterling
OY-MRG (28010) stored at Tallinn
OY-MRH (28013) to Cimber Sterling
OY-MRI (28014) stored (location?)
OY-MRJ (28015) stored at Belgrade
OY-MRO (28497) to AWAS as N497TF (stored at Cecil Field, FL)
OY-MRP (34401) stored at Berlin/Schonefeld
OY-MRR (34402) stored at Berlin/Schonefeld
OY-MRU (29079) stored at Copenhagen
OY-SEB (28214) for Vision Air (stored at Belgrade)
OY-SEC (28221) to ACG Acquisitions as N282AG (stored at Macon, GA)
OY-SED (28237) stored at Belgrade
OY-SEJ (30289) for Norwegian Air Shuttle as LN-NOO (at Lasham as N289CG)
OY-SEK (30292) to Sunwing A/L as C-FEAK (via N292AG)
OY-SEL (33018) to CIT Aerospace as EI-EDL (stored at Southend for Titan)
OY-SEM (33019) to Blue Air as YR-BIC
TF-NBA (28210) stored at Belgrade
XL A/W
G-XLAA (28226) to XL A/W Germany as D-AXLG
G-XLAB (28218) to XL A/W Germany as D-AXLF
G-XLAC (29051) to Canjet as C-FXGG (via N290AN)
G-XLAD (29052) to Atlant-Soyuz as VP-BMI
G-XLAG (33003) current location unknown (left Lasham for Muscat 22/12 & still current on UK register)
G-XLAI (30702) to MAS as 9M-MLB (via N164LF)
G-XLAJ (30703) to MAS as 9M-MLA (via N161LF)
G-XLAK (35092) to AndoluJet as TC-JHI
G-XLAL (35093) to XL A/W Germany as D-AXLD & then Sunwing A/L as C-FYLD
G-XLAN (32685) to Neos as I-NEOW
G-XLAO (32690) for MAS as 9M-MLC (currently at Kuala Lumpur)
G-XLAP (36539) to Lion A/L as PK-LGI
G-XLAR (35227) to Lion A/L as PK-LGH
ROUTE NEWS
None today.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
None today.
CREDITS
Tony Howard, John Creasey, Mike Hooker, Mark Rice, Malcolm Baldry, Ian Gawtrey, Jethro, Skyliner, Captain Cook & anybody else that I have forgotten.
Happy spotting!
John (& "Mad" Max)
MOVEMENTS SUMMARY (most from SBS)
AAW912 - A320 5A-ONA
ADR450 - A320 S5-AAB
AMC116 - A319 9H-AEG
AUI501 - B734 UR-GAM
AWE730 - B752 N940UW
AWE732 - A333 N274AY
AZW722 - B762 Z-WPE
BEL2121 - B462 OO-DJQ
BEL2129 - B462 OO-DJO
BMM314 - A321 CN-RNY
BRU851 - B735 EW-250PA
BTI651 - B752 YL-BDC
CIM265 - B737 OY-MRF
CIM5765 - B734 SE-RJA (Tor Air)
CLI8640 - A320 EC-KFI
CNO623 - B735 LN-BRS
CTN4494 - A319 9A-CTL
DAL012 - B764 N839MH
DAL036 - B752 N705TW (callsign displayed as DAL80 on SBS)
EIN242 - A320 EI-DEK
EIN244 - A320 EI-DVF
EIN246 - A320 EI-DVI (also EIN248)
ELL101 - B735 ES-ABD
EZS8569 - A319 G-EZDJ
EZS8571 - A319 HB-JZF (also EZS8573/8575)
HHI7195 - A319 D-AHIL (also HHI7199)
ISS3531 - A319 EI-DFA
ISS3535 - A319 EI-DEZ
LZB495 - A320 LZ-FBE
MAH612 - B737 HA-LOA
MAH614 - B736 HA-LON
MGX720 - F100 4O-AOP
MPD230 - B752 EC-ISY (Privilege - also MPD232)
MXA1594 - B762 XA-MXN (second visit)
NAX1318 - B733 LN-KKV
NAX1342 - B733 LN-KKB
QTR075 - A332 A7-ACJ
RYR1X - B738 EI-DHV
RYR112G - B738 EI-DCM (also RYR114G)
RYR116G - B738 EI-DPS (also RYR118G)
RYR1124 - B738 EI-DHT (also RYR1126)
RYR1182 - B738 EI-DHG
RYR5562 - B738 EI-DPZ (also RYR5568)
RYR7102 - B738 EI-DAO
RYR9228 - B738 EI-CSQ
RYR9852 - B738 EI-CSV
SDM297 - B735 EI-CDE
TAP332 - A319 CS-TTL
TAP334 - A320 CS-TNK
TAP344 - A319 CS-TTC
TCX101L - A320 PH-AAX (Amsterdam A/L)
TCX797L - A320 LZ-MDB (Via)
TOM060 - B763 PH-AHX (Arkefly)
UAE009 - B773 A6-EMR (callsign displayed as UAE7 on SBS)
UAE011 - B772 A6-EMG
UAE015 - B773 A6-EBJ
VIK176 - B738 SE-RHR (also VIK872A)
BIZJETS, ETC
C-FPRP Lear 35A
CS-DFR Ce560XL (NJE310R)
G-FPLB Be200 (arr late 21/2 & dep very early this morning)
G-INTO PC-12 (arr late 21/2 & dep today)
LX-GJC A318CJ (SVW17JC - first visit)
PR-WRM DA7X (arr 20/2)
VP-BSO DA900EX (SHE771)