GATWICK ROUNDUP 22-02-12

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John Dyer Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2012 9:21 PM

VISITORS
A busy day for newcomers with six new airliners to report & a it's a long time since that happened. Vietnam A/L VN-A145 (35504) started the ball rolling on the Ho Chi Minh service (all ten have now visited) & was followed soon after by Air Berlin B738 D-ABBG (32918) from Nuremberg. At lunchtime we played host to THY A320 TC-JPB (2626) from Istanbul, while late afternoon saw the arrival of Republique de Djibouti B762 ZS-DJI (23624 ex CC-CJV, PT-TAH, N151LF, 5R-MFE, N769BC, TJ-AAC, N769BC, G-FJEC, G-SJET, N480JC, ZS-DJI, J2-KBE) from Djibouti/Ambouli. Further newcomers this evening were Hi-Fly A332 CS-TQP (211 ex C-GGWB, F-WQQN, I-VLED, EC-IYN, EC-KIM, N272LF) from Kabul via Prague, & wearing the company's customary polar bear scheme, & German A/F A319CJ 15+02 (4060) of the FBS arriving from Koln/Bonn via Berlin.

FLEET NEWS
Air Berlin A319 D-ABGH (3245) was registered HB-JOY for Belair yesterday & ferried from Dusseldorf to Zurich today. A320 D-ALTH (1797) was ferried from Dublin to Prague today after painting for Brussels A/L (to become OO-SNC). For the record, the delivery flight of A321 D-ABCI (5038) from Finkenwerder to Berlin/Tegel was delayed from 16/2 to 17/2.
British A/W B773 G-STBF (40543) was registered yesterday & arrived at Cardiff on delivery today.
Estonian Air. After a further delay, E170 OH-LEE (17000093) was delivered from Helsinki to Tallinn today (or so I am told!).
Pegasus B738 TC-CPB (38177) made its first flight yesterday.
RAM. Delete yesterday's reference to one of the carrier's A321s having become PK-YUF. Carl Knight checked its pedigree as it transited through Dubai & it is the former F-OIVU (1017) of Air Ivoire.
Ryanair B738 EI-EVJ (38501) made its first flight yesterday.
Thomson A/W B738 G-TAWD (37265) is due to arrive at Gatwick on delivery at 07.15 on Friday morning.

ROUTE NEWS
None today.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
None today.

CREDITS
Colin Wright, Horsham Spotter, Simon Shoubridge, Derek Malt, Ian Terry, Ben Staplehurst, Carl Knight, Martin Stephen, John Creasey, Robert Spillings, Mr Anon, Jethro, Skyliner, ATDB, Bruce Willis & 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
AEA1013 E195 EC-KYP
AEA1015 E195 EC-LKM
AMC116 A319 9H-AEJ
AUI501 B734 UR-GAX
AWE732 A333 N274AY
BER8596 B738 D-ABBG (first visit)
BER8598 B737 D-AHXB
BRU851 B735 EW-290PA
BTI6G1 B733 YL-BBK
CIM191 CRJ2 OY-RJA
CIM195 CRJ2 OY-RJF
DAL12 B763 N155DL
DLH896 B735 D-ABIL
DLH898 B735 D-ABIR
EIN23A A320 EI-DVE
EIN232 A320 EI-EDS (also EIN236/244)
EIN246 delayed to 21.55
EIN248 cancelled
EXS2178 B733 G-CELK
EZS43LJ A319 HB-JZP
EZS8463 A319 HB-JZS (also EZS8467)
EZS8481 A320 HB-JZY
GNJ57 B752 SX-RFA
HCC501 A320 OK-HCA
HFY233 A332 CS-TQP (first visit)
HVN141 B772 VN-A145 (first visit)
ISS351 A319 EI-DFP
MLD1863 A320 ER-AXV (change of c/s from MLD863)
NAX6EX B738 LN-NOE
NAX10G B738 LN-NOB
NAX18Z B738 LN-NOL
NAX31F B733 LN-KKJ
NAX32A B738 LN-NOY
NAX36C B733 LN-KKD (as NAX1306)
NAX51ZC B738 LN-DYC
NAX59ZA B738 LN-DYS
NAX351L B738 LN-DYR
NAX5818 B738 LN-NOV
RYR2MU B738 EI-EFC (also RYR5ZG)
RYR4RB B738 EI-DYH
RYR5FE B738 EI-DYD
RYR6MN B738 EI-DYE (also RYR1ZR)
RYR7NH B738 EI-DAI
RYR8BA B738 EI-EBI
RYR71FX B738 EI-EMP
RYR5301 B738 EI-DYI (also RYR76VT)
SDM297 B735 EI-CDH
TAP338 A319 CS-TTF
TAP342 A319 CS-TTL
TAP344 A320 CS-TNT
THY1997 A320 TC-JPB (first visit)
TSC222 A332 C-GPTS
TSC242 A332 C-GTSR
UAE9 B773 A6-ECK
UAE11 B773 A6-EBG
UAE15 B773 A6-EBB
 
GA & OTHER MOVEMENTS
A6-ESH A319CJ (arr 20/2)
G-PVHT DA7X (reg as c/s)
N818LK G550 (arr 20/2)
N909MM DA2000EX (arr 21/2)
OE-IRM BD700 (arr 20/2)
ZS-DJI B762 (reg as c/s though displaying ARN9 on SBS, first visit)
15+02 A319CJ (GAF647, first visit)
KAF325 L-100 (arr 20/2, dep today as KAF3215)
Due later is Gulf 450 G-TAYC eta 22.10