VISITORS
Having spent most of its time operating out of Southampton since it was delivered back in October, Flybe EMB195 G-FBEN (19000213) finally made its first visit to Gatwick this morning. French A/F TBM700 131/XQ was another newcomer & became the second of these to visit this year when it arrived from Guernsey. Completing a trio of first-timers was Ryanair B738 EI-EBC (37520) operating the Girona run this afternoon.

FLEET NEWS
BMI 320 G-MIDZ (934) has been put into storage at East Midlands for a period of 3 months, though this may be extended if nobody can be found to take it.
BMI Baby B733 G-BYZJ (24962) is also now stored at East Midlands. G-OGBE (27834) will be withdrawn in March & G-TOYE (27455) in April. Both will be returned to the lessor before May. G-OGBD (27833) had also been due to leave the fleet, but its lease has been extended.
EasyJet A320s G-TTIH (3546) & G-TTII (3575) finally left Gatwick for Luton yesterday evening as EZY8002/1 respectively. G-TTIH was so late departing that it didn't actually arrive at Luton until early this morning. New registrations are to be G-OZBT (ex G-TTIH) & G-OZBU (ex G-TTII). The former will be painted in Monarch scheme at Filton & enter service on the 9th or 10th March, while the latter now has a slot in the paint shop at Norwich, where it will acquire its new livery prior to service entry on the 8th March.
FlyLAL B735s LY-AWF (26707) & LY-AWG (26700) are due to be leased to Sky Europe shortly. Since the lessor repossessed 6 of its B738s, the airline has chiefly been using leased B733s on its services to Luton, with LZ-BOU/W from Bulgaria Air & OM-ASC of Air Slovakia being particularly regular.  
Monarch - see under easyJet.
Norwegian Air Shuttle is set to expand its B738 fleet this year. Apart from the expected LN-NOO (30289), the airline anticipates adding a further 10 B738s in 2009. These comprise four leased aircraft to be added in the first half of the year, with another four in the second half. NAS also expects to take delivery of the first 2 of 42 new B738s that is has on order from Boeing during 3Q2009.  
Ryanair B738 EI-CSS (29932) has now become VQ-BCJ & should be delivered from Norwich in the near future.
Sterling B737 OY-MAE (25066) was due to leave storage at Chateauroux today bound for Dubai & an unknown operator. B738 OY-SED (28237) was registered as N813SY on the 18th & was ferried from Belgrade to Shannon today using its registration as a callsign & still in Sterling scheme.

ROUTE NEWS
Aer Lingus is to increase its frequency on the Dublin route from four to five per day next month after British A/W abandons the route.
EasyJet. Interestingly, Hawkeye tells us that the new Gatwick flights due to start this summer are not new services for the airline as such, but are, in fact, part of a gradual move of capacity from Stansted which, by the middle of this year, will have seen a 25% drop in easyJet flights. 
Norwegian Air Shuttle. The summer schedules have been listed in this month's Hawkeye &, for those of you unfortunate enough not to be members of the Gatwick Aviation Society, are reproduced below with the addition of the Tromso flights (kindly supplied by Robbie Shaw), which weren't included at the time.
Aalborg
NAX3521 sta 19.35 days 1 to 5 from 30/3
Bergen
NAX1318 sta 19.30 days 1 to 5 & 7 (continues)
Copenhagen
NAX3510 sta 08.15 days 1 to 5 from 30/3
NAX3510 sta 10.10 day 6 from 4/4
NAX3514 sta 18.55 days 1 to 5 & 7 from 29/3
Oslo
NAX1302 sta 08.40 days 1 to 6 from 30/3
NAX1304 sta 13.30 days 1 to 5 from 30/3
NAX1306 sta 18.55 days 1 to 5 from 30/3
NAX1306 sta 19.30 day 7 from 29/3
NAX1308 sta 09.30 day 7 from 29/3
Stavanger
NAX1332 sta 20.05 days 1 to 5 & 7 from 29/3 (renumbering of NAX1342)
Tromso
NAX1320 sta 19.45 day 2 from 31/3
NAX1322 sta 09.10 day 6 from 4/4
If my maths are correct, that comes to 49 flights per week this summer & is an increase of 37 on the present schedules. Suitable slots are still being sought to move the Trondheim service across from Stansted. All currently show as being flown by B733s, with the exceptions of the Aalborg service & the Saturday Copenhagen flight, which are slated to be operated by B738s, though with a further 11 to be delivered this year, these may become more common.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
None today.

CREDITS
Malcolm Baldry, Paul Fowler, Graham Stevens, Neil Judd, Dave Broome, Andy Borrett, Steve Pigg, Robbie Shaw, John Creasey, Ken Ede, Jethro, Flight Global, Hawkeye, Skyliner, Charles Darwin & anybody else that I have forgotten.

Happy spotting!
John (& "Mad" Max)   

MOVEMENTS SUMMARY (most from SBS)
AAW912 - A320 5A-ONB
ADR450 - CRJ9 S5-AAN
AMC116 - A320 9H-AEI
AMC1122 - A319 9H-AEJ
AUI501 - B735 UR-GAK
AWE730 - B762 N250AY
AWE732 - A333 N274AY
BEE961C - E195 G-FBEN (first visit - also BEE293E/295E)
BEL2121 - B463 OO-DWK
BEL2129 - B462 OO-DJS
BTI651 - B752 YL-BDC
CIM265 - CRJ2 OY-MBJ
CIM5761 - B734 SE-RJA (Tor Air - also CIM5765)
CLI8640 - A320 EC-KFI
CNO623 - B735 LN-BRH
CTN4494 - A319 9A-CTI
DAL012 - B764 N838MH
DAL036 - B752 N721TW
EIN242 - A320 EI-DEL
EIN244 - A320 EI-DVI
EIN246 - A320 EI-DVE (also EIN248)
ELL101 - B733 ES-ABJ
EZS8532 - A319 HB-JZQ
EZS8569 - A319 HB-JZN (also EZS8571)
EZS8573 - A319 HB-JZJ
EZS8575 - A319 HB-JZG
EZS8577 - A319 HB-JZK
ISS3531 - A319 EI-DEZ
ISS3535 - A319 EI-DEY
MAH612 - B736 HA-LOF
MAH614 - B737 HA-LOB
MPD230 - MD87 EC-KSF (also MPD232)
NAX1318 - B733 LN-KKT
NAX1342 - B733 LN-KKB
QTR075 - A333 A7-AEF
RYR1X - B738 EI-DAI
RYR112G - B738 EI-DYB (also RYR114G)
RYR116G - B738 EI-DPD (also RYR118G)
RYR1124 - B738 EI-DAG (also RYR1126)
RYR1182 - B738 EI-DHM
RYR5562 - B738 EI-DHD (also RYR5568)
RYR7102 - B738 EI-DWM
RYR9228 - B738 EI-EBC (first visit)
RYR9852 - B738 EI-DCM
TAP332 - A319 CS-TTJ
TAP334 - A319 CS-TTG
TAP344 - A319 CS-TTA
TAP348B - A319 CS-TTE
TSC722 - A310 C-GTSD
UAE009 - A332 A6-EAH
UAE011 - B772 A6-EMH
UAE015 - B773 A6-EBM
VIK116 - eta 22.10 (should be B738 SE-RHR)
Correcting a typo in yesterday's movements summary, AMC116 was operated by 9H-AEJ & not 9H-AEG
 
BIZJETS, ETC
C-FPRP Lear 35A (arr 22/2)
G-HGRC Ce525A (HGR858 - second visit - dep am & returned in the evening with the same callsign)
LX-GJC A318CJ (arr 22/2 & dep today)
PR-WRM DA7X (arr 20/2)
131/XQ TBM700 (CTM1285 - first visit)