GATWICK ROUNDUP 23-12-11

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John Dyer Posted: Fri, Dec 23 2011 9:17 PM

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VISITORS
A trio of first visits for the fourth day in a row (if it was only like that every day!). Our first newcomer was Vietnam A/L B772 VN-A143 (33502), the sixth of the fleet to visit us this month so far, arriving from Hanoi this morning. Lunchtime provided us with another new Turk in the shape of A321 TC-JRR (4706), while Flybe E175 G-FBJC (17000327) positioned in for the first time operating from/to Turin.

FLEET NEWS
Astraeus B752 G-OJIB (24292) was cancelled from the register yesterday & reregistered as N938FD for FedEx.
British A/W B735 G-GFFD (26419), which has been stored at Istanbul/Sabiha Gokcen, was cancelled from the register yesterday as transferred to Kyrgyzstan.
Emirates B773 A6-EGL (41072) made its first flight yesterday.
Jet2. Just to confirm that G-GDFF (28385 ex EC-HGP) was registered yesterday.
United A/W. Just in case they do ever restart the Gatwick service, former Blue Line machine S2-AFW (674 ex F-HBOS) left Bordeaux today on delivery to Dhaka.

ROUTE NEWS
None today.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
The first A332 tanker for the RAF was registered yesterday to Air Tanker Ltd as G-VYGA (1046 ex EC-337). It will become ZZ331. B462 G-BVMS (E2227) of Trident Aviation Leasing, which is stored at Bucharest, was cancelled from the register yesterday as transferred to Indonesia & is for Aviastar Mandari.

Sad news today (to me anyway!) is that BAC 1-11 XX105 (008) was broken up at Boscombe Down last weekend. Despite having been part of the museum there, it was not in very good condition & the metal moth had taken its toll, hence this act of apparent wanton vandalism. Apart from the fact that it was once Gatwick-based, this machine was of significance to me as it was the first jet that I ever flew on when it carried me from Jersey to Gatwick on 17/04/66 as JY118 while registered G-ASJD with BUA, to whom it had been delivered only eight months earlier. It later became part of the Caledonian & then BCAL fleet before being sold to the RAE Bedford on 21/09/71, later serving with the renamed DRA & then QinetiQ before making its last flight on 05/06/03.

In case any of you were thinking of nipping out to do a bit of spotting in the next few days, Mr Anon has supplied the following information regarding Christmas airfield closures in the London Area:
Biggin Hill   - Closed 24/12 2000 to 27/12 0900
Blackbushe    - Closed 24/12 2200 to 26/12 0700
Denham        - Closed 24/12 1200 to 28/12 0900
Elstree       - Closed 23/12 1600 to 28/12 0900
Farnborough   - Closed 24/12 2000 to 27/12 0800
Gatwick       - Open
Heathrow      - Open
London City   - Closed 24/12 1300 to 26/12 0900
Luton         - Open from 0600 to 2300 on 25/12
Redhill       - Closed 24/12 to 27/12, and 01 to 02/01
Shoreham      - Closed 23/12 1830 to 27/12 0800
Stansted      - Open
White Waltham - Closed 25/12 & 26/12, and 01/01 & 02/01

Due tomorrow:
CS-DFE DA2000 eta 10.15 as NJE744D
G-TSLS BD700 eta 07.20 (first visit)
VN-A151 B772 eta 06.12 as HVN141 (first visit)
Some regulars - BGH175/LZ-BHB (also BGH177), DLH896/D-ABIC, UAE11/A6-EGG
NAX flights - 10G/NOB, 32A/KKM, 51ZC/DYL, 5816/DYH

CREDITS
Ian Gawtrey, Paul Giblin, Ian Joslin, Malcolm Baldry, Mr Anon, Jethro, Skyliner, ATDB, the Ghost of Christmas Future & 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-LLR
AEA1015 E195 EC-LFZ
AEW225 A320 UR-DAE
AMC116 A319 9H-AEJ
AUI501 B738 UR-PSC
AWC76D B733 G-POWC (from Chambery)
AWC144 B752 G-ZAPX (from Chambery)
AWE732 A333 N272AY
BAW9272 A318 G-EUNA
BEE094P E175 G-FBJC (first visit)
BER8596 B737 D-ABLB
BER8598 A320 D-ABFL
BRU851 B733 EW-283PA
BTI6G1 B733 YL-BBM
CIM191 CRJ2 OY-RJF
CIM193 CRJ2 OY-RJA (also CIM195)
CTN4494 A319 9A-CTL (aircraft change from the predicted 9A-CTH)
DAL12 B763 N154DL
DLH896 B735 D-ABIY
DLH898 B733 D-ABEP (aircraft change from the predicted D-ABIN)
EIN23A A320 EI-DVJ
EIN232 A320 EI-CVD
EIN236 did not operate
EIN246 delayed to 22.00
EIN248 delayed to 22.55
EIN2242 A320 EI-DEF (also EIN244)
EIN7217 A320 EI-DVF (from Lyon, also EIN7235 from Turin)
EIN7921 A320 EI-CVB (from Friedrichshafen)
EXS2118 B733 G-CELP (from Geneva)
EXS2164 B733 G-CELK (from Chambery, also 2148 fro Geneva)
EZS43LJ A319 HB-JZN
EZS8463 A319 HB-JZO (also EZS8467)
EZS8481 A319 HB-JZT
HCC501 A320 OK-HCB
HFY751P A343 CS-TQL
HVN145 B772 VN-A143 (first visit)
ISS355 A319 EI-DEZ (also ISS351)
MAH612 B738 HA-LOC (also MAH614)
MAH618 B737 HA-LOB
NAX6EX B733 LN-KKL
NAX10G B738 LN-NOD (also NAX12J)
NAX14X B738 LN-NOR
NAX18Z B738 LN-NOP
NAX31F B733 LN-KKM (aircraft change from the predicted LN-DYD)
NAX32A B738 LN-DYA
NAX36C B733 LN-KKI (aircraft change from the predicted LN-DYD)
NAX51ZC B738 LN-DYK
NAX55YB B738 LN-NOO
NAX59ZA B738 LN-DYS
NAX351L B738 LN-NOB
NAX5818 B738 LN-DYB
RYR1ZR B738 EI-DLR (aircraft change from the predicted EI-DAE, also RYR2MU/5ZG)
RYR4RB B738 EI-EFV
RYR5FE B738 EI-DYH (aircraft change from the predicted EI-DYR)
RYR6MN B738 EI-DAE
RYR6XB B738 EI-EFR
RYR7NH B738 EI-DPX
RYR8BA B738 EI-DWL
RYR71FX B738 EI-DYB
RYR1112 B738 EI-DWM (aircraft change from the predicted EI-DLR)
RYR5301 B738 EI-EMD (also RYR76VT)
SDM297 A319 VP-BIU
SRR6977 B762F OY-SRJ
STU907P A320 LX-STC (also STU873 from Enontekio)
TAP334 F100 CS-TPD
TAP338 A319 CS-TTG (aircraft change from the predicted CS-TTR)
TAP342 F100 CS-TPB
THY1997 A321 TC-JRR (first visit)
TSC422 A333 C-GCTS
UAE9 B773 A6-EBQ
UAE11 B773 A6-EBY
UAE15 B773 A6-EGG
XAX14 A343 9M-XAC
 
GA & OTHER MOVEMENTS
G-CDWY A109S (reg as callsign, dep with reg as callsign)