GATWICK ROUNDUP 24-02-12

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John Dyer Posted: Fri, Feb 24 2012 9:06 PM

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VISITORS
Thomson A/W B738 G-TAWD (37265) arrived on its delivery flight this morning & was the day's first newcomer. K-Air Avanti I-FXRK (1213) of K-Air followed this evening on its first visit.
On a second visit was THY B738 TC-JGU.

FLEET NEWS
Air Berlin B738 D-ABBU (30627) was ferried from Munich to Shannon today for painting for Enter Air.
Ryanair B738 EI-EVH (40290) arrived at Dublin on delivery today.
Spanair. The flight plans for A320s EC-KEC (1183) & EC-KOX (1383) to Shannon yesterday were cancelled & the aircraft remain in Spain.
Thomson A/W. As expected, B738 G-TAWD (37265) arrived at Gatwick this morning on delivery from Boeing Field.

ROUTE NEWS
Cimber Sterling. This carrier may be pulling off the Billund to Gatwick route as it no longer features on the Gatwick or Cimber sites from summer onwards. 

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
Mr Anon has very kindly supplied the following summary regarding airspace restrictions during the forthcoming Olympics:
"From 23.00z on 13/7 until 23.00z on 15/8, temporary airspace restrictions will affect large amounts of low-level airspace in the South East of England.
A prohibited area (designated 'UK P111') will be set up around Heathrow & the Olympics sites in East London. No VFR flights will be allowed in this area, & all IFR flights will be under positive control at all times. The airspace in UK P111 will be restricted to LHR & London City traffic, & Olympic News/Security flights only.
Outside of UK P111, a further restricted area (designated 'UK R112') will be set up. This area can be thought of as being a ring, which extends to 10-20 miles outside of the M25. This ring encompasses the major airports of Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, Biggin Hill & Southend, as well as many smaller aerodromes. No aircraft will be allowed into UK R112 without prior authorisation, & the airspace will be controlled by 'Atlas Control'. Atlas Control will be split into two areas 'Atlas North' & 'Atlas South'. All aircraft flying in this airspace will be required to be in two-way contact with Atlas Control at all times. The initial contact frequencies will be 123.225 (South), & 132.800 (North). The split between 'Atlas North' & 'Atlas South' will effectively be the River Thames.
What does this mean? Currently it's possible to fly VFR from Fairoaks to Rochester without talking to ATC, & without getting any authorisation. Whilst UK R112 is in operation prior approval will be required, & the aircraft will be required to remain in contact with Atlas Control throughout its time in the restricted airspace. The ultimate sanction for entering Atlas airspace without authority could be a rather unpleasant meeting with an armed RAF Typhoon, which will be stationed at Northolt during the Olympic period.
Further to this, all aerodromes within the Atlas area will be slot controlled, & any aircraft arriving without a slot could be fined up to £20,000. This restriction is also in place at various airports outside of the Atlas area such as Shoreham, Goodwood & Southampton."

Due tomorrow:
CS-DKE G550 etd 09.00 as NJE921Q
NAX flights - 10G/NOD, 14X/KKR, 32A/KKN, 38W/KHB, 51ZC/NOU, 5818/NIB

CREDITS
Paul Giblin, Mark Gould, Ian Gawtrey, Malcolm Nason, Richard Flint, Simon Shoubridge, Mr Anon, Jethro, Skyliner, ATDB, Richard Wilson & 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 (also AEA1015)
AMC116 A320 9H-AEN
AUI501 B734 UR-GAO
AWE732 A333 N278AY
BER8596 B737 D-ABBT (also BER8598)
BRU851 CRJ2 EW-100PJ
BTI6G1 B733 YL-BBX
CIM191 cancelled
CIM193 CRJ2 OY-RJF
CIM195 CRJ2 OY-RJA
DAL12 B763 N178DZ
DLH896 B735 D-ABIY
DLH898 B733 D-ABXX
EIN23A A320 EI-DEI
EIN232 A320 EI-DES (also EIN236/244)
EIN238 A320 EI-DVE
EIN246 A320 EI-EDS
EIN248 eta 22.10
EXS139C B733 G-CELK
EZS43LJ A319 HB-JZN
EZS8463 A319 HB-JZW (also EZS8467)
EZS8481 A320 HB-JZY
HCC501 A320 OK-HCA
HVN145 B772 VN-A150
ISS355 A319 EI-DFP (also ISS351)
NAX6EX B738 LN-NOP
NAX10G B738 LN-DYR (also NAX12J)
NAX14X B738 LN-DYW (also NAX18Z)
NAX31F B738 LN-NOG
NAX32A B738 LN-NOQ (as NAX1302)
NAX36C B733 LN-KHA
NAX51ZC B738 LN-DYK
NAX55YB B738 LN-DYS
NAX59ZA B738 LN-NOZ
NAX351L B738 LN-NOC
NAX5818 B738 LN-DYC
RYR2MU B738 EI-DYC (also RYR5ZG)
RYR4RB B738 EI-DPA
RYR5FE B738 EI-DYD
RYR6MN B738 EI-DHS (also RYR1ZR)
RYR6XB B738 EI-DWZ
RYR7NH B738 EI-EFM
RYR8BA B738 EI-EMM
RYR71FX B738 EI-EMO
RYR76VT B738 EI-DHZ
RYR1112 B738 EI-DAL
RYR5301 B738 EI-DYI
SDM297 A319 VP-BIU
TAP334 F100 CS-TPF
TAP338 A319 CS-TTP
TAP342 F100 CS-TPE
THY1997 B738 TC-JGU (second visit)
TOM9323 B738 G-TAWD (delivery/first visit)
TSC422 A333 C-GKTS
UAE9 B773 A6-ECQ
UAE11 B772 A6-EMI
UAE15 B773 A6-EBM
XAX14 A343 9M-XAC
 
GA & OTHER MOVEMENTS
A6-ESH A319CJ (arr 20/2)
CS-DKE G550 (NJE781Q)
ES-LVA Lear 60 (arr 22/2)
G-EHGW Ce550 (GOJ324B, dep as GOJ324C)
I-FXRK Avanti (FXR18K, first visit)
M-CHEM DA2000EX (reg as c/s, dep with reg as c/s)
N436QS G4 (arr 23/2, dep today with reg as c/s)
N818LK G550 (arr 20/2)
OE-IRM BD700 (arr 20/2)
ZS-DJI B762 (arr 22/2, dep today)