GATWICK ROUNDUP 24-07-12

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John Dyer Posted: Tue, Jul 24 2012 9:09 PM

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VISITORS
An unusually poor day, with nothing new to report, not even any second visits. Tomorrow should be better.

FLEET NEWS
Virgin Atlantic A333 G-VINE (1231) may be restored to the UK register in the near future. It was ferried from Chicago/Rockford, IL to Gatwick today as N771RD of Ryan International. The latter company is to add A332 N772RD (343 ex HB-IQO, TC-ETP), which is currently at Zurich being prepared for service entry, to its fleet. 

ROUTE NEWS 
None today.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
A couple of corrections to Sunday's list of Avantis, thanks to Mark Gould. G-GMCP should read F-GMCP. Delete I-EXRB - it is I-FXRB listed further down.

A particularly boring day today at Gatwick, so I took a look back at what was happening here on this date from 1959 to 2011. The results are shown after today's movements. I have restricted myself to a maximum of three aircraft per day - easy for some years & tricky for others.

Due tomorrow:
A6-EGU B773 eta 12.30 as UAE15 (first visit)
B-2089 B773 eta 05.19 as CCA851 (first visit)
CS-DHM Ce550 eta 20.00 as NJE924Y, etd 09.10 on 26/7 as NJE198A
D-AHLE CL604 eta 16.45, etd 13.30 on 26/7
ES-ACC CRJ9 on ELL103
N949GP BD700 eta 11.15
V?-??? A320 eta 12.40 as AFL2704, etd 14.40 as AFL2705
NAX flights - 10G/NGB (also 12J), 32A/DYO, 36C/NOY, 51M/NIA, 55Q/NOI, 4441/NOB, 5818/DYN

Flights for the next few days should include the following (subject to change/cancellation)
26/7 AFL2704 A321 eta 12.40, etd 14.40 as AFL2705
26/7 AFL2706 A321 eta 21.10, etd 22.10 as AFL2707
26/7 CS-DUA HS125 eta 09.00 as NJE554D
26/7 EY-787 B738 Somon Air eta 12.25 as SMR777, etd 13.25 on 28/7 as SMR787
26/7 Mongolian B738 or B767 eta 11.30, etd 13.25 on 28/7 - still due??
26/7 N211DK Gulf 4 eta 16.50, etd 05.50 on 27/7
26/7 N949GP BD700 eta 17.50, etd 13.55 on 27/7
26/7 EC-??? MD80 Swiftair eta 15.00, etd 16.30
27/7 UR-86528 Il-62M eta 08.55 as UKN6217, etd 08.00 on 28/7 as UKN6218
27/7 VQ-BSP DA7X eta 17.50 as SHE751, etd 09.10 on 28/7 as SHE752
27/7 20-1102 B744 eta 13.40, etd 13.40 on 28/7
28/7 VP-BEB BD700 eta 09.50, etd 10.50
Pretty unimpressive compared to the large number of visitors at other airports in the southeast.

CREDITS
Mark Gould, Ian Gawtrey, Alan Edwards, Shaun Irvine, Martin Hemington, Malcolm Baldry, Derek Hoddinott, Nick Yeadon, Mr Anon, Jethro, Skyliner, ATDB, Doc Martin & anybody else that I have forgotten.

Happy spotting!
John (& my cat Mad Max)  
http://www.flight/global.com/airspace/blogs/john_dyer/default.aspx

MOVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
AIRLINERS
AAW912 A320 ER-AXP
ADH302 A320 EI-DST
AEA1013 B738 EC-JAP
AEA1015 E195 EC-LKM
AMC116 A320 9H-AEO
AUI501 B738 UR-PSA
AWE732 A333 N274AY
BAW2623 B752 G-ZAPX (also BAW2667)
BER8596 B737 D-AHXG (also BER8598)
BTI6G1 B733 YL-BBS
CRK875 did not operate
DLH4HV B735 D-ABIK
DLH898 B733 D-ABXT
EIN23A A320 EI-DEA (also EIN236/242/244)
EIN232 A320 EI-DVJ (also EIN248)
EZS43LJ A319 HB-JZM
EZS128X A319 HB-JZW
EZS463R A319 HB-JZI (also EZS8481)
FLY410 B462 OY-RCD
HVN145 B772 VN-A149
ISS355 A319 EI-DEZ (also ISS351)
KAL909 B772 HL7526 (eta 22.30)
LLC194 B733 LY-SKW
MON327P B744 EC-LNA
NAX10G B738 LN-NOO
NAX12J B738 LN-NOV
NAX18Z B738 LN-DYT
NAX32A B738 LN-DYG
NAX34G B738 LN-DYE
NAX36C B733 LN-KKJ (also NAX31F)
NAX38W B738 LN-NOM
NAX51M B738 LN-DYK
NAX55Q B738 LN-NOW
NAX59T B738 LN-DYM
NAX351L B738 LN-DYY
NAX3522 B738 LN-NOF
NAX4441 B738 LN-NOJ
NAX5818 B738 LN-NOG
RYN7771 A333 N771RD (third visit)
RYR2MK B738 EI-DHP
RYR2MU B738 EI-DWD (aircraft change from the predicted EI-DAG, also RYR8GR)
RYR2NE B738 EI-EFL
RYR6MN B738 EI-EBM (also RYR5YX)
RYR6NL B738 EI-EMF
RYR6XB B738 EI-DLH
RYR61EC B738 EI-DHG
STU2137 A320 LX-STC (also STU252P)
STU2551 A320 LY-COM
SWG200 B763 CS-TFT
TAP332 A319 CS-TTQ
TAP334 A319 CS-TTE
TAP344 A319 CS-TTI
TAP346 A320 CS-TNK
TCX971 A320 EI-EZR
TCX1517 B733 LY-FLH
THY1981 A321 TC-JRB
THY1997 B738 TC-JFY (third visit)
TOM549 B738 C-FYLC
TSC122 A332 C-GTSJ
TSC148 A313 C-GSAT
TSC276 A332 C-GTSZ
TSC532 A332 C-GITS
UAE9 B773 A6-ECJ
UAE11 B772 A6-EMH
UAE15 B773 A6-EGP
 
GA & OTHER MOVEMENTS
A6-ESH A319CJ (arr 23/7)
G-GMAB HS125 (GMA745)
G-IKOS Ce550 (arr 23/7, dep today & then arr & dep again with reg as c/s)
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ON THIS DATE IN YEARS GONE BY

1959 - F-BIPT Viking, G-ALBI DH89A, G-AMLL B170
1960 - EC-APU CV440, I-FIMA P136, G-AOMF Prentice
1961 - G-AHEL L-049, G-APOO Viking, OD-ACU Viscount
1962 - HA-LIQ Li-2, 54-1737 L-20A
1963 - HB-IEL Ambassador, N102S Beech 18, OY-AOD DC-6
1964 - F-BGOA Dove, HB-AAK HPR7, TU-TCG DC-6
1965 - CF-CZX Britannia, EC-AZK Viscount, LX-HEP DC-4
1966 - CF-PWM DC-7, LZ-BEP Il-18, OY-DPR Heron
1967 - EC-BIC SE210, N109RD DC-8
1968 - SE-DDB B727, XV109 VC10
1969 - LZ-BAA An-12
1970 - LN-SUF Fk27, N871D Jetstar, XS713 Dominie
1971 - G-AMAU Hurricane (beat up), SP-LGE Tu-134A
1972 - EC-BMR Cessna 182, OY-SBZ SE210
1973 - 5B-DAC Trident
1974 - F-BLGD Debonair, LX-NTA Cessna 401
1975 - N145B Bellanca Viking
1976 - CCCP85092 Tu-154, I-TIGI DC-9
1977 - G-BEOZ Argosy
1978 - CS-AJJ Cessna 182, G-BPAT B707
1979 - F-BYCI DC-6, N730T B720, VR-BBI BN2A
1980 - CCCP86483 Il-62M, HB-GGB Volpar Turboliner, PK-GIF DC-10
1981 - nothing, but 25/7 saw CU-T1215 Il-62M, SP-LSB Il-18, 9L-LAR BN2A
1982 - F-GDAH FH227B, N498GA B707, VP-FBC DHC-6
1983 - DDR-SCS Tu-134A, N4727U B747, OE-HLT DHC-7
1984 - PH-TGM PA-31
1985 - N905WA DC-10
1986 - I-PERF Falcon 20, N815EV DC-8
1987 - G-BDBS SD330, N3267U C-119F, ST-AKW B707
1988 - HK-2016 B707, SU-DAA B707, TC-AJV B727
1989 - G-AMRA DC-3, G-AMSV DC-3, HK-2980X B747
1990 - EC-479 MD80, HL7480 B747, 4X-ATX B707
1991 - EL-AKC B707, I-ATSA Citation 650, TC-JUS B737
1992 - D2-ECB Gulf 3, EC-FIL Citation 550, F-BVPA B747
1993 - OO-MKO A300, RP-C5746 B747, YR-IRC Il-62
1994 - OY-MMV Fk50, TU-TAE A310, YL-LBM Tu-134B
1995 - N14AZ B707, TC-TKA A300, TF-ABK B737
1996 - TS-IMA A300, YL-BAK BAe 146, ZK-NAH B737
1997 - EI-DLA DC-10, OO-LRM DC-10, OO-MTD EMB120
1998 - G-OBWM ATP, PT-TAJ B767, SE-KZF Fk27
1999 - EI-CKM MD80, LZ-MIG Tu-154M, S7-RGT B767
2000 - F-ODJG B747, F-ODLZ DC-10, 5Y-MBA DC-10
2001 - N400JR DC-10, RA-64019 Tu-204, SX-BOA B717
2002 - EW-85706 Tu-154M, F-OHJV A319, SU-AVZ B707
2003 - N401JR DC-10, PR-BRE B737, T9-AAC MD80
2004 - SE-RBG A330, ZS-PBI B767, 5Y-VIP A310
2005 - LV-VGB MD80, SU-BMZ A300, 5N-RSG EMB135BJ
2006 - LZ-HMW Tu-154M, RA-85185 Tu-154M, 9A-CDA MD80
2007 - B-LFB B747, EC-JOZ B767, YL-LCZ B767
2008 - EC-KBM A320, OE-IKB MD80, UP-Y4208 Yak-42
2009 - SE-RHS B737, SU-GBR B777, TC-TCE A321
2010 - C-FEAK B737, LY-SKJ B757, XA-MXO B767
2011 - CN-ROR B737, EC-KCX MD80, SP-HAA B737

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flightpath replied on Tue, Jul 24 2012 11:43 PM

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Ian, thanks for the list of highlights on this date over the last 50 odd years, brought back some memories. Personal highlight for me, though it may have been a different date - logs are long lost - was United AL DC-8 N8971U which arrived out of the blue, think around 1973/74 and then hung around Europe for a week or two. If anyone can remember it and what it was doing over here (many years before UA started serving Gatwick) , would be good to know.

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John Dyer replied on Wed, Jul 25 2012 10:09 AM

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N8971U first appeared at Gatwick on 6th July 1973. It made a number of further visits operating on behalf on Overseas National A/W.

Hope this helps

John