VISITORS
US A/W has put another B752 on the transatlantic routes. This is N941UW (27806) & it made its first visit to Gatwick this morning. The day's other newcomer was Ryanair B738 EI-DYV (37512).
FLEET NEWS
Astraeus B752 G-OPJB (24924) returned to Gatwick late yesterday evening as ICH108P after another spell with Intercontinental A/W.
Emirates B772LR A6-EWH (35587) set off on delivery from Boeing Field yesterday bound for Dubai.
Estonian Air B735 ES-ABC (26324) is, as suspected, to leave the fleet & is destined for Aerosvit.
Flybe EMB145 G-ERJE was cancelled from the UK register yesterday.
Rossiya will shortly receive another A319. Ex Frontier machine N916FR (1876) was ferried from Phoenix to Greenville three days ago for preparation prior to delivery.
XL A/W B738 G-XLAD (29052) was due to be delivered from Istanbul to Vnukovo today as VP-BMI for Atlant-Soyuz. G-XLAP (36539) has been registered to Lion Air as PK-LGI.
ROUTE NEWS
Continental has managed to secure the necessary slots at LHR to operate its summer only Cleveland service, so this will not now be returning to Gatwick next year (no real surprise there).
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
Another new biz jet was added to the UK register on Monday - G-FBNK Citation 510 (0067 ex N967CM).
Alitalia put the following 46 aircraft up for sale yesterday:
ATR72 - I-ATLR/MC/PM/RO/RQ/RR/RS/SM
B763 - I-DEIF/L
MD-80 - I-DACP/Q/W/X, I-DANL/M/P/R/V, I-DATA/B/D/F/H/J/K/L/T/R, I-DAVR/V & I-DAWR
EMB145 - I-EXMA/B/C/D/E/F/G/H/I/L/M/N/O/U
These are in addition to sixteen MD-80s already sold to Safair (including I-DAVL/X/Z & I-DAWA/M/V). You have until midday on 29th January to get your bids in!
An early posting this evening as I am about to go out & enjoy a few drinks, accompanied by good food & excellent company & all in staggering distance from home.
That just leaves me to wish everybody on the list a very MERRY CHRISTMAS. Here's hoping that you enjoy the turkey, champers, etc & that you find plenty of aviation-related goodies in your Christmas stockings tomorrow!
CREDITS
Derek Malt, John Creasey, Steve Pigg, Robbie Shaw, Mike Hooker, Yogi Bear, Paul Giblin, Steve Pigg, John Smeth, Yogi Bear, Mark Stevens, Malcolm Baldry, Skyliner, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & anybody else that I have forgotten.
Happy spotting!
John (& "Mad" Max)
MOVEMENTS SUMMARY (most from SBS)
AAW912 - A320 5A-ONA
ADR450 - CRJ9 S5-AAL
AHY107 - A319 4K-AZ04
AMC116 - A320 9H-AEO
AUI501 - B733 UR-GAH
AUI503 - did not operate
AWE730 - B752 N941UW (first visit)
AWE732 - A333 N275AY
BEL2121 - B462 OO-DJP
BEL2129 - did not operate
BRU851 - did not operate
BTI651 - B752 YL-BDB
BTI655 - B733 YL-BBI
CIM265 - did not operate
DAL012 - B763 N193DN
DAL036 - B763 N190DN
DAL058 - B763 N174DZ
DAO100P - B752 G-LSAC
EIN242 - A320 EI-DEJ
EIN244 - A320 EI-DEO
EIN246 - A320 EI-DVE
EIN248 - eta 20.15
ELL101 - did not operate
EZS8532 - A319 HB-JZN
EZS8569 - A319 HB-JZP (also EZS8571)
EZS8573 - A319 HB-JZH
EZS8575 - did not operate
ISS3531 - A319 EI-DFA
ISS3535 - did not operate
LIL452 - B733 LY-AQU
LZB495 - A320 LZ-FBC
MAH612 - B737 HA-LOP
MAH614 - B738 HA-LOK
MGX720 - F100 4O-AOP
MPD230 - A320 EC-KBM (also MPD232)
NAX1318 - did not operate
NMB385 - A343 V5-NME
OAL271 - B734 SX-BKB
OMA905 - A310 CS-TEI
QTR075 - A333 A7-AEN
RYR1X - did not operate
RYR112G - B738 EI-DWS (also RYR114G)
RYR116G - B738 EI-DHH
RYR118G - did not operate
RYR337 - eta 20.25 from Brussels
RYR1124 - B738 EI-DYV (first visit)
RYR1126 - did not operate
RYR1182 - B738 EI-DCR
RYR5562 - B738 EI-DWR
RYR5568 - did not operate
RYR9228 - B738 EI-DLE
RYR9852 - B738 EI-DYS
TAP332 - A319 CS-TTI
TAP334 - A319 CS-TTB
TAP344 - A320 CS-TNE
TAP348B - A320 CS-TNM
TSC284 - A332 C-GPTS
TSC380 - A310 C-GTSI
UAE009 - A332 A6-EKV
UAE011 - B772 A6-EMJ
UAE015 - B773 A6-ECJ
VGN293 - B763 YL-LCZ
Correcting a typo from yesterday, RYR1182 was operated by EI-DWL & not EI-DYL
BIZJETS, ETC
G-CEGR Be200 (CEG414 - aircraft change from the variously predicted G-OCEG & G-CEGP)
G-IFTE HS125 (IFT224P)
G-IFTF HS125 (IFT324P)
HB-JEB Galaxy (FPG118)
N999BE DA7X (arr 23/12)