GATWICK ROUNDUP 26-01-13

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John Dyer Posted: Sat, Jan 26 2013 9:18 PM

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VISITORS
Ryanair B738 EI-EVY (40319) made its first visit this morning on the first Dublin run & returned on the lunchtime rotation. Those Ryanair machines that have yet to visit Gatwick are EI-EVX/EVZ/EXF.
HS125 HB-VOO was back again this evening for the second day running, arriving from Zurich.

FLEET NEWS
Rossiya B735 EI-CDG (25738), parked at Billund, was registered to Nordic Aviation Capital as OY-EDO on 22/1. With EI-CDD (24989) & EI-CDE (25115) being broken up at Goodyear, AZ, this just leaves EI-CDF (25737) & EI-CDH (25739), both of which are reportedly stored at Moscow/Vnukovo.

ROUTE NEWS
None today.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For lovers of old jets comes the very welcome news that the Congo Government's 1959 vintage B707 9Q-CLK (17702) was due to leave Miami, FL today after an overhaul that began on 01/08/10. Line number 64, it is very possibly the oldest active 707, rolled out on 24/07/59 & making its first flight on 08/09/59 before being delivered to Qantas ten days later as VH-EBG & named "City of Hobart. It remained with them until purchased by British Eagle International on 15/03/68 as G-AWDG named "Phoenix". It was to remain with them for just a few months prior to the company going into liquidation & was sold to Laker A/W on 29/01/69. It was based at Gatwick for the next nine years, spending some time operating for Caribbean International A/L & being sub-leased for a short spell to Libyan Arab A/L before it was registered N600JJ to Charlotte Aircraft Corp on 07/11/78 & then ten days later to IASCO. N600JJ then went through a few more changes of owner - to Trafalgar Leasing Inc on 10/10/79, Sheikh Abdallah Baroon in June 1981 & then Skyways Aircraft Leasing on 01/06/87. This latter company reregistered it as N707KS in December 1987, passing it to First City Texas Houston on 16/02/90 & leasing it back the same day. After being replaced by N707KS (20025), it was reregistered N707SK, still with Skyways Aircraft Leasing in April 1992 before passing to New First City Houston Trust in November 1992. It operated for Prince Bandar from August 1997 & was purchased by the Congo Government in early 1999 as 9Q-CLK. It has visited Gatwick in the past as VH-EBG, G-AWDG & N600JJ & was a regular visitor to other London airports as both N707KS & N707SK. Long may she keep flying & here's hoping we see this old airframe in the UK once more.

Due tomorrow:
Regulars - AWC402/G-ZAPX, BWA902/9Y-LHR, CCA851/B-6079
NAX flights - 1ZN/NIB, 5WP/NIA, 12J/NOZ, 14X/DYI, 34G/DYN, 36C/NIC, 51M/DYK, 1304/NGG, 5818/NOW

CREDITS
Alan Edwards, Malcolm Cooper, Grant Robinson, Mr Anon, Jethro, Skyliner, ATDB, Ray Mears & anybody else that I have forgotten.

Happy spotting!
John & my cat Mad Max   (dogs have masters, cats have staff!)
http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/blogs/john_dyer/default.aspx

MOVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
AIRLINERS
AAW912 A320 ER-AXV
AEA1013 B738 EC-HJQ (also AEA1015)
AEE6LW A321 SX-DVZ
AMC116 A320 9H-AEQ
AUI501 B733 UR-GAH
AWC412 B733 G-ZAPZ
AWE732 A332 N285AY
BTI6BL B733 YL-BBO
EIN02H A319 EI-EPR (also EIN024/028)
EIN23A A320 EI-DEH (also EIN912)
EIN232 A320 EI-DEM (also EIN236)
EIN242 cancelled
EIN244 cancelled
EIN248 cancelled
EIN7217 A320 EI-DEN (also EIN7211)
EXS2130 B733 G-CELK
EXS2170 B733 G-CELI
EZS2VL A319 HB-JZQ
EZS7FR A319 HB-JZO
EZS505V A320 HB-JZY (also EZS529L)
EZS724J A319 HB-JZL
GBQ1600 A319 D-ASTA
HVN141 B772 VN-A149
NAX1ZN B738 LN-DYS
NAX14X B738 LN-DYO
NAX32A B738 LN-NGF
NAX38W B733 LN-KKL
NAX51M B738 LN-NOE
NAX5816 B738 LN-NOL
RYR2MK B738 EI-EGA
RYR2MU B738 EI-EKR (also RYR8GR)
RYR6MN B738 EI-EVY (first visit, also RYR5YX)
RYR6XB B738 EI-EBL
TAP334 A319 CS-TTG
TAP338 A319 CS-TTD
TAP342 F100 CS-TPF
THY1YH A321 TC-JRP
THY8DT A321 TC-JRB
TSC522 A332 C-GTSR
UAE9 B773 A6-EBR
UAE11 B773 A6-EBK
UAE15 B773 A6-EGK
 
GA & OTHER MOVEMENTS
CS-DFD DA2000 (NJE107F, arr late 25/1)
D-CEFD Ce525B (EFD333, dep with same c/s)
HB-VOO HS125 (reg as c/s, second visit)
VQ-BSO DA7X (SHE952, dep as SHE761)