VISITORS
TAP A320 CS-TNS (4021) made its first visit this evening.
FLEET NEWS
Aer Lingus. Add EI-DEE (2250) to the Gatwick based fleet (accidentally left off yesterday's list).
British A/W put two more B744s into storage at Cardiff today. Both left LHR at lunchtime, G-BNLA (23908) as BAW9172 & G-BNLF (24048) as BAW9170. The former flew its last revenue service as BAW34N from Miami, FL & the latter as BAW10 from Bangkok, both arriving back at LHR this morning.
Ryanair will reportedly retire no further B738 before December next year. A further eight B738s are due for delivery during November - EI-EFV (35017), EI-EFW (35018), EI-EFX 935019), EI-EFY (35020), EI-EFZ (38489), EI-EGA (38490), EI-EGB (38491) & EI-EGC (38492). The first four have already made their maiden flights, the fifth has appeared on the flightline & the other three are next to each other on the Renton production line.
ROUTE NEWS
Olympic Air. With the airline due to start a Tuesday to Friday service (at 10.25 as NOA271) from Athens tomorrow, this seems to be a good time to review their Airbus fleet. Flights are scheduled to be operated by A320s, but I have included the A319s as they could turn up from time to time.
SX-OAF A319 (3895 ex D-AHIP)
SX-OAG A319 (3950 ex D-AHIQ)
SX-OAH A320 (3316 ex VT-DNV)
SX-OAI A320 (3162 ex VT-DNY)
SX-OAJ A319 (3905)
SX-OAK A319 (3317 ex PK-RMF, M-ABCK)
SX-OAL A319 (3252 ex PK-RMD, M-ABCJ)
SX-OAM A320 (3990)
SX-OAN A319 (1727 ex D-APAC)
SX-OAO A319 (1880 ex D-APAD)
SX-OAP A320 (4065) at Chateauroux for painting
SX-OAQ A320 (3748)
SX-OAR A320 (3812)
SX-OAS A320 (4094) due 11/09
SX-OAV A319 (3142 ex HS-PGS, M-ABCL)
Two further A320 (c/nos 4190 & 4193) are due for delivery in March
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
The "new" Astraeus A320, G-STRP (0136) is reportedly due to arrive from Bournemouth as AEU005P at 12.45 tomorrow & then depart to Belfast as AEU007P at 17.15. As far as I am aware, it is still at Southend at the moment so, presumably, it will route from there to Bournemouth first. Beware of this one as the last time I picked it up it was still transmitting the hex code from its previous identity, EC-GRF.
CREDITS
John Creasey, Andy Borrett, Mark Yule, Robbie Shaw, Derek Malt, Ian Gawtrey, Steve Spence, Neil Barnes, Jethro, Skyliner, Doc Martin & anybody else that I have forgotten.
Happy spotting!
John (& "Mad" Max)
MOVEMENTS SUMMARY (most from SBS)
AAW912 - A332 5A-ONH
ADR450 - CRJ2 S5-AAE
AEA1013 - B738 EC-JAP
AEA1015 - E195 EC-KYP
AMC116 - A320 9H-AEG
AMC1122 - A319 9H-AEH
AUI501 - B735 UR-GAU
AWE732 - A333 N275AY
BEL2121 - A319 OO-SSG
BEL2129 - B462 OO-DJN
BTI651 - B733 YL-BBJ
CIM265 - CRJ2 OY-RJJ
CIM767 - CRJ2 OY-MBJ (aircraft change from the predicted OY-MBT)
CIM5261 - B737 OY-MRU
CIM5761 - B737 OY-MRH
CIM5765 - B737 OY-MRE
CTN4494 - A320 9A-CTF
DAL12 - B763 N180DN
EIN23A - A320 EI-CVB (also EIN236)
EIN246 - A320 EI-DEF (also EIN248)
EZS8469 - A319 HB-JZG
EZS8473 - A319 HB-JZM
EZS8477 - A319 HB-JZO
EZS8532 - A319 HB-JZH (also EZS8471)
EZY5474 - A319 G-EZFM (second visit)
FHY589 - A320 TC-FBJ
ISS3531 - A319 EI-DFP
ISS3535 - A319 EI-DFA
MAH612 - B738 HA-LOC (also MAH614)
NAX1302 - B733 LN-KKV (also NAX1304)
NAX1306 - B738 LN-DYA
NAX1316 - B733 LN-KKM
NAX1318 - B733 LN-KKC
NAX1332 - B738 LN-NON
NAX3510 - B733 LN-KKD
NAX3514 - B738 LN-NOQ
OHY1605 - A321 TC-OAN
QTR075 - A333 A7-AEH
RAM672 - B738 CN-ROJ
RYR112 - B738 EI-DAJ (also RYR114)
RYR116 - B738 EI-DLK (also RYR118)
RYR1124 - B738 EI-DLH (also RYR1126)
RYR1182 - B738 EI-DLN
RYR1184 - B38 EI-EFT (third visit)
RYR5371 - B738 EI-DPH
RYR5562 - B738 EI-EBL
RYR9228 - B738 EI-DLM
RYR9852 - B738 EI-DCE
SAS4623 - B735 LN-BUC
TAP334 - A320 CS-TNM
TAP344 - A319 CS-TTK
TAP348 - A320 CS-TNS (first visit)
TRK413 - A321 TC-TCF
TSC722 - A313 C-GTSX
UAE009 - B773 A6-ECF
UAE011 - B772 A6-EMJ
UAE015 - B773 A6-ECN
VIK174 - B738 C-FYLC
VIK372 - B733 SE-RHV
VIK672 - B738 SE-RHS
VIK822A - B738 C-FYLC
VIK878A - B738 SE-RHX
BIZJETS, ETC
A7-AAM BD700 (QAF006 displayed on SBS, but calling AMIRI6)
LX-JFO TBM850 (arr 25/10 & dep today)