VISITORS
AirGo Flugservice Avanti D-IIVA (1125) was a newcomer at lunchtime today.
FLEET NEWS
Flyglobespan B733 G-GSPN (29267) operated its last revenue service on 26th January from Alicante to Glasgow & was ferried to Bacau today for post-lease maintenance.
FlyLAL B735 LY-AZW (27629) was due to be ferried from Vilnius to Shannon today on return to the lessor.
Spanair MD-83 EC-GVI (49936) became N936MD with GECAS on the 23rd & was due to be ferried from Palma to Keflavik today.
ROUTE NEWS
Air Europa will take over the Madrid to Gatwick service that it currently code shares with Air Comet from 1st May & will introduce its new EMB195s on the route from that date. So far, the airline only has EC-KRJ (19000196) in service, but has a further ten examples to come this year.
EasyJet will, I understand, shortly announce flights from Gatwick to Munich, Vienna & Zurich in direct competition with the proposed Aer Lingus services.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
Larger additions to the UK register this week so far include PC-12 G-MOLO (1090 ex HB-FST) with a Jersey address & Beechjet G-KLNR (RK-552 ex N552EU, N552XP) for Skydrift at Norwich.
An unidentified customer has cancelled its order for 15 B787s. Previous cancellations have been 3 for Xiamen A/L & 1 for Azerbaijan A/L. The order book now stands at 895.
CREDITS
John Creasey, Malcolm Baldry, Sean Meagher, Neil Barnes, Paul Fowler, Dave Broome, Gus Stewart, Jethro, Flight Global, Skyliner, George Clooney & anybody else that I have forgotten.
Happy spotting!
John (& "Mad" Max)
MOVEMENTS SUMMARY (most from SBS)
AAW912 - A320 5A-ONA
ADR450 - CRJ2 S5-AAE
AHY107 - A319 4K-AZ05
AUI501 - B735 UR-GAK
AWE730 - B752 N203UW
AWE732 - A333 N275AY
BEL2121 - did not operate
BEL2129 - B462 OO-DJK
BRU851 - B735 EW-253PA
BTI651 - B733 YL-BBK
CIM265 - CRJ2 OY-RJI
CIM5761 - B733 OY-JTB (Jettime)
CIM5765 - B734 SE-RJA
DAL012 - B764 N837MH
DAL036 - did not operate
DAO100P - B752 G-LSAC
EIN242 - A320 EI-DES
EIN244 - A320 EI-DVF
EIN246 - A320 EI-DEM (also EIN248)
EZE1615 - S2000 G-CERY
EZS8569 - A319 HB-JZG (also EZS8571)
EZS8573 - A319 HB-JZI
EZS8575 - A319 HB-JZJ
ISS3531 - A319 EI-DEZ
ISS3535 - did not operate
LZB495 - did not operate
MAH612 - B737 HA-LOA
MAH614 - B736 HA-LOE
MGX720 - F100 4O-AOT
MPD230 - B738 EC-KCG (Air Europa - second visit - also MPD232)
NAX1318 - B733 LN-KKF
NMB385 - A343 V5-NMF
OAL271 - B734 SX-BKE
QTR075 - A332 A7-ACI
RYR1X - B738 EI-DAC
RYR112G - B738 EI-EBB (third visit - also RYR114G)
RYR116G - B738 EI-DLF (also RYR118G)
RYR1124 - B738 EI-DCB (also RYR1126)
RYR1182 - B738 EI-DWY
RYR5562 - B738 EI-DLS
RYR5568 - B738 EI-DAS
RYR7102 - B738 EI-DYD
RYR9228 - B738 EI-DPK
RYR9852 - B738 EI-DPB
TAP332 - F100 CS-TPD
TAP334 - F100 CS-TPE
TAP344 - A320 CS-TNA
TAP348B - A320 CS-TNP
UAE009 - A332 A6-EAO
UAE011 - B772 A6-EMG
UAE015 - B773 A6-EBQ
BIZJETS, ETC
CS-DKD Gulf 550 (NJE060F)
D-IIVA Avanti (XGO2KK - first visit - no callsign showing on SBS)
G-HEBJ Ce525 (arr 27/1 & dep today)
G-PPLC Ce560 (SDL600)
Expected later is CL605 S5-ADD (first visit)