Hi
Latest update of the airliner maintenance scene at Shannon along with delivery/ferry flights.
Shannon photos and some of my recent trip to the USA can be viewed in the various albums at
http://www.shannonairportenthusiasts.net/photos/
Regards
Malcolm
30/10/08
AIRFIELD
EC-CFA B727-256 (20811) Iberia arrived 6/9/01. Stripped airframe used for rescue services training.
AIR ATLANTA AERO ENGINEERING
VP-BNA B727-21 (19262) Mid East Jet arrived 2/9/08 for maintenance with Air Atlanta Aero Engineering.
EI-CSU B737-36E (27626) Air One arrived 24/7/08 from Budapest in full BMI Baby colours for maintenance. To be G-TOYL. Initially parked beside Aer Lingus hangar. To Air Atlanta facility 1/8/08. Noted 29/9/08 with no registration carried. Parked in centre of airfield from 4/10/08, not now going to BMI Baby. Back to Air Atlanta 10/10/08. Remarked as EI-CSU 15/10/08.
Test flight 26/10/08.
G-SLVR B767-204 (24757) Silverjet (ex) ferried Luton-Shannon 24/7/08 for maintenance with Air Atlanta Aero Engineering. Re-reg JY-JAG 2/10/08 for Jordan Aviation. Dep to Amman 29/10/08.
G-THOJ B737-36Q (28659) Thomsonfly arrived 15/9/08 for maintenance with Air Atlanta Aero Engineering. To paint hangar by 28/9/08. Rolled out 3/10/08 in Dniproavia colours as UR-DNJ and back to Air Atlanta hangar. Noted 10/10/08 with G-THOJ taped over Ukraine registration. Test flight 11/10/08. Dep to Hanover 20/10/08 as “TOM805P” still G-THOJ
OY-SRJ B767-25E (F) (27195) Star Air arrived 8/10/08 for maintenance with Air Atlanta Aero Engineering. Dep 26/10/08.
YL-BBM B737-522 (2668) Air Baltic arrived 15/10/08 for maintenance with Air Atlanta Aero Engineering.
OY-SRN B767-219F (23326) Star Air arrived 25/10/08 for maintenance with Air Atlanta Aero Engineering.
VP-CEC B737-7AW.BBJ (30031) Bugshan Construction Co. arrived 29/10/08 for maintenance with Air Atlanta Aero Engineering.
LUFTHANSA TECHNIK PAINTING
N944FR A319-111 (2700) Frontier (ex) ferried Denver-Goose Bay-Shannon 29-30/9/08 on return to lessor & parked on Tx7. Tail painted all grey. Into paint hangar 10/10/08. Rolled out 19/10/08 in Bahrain Air colours and over to Shannon Aerospace. To be A9C-BAX. Back outside paint hangar 21/10/08. Dep to Bahrain via Cairo 23/10/08 as “GCC944”.
SE-DIL MD82 (49913) SAS arrived 25/10/08 for painting.
SHANNON AEROSPACE
G-TTIC A321-231 (1869) EasyJet arrived 30/9/08 for Shannon Aerospace maintenance.
SP-LPE B767-341 (24843) LOT arrived 2/10/08 for Shannon Aerospace maintenance.
SU-LBG A320-233 (743) Lotus Air arrived 9/10/08 for Shannon Aerospace maintenance.
Test flight 26/10/08.
D-AIPL A320-211 (94) Lufthansa arrived 15/10/08 for Shannon Aerospace maintenance.
EI-DEC A320-214 92217) Aer Lingus arrived 15/10/08 for Shannon Aerospace maintenance. Dep 23/10/08.
G-DBCA A319-131 (2098) BMI arrived 21/8/08 for Shannon Aerospace maintenance.
I-DAWS MD82 (49209) ferried Rome-Shannon 22/10/08 as “AZA8920” for Shannon Aerospace maintenance. Basic Alitalia colours with titles removed.
SP-LOB B767-25D (24734) LOT arrived 27/10/08 for Shannon Aerospace maintenance. Reported to be going to Mexicana.
F-GYAO A321-111 (642) Air Mediterranee arrived 28/10/06 for Shannon Aerospace maintenance.
SX-BTN B737-43Q (28494) Aegean arrived 29/10/08 for Shannon Aerospace maintenance.
FERRY FLIGHTS/DELIVERIES
N40061 MD10-10F (46973) Fed Ex ferried Venice-Shannon-Memphis 18-19/10/08 following conversion.
N765TA B737-48E (25765) ferried Miami-Gander-Shannon-Athens 20-21/10/08. All white, for Olympic as SX-BMD.
OE-IAG Gulfstream 450 (4130) delivered Savannah-Shannon-Vienna 23/10/08.
N372GA Gulfstream 150 (272) Gulfstream Aerospace Corp delivered Tel Aviv- Shannon-(Halifax) diverted Luton-Gander-Dallas, Love Field 23-25/10/08.
N649MT B737-66N (28649) ex B-2155 GECAS, all white, ferried Almaty-Shannon-Bangor as “GCC649” 24-25/10/08.
N230BF Cessna 510 Mustang (510-0122) ferried Wichita-Buttonville-Goose Bay -Narsarsuaq –Keflavik-Shannon- ????. 25-28/10/08.
N373GA Gulfstream 150 (273) Gulfstream Aerospace Corp delivered Tel Aviv-Shannon 29/10/08 en route to Dallas, Love Field.