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21 Dec 2018 Luton ------------------------- 9H-ILB Bombardier Challenger 850 8107 Vista Jet Malta 9H-JEH Bombardier Global 6000 9726 Albinati Aviation Ltd 9H-VCB Bombardier Challenger 350 20514 Vista Jet Malta 9H-VJX Bombardier Global 6000 9738 Vista Jet Malta 9H-VJZ Bombardier Global 6000 9746 Vista Jet Malta A7-TAA Bombardier Global 6000 9661 Qatar Executive C-FJCB Bombardier Challenger … Continue reading London Luton 21-12-18

The prospect of 5 ex Saudi ERJ170's lured us 130 miles east to the great airport of Norwich. Not the busiest of airports, but the offshore helicopter operations keep the interest going. The airport is home to KLM maintenance UK who have recently won a contract for heavy maintenance on the Alliance Air of Australias' … Continue reading Norwich Airport (NWI/EGSH) 18-9-18

18 Sep 2018 London Stansted ----------------------------------- A6-EQK Boeing 777 300ER 42359 Emirates Airline A7-HBJ Boeing 747 8KB BBJ 37075 Qatar Amiri Flight B-2080 Boeing 777 F1B 37314 China Southern Airlines C-GSHU Embraer Legacy 500 55000077 Skyservice Business Aviation CN-SHS Embraer Lineage 1000 19000307 Dalia Air D-ABHF Airbus A320 214 2749 Eurowings D-AFAA Bombardier Challenger 604 … Continue reading London Stansted 18-9-18

The following log is from day 2 of the excellent LAA Rally held at Sywell Aerodrome Northamptonshire. Parking is free but entry into the event is £12, with an additional £10 for airside access (free to members of the LAA). A small price to pay in my view to get up close to a large … Continue reading LAA Rally, Sywell, Northamptonshire UK 1-9-18.

The following is a report from a family holiday to Switzerland which was essentially non spotting but as ever, opportunities were had! We flew from Luton on easyjet to Zurich and drove to our first stop which was the town of Merligen on Lake Thun. There are small airstrips dotted around and whilst there a … Continue reading Switzerland 16-8-18 to 26-8-18

Another trip out to Heathrow to make the most of the good weather. Lots of flights from China which looked good through the lens. Spotting was done from the Petrol station south of the RWY 09R threshold for departures, Myrtle Ave field for arrivals and then the footbridge over the road near Hatton Cross Tube … Continue reading London Heathrow 23-7-18

Our first trip to the RIAT for many years, as we were put off by awful traffic and crowds the last time we visited. This year we elected to purchase tickets for the Cotswold Enclosure which was an additional £73 on top of the £50 entrance cost. We arrived very early (06:10) at the Blue … Continue reading RIAT Fairford Friday 13th July 2018

A mid week visit to the show during the trade week produced the following: 07-8609 Lockheed C-130J-30 Hercules 5623 United States Air Force 08-05550 Boeing-McDonnell Douglas AH-64D Apache PVD550 United States Army 13-08436 Boeing-Vertol CH-47F Chinook M.8436 United States Army 16703 CASA C-295 M 047 Portuguese Air Force 168433 Boeing P-8A Poseidon 40813 United States … Continue reading Farnborough Air Show 18-7-18

A stop en-route to the Farnborough Airshow and then a few hours after spotting from the Renaissance hotel car park produced the following: 3B-NBJ Airbus A340 313E 800 Air Mauritius 4R-ALO Airbus A330 343E 1650 SriLankan Airlines 4X-ECA Boeing 777 258ER 30831 EL AL 5B-DDC Airbus A320 232 3259 Cobalt Air 5Y-KZE Boeing 787 8 … Continue reading London Heathrow 18-7-18

Unless you are needing to dent the Ryanair fleet, Stansted doesn't always spring to mind as a place to spend a day plane spotting. However whilst it is true that Ryanair dominate the traffic at Stansted, over recent years there has been a growing number of other operators now using the airport, which make it … Continue reading London Stansted (STN/EGSS) 21st June 2018 (12:00 – 20:15)