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[lbaspotter]

Air Malta are using the Retro livered Airbus A320, 9H-AEI for today's charter.

 

[lbaspotter]

Easyjet.com have sent in Airbus A320, G-EZTK on the EZY65HL service from Geneva this afternoon in replacement of the usual Airbus A319

 

[lbaspotter]

Air Malta used Airbus A320, 9H-AEO on this evening return charter flight from Malta Luqa as "AMC7210".

 

[The Pole]

Nice to see a non standard departure off 14 this afternoon, earlier right turn the BA shuttle about 14:40. Anyone know why as no weather issue? Thanks

 

[lbaspotter]

Nice to see a non standard departure off 14 this afternoon, earlier right turn the BA shuttle about 14:40. Anyone know why as no weather issue? Thanks

Yeah I also saw that BA do the quick right hand turn out from down in Horsforth. It seemed really strange as you rightly point out as the were no bad weather about.

 

[oldendays]

I too saw that departure. We need an ATC insider to answer the question, that is, if they are allowed.

 

[The Pole]

Shuttle 21X at at 19:35 also, loving this non standard departure routing! Come on ATC, why is BA doing it and no one else? (Do not worry not the anti aircraft brigade!)

 

[The Pole]

Thought BA might have got a direct routing, but no headed west then turned south towards Manchester

 

[oldendays]

Possibly a proposed RW14 SID being trialled with BA as the first participant. Just a thought but I seem to remember about two years ago some new SIDs were being talked about (mainly eastbound RW32 departures) which never happened. So it's not beyond possible. I daresay all will become clear.

 

[Aviador]

I think White Heather said it was work in progress with new departure trials so it could be related.

 

[The Pole]

I thought the new sids were to turn right off 32 head towards Harrogate and then turn back over the field and continue en route?

 

[White Heather]

The right turns off 32 were for flights heading East into Europe - not those heading down the west of the country to Spain, France, Canaries etc. which I understood would still turn left.

Both these BA early right turns were off 14 and the one I saw was already banking to the West as it passed over the top end of Horsforth, so a very early right turn. Nothing has been said recently other than this is still a work in progress, and doesn't just impact on LBA. It also includes more rapid rates of ascent and constant rates of descent without the current 'levelling off' at various stages, each of which demands engine power and therefore uses more fuel and adds to the carbon emissions.

 

[tleeds]

I understand a lot of the alternative/strange ATC routings of late have been mostly weather derived. Over the past two to three weeks we've had extreme changes in temperatures don't forget.
A lot of you situated around the Leeds area will note that it's been a case of one day sunny, the next rain (some rain showers have been quite substantial! - I was heading over Baildon/Bingley moor Thursday afternoon last week and it was almost sleeting/hailing and that's not an over exaggeration!). This constant change from day to day obviously causes a lot of stormy weather and it's not actually that uncommon to see aircraft heading in completely the wrong direction during their climb or decent to avoid these clouds and storms.
With the airport being so high up the combination of high winds plays its part and they do actually bring in these clusters of rain/storm clouds quicker than you might think!

I saw a KLM 5pm departure do the sharpest turn from Rwy32 and actually turned over the top of Guiseley and over my house in Baildon to start it's track Easterly to Dam to avoid the impending storm coming from a Northerly direction, something I have not seen before as they normally turn finally just South of Bradford!

A lot of the stormy weather is in fact coming from a Northerly/Easterly direction, or has been, so 32 Departures and 14 arrivals will have been the most affected but interesting to see it's not always the case!
I understand some of the weather systems we're seeing possibly causing these issues have in fact dropped snow in Ireland, so some of my other family over there have told us!

Otherwise all typical April weather in the North..

 

[The Pole]

The flights that deviated from the normal 14 departure had nothing to do with weather. One was mid afternoon clear sunny skies, the other was early evening again clear skies

 

[lbaspotter]

BA A319, G-EUPS has just done that early righhand turn out again after departure off a runway 14 just now opearting the SHT21Y

 

[lbaspotter]

RAF Eurofighter Typhoon, ZK319 has just done a missed approach and go-around on runway 32 with callsign"Lossie02"

 

[JakeS]

Listening on the scanner, Ryanair 2504 inbound from Faro has requested an ambulance on arrival (ready and waiting) hopefully whoever is involved is OK.

 

[lbaspotter]

Long way from home, Mexican registered Embraer Legacy 600, XA-KAD is currently inbound to LBA on final approach to runway 32 from Barcelona.

 

[lbaspotter]

Looks like something has gone tech for Jet2. As Boeing 757-200, G-LSAH is operating the delayed LS205/206 LBA-AMS-LBA service this evening. #tech #LBAdelay

 

[Bigman]

Anyone know why an Eastern ER145 G-CISK has just arrived??