Archive Spotting Movements Log & Heads Up

[lbaspotter]

The summer based Sunwing Airlines (Operating for TUi) Boeing 737-800 is due to position into LBA this Saturday 28th ETA 19:00, Flight No "SWG9958" from YYZ

 

[lbaspotter]

RAF Airbus A400M Atlas, ZM405 is working inbound LBA = callsign "ASCOT463"

 

[lbaspotter]

Jet2 took delivery of G-JZBM this moring as it arrived into LBA direct from BFI in Seattle.

 

[lbaspotter]

Sunwing Boeing 737-800, C-GNCH has departed YYZ and on her way to LBA as "SWG9958"

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[a300boy]

It would seem this aircraft is destined for another base as it has just departed runway 32.

 

[paully]

It would seem this aircraft is destined for another base as it has just departed runway 32.

level at 19k tracking southeast from Doncaster...interesting

 

[paully]

Looks like Norwich..just starting descent

 

[oldendays]

Probably dropping off the LBA-based pilots and their belongings. I expect either TUI or Sunwing is renting local houses or flats for them. Also quite likely to have been bringing aircraft spares for the Monarch boys.

 

[twevsmiff]

Phenom 9H-FGV(Luxwing 791) being vectored onto ILS, runway 32(1030)

 

[twevsmiff]

Citationjet 2 D-IEKU(Dark Knight 2CA) being vectored onto ILS, runway 32(1900)

 

[twevsmiff]

Boeing 737/800 C-FWGH(Sunwing 9968) inbound from Toronto, beng vectored ontoi ILS, runway 32(1925)

 

[oldendays]

I wonder if this one is for keeps, unlike yesterday's..?

 

[twevsmiff]

Hawk XX303(Pirate 09) being vecotred onto ILS, runway 32(1010) for go-around

 

[twevsmiff]

Hawks(x2) "Cut throat" being vectored for ILS and go-around, runway 32(1105)
Serials anyone ?

 

[lbaspotter]

Hawks(x2) "Cut throat" being vectored for ILS and go-around, runway 32(1105)
Serials anyone ?

RAF Hawks, XX255 & XX191 were the "CutThroat" pair.

 

[lbaspotter]

G-JZBN Arrived on delivery from BFI at around 7am.
Meanwhile G-JZBM which was delivered on Saturday positioned out to London Stansted just after 6am as EXS43E

 

[lbaspotter]

Brand new RAF Phenom, ZM335, looks to be working inbound LBA runway 32 for an ILS missed approach and go-around. Callsign "Cranwell33"

 

[lbaspotter]

The RAF's "Battle of Britain Memorial Flight" Dakota (DC3) will be dropping into LBA Controlled Airspace this Sunday, May 6th. Its been booked to do a flypast over the Village of Farsley (West Leeds) at around 15:35, so she may well make an appearance over airfield as well.

 

[lbaspotter]

Looks like A321, G-TCDG has the honours of operating the first Thomas Cook charter flight this afternoon from Dalaman as TCX161

 

[twevsmiff]

TB-20 Trinidad F-GVLD, one of the communications aircraft for the Tour de Yorkshire is just being vectored onto the ILS, runway 32(1930).
PA-31 Navajo F-H0DB(Pixair 26V), which has been orbiting over Doncaster for over an hour and is another communications aircraft for the race is also now heading inbound to Leeds.