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[Jordan-34092]

You need to add the 777-200ER AND LR to that list for the time being they haven't arrived yet.

Also the 777-300ER

 

[eastcoaster]

So for a bit of fun which commercial airliner types have never operated at Leeds so far. My list is as follows., feel free to correct or add to them.
Airbus A380.
Airbus A340-200,300,or 600.
Airbus A330-300.
Boeing 747-800.
Boeing 747-400.
Douglas MD11.
Boeing 787.
Boeing 767-400.
Ilyushin IL76.
Ilyushin IL86.
Ilyushin IL96.
Antonov AN224.
Antonov AN124.

A300boy you need to take A330-300 off your list as we had an Air Luxor one that operated on behalf of Planet Air. We had one IL-76 which diverted in from EMA one saturday morning. I don't remember the airline though but I believe either the fuel or the freight company were on strike there.

 

[LUFC Jonno]

a300boy, Air Luxor operated an A330-300 into Leeds Bradford in the past. I think you may have missed out the A340-500 and a couple of Tupolevs. Good list by the way.

 

[White Heather]

I don't think we have ever had a Boeing 717, which was the name given to the latest and smallest versions of the MD80 series - they looked like a DC9 but with updated engines and not many were produced. I think Boeing canned them after buying out McDonnell Douglas.

If you go back further, we never had a Trident (either 1C, 1E, 2 or 3), but we did have a Vanguard/Merchantman on one occasion I can recall.

We have also never had a Tupolev Tu204 (their 757 copycat) and I am not certain but I don't think we have had a Boeing 737 900 series yet either? Nor did we ever have the original 100 series which were mainly operated by Lufthansa.

 

[LUFC Jonno]

White Heather, Spanish airline Quantum Air did operate a B717 flight into Leeds a few years ago. Has an Airbus A318 or a Boeing B737-600 ever been to the airport?

 

[eastcoaster]

I don't think we have ever had a Boeing 717, which was the name given to the latest and smallest versions of the MD80 series - they looked like a DC9 but with updated engines and not many were produced. I think Boeing canned them after buying out McDonnell Douglas.

If you go back further, we never had a Trident (either 1C, 1E, 2 or 3), but we did have a Vanguard/Merchantman on one occasion I can recall.

We have also never had a Tupolev Tu204 (their 757 copycat) and I am not certain but I don't think we have had a Boeing 737 900 series yet either? Nor did we ever have the original 100 series which were mainly operated by Lufthansa.

LUFC Jonno is correct, we did have a B717. We have had a KLM 737-900 on diversion and a Globespan 737-600 operated a sub charter for Astraeus when they were here. You were correct that we never had a Trident actually on the ground, but we did have a Northeast Trident 1E do 2 approaches to RW15 as was, before it flew on to Church Fenton to take part in their SSAFA air display, around 1972/73.

 

[a300boy]

We have a wealth of knowledge on this forum. From the old days we could also add the Britannia as we had a low approach and go around by one but never a landing I believe. How about a Mercure ? pretty sure I have seen a B720 at Leeds but cannot remember who,s. Keep em coming.

 

[channex 757]

White Heather, Spanish airline Quantum Air did operate a B717 flight into Leeds a few years ago. Has an Airbus A318 or a Boeing B737-600 ever been to the airport?

Hasn't there been an a318 private jet in at LBA before

 

[ls27]

I think you are right a300boy. I think it was a private aircraft from somewhere in the middle east.

 

[jason1-11]

How about a Dreamliner ha/ha.

 

[User0001]

Private Saudi B720 HZ-KA4 in the mid to early 80s. Also MEA B.720 doing sub charter work for Hispania(I think) in late 80s/early 90s.

 

[White Heather]

Pete, I posted a photo of a MEA at LBA which is in the nostalgia thread photos, but I had it down as a Boeing 707. They were hard to tell apart, so maybe it was a 720 - or maybe we had both as I seem to recall MEA coming in more than once on sub charters.

 

[eastcoaster]

Private Saudi B720 HZ-KA4 in the mid to early 80s. Also MEA B.720 doing sub charter work for Hispania(I think) in late 80s/early 90s.

The Saudi B720 operated off the runway before the extension was open I believe. The MEA was actually a Boeing 707-300.

 

[747hold]

What about a 757-300?

I've been on a Thomas Cook one from Manchester a few years ago
I believe they are the only uk operators of that type, they have 2

 

[lbaspotter]

I don't want to be a spoil sport but I really do think some of this needs moving into the Aviation Nostalgia Thread before we get to far down the line.

 

[User0001]

yes mea did a few subcharters and 1 time was a B720. Pretty sure of that. HZ-KA4 went off the short runway. we have had at least 1xTCX B753

 

[User0001]

sorry please move my post to appropriate thread and delete this post.cheers

 

[lbaspotter]

Freshly repainted into New colours Thomson Airways Boeing 757-200WL, G-CPEU has just positioned into Leeds from Norwich as TOM868F.

 

[lbaspotter]

British Airways are sending up Airbus A320, G-MIDT on this evenings SHT1344/1345 service.

 

[lbaspotter]

I don’t know if anyone else has noticed or picked up on this but over the peak school holiday period, well next 2x Saturday’s that is (February 16th and 23rd) Jet2 will be operating some extra ski charter flights from Leeds/Bradford to both Lyon and Salzburg for Crystal ski Holidays and tui Thomson ski as follows.

LS6096 = Leeds 07:15 Lyon 10:15 / LS6097 = Lyon 11:00 Leeds 12:00
LS6102 = Leeds 14:50 Salzburg 18:10 / LS6103 = Salzburg 19:00 Leeds 20:20