Archive Spotting Movements Log & Heads Up

[lbaspotter]

I was at the end of runway 14 yesterday at 2.15pm when a air force jet (think american) did a low run along runways 14, too fast for me to get my camera in position, any information?

That will have been the RAF BAe Hawk, XX255 which did a missed approach at around that time.

Hope that helps.

 

[The Pole]

Did I just see a Royal Flight land at LBA? Just seen a Bae146 land on 14, looked like it had the Union Jack on the tail?

 

[Aviador]

I believe you are correct. The aircraft has departed now and it's heading south.

 

[lbaspotter]

The Chancellor Rt Hon George Osborne has been visiting Leeds this morning.

 

[Aviador]

I hope he got stuck in traffic on the A658 and A65.

 

[Tarn Spotter]

he came to put some backbone in the Leeds council before this weeks meeting on airport expansion, worried about his Northern power house. Unless Leeds agree to a Mayor all down the pan, my home town of York seems to be the one holding every one down, time for everyone to put the region first not party politics. Sent for Harriet harman.
Seriously I have already had the Green party knocking on my door in yeadon trying to stop expansion at Leeds and were only at outline planning. Told them in 1987 I voted to extend hours of use, will vote for anything to expand the airport that is sensible, went away very unhappy. They seem to think anyone living near the airport is anti airport, strange.

 

[jfy1999]

Same case with Heathrow isn't it? There was one poll by Populus that actually ended up with far more people voting for Heathrow expansion than against.

It always seems to be environment first with so many politicians, and concern for the economic welfare of the region, which is often so dependent on a good airport, ends up being set aside.

Never mind aviation being responsible for less than 3 percent of all pollution, the politicians in this country seem eager to suppress it as much as they can.

 

[lbaspotter]

There is a Carpatair Fokker 100 also due into Leeds/Bradford next weekend in and out of Perpignan operating a charter flights for Catalan Dragon's RLFC as they are due to play against Leeds Rhino's RLFC on Sunday, July 26th

V32178 - ETA 13:30 = Saturday 25/07/15
V32179 - ETD 00:30 = Monday 27/07/15

Also next Thursday 23/07/15 see's the 2nd Mistral Air Italian student charter flight operating into Leeds from Rome

 

[BarnsleyHolidays]

EI-DVA has just crossed the Straights of Dover positioning to LBA to operate the last student charter of the season out to Rome Fiumicino.

Best Wishes, BarnsleyHolidays.

 

[lbaspotter]

VLM fokker 50 due in from Oslo Saturday night (Tomorrow) with the returning Leeds Utd squad after their per-season tour

VG944 = ETA 22:20 - From Oslo Gardermoen

 

[lbaspotter]

Cello Aviation BAe 146, G-RAJJ just landed LBA from LTN as CLJ721

 

[lbaspotter]

Carpatair sent in Fokker 100, YR-FZA this afternoon on its flight from Perpignan with the Catalan Dragon's onboard.

Austrian Airlines, Dash 8-Q400, OE-LGD positioned in from Edinburgh as AUA1462 to operate the first of this summers series of charter flights to Innsbruck.

VLM Airlines are using Fokker 50, OO-VLM on this evenings inbound charter from Oslo with the Leeds Utd team onboard

 

[Seasider]

Is the Austrian Dash8 operating the flight each week or will the F70 operate from next Saturday? I have a vested interest as I am hoping to use the flight in September. I don't fancy the Dash8 on that length of flight.

 

[lbaspotter]

Is the Austrian Dash8 operating the rflight each week or will the F70 operate from next Saturday? I have a vested interest as I am hoping to use the flight in September. I don't fancy the Dash8 on that length of flight.

Sadly yeah it would seem that the Austrian Airlines, Dash 8-Q400 is booked in to do all Leeds-Bradford - Innsbruck flights this summer

 

[dmrodgers]

Used the Flybe Dash 8-Q400 last summer from Leeds to Innsbruck, whilst the aircraft was not the newest and the seating was looking a little tired, the actual flight was OK both ways. Journey time was considerably less, some 40 mins less than advertised, and once you see the length of the runway at Innsbruck you may be glad you are in the Dash 8. Jets are right at the limit and any adverse weather they have to divert to Munich some 1.5 hours away by road. Steep decent in and out but nothing too much to worry about.

 

[lbaspotter]

Loganair used Saab 2000, G-LGNR on this mornings delayed LOG73JV/24PL Glasgow-Leeds-Glasgow rotation.

 

[LBA787]

Jet2 are subbing in a Privilege style 757-200 on Saturday.

EC-HDS is due to operate:

LS251/252 LBA-FAO-LBA
LS227/228 LBA-PMI-LBA

:crazy:

 

[The Pole]

Doesn't look like the Privilege Style arrived as AH doing Faro run today

 

[lbaspotter]

Privilege Style Boeing 757-200, EC-HDS has just arrived as EXS41A from Madrid.

 

[lbaspotter]

Monarch Airlines Airbus A321, G-OZBZ currently positioning in from Birmingham as MON971P