Archive Spotting Movements Log & Heads Up

[lbaspotter]

Forgot to post this yesterday night but we had 2 biz jets arrivals into Leeds/Bradford last night. First up was Learjet 45, LX-LAA which arrived at 20:15 with flight No "DUK7AMB" then an hour later at 21:15 Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200LR, LY-VTA arrived.

Also worth mentioning on here that we have an Eastern Airways arrival into Leeds/Bradford from Avignon late tomorrow night at 23:50 as EZE9684.

 

[lbaspotter]

Jet2's leased Air Europa Boeing 737-800WL, EC-LTM is positioning into Leeds from Glasgow now as EXS62J for its end of lease work, decal removal and seats to be changed

 

[lbaspotter]

RAF CH-47 Chinook ZH891 just passed overhead the airfield with fkight No "SHF596"

 

[lbaspotter]

Airports live arrivals and departures boards make it look like Jet2 operate New York more often. As I see we have an inbound LS088 due in from Newark at 08:30 tomorrow morning and a LS087 due out to Newark at 11:00.

 

[Bigman]

If only it could go scheduled twice weekly!!! G-LSAN is inbound and currently over Ireland as I write this.

 

[armadillomaster]

Surely there has to be a market for New York? As a year round thing maybe 2-3 x weekly?

 

[White Heather]

Surely there has to be a market for New York? As a year round thing maybe 2-3 x weekly?

There definitely is a market for it. The problem is getting a carrier to invest in LBA and do it - and realistically it will only be a success if there are interlining opportunities over the pond, enabling onward flights to all over North America. So that really narrows it down to a US carrier - and then it has to be one that is confident in operating from the LBA runway - which narrows it down further. And then you can narrow it down even more, because if that carrier already operates from MAN, then they are not really incentivised to take much of a risk. As ever, the presence of MAN is a persistent blight on the future prospects of LBA in attracting and keeping anything long haul - just as it is at LPL. The short(ish) runway doesn't help, but of course LBA management take the view that extending it cannot be justified because the cost is huge and the likelihood of it making much difference to the situation is low.

 

[lbaspotter]

Eastern Airways are using Embraer 170, G-CIXV its currently inbound to Leeds runway 32 operating this mornings vary delayed EZE71G/T34701 inbound from Southampton.

Reason for the delay was due to fog at Southampton meaning the first southbound EZE70G/T34700 it was operating had to divert to Bristol before re-positioning back to Southampton as EZE045P.

 

[scousefowler]

http://www.forums4airports.com/media/4379/full

Image of GLSAN returning from Newark - caught her by chance, didn't realise she was due in!!

 

[lbaspotter]

http://www.forums4airports.com/media/4379/full

Image of GLSAN returning from Newark - caught her by chance, didn't realise she was due in!!

And now she's on her way back to New York operating this mornings EXS087 service to Newark

 

[lbaspotter]

Understand Boeing 737-377QC, G-CELZ departs Leeds for the final time tomorrow heading to Kemble for scrapping.

 

[michael]

Understand Boeing 737-377QC, G-CELZ departs Leeds for the final time tomorrow heading to Kemble for scrapping.

I'm sure someone, or maybe various folk, were of the opinion that none of the QC's were going???.....................who knows what might happen!!

 

[scousefowler]

Any idea what time she`s due to leave?

I`ll try get a snap of her..... 30yrs old geez.....

 

[lbaspotter]

Forgot to post this yesterday. But Air Europa Boeing 737-800WL, EC-LTM departed Leeds for Madrid as "AEA271" at lunchtime as it was the end of her 6 month summer lease with Jet2.com

Meanwhile Boeing 737-377QC, G-CELZ departed Leeds for Kemble at 11:20 with flight No "EXS33E" operating her last ever flight on the way to the scrapman

 

[twevsmiff]

Canadian Gulfstream 4 C-FHPM just about to touch down runway 32(0840)

 

[a300boy]

Sorry Twev did not see this.

 

[twevsmiff]

Thai registered Gulfstream 6 HS-VSK, inbound for 32, 1450
Coincidentally, this aircraft also from Luton.
Only stayed around 20 minutes now heading East over North Sea

 

[lbaspotter]

Thai registered Gulfstream 6 HS-SVK, inbound for 32, 1450
Coincidentally, this aircraft also from Luton.

HS-VSK is owned by Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha whom happens to own Premier League Champions Leicester City FC. I have heard talk they are looking at buying Swedish centre back Pontus Jansson, whom is currently on loan to Leeds Utd from Italian club Torino.

 

[twevsmiff]

Embraer Phenom 9H-FAM(Luxwing 391) inbound runway 32(1540)

 

[lbaspotter]

Embraer Phenom 9H-FAM(Luxwing 391) inbound runway 32(1540)

Inbound from Cologne-Bonn