LJLA-Shannon-LGW-Dublin-LJLA 03-10-09

[Beemer]

Arrived at LJLA at the un-earthly hour of 04:30hrs with Robbo for our first flight of the day to Shannon. Seen at LJLA were the following,
LJLA

EI-DAL Boeing 737 8AS Ryanair 33718
EI-DHK Boeing 737 8AS Ryanair 33820
EI-DLM Boeing 737 8AS Ryanair 33594
EI-EBW Boeing 737 8AS Ryanair 35010
EI-EBX Boeing 737 8AS Ryanair 35007
EI-EFL Boeing 737 8AS Ryanair 37534
G-CTWW Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II Centreline Air Charter Ltd 34-7970191
G-EDCK Cessna 525 Air Charter Scotland 525-0510
G-EZAS Airbus A319 111 Easyjet 2779
G-EZBD Airbus A319 111 Easyjet 2873
G-EZBO Airbus A319 111 Easyjet 3082
G-EZDE Airbus A319 111 Easyjet 3426
G-EZIY Airbus A319 111 Easyjet 2636
G-EZNM Airbus A319 111 Easyjet 2402
G-GLTT Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain Airtime Aviation Ltd 31-8452004
HA-TAD SAAB 340 A Fleet Air International 126
I-MLXT Fokker F27 500 Miniliner 10374
PH-KZD Fokker 70 KLM Cityhopper 11582
VP-BNE Gulf 5 SP G550 Jet Aviation Business Jets 5051

Our flight to Shannon was on EI-EFL which departed as FR1135 at 06:38hrs with about 50% full of passengers. We arrived at a wet and misty Shannon @ 07:25hrs. We made our way up to the "glass cube" viewing area on the roof and was disappointed to find that the view is now marred by expansion of the airport buildings. Gone are the taxxying shots as the aircraft pass close by and a big lens is now required. Later we went airside and the views are a lot better from the terminal windows. All my photos were taken thru' glass and are not as good as I would like. Some excellent aircraft were seen and one or two are un-resolved.
Shannon

84-0064 Lear Jet 35 C21A USAF 35-510
84-0096/CT Lear Jet 35 C21A USAF 35-542
84-0124/CT Lear Jet 35 C21A USAF 35-570
CS-DXF Cessna 560 Excel S NetJets 560-5586
EC-KZG Airbus A320 214 Iberworld 3868
EI-CDS Boeing 737 548 Lithuanian Airlines c/s 26287
EI-DTY Boeing 737 3M8 Kaliningrad Air 25017
EI-EFL Boeing 737 8AS Ryanair 37534
EI-FXE ATR 72 300 Air Contractors 327
F-OHJY Airbus A319 112 National Air Services 1124
N630S 1125 Westwind Astra SP Corporate 046
N720AX Douglas DC-10 30 Omni Air International 48252
N721TW Boeing 757 231 Delta Airlines 29954
N737CC Boeing 737 74Q Mid East Jet 29135
N757MA Boeing 757 24Q Mid East Jet 28463
N812AM BAe 125 800A Air Medic 258147
N865F Douglas DC-8 63F National Airlines 46088
N26123 Boeing 757 224 Continental Airlines 28966
OY-SRF Boeing 767 219ERF Star Air 23327
OY-SRP Boeing 767 232F Star Air 22220
S9-DBY Boeing 767 3Y0ER STP Airways 26208
SX-BGQ Boeing 737 4Y0 Aegean Airlines. all white c/s 25177
TJ-CAC Boeing 767 33AER Cameroon Airlines 28138
VP-BNA Boeing 727 021 Mid East Jet 19262
VP-CME Boeing 767 231 Sheikh Mustafa Edrees 22567

N865F DC-8-63F National Airlines


OY-SRF Boeing 767-219ERF Star Air


N630S 1125 Westwind Astra


N720AX Douglas DC10-30 Omni International


We boarded EI-DAG FR1182 our flight to LGW. It departed @ 13:15hrs. with an almost full load and touched down at a brighter LGW at 14:18hrs. I have never been inside Gatwick since the early eighties when they had a good viewing area.We hung around at a glass area overlooking the ramp between arrivals gate and passport control for about an hour to log and photograph as much as we could before coming through. We then checked back in again and walked down a pier to get the rest.

LGW

CS-TPA Fokker 100 Portugalia 11257
EI-DVJ Airbus A320 214 Aer Lingus 3857
G-EZDZ Airbus A319 111 Easyjet 3774
G-EZFG Airbus A319 111 Easyjet 3845
G-EZFH Airbus A319 111 Easyjet 3854
G-EZTA Airbus A320 214 Easyjet 3805
G-EZTL Airbus A320 214 Easyjet 4012
G-EZTN Airbus A320 214 Easyjet 4006
SE-RHU Boeing 737 36N Viking Airlines 28560
ZS-AOL Gulf 5 Anglo Operations Ltd 634

G-EZTL A320-214 Easyjet


CS-TPA Fokker 100 Portugalia being re-fuelled


We later boarded our flight to Dublin via EI-DHT FR117 which departed at 17:45hrs with about almost a full load. We arrived at Dublin @ 18:37hrs and with about one hour left of daylight we made ourselves busy spotting. But what a disappointment Dublin was. No new Ryanairs to be seen and little else of interest either.

Dublin

A6-EYQ Airbus A330 243 Etihad Airways 868
CN-RMX Boeing 737 4B6 Royal Air Maroc/Atlas Blue 26526
EI-DAL Boeing 737 8AS Ryanair 33718
EI-DPO Boeing 737 8AS Ryanair 33612
EI-IRE CL604 Starair 5515
G-LCYA Falcon 900 B London City Airport Jet Centre 105
HA-LOU Boeing 737 8Q8 Malev - Hungarian Airlines 30684
TC-OAK Airbus A321 231 Onur Air 954
TS-INO Airbus A320 214 Nouvelair 3480



We were both glad to get home by now as we boarded EI-DPO FR448 with about 3/4 full leaving at 23:00hrs. and arriving at LJLA at 23:31hrs. 31 mins it took and it included a long right base for 27 taking us as far as the junction of the M6 and M56.

Regards Beemer.

[jetstream31]

Beemer

Nice night shot, and a DC8 seen as well ;D ;D

Looks to have been an excelent trip


D

[Beemer]

Yes, great trip but on reflection it would have been better to miss out Dublin. We were hoping for one of the new BA trans Atlantic A318s at Shannon as it came in for it's fuel stop but not to be. Regards Beemer.

[viscount]

While Shannon may have lacked the quantity to have been found at Dublin, it certainly made up for that in quality. A DC-8 and a DC-10 at the same field on the same day in Europe - quite a visual treat.

Any guide as to wether Shannon is best visited on a weekday or weekend, morning or afternoon - or is it just pot-luck ?

[Beemer]

Any guide as to wether Shannon is best visited on a weekday or weekend, morning or afternoon - or is it just pot-luck ?

I don't know Viscount. I think, as you say, pot luck.

Maybe you can help me to id this A330 aircraft at Lufthansa Technic. Apoligies again for quality of photo. Shooting thru' wet windows.

[Airbus]

I think you will find its ERJ 190


5N-VNH Embraer ERJ190-100AR (19000210) arrived 26/9/09 in Virgin Nigeria colours for painting in Nigerian Eagle colours

Ken

[Beemer]

Thanks for that Ken. I was out a little bit on the recognition. Trouble is it's the same one that I saw at Birmingham in May that had come in with a windscreen problem. Thanks,