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Post by viscount on Jul 10, 2024 18:00:26 GMT 1
MALAGA COSTA DEL SOL AIRPORT(AGP/LEMG)
Tuesday, 9th July 2024. With a mid-afternoon appointment in Fuengirola, so needing to pass the airport twice, made a day-out of it. Around six and half hours at the airport which is recording monthly record passenger figures, so some 160 odd aircraft noted (a few Ryanairs and Vuelings may just have passed unnoticed), far more than during my usual Malaga visits. Missed the recently re-introduced for the summer season United Boeing 757 connection with New York (0735-0935) but did see all 5 wide-body flights due on a Tuesday. Although days of operation vary; Etihad, Qatar, Saudi, Gulf Air, Aer Lingus and Air Transat all serve Malaga during the summer months with wide-body flights.
The basic diet of Boeing 737s and Airbus A.319->321s was varied with a single Airbus A.220 and a CRJ-1000 plus 4 x EMB-190s (even if 2 were British Airways). There was also a single Airbus A.318 and an older Boeing 737-300, a 737-400, along with two -700s to be seen. Not a single Boeing 757 having missed the United aircraft! New colours for me were SkyÜp and Marabu, while it is a while since I last saw Bulgarian Air anywhere. Surprisingly just the one 'polar bear' airliner flown by Smart Lynx (although Air Horizont nearly qualifies) but disappointingly only one special scheme (Vueling) - one which I have seen several times now.
Business and Executive Jets were extremely active, even at a holiday period I don't think I've so many moving in a single day - and there was at least one more (a white Boeing 737) out parked on the northern overflow apron. Tuesday, 9th July 2024. Inland end 1010-1450 (all arr & deps); Museum 1720-1755 (exec apron & some deps);
inland end 1800-1900 (all arr & deps)
Airliners: Airliners (continued):
A6-BLZ Boeing 787-9 Etihad OE-ISG Airbus A.321-251N EasyJet Europe
A7-BDD Boeing 787-8 Qatar OE-LBU Airbus A.320-214 Austrian Airlines
A9C-FI Boeing 787-9 Gulf Air OE-LKC Airbus A.319-111 EasyJet Europe
CS-TPT Embraer ERJ-190LR Air Portugal, twice OE-LKV Airbus A.319-111 EasyJet Europe
D-ABNK Airbus A.320-214 Eurowings OE-LQJ Airbus A.319-111 EasyJet Europe
D-AEEB Airbus A.321-251N Eurowings OE-LSO Airbus A.320-251N EasyJet Europe
D-AIDV Airbus A.321-231 Eurowings OH-LZT Airbus A.321-231 Finnair
D-AIEG Airbus A.321-271N Lufthansa PH-BCL Boeing 737-8K2 KLM
D-AINC Airbus A.321-271N Lufthansa PH-HZO Boeing 737-8K2 Transavia, twice
D-AIRO Airbus A.321-131 Lufthansa PH-XRY Boeing 737-7K2 Transavia
D-AISI Airbus A.321-231 Lufthansa SE-RTC Boeing 737-8MAX Norwegian, portrait tail
EC-JFH Airbus A.320-214 Iberia Express SE-RTG Boeing 737-8MAX Norwegian, portrait tail
EC-LUN Airbus A.320-232 Vueling SE-RXC Boeing 737-86N Norwegian, portrait tail
EC-LUO Airbus A.320-232 Vueling SE-RYC Boeing 737-8MAX Norwegian, portrait tail
EC-LZN Airbus A.320-214 Vueling SE-RZX Airbus A.320-251N SAS
EC-MBS Airbus A.320-214 Vueling TC-LSF Airbus A.321-271N Turkish Airlines
EC-MCU Airbus A.320-214 Vueling TC-LSN Airbus A.321-271N Turkish Airlines
EC-MEL Airbus A.320-232 Vueling YL-CSD Airbus A.220-300 Air Baltic, green fin
EC-MGE Airbus A.320-232 Vueling 9H-NCC ATR-72-600 Iberia - full scheme
EC-MKM Airbus A.320-232 Vueling 9H-NCD ATR-72-600 Iberia/Air Nostrum - white
EC-MLK Agusta AW.139 Helity 9H-NFT ATR-72-600 Iberia/Air Nostrum - white
EC-MUG Canadair CRJ-1000 Iberia Regional 9H-QBF Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair (Malta Air)
EC-NAJ Airbus A.320-271N Vueling, special cols. 9H-QCJ Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair (Malta Air)
EC-NCG Airbus A.320-271N Vueling 9H-SAS Boeing 737-8BK SkyÜp
EC-NHP Airbus A.319-111 Volotea 9H-VUS Boeing 737-8MAX Ryanair (Malta Air)
EC-NNZ Airbus A.320-214 Volotea 9H-VVS Boeing 737-8MAX Ryanair (Malta Air)
EC-NSR Agusta AW.139 Helity 9H-WAZ Airbus A.321-271N Wizzair Malta
EC-NUZ Boeing 737-8JP Air Europa Express 9H-WZT Airbus A.320-232 Wizzair Malta
EC-OBP Boeing 737-8JP Air Europa Express 9H-ZAZ Boeing 737-436 Air Horizont, white, yellow engines
EI-DEO Airbus A.320-214 Aer Lingus
EI-DHH Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair Business, Executive & General Aviation
EI-DPI Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair
EI-DPJ Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair CN-TLB Citation 525 CJ1 parked, departed
EI-DVK Airbus A.320-214 Aer Lingus CS-CHJ Challenger 350 NetJets Europe, departed
EI-EBL Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair CS-DLG Dassault Falcon 2000 NetJets Europe, departed
EI-EFI Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair CS-DLH Dassault Falcon 2000 NetJets Europe, parked
EI-EFN Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair CS-DOW Citation 560 V Taespejo, all white, parked, departed
EI-EKK Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair CS-LTK Citation 680A Sovereign NetJets Europe, arrived
EI-EKV Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair D-AHOX EMB-135BJ Legacy 600 Vista Jet, arrived
EI-EMM Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair D-CARO Citation 680A Sovereign departed
EI-EVK Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair D-CDCM Citation 560 XLS departed
EI-FNG Airbus A.330-302 Aer Lingus D-CHRF Citation 525B CJ3 Hahn Air (from Liverpool) arr & dep
EI-HGO Boeing 737-8MAX Ryanair D-CRON Citation 560 XLS Silver Cloud, departed
EI-HMT Boeing 737-8MAX Ryanair D-IGAL Citation 525A CJ2 arrived
EI-IFT Boeing 737-8MAX Ryanair EC-HYI Dassault Falcon 2000 Gestair, departed
EI-IHN Boeing 737-8MAX Ryanair EC-KKH Cirrus SR.20 One Air, parked
EI-IJH Boeing 737-8MAX Ryanair EC-MHU Eurocopter AS.355NP Trafico, blue/yellow, landed
EI-IJL Boeing 737-8MAX Ryanair EC-MUP Beech B200 King Air Eliance, parked
EI-IJM Boeing 737-8MAX Ryanair G-IPLY Citation 550 Bravo Little Jet, departed
EI-SIW Airbus A.320-251N SAS HB-JTO Dassault Falcon 6X departed
ES-SAX Airbus A.320-232 all white, (Smart Lynx) HZ-HKR Dassault Falcon 900B parked
F-GRHR Airbus A.319-111 Air France HZ-KSGA Gulfstream 450 departed
F-GUGR Airbus A.318-111 Air France I-JSET Beechjet 400XP Aliserio, parked
F-GZHR Boeing 737-8K2 Transavia, France LX-EMO Dassault Falcon 900EX parked, in hangar
G-DRTU Boeing 737-86N Jet 2, silver (EMA) LX-MIC Dassault Falcon 2000S Global Jet Luxembourg, arrived
G-DRTV Boeing 737-8AL Jet 2, silver (NCL) M-ARTY Pilatus PC-12 parked, departed
G-EUXJ Airbus A.321-231 British Airways M-HEAD Challenger 650 departed
G-EZDR Airbus A.319-111 EasyJet UK M-RAFI Global 7500 departed
G-EZFR Airbus A.319-111 EasyJet UK M-RBIG Lear Jet 45 parked
G-EZUO Airbus A.320-214 EasyJet UK N55LC Dassault Falcon 7X arrived
G-EZWS Airbus A.320-214 EasyJet UK N117SF Gulfstream 280 parked
G-GDFO Boeing 737-3U3 Jet2, blue (LBA) OE-EMS Pilatus PC-12/47E parked
G-JZBZ Boeing 737-86J Jet2, blue (BRS) OY-RSE Pilatus PC-12/47E parked
G-JZHK Boeing 737-8MG Jet2, blue (MAN) P4-HSJ Airbus A.320-232ASJ Global Jet Aruba (GJW), departed, nice scheme
G-LCAE Embraer ERJ-190SR British Airways PH-WPB Pilatus PC-12/47E departed
G-LCAF Embraer ERJ-190SR British Airways PS-RDN EMB-550 Praetor 600 parked (Brazilian)
G-RUKB Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair UK S5-BAP Citation 550 Bravo parked
G-SUNE Airbus A.321-251N Jet2, blue (BHX) SP-DLB EMB-135BJ Legacy 600 AMC Aviation, arrived & parked, nice scheme
G-TTNP Airbus A.320-251N British Airways T7-JLA Gulfstream 450 parked (San Marino)
G-UZHC Airbus A.320-251N EasyJet UK T7-SYC Piaggio Avanti II parked
G-UZLB Airbus A.320-251N EasyJet UK 4K-JJ888 Gulfstream 550 ASG Business Avn, (Azerbaijan), departed
G-WUNC Airbus A.321-271N Wizzair UK 9H-DGM Diamond DA.62MPP ESAO logo. Many lumps and bumps, departed
HA-LYQ Airbus A.320-232 Wizzair 9H-ILY Challenger 850 Vistajet, departed
HB-IOM Airbus A.321-212 Swiss 9H-JAD Challenger 850 Air X, parked
HZ-AR13 Boeing 787-9 Saudia
LN-FGE Boeing 737-8MAX Norwegian, white tail Military Ramp:
LN-NGZ Boeing 737-8JP Norwegian, white tail
LN-RGN Airbus A.320-251N SAS UD.13-21 Canadair CL.215T Spanish, code 43-21, arrived
LX-LBR Boeing 737-7K2 Luxair UD.13-24 Canadair CL.215T Spanish, code 43-24, parked
LZ-LAH Airbus A.320-214 Marabu ? CASA C.295MPA Portuguese AF, parked
LZ-PLO Embraer ERJ-190IGW Bulgaria Air F-ZGBN Beech B350ER King Air French Customs, arrived
OE-ICI Airbus A.320-214 EasyJet Europe HU.30-01 AS.365N3 Dauphin Guardia Civil, code 09-401, arrived
OE-IJX Airbus A.320-214 EasyJet Europe EC- ? Eurocopter EC.135T Spanish Police, parked
OE-ISD Airbus A.321-251N EasyJet Europe
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Post by viscount on Jul 10, 2024 18:38:10 GMT 1
MALAGA AIRPORT - WIDE BODIES on Tuesday, 9th July 2024  Etihad Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, A6-BLZ on taxi out to departure   The summer lunch-time Aer Lingus Airbus A.330 from and to Dublin has been a feature for a number of years. EI-FNG Airbus A.330-300 on taxi-out to the departure runway, showing just how long this aircraft is.   Gulf Air's A9C-FI a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner had been in Malaga earlier in the day to drop inbound passengers, on the second visit collecting outbound passengers having been to Casablanca in between.  Qatar's A7-BDD Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on finals. Taken with my little camera so not quite so sharp. My new SLR does not warn me as clearly as my previous one that the battery is about to fail - and it did so at an inconvenient moment naturally!  Finally Saudia Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner HZ-AR13 on finals. |
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Post by viscount on Jul 10, 2024 19:19:19 GMT 1
Malaga Tuesday 09.07.24. Following on from the wide-bodies, two (new to me) operators and few of the non-Boeing 737-8/8MAX or Airbus A.319 to 321 airliners.  9H-SAS Boeing 737-800 in Sky Üp scheme.  Airbus A.320-214 LZ-LAH of Marabu. Could get sea-sick if looking at those wavy letters/logo too long!  Smart gloss white, but no sign of even an operator name on Airbus A.320 ES-SAX operating with Smart Lynx.  Air Portugal's ERJ-190 CS-TPT operated the link to Lisbon twice while I was watching.  LZ-PLO ERJ-190 of Bulgaria Air landing. Have Embraer used the same tins of paint for both these airlines?  Sole Airbus A.220 using Malaga while I was there was an Air Baltic example LY-CSD in standard scheme.  Unusual to see a 'microbus', an Airbus A.318 in airline service. F-GUGR in Air France service, it would appear to be one of only six in the fleet. The other Air France aircraft to be seen during the day was an Airbus A.319 - it would appear that Transavia France must fly a large proportion of the French market, although I do see the occasional French registered car as far south as the Costa del Sol.  This gave me a pause for thought as it passed my camera. I was unaware that any British operators were still using Boeing 737-300s. G-GDFO is one of 7 still in Jet2 service (according to Jethro's British Airlines web-site). Must be a complex fleet to manage with Boeing 737-300, Boeing 737-800s, Boeing 757-200s, Airbus A.321s, Airbus A.321Neos and Airbus A.330s. I wasn't really aware that their current fleet features a total of 124 active aircraft either.  PH-XRY is essentially the same dimensions as the series 300, but with Next Generation engines, a Boeing 737-700 series operated by Transavia.  EC-MUG Bombardier CRJ-1000, operated by Iberia Regional and Air Nostrum. |
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Post by viscount on Jul 11, 2024 12:53:30 GMT 1
MALAGA - BUSINESS & EXECUTIVE AVIATION seen on Tuesday 9th July. A very smart Aruban registered Airbus A.320ACJ P4-HSJ 'Capricorn' on taxi-out for departure.  JetJets Europe CS-CHJ Challenger 350 turning onto departure runway 13 at the 31 fast turn-off. Included this as four time-expired GA aircraft, plus a long-suffering Dove can be seen on hard standings near the 13/31 fire station.  An attractive scheme on EMB-135BJ Legacy SP-DLB, landing on 12  HZ-KSGA Gulfstream 450 on taxi out to 13 below the raised waste ground favoured by photographers in the morning.  PH-WPB one of a number of Pilatus PC-12NGs seen during the day.  G-IPLY Cessna Citation 500 Bravo of the Little Jet Company shining in the sunlight. On a day the British press announced that the British wealthy 'are leaving in droves in their personal jets' to escape a Labour government, this was the only British registered biz-jet spotted at Malaga/Costa del Sol all day!  There was a time when national aeronautics bureau maintained nice, neat, rule regulated aircraft registers. Some nations delight in pushing the boundaries. Azerbaijan registered Gulfstream 550 4K-JJ888.  EC-HYI Dassault Falcon 2000 of Spanish operator Gestair.  M-HEAD Challenger 650 on taxi-out, with EasyJet's Airbus A.320 G-EZWS just commencing its take-off roll on 13 beyond.  Followed soon after by another Manx registered aircraft M-RAFI, a Global 7500.  HB-JTO Dassault Falcon 6X, a mark of Falcon not produced in large numbers.  D-CHRF Citation 525B CJ3 of Hahn Air. Had not long earlier arrived from from Liverpool, seen here turning onto the runway 13 threshold to line-up for departure.  9H-JAD Canadair CRJ-850 of Air X, parked up on the main executive apron and seen from the Museum fence.  Slovenian S5-BAP Cessna Citation 550 Bravo  A further Pilatus PC-12NG, OE-EMS parked-up.  Not sure, but certainly don't recollect having seen a Brazilian aircraft using their PS- national prefix (they have PP, PS, PR and PT- available). PS-RDN is an EMB-550 Praetor 600. On the left can be seen one of the pair of CL-215Ts, parked on the military apron, the other side of 31/13, while on the right the nose only of the Portuguese Air Force CASA.295MPA.  CS-DOW looking rather like a Citation 550, this is actually a Cessna 560 Citation V. Does this aircraft qualify, lack of colour scheme-wise as a 'baby polar bear'?  Another Manx registered aircraft, this one, M-ARTY a Pilatus PC-12NG  As I was preparing to pack away for the day, from a previously unnoticed location this Diamond DA.62MPP 9H-DGM appeared along the taxiway to depart. ESAO logo. I have noticed this one on FR24 flying survey lines over Spain, just north of Gibraltar a few days before.  D-CRON Cessna 560 Citation XLS  Landing over on runway 12, with the afternoon sun favouring photography of landing aircraft, EMB-135BJ Legacy 600, formerly with Air Hamburg, now sporting the logo of new company owner VistaJet.  CN-TLB Cessna Citation 525 CJ1 departing in the early afternoon heat. MALAGA AIRCRAFT USING THE MILITARY APRON Heavily cropped shot of Guardia Civil AS.365N3 Dauphin HU.30-01/10083, coded 09-401 turning-in to land on the military apron and subsequently rolled into the hangar.  Spanish Air Force Canadair CL.215T '43-21'/1116, UD.13-21 on late finals to 13. Although the departure runway, landing movements which are going to be parked on the military ramp are permitted. Just two while I was there.  The other 13 landing, later in the day was F-ZBGN King Air B350ER of Douane Francaise, French Customs. As I had a quick look around to check on the Museum exhibits, I'll add a post over the weekend.
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Post by viscount on Aug 8, 2024 12:01:57 GMT 1
MALAGA, Thursday, 1st August 2024 (from inside terminal 1040-1300) A little over two hours from around and inside the terminal. Flying to Dublin. As departure was off 30 and I was in window seat 42K, clocked all the numerous executives out-parked on the overflow apron. No idea what was on the biz-jet apron by the Museum, apart from spotting a few arrivals and departures.
Airliners: Airliners (continued):
A9C-··· Boeing 787-9 Gulf Air,70th anniv c/s SE-RTC Boeing 737-8MAX Norwegian, portrait tail
D-AEEA Airbus A.321-251NX Eurowings SE-RTM Boeing 737-8MAX Norwegian, white fin
D-AGWV Airbus A.319-132 Eurowings TC-JIP Airbus A.330-223 Turkish
EC-MCU Airbus A.320-214 Vueling 9H-EUL Airbus A.320-214 Eurowings
EC-MFN Airbus A.320-232 Vueling Antonov An-12 grey/white, dep 1045
EC-MKN Airbus A.320-232 Vueling
EC-MVD Airbus A.320-214 Vueling Executives & Biz-Jets:
EC-NDH Airbus A.319-112 Volotea
EI-FNH Airbus A.330-302 Aer Lingus, to Dublin 9H-FAY EMB-190 Lineage 1000 Air X Malta
EI-HMT Boeing 737-MAX8200 Ryanair 9H-VCJ Challenger 350 VistaJet, departed
EI-IJK Boeing 737-MAX8200 Ryanair 9H-VJN Global 6000 VistaJet
EI-SIX Airbus A.320-251N SAS 9H-VJV Global 6000 VistaJet
ES-SAW Airbus A.320-232 all white (Smart Lynx) A6-RJV Boeing 737-77W BBJ
F-GUGN Airbus A.318-111 Air France CN-EEE Dassault Falcon 7X
G-EUXI Airbus A.321-231 British Airways CS-DLG Dassault Falcon 2000EX NetJets Europe
G-JZBF Boeing 737-8MG Jet 2 CS-DLH Dassault Falcon 2000EX NetJets Europe
G-LSAJ Boeing 757-236 Jet 2 CS-PHM EMB-505 Phenom 300 NetJets Europe, landed
G-TAWD Boeing 737-8K5 TUI D-CLIF EMB-505 Phenom 300 All black, landed
G-TAWV Boeing 737-8K5 TUI EC-KOL Citation 560XLS Gestair, landed
G-UZHW Airbus A.320-251N EasyJet LX-IXI Global 6000 departed
G-WEAH Boeing 737-8MAX all white, no titles M-SAPD Global 6000
G-WUKT Airbus A.321-271NX Wizzair UK OO-VMF Citation 560XLS+ ASL, departed
HA-KAX ATR-72-201F white, Fleetair titles PS-CFG Global Express
LN-DYX Boeing 737-8JP Norwegian, plain tail XA-RIN Gulfstream G550
N18119 Boeing 757-224 United
OM-LEX Boeing 737-8BK white, large Jet2 titles Military Ramp:
PH-BCH Boeing 737-8K2 KLM
PH-HBK Boeing 737-82R Transavia 43-21 CL-215T on stand-by (also noted 4 weeks before)
PH-HZ· Boeing 737-8K2 Transavia (PH-HZI/HZL) 43-26 CL-215T on stand-by (different a/c to 4 weeks before)
PH-YHX Airbus A.321-251NX Transavia  D-AEEA Airbus A.321NX of Eurowings building speed on it's take-off roll. Location is the top of the steps down to the station entrance  XA-RIN Gulfstream G550. While some of the out-parked executives can be seen, there are obstructions in the way.  9H-FAY EMB-190 Lineage 1000 of Air X Malta.  LX-IAI Global 6000 lifting off rapidly  LN-DYX Boeing 737-800 from Norwegian with a plain white fin.  EI-SIX Airbus A.320-271N, SAS.  G-WEAH Boeing 737-MAX8, complete 'polar bear', registered to Ascend Airways  PH-YHX. Why is a loyal Boeing customer placing Airbus 'panda eyes' around their cockpit windows? Well, they are no longer a totally loyal Boeing customer, as this is indeed an Airbus A.321-251NX. After a few minutes watching activity, knew I had to do the departure 'dance'. However, just after I had turned my back on the departures runway and had safely stowed my camera in it's carry bag than a droning noise filled the air, turned around to see an Antonov An-12 on take-off. Roten timing - win some, but lost this one! From outside of the terminal, inside for bag-drop with no queue, through search-comb with no queue then and out to the gate, via a 15 minute 'snake' for passport control.  From the end of one of the short piers, the two Canadair CL-215Ts on stand-by on the military apron the other side of the landing runway.  NetJet's Falcon 2000EX CS-DLG taxiing from the biz-jet apron around to the departure runway.  OM-LEX Boeing 737-800, all white with large Jet 2 logos and titles  Now loading on the Airbus A.330, which with only one door providing access, takes a while. Citation 560 XLS Excel EC-KOL of Gestair taxis past having landed.  From inside the Airbus A.330 on the taxi-way, Phenom 300 D-CLIF taxis past on the apron, somewhat dwarfed by the Aer Lingus wing.  Compare the fuselage length to the top photo, an Airbus A.319 of Eurowings  On taxi-out a chance to log all the out-parked executives. A6-RJV Boeing 737-700BBJ. There was another large Middle Eastern private airliner parked well away, on the freight apron.  ATR-72 HA-HAX of Fleetair, also out-parked.
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