East Midlands, 29 December, 2017

My final airport visit of 2017 was to East Midlands. The highlight was the three West Atlantic ATPs, but DHL Airbus A.300 D-AEAN was the only aircraft to come within camera range:

D-AEAN	Airbus A300B4-622R(F)	European Air Transport Leipzig/DHL Worldwide Express
G-BMRB	Boeing 757-236(SF)	DHL Air UK/DHL Worldwide Express
G-CELY	Boeing 737-377(BDQC)	Jet2.com
G-DHKG	Boeing 757-236(SF)	DHL Air UK/DHL Worldwide Express
G-FIND	Reims/Cessna F406 Caravan II	RVL Aviation Ltd
G-GDFE	Boeing 737-3Q8(QC)	Jet2.com
G-TAAS	AgustaWestland AW109SP GrandNew	Sloane Helicopters Ltd
OY-SRF	Boeing 767-219ER(BDSF)	Star Air A/S
SE-MHF	British Aerospace ATP (F)	West Air Sweden
SE-MHG	British Aerospace ATP (F)	West Air Sweden
SE-MHK	British Aerospace ATP (F)	West Air Sweden

Fairoaks, 27 December, 2017

My drive back to the Midlands over Christmas wsa memorable for all the wrong reasons, with me encountering very heavy traffic. With it taking over two hours to the 40 mile stretch on the M25 to reach the Fairoaks turning, I decided I was justified stopping for a break.

There are always a few PC-12s to be seen at Fairoaks, and it was good to see a new one - G-NBCA:

And as I was en route to Leicestershire, it was appropriate to see Leicester City's G-LCFC:

G-BDSB	Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer	Testfair Ltd
G-BGIB	Cessna 152	Redhill Air Services Ltd
G-BGVS	Reims/Cessna F172M Skyhawk	Orkney Flying Club
G-BJWI	Reims/Cessna F172P Skyhawk	Falcon Flying Services Ltd
G-BOKA	Piper PA-28-201T Turbo Dakota	CBG Aviation Ltd
G-BTNH	Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior	Falcon Flying Services
G-BYFA	Reims/Cessna F152	Redhill Air Services Ltd
G-BZVB	Reims/Cessna FR172H Rocket	Roger Douglas Buckingham, James Downey/Victor Bravo Group
G-CCYY	Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior
G-CEZO	Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior	Redhill Air Services Ltd
G-COGS	Bell 407GXP	HC Services Ltd
G-DXTR	Beech B200 King Air	Synergy Aviation Ltd
G-ELZY	Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior	Redhill Air Services Ltd
G-GASP	Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer
G-HRYZ	Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee	Lees Avionics Ltd
G-KARE	Pilatus PC-12/47E	Graham Aircraft Hire Ltd
G-LCFC	Agusta A.109S Grand	Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
G-NBCA	Pilatus PC-12/47E	Narm Aviation Ltd
G-OLEE	Reims/Cessna F152	Redhill Air Services Ltd
G-OODW	Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer	Redhill Air Services Ltd
G-OPAT	Beech 76 Duchess	R D J Axford
G-PHAB	Cirrus SR22	G3 Aviation Ltd
G-PYAK	Yakovlev Yak-18T	Paul Beardsell
G-RATV	Piper PA-28RT-201T Turbo Arrow IV	Tango Victor Ltd
G-WNCH	Beech B200 King Air	Synergy Aircraft Leasing Ltd
LX-JFU	Pilatus PC-12/47E	Jetfly Aviation SA
M-AMAN	Pilatus PC-12/47E	Aman Travel Ltd
M-ARTY	Pilatus PC-12/47E	Creston (UK) Ltd
N115MD	Commander Aircraft Company Commander 114TC	Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee
N1FD	Socata TB-200 Tobago GT
N321W	Cirrus SR20
N464LB	Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage	Rio Aviation Inc
N866C	Cirrus SR22

London Heathrow, 23 November, 2017

A very early start to Heathrow say me arriving just as dawn was breaking at 06:45.

Finnair's A350s are one of the highlights of a morning at Heathrow:-

The first time I saw a RAF 146 it was arriving at Heathrow from Malta with the Duke of Edinburgh during the 1980s - I'm not sure who was on this one, or where it had come from, but itis always good to see a 146 these days:

Another unexpected visitor was this Gulf 650:

Just before I left for home, this Gulf Air A.320 arrived from Bahrain to bring a very sucessful visit to a close:

4X-ECC	Boeing 777-258ER	El Al Israel Airlines
9H-AEO	Airbus A320-214	Air Malta
9K-AOI	Boeing 777-300ER	Kuwait Airways
9V-SKK	Airbus A380-841	Singapore Airlines
9V-SKT	Airbus A380-841	Singapore Airlines
9V-SWR	Boeing 777-312ER	Singapore Airlines
A4O-DB	Airbus A330-343E	Oman Air
A6-APA	Airbus A380-861	Etihad Airways
A6-APD	Airbus A380-861	Etihad Airways
A6-EDU	Airbus A380-861	Emirates
A6-EEC	Airbus A380-861	Emirates
A6-EEV	Airbus A380-861	Emirates
A7-APF	Airbus A380-861	Qatar Airways
A7-BEL	Boeing 777-300ER	Qatar Airways
A9C-AO	Airbus A320-214	Gulf Air
A9C-KC	Airbus A330-243	Gulf Air
B-2726	Boeing 787-8	China Southern Airlines
B-2737	Boeing 787-8	China Southern Airlines
B-KPK	Boeing 777-367ER	Cathay Pacific Airways
B-KQS	Boeing 777-367ER	Cathay Pacific Airways
C-FIVR	Boeing 777-333ER	Air Canada
C-FIVW	Boeing 777-333ER	Air Canada
C-FKSV	Boeing 787-9	Air Canada
C-FRTU	Boeing 787-9	Air Canada
C-FTCA	Boeing 767-375ER	Air Canada
C-GHKX	Airbus A330-343X	Air Canada
CS-TNS	Airbus A320-214(SL)	TAP Air Portugal
CS-TTG	Airbus A319-111	TAP Air Portugal
D-ABNL	Airbus A320-214	Eurowings
D-ABQK	De Havilland Canada DHC-8-402	LGW - Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter
D-AEWJ	Airbus A320-214SL	Eurowings
D-AEWL	Airbus A320-214SL	Eurowings
D-AEWW	Airbus A320-214SL	Eurowings
D-AIDG	Airbus A321-231	Lufthansa
D-AING	Airbus A320-271N	Lufthansa
D-AIPY	Airbus A320-211	Lufthansa
D-AIQE	Airbus A320-211	Eurowings
D-AIQK	Airbus A320-211	Eurowings
D-AIUR	Airbus A320-214SL	Lufthansa
D-AIUT	Airbus A320-214SL	Lufthansa
D-AIWA	Airbus A320-214SL	Lufthansa
D-AIZW	Airbus A320-214SL	Lufthansa
D-AKNL	Airbus A319-112	Eurowings
EC-ILP	Airbus A321-213	Iberia
EC-LRM	Airbus A320-232	Vueling Airlines
EC-LUD	Airbus A320-214	Iberia Express
EC-LVD	Airbus A320-216(SL)	Iberia
EI-CVB	Airbus A320-214	Aer Lingus
EI-DEB	Airbus A320-214	Aer Lingus
EI-DEP	Airbus A320-214	Aer Lingus
EI-DVE	Airbus A320-214	Aer Lingus
EI-DVI	Airbus A320-214	Aer Lingus
EI-EDP	Airbus A320-214	Aer Lingus
EI-GAM	Airbus A320-214	Aer Lingus
EP-IBL	Airbus A310-304	Iran Air
ET-ATQ	Airbus A350-941	Ethiopian Airlines
F-GKXR	Airbus A320-214	Air France
F-GRXM	Airbus A319-112	Air France
F-HEPJ	Airbus A320-214SL	Air France
G-BNLN	Boeing 747-436	British Airways
G-BNLP	Boeing 747-436	British Airways
G-BNWB	Boeing 767-336ER	British Airways
G-BNWZ	Boeing 767-336ER	British Airways
G-BYGA	Boeing 747-436	British Airways
G-BYGB	Boeing 747-436	British Airways
G-BYGF	Boeing 747-436	British Airways
G-BZHA	Boeing 767-336ER	British Airways
G-BZHB	Boeing 767-336ER	British Airways
G-BZHC	Boeing 767-336ER	British Airways
G-CIVA	Boeing 747-436	British Airways
G-CIVD	Boeing 747-436	British Airways
G-CIVF	Boeing 747-436	British Airways
G-CIVG	Boeing 747-436	British Airways
G-CIVI	Boeing 747-436	British Airways
G-CIVJ	Boeing 747-436	British Airways
G-CIVK	Boeing 747-436	British Airways
G-CIVL	Boeing 747-436	British Airways
G-CIVN	Boeing 747-436	British Airways
G-CIVT	Boeing 747-436	British Airways
G-CIVU	Boeing 747-436	British Airways
G-CIVV	Boeing 747-436	British Airways
G-CIVX	Boeing 747-436	British Airways
G-CIVZ	Boeing 747-436	British Airways
G-EUOA	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUOC	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUOD	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUOE	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUOF	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUOG	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUOH	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUOI	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUPA	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUPB	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUPC	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUPE	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUPF	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUPJ	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUPL	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUPM	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUPN	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUPO	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUPP	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUPR	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUPS	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUPT	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUPU	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUPV	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUPW	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUPX	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUPY	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUPZ	Airbus A319-131	British Airways
G-EUUA	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUUD	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUUF	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUUG	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUUH	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUUI	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUUJ	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUUK	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUUL	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUUM	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUUN	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUUP	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUUR	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUUU	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUUV	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUUW	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUUX	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUUY	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUUZ	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUXC	Airbus A321-231	British Airways
G-EUXD	Airbus A321-231	British Airways
G-EUXE	Airbus A321-231	British Airways
G-EUXF	Airbus A321-231	British Airways
G-EUXG	Airbus A321-231	British Airways
G-EUXH	Airbus A321-231	British Airways
G-EUXI	Airbus A321-231	British Airways
G-EUXJ	Airbus A321-231	British Airways
G-EUXK	Airbus A321-231	British Airways
G-EUXL	Airbus A321-231	British Airways
G-EUXM	Airbus A321-231	British Airways
G-EUYA	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUYB	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUYC	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUYE	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUYG	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUYH	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUYI	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUYJ	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUYK	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUYM	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUYN	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUYO	Airbus A320-232(SL)	British Airways
G-EUYP	Airbus A320-232(SL)	British Airways
G-EUYR	Airbus A320-232(SL)	British Airways
G-EUYT	Airbus A320-232(SL)	British Airways
G-EUYU	Airbus A320-232(SL)	British Airways
G-EUYV	Airbus A320-232(SL)	British Airways
G-EUYW	Airbus A320-232(SL)	British Airways
G-EUYX	Airbus A320-232(SL)	British Airways
G-EUYY	Airbus A320-232(SL)	British Airways
G-JEDT	De Havilland Canada DHC-8-402	Flybe
G-MEDF	Airbus A321-231	British Airways
G-MEDJ	Airbus A321-231	British Airways
G-MEDL	Airbus A321-231	British Airways
G-MEDN	Airbus A321-231	British Airways
G-MEDU	Airbus A321-231	British Airways
G-MIDO	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-MIDS	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-MIDT	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-MIDX	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-MIDY	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-PRPB	De Havilland Canada DHC-8-402NG	Flybe
G-PRPJ	De Havilland Canada DHC-8-402	Flybe
G-STBC	Boeing 777-36NER	British Airways
G-TTOB	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-VBOW	Boeing 787-9	Virgin Atlantic
G-VBZZ	Boeing 787-9	Virgin Atlantic
G-VIIB	Boeing 777-236ER	British Airways
G-VIIC	Boeing 777-236ER	British Airways
G-VIIH	Boeing 777-236ER	British Airways
G-VIIK	Boeing 777-236ER	British Airways
G-VIIL	Boeing 777-236ER	British Airways
G-VIIM	Boeing 777-236ER	British Airways
G-VINE	Airbus A330-343E	Virgin Atlantic
G-VKSS	Airbus A330-343E	Virgin Atlantic
G-VOOH	Boeing 787-9	Virgin Atlantic
G-VOWS	Boeing 787-9	Virgin Atlantic
G-VRAY	Airbus A330-343E	Virgin Atlantic
G-VUFO	Airbus A330-343E	Virgin Atlantic
G-VWIN	Airbus A340-642	Virgin Atlantic
G-VZIG	Boeing 787-9	Virgin Atlantic
G-XLEA	Airbus A380-841	British Airways
G-XLEG	Airbus A380-841	British Airways
G-YMMF	Boeing 777-236ER	British Airways
G-YMMG	Boeing 777-236ER	British Airways
G-YMMH	Boeing 777-236ER	British Airways
G-YMMK	Boeing 777-236ER	British Airways
G-YMMN	Boeing 777-236ER	British Airways
G-YMMP	Boeing 777-236ER	British Airways
G-YMMU	Boeing 777-236ER	British Airways
G-ZBJA	Boeing 787-8	British Airways
G-ZBJB	Boeing 787-8	British Airways
G-ZBJC	Boeing 787-8	British Airways
G-ZBJD	Boeing 787-8	British Airways
G-ZBJE	Boeing 787-8	British Airways
G-ZBJF	Boeing 787-8	British Airways
G-ZBJG	Boeing 787-8	British Airways
G-ZBJH	Boeing 787-8	British Airways
G-ZBKB	Boeing 787-9	British Airways
G-ZBKD	Boeing 787-9	British Airways
G-ZBKE	Boeing 787-9	British Airways
G-ZBKF	Boeing 787-9	British Airways
G-ZBKJ	Boeing 787-9	British Airways
G-ZBKL	Boeing 787-9	British Airways
G-ZBKM	Boeing 787-9	British Airways
G-ZBKN	Boeing 787-9	British Airways
G-ZZZA	Boeing 777-236	British Airways
HB-IJI	Airbus A320-214	Swiss International Air Lines
HB-IJO	Airbus A320-214	Swiss International Air Lines
HB-JBA	Bombardier C Series 100	Swiss International Air Lines
HB-JLQ	Airbus A320-214	Swiss International Air Lines
HS-TUE	Airbus A380-841	Thai Airways International
HZ-AK39	Boeing 777-300ER	Saudia-Saudi Arabian Airlines
LN-RCN	Boeing 737-883	SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System
LN-RGN	Airbus A320-251N	SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System
LN-RPW	Boeing 737-683	SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System
LN-RRJ	Boeing 737-883(WL)	SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System
N1200K	Boeing 767-332ER(WL)	Delta Air Lines
N179DN	Boeing 767-332ER(WL)	Delta Air Lines
N228UA	Boeing 777-222ER	United Airlines
N277AY	Airbus A330-323X	American Airlines
N27964	Boeing 787-9	United Airlines
N38950	Boeing 787-9	United Airlines
N647UA	Boeing 767-322ER	United Airlines
N654UA	Boeing 767-322ER	United Airlines
N710TW	Boeing 757-2Q8(WL)	Delta Air Lines
N721AN	Boeing 777-323ER	American Airlines
N722AN	Boeing 777-323ER	American Airlines
N723AN	Boeing 777-323ER	American Airlines
N736AT	Boeing 777-323ER	American Airlines
N76010	Boeing 777-224ER	United Airlines
N76054	Boeing 767-424ER	United Airlines
N78017	Boeing 777-224ER	United Airlines
N792AV	Boeing 787-8	Avianca
N795AN	Boeing 777-223ER	American Airlines
N798AN	Boeing 777-223ER	American Airlines
N825MH	Boeing 767-432ER	Delta Air Lines
N964AM	Boeing 787-8	Aeromexico
OE-LBV	Airbus A320-214	Austrian Airlines
OH-LWA	Airbus A350-941	Finnair
OO-TCQ	Airbus A320-214	Brussels Airlines
OY-KAO	Airbus A320-232	SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System
OY-KAW	Airbus A320-232	SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System
PH-BGC	Boeing 737-8K2WL	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
PH-BGM	Boeing 737-7K2WL	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
PH-BXK	Boeing 737-8K2(WL)	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
PH-BXP	Boeing 737-9K2(WL)	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
PH-EXA	Embraer 190	KLM Cityhopper
PH-EXE	Embraer 190	KLM Cityhopper
PT-MUI	Boeing 777-32WER	LATAM Brasil
SE-ROC	Airbus A320-251N	SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System
SP-LLE	Boeing 737-45D	LOT-Polish Airlines
SU-GDV	Airbus A330-343E	EgyptAir
T7-MRE	Airbus A320-232SL	Middle East Airlines
TC-JNI	Airbus A330-343E	THY-Turkish Airlines
TC-JNL	Airbus A330-343E	THY-Turkish Airlines
TC-JTJ	Airbus A321-231SL	THY-Turkish Airlines
TF-ISP	Boeing 767-319ER(WL)	Icelandair
V8-DLB	Boeing 787-8	Royal Brunei Airlines
VH-OQA	Airbus A380-842	QANTAS Airways
VH-OQB	Airbus A380-842	QANTAS Airways
VN-A864	Boeing 787-9	Vietnam Airlines
VP-BBF	Gulfstream G650	Silk Way Airlines
VP-BTR	Airbus A321-211	Aeroflot Russian Airlines
VQ-BEK	Airbus A330-343E	Aeroflot Russian Airlines
VT-ANK	Boeing 787-8	Air India
VT-ANL	Boeing 787-8	Air India
VT-ANR	Boeing 787-8	Air India
VT-JES	Boeing 777-35RER	Jet Airways
VT-JEX	Boeing 777-35RER	Jet Airways
YR-ASB	Airbus A318-111	Tarom-Romanian Air Transport
YU-APA	Airbus A319-132	Air Serbia
ZE700	British Aerospace 146 CC.2	RAF - Royal Air Force
ZK-OKS	Boeing 777-319ER	Air New Zealand