Luton 9th March, 2017

My first visit of the year to Luton took place on March 3rd, and I was lucky enough to be able to spend just shy of 12 hours by the crash gate.

I always like to arrive early, to be sure of a good parking place. However, the first couple of hours are always dominated by Wizz Air, but today HA-LYG provided some Budapest inspired colour:

Another interesting early morning 'liner was 757 G-OOBA. This was the first Thomson aircraft I have seen wearing 'TUI' titles as Britannia slips even further into history:

Luton though is about biz jets, and Gulf 550 VP-BNE was the first that moved, arriving after I had been at the airport for around 30 minutes:

I have long admired the Falcon range of biz jets, and I thought LX-LXL looked superb:

Global F-GVMI arrived from Le Bourget:

There were plenty of corporate Embraers, but F-HFKG operated the new Flykiss service from Strasbourg:

The highlight of the day though - and the year so far - was Epic LT RA-2151G. This was the first example of the homebuild turboprop I have seen:

As it started to get dark, Challenger C-GURG departed to bring a successful day to a close:

Here is the log

4X-EKB	Boeing 737-858(WL)	El Al Israel Airlines
9H-DDJ	Learjet 75	Kermas International
9H-SSK	Gulfstream G650	Emperor Aviation
9H-VCA	Bombardier Challenger 350	Vistajet Malta
9H-VCI	Bombardier Challenger 350	Vistajet Malta
9H-VCM	Bombardier Challenger 350	Vistajet Malta
9H-VJT	Bombardier Global 6000	Vistajet Malta
C-GURJ	Bombardier Challenger 605	Image Air Charter Ltd
CS-DKJ	Gulfstream G550	NetJets Transportes Aereos
CS-DKK	Gulfstream G550	NetJets Transportes Aereos
CS-DRH	British Aerospace 125 Hawker 800XPi	NetJets Transportes Aereos
CS-DXQ	Cessna 560XL Citation XLS	NetJets Transportes Aereos
CS-GLD	Bombardier Global 6000	NetJets Transportes Aereos
CS-LAM	Bombardier Global 5000	EJME-Executive Jet Management Europe
D-AEAP	Airbus A300B4-622R(F)	European Air Transport Leipzig/DHL Worldwide Express
D-CAST	Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3	Air Hamburg
D-CGAA	Cessna 560XL Citation XLS	Air Hamburg
D-IAAY	Embraer 500 Phenom 100	Air Alliance Express
D-IWWW	Raytheon 390 Premier 1
EC-LAB	Airbus A320-214	Vueling Airlines
EC-LVX	Airbus A320-214SL	Vueling Airlines
EI-DCO	Boeing 737-8AS(WL)	Ryanair
EI-DHA	Boeing 737-8AS(WL)	Ryanair
EI-DWD	Boeing 737-8AS(WL)	Ryanair
EI-EKY	Boeing 737-8AS(WL)	Ryanair
EI-FTA	Boeing 737-800WL	Ryanair
EI-FTC	Boeing 737-800WL	Ryanair
EI-FTR	Boeing 737-800WL	Ryanair
F-GVMI	Bombardier Global 6000	Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey Services
F-GZHR	Boeing 737-8K2WL	Transavia France
F-HFKG	Embraer 145	Enhance Aero Group
G-CHUI	Cessna 560XL Citation XLS	Eurojet Aviation Ltd
G-CJOF	Bombardier Challenger 350	London Executive Aviation
G-EZAJ	Airbus A319-111	easyJet
G-EZAP	Airbus A319-111	easyJet
G-EZAW	Airbus A319-111	easyJet
G-EZAZ	Airbus A319-111	easyJet
G-EZBH	Airbus A319-111	easyJet
G-EZBW	Airbus A319-111	easyJet
G-EZDH	Airbus A319-111	easyJet
G-EZDJ	Airbus A319-111	easyJet
G-EZDR	Airbus A319-111	easyJet
G-EZEG	Airbus A319-111	easyJet
G-EZEV	Airbus A319-111	easyJet
G-EZEV	Airbus A319-111	easyJet
G-EZFS	Airbus A319-111	easyJet
G-EZFX	Airbus A319-111	easyJet
G-EZGD	Airbus A319-111	easyJet
G-EZIK	Airbus A319-111	easyJet
G-EZIW	Airbus A319-111	easyJet
G-EZIX	Airbus A319-111	easyJet
G-EZIY	Airbus A319-111	easyJet
G-EZOI	Airbus A320-214SL	easyJet
G-EZOZ	Airbus A320-214SL	easyJet
G-EZPI	Airbus A320-214SL	easyJet
G-EZPK	Airbus A320-214SL	easyJet
G-EZPS	Airbus A320-214SL	easyJet
G-EZPT	Airbus A320-214SL	easyJet
G-EZTK	Airbus A320-214	easyJet
G-EZUF	Airbus A320-214	easyJet
G-EZUN	Airbus A320-214	easyJet
G-EZUN	Airbus A320-214	easyJet
G-EZWP	Airbus A320-214SL	easyJet
G-FBLK	Cessna 510 Citation Mustang	Wijet
G-IPAX	Cessna 560XL Citation Excel	Air Charter (Scotland) Ltd
G-JAGA	Embraer 505 Phenom 300	London Executive Aviation
G-KSFR	Bombardier Challenger 300	The Lily Partnership LLP/London Executive Aviation
G-LALE	Embraer 135BJ Legacy 600	London Executive Aviation
G-OBYG	Boeing 767-304ER(WL)	Thomson Airways
G-ODSA	Bell 429 Global Ranger	Starspeed Ltd
G-OOBA	Boeing 757-28A(WL)	Thomson Airways
G-OXLS	Cessna 560XL Citation XLS	Go XLS Ltd/Charles Billson
G-OZBE	Airbus A321-231	Monarch Airlines
G-OZBY	Airbus A320-214	Monarch Airlines
G-YEDC	Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3	Air Charter Scotland Ltd
G-YMKH	Embraer 135BJ Legacy 650	TAG Aviation (UK) Ltd
G-ZBAG	Airbus A321-231	Monarch Airlines
G-ZBAS	Airbus A320-214SL	Monarch Airlines
G-ZZOO	Gulfstream 200	Pendley Aviation LLP
HA-LPL	Airbus A320-232	Wizz Air
HA-LPQ	Airbus A320-232	Wizz Air
HA-LPS	Airbus A320-232	Wizz Air
HA-LPT	Airbus A320-232	Wizz Air
HA-LPZ	Airbus A320-232	Wizz Air
HA-LWE	Airbus A320-232	Wizz Air
HA-LWH	Airbus A320-232	Wizz Air
HA-LWM	Airbus A320-232	Wizz Air
HA-LWP	Airbus A320-232	Wizz Air
HA-LWP	Airbus A320-232	Wizz Air
HA-LXE	Airbus A321-231SL	Wizz Air
HA-LXF	Airbus A321-231SL	Wizz Air
HA-LXI	Airbus A321-231SL	Wizz Air
HA-LXK	Airbus A321-231SL	Wizz Air
HA-LXN	Airbus A321-231SL	Wizz Air
HA-LYB	Airbus A320-232SL	Wizz Air
HA-LYD	Airbus A320-232SL	Wizz Air
HA-LYG	Airbus A320-232SL	Wizz Air
HA-LYH	Airbus A320-232SL	Wizz Air
HA-LYJ	Airbus A320-232SL	Wizz Air
HA-LYP	Airbus A320-232SL	Wizz Air
HZ-SK5	Gulfstream G450	Sky Prime
LX-LXL	Dassault Falcon 900LX	Global Jet Luxembourg SA
M-BIGG	Bombardier Global 5000	Harley Airlines Ltd
M-CLAB	Bombardier Challenger 300	Shamrock Trading
M-KBBG	Gulfstream G450	Empire Aviation Group
M-MDBD	Bombardier BD700 Global Express	Cozuru Holdings Ltd
M-MHAC	Learjet 60	Trans Aviation Ltd/PWC Aviation
M-YNNS	Gulfstream G650	Aviation One Ltd
N1AR	Bombardier BD700 Global Express	Al Rushaid Aviation Ltd
N221DG	Gulfstream G650	David Geffen Co
N2LA	Gulfstream G450	TCRG SN4057 LLC
N421QS	Gulfstream G450	EJI NetJets
N487C	Dassault Falcon 7X	General Avileasing Inc/Cutrale North America Inc
N5092	Gulfstream G550	Chevron USA Inc
N604AK	Bombardier Challenger 604	October Holdings LLC/Signature Flight Support
N706NR	Gulfstream G650ER	Wilmington Trust Co Trustee
N761LE	Gulfstream G650	Bank of Utah Trustee/BG Aviation LLC
N801TM	Gulfstream G550	TAI Leasing Inc/Toyota Motor Co
N888FR	Gulfstream 4	ICA Global Services LLC
N92LA	Gulfstream G550	Leucadia Aviation Inc
OE-FUX	Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2	Vienna Jet Bedarfsluftfahrt Gmbh
OE-GMG	Cessna 650 Citation VII	Tyrolean Jet Service GmbH
OE-INC	Bombardier Global 5000	Global Jet Austria Gmbh
OE-LAI	Gulfstream G450	Global Jet Austria Gmbh
P4-KUL	Embraer 135BJ Legacy
RA-2151G	Epic LT	Globus Airlines
SE-MHE	British Aerospace ATP (F)	West Air Sweden
SE-RMC	Bombardier Challenger 300	Svenskt Industriflyg AB
TC-OYD	Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign	Boydak Air
TC-STO	Cessna 650 Citation VII	Port Sivil Havacilik
VP-BLW	Gulfstream G550	Specialized Transportation (Bermuda) Ltd/Picton Ltd/Quetzal Inc
VP-BNE	Gulfstream G550	Natascha Establishment Ltd/Jet Aviation Business Jets AG
VP-CON	Bombardier/Canadair Challenger 850	FTC Consulting Ltd
XA-CHR	Gulfstream G550	Operado de Veulos Ejecutivos
YR-BAJ	Boeing 737-430	Blue Air
YR-BAZ	Boeing 737-405	Blue Air
YR-BMG	Boeing 737-86N	Blue Air