Aberdeen is somewhere that I have wanted to go to for some time, in view of the extensive helicopter activity that the airport is famed for, and I was also hoping to catch up with the Loganair fleet and hopefully see a couple of new Wideroe Dash Eights as well. A BA A319 delivered me safely on the early evening of the bank holiday, and before leaving for my hotel in the city centre, I scouted out a couple of spotting areas near the terminal.
It was an early start the next morning, and after picking up my car, I settled down for a day's spotting at 0830. However, half an hour later, a police car arrived, and it's occupants moved onto an area near the Loganair hangar which offered a good view across the airport.
So what did I see?
Loganair kept coming and going all day, and it was great to see their ATR-72s:
And a particularly welcome visitor was Eastern's G-IACY, the first time I had seen one of the carriers ATR-72s:
And Wideroe provided me with three Dash Eights operating to/from Norway:
But it was the helicopters that I wanted to see, and I soon took a shine to the attractive livery of the Babcock machines:
Although one was painted in this 'Rescue' livery:
The S-92 was a popular type, and CHC Scotia provided several:
As did Bristows:
While relative newcomer to Aberdeen, NHV, operated several EC175s:
And amid all of the offshore supply helicopters, was this Coastguard version:
But it was the helicopters that I wanted to see, and I soon took a shine to the attractive livery of the Babcock machines:
Although one was painted in this 'Rescue' livery:
The S-92 was a popular type, and CHC Scotia provided several:
As did Bristows:
While relative newcomer to Aberdeen, NHV, operated several EC175s:
And amid all of the offshore supply helicopters, was this Coastguard version:
I put in over 12 hours at the airport, leaving just after 7pm at the end of what had been a slow, but very interesting day. Here is what I saw:
D-CGGG Learjet 31A Jetcall Gmbh
EI-FPU Bombardier/Canadair CRJ-900NG SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System
EI-FPV Bombardier/Canadair CRJ-900NG SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System
EI-GXK Boeing 737-800WL Ryanair
G-BMIX SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad Falcon Flying Group
G-BPKM Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II
G-CGCI Sikorsky S-92A Bristow Helicopters
G-CGMC Embraer 135 Eastern Airways
G-CICH Sikorsky S-92A Bristow Helicopters
G-CKXL Sikorsky S-92A Bristow Helicopters
G-CLGF Sikorsky S-92A Bristow Helicopters
G-CLHW Sikorsky S-92A Bristow Helicopters
G-CLNH Sikorsky S-92A CHC Scotia Ltd
G-EMEC Airbus EC175B/H175 CHC Scotia Ltd
G-EMEE Sikorsky S-92A CHC Scotia Ltd
G-EUPU Airbus A319-131 British Airways
G-EUYF Airbus A320-232 British Airways
G-EZOT Airbus A320-214SL easyJet
G-FBXA ATR 72-600 Loganair
G-FBXB ATR 72-600 Loganair
G-GNTB Saab 340A(F) Loganair
G-IACA Sikorsky S-92A Bristow Helicopters
G-IACD Sikorsky S-92A Bristow Helicopters
G-IACY ATR 72-600 Eastern Airways
G-JMCO Boeing 737-3T0(SF) West Atlantic UK
G-JMCU Boeing 737-301(BDSF) West Atlantic UK
G-LGNB Saab 340B Loganair
G-LGNI Saab 340B Loganair
G-LGNK Saab 340B Loganair
G-LMRB ATR 42-512 Loganair
G-MACR Cirrus SR22T Turbo
G-MAJT British Aerospace Jetstream 41 Eastern Airways
G-MAJZ British Aerospace Jetstream 41 Eastern Airways
G-MCGM AgustaWestland AW189 Bristow Helicopters
G-MCSB Sikorsky S-92A Babcock Offshore
G-MCSC AgustaWestland AW139 Babcock Offshore
G-MCSF Airbus EC175B/H175 Babcock Offshore
G-MCSG Airbus EC175B/H175 Babcock Offshore
G-MCSH Airbus EC175B/H175 Babcock Offshore
G-MCSH Airbus EC175B/H175 Babcock Offshore
G-MCSK Sikorsky S-92A Babcock Offshore
G-MCSM Airbus EC175B/H175 Babcock Offshore
G-MCSN Airbus EC175B/H175 Babcock Offshore
G-MCSP Airbus EC175B/H175 Babcock Offshore
G-NHVF Eurocopter EC175B NHV Helicopters Ltd
G-NHVG Airbus EC175B/H175 NHV Helicopters Ltd
G-NHVI Airbus EC175B/H175 NHV Helicopters Ltd
G-NHVJ Airbus EC175B/H175 NHV Helicopters Ltd
G-NHVV Eurocopter EC175B NHV Helicopters Ltd
G-PDGV Partenavia P.68TC Ravenair Aircraft Ltd
G-ROOK Reims/Cessna F172P Skyhawk Rolim Ltd
G-SAJH Embraer 145 Loganair
G-SAJO Embraer 145 Loganair
G-SAJR Embraer 135 Loganair
G-SAJT Embraer 135 Loganair
G-SAJU Embraer 135 Loganair
G-SASD Beech B200C King Air Gama Aviation (UK) Ltd
G-TTND Airbus A320-251N British Airways
G-VINF Sikorsky S-92A Babcock Offshore
G-WNSE Sikorsky S-92A CHC Scotia Ltd
G-WNSF Sikorsky S-92A CHC Scotia Ltd
G-WNSG Sikorsky S-92A CHC Scotia Ltd
G-WNST Sikorsky S-92A CHC Scotia Ltd
G-WNSU Sikorsky S-92A CHC Scotia Ltd
G-WNSV Sikorsky S-92A CHC Scotia Ltd
LN-RDV De Havilland Canada DHC-8-402 Wideroe
LN-RDZ De Havilland Canada DHC-8-402 Wideroe
LN-WDH De Havilland Canada DHC-8-402NG Wideroe
OY-NCW Dornier 328-300 Jet Sun-Air of Scandinavia A/S
PH-EXM Embraer 175 KLM Cityhopper
PH-EZN Embraer 190 KLM Cityhopper
XZ372 SEPECAT Jaguar GR.3A Aberdeen Airport
ZA110 Scottish Aviation Jetstream T.2 Aberdeen Airport
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