Teesside Airport Movements Trip Reports


London

By Chris Smith

Being on a self-imposed 12-18 month spotting hiatus due to the expense of next years Oshkosh trip was already starting to cause me withdrawal symptoms. At the end of the day, you can't not pursue your hobby, so I started to think about some 'ultra cheap' domestic options, starting with the regular London run. Part of the motive was to stop me being wary of the 'lack of legs' of my relatively new electric car, and give it a proper run out on a long journey. Unfortunately 10 days before the trip I broke my collar bone, rendering me unable to drive. In the spirit of keeping costs down the hotels were the lowest non-refundable fares - in fact, I'd picked the dates based on the lowest fares available as opposed to my usual M.O. of booking a week off work and then deciding where I'm going to go irrespective of price. Spending more money on train fares was the lesser of two evils versus abandoning the trip and not being eligible for refunds, thus an ultra cheap trip in the end...wasn't!

Day One Sunday 28th September

It's been a hot minute since I was last at Luton full stop, let alone stayed in the superb Holiday Inn Express, so that was the jumping off point. I have arrived at Luton by rail before and expected either a bus or a 20 minute walk, but an autonomous shuttle must have opened relatively recently which made life easier. Other changes since my last visit are Jet2 have moved in, and NetJets taking a hangar, but being a Sunday, all hangars were closed. I was disgusted to see on Google Earth the remains of an airliner on the fire dump that has been there a number of years, seemingly in a viewable position, and I've never seen it (Britannia G-AOVS), so that was a top objective on this visit. Unfortunately despite looking directly at the compound it should have been in, building works are taking place there plus the topography wasn't great so it went begging!

London Luton Airport LTN / EGGW

4X-ABG	Airbus A320-232	Israir Airlines
9H-647FX	Gulfstream G-VI (G650)	Flexjet Malta
9H-AFX	Embraer EMB-550 Legacy 500	Flexjet Malta
9H-AMO	Gulfstream G-IV-X (G450)	Elitavia Malta
9H-BCT	Gulfstream G-VI (G650)	Gama Aviation
9H-DOM	Bombardier CL-600-2B19 Challenger 850	AirX Charter
9H-EART	Dassault Falcon 2000	AV8Jet Charter
9H-ILI	Bombardier CL-600-2B19 Challenger 850	VistaJet
9H-ILZ	Bombardier CL-600-2B19 Challenger 850	VistaJet
9H-IRC	Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000	DCS Aviation Malta
9H-IRL	Cessna 560XL Citation Excel	Air Charter Scotland Europe
9H-QAT	Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair (Malta Air)
9H-QCT	Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair (Malta Air)
9H-QDQ	Boeing 737-800	Ryanair (Malta Air)
9H-VCC	Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 350	VistaJet
9H-VCP	Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 350	VistaJet
9H-VCS	Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 350	VistaJet
9H-VID	Bombardier BD-700-2A12 Global 7500	VistaJet
9H-VVD	Boeing 737-8MAX-200	Ryanair (Malta Air)
9H-WMB	Airbus A321-271NX	Wizz Air Malta
9H-WMF	Airbus A321-271NX	Wizz Air Malta
9H-WMG	Airbus A321-271NX	Wizz Air Malta
9H-WZT	Airbus A320-232	Wizz Air Malta
9H-WZX	Airbus A320-232	Wizz Air Malta
A-1102	Airbus A319-112	Pakistan Air Force
A7-CGO	Gulfstream G-VI (G650ER)	Qatar Executive
C-FCDE	Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6500	Skyservice Business Aviation
CS-CHH	Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 350	NetJets Europe
CS-CHN	Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 350	NetJets Europe
CS-CLE	Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 650	NetJets Europe
CS-LTA	Cessna 680A Citation Latitude	NetJets Europe
CS-LTL	Cessna 680A Citation Latitude	NetJets Europe
CS-LTQ	Cessna 680A Citation Latitude	NetJets Europe
D-ALIN	Dassault Falcon 7X	VistaJet Germany
D-COPS	Pilatus PC-24	Platoon Aviation
D-ITOC	Raytheon 390 Premier IA	Exxaero
EI-IGW	Boeing 737-8MAX-200	Ryanair
EI-IHC	Boeing 737-8MAX-200	Ryanair
EI-IKW	Boeing 737-8MAX-200	Ryanair
F-HJMA	Embraer ERJ-135BJ Legacy 600	VallJet
G-FOMO	Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000	LuxAviation UK
G-LMHA	Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6500	Jet Concierge Club
G-LOBX	Bombardier BD-700-2A12 Global 7500	ARC Aviation (Jet Concierge Club)
G-LOBY	Bombardier BD-700-2A12 Global 7500	Jet Concierge Club
G-LZRI	Embraer EMB-550 Praetor 600	Centreline
G-MULR	Boeing 737-8MAX	Ascend Airways	Op for Wizz Air
G-PAMH	Pilatus PC-24	Regency Jet
G-SUGR	Embraer ERJ-135BJ Legacy 650	Air Charter Scotland
G-SUNO	Airbus A321-251NX	Jet2.com
G-UZEF	Airbus A320-251N	easyJet
G-UZLL	Airbus A320-251N	easyJet
G-WUKM	Airbus A321-271NX	Wizz Air UK
G-WUKU	Airbus A321-271NX	Wizz Air UK
G-WUKW	Airbus A321-271NX	Wizz Air UK
G-WUKZ	Airbus A321-271NX	Wizz Air UK
G-WUND	Airbus A321-271NX	Wizz Air UK
HA-LGP	Airbus A321-271NX	Wizz Air
HA-LZK	Airbus A321-271NX	Wizz Air
HB-JKV	Dassault Falcon 8X	Malaysian Jet Services (Nomad Aviation)
LX-JFD	Pilatus PC-12/47E NG	Jetfly Aviation
LX-JNE	Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550)	Global Jet Luxembourg
LX-TRO	Embraer ERJ-135BJ Legacy 600	LuxAviation
LY-BGS	Boeing 737-3L9	KlasJet
M-SCDM	Gulfstream G-VI (G650)	Isle Ventures Ltd
N1C	Gulfstream G-VII (G500)	Maverick Air LLC / Sears Corp
N120QS	Bombardier BD-700-1A11 Global 5500	NetJets International
N173JM	IAI Gulfstream G200 Galaxy	Sky Antelope Inc
N365LG	Gulfstream G-VI (G650)	TVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc
N67WV	Gulfstream G-VI (G650ER)	TVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc
N656FG	Dassault Falcon 8X	Sino Jet Management
N664FX	Gulfstream G-VI (G650ER)	Flexjet
N767A	Boeing 767-2AXER	Mukamalah Aviation
N805TL	Gulfstream G-VI (G650ER)	TVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc
N838KE	Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550)	DTC LLC
N926EC	Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 605	JCPE LLC / Bain Capital
OE-FCO	Cessna 510 Citation Mustang	GlobeAir
OO-VMF	Cessna 560XL Citation XLS+	ASL Group
OY-BBO	Embraer EMB-550 Praetor 600	Blackbird Air Charter
S5-ABW	Airbus A300B4-605R(F)	Solinair
SP-TOP	Gulfstream G-VI (G650)	Jet Story
T7-ARES	Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6500	Jet Aviation Business Jets
T7-HOLTZ	Bombardier BD-700-1A11 Global 5000	Avcon Jet
T7-MAK	Boeing 737-7HZ BBJ1	Samrussitera
T7-SPL	Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 350	DC Aviation Malta
TC-ERB	Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604	Redstar Aviation
VH-LUN	Bombardier BD-700-2A12 Global 7500	Aerisjet
VP-CGN	Gulfstream G-VI (G650)	Genietwo Ltd (TAG Aviation UK)
VT-CDC	Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6500	Poonawalla Aviation
VT-HVV	Dassault Falcon 8X	Air Charter Services
XA-AIK	IAI Gulfstream G280	Hoteles Dinamicos
OTT
D-AIEC	Airbus A321-271NX	Lufthansa
G-GDFY	Boeing 737-86Q	Jet2.com
G-SUNR	Airbus A321-251NX	Jet2.com
G-SUNS	Airbus A321-251NX	Jet2.com
TC-LPR	Airbus A321-271NX	Turkish Airlines

Day Two Monday 29th September

Breakfast (not the best) then a last minute check-out followed by a blast around the perimeter before heading to Heathrow. I had to get a National Express because the trains were off following an "incident on the line", which to be fair probably got me there quicker. Driving out I realised they've already rebuilt and reopened the multi-storey car park that burned down a couple of years ago - wasted absolutely no time there!!! About 20 of us got the coach from Luton to Heathrow...who the hell other than an idiot like me is making that trip?! Might as well seek a double daily Luton service from Teesside with a BA interline and sell it as a 'shuttle' between terminals!!!!

London Luton Airport

4X-EKL	Boeing 737-85P	El Al Israel Airlines
9H-WAY	Airbus A321-271NX	Wizz Air Malta
CS-LTP	Cessna 680A Citation Latitude	NetJets Europe
CS-LTQ	Cessna 680A Citation Latitude	NetJets Europe
CS-PHV	Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300	NetJets Europe
D-CETB	Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 750	Exxaero
D-CEUS	Cessna 525C CitationJet CJ4	Excellent Air
EI-ILM	Boeing 737-8MAX-200	Ryanair
G-HNEY	Bombardier BD-700-2A12 Global 7500	Jet Concierge Club
G-JAGA	Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300	LuxAviation UK
G-LEAX	Cessna 560XL Citation XLS	LuxAviation UK
G-UZEE	Airbus A320-251N	easyJet
G-UZLV	Airbus A320-251N	easyJet
G-UZLZ	Airbus A320-251N	easyJet
HA-LGH	Airbus A321-271NX	Wizz Air
HA-LVI	Airbus A321-271NX	Wizz Air
HA-LZI	Airbus A321-271NX	Wizz Air
LX-JFA	Airbus A321-271NX	Wizz Air
M-LWCW	Bombardier BD-700-2A12 Global 7500	Eircraft Ltd
M-RLIV	Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 605	Mobyhold Ltd
N146QS	Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000	NetJets International
N165QS	Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000	NetJets International
N179C	Dassault Falcon 8X	General Avileasing Inc
N260QS	Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 650	NetJets International
N458FX	Gulfstream G-IV-X (G450)	Flexjet
N650GB	Gulfstream G-VI (G650ER)	American Express Travel Related Services Co Inc
N822VP	Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express	Planet Nine
OK-PRF	Embraer EMB-550 Praetor 600	CTR Atmospherica Aviation
T7-ABH	Gulfstream G-IV-SP	Empire Aviation San Marino
OTT
9H-CXG	Boeing 737-8K5	Corendon Airlines Europe
G-DBLU	Leonardo AW139	Halo Aviation (Flexjet Helicopters)

Next on to another world class spotting hotel, the T4 Premier Inn. They've now made the "runway view" rooms bookable separately on the website, which could be a godsend, but could also be a problem - their definition of runway view may differ from our definition - would they be high enough?! Only one way to find out! Turns out they were good enough, I could see both runways and the remote stands of the CTA, in the past I have been able to see the CTA itself though. Both here and at Luton I've only logged commercial airliners that I needed (but all GA regardless) which just goes to show how far behind I was!

London Heathrow Airport LHR / EGLL

4R-ALN	Airbus A330-343E	SriLankan Airlines
4X-EDK	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	El Al Israel Airlines
9K-AOF	Boeing 777-300ER	Kuwait Airways
9V-SWJ	Boeing 777-312ER	Singapore Airlines
A4O-SG	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	Oman Air
A6-APJ	Airbus A380-861	Etihad Airways
A6-BLD	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	Etihad Airways
A6-EVD	Airbus A380-842	Emirates
A6-EVS	Airbus A380-842	Emirates
A7-ANQ	Airbus A350-1041	Qatar Airways
A7-BEO	Boeing 777-3DZER	Qatar Airways
B-1036	Airbus A330-343E	Shenzhen Airlines
B-1042	Airbus A330-343E	Capital Airlines
B-16737	Boeing 777-3ALER	EVA Air
B-209X	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	China Southern Airlines
B-2002	Boeing 777-39PER	China Eastern Airlines
B-2089	Boeing 777-39LER	Air China
B-KPD	Boeing 777-367ER	Cathay Pacific Airways
C-FGDX	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	Air Canada
C-FNOH	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	Air Canada
C-FSKZ	Boeing 737-8MAX	Air Canada
C-GPDJ	Boeing 767-3Q8ER(BDSF)	Cargojet Airways
CN-RHD	Boeing 737-8MAX	Royal Air Maroc
CS-TUA	Airbus A330-941	TAP Air Portugal
D-AGWM	Airbus A319-132	Eurowings
D-AIJB	Airbus A320-271N	Lufthansa
EC-MAN	Airbus A320-214	Vueling
EC-MXU	Airbus A320-251N	Iberia
EC-NXE	Airbus A350-941	Iberia
EC-NZQ	Airbus A320-251N	Iberia
EI-NSE	Airbus A320-251N	Aer Lingus
EI-NSF	Airbus A320-251N	Aer Lingus
EI-NSH	Airbus A320-251N	Aer Lingus
EI-SCC	Airbus A320-251N	Aer Lingus
EI-SCF	Airbus A320-251N	Aer Lingus
ET-BAY	Airbus A350-1041	Ethiopian Airlines
F-HZUI	Airbus A220-300	Air France
G-LMTG	ATR 72-600	Loganair
G-NEOT	Airbus A321-251NX	British Airways
G-TNEA	Airbus A321-251NX	British Airways
G-TNEB	Airbus A321-251NX	British Airways
G-TNEE	Airbus A321-251NX	British Airways
G-TNEH	Airbus A321-251NX	British Airways
G-TTNN	Airbus A320-251N	British Airways
G-TTSB	Airbus A320-251N	British Airways
G-TTSC	Airbus A320-251N	British Airways
G-TTSD	Airbus A320-251N	British Airways
G-TTSF	Airbus A320-251N	British Airways
G-TTSH	Airbus A320-251N	British Airways
G-ULIT	Boeing 737-8MAX	Ascend Airways	Op for Air Algérie
G-VTOM	Airbus A330-941	Virgin Atlantic Airways
G-XLEB	Airbus A380-841	British Airways
G-XWBI	Airbus A350-1041	British Airways
G-XWBM	Airbus A350-1041	British Airways
G-XWBS	Airbus A350-1041	British Airways
G-ZBLE	Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner	British Airways
G-ZBLG	Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner	British Airways
G-ZBLK	Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner	British Airways
HZ-AK27	Boeing 777-368ER	Saudia
HZ-AR22	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	Saudia
JA05WJ	Airbus A350-1041	Japan Airlines
JA794A	Boeing 777-300ER	All Nippon Airways
N401DZ	Airbus A330-941	Delta Air Lines
N728AN	Boeing 777-323ER	American Airlines
N792AV	Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner	Avianca
OE-LZR	Airbus A320-271N	Austrian Airlines
OH-LZR	Airbus A321-231	Finnair
OO-SBC	Airbus A320-251N	Brussels Airlines
SE-DOX	Airbus A320-251N	SAS Scandinavian Airlines
SE-RUE	Airbus A320-251N	SAS Scandinavian Airlines
SP-LVR	Boeing 737-8MAX	LOT Polish Airlines
SU-GDR	Boeing 777-36NER	EgyptAir
SU-GFJ	Airbus A320-251N	EgyptAir
SU-GFO	Airbus A320-251N	EgyptAir
SX-NEI	Airbus A320-271N	Aegean Airlines
TC-LGT	Airbus A350-941	Turkish Airlines
TC-LSP	Airbus A321-271NX	Turkish Airlines
TC-LTO	Airbus A321-271NX	Turkish Airlines
VN-A871	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	Vietnam Airlines
VT-AEN	Boeing 777-3FXER	Air India
VT-NAC	Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner	Air India
VT-TSO	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	Air India
YL-CSN	Airbus A220-300	Air Baltic	Op for Swiss

Day Three Tuesday 30th September

Up at the crack of dawn to bag a number of remaining BA/Virgin and by the time I came to leave I was in the best position I've ever been with their fleets. I missed one airframe from both carriers that I should have got and I'm kicking myself a little. I was also kicking myself a bit just before the trip - I should have carried on to Gatwick and the excellent Bloc Hotel, but that was before the added expense of train fares so probably best I didn't.

London Heathrow Airport

A7-ANK	Airbus A350-1041	Qatar Airways
A9C-FF	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	Gulf Air
B-KPF	Boeing 777-367ER	Cathay Pacific Airways
B-KQU	Boeing 777-367ER	Cathay Pacific Airways
CS-TJR	Airbus A321-251NX	TAP Air Portugal
D-AINW	Airbus A320-271N	Lufthansa
G-TTNZ	Airbus A320-251N	British Airways
G-TTSA	Airbus A320-251N	British Airways
G-VELJ	Airbus A350-1041	Virgin Atlantic Airways
G-VEVE	Airbus A350-1041	Virgin Atlantic Airways
G-VPIE	Airbus A330-941	Virgin Atlantic Airways
G-VRIF	Airbus A330-941	Virgin Atlantic Airways
G-XWBJ	Airbus A350-1041	British Airways
G-XWBN	Airbus A350-1041	British Airways
G-XWBO	Airbus A350-1041	British Airways
G-XWBP	Airbus A350-1041	British Airways
G-ZBLI	Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner	British Airways
G-ZBLJ	Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner	British Airways
JA837J	Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner	Japan Airlines
N438DX	Airbus A330-941	Delta Air Lines
N662UA	Boeing 767-322ER	United Airlines
SP-LVF	Boeing 737-8MAX	LOT Polish Airlines
VH-ZNI	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	Qantas Airways
VT-JRB	Airbus A350-941	Air India

So ended the trip, which served the intended purpose of filling in a lot of gaps and topping up many a fleet. In fact, some years ago I came up with a "value for money calculation" - a cop was worth £1, and a scrape 50p (obviously there should be other variables e.g. a VT- cop would be worth a lot more than a G- cop for instance, but let's not overcomplicate...). So did I get my money's worth? Sightings valued at £181.50 so I would have if not for the poxy train!! Still a very productive and enjoyable trip, however no photos as 1) I couldn't retrieve my camera from work in time and 2) even if I had, the binoculars that took the cameras place taught me I wouldn't have been able to hold it properly anyway. On arriving back in the north east I found myself back in A&E where it turns out I tore my calf at the same time as breaking my collar bone so the trip was most definitely not advisable!!!