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Nevada / Arizona   Dave Rose  4/6/14 - 21/6/14 

This years “Non-Spotting” holiday was a tour of the United States. Starting in Newcastle we boarded BA A320 G-EUUA for the 48 minute flight down to LHR. Just the usual stuff at NCL.

NCL 4/6/14

A6-ECL Boeing  77736NER 37704 Emirates Airlines
D-ACNC Canadair Regional-Jet900 15236 Lufthansa Regional
D-ISTP Embraer EMB-500 50000147 Corporate
EI-RJG British Aerospace 146-RJ85 E2344 Cityjet
G-BTPC British Aerospace ATPF 2010 West Air Europe
G-CELX Boeing  737377 23654 Jet 2
G-EUUA Airbus A320232 1661 British Airways
G-EUUM Airbus A320232 1907 British Airways
G-JECK de Havilland Canada DHC-8Q-402 4113 Flybe
G-RJXR Embraer ERJ-145EP 145070 bmi Regional
G-TAWN Boeing  7378K5 37251 Thomson Airways
M-ERCI Bombardier 605 5841 Corporate
N708SP Learjet 45 45-014 Corporate
PH-OCI British Aerospace Jetstream 3201 846 AIS Airlines

On arrival on 27L we parked up at T5. The following went into the book during the wait for our next flight.

LHR 4/6/14

9M-MNF Airbus A380841 114 Malaysia Airlines
A7-MHH Airbus A319115CJ 3994 Qatar Airways Amiri Flight
B-2725 Boeing  7878 34923 China Southern Airlines
B-KPL Boeing  777367ER 36161 Cathay Pacific Airways
EI-DTI Airbus A320216 3976 Alitalia
ET-AOP Boeing  7878 34744 Ethiopian Airlines
G-EUYV Airbus A320232 6091 British Airways
G-STBI Boeing  777336ER 43702 British Airways
G-STBJ Boeing  777336ER 43703 British Airways
G-XLEA Airbus A380841 95 British Airways
G-XLEE Airbus A380841 148 British Airways
G-XLEF Airbus A380841 151 British Airways
G-ZBJE Boeing  7878 38612 British Airways
G-ZBJF Boeing  7878 38613 British Airways
JA785A Boeing  777381ER 37951 All Nippon Airways
JY-AYV Airbus A321231 5177 Royal Jordanian Airlines
N45905 Boeing  7878 34825 United Airlines
N718AN Boeing  777323ER 41665 American Airlines
PT-MSZ Boeing  767316ER 41994 TAM Airlines
PT-MUC Boeing  77732WER 37666 TAM Airlines
RP-C7776 Boeing  77736NER 37712 Philippine Airlines
SU-GDV Airbus A330343X 1246 EgyptAir
TC-JNR Airbus A330343X 1311 THY Turkish Airlines
V8-DLB Boeing  7878 34786 Royal Brunei Airlines

A few nice bits, the TAM B763W is a World Cup extra, and the Philippine’s B77W is now a regular service.

Our next stop was Newark, via brand new B787 G-ZBJF. First impressions were excellent, lots of space and a bright looking interior. It’s been well documented that the windows are big, they reminded me of flying in a Viscount!! They have electronic dimmers instead of shades. We taxied out and joined the queue for 27R, departing on schedule, very powerfully!! We headed out towards Wales and climbed directly to FL410, not bad for a full aircraft. The flight was very smooth till hitting the US coastline at Nova Scotia and we hit some CAT at FL430, this was dealt with very well using the 787’s “Active Turbulence Management”. Once detected, spoilers move up and down very quickly to smooth out the ride, interesting.!! We landed after a 6 hour 43 minute flight and the following were bagged during the longish taxi to the gate.

Newark 4/6/14

C-GLQG de Havilland Canada DHC-8Q-402 4194 Porter Airlines
N14570 Embraer ERJ-145LR 145632 United Express
N174DN Boeing  767332ER 24802 Delta Air Lines
N332NG de Havilland Canada DHC-8Q-402NG 4332 United Express
N37274 Boeing  737824 31592 United Airlines
N38727 Boeing  737724 28797 United Airlines
N596FE McDonnell-Douglas MD-11F 48554 Federal Express
N625FE McDonnell-Douglas MD-11F 48753 Federal Express
N804MS Boeing  7673P6ER 27255 Las Vegas Sands Corporation
N87527 Boeing  737824 38701 United Airlines
N908DL Douglas MD88 49539 Delta Air Lines
N934AT Boeing  717231 55070 AirTran Airways
N9616G Douglas MD83 53563 American Airlines
N977AT Boeing  7172BD 55036 Delta Air Lines
N995AT Boeing  7172BD 55139 AirTran Airways

Things of interest were the Porter DH8D C-GLQG and Fedex B727 N495FE which left the following day for a museum.

We stayed in Manhattan and I managed an hour one day watching the arrivals into La Guardia using the SBS and FR24 from the hotel roof bar, very convienent.

La Guardia 7/6/14

C-GWCY Boeing  7376CT 35113 Westjet
N121HQ Embraer Emb-175200LR 17000194 US Airways Express
N13992 Embraer ERJ-145LR 145284 United Express
N204JQ Embraer Emb-175200LR 17000243 Delta Connection
N206FR Airbus A320214 4272 Frontier Airlines
N208JQ Embraer Emb-175200LR 17000257 Delta Connection
N209JQ Embraer Emb-175200LR 17000258 Delta Connection
N316NB Airbus A319114 1249 Delta Air Lines
N317CA Canadair Regional-Jet700 10055 Delta Connection
N317NB Airbus A319114 1324 Delta Air Lines
N337NB Airbus A319114 1685 Delta Air Lines
N340NB Airbus A319114 1714 Delta Air Lines
N350NA Airbus A320212 418 Delta Air Lines
N351NW Airbus A320212 766 Delta Air Lines
N371CA Canadair Regional-Jet700 10082 Delta Connection
N391CA Canadair Regional-Jet700 10108 Delta Connection
N407UA Airbus A320232 456 United Airlines
N431AW Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7256 US Airways Express
N511AE Canadair Regional-Jet700 10107 American Eagle
N518AE Canadair Regional-Jet700 10126 American Eagle
N542EA Canadair Regional-Jet700 10321 American Eagle
N611QX Canadair Regional-Jet700 10041 Delta Connection
N612QX Canadair Regional-Jet700 10042 Delta Connection
N641JB Airbus A320232 2848 jetBlue Airways
N655CA Canadair Regional-Jet700 10134 Delta Connection
N655CA Canadair Regional-Jet700 10134 Delta Connection
N818AE Embraer ERJ-140LR 145561 American Eagle
N818NN Boeing  737823 30910 American Airlines
N827MD Embraer Emb-170100SU 17000047 US Airways Express
N827NN Boeing  737823 33209 American Airlines
N841AE Embraer ERJ-140LR 145667 American Eagle
N846AE Embraer ERJ-140LR 145692 American Eagle
N874RW Embraer Emb-170100SU 17000148 Delta Connection
N921NN Boeing  737823 33229 American Airlines
N933XJ Canadair Regional-Jet900 15196 Delta Connection
N952AT Boeing  7172BD 55014 AirTran Airways
N961DL Douglas MD88 49980 Delta Air Lines
N962AN Boeing  737823 30858 American Airlines
N962NN Boeing  737823 31208 American Airlines

Our next flight was JFK to LAS, so once checked in I managed a few hours spotting from T4. Our flight was with Virgin America who share this terminal with International carriers such as Emirates, Etihad, Air India and ELAL. The windows at the end of the concourse offer good views of runway 25L/R and most things taxi past, I had FR24 on just to confirm stuff. The following were noted before boarding A320 N641VA bound for LAS.

JFK 8/6/14

4X-ELD Boeing  747458 29328 El Al Israel Airlines
9Y-KIN Boeing  7378Q8 28234 Caribbean Airlines
A6-EET Airbus A380861 142 Emirates Airlines
A6-JAB Boeing  77735RER 35160 Etihad Airways
B-18720 Boeing  747409F 33733 China Airlines
B-KPO Boeing  777367ER 36160 Cathay Pacific Airways
CC-BBA Boeing  7878 38471 LAN Airlines
CC-CXF Boeing  767316ER 36711 LAN Airlines
HC-COH Airbus A330243 348 TAME
HP-1711CMP Boeing  7378Q8 40663 COPA Airlines
LV-FNI Airbus A330223 290 Aerolineas Argentinas
N104NN Airbus A321231(SL) 5895 American Airlines
N188AN Boeing  757223ET 32382 American Airlines
N192JB Embraer Emb-190100IGW 19000014 jetBlue Airways
N195AN Boeing  757223 32389 American Airlines
N266SK Embraer ERJ-145LR 145241 United Express
N271MP Cessna 525C 525C-0080 Corporate
N279AV Airbus A330243 1279 TACA Peru
N309JB Embraer Emb-190100IGW 19000289 jetBlue Airways
N334JB Embraer Emb-190100IGW 19000446 jetBlue Airways
N334JB Embraer Emb-190100IGW 19000446 jetBlue Airways
N339JB Embraer Emb-190100IGW 19000490 jetBlue Airways
N355CA Canadair Regional-Jet700 10067 Delta Connection
N355JB Embraer Emb-190100IGW 19000617 jetBlue Airways
N367NW Airbus A320212 988 Delta Air Lines
N3730B Boeing  737832 30538 Delta Air Lines
N3733Z Boeing  737832 30539 Delta Air Lines
N3738B Boeing  737832 30382 Delta Air Lines
N373JB Embraer Emb-190100IGW 19000624 jetBlue Airways
N3749D Boeing  737832 30490 Delta Air Lines
N374DA Boeing  737832 29622 Delta Air Lines
N3752 Boeing  737832 30492 Delta Air Lines
N3758Y Boeing  737832 30814 Delta Air Lines
N3760C Boeing  737832 30816 Delta Air Lines
N377DA Boeing  737832 29625 Delta Air Lines
N378NW Airbus A320212 2092 Delta Air Lines
N382HA Airbus A330243 1171 Hawaiian Airlines
N395DN Boeing  737832 30773 Delta Air Lines
N422AV Airbus A319115 4200 Avianca
N510UA Boeing  757222 24780 United Airlines
N510UW Airbus A321231 3858 US Airways
N512UA Boeing  757222 24809 United Airlines
N524TA Airbus A319132 5280 TACA
N526JL Airbus A320232 1546 jetBlue Airways
N526JL Airbus A320232 1546 jetBlue Airways
N531JL Airbus A320232 1650 jetBlue Airways
N537JT Airbus A320232 1785 jetBlue Airways
N554JB Airbus A320232 1898 jetBlue Airways
N568RP Embraer ERJ-145LR 145800 Delta Connection
N570JB Airbus A320232 2099 jetBlue Airways
N583JB Airbus A320232 2150 jetBlue Airways
N584JB Airbus A320232 2149 jetBlue Airways
N589JB Airbus A320232 2215 jetBlue Airways
N592JB Airbus A320232 2259 jetBlue Airways
N592JB Airbus A320232 2259 jetBlue Airways
N597UA Boeing  757222 28750 United Airlines
N604CL Bombardier 604 5570 Corporate
N613JB Airbus A320232 2449 jetBlue Airways
N625FE McDonnell-Douglas MD-11F 48753 Federal Express
N631VA Airbus A320214 3135 Virgin America
N635VA Airbus A320214 3398 Virgin America
N635VA Airbus A320214 3398 Virgin America
N641VA Airbus A320214 3656 Virgin America
N653JB Airbus A320232 3039 jetBlue Airways
N679DA Boeing  757232 26955 Delta Air Lines
N679DA Boeing  757232 26955 Delta Air Lines
N680DA Boeing  757232 26956 Delta Air Lines
N687DL Boeing  757232 27586 Delta Air Lines
N703JB Airbus A320232 3381 jetBlue Airways
N775JB Airbus A320232 3800 jetBlue Airways
N827AE Embraer ERJ-140LR 145602 American Eagle
N827JB Airbus A320232(SL) 5677 jetBlue Airways
N845VA Airbus A320214 4867 Virgin America
N849NN Boeing  737823 33213 American Airlines
N854VA Airbus A320214 5058 Virgin America
N901NN Boeing  737823 33226 American Airlines
N909XJ Canadair Regional-Jet900 15141 Delta Connection
N914FJ Canadair Regional-Jet900 15014 US Airways Express
N948DL Douglas MD88 49879 Delta Air Lines
PT-MSS Boeing  767316ER 41748 TAM Airlines
VT-ALJ Boeing  777337ER 36308 Air India
XA-AMG Boeing  73781D 39439 Aeromexico
JA823J Boeing  7878 34833 Japan Airlines
N101NN Airbus A321231(SL) 5834 American Airlines
N178JB Embraer Emb-190100IGW 19000004 jetBlue Airways
N396FE Douglas MD-1010F 46630 Federal Express
N629JB Airbus A320232 2580 jetBlue Airways
N827AS Canadair Regional-Jet200ER 7212 United Express

Obviously JFK is non-stop, highlights for me were COPA B737 HP-1711CMP, JAL B788 JA823J, Aerolineas Argentina A332 LV-FNI mixing in with lots of Jet Blue, American and Delta.

We arrived 4 hours 48 minutes later on runway 01L at LAS, the time passed quickly using the excellent ICE on board, free Wi-Fi and live TV!! Other entertainment included the Steward dancing down the aisle before taking off, in time to the safety video styled to a gangster rap track. A few were noted during the taxi in to the new T3 at LAS, parking next to a Korean B77W which is now a daily arrival.

LAS 8/6/14

C-GJWS Boeing  7378CT 34152 Westjet
N214WN Boeing  7377H4 32486 Southwest Airlines
N226WN Boeing  7377H4 32494 Southwest Airlines
N229WN Boeing  7377H4 32498 Southwest Airlines
N424NV Douglas MD82 49421 Allegiant Air
N440LV Boeing  7377H4 29835 Southwest Airlines
N570JB Airbus A320232 2099 jetBlue Airways
N586AS Boeing  737890 35189 Alaska Airlines
N605NK Airbus A320232 4548 Spirit Airlines
N641VA Airbus A320214 3656 Virgin America
N781WN Boeing  7377H4 30601 Southwest Airlines
N862GA Douglas MD83 49556 Leasing Company
N881GA Douglas MD83 49708 Allegiant Air
N941WN Boeing  7377H4 36647 Southwest Airlines
XA-HAM Boeing  737752 33789 Aeromexico
HL7597 Boeing 7775BE 27959 Korean Airlines

We were staying down in Arizona so I picked up a Mustang and started the long drive to Sedona. The resort was on a busy flight path, with LAX/LAS arrivals trailing over, so with help from the “box” and FR24 I managed to bag quite a few during our stay. I won’t list them all for risk of boredom so have excluded mainstream American.

Sedona OTT 9/6/14 – 13/6/14

164407 Boeing  E-6B 24506 United States Navy
C-FKWJ Boeing  7378CT 36435 Westjet
C-FUBQ Cessna 560 560-0455 Chartright Air
N401FE Airbus A310203F 191 FeEx
N501DB Dassault Falcon900C 196 Corporate
N504VL Airbus A319132 3590 Volaris Mexico
N612JN Bombardier Challenger 300 20297 Flexjets
N665P Gulfstream G450 4049 Corporate
N72PX Dassault Falcon900 18 Corporate
N777VC Hawker-Siddeley 1251000A 259031 Corporate
N800PM Gulfstream G5 599 Corporate
N801EL Bombardier Challenger 300 20241 Corporate
N814SK Canadair Regional-Jet900 15100 Delta Connection
N81TJ Beech 400A RK-14 Corporate
N884WT Gulfstream G450 4143 Corporate
PR-GGX Boeing  7378EH 36596 GOL
XA-VFI Airbus A320214 1780 Interjet-ABC
C-GWSZ Boeing  7378CT 37092 Westjet
N310BN Cessna 680  680-0516 Corporate
N501CV Gulfstream G5 639 Corporate
N589FE McDonnell-Douglas MD-11F 48491 Federal Express
N669BJ Gulfstream G4SP 1397 Corporate
N91LA Gulfstream G550 5027 Corporate
XA-CAM Boeing  737752 33785 Aeromexico
N16YF Cessna 680 680-0509 Corporate
N1999 Dassault Falcon2000 219 Corporate
N260UP McDonnell-Douglas MD-11F 48418 United Parcel Service Company
N302NV Airbus A319111 2387 Allegiant Air
N591FE McDonnell-Douglas MD-11F 48527 Federal Express
N614FE McDonnell-Douglas MD-11F 48528 Federal Express
N71BD Gulfstream G4SP 1415 Corporate
N909CF Dassault Falcon2000EX 4 Corporate
XA-MYR Airbus A320214 3021 Interjet-ABC
XA-PAM Boeing  737752 34293 Aeromexico

Interesting things were GOL B738 PR-GGX and USN E6B 164407.

Sedona Municipal Airport was about 2 miles from our resort, perched on a hill. I had a quick call and picked up the following among the light and helicopters buzzing around the Red Mountains.

Sedona 9/6/14

N1KA Cessna 525B 525B-0076 Corporate
N551CZ Cessna 550/551 550-0028 Corporate
N665AS Embraer EMB-500 50000018 Executive AirShare
N7CH Cessna 525B 525B-0202 Corporate

I also popped into Flagstaff Airport one day, other than a FedEx Cessna 208 it was dead.

We drove up to the Southern lip of the Grand Canyon one day, I came across Valle airport in the middle of the desert which housed a rather nice museum. Large exhibits were Convair 240 N240HH, Lockheed VC-121A N422NA and Martin 404 N636X. About 20 miles further on was Grand Canyon Airport, a busy little place with lots of choppers etc.

Grand Canyon 11/6/14

N146SA de Havilland Canada DHC-6300 514 Eagle Canyon Air
N180GC Cessna 208B 208B-2085 Grand Canyon Airlines
N192GC Cessna 208B 208B-2026 Grand Canyon Airlines
N567MA Beech 1900D UE-67 Maverick Airlines
N71SC Cessna 208B 208B-0997 Corporate
N732VA Boeing  7373T0 23366 Vision Airlines
N74GC de Havilland Canada DHC-6300 559 Grand Canyon Airlines
N886MA Beech 1900D UE-86 Maverick Airlines

Interesting to see a Vision Air B733 here, on a charter from LAS.

We left Sedona en-route to Las Vegas and this was the main highlight of the “Aviation” part of the trip. I had e-mailed the Manager at Kingman Airport asking for a tour, but as it was a Saturday they were closed. I decided to e-mail the main storage company and a maintenance company on the off chance, and to my delight Delora at “Air-Zona” replied!! A member of staff would come in specially and it would cost around $100. I arranged for “er-indoors” to have a spa treatment so once I dropped her off in Kingman I drove up to the field. My guide Jason was already there, servicing a Cessna 172 and he took me airside, the plan was to use a golf buggy and work through the stored stuff. I admit to feeling like a “Pig in Sh#t” at this point!! As we turned left and headed across the apron to the Storage companies apron. We worked from left to right, jumping off the buggy every time I wanted a shot, and I decided to photograph everything rather than write regs down for ease. Aircraft are parked in 3 areas, 2 aprons on the north side of the main runway and 1 to the south. It’s a mixture of EMB135/145, CRJ, SF340 and older stuff such as MD80’s, B727’s, A300’s and DC8’s. Some have been here a few years and won’t fly again, but the EMB’s are gradually being re-marketed. One, N727AE had just been painted and had a new reg underneath, and N733KR was waiting its turn, down to bare metal on the apron.

Interesting “odd-ball” stuff were an ex Russian Chopper and AN2 N50670, both used by the USAF for training. Also Fairchild C-123K N546S, this has 2 jet engines attached to the wings for added power and is used for para-dropping. Only 1 Bizjet is stored here, a golden oldie Gulf 2SP N396CF, it’s been here just over a year and looks in good condition.

It took a good couple of hours to complete the task, with over 170 stored frames in the book. “Air-Zona” are happy to provide this service in the future, they actually understand the hobby!! If anyone fancies it, e-mail Delora at airzona@citlink.net

There are airline services using Great Lakes Beech 1900D’s here down to PHX and LAS, although the airport is un-controlled and uses Unicom.

Kingman 14/6/14

FAC-1177 Embraer ERJ-145EP 145227 Stored - Satena Colours
N12519 Embraer ERJ-135LR 145366 Stored
N14505 Embraer ERJ-135ER 145192 Stored
N14508 Embraer ERJ-135ER 145220 Stored
N14516 Embraer ERJ-135LR 145323 Stored
N14522 Embraer ERJ-135LR 145383 Stored
N15509 Embraer ERJ-135ER 145238 Stored
N16501 Embraer ERJ-135ER 145145 Stored
N16502 Embraer ERJ-135ER 145166 Stored
N16510 Embraer ERJ-135ER 145251 Stored
N16511 Embraer ERJ-135ER 145267 Stored
N16520 Embraer ERJ-135LR 145372 Stored
N17507 Embraer ERJ-135ER 145215 Stored
N17513 Embraer ERJ-135LR 145292 Stored
N17521 Embraer ERJ-135LR 145378 Stored
N19503 Embraer ERJ-135ER 145176 Stored
N219AE SAAB 340B 219 Stored
N219GL Beech 1900D UE-219 Great Lakes Airlines
N236AE SAAB 340B 236 Stored
N238AE SAAB 340B 238 Stored
N240DS SAAB 340B 240 Stored
N24517 Embraer ERJ-135LR 145332 Stored
N253AE SAAB 340B 253 Stored
N25504 Embraer ERJ-135ER 145186 Stored
N263AE SAAB 340B 263 Stored
N266AE SAAB 340B 266 Stored
N267SK Embraer ERJ-145LR 145268 Stored
N27506 Embraer ERJ-135ER 145206 Stored
N27512 Embraer ERJ-135ER 145274 Stored
N27523 Embraer ERJ-135LR 145389 Stored
N277SK Embraer ERJ-145LR 145355 Stored
N28518 Embraer ERJ-135LR 145334 Stored
N285SK Embraer ERJ-145LR 145435 Stored
N286AE SAAB 340B 286 Stored
N287SK Embraer ERJ-145LR 145460 Stored
N288SK Embraer ERJ-145LR 145461 Stored
N289SK Embraer ERJ-145LR 145463 Stored
N298AE SAAB 340B 298 Stored
N304AE SAAB 340B 304 Stored
N307AE SAAB 340B 307 Stored
N313AE SAAB 340B 313 Stored
N317AE SAAB 340B 317 Stored
N324AE SAAB 340B 324 Stored
N329AE SAAB 340B 329 Stored
N340RC SAAB 340B 340 Stored
N362DH Airbus A300B4-103F 84 Stored - DHL Colours
N363DH Airbus A300B4-103F 85 Stored - DHL Colours
N364DH Airbus A300B4-203F 141 Stored - DHL Colours
N365DH Airbus A300B4-203F 149 Stored - DHL Colours
N367DH Airbus A300B4-203F 265 Stored - DHL Colours
N375SK Embraer ERJ-140LR 145569 Stored
N379SK Embraer ERJ-140LR 145606 Stored
N380SK Embraer ERJ-140LR 145613 Stored
N382SK Embraer ERJ-140LR 145624 Stored
N396CF Gulfstream G2SP 96 Stored
N420CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7451 Stored
N426MA Swearingen SA.227ACMetro III AC-645 Ameriflight
N447CA Canadair Regional-Jet200ER 7552 Stored
N504PT Douglas MD81 53302 Stored - Parts removed
N50670 WSK-PZL An-2R 1G213-18 Vertol Systems Co Inc
N528PT Douglas MD82 49416 Stored - Parts removed
N532PT Douglas MD87 49611 Stored - Parts removed
N533PT Douglas MD87 49609 Stored - Parts removed
N536PT Douglas MD87 53011 Stored - Parts removed
N538PT Douglas MD87 49607 Stored - Parts removed
N539PT Douglas MD87 49605 Stored - Parts removed
N543PT Douglas MD83 49642 Stored - Parts removed
N544PT Douglas MD87 49606 Stored - Parts removed
N545PT Douglas MD83 53165 Stored - Parts removed
N546PT Douglas MD82 49383 Stored - Parts removed
N595SW Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7292 Stored
N597SW Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7293 Stored
N680BR Canadair Regional-Jet200ER 7679 Stored
N681BR Canadair Regional-Jet200ER 7680 Stored
N682BR Canadair Regional-Jet200ER 7691 Stored
N684BR Canadair Regional-Jet200ER 7708 Stored
N700LE Embraer ERJ-135LR 145156 Stored
N701MH Embraer ERJ-135LR 145162 Stored
N702AE Embraer ERJ-135LR 145164 Stored
N703MR Embraer ERJ-135LR 145173 Stored
N705AE Embraer ERJ-135LR 145184 Stored
N706RG Embraer ERJ-135LR 145194 Stored
N707EB Embraer ERJ-135LR 145195 Stored
N709GB Embraer ERJ-135LR 145211 Stored
N710CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7241 Being broken up
N710TB Embraer ERJ-135LR 145224 Stored
N711PH Embraer ERJ-135LR 145235 Stored
N712AE Embraer ERJ-135LR 145247 Stored
N716CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7250 Stored
N717AE Embraer ERJ-135LR 145272 Stored
N719AE Embraer ERJ-135LR 145276 Stored
N720AE Embraer ERJ-135LR 145279 Stored
N721CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7259 Stored
N721HS Embraer ERJ-135LR 145283 Stored
N722AE Embraer ERJ-135LR 145287 Stored
N723AE Embraer ERJ-135LR 145288 Stored
N725AE Embraer ERJ-135LR 145312 Stored
N726AE Embraer ERJ-135LR 145314 Stored
N727AE Embraer ERJ-135LR 145326 Painted for Corporate use
N728AE Embraer ERJ-135LR 145328 Stored
N729AE Embraer ERJ-135LR 145343 Stored
N730KW Embraer ERJ-135LR 145346 Stored
N733KR Embraer ERJ-135LR 145368 Awaiting paint for new owner
N734EK Embraer ERJ-135LR 145371 Stored
N738NR Embraer ERJ-135LR 145401 Stored
N739CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7273 Stored
N747DH Boeing  727224F 22253 Stored - DHL Colours
N754DH Boeing  727223F 22008 Stored - DHL Colours
N760CP Embraer Emb-170100LR 17000006 Stored - California Pacific Airlines Colours NTU
N780DH Boeing  727223 22006 Stored - DHL Colours
N784CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7319 Stored
N784DH Boeing  727227F 22001 Stored - DHL Colours
N786CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7333 Stored
N793DH Boeing  727247 21393 Stored - DHL Colours
N797CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7344 Stored
N802DH Douglas DC-873AF 46076 Stored - DHL Colours
N803DH Douglas DC-873AF 46123 Stored - DHL Colours
N805DH Douglas DC-873F 46125 Stored - DHL Colours
N810CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7370 Stored
N811CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7380 Stored
N812AY Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 8012 Stored
N812CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7381 Stored
N813AY Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 8013 Stored
N814CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7387 Stored
N815CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7397 Stored
N818AE Embraer ERJ-140LR 145561 Stored
N821AY Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 8021 Stored
N823AY Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 8023 Stored
N824AY Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 8024 Stored
N825AY Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 8025 Stored
N826AY Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 8026 Stored
N827AY Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 8027 Stored
N829AY Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 8029 Stored
N830AY Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 8030 Stored
N837RP Embraer ERJ-135LR 145715 Stored
N839AY Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 8039 Stored
N841AY Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 8041 Stored
N8423C Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7423 Stored
N8444F Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7444 Stored
N8488D Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7488 Stored
N8501F Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7501 Stored
N8505Q Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7505 Stored
N8515F Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7515 Stored
N852EC Embraer ERJ-145LR 14500852 Stored
N8554A Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7554 Stored
N8577D Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7577 Stored
N8580A Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7580 Stored
N8587E Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7587 Stored
N8588D Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7588 Stored
N8598B Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7598 Stored
N8631E Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7631 Stored
N8646A Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7646 Stored
N8659B Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7659 Stored
N8673D Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7673 Stored
N8688C Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7688 Stored
N8694A Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7694 Stored
N8698A Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7698 Stored
N8709A Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7709 Stored
N8710A Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7710 Stored
N8718E Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7718 Stored
N8733G Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7733 Stored
N8736A Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7736 Stored
N873SJ Douglas DC-873CF 46091 Stored - Astar Cargo Colours
N8745B Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7745 Stored
N8747B Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7747 Stored
N8751D Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7751 Stored
N8758D Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7758 Stored
N8771A Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7771 Stored
N8683B Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7683 Stored
N8790A Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7790 Stored
N90203 Douglas C-54G-1-DO 35934 Hawkins & Powers Aviation
N902AE SAAB 340B 269 Stored
N904AE SAAB 340B 314 Stored
N937CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7044 Stored
N938CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7046 Stored
N940CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7048 Stored
N941CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7050 Stored
N954CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7100 Stored
N956CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7105 Stored
N957CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7109 Stored
N958CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7111 Stored
N959CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7116 Stored
N960CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7117 Stored
N962CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7123 Stored
N963CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7127 Stored
N964CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7129 Stored
N965CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7131 Stored
N966CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7132 Stored
N967CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7134 Stored
N969CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7141 Stored
N970EV Canadair Regional-Jet200ER 7527 Stored
N971CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7145 Stored
N971EV Canadair Regional-Jet200ER 7528 Stored
N972EV Canadair Regional-Jet200ER 7534 Stored
N973CA Canadair Regional-Jet100ER 7146 Stored
N973EV Canadair Regional-Jet200ER 7575 Stored
N975EV Canadair Regional-Jet200ER 7599 Stored
N978EV Canadair Regional-Jet200ER 7723 Stored
PR-ADV Embraer Emb-190100IGW 19000002 Stored - All white
XA-LLI Embraer ERJ-145EP 145060 Stored -Mexicana Connect Colours
XA-OLI Embraer ERJ-145EP 145089 Stored -Mexicana Connect Colours
XA-PLI Embraer ERJ-145ER 145090 Stored -Mexicana Connect Colours

Next stop was Las Vegas, the resort was ideally (for spotting) situated at the southern end of the “strip”, about a mile south of the 01/07 intersection. A sunbed round the pool meant all departures to the west could be seen, and bagged off using the box. Departures from 19L/R came over the complex and were mainly biz.

Again, Vegas is good for OTT’s I won’t list them all other than biz and mainstream American and it was a busy job keeping tabs on things going on. The airport is very busy although Southwest and Allegiant account for over 50% of the airline traffic, the rest being the major US carriers. Mexican’s visiting regularly are AeroMexico, Volaris, MagniCharters and Interjet. Air Canada Rouge have a daily B763 and 2 A320’s along with Westjet and the very nice AirNorth B734. Bizjet traffic was quieter than my last visit, the Sands organisation have also built a hangar complex for their large fleet, which still includes 2 B747SP’s seen flying regularly. The JANET B736’s use their own terminal on the west side, and are in and out most of the day, along with a couple of Beech 1900D’s. Freight consists of a day stopping FedEx MD10F and a UPS A300, and a few FedEx Cessna 208’s arrive later in the day. 

Foreign carriers are a daily B77W from Korean and daily Hawaiian A332.

I managed a couple of hours along Sunset drive, excellent for shots on 25L with good light for most of the day and had a bizjet drive through a few times.

Las Vegas 14/6/14 – 20/6/14

N316SS Dassault Falcon900 8 Corporate
166512 Lockheed KC-130J 5554 United States Marine Corps
C-FGGF Bombardier Challenger 300 20381 Corporate
C-FKMC Cessna 500/501 500-0073 White Industries
C-FWBL Boeing  7377CT 32750 Westjet
C-FZUL Airbus A319114 721 Air Canada
C-GBIN Airbus A319114 845 Air Canada rouge
C-GVWA Boeing  7378CT 39088 Westjet
C-GWWJ Boeing  7378CT 35080 Westjet
N155VV Pacific Aerospace 750XL 155 Skydive Las Vegas
N175BG Gulfstream G3 396 Corporate
N1DC Gulfstream G5 651 Corporate
N210QS Dassault Falcon2000 211 NetJets
N255QS Dassault Falcon2000 155 NetJets
N28357 IAI G280 2022 Corporate
N310EJ Gulfstream G4 1109 Corporate
N318AG Gulfstream G5 536 TAG Aviation Asia
N322QS Embraer EMB-505 50500165 NetJets
N400KP Beech 400A RK-308 Corporate
N48HF Cessna 750 750-0220 Corporate
N500AD Embraer EMB-505 50500039 Corporate
N525CD Cessna 525 525-0360 Corporate
N627QS Cessna 560 560-5227 NetJets
N711FW Gulfstream G450 4085 Corporate
N722MM Gulfstream G350 4086 Corporate
N72GW Lockheed Jetstar2 5205 Corporate
N948QS Cessna 750 750-0149 NetJets
XA-MAH Boeing  737752 35122 Aeromexico
XA-VOG Airbus A319133 3175 Volaris Mexico
95-0095 Beech C-12R-1 BW-23 United States Army
C-FMXC Boeing  767333ER 25588 Air Canada rouge
C-FYJP Airbus A319114 688 Air Canada
C-GKWJ Boeing  7378CT 34151 Westjet
N225AX Boeing  767224ER 30434 Omni Air International
N2BG IAI GalaxyG200 64 Corporate
N425QS Gulfstream G450 4010 NetJets International
N443PR Bombardier Global 5000BD-700-1A11 9520 Corporate
N451CS Gulfstream G650 6063 Corporate
N520RP Bombardier Challenger 300 20032 Corporate
N605QS Cessna 560 560-5321 NetJets
N619MA Cessna 208B 208B-2192 Maverick Airlines
N622FX Learjet 40 45-2095 Flexjet LLC
N627QS Cessna 560 560-5227 NetJets
N719SA Gulfstream G4 1155 Corporate
N721MM Gulfstream G550 5370 Corporate
N77UF Bombardier Global ExpressBD-700-1A10 9284 Corporate
N794RC Bombardier Challenger 300 20193 Corporate
N868EM Cessna 525B 525B-0081 Corporate
N8783 Learjet 60 60-006 Corporate
N999YG Canadair Regional-Jet100SE 7075 Corporate
N905FL Embraer EMB135 Legacy 145775 Corporate
XA-VOC Airbus A319132 2997 Volaris Mexico
XA-WAB Airbus A320214 5358 Interjet-ABC
C-FZUG Airbus A319114 697 Air Canada rouge
N132GS Cessna 550S S550-0108 Corporate
N168ZZ Learjet 60 60-078 Corporate
N359QS Cessna 680 680-0126 NetJets
N359QS Cessna 680 680-0126 NetJets
N405AR Bombardier 6013R 5151 Corporate
N412QX de Havilland Canada DHC-8Q-402 4059 Alaska Horizon
N425QS Gulfstream G450 4010 NetJets International
N427GW Dassault Falcon2000 20 Executive Jet Management
N44PR IAI Westwind1123 169 Leasing Company
N451CS Gulfstream G650 6063 Corporate
N451FL Beech 400XTNextant RK-310 Flight Options
N453HB Raytheon Hawker 4000 RC-53 Talon Air
N5031T Beech 400XP RK-590 Corporate
N514MB Dassault Falcon 50 168 Corporate
N520RP Bombardier Challenger 300 20032 Corporate
N580ML Embraer ERJ-135BJ 14500990 Corporate
N741T Cessna 550/551 550-0363 Corporate
N74JA Bombardier 600S 1060 Corporate
N77UF Bombardier Global ExpressBD-700-1A10 9284 Corporate
N809JW IAI Astra1125 SPX 135 Corporate
N816SY Boeing  7378Q8 30637 Sun Country Airlines
N850WD Socata TBM850 498 Corporate
N868J Cessna 560 560-5180 Corporate
N875TM Hawker-Siddeley 125800XP 258523 Corporate
N888XS Gulfstream G550 5344 Corporate
N894QS Hawker-Siddeley 125900XP HA-0005 NetJets
N901QS Cessna 750 750-0102 Cessna Aircraft Co
N919QS Cessna 750 750-0224 NetJets
XA-HAM Boeing  737752 33789 Aeromexico
B-6435 Airbus A319133CJ 4428 Corporate
C-FANB Boeing  73748E 25764 Air North
C-FWKX Dassault Falcon900B 120 Image Air Charter
C-FYJP Airbus A319114 688 Air Canada
C-GCGT Hawker-Siddeley 125850XP 258828 Corporate
C-GNDN Gulfstream G550 5230 Skyservice Aviation
C-GWSR Boeing  7378CT 35288 Westjet
D-ABUL Boeing  7673B1ER 26259 Condor
N104AD Gulfstream G4SP 1406 Corporate
N1125J IAI Astra1125 SP 78 Corporate
N168WC Beech 400A RK-198 Corporate
N168ZZ Learjet 60 60-078 Corporate
N1911W Gulfstream G550 5328 Corporate
N1AZ Gulfstream G4 1235 Corporate
N202FR Airbus A320214 3431 Frontier Airlines
N205FP Bombardier Challenger 300 20220 Corporate
N217GH Bombardier Challenger 300 20248 Corporate
N21NV Learjet 60 60-268 Corporate
N270CW Cessna 550/551 550-0570 Corporate
N32TM IAI GalaxyG200 23 Corporate
N352XR Learjet 60 60-352 Corporate
N390BR Raytheon 390 RB-118 Corporate
N404HG Bombardier 6013A 5017 Corporate
N448QS Gulfstream G450 4100 NetJets International
N450CE Gulfstream G450 4250 Corporate
N486QS Gulfstream G4SP 1386 NetJets International
N510LL Cessna 510 510-0074 Corporate
N567CA Boeing  757223 24608 National Airlines
N580ML Embraer ERJ-135BJ 14500990 Corporate
N604HT Bombardier 604 5638 Corporate
N613PD Dassault Falcon50 82 Corporate
N614QS Cessna 560 560-5580 NetJets
N625FX Learjet 40 45-2116 Flexjet LLC
N686CP Hawker-Siddeley 125800A 258059 Corporate
N723LK Hawker-Siddeley 125800SP 258155 Corporate
N767XJ Cessna 750 750-0067 XOJet
N78LF Dassault Falcon50 77 Corporate
N803GJ Learjet 55 55-115 Corporate
N813SY Boeing  7378Q8 28237 Sun Country Airlines
N814RR Gulfstream G4SP 1468 Corporate
N864KB Learjet 31A 31-048 Corporate
N913MK Gulfstream G450 4075 Corporate
N991DB Learjet 60 60-177 Corporate
XA-AMA Boeing  737852 36700 Aeromexico
XA-UNY Boeing  737322 24455 Magnicharters
XA-VAI Airbus A320214 3160 Interjet-ABC
XA-VOF Airbus A319132 3077 Volaris Mexico
N836NK Douglas MD83 53045 United States Department of Justice

In addition there were visits from numerous Southwest B737/8, Delta B738/A320/757/CRJ700/CRJ900, Allegiant MD80/757,  American B738/757/MD80, Alaska B737,  Spirit A320, Virgin America A320, United A320/B738/B739/B757/CRJ200/CRJ700, and Jet Blue A320. 

Las Vegas OTT’s 14/6/14 – 20/6/14

N122A Dassault Falcon900 88 Corporate
N134FM Cessna 560 560-5604 Corporate
N335AF Bombardier Challenger 300 20190 Corporate
N38SV Learjet 60 60-229 Corporate
N441GC Gulfstream G550 5441 Corporate
N528VA Airbus A319112 3445 Virgin America
N551XJ Bombardier Challenger 300 20324 XOJet
N713FL Cessna 750 750-0074 Flight Options
N970SF Dassault Falcon900EX EASy 194 Corporate
74-0787 Boeing  E-4B 20684 United States Air Force
EI-DDH Boeing  777243ER 32784 Alitalia
F-HPJE Airbus A380861 52 Air France
N311MK IAI GalaxyG200 95 Corporate
N375TC Gulfstream G4 1133 Executive Jet Management
N417C Cessna 525C 525C-0021 Corporate
N54HA Bombardier Challenger 300 20076 Corporate
A6-EHC Airbus A340541 761 Etihad Airways
C-FWBL Boeing  7377CT 32750 Westjet
C-GJVT Airbus A320214 1719 Air Canada
D-ABYN Boeing  747830 37838 Lufthansa
F-HPJI Airbus A380861 115 Air France
N109NN Airbus A321231(SL) 5955 American Airlines
N226MP Gulfstream G4SP 1300 Corporate
N317UP Boeing  76734AF 27745 United Parcel Service Company
N539VE Gulfstream G450 4039 Corporate
N575JS Embraer EMB-500 50000051 JetSuite
N579JS Embraer EMB-500 50000064 JetSuite
N627AF Bombardier 604 5548 Corporate
N712SY Boeing  7377Q8 28219 Sun Country Airlines
N794RC Bombardier Challenger 300 20193 Corporate
N880QS Hawker-Siddeley 125800XP 258570 NetJets
N905FR Airbus A319111 1583 Frontier Airlines
N928FR Airbus A319111 2236 Frontier Airlines
EI-ISA Boeing  777243ER 32855 Alitalia
F-HPJG Airbus A380861 67 Air France
N241LR Canadair Regional-Jet900 15066 Mesa Airlines
N765XJ Cessna 750 750-0265 XOJet
N820MS Gulfstream G4 1147 Corporate
N950LG Gulfstream G4SP 1441 Corporate

A few things of interest, the E4B being nice and plenty of Biz. All mainstream US carriers have been removed from the above.

During my stay I had a drive up to Las Vegas North for the stored Dornier’s of Vision Air

Las Vegas North 17/6/14

N117DN Dornier Do.228202 8117 Stored
N175EM Embraer EMB-500 50000106 Corporate
N260MC Dornier Do.228202 8121 Stored
N265MC Dornier Do.228202 8149 Stored
N269MC Dornier Do.228201 8135 Stored
N328VA Dornier 328110 JET  3170 Stored
N407VA Dornier Do.228201 8044 Stored
N408VA Dornier Do.228201 8045 Stored
N560RM Cessna 560 560-0658 Corporate

The journey home started with a Southwest flight from LAS to LAX, B738W N8319F got us there in 48 minutes. Here are a few shots from the LAS terminal and when airborne.

Our flight home was LAX – LHR with BA so we checked in at the new Tom Bradley Memorial terminal, this is where most of the A380 gates are and is also a good spot to see what’s happening on the field. I viewed from the south side of the terminal overlooking cargo and biz, and settled in for a couple of hours. Shots are possible through tinted glass .

LAX 20/6/14

9V-SKL Airbus A380841 58 Singapore Airlines
B-16113 McDonnell-Douglas MD-11F 48790 EVA Airways
B-16719 Boeing  77736NER 42103 EVA Airways
B-6052 Airbus A340642 514 China Eastern Airlines
B-KPI Boeing  777367ER 36833 Cathay Pacific Airways
CC-CWN Boeing  767316ER 35229 LAN Airlines
C-GBIP Airbus A319114 546 Air Canada
C-GVWA Boeing  7378CT 39088 Westjet
C-GWSA Boeing  7378CT 34153 Westjet
D-ABYF Boeing  747830 37830 Lufthansa
F-HPJI Airbus A380861 115 Air France
G-XLED Airbus A380841 144 British Airways
HL7612 Airbus A380861 39 Korean Air
HZ-RCA Airbus A318112CJ 3932 Saudi Red Cresent
JA05KZ Boeing  7474KZF 36132 Nippon Cargo Airlines
JA732A Boeing  777381ER 27038 All Nippon Airways
N112AN Airbus A321231(SL) 5991 American Airlines
N114NN Airbus A321231(SL) 6046 American Airlines
N14219 Boeing  737824 28781 United Airlines
N154GL Beech 1900D UE-154 Great Lakes Airlines
N168CE Gulfstream G5 568 Corporate
N184AN Boeing  757223ET 29594 American Airlines
N21108 Boeing  757224 27298 United Airlines
N251GL Beech 1900D UE-251 Great Lakes Airlines
N26910 Boeing  7878 34826 United Airlines
N350QS Cessna 680 680-0036 NetJets
N358FE Douglas MD-1010F 46633 Federal Express
N359AM Boeing  7378CX 32359 Aeromexico
N365FE Douglas MD-1010F 46601 Federal Express
N3737C Boeing  737832 30799 Delta Air Lines
N3739P Boeing  737832 30541 Delta Air Lines
N38417 Boeing  737924ER 31665 United Airlines
N393HA Airbus A330243 1422 Hawaiian Airlines
N400FJ Gulfstream G4SP 1494 Corporate
N417QX de Havilland Canada DHC-8Q-402 4086 Alaska Horizon
N418WN Boeing  7377H4 29823 Southwest Airlines
N421UA Airbus A320232 500 United Airlines
N450QX de Havilland Canada DHC-8Q-402NG 4452 Alaska Horizon
N455UA Airbus A320232 1105 United Airlines
N465SW Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7845 Delta Connection
N472UA Airbus A320232 1435 United Airlines
N477MC Boeing  74747UF 29255 Atlas Air
N510VL Airbus A320232 5207 Volaris Mexico
N516VL Airbus A320232 2204 Volaris Mexico
N520AS Boeing  737890 36481 Alaska Airlines
N535UA Boeing  757222 25130 United Airlines
N566UA Boeing  757222 26670 United Airlines
N574AA Douglas MD82 53151 American Airlines
N587AS Boeing  737890 35684 Alaska Airlines
N592AS Boeing  737890 35190 Alaska Airlines
N609CZ Embraer Emb-175200LR 17000197 Delta Connection
N613CZ Embraer Emb-175200LR 17000203 Delta Connection
N616CZ Embraer Emb-175200LR 17000209 Delta Connection
N624AG Boeing  7572Q8 25624 Delta Air Lines
N629VA Airbus A320214 3037 Virgin America
N649JB Airbus A320232 2977 jetBlue Airways
N652DL Boeing  757232 24392 Delta Air Lines
N667US Boeing  747451 24222 Delta Air Lines
N67812 Boeing  737924ER 43530 United Airlines
N692CA Canadair Regional-Jet900 15092 Delta Connection
N706SK Canadair Regional-Jet700 10149 United Express
N718TW Boeing  757231 28486 Delta Air Lines
N75851 Boeing  757324 32810 United Airlines
N760AN Boeing  777223ER 31477 American Airlines
N760AS Boeing  7374Q8 25098 Alaska Airlines
N774SK Canadair Regional-Jet700 10240 United Express
N800NN Boeing  737823 29564 American Airlines
N804SK Canadair Regional-Jet900 15067 Delta Connection
N809DN Boeing  737932ER 31915 Delta Air Lines
N813SK Canadair Regional-Jet900 15099 Delta Connection
N814SK Canadair Regional-Jet900 15100 Delta Connection
N816DN Boeing  737932ER 31927 Delta Air Lines
N820UA Airbus A319131 898 United Airlines
N8400E Dassault Falcon50 150 Corporate
N854NN Boeing  737823 33214 American Airlines
N866AS Canadair Regional-Jet200ER 7517 Delta Connection
N872GA Douglas MD83 53295 Allegiant Air
N891NN Boeing  737823 33315 American Airlines
N913AN Boeing  737823 29514 American Airlines
N922FR Airbus A319111 2012 Frontier Airlines
N925SW Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7682 United Express
N933WN Boeing  7377H4 36640 Southwest Airlines
N953NN Boeing  737823 33328 American Airlines
N954AN Boeing  737823 30089 American Airlines
N969SW Canadair Regional-Jet200LR 7876 United Express
VH-OQA Airbus A380841 14 QANTAS
VH-OQD Airbus A380841 26 QANTAS
VQ-BBG Airbus A330243 1047 Aeroflot Russian Airlines

A380 G-XLED got us back to LHR in 10 hours 47 minutes, including 20 minutes in the Bovingdon hold. We were in the upper deck just behind the wing, very comfy and quiet but bumpy for the first 4 hours with lots of CB’s to dodge over mainland USA. Below are a few seen during taxi in and transfer, the new ANZ B77W had followed us across from LAX.

LHR 21/6/14

7T-VJW Airbus A330202 647 Air Algerie
A6-ETO Boeing  7773FXER 39690 Etihad Airways
ET-AOP Boeing  7878 34744 Ethiopian Airlines
N703DN Boeing  777232LR 32222 Delta Air Lines
OO-THC Boeing  7474HAERF 35235 Emirates Airlines
OY-GWK Dassault Falcon2000S 715 Air Alsie
V8-DLB Boeing  7878 34786 Royal Brunei Airlines
VQ-BPK Airbus A330343X 1345 Aeroflot Russian Airlines
VT-AND Boeing  7878 36278 Air India
VT-ANP Boeing  787 8 36287 Air India
VT-JEP Boeing  77735RER 35158 THY Turkish Airlines
YU-API Airbus A319112 1140 Air Serbia
ZK-OKR Boeing  777 319ER 44546 Air New Zealand

The final leg was the 43 minute shuttle up to NCL, courtesy of A320 G-EUYE. To finish things off the Kuwait C17 was parked on the north stands, nice.

All in all, 702 new frames for me, excellent for a “non-spotting” holiday. Thanks must go to “er-indoors” for her patience!!      


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