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    Saturday, 4 April 2009

    02-04-09 - Heathrow - Stansted - Takeley - Luton - Denham - Northolt

    Day Two of the G20 Bash again started with a quick look at Heathrow (log later) before heading to a cold, foggy Stansted:

    10+21 Airbus A310-304 (498) FBS German Air Force
    82-8000 Boeing VC-25A (23824) Presidential Flight 89th AW United States Air Force
    98-0001 Boeing C-32A (29025) 1st AS 89th AW United States Air Force
    D-ABDD Airbus A320-214 (2685) Air Berlin
    D-ABGO Airbus A319-112 (3689) Air Berlin
    D-ABLB Boeing 737-76J (36115) Air Berlin
    D-AGWD Airbus A319-132 (3011) Germanwings
    D-AKNP Airbus A319-112 (1155) Germanwings
    D-ATRI Canadair Regional-Jet 200ER (8081) Bombardier Aerospace Corporation
    EC-HQT Airbus A300B4-103F (124) TNT Airways
    EC-KHT Embraer ERJ-135BJ (14500863) Corporate
    EI-DAE Boeing 737-8AS (33545) Ryanair
    EI-DAF Boeing 737-8AS (29939) Ryanair
    EI-DAG Boeing 737-8AS (29940) Ryanair
    EI-DAL Boeing 737-8AS (33718) Ryanair
    EI-DAM Boeing 737-8AS (33719) Ryanair
    EI-DAT Boeing 737-8AS (33554) Ryanair
    EI-DCG Boeing 737-8AS (33805) Ryanair
    EI-DCL Boeing 737-8AS (33806) Ryanair
    EI-DCO Boeing 737-8AS (33809) Ryanair
    EI-DCX Boeing 737-8AS (33569) Ryanair
    EI-DHB Boeing 737-8AS (33572) Ryanair
    EI-DHG Boeing 737-8AS (33576) Ryanair
    EI-DHR Boeing 737-8AS (33822) Ryanair
    EI-DHS Boeing 737-8AS (33580) Ryanair
    EI-DHT Boeing 737-8AS (33581) Ryanair
    EI-DHW Boeing 737-8AS (33823) Ryanair
    EI-DHZ Boeing 737-8AS (33583) Ryanair
    EI-DLB Boeing 737-8AS (33584) Ryanair
    EI-DLE Boeing 737-8AS (33587) Ryanair
    EI-DLY Boeing 737-8AS (33601) Ryanair
    EI-DPF Boeing 737-8AS (33606) Ryanair
    EI-DPH Boeing 737-8AS (33624) Ryanair
    EI-DPP Boeing 737-8AS (33613) Ryanair
    EI-DWA Boeing 737-8AS (33617) Ryanair
    EI-DWB Boeing 737-8AS (36075) Ryanair
    EI-DWC Boeing 737-8AS (36076) Ryanair
    EI-DWD Boeing 737-8AS (33642) Ryanair
    EI-DWH Boeing 737-8AS (33637) Ryanair
    EI-DWI Boeing 737-8AS (33643) Ryanair
    EI-DWW Boeing 737-8AS (33629) Ryanair
    EI-DWY Boeing 737-8AS (33638) Ryanair
    EI-EBK Boeing 737-8AS (37528) Ryanair
    EI-EBS Boeing 737-8AS (35001) Ryanair
    ET-ALN Boeing 737-760 (33766) Ethiopian Airlines
    1556/F-RBFB Airbus A319-115X CJ (1556) ETEC.00.065 French Air Force
    G-CELP Boeing 737-330F (23522) Jet 2 Cargo
    G-EZBA Airbus A319-111 (2860) EasyJet
    G-EZDU Airbus A319-111 (3735) EasyJet
    G-EZDY Airbus A319-111 (3763) EasyJet
    G-EZIG Airbus A319-111 (2460) EasyJet
    G-EZIJ Airbus A319-111 (2477) EasyJet
    G-GSSB Boeing 747-47UF (29252) Global Supply Systems Ltd
    G-IOIT Lockheed L.1011 Tristar (1145) Fire Dept
    G-OMYJ Airbus A321-211 (677) Thomas Cook Airlines
    G-RRAZ Embraer ERJ-135BJ (14500954) London Executive Aviation
    G-SVGN Cessna 680 (680-0198) Eurojet Aviation
    HZ-AIY Boeing 747-468 (28342) Saudi Arabian Airlines
    HZ-MIS Boeing 737-2K5 (22600) Corporate
    MM62243 Airbus A319-115X (2507) 31 Stormo Italian Air Force
    N125TM Bombardier Challenger 300 (20104) Corporate
    N782UA Boeing 777-222ER (26950) United Airlines
    N314UP Boeing 767-34AF (27742) United Parcel Service Company
    N767A Boeing 767-2AXER (33685) Saudi ARAMCO Aviation
    N999NB Gulfstream G4 (1234) Corporate
    OE-GVX Learjet 40 (45-2097) Vistajet
    P4-MSG Embraer ERJ-135BJ (14500913) Corporate
    PH-MCS McDonnell-Douglas MD-11CF (48618) Martinair
    RA-76638 Ilyushin IL-76MD (53460802) 224th Flight Unit State Airlines Russian Air Force
    RA-86466 Ilyushin IL62M (2749316) Rossiya Special Flight Detachment
    RA-86559 Ilyushin IL62M (2153258) Rossiya Special Flight Detachment
    RA-96016 Ilyushin IL-96-300PU (74393202010) Rossiya Special Flight Detachment
    RA-96018 Ilyushin IL-96-300 (74393202018) Rossiya Special Flight Detachment
    SX-DVQ Airbus A320-232 (3526) Aegean Airlines
    VH-VHD Airbus A319-115X (1999) Australian Government

    A quick visit was made in the morning to Southern Helicopters at Street Farm Takeley:

    Main Shed:

    G-BNZO Rotorway Executive (Modified) (3535) Private
    G-BVOY Rotorway Executive 90 (5238) Private
    G-BWUJ Rotorway Executive 162F (6153) Private
    G-BYNI Rotorway Executive 90 (5216) Private
    G-BZBW Rotorway Executive 162F (6415) Private
    G-BZES Rotorway Executive 90 (6191) Private No marks
    G-BZXD Rotorway Executive 162F (6494) Private
    G-CBIK Rotorway Executive 162F (6112) Private
    G-CBJV Rotorway Executive 162F (6589) Private
    G-CBWO Rotorway Executive 162F (6597) Private
    G-CBZI Rotorway Executive 162F (6718) Private
    G-ESUS Rotorway Executive 162F (6169/6729) Private
    G-RATH Rotorway Executive 162F (6886) Private
    G-VART Rotorway Executive 90 (5003) Private

    Maintenance Building:

    G-BUJZ Rotorway Executive 90 (5119/6793) Private No marks
    G-CCFY Rotorway Executive 162F (6719) Private
    G-KENI Rotorway Executive (Modified) (3599) Private
    G-TALN Rotorway A600 Talon (8022) Private No marks
    N100LH Rotorway Executive 90 (5249) Private

    After a return to Stansted it was off to Luton:

    A6-AZH Gulfstream G450 (4136) Corporate
    A6-SMS Dassault Falcon 900DX (616) Corporate
    A6-ZAB Gulfstream G3 (329) Corporate
    CS-DKI Gulfstream G550 (5166) NetJets Europe
    CS-DLH Dassault Falcon 2000EX EASy (149) NetJets Europe
    CS-DMK Beech 400XP (RK-464) NetJets Europe
    CS-DMM Beech 400XP (RK-472) NetJets Europe
    CS-DRP Hawker-Siddeley 125-800XPi (258779) NetJets Europe
    EI-JJJ Hawker 900XP (HA-0085) Private Sky
    G-CTEN Cessna 750 (750-0281) Corporate
    G-EVLN Gulfstream G4 (1175) Corporate
    G-EZDT Airbus A319-111 (3720) EasyJet
    G-EZJA Boeing 737-73V (30235) EasyJet
    G-EZJF Boeing 737-73V (30243) EasyJet
    G-EZJN Boeing 737-73V (30249) EasyJet
    G-EZJV Boeing 737-73V (32417) EasyJet
    G-EZKB Boeing 737-73V (32423) EasyJet
    G-EZKG Boeing 737-73V (32428) EasyJet
    G-FULM Sikorsky S-76C (76-0583) Air Harrods
    G-IRSH Embraer ERJ-135BJ (14501048) Jet Options
    G-JBIZ Cessna 550 (550-0073) 247 Jet
    G-KALS Bombardier Challenger 300 (20106) London Executive Aviation
    G-KSFR Bombardier Challenger 300 (20189) London Executive Aviation
    G-MATF Gulfstream G4 (1109) GAMA Aviation
    G-MONX Airbus A320-212 (392) Monarch Airlines
    G-NGEL Cessna 510 (510-0076) London Executive Aviation
    G-ODAG Cessna 525A (525A-0397) Corporate
    G-SIRS Cessna 560 (560-5185) London Executive Aviation
    HB-VON Cessna 560 (560-5528) Corporate
    HZ-AFT Dassault Falcon 900 (21) Saudi Arabian Airlines
    HZ-MF5 Gulfstream G300 (1532) Saudi Government
    HZ-MFL Gulfstream G4 (1128) Saudi Arabian Airlines
    N17ND Gulfstream G5 (518) Corporate
    N235KK Gulfstream G4SP (1458) Corporate
    N373AB Cessna 750 (750-0243) Corporate
    N451QS Gulfstream G450 (4141) Gulfstream Aerospace
    N477QS Gulfstream G4SP (1377) NetJets
    N498YY Cessna 525 (525-0498) Corporate
    N436QS Gulfstream G4SP (1436) NetJets
    N800FR Raytheon 390 (RB-165) Corporate
    N828KD Bombardier Challenger 604 (5584) Corporate
    N83SV Dassault Falcon 900EX (77) Corporate
    OY-ILG Bombardier Global Express (9163) Execujet Scandinavia
    P4-HEC Eurocopter EC.155B (6600) Corporate
    P4-JET Dassault Falcon 50EX (295) Global Jet Concept
    P4-VNL Airbus A319-115X (2921) Global Jet Concept
    T.22-2/45-51 Airbus A310-304 (551) Grupo 45 Spanish Air Force
    TC-ANA Airbus A319-115X CJ (1002) Turkish Government
    UR-ICD Canadair Regional-Jet 850 (8072) ISD Avia Aircompany
    VP-BAE Gulfstream G450 (4119) Corporate
    VP-BBX Gulfstream G5 (622) GAMA Aviation
    VP-BJI Bombardier Global Express (9276) Corporate
    VP-BNL Gulfstream G5 (607) Corporate
    VP-CEC Boeing 737-7AW (30031) Corporate

    On the way back to Heathrow we called in at Denham:

    F-HOLF Eurocopter AS.355NP (5751) Corporate
    G-AYAW Piper PA-28-180 (28-5805) Private
    G-BIBA Socata TB-9 (149) Private
    G-BMMK Cessna 182P (182-64117) Private
    G-BMTJ Cessna 152 (152-85010) Private
    G-BNHJ Cessna 152 (152-81249) Private
    G-BNSN Cessna 152 (152-85776) Private
    G-BOJS Cessna 172P (172-74582) Private
    G-BOPA Piper PA-28-181 (28-8490024) Private
    G-BSDP Cessna 152 (152-80268) Private
    G-BSFP Cessna 152 (152-85548) Private
    G-BUFY Piper PA-28-161 (28-8016211) Private
    G-BWGO Slingsby T.67M-200 (2048) Private
    G-CBTT Piper PA-28-181 Archer II (28-7890127) Private
    G-CCWJ Robinson R44 (10363) Private
    G-CDCV Robinson R44 (10536) Private
    G-CEXO Piper PA-28-161 (2842041) Cabair Group
    G-CEZL Piper PA-28-161 (2841247) Cabair Group
    G-DAKO Piper PA-28-236 (28-7911187) Private
    G-DIGG Robinson R44 (11904) Private
    G-DMCD Robinson R22 (1201) Private
    G-DNOP Piper PA-46-350P (4636303) Private
    G-FCKD Eurocopter EC120B (1209) Corporate
    G-FIFI Socata TB-20 (688) Private
    G-GWYN Reims-Cessna F.172M (1217) Private
    G-HRND Cessna 182T (182-81936) Private
    G-HUBB Partenavia P.68B (194) Corporate
    G-HUNI Bellanca 7GCBC (541-73) Private
    G-IJAC Avid Speed Wing (PFA 189-12095) Private
    G-JAMP Piper PA-28-151 (28-7515026) Private
    G-JUIN Cessna T303 (T303-00014) Private
    G-LREE Grob G.109B (6252) Private
    G-MRRY Robinson R44 (11780) Private
    G-OBFS Piper PA-28-161 (2842039) Cabair Group
    G-OJWS Piper PA-28-161 (28-7816415) Private
    G-OLCT Cirrus Design SR-22 (3111) Private
    G-OOGA Grumman-American GA-7 (GA7-0111) Private
    G-PATZ Europa Europa (PFA 247-12625) Private
    G-RALD Robinson R22 (218) Private
    G-RRED Piper PA-28-181 (2843673) Private
    G-SEFI Robinson R44 (10147) Private
    G-SHAF Robinson R44 (10892) Private
    G-TAAC Cirrus Design SR-20 (1694) Private
    G-WARV Piper PA-28-161 (2842036) Cabair Group
    G-XINE Piper PA-28-161 (28-7716112) Private
    G-XLTG Cessna 182S (182-80234) Private
    G-XYAK/69 Yakovlev Yak-52 (899413) Private
    N109TK Agusta A-109C (7650) Corporate
    N147GT Cirrus Design SR-22 (1069) Private
    N147LD Cirrus Design SR-22 (937) Private
    N29566 Piper PA-28RT-201 (28R-7918146) Southern Aircraft Consultancy
    N47MM Piper PA-31-310 (31-7812036) Corporate
    N521CD Cirrus Design SR-22 (2441) Private
    N666VK Cessna 340A (340A-0345) Private
    N675BW Beech V35B (D-10134) Southern Aircraft Consultancy
    N715BC Beech A36 (E-782) Private
    N753TW Cirrus Design SR-22 (1413) Private
    N771SR Cirrus Design SR-22 (2771) Private
    N888DM Piper PA-30-160 (30-1833) Southern Aircraft Consultancy
    N983CD Cirrus Design SR-22 (1899) Private
    N9FJ Eurocopter AS.350B3 (3148) Corporate
    ZS-MBI Rockwell Commander 114 (14361) Private

    and Northolt:

    88-00106 Boeing-Vertol CH-47D Chinook (M3280) F/159th Avn United States Army
    89-00141 Boeing-Vertol CH-47D Chinook (M3295) F/159th Avn United States Army
    89-00144 Boeing-Vertol CH-47D Chinook (M3298) F/159th Avn United States Army
    CS-DXO Cessna 560 (560-5692) NetJets Europe
    D-CRON Cessna 560 (560-5762) Corporate
    EN526/SZ-G/(BAPC-221) Full Scale Model of Supermarine Spitfire (Unknown) Gate Guard
    M-NEWT Bombardier Challenger 300 (20151) Corporate
    OE-IOE Dassault Falcon 900EX EASy (214) International Jet Management
    PH-KBX Fokker F-70 (11547) Netherlands Government

    before finishing up again at Heathrow:

    4R-ADC Airbus A340-311 (34) Srilankan
    4X-ECF Boeing 777-258ER (36084) El Al-Israel Airlines
    9M-MPM Boeing 747-4H6 (28435) Malaysia Airlines
    9V-SFF Boeing 747-412F (28026) Singapore Airlines
    9V-SWN Boeing 777-312ER (34579) Singapore Airlines
    A6-ECE Boeing 777-31HER (35575) Emirates Airlines
    A6-EDC Airbus A380-861 (16) Emirates Airlines
    A6-EHF Airbus A340-642 (837) Etihad Airways
    A7-AGA Airbus A340-642 (740) Qatar Airways
    A9C-KF Airbus A330-243 (340) Gulf Air
    B-6093 Airbus A330-243 (884) Air China
    B-HUE Boeing 747-467 (27117) Cathay Pacific Airways
    B-HXO Airbus A340-313X (128) Cathay Pacific Airways
    C-FIUV Boeing 777-333ER (35248) Air Canada
    CN-RNW Boeing 737-8B6 (33057) Royal Air Maroc
    CS-TFW Airbus A340-542 (910) Arik Air
    CS-TNQ Airbus A320-214 (3769) TAP Air Portugal
    CS-TTA Airbus A319-111 (750) TAP Air Portugal
    D-ABID Boeing 737-530 (24818) Lufthansa
    D-ABIH Boeing 737-530 (24821) Lufthansa
    D-ACJB Canadair Regional-Jet 100LR (7128) Lufthansa Regional
    D-AILT Airbus A319-114 (738) Lufthansa
    D-AIRC Airbus A321-131 (473) Lufthansa
    D-AIRY Airbus A321-131 (901) Lufthansa
    EC-FGH Airbus A320-211 (223) Iberia
    EC-HUK Airbus A320-214 (1318) Iberia
    EC-IGK Airbus A321-211 (1572) Iberia
    EC-ILO Airbus A321-211 (1681) Iberia
    EC-KMI Airbus A320-216 (3400) ClickAir
    EI-CXN Boeing 737-329 (23772) Transaero
    EI-DSU Airbus A320-216 (3563) Air One
    EI-DTA Airbus A320-216 (3732) Air One
    EI-DVE Airbus A320-214 (3129) Aer Lingus
    F-GFKN Airbus A320-211 (128) Air France
    F-GRHU Airbus A319-111 (1471) Air France
    G-RJXN Embraer ERJ-145MP (145336) bmi Regional
    HB-IJB Airbus A320-214 (545) Swiss International Air Lines
    HB-IJJ Airbus A320-214 (585) Swiss International Air Lines
    HL7438 Boeing 747-4B5ERF (33515) Korean Air
    HL7495 Boeing 747-4B5 (28096) Korean Air
    HL7596 Boeing 777-28EER (28681) Asiana Airlines
    HZ-AKH Boeing 777-268ER (28351) Saudi Arabian Airlines
    I-BIKA Airbus A320-214 (951) Alitalia
    I-BIXN Airbus A321-112 (576) Alitalia
    I-DATG Douglas MD82 (53225) Alitalia
    JA709J Boeing 777-246ER (32896) Japan Airlines
    JA733J Boeing 777-346ER (32432) Japan Airlines
    JA735A Boeing 777-381ER (34892) All Nippon Airways
    LN-RLE Douglas MD82 (49382) SAS Scandinavian Airlines
    LN-RPM Boeing 737-883 (30195) SAS Scandinavian Airlines Norge
    LZ-FBA Airbus A319-112 (3564) Bulgaria Air
    N390AA Boeing 767-323ER (27450) American Airlines
    N851NW Airbus A330-223 (609) Northwest Airlines
    OE-LDB Airbus A319-112 (2174) Austrian Airlines
    OY-KBK Airbus A321-232 (1587) SAS Scandinavian Airlines
    PH-BDP Boeing 737-306 (24404) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
    PH-BDW Boeing 737-406 (24858) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
    PH-BXD Boeing 737-8K2 (29134) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
    PH-KZB Fokker F-70 (11562) KLM cityhopper
    PT-MUC Boeing 777-32WER (37666) TAM Brasil
    SP-LLD Boeing 737-45D (27256) Centralwings
    SU-GBR Boeing 777-266 (28424) Egypt Air
    SX-DFB Airbus A340-313X (239) Olympic Airlines
    TC-JRJ Airbus A321-231 (3429) THY Turkish Airlines
    VT-JEK Boeing 777-35RER (35165) Jet Airways
    VT-VJK Airbus A330-223 (874) Kingfisher Airlines
    VT-VJO Airbus A330-223 (939) Kingfisher Airlines
    YK-AKF Airbus A320-232 (1117) Syrianair
    ZK-NBW Boeing 747-419 (29375) Air New Zealand
    ZK-OKA Boeing 777-219ER (29404) Air New Zealand
    ZS-SLF Airbus A340-212 (6) South African Airways
    ZS-SND Airbus A340-642 (531) South African Airways

    thanks to people with SBS the following were seen OTT:

    A4O-SO Boeing 747SP-27 (21785) Oman Government
    HB-IMJ Gulfstream G5 (517) Corporate
    N228FJ Dassault Falcon 50 (228) Corporate
    N526MC Boeing 747-2D7BF (22337) Atlas Air
    N600J Gulfstream G550 (5138) Corporate
    OH-AFJ Boeing 757-2Q8 (26269) Air Finland
    OK-YAC Airbus A310-325 (672) CSA Czech Airlines
    SE-DZN Boeing 737-804 (32903) TUIfly Nordic
    T.18-3/45-42 Dassault Falcon 900 (77) Grupo 45 Spanish Air Force