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    Welcome to our Trip Report Blog.
    Here we will post logs and pictures taken on aircraft spotting trips.
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    Header Picture: UP-MI602 Mil Mi-26T (34001212133) Kazakhstan Emercom at Boraldai, Kazakhstan on 08/07/19 (credit StuC)

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    Wednesday 25 May 2011

    15/05/11 - CDG - Le Bourget - Orly - Albert - Vitry - Valenciennes

    Day 3 saw us still around Paris before heading out in the afternoon to Cambrai for tomorrows Tiger Meet spotters day. 460km were covered today.

    Paris CDG - morning

    4X-BAU Boeing 757-3E7 (30178) Arkia
    4X-EAC Boeing 767-258 (22974) El Al-Israel Airlines
    5Y-KQZ Boeing 767-36NER (30853) Kenya Airways
    9M-MRI Boeing 777-2H6ER (28416) Malaysia Airlines
    9V-SKB Airbus A380-841 (005) Singapore Airlines
    A6-AFB Airbus A330-343X (1081) Etihad Airways
    A7-AGD Airbus A340-642 (798) Qatar Airways
    A9C-KE Airbus A330-243 (334) Gulf Air
    B-6121 Airbus A330-243 (728) China Eastern Airlines
    B-6515 Airbus A330-243 (1116) China Southern Airlines
    B-HUA Boeing 747-467 (25872) Cathay Pacific Airways
    C-GPTS Airbus A330-243 (480) Air Transat
    ET-AMU Boeing 757-23N (27975) Ethiopian Airlines
    F-GITJ Boeing 747-428 (32871) Air France
    F-GKHK Airbus A320-211 (0343) XL Airways France
    F-GLZR Airbus A340-313X (307) Air France
    F-GRHS Airbus A319-111 (1444) Air France
    F-GRXE Airbus A319-111 (1733) Air France
    F-GRXH Airbus A319-115LR (2228) Air France
    F-GRXN Airbus A319-115LR (3065) Air France
    F-GRZE Canadair Regional-Jet 700 (10032) Air France
    F-GSPA Boeing 777-228ER (29002) Air France
    F-GSPF Boeing 777-228ER (29007) Air France
    F-GSPG Boeing 777-228ER (27609) Air France
    F-GSQD Boeing 777-328ER (32726) Air France
    F-GSQH Boeing 777-328ER (32711) Air France
    F-GTHL Airbus A320-212 (0189) XL Airways France
    F-GVZG Aerospatiale ATR 72-201 (145) Airlinair
    F-GZNJ Boeing 777-328ER (38706) Air France
    F-GZTD Boeing 737-73V (32418) Europe Airpost
    F-HBXE Embraer Emb-170-100LR (17000286) Air France
    F-HBXG Embraer Emb-170-100LR (17000301) Air France
    F-HPJB Airbus A380-861 (040) Air France
    F-HPJC Airbus A380-861 (043) Air France
    F-ONOU Boeing 777-3Q8ER (35783) Air Austral
    G-EZFE Airbus A319-111 (3824) EasyJet
    G-EZGE Airbus A319-111 (4624) EasyJet
    HB-IJE Airbus A320-214 (0559) Swiss International Air Lines
    HS-TKG Boeing 777-35RER (35157) Thai Airways
    HZ-ASB Airbus A320-214 (4090) Saudi Arabian Airlines
    JA709J Boeing 777-246ER (32896) Japan Airlines
    N190AA Boeing 757-223ET (32384) American Airlines
    N706TW Boeing 757-2Q8 (28165) Delta Air Lines
    N76055 Boeing 767-424ER (29450) Continental Airlines
    OO-SSR Airbus A319-112 (4275) Brussels Airlines
    PH-BXM Boeing 737-8K2 (30355) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
    TJ-CAC Boeing 767-33AER (28138) Cameroon Airlines
    TS-INO Airbus A320-214 (3480) Nouvelair Tunisie
    VN-A143 Boeing 777-26KER (33502) Vietnam Airlines
    VN-A150 Boeing 777-2Q8ER (32717) Vietnam Airlines

    Paris Le Bourget - morning

    A7-CEB Bombardier Challenger 605 (5784) Qatar Executive
    CS-TFO Learjet 40 (45-2094)
    EW-301PJ Canadair Regional-Jet 850 (8057) Belavia Belarusian Airlines
    EW-301PJ
    F-GLNE Beech 1900D (UE-197) Ministre de l'Interieur
    F-GPGL Dassault Falcon 100 (203)
    F-GRSO Beech 200C (BL-11) Africa Air Assistance
    F-GVBK Raytheon 390 (RB-73)
    F-HIPE Embraer EMB-500 (50500016) Pan Europeenne
    F-HIPE
    G-GEIR Embraer EMB-505 (50500023) Flairjet
    M-AFAJ Dassault Falcon 900EX EASy (200)
    M-YUNI Bombardier Challenger 605 (5751)
    N275MT Bombardier Challenger 601 (3007)
    N373AB Cessna 750 (750-0243)
    N414CE Cessna 414 (414-0904)
    N600HS Cessna 525 (525-0089)
    N909JE Gulfstream G2B (151)
    VP-BFT Boeing 737-7JB (36714)
    VQ-BMT Gulfstream G4SP (1362) GAMA Aviation

    Paris Orly

    7T-VJJ Boeing 737-8D6 (30202) Air Algerie
    7T-VJJ
    7T-VJT Boeing 737-6D6 (30546) Air Algerie
    7T-VJT
    9H-AEL Airbus A319-111 (2332) Air Malta
    9M-XAB Airbus A340-313X (273) AirAsia X
    9M-XAB
    CN-RGA Boeing 747-428 (25629) Royal Air Maroc
    CN-RMY Boeing 737-5B6 (26525) Royal Air Maroc
    CN-RMY
    CN-RNC Boeing 737-4B6 (26529) Royal Air Maroc
    CN-RNP Boeing 737-8B6 (28983) Royal Air Maroc
    CN-RNP
    CN-ROE Boeing 737-8B6 (33063) Royal Air Maroc
    CN-ROE
    CN-ROM Airbus A321-211 (3070) Royal Air Maroc
    CN-ROM
    CN-ROR Boeing 737-8B6 (33067) Royal Air Maroc
    CN-ROR
    CN-ROT Boeing 737-8B6 (33068) Royal Air Maroc
    CN-ROU Boeing 737-8B6 (33069) Royal Air Maroc
    CN-ROU
    CN-RPF Boeing 737-8K5 (34691) Jet4you
    CS-TNN Airbus A320-232 (1816) TAP Air Portugal
    CS-TTG Airbus A319-111 (0906) TAP Air Portugal
    D-ABGR Airbus A319-112 (3704) Air Berlin
    EC-FQY Airbus A320-211 (0356) Iberia
    EC-ICS Airbus A320-211 (0241) Vueling Airlines
    EC-JOY Canadair Regional-Jet 200ER (8064) Air Nostrum
    EC-JYX Airbus A320-214 (2962) Vueling Airlines
    EC-JZM Airbus A321-211 (2996) Iberia
    EC-KYP Embraer Emb-195-200LR (19000281) Air Europa
    F-GHED Douglas MD83 (49576) stored
    F-GHQP Airbus A320-211 (0337) Air France
    F-GHQR Airbus A320-211 (0377) Air France
    F-GKXD Airbus A320-214 (1873) Air France
    F-GKXK Airbus A320-214 (2140) Air France
    F-GLZS Airbus A340-313X (310) Air France
    F-GOTO Airbus A330-323X (1021) Air Caraibes
    F-GOTO
    F-GPEJ Boeing 757-236 (25807) Open Skies
    F-GPEK Boeing 757-236 (25808) Open Skies
    F-GPMA Airbus A319-113 (0598) Air France
    F-GPMC Airbus A319-113 (0608) Air France
    F-GPMD Airbus A319-113 (0618) Air France
    F-GPME Airbus A319-113 (0625) Air France
    F-GPXD Fokker F-100 (11494) Air France
    F-GRHE Airbus A319-111 (1020) Air France
    F-GRHJ Airbus A319-111 (1176) Air France
    F-GRHQ Airbus A319-111 (1404) Air France
    F-GRHX Airbus A319-111 (1524) Air France
    F-GRXB Airbus A319-111 (1645) Air France
    F-GRZC Canadair Regional-Jet 700 (10008) Air France
    F-GRZJ Canadair Regional-Jet 700 (10096) Air France
    F-GRZN Canadair Regional-Jet 700 (10264) Air France
    F-GSQB Boeing 777-328ER (32724) Air France
    F-GSQN Boeing 777-328ER (32960) Air France
    F-GSQO Boeing 777-328ER (32961) Air France
    F-GSQP Boeing 777-328ER (35676) Air France
    F-GSQR Boeing 777-328ER (35677) Air France
    F-GTAO Airbus A321-211 (3098) Air France
    F-GTAQ Airbus A321-211 (3399) Air France
    F-GZHD Boeing 737-8K2 (29650) Transavia France
    F-GZHE Boeing 737-8K2 (29678) Transavia France
    F-GZHE
    F-HAVI Boeing 757-26D (24473) Open Skies
    F-HAVI
    F-HBEV Airbus A320-214 (3952) CCM Airlines
    F-HBII Airbus A320-214 (3852) Aigle Azur
    F-HBMI Airbus A319-113 (0639) Aigle Azur
    F-HBMI
    F-HBND Airbus A320-214 (4604) Air France
    F-HBSA Airbus A320-214 (3882) CCM Airlines
    F-HCAT Airbus A330-243 (285) Corsair
    F-HKIS Boeing 747-422 (25380) Corsair
    F-HMLD Canadair Regional-Jet 1000 (19007) Air France
    F-HSEX Boeing 747-422 (26878) Corsair
    F-HSUN Boeing 747-422 (26880) Corsair
    F-OFDF Airbus A330-223 (253) Air Caraibes
    F-OONE Airbus A330-323X (965) Air Caraibes
    F-OONE
    F-ORLY Airbus A330-323X (758) Air Caraibes
    F-ZBPX Eurocopter EC145C-2 (9049) Securite Civile
    G-EZTA Airbus A320-214 (3805) EasyJet
    G-EZTA
    G-EZTD Airbus A320-214 (3909) EasyJet
    G-EZTG Airbus A320-214 (3946) EasyJet
    G-EZTG
    G-EZTI Airbus A320-214 (3975) EasyJet
    G-EZTI
    G-EZUA Airbus A320-214 (4588) EasyJet
    G-EZUC Airbus A320-214 (4591) EasyJet
    G-EZUC
    HB-JVI Fokker F-100 (11325) Helvetic Airways
    LN-KKZ Boeing 737-33A (27458) Norwegian Air Shuttle
    LN-KKZ
    OO-VLF Fokker F-50 (20208) Cityjet
    OO-VLF
    PH-HZO Boeing 737-8K2 (34169) Transavia Airlines
    PH-HZO
    SU-DAS Airbus A300B4-203 (145) Fire Service
    TC-AAV Boeing 737-82R (40696) Pegasus Airlines
    TS-IMP Airbus A320-211 (1700) Tunisair
    TS-IMP
    TS-IOQ Boeing 737-6H3 (29501) Tunisair
    TS-IOQ

    Paris CDG - afternoon

    7T-VJS Boeing 737-6D6 (30210) Air Algerie
    A6-AFC Airbus A330-343X (1167) Etihad Airways
    A6-EDL Airbus A380-861 (046) Emirates Airlines
    CN-NMC Airbus A320-214 (3246) Air Arabia Maroc
    D-AIQR Airbus A320-211 (0382) Lufthansa
    EC-HGP Boeing 737-85P (28385) Air Europa
    EC-LAB Airbus A320-214 (2761) Vueling Airlines
    EI-DTK Airbus A320-216 (4075) Alitalia
    F-GIXH Boeing 737-3S3F (23788) Europe Airpost
    F-GIXO Boeing 737-3Q8 (24132) Europe Airpost
    F-GKHK Airbus A320-211 (0343) XL Airways France
    F-GMZD Airbus A321-111 (0529) Air France
    F-GPOC Aerospatiale ATR 72-201 (311) Airlinair
    F-GRXF Airbus A319-111 (1938) Air France
    F-GSPM Boeing 777-228ER (30456) Air France
    F-GSPZ Boeing 777-228ER (32310) Air France
    F-GTHL Airbus A320-212 (0189) XL Airways France
    F-GUGA Airbus A318-111 (2035) Air France
    F-GVZC Aerospatiale ATR 42-512 (516) Airlinair
    F-HCZI Airbus A319-112 (4268) Aigle Azur
    G-EZAK Airbus A319-111 (2744) EasyJet
    G-EZBJ Airbus A319-111 (3036) EasyJet
    I-GIOA Fokker F-100 (11315) Eagles Airlines
    I-SMEC Douglas MD83 (49808) Meridiana Fly
    LN-RPU Boeing 737-683 (28312) SAS Scandinavian Airlines
    OH-LXL Airbus A320-214 (2146) Finnair
    OK-OER Airbus A319-112 (3892) CSA Czech Airlines
    OK-TVO Boeing 737-8CX (32360) Travel Service Airlines
    PT-MVT Airbus A330-223 (1118) TAM Brasil
    SU-GDS Airbus A330-243 (1143) Egypt Air
    TC-JJA Boeing 777-35RER (35160) THY Turkish Airlines
    VQ-BIR Airbus A320-214 (4625) Aeroflot Russian Airlines
    YL-BBL Boeing 737-33V (29334) Air Baltic
    YR-ASB Airbus A318-111 (2955) TAROM

    Paris Le Bourget - afternoon

    A6-MMM Boeing 747-422 (26906) Dubai Government Air Wing
    A7-AFE Airbus A310-308 (667) Qatar Amiri Flight
    CS-DRX Hawker 800XPi (258834) NetJets Europe
    CS-DXI Cessna 560 (560-5621) NetJets Europe
    D-CXLS Cessna 560 (560-6027) Air Hamburg
    EC-HCH Swearingen SA.227AC Metro III (AC-658B) Aeronova
    EC-KNP Beech 200 (BB-561)
    F-GNVK Dassault Falcon 900EX EASy (138) Dassault Falcon Service
    F-GTRY Cessna 525 (525-0359) Airailes
    F-HCDD Dassault Falcon5 0EX (297) Dassault Aviation
    G-SHSI Embraer ERJ-135BJ (14501114) TAG Aviation (UK)
    M-TAKE Canadair Regional-Jet 850 (8079)
    M-TAKE
    N917R Bombardier Global Express (9008)
    OD-EAS Hawker 800XP2 (258410)
    OO-TAE British Aerospace 146-300QT (E3182) TNT Airways
    P4-ADD IAI Galaxy G200 (200)
    P4-ADD
    PH-JCI Raytheon 390 (RB-122)
    SP-ZSZ Bombardier Challenger 300 (20044) Jet Service
    SX-SEA IAI Galaxy G200 (163) Gainjet
    TC-SSH Cessna 560 (560-6055)

    Albert-Bray

    F-AZSK Potez 60 (4190)
    F-GILM Aerospatiale SN 601 (32) stored
    F-GILM
    F-GMXP Robin DR.400-120 (2227)
    F-GSRI Robin DR.400-160 (2394)
    F-HBSK Tecnam P.2002 Sierra (057)
    F-HBYZ Robin DR.400-140B (2649)
    F-PMMC Jodel D.112 (1784)
    F-PVGR/14 W.A.R. Fw.190A (368)

    Albert Town

    F-PHZN Potez 36/14 (3207) Preserved in Railway Station
    F-PHZN

    Albert - L'Epopee de l'Industrie et de l'Aeronautique

    See log in Museums section for 28/06/09.
    The only addition was the tail section of AS.350B c/n 1576.

    Vitry-en-Artois - all locked up with just one outside and one visible through a gap in the doors

    62-AIV Didier Le Pti'tavion (unknown)
    62-AIV
    62-AMC Cosmos Cosmos (unknown)

    Valenciennes

    F-BPQE Socata MS.892A (10781)
    F-GEQZ Socata MS.880B (1273)
    F-GKLT Piper PA-28-181 (2890124)
    F-HAAV Aerospatiale ATR 42-320 (019) Atlantique Air Assistance