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MANCHESTER AIRPORT REPORTS AND IMAGES OCTOBER 2007

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Wednesday 31st October 2007

I-ADJH. BAE146 [31/10/07] Photo: Ken FieldingAir Dolomiti BAE146 I-ADJH covered a flight for Lufthansa mainline during the morning visiting from Munich on DLH4860/1 ("6EP/7PH").

Thomsonfly Boeing 737-800 G-FDZD again flew from Manchester during the day, whilst Sky Europe 737 HA-LKM made a quick return, having now reverted to previous I.D. OM-NGM since Monday.

G-FDZD. Boeing 737-800 [31/10/07] Photo: Darren Randle

OM-NGM. Boeing 737-700 [31/10/07] Photo: Darren Randle

YL-RAA. AN-26 [31/10/07] Photo: Mike HopwoodRAF Avia AN-26 YL-RAA departed in the early hours to Shannon as MTL1303 after a double night stop.

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Tuesday 30th October 2007

SP-LMC. Boeing 737-300 [30/10/07] Photo: Rob SkinkisCentralwings flew from Warsaw and Krakow during the day, with Boeing 737-300 SP-LMC covering CLW283/244 + 243/284.

LN-BRO. Boeing 737-500 [30/10/07] Photo: Denis NormanSAS Norge Boeing 737-500 LN-BRO operated from Oslo on the morning CNO609/608 schedule.

Executive movements at the Ocean Sky Jet Centre included the day stop of Netjets BBJ N129QS and Canadian Learjet 35 C-FBFP arrived mid afternoon.

C-FBFP. Learjet 35 [30/10/07] Photo: Denis Norman

N129QS. BBJ [30/10/07] Photo: Denis Norman

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Monday 29th October 2007

HA-LKM. Boeing 737-700 [29/10/07] Photo: Denis NormanSky Europe Boeing 737-700 HA-LKM was amongst the first visits during the day, operating the now daily afternoon ESK190/191 flight from Bratislava. Other new things included Ryanair 737 EI-DWL on the early morning RYR552 Dublin schedule, and Volare A320 I-WEBB from Milan after dark.

F-HALE. P180 [29/10/07] Photo: Denis NormanPiaggio Avanti F-HALE touched down mid morning to park on the exec ramp, where traffic was busy throughout.

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Sunday 28th October 2007

LN-BRH. Boeing 737-500 [28/10/07] Photo: Denis NormanWinter kicked in, in more ways than one, with changes to the schedules meaning visits for Centralwings 737 SP-LMD from Warsaw (CLW283/4) mid morning -a LOT 'night stopper' replacement- and Volareweb starting up to Milan Malpensa during the evening with A320 I-WEBA (VLE8228/9).

F-HBLC. Embraer 190 [28/10/07] Photo: Dan Raistrick RR AdminAir France sent Embraer 190 F-HBLC on the late afternoon AFR2568 Paris CDG flight (a planned new weekly fixture), whilst earlier in the day SAS Norge Boeing 737-500 LN-BRH covered the CNO4609/4608 Oslo flight.

Exec traffic was busy for a Sunday with Gulfstream 4 N104AR passing through, and Citation 550 D-CMIX arriving from Munich shortly before darkness set in early.

D-CMIX. Citation 550 [28/10/07] Photo: Chris Batty

N104AR. Gulfstream 4 [28/10/07] Photo: Chris Batty

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Saturday 27th October 2007

M-SAIR. Falcon 900 [27/10/07] Photo: Denis NormanIsle of Man registered Falcon 900 M-SAIR paid a visit to the executive ramp touching down late morning for an hours stay.

EI-DWH. Boeing 737-800 [27/10/07] Photo: Denis NormanWith EI-DWL delivered to Dublin during the day, new 737s in the ever expanding fleet of Ryanair remain topical visitors. Saturdays first visit came in the shape of EI-DWH on the morning RYR554. 

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Friday 26th October 2007

N540MC. Boeing 747-200 [26/10/07] Photo: Keith CostelloAtlas Air 747-200 N540MC arrived at midday to spend the afternoon on the freight ramp, before heading off to Philadelphia as GTI8485.

EI-DPY. Boeing 737-800 [26/10/07] Photo: Denis NormanAnother day, another different Ryanair 737 to report, though this time one from the back catalogue with EI-DPY in from Dublin on RYR554.

G-STRZ. Boeing 757-200 [26/10/07] Photo: Darren RandleAstraeus finally sent Boeing 757-200 G-STRZ for the first time as such ('tis the one time 4X-EBI) on a charter from Tenerife early evening (AEU468/467).

Falcon 2000 N718KS arrived mid morning to park remote overnight, whilst the exec ramp featured several visitors throughout, including a new NetJets Hawker 400XP CS-DMS in from Venice (NJE011M).

CS-DMS. Hawker 400XP [26/10/07] Photo: Denis Norman

N718KS. Falcon 2000 [26/10/07] Photo: Denis Norman

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Thursday 25th October 2007

EI-DWI. Boeing 737-800 [25/10/07] Photo: Denis NormanThe ever expanding fleet of Ryanair meant another Boeing 737-800 first visit, with EI-DWI showing up on the afternoon RYR554 Dublin flight.

N545KA. Beech 350 [25/10/07] Photo: John FlattleyBlackbushe based Beech 300 King Air N545KA was amongst the GA visiting the NEA ramp, arriving mid morning.

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Wednesday 24th October 2007

EC-ICU. Airbus 320 [24/10/07] Photo: Ken FieldingClickair Airbus 320 EC-ICU turned back from Edinburgh mid morning to divert to Manchester operating as CLI1098 from Barcelona.

EC-IPV. Fokker 100 [24/10/07] Photo: Darren RandleBrussels Airways swapped leased Fokker 100s on their afternoon flight from the Belgian capital, with EC-IPV guesting.

EC-JTN. Boeing 757-200 [24/10/07] Photo: Darren RandleThe Spanish theme continued with GIRjet Boeing 757-200 EC-JTN positioning from Madrid to operate a delayed charter for MyTravel to Fuerteventura as MYT195. 

G-DCTA. BAE125 [24/10/07] Photo: Denis NormanBAE125 G-DCTA departed mid afternoon after night stopping off the Northern Exec ramp.

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Tuesday 23rd October 2007

Another busy day for biz, with Gulf 4 N745RS and Challenger 300  N424TM leaving before midday, replaced at NEA later in the afternoon by Diamond HA-YFE and Citationjet2 I-LALL.

N745RS. Gulfstream 4 [23/10/07] Photo: Tony Roberts

N424TM. CL300 [23/10/07] Photo: Denis Norman

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Monday 22nd October 2007

A busy morning for GA and exec traffic saw the arrivals of Learjet G-SOVC still wearing its old Gold Air livery from its days as G-OLDR and Gulfstream 4 N745RS -with the latter parking off the NEA ramp.

G-SOVC. Learjet 45 [22/10/07] Photo: Denis Norman

N745RS. Gulf 4 [22/10/07] Photo: Denis Norman

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Sunday 21st October 2007

G-XLAI. Boeing 737-800 [21/10/07] Photo: Dave CarisXL Airways Boeing 737-800 G-XLAI positioned in overnight from Glasgow to operate a charter flight outbound to Sharm El Sheik as XLA278. The aircraft wears the titles of Thailand low cost carrier Nok Air.

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Saturday 20th October 2007

D-CCCA. Learjet 35 [20/10/07] Photo: Denis NormanClassic Learjet 35 D-CCCA of Jet Executive touched down in blue skies late morning as JEI262.

G-CEGE. Metroliner [20/10/07] Photo: Andy MartinNorth Flying Metroliner G-CEGE arrived from Coventry mid afternoon to operate an outbound charter to Bergen as NFA156.

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Friday 19th October 2007

Seen for the first time since repaint into Eastern Airways full livery, Saab 2000 G-CERY arrived on a football charter as EZE1703 from Southampton mid afternoon to night stop.

G-CERY. Saab 2000 [19/10/07] Photo: Denis Norman

G-CERY. Saab 2000 [19/10/07] Photo: Keith Wignall

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Thursday 18th October 2007

D-ABDQ. Airbus 320 [18/10/07] Photo: Andy CoackleyAir Berlin Airbus 320 D-ABDQ touched down during the evening rush from Stansted for a second visit operating BER8054/8055 (ATC = "BER731E/594W").

F-GTAM. Airbus 321 [18/10/07] Photo: Rob SkinkisAir France sent Airbus 321 F-GTAM on the afternoon AFR2268/2269 after the earlier Paris CDG flight was cancelled due to early morning fog.

LN-RRS. Boeing 737-800 [18/10/07] Photo: Darren RandleSAS Scandinavian sent Boeing 737-800 LN-RRS from Stockholm covering a delayed SAS2549 schedule.

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Wednesday 17th October 2007

N528MC. Boeing 747-200 [17/10/07] Photo: Darren RandleAtlas Air Boeing 747-200F touched down early evening from Johannesburg as GTI8436, later heading off west to Philadelphia on a Lufthansa Cargo callsign.

TC-JPJ. Airbus 320 [17/10/07] Photo: Alan LordTurkish Airlines Airbus 320 TC-JPJ arrived mid morning from Istanbul operating THY1993/1994, for a first visit.

D-CEBM. Citation 560 [17/10/07] Photo: Andy Coackley

G-EJAR. Airbus 319 [17/10/07] Photo: Darren Randle

EC-HZH. Metro [17/10/07] Photo: Ken Fielding

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Tuesday 16th October 2007

CSA showed its new livery during the afternoon, with Boeing 737-500 OK-DGL fresh from repaint and operating from Prague as CSA644/645.

OK-DGL. Boeing 737-500 [16/10/07] Photo: Tony Roberts

OK-DGL. Boeing 737-500 [16/10/07] Photo: Tom Gowland

Exec movements included a visit by Learjet 40 D-CPDR from Bremen and the afternoon departure of MAPjet Citation 560XL OE-GTI.

D-CPDR. Learjet 40 [16/10/07] Photo: Tom Gowland

OE-GTI. Citation XL [16/10/07] Photo: Tom Gowland

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Monday 15th October 2007

4X-COI. Global 5000 [15/10/07] Photo: Denis NormanGlobal Express 5000 4X-COI touched down mid afternoon to park off the executive ramp.

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Sunday 14th October 2007

EI-JIV. C130 [14/10/07] Photo: Gary StylesAir Contractors Lockheed Hercules EI-JIV positioned in early morning making the short hop over from East Midlands. The aircraft departed to Palma mid afternoon as ABR11. 

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Saturday 13th October 2007

CS-DXQ. Citation 560XLS [13/10/07] Photo: Denis NormanNetJets Citation 560XLS CS-DXQ departed at midday after nightstop, heading off south to Southampton as NJE522W.

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Friday 12th October 2007

G-CITJ. Citationjet 525 [20/6/07] Photo: Darren RandleA busy day for execs. Amongst the many Netjets 560XLS CS-DXQ returned mid afternoon, Learjet 45 N708SP arrived and Citationjet G-CITJ made a quick visit as "Clifton9".

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Thursday 11th October 2007

Virgin Nigeria Boeing 767-300 YL-LCY diverted in early in the day, arriving from Lagos. The aircraft completed its journey to London Gatwick as VGN293 late morning.

YL-LCY. Boeing 767-300 [11/10/07] Photo: Keith Wignall

YL-LCY. Boeing 767-300 [11/10/07] Photo: Nik French

YL-LCY. Boeing 767-300 [11/10/07] Photo: Chris Batty

Hawker 800XP VP-CXP remained on the executive ramp until late afternoon, having arrived from Farnborough on Wednesday evening. The were also visits from Citation XL HB-VMO on a "Skyfox" callsign and CJ1 G-CJDB again.

G-CJDB. Citationjet 525 [11/10/07] Photo: Darren Randle

HB-VMO. Citation 560XL [11/10/07] Photo: Chris Batty

VP-CXP. Hawker 800XP [11/10/07] Photo: Denis Norman

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Wednesday 10th October 2007

OE-LBQ. Airbus 320 [10/10/07] Photo: Denis NormanAustrian/Lauda livery Airbus 320 OE-LBQ positioned in from Berlin Templehof as AUA1430 early afternoon to nightstop.

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Tuesday 9th October 2007

VP-BDE. DC-10F [9/10/07] Photo: Keith WignallAeroflot Cargo continue a once weekly Hahn > Moscow freight flight through Manchester, with DC-10 VP-BDE operating the latest RCF8905 during the afternoon.

Exec traffic saw Citationjet G-CJDB visit early morning followed by Legacy G-RRAZ (formerly G-RUBN) as LNX08AZ and Hawker 800XP TC-STD in and out after dark.

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Monday 8th October 2007

Executive movements during an autumnal start to the day included the arrivals of Citation 650 D-CBPL and Falcon 900 SE-DJM.

D-CBPL. Citation 650 [8/10/07] Photo: Denis Norman

SE-DJM. Falcon 900 [8/10/07] Photo: Denis Norman

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Sunday 7th October 2007

EC-ICT. Airbus 320 [7/10/07] Photo: Stuart PrinceClickair Airbus 320 EC-ICT diverted early morning as CLI1477. The aircraft would normally route Barcelona to Dublin and completed its journey later in the morning

9V-SFL. Boeing 747-400F [7/10/07] Photo: Gary StylesSingapore Cargo Boeing 747-400F 9V-SFL also left for Dublin at midday, after an overnight stay on the remote stands.

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Saturday 6th October 2007

Singapore Airlines Cargo Boeing 747-400F 9V-SFL arrived late evening, diverting in whilst operating SQC7354 Sharjah to Dublin.

G-EDCL. Citation 525A [19/9/07] Photo: Darren RandleAmongst a flurry of NetJets traffic, Citationjet 525A G-EDCL visited again (EDC449) and C550 EC-HRO arrived from Luton and out to Heathrow as EXU1261/1262.

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Friday 5th October 2007

TC-JPG. Airbus 320 [5/10/07] Photo: Denis NormanTurkish Airlines sent Airbus 320 TC-JPG for a first visit from Istanbul mid afternoon operating as THY1995/1996.

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Thursday 4th October 2007

Tesis Boeing 747-200 VP-BXC visited during the morning, presumably with spares to help in the repair of Great Wall 747 B-2428. The aircraft still wears basic old El Al livery from its days as 4X-AXH.

VP-BXC. Boeing 747-200 [4/10/07] Photo: Stuart Prince

VP-BXC. Boeing 747-200 [4/10/07] Photo: Denis Norman

VP-BXC. Boeing 747-200 [4/10/07] Photo: Mike Obern

Euro Air MD-83 SX-BEU arrived mid afternoon as EUP510 with football supporters for the evening Blackburn v Larissa UEFA cup match.

SX-BEU. MD-83 [4/10/07] Photo: Stuart Prince

SX-BEU. MD-83 [4/10/07] Photo: Mike Obern

N623HA. CL604 [4/10/07] Photo: Denis Norman

9M-AFC. Airbus 320 [4/10/07] Photo: Rick Savage

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Wednesday 3rd October 2007

D-AGMR. Boeing 737-400 [3/10/07] Photo: Denis NormanAnother day, another Air One. This time 737-400 D-AGMR arrived to collect Roma after their Tuesday night football at Old Trafford.

Also making a quick appearance mid morning was Learjet 60 D-CEJA from Luton and out to Milan Linate, whilst during the evening recently registered Citationjet2 G-EEBJ touched down as EBJ093P.

D-CEJA. Learjet 60 [3/10/07] Photo: Denis Norman

HB-JRB. CL604 [3/10/07] Photo: Denis Norman

LN-AAY. PA-34 [2/10/07] Photo: Denis Norman

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Tuesday 2nd October 2007

EI-CXM. Boeing 737-400 [2/10/07] Photo: Dave CarisAir One Boeing 737-400 EI-CXM touched down early afternoon as ADH8144 with Roma supporters for the evening football.

F-GRSE. Airbus 320 [1/10/07] Photo: Keith WignallXL Airways France Airbus 320's will replace FlyJet Boeing 757-200 on charters during October. F-GRSE remained parked throughout.

9M-AFC. Airbus 320 [1/10/07] Photo: Gary StylesStill featuring Manchester United footballers of (the recent) past and present promotional livery, Air Asia Airbus 320 9M-AFC also rested during the day after a Monday arrival. The aircraft should be around until Friday morning.

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Monday 1st October 2007

EI-COJ. Boeing 737-400 [1/10/07] Photo: Darren RandleAir One Boeing 737-400 EI-COJ visited from Fiumicino at midday with the Roma football team for their midweek match at Old Trafford.

EC-IVO. Fokker 100 [1/10/07] Photo: Darren RandleGIRjet Fokker 100 EC-IVO continues to cover the afternoon Brussels Airlines 2177/2178 rotation from the Belgian capital.

Air Asia Airbus 320 9M-AFC was an early morning arrival from Larnaca as AXM001. The aircraft parked on Stand 70L.

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