09:39 Arrival of SN2173 from Brussels - SN Brussels Airlines ARJ100 OO-DWL.

09:44 This bmi ERJ145 G-RJXB has started to roll, and is most probably BD371 bound for Aberdeen. Taxiing behind is Lufthansa Regional ARJ85 D-AVRF bound for Frankfurt as LH4849.

09:48 British Airways A320-211 G-BUSI is rolling and bound for London Heathrow as BA1389

09:57 Ankunft LH5994 aus München - this time it's their 737-530 D-ABII "Lörrach".

10:00 KA500 from Hong Kong has just landed - Dragonair Cargo 747-312F B-KAB

10:03 Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) 747-367 AP-BGG taxiing down Alpha

10:05 BA 2904 arrival from London Gatwick - 737-436 G-DOCE - still with Flower Field tail.

10:06 PK711 at V1 - next stop New York, JFK

10:09 Singapore Airlines 777-212ER 9V-SVC taxiing down Alpha.

10:11 I'm not always lucky with fixed objects, this time it was the #@$£¤ wind indicator. The aircraft is Continental 767-424ER N69059 and it is bound for Newark/EWR as CO021. This was the only day in May with a 764 on that flight, for the rest of them will be 772 - my luck has left me.

10:11 The weekly Air Jamaica arrival from Kingston - JM005 is operated by A340-313X 6Y-JMM.

10:12 SQ345 at lift off - next stop Zurich (ZRH), then on to Singapore (SIN).

10:22 Vbird A320-211 PH-VAE arriving from Niederrhein as VBA1200

10:26 Air Transat A330-342 C-GKTS is rolling and bound for Toronto as TSC525.

10:34 My Travel Airways 767-31KER G-DIMB just has landed -
recently returned from Garuda after being used for the Hadj.


10:40 Arrival of BA4403 from the Isle of Man - DHC-8-311B G-NVSA.

10:43 All fire appliances are brought to forward positions – from what we picked up on the scanner, PIA has some sort of problem.

10:45 But first we have to let this Ryanair beer-Boeing 737-230 EI-CNY pass - from Dublin as FR554

10:48 Taxiing down Alpha is Virgin Atlanctic 747-219B G-VSSS "Island Lady"..


10:50 Touch down of PK795 from Karachi - fuel leak was mentioned on the scanner.


10:50 It is the 777-240ER AP-BGK - only 2½ months since the aircraft was delivered new to PIA.


10:51 The Fire Service escort is lining up.

10:52 The PIA 772 taxies down Sierra as Monarch 752 G-DAJB climbs out.
PIA was escorted all the way to the terminal.

10:55 Now almost half an hour late due to the PIA incident, VS075 has just passed the Aviation Viewing Park on its take off run to Orlando, Florida.

11:00 Still in Crossair colours, this Swiss International ERJ145 HB-JAT arrives from Zurich as LX390 - now 35 minutes late - due to the PIA incident?

11:02 bmibaby 737-3Q8 G-OBMP arrival from Bordeaux as WW5882.

11:04 Baby bus from Paris (CDG) - A318-111 F-GUGD AF1968 - fourth delivered A318 to AF.

11:06 Arrival of BA7832 from Copenhagen - ERJ145 G-EMBJ.

11:07 Un-scheduled arrival of Air Europa 737-86Q with winglets EC-III.

11:10 Just landed is this A320-111 G-BUSE, but where it came from I didn't catch - no A320 scheduled in FlightCheck (the official monthly timetable for Manchester Airport) around that time.

11:13 IB6912 arrives from Barcelona - A320-211 EC-GRF.

11:23 Arrival of Lufthansa LH 4850 from Frankfurt. The aircraft used is A319-114 D-AILA named "Frankfurt an der Oder" (the other Frankfurt, the one in the former DDR).

11:38 Arrival of Air Malta KM138 from Malta - A320-214 9H-AEI.

11:42 Arrival of KLM Cityhopper KL1081 from Amsterdam - F100 PH-OFJ (a former KLM UK aircraft).

11:44 Arrival of Luxair LG4983 from Luxembourg - ERJ-145LU LX-LGI.

11:53 The last aircraft to arrive before the three hours curfew on RWY 06R/24L was this British Airways Citiexpress BAe 146-100 G-MABR.
Since the runway closed, we had to move over to the other side - to the Aviation Viewing Park.
But first we needed something to eat, and the Romper public house on the way into the Viewing Park was a great place to stop.
 

Spotter sites visited:

Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL/ENGM)
Thursday 29 April 2004
Spotter Guide for Oslo Airport, Gardermoen

Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH/EDCH)
Thursday 29 April 2004

Birmingham International Airport (BHX/EGBB)
Friday 30 April 2004
Spotter Guide for Birmingham International Airport

The RAF Museum at Cosford
Friday 30 April 2004

Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC)
- The south side of the runways
- The Aviation Viewing Park
- Aircraft seen from the AVP
Saturday 1 May 2004
Spotter Guide for Manchester International Airport

Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL/EGGP)
Sunday 2 May 2004

Woodford Aerodrome
Sunday 2 May 2004

Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC)
- Multi Storey Car Park Level 13
- Inside the terminal

Sunday 2 May 2004
Spotter Guide for Manchester International Airport

Inflight photos from the trip back


2003/06/20