Istanbul via Amsterdam and Paris    22/5/13 - 26/5/13   Dave Rose / Aidan Williamson  

Reports from Istanbul looked promising for shooting and interesting movements, so I started looking at getting there. There are plenty of options available but the chosen option was with the KLM/Air France partnership, NCL – AMS – IST – CDG – NCL and this gave 7 hours at both “transit” airports to top and tail the trip.

Newcastle 22/5/13

D-IHEB	Cessna 525	525-0064	Corporate
OY-CKN	Dassault Falcon2000	76	Air Alsie
PH-EZC	Embraer Emb-190100LR	19000250	KLM cityhopper
YL-LCL	Airbus A320214	0533	SmartLynx

After a smooth 1 hour flight on EMB190 PH-EZC we arrived at a cloudy and windy Schipol. We decided to spot from the excellent gallery but had to “get out of the wind” regularly and although it brightened up later it wasn’t ideal for photos. Traffic was interesting as usual, with plenty of freighters including a 1^st visiting Etihad A330F, Air Bridge B748F and LanCargo B77F. Our next flight was departing at 8.25pm so we decided to walk the piers before boarding a full PH-BXD for the 3 hour flight to Istanbul Ataturk.

Schipol 22/5/13 (Not all KLM logged)

5Y-KQZ	Boeing  76736NER	30853	Kenya Airways
9H-WFC	Embraer ERJ-135BJ	14500988	Air X Charter
9M-MRH	Boeing  7772H6ER	28415	Malaysia Airlines
A6-BBD	Bombardier Global ExpressBD-700-1A10	9335	Mid East Jet
A6-DDC	Boeing  777FFX	39691	Etihad Airways
A6-EDG	Airbus A380861	023	Emirates Airlines
A6-EYJ	Airbus A330243	737	Etihad Airways
B-18717	Boeing  747409F	30769	China Airlines
B-2082	Boeing  777F6N	37716	China Cargo Airlines
B-2409	Boeing  747412F	26560	Air China
B-6548	Airbus A330223	1335	China Southern Airlines
CS-DFR	Cessna 560	560-5355	NetJets Europe
CS-TQU	Boeing  7378K2	30646	Corendon Dutch Airlines
D-ABEB	Boeing  737330	25148	Lufthansa
D-ACNI	Canadair Regional-Jet900	15248	Lufthansa Regional
D-ACPT	Canadair Regional-Jet700	10103	Lufthansa Regional
D-AEAQ	Airbus A300B4-622R	729	DHL Worldwide Courier Express
D-AEBJ	Embraer Emb-195200LR	19000486	Lufthansa Regional
D-AEBN	Embraer Emb-195200LR	19000532	Lufthansa Regional
D-CKPP	Swearingen SA.227DCMetro 23	DC-805B	Bin Air
EC-ILQ	Airbus A320214	1736	Vueling Airlines
EC-JAP	Boeing  73785P	33971	Air Europa
EC-JBE	Embraer Emb-120ER	120013	Swiftair
EC-LRM	Airbus A320232	1349	Vueling Airlines
EI-DTB	Airbus A320216	3815	Alitalia
EI-DTC	Airbus A320216	3831	Alitalia
EI-IMI	Airbus A319112	1745	Alitalia
EI-RJI	British Aerospace 146-RJ85	E2346	Cityjet
EI-RJY	British Aerospace 146-RJ85	E2307	Cityjet
EI-RJZ	British Aerospace 146-RJ85	E2326	Cityjet
EI-RJZ	British Aerospace 146-RJ85	E2326	Cityjet
F-GKXU	Airbus A320214	4063	Air France
F-GKXV	Airbus A320214	4084	Air France
F-GKXY	Airbus A320214	4105	Air France
F-GRGI	Embraer ERJ-145EU	145152	HOP!
G-FBJB	Embraer Emb-175200LR	17000327	Flybe
G-IDRO	Bombardier Global ExpressBD-700-1A10	9286	Corporate Jet Management
G-LCYP	Embraer Emb-190100SR	19000443	BA Cityflyer
HB-IJW	Airbus A320214	2134	Swiss International Air Lines
HB-JYC	Airbus A319111	4785	EasyJet Switzerland
HL7602	Boeing  7474B5ERF	34301	Korean Air
I-BIKA	Airbus A320214	0951	Alitalia
I-ERJE	Learjet 45	45-226	AirFour
LN-DYY	Boeing  7378JP	39012	Norwegian Air Shuttle
LN-RRB	Boeing  737783	32276	SAS Scandinavian Airlines
LX-KRC	Bombardier 604	5577	Flying Group Luxembourg
LZ-FBF	Airbus A319111	3028	Bulgaria Air
M-NOEL	Bombardier Challenger 300	20206	Corporate
N172DN	Boeing  767332ER	24775	Delta Air Lines
N418MC	Boeing  74747UF	32840	Atlas Air
N520SC	Bombardier 605	5779	Corporate
N530SC	Bombardier 605	5908	Corporate
N778LA	Boeing  777F16	41518	LAN Cargo
N794CK	Boeing  747222B (SF)	23737	Kalitta Air
N800CA	Beech 1900D	UE-383	Air Charters Europe
N810NW	Airbus A330323X	674	Delta Air Lines
N815NW	Airbus A330323X	817	Delta Air Lines
N853NW	Airbus A330223	618	Delta Air Lines
N855NW	Airbus A330223	621	Delta Air Lines
N857NW	Airbus A330223	633	Delta Air Lines
N900MF	Dassault Falcon900EX	112	Corporate
OD-TMA	Airbus A300F4-622R	872	Trans Mediterranean Airways
OE-GFA	Learjet 60	60-214	Jet Alliance
OE-HGL	Bombardier Challenger 300	20335	Corporate
OE-LVG	Fokker F-100	11520	Austrian Arrows
OH-BLI	Boeing  7172CM	55061	Blue1
OH-LXL	Airbus A320214	2146	Finnair
OK-MEL	Airbus A319112	3094	CSA Czech Airlines
OK-XLS	Cessna Citation 560XLS	560-6060	Silesia Air
OY-KBP	Airbus A319131	2888	SAS Scandinavian Airlines
PH-AKA	Airbus A330303	1287	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
PH-AOI	Airbus A330203	819	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
PH-AON	Airbus A330203	925	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
PH-BVB	Boeing  777306ER	36145	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
PH-BVF	Boeing  777306ER	39972	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
PH-BVG	Boeing  777306ER	38867	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
PH-BVG	Boeing  777306ER	38867	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
PH-CDE	Boeing  7378GQ	35795	Corendon Dutch Airlines
PH-CGC	Dornier Do.228212	8183	Netherlands Coast Guard
PH-EZN	Embraer Emb-190100LR	19000342	KLM cityhopper
PH-EZO	Embraer Emb-190100LR	19000345	KLM cityhopper
PH-EZP	Embraer Emb-190100LR	19000347	KLM cityhopper
PH-EZU	Embraer Emb-190100LR	19000522	KLM cityhopper
PH-EZV	Embraer Emb-190100LR	19000528	KLM cityhopper
PH-EZW	Embraer Emb-190100LR	19000533	KLM cityhopper
PH-EZX	Embraer Emb-190100LR	19000545	KLM cityhopper
PH-FIS	Cessna 525	525-0514	Corporate
PH-GGX	Boeing  737 8EH	36596	transavia.com
PH-GGZ	Boeing  7378EH	37600	transavia.com
PH-HSA	Boeing  7378K2	34171	transavia.com
PH-HSB	Boeing  7378K2	34172	transavia.com
PH-HSB	Boeing  7378K2	34172	transavia.com
PH-HSC	Boeing  7378K2	34173	transavia.com
PH-HSD	Boeing  7378K2	39260	transavia.com
PH-HSE	Boeing  7378K2	39259	transavia.com
PH-MPS	Boeing  747412BCF	24066	Martinair
PH-TFA	Boeing  7378FH	35100	ArkeFly
PH-TFC	Boeing  7378K5	35146	ArkeFly
PH-TFC	Boeing  7378K5	35146	ArkeFly
PH-TFD	Boeing  73786N	38014	ArkeFly
PH-TFF	Boeing  73786N	35220	ArkeFly
PH-XRY	Boeing  7377K2	33463	transavia.com
RA-09008	Dassault Falcon900EX EASy	142	Gazpromavia
SE-DOR	Boeing  737683	28305	SAS Scandinavian Airlines
SU-GCZ	Boeing  737866	35568	EgyptAir
TC-AAO	Boeing  73786N	28619	Pegasus Airlines
TC-JRG	Airbus A321231	3283	THY Turkish Airlines
TC-TJH	Boeing  73786J	29121	Corendon Airlines
TC-TJL	Boeing  73786J	32920	Corendon Airlines
TF-FIP	Boeing  757208	30423	Icelandair
VQ-BGZ	Boeing  7478HVF	37580	AirBridgeCargo
YL-BBE	Boeing  73753S	29073	airBaltic
YR-BGA	Boeing  73738J	27179	TAROM

Link to Amsterdam photos  

Istanbul is a 24 hour airport, when we arrived at 12.45am it was still in full swing!! After picking up the rental car we tried to find the hotel, think again!! The roads are a nightmare, motorways have separate “Bus roads” in the middle only used by “bendy buses” and they also have side roads running alongside. The highway code was disposed of many years ago, its basically anarchy, you just need to join in or take the consequences. Eventually we arrived at the Radisson Blu, the spotters hotel of choice, I had requested a high room overlooking the airport and this was duly provided. It’s a bit pricey as its 5 star but an ideal base, opening the curtains provides a view of the biz jet and maintainance areas at the north end of the airport. The runway layout sees 2 parallel 17/35 runways and 1 05/23 situated at the south end next to the sea. Unless the winds are very strong the pattern is to land on 05/23 and take off on 17R/35L , with the occasional departure on 17L/35R and during our stay they chose all of these variations.

After more “road wars” we arrived at the 05 photo spot, this is a park and promenade area at the south end of the airport, we stayed here for a few hours before driving around logging the parked stuff. The local spotters website suggested the “FlyInn” shopping centre was the best spot so we arrived when it opened at 10am. It’s a mini “Metro Centre” with an MandS and other shops on the first 3 floors, then loads of food outlets (KFC, Burger King and Kebab shops) on the top floor. This floor has a terrace with seating and tables, free WiFi and overlooks the 17/35 runways with 17L/35R being very close (ALA Manchester south side). The photo opportunities are excellent, especially in the afternoon and the centre stays open till 10pm, so what more can you ask for? Nothing is missed from here, although the Biz area is out of sight they need to pass you on departure so sit back and watch the action. There was a 6 man trip there from the UK, a guy from Copenhagen and a couple of Germans ( they tried to get the best table!!) The local spotters arrived for their Friday night out and were a very interesting mix, including a guy who works for Pegasus, a THY 330 pilot and some ATC guys. They were very friendly.

Views from the "FlyInn" 

Traffic is obviously heavily biased towards THY, we managed the complete fleet other than 1 A320 that we saw plotting on FR24 into Sabiha (The other airport). Onur Air have a big programme along with Atlas Air, Pegasus only have a few flights per day as they are based at Sabiha. THY is expanding rapidly and have some stuff on lease, including a  MASKargo A330F and an MNG A330F. MNG are based here with A306F and B734F, they arrive together every morning at around 9am and park all day. Other than the Turkish stuff there are a very wide variety of visitors, this is where east meets west so be prepared to see lots of stuff from the “Stan” countries, the middle east and North Africa. Iran is close by so Iran Air and Mahan Air are regulars along with longer haul traffic such a Thai, Korean and Singapore. The locals suggested that “anything” could happen and at around 7pm one evening I saw smoke coming down the approach to 23, yes an IL76!! The locals said it would be Indian AF but to our delight it was a Pakistan AF IL78, wow.

Interesting movements on our first day were – Belavia EMB175, Turkish AF Casa 235, Air Moldova EMB190, Asiana A333, Iraqi A320 and Tatarstan B735. We finished the day off with a drive round to log the many stored airliners parked on the field, there are 3 MD80s at the 05 threshold, 6 A300s at the MNG base along with a Turkish AN12 and an ex THY RJ100. 

THY, Onur Air and Atlas Jet are not included in the logs, for fear of boredom.....

Istanbul 23/5/13

4K-AZ81	Boeing  76732LER	40343	Azerbaijan Airlines
96-122	CASA 235100M	C122	Turkish Air Force
9H-AEL	Airbus A319111	2332	Air Malta
9M-MUC	Airbus A330243F	1164	MASkargo
9V-SVK	Boeing  777212ER	28520	Singapore Airlines
A6-AFF	Airbus A330343X	1245	Etihad Airways
A6-EBA	Boeing  77731HER	32706	Emirates Airlines
A7-ADS	Airbus A321231	1928	Qatar Airways
A7-AHT	Airbus A320232	5078	Qatar Airways
CN-RGM	Boeing  7378B6	33074	Royal Air Maroc
D-AIPC	Airbus A320211	0071	Lufthansa
E7-AAE	Aerospatiale ATR 72212	465	B & H Airlines
EI-EYS	Airbus A320214	2964	Rossiya Russian Airlines
EI-EZL	Airbus A330223	802	Meridiana Fly
EI-IXB	Airbus A321112	0524	Alitalia
EP-MNU	Airbus A300B4-605R	608	Mahan Air
ER-ECC	Embraer Emb-190100AR	19000130	Air Moldova
EW-381PO	Embraer Emb-175100AR	17000352	Belavia
EZ-A009	Boeing  7377GL	37235	Turkmenistan Airlines
F-GKXF	Airbus A320214	1885	Air France
F-GTAO	Airbus A321211	3098	Air France
HL7795	Airbus A330323E	1211	Asiana Airlines
HZ-AQD	Airbus A330343X	1141	Saudi Arabian Airlines
HZ-AS40	Airbus A320214	4419	Saudi Arabian Airlines
JY-EMA	Embraer Emb-195200LR	19000107	Royal Jordanian Airlines
JY-PTA	Airbus A320212	0459	Petra Airlines
M-ONAV	Hawker-Siddeley 125900XP	HA-0073	Hangar 8
N1612T	Boeing  767332ER	30575	Delta Air Lines
N673UA	Boeing  767322ER	29241	United Airlines
OD-MRO	Airbus A320232	4296	Middle East Airlines
OE-LBT	Airbus A320214	1387	Austrian Airlines
P4-NMD	Gulfstream G4SP	1425	Corporate
P4-TAS	Airbus A320232	2828	Air Astana
RA-96010	Ilyushin IL-96300	74393201007	Aeroflot Russian Airlines
SP-LND	Embraer Emb-195200LR	19000516	LOT Polish Airlines
SU-GBW	Airbus A321231	0725	EgyptAir
SU-GCD	Airbus A320232	2094	EgyptAir
SU-GCZ	Boeing  737866	35568	EgyptAir
SX-OAJ	Airbus A319112	3905	Olympic Air
TC-CEA	Bombardier 604	5594	Corporate
TC-COA	Airbus A300B4-120	128	Stored
TC-DMR	Hawker-Siddeley 125900XP	HA-0170	Corporate
TC-EJA	Canadair Regional-Jet200ER	7763	MNGJet
TC-ETV	Airbus A321231	1950	Atlasjet Airlines
TC-FIB	Bombardier 605	5747	Corporate
TC-FLA	Airbus A300B4-203	127	Stored
TC-FLJ	Airbus A300B2K-3C	082	Stored
TC-FLJ	Airbus A300B2K-3C	082	Stored
TC-FLM	Airbus A300B2K-3C	176	Stored
TC-FTG	Dassault Falcon900EX EASy	161	Corporate
TC-GMM	Dassault Falcon 7X	28	Corporate
TC-GVS	Embraer ERJ-135BJ	14501003	Corporate
TC-JCT	Airbus A310304F	502	Withdrawn from use
TC-KET	Antonov An-12B	402808	Stored
TC-KON	Cessna 650	650-7084	Corporate
TC-LER	Airbus A310308F	646	ULS Cargo
TC-MJA	Bombardier Global 5000BD-700-1A11	9408	Corporate
TC-MRK	Dassault Falcon2000LX	193	Corporate
TC-OYC	Airbus A300B4-120	079	Stored
TC-RZA	Bombardier Challenger 300	20284	Corporate
TC-SBL	Hawker-Siddeley 125800XP	258793	Corporate
TC-SGM	Airbus A310308F	592	ULS Cargo
TC-SGN	Airbus A320214	1605	Saga Airlines
TC-SNK	Dassault Falcon2000	229	Corporate
TC-TTA	Douglas MD81	48096	Stored
TC-TTB	Douglas MD82	49144	Stored
TC-TUA	Douglas MD82	49138	Stored
TS-INP	Airbus A320214	1597	Nouvelair Tunisie
TS-IOJ	Boeing  7375H3	27912	Tunisair
UK-67004	Boeing  76733PER	40536	Uzbekistan Airways
UR-GAQ	Boeing  73733R	28869	Ukraine International Airlines
UR-GBD	Boeing  73736Q	28659	Ukraine International Airlines
VQ-BBN	Boeing  73753A	24785	Tatarstan Air
YI-ARD	Airbus A320214	5464	Iraqi Airways
YR-ASD	Airbus A318111	3225	TAROM
YR-BGI	Boeing  73778J	28439	TAROM

Link to Turkish Airlines photos

Link to other Turkish Airlines photos 

Link to other Istanbul photos

Other photos are available here

Next morning they were landing on 23 so we went looking for another shopping centre mentioned by the locals. Photos were OK from here but as you were stood by the loading area we got some funny looks (Aidan had his shorts on) so we left after a few hours to go back to the FlyInn. They were using 17R for take offs and this provided a different angle and some great “heavy” departures, just lifting off in front of you. They changed runways later so we got the best of both worlds, along with some more great traffic.

Highlights from day 2 were – Buraq B738, Korean B772, American G650, Ukraine AN148, Ariana A310, Indian Hawker 4000 and the Pakistan AF IL78.

Istanbul 24/5/13

5A-DMG	Boeing  7378GK	34948	Buraq Air Transport
5A-LAO	Airbus A320214	5373	Libyan Airlines
9M-MUC	Airbus A330243F	1164	MASkargo
A6-AFA	Airbus A330343X	1071	Etihad Airways
A6-ENB	Boeing  77731HER	41075	Emirates Airlines
A6-ENI	Boeing  77731HER	41087	Emirates Airlines
A7-AIB	Airbus A321231	4382	Qatar Airways
CN-RNP	Boeing  7378B6	28983	Royal Air Maroc
D-AIDG	Airbus A321231	4672	Lufthansa
D-AIQK	Airbus A320211	0218	Lufthansa
EI-DSD	Airbus A320216	3076	Alitalia
EI-DSI	Airbus A320216	3213	Alitalia
EI-DUD	Boeing  757256	26249	I-Fly
EP-IBH	Airbus A300B4-203	302	Iran Air
EP-MNL	Airbus A300B4-603	623	Mahan Air
EP-MNN	Airbus A300B4-605R	701	Mahan Air
ER-AXP	Airbus A320233	0741	Air Moldova
ER-ECB	Embraer Emb-190100LR	19000325	Air Moldova
EW-282PA	Boeing  7373Q8	26321	Belavia Belarusian Airlines
EZ-A006	Boeing  7377GL	37236	Turkmenistan Airlines
F-GKXS	Airbus A320214	3825	Air France
F-GTAX	Airbus A321211	3930	Air France
F-HBNB	Airbus A320214	4402	Air France
F-OMRB	Airbus A320214	5152	Middle East Airlines
HL7743	Boeing  7772B5ER	34208	Korean Air
HZ-AQA	Airbus A330343X	1108	Saudi Arabian Airlines
HZ-AS43	Airbus A320214	4517	Saudi Arabian Airlines
JY-EMH	Embraer Emb-175200LR	17000316	Royal Jordanian Airlines
M-JSMN	Bombardier Global 5000BD-700-1A11	9216	Corporate
N171DN	Boeing  767332ER	24759	Delta Air Lines
N188DM	Dassault Falcon50EX	327	Corporate
N650PH	Gulfstream G650	6013	Gulfstream Aerospace
N673UA	Boeing  767322ER	29241	United Airlines
OD-RMJ	Airbus A321231	2055	Middle East Airlines
OE-LDA	Airbus A319112	2131	Austrian Airlines
R11-003	Ilyushin IL-78MP	0063466998	Pakistan Air Force
RA-96015	Ilyushin IL-96300	74393202012	Aeroflot Russian Airlines
SU-GCC	Airbus A320232	2088	EgyptAir
SU-GEE	Boeing  737866	40803	EgyptAir
SX-DGE	Airbus A320232	3990	Aegean Airlines
SX-OAJ	Airbus A319112	3905	Olympic Air
SX-OBE	de Havilland Canada DHC-8Q-402NG	4314	Olympic Air
TA-TAI	Citation 510 Mustang	510-0312	Turkish Airlines Academy
TC-CBK	Gulfstream G550	5254	Corporate
TC-CCP	Boeing  73786J	37746	Pegasus Airlines
TC-DIA	Embraer ERJ-135BJ Legacy 600	14501148	Corporate
TC-IZB	Boeing  73786J	37743	Air Berlin Turkey
TC-KRM	Bombardier Global 5000BD-700-1A11	9318	Corporate
TC-LER	Airbus A310308F	646	ULS Cargo
TC-MAN	Hawker-Siddeley 125850XP	258836	Corporate
TC-MNV	Airbus A300C4-605R	758	MNG Airlines
TC-SAK	Boeing  7378AS	33820	AnadoluJet
TC-SGM	Airbus A310308F	592	ULS Cargo
TC-TRB	Bombardier 604	5494	Corporate
TC-YAA	Bombardier Global ExpressBD-700-1A10	9365	Corporate
UR-GAK	Boeing  7375Y0	26075	Ukraine International Airlines
UR-GAS	Boeing  737528	25236	Ukraine International Airlines
UR-NTA	Antonov An-148100V	Unknown	Ukraine International Airlines
VP-BMX	Hawker-Siddeley 1251000A	259012	Corporate
VP-CSK	Boeing  7378GG	34620	Corporate
VQ-BCS	Boeing  73743Q	28494	Donavia
VT-HJA	Raytheon Hawker 4000	RC-26	Corporate
YA-CAQ	Airbus A310304	496	Ariana Afghan Airlines
YR-ASA	Airbus A318111	2931	TAROM
YR-ASC	Airbus A318111	3220	TAROM
YU-BNA	Dassault Falcon50	43	Government of Serbia

OTT's

A6-EWB	Boeing  77721HLR	35573	Emirates Airlines
TC-AAY	Boeing  73782R	40874	Pegasus Airlines
TC-ONJ	Airbus A321131	0385	Onur Air
TC-SNT	Boeing  7378HC	40755	SunExpress
TC-TJI	Boeing  7378S3	29246	Corendon Airlines
UR-WRH	Airbus A321231	2462	Windrose Air (UR)

Our 3^rd day dawned with 23 in use again for landing, but first we had a walk to a footbridge near the hotel that overlooked the Biz parking area and the timing was perfect, an Azerbaijan Hawker 4000 had just arrived. There are various “bits” of airliners dumped here, MD80 tails and B737 cockpits!!. We then joined the traffic throng although it was less like Bombay as it was a Saturday. We headed for the 23 shopping centre but found a better spot in a park closer to the threshold, there were seats and lots of joggers but we didn’t feel exposed!! Good landing shots could be had here and we stayed till about 11am before going to the Flyinn for the rest of the day.

Highlights from day 3 were – 4K G280, Afriqiyah A320, China Southern B752 ( yes, a schedule), SCAT B733, and our last THY A330s!!

There are lots of OTTs at Istanbul, I had taken the “Magic Stick” and with FR24 available you can follow most things. Annoyingly they didn’t start to trail until the last day which combined with smog and haze made things very hard to bag. Our final day was much better though and we managed a few nice bits, including an Emirates A380 and Thai B77L. Some departures from Sabiha can be seen but because of the busy airspace they turn mostly away.

One of the reasons for hiring a car was to visit Sabiha, on talking to the locals this put us off the idea. Its not spotter friendly like Ataturk, the field is elevated and you cannot see much so I put away the valium I had brought for the drive. Staying at the Radisson you could get away without a car, other spotters used taxis ( with added valium) but you are restricted to the Flyinn or the Flora Park spots. 

Other photos are available here

Istanbul 25/5/13

4K-AZ280	IAI G280	2008	Corporate
5A-ONC	Airbus A319111	3615	Afriqiyah Airways
9M-MRQ	Boeing  7772H6ER	28422	Malaysia Airlines
9V-SVK	Boeing  777212ER	28520	Singapore Airlines
A6-AFC	Airbus A330343X	1167	Etihad Airways
A6-ECY	Boeing  77731HER	35595	Emirates Airlines
A7-AID	Airbus A321231	4530	Qatar Airways
B-2859	Boeing  75728S	29217	China Southern Airlines
CN-RNJ	Boeing  7378B6	28980	Royal Air Maroc
D-AIDE	Airbus A321231	4607	Lufthansa
D-AIDI	Airbus A321231	4753	Lufthansa
D-AIDQ	Airbus A321231	5028	Lufthansa
D-AIZA	Airbus A320214	4097	Lufthansa
EP-MNS	Airbus A300B4-603	414	Mahan Air
ER-ECC	Embraer Emb-190100AR	19000130	Air Moldova
F-GKXS	Airbus A320214	3825	Air France
F-HBNL	Airbus A320214	5129	Air France
HB-JFI	Dassault Falcon2000LX	256	Jet Aviation Business Jets
HL7795	Airbus A330323E	1211	Asiana Airlines
HZ-AKF	Boeing  777268ER	28349	Saudi Arabian Airlines
HZ-AQC	Airbus A330343X	1137	Saudi Arabian Airlines
HZ-AS44	Airbus A320214	4564	Saudi Arabian Airlines
JY-EMD	Embraer Emb-175200LR	17000232	Royal Jordanian Airlines
LY-FLB	Boeing  737322	24667	SCAT Joint Stock Company
LZ-BVV	Learjet 60	60-203	Corporate
M-FASH	Dassault Falcon900B	173	Corporate
N180DN	Boeing  767332ER	25985	Delta Air Lines
N280GD	IAI G280	2004	Gulfstream Aerospace
N677UA	Boeing  767322ER	30029	United Airlines
OD-MRL	Airbus A320232	5000	Middle East Airlines
OE-LBD	Airbus A321211	0920	Austrian Airlines
RA-96007	Ilyushin IL-96300	74393201004	Aeroflot Russian Airlines
S5-ABS	Airbus A300B4-203F	126	Solinair
SU-GBZ	Airbus A320232	2070	EgyptAir
SU-GCD	Airbus A320232	2094	EgyptAir
SX-OBD	de Havilland Canada DHC-8Q-402NG	4311	Olympic Air
TC-NEO	Beech 400A	RK-130	Corporate
TC-THL	British Aerospace 146-RJ70	E1249	Withdrawn from use
TC-VPG	Bombardier Challenger 300	20218	Corporate
UR-GAT	Boeing  737528	25237	Ukraine International
UR-GBC	Boeing 7375L9	28722	Ukraine International
VP-BUF	Boeing  76733PER	33078	Uzbekistan Airways
VP-BZR	Airbus A320214	3640	Aeroflot Russian Airlines
VP-CGH	Lockheed Jetstar2	5220	Corporate

OTT's

A6-AFF	Airbus A330343X	1245	Etihad Airways
A6-EAE	Airbus A330243	384	Emirates Airlines
A6-EEC	Airbus A380861	110	Emirates Airlines
A6-EGA	Boeing  77731HER	38984	Emirates Airlines
A6-EGR	Boeing  77731HER	41077	Emirates Airlines
A6-EMN	Boeing  77731H	29063	Emirates Airlines
A6-EWJ	Boeing  77721HLR	35590	Emirates Airlines
D-AGEL	Boeing  73775B	28110	Germania
D-AHFY	Boeing  7378K5	30417	TUIfly
D-ATUG	Boeing  7378K5	34688	TUIfly
HB-JHK	Airbus A330343X	1276	Swiss International Air Lines
HS-TJW	Boeing  7772D7ER	34591	Thai Airways
LN-KHA	Boeing  73731S	29100	Norwegian Air Shuttle
LN-NGF	Boeing  7378JP	39017	Norwegian Air Shuttle
OD-MED	Airbus A330243	926	Middle East Airlines
OH-KQB	Airbus A340343	835	Finnair
OH-LBR	Boeing  7572Q8	28167	Finnair
SP-ABK	Airbus A320233	2118	Bingo Airways
SP-ENZ	Boeing  73785F	28823	Enter Air
SU-GCM	Boeing  737866	35558	EgyptAir
TC-SKG	Boeing  7374Q8	25371	Sky Airlines
TC-SNU	Boeing  7378HC	40756	SunExpress
TC-SUO	Boeing  73786Q	30272	SunExpress
TC-SUU	Boeing  73786Q	30274	SunExpress
TC-TJJ	Boeing  7378S3	29247	Corendon Airlines
UR-PSD	Boeing  7378HX	29686	Ukraine International Airlines
UR-UTQ	Boeing  73783N	30679	UT Air Ukraine
VQ-BOB	Airbus A321211	1905	Ural Airlines
YL-LCE	Airbus A320211	0311	SmartLynx
YR-LCB	Airbus A310325	644	TAROM

Other photos are available here

We woke at 3am Turkish time (1am UK time) and dropped off the car before handing over the bags for the return. The flight was at 6.15am and provided by Air France A320 F-GKXT taking 3 hours to reach CDG. When dawn broke at IST we managed to bag a few nice bits, including the Turkish Govt A319, a ex China Southern A306 parked at MNG with a few other stored bits so that ended the visit. We were in CDG during the rush and it was hectic, fortunately our kind pilot landed on the northerly runway and we taxied through the middle, bagging as we went. We had decided to make for the mound area after checking the terminals out, sadly its mostly gone!! Staff car parks cover the area and the final one is under construction so we stayed here for 3 hours without any hassle (We had the photo permits anyway). For the shooters amongst us you need a car now, and head to the runway ends. Traffic was brisk and we monitored both sides using the “magic stick” and bagged a few Le Bourget inbounds. Along with the Air France stuff there were A380s from Thai, Singapore and Malaysian, a nice Azerbaijan A319, China Eastern A332, Gulf Air A320, Bulgaria EMB190 and Air Madagascar A340.

Istanbul 26/5/13

EI-DTC	Airbus A320216	3831	Alitalia
F-GKXT	Airbus A320214	3859	Air France
N756ZG	Airbus A300B4-622R	756	China Southern Clrs (At MNG)
P4-VAS	Airbus A320232	3141	Air Astana
S5-AAN	Canadair CRJ900	15129	Adria Airways
SU-PBH	Airbus A320233	1300	Stored at MNG
TC-ANA	Airbus A319115XCJ	1002	Government of Turkey
TC-JNJ	Airbus A330343X	1170	THY Turkish Airlines
UR-GBB	Boeing  7375L9	28995	Ukraine International Airlines
UR-VVR	Boeing  7373Q8	24699	Stored at MNG

CDG 26/5/13 (No Air France)

B-6547	Airbus A330223	1309	China Southern Airlines
B-HXH	Airbus A340313X	218	Cathay Pacific Airways
B-LIB	Boeing  747467ERF	36867	Cathay Pacific Airways
C-FIUL	Boeing  777333ER	35255	Air Canada
C-GTSI	Airbus A330243	427	Air Transat
D4-CBP	Boeing  7572Q8	30045	TACV Cabo Verde Airlines
D-AEBG	Embraer Emb-195200LR	19000423	Lufthansa Regional
EC-ISN	Boeing  73786Q	30291	Air Europa
EC-JHK	Boeing  73785P	33975	Air Europa
EC-KCG	Boeing  73785P	33981	Air Europa
EI-DZR	Airbus A320211	0427	Rossiya Russian Airlines
EI-RJB	British Aerospace 146-RJ85	E2330	Cityjet
EI-RJN	British Aerospace 146-RJ85	E2351	Cityjet
F-GIXC	Boeing  73738BF	25124	Europe Airpost
F-GSEU	Airbus A330243	635	XL Airways France
F-HBMI	Airbus A319113	0639	Aigle Azur
F-HJER	Boeing  73786N	32736	XL Airways France
F-HXLF	Airbus A330243	1360	XL Airways France
F-ONOU	Boeing  7773Q8ER	35783	Air Austral
F-RAJA	Airbus A340212	075	French Air Force
F-RADB	Airbus A340212	876	French Air Force
HB-JJD	Boeing  757236	25807	PrivatAir
HS-TUB	Airbus A380841	093	Thai Airways
HZ-ASG	Airbus A320214	5223	Saudi Arabian Airlines
I-BIXM	Airbus A321112	0514	Alitalia
JA711J	Boeing  777246ER	33396	Japan Airlines
JY-AJP	Airbus A319112	3832	Royal JJordanian
LN-RNU	Boeing  737783	34548	SAS Scandinavian Airlines
LN-TUL	Boeing  737705	29097	SAS Scandinavian Airlines
LZ-PLO	Embraer Emb-190100AR	19000584	Bulgaria Air
N178DN	Boeing  767332ER	25143	Delta Air Lines
N184DN	Boeing  767332ER	27111	Delta Air Lines
N280AY	Airbus A330243	1022	US Airways
N281AY	Airbus A330243	1041	US Airways
N362AA	Boeing  767323ER	24043	American Airlines
N382AN	Boeing  767323ER	25451	American Airlines
N397AN	Boeing  767323ER	29604	American Airlines
N643UA	Boeing  767322ER	25093	United Airlines
N721TW	Boeing  757231	29954	Delta Air Lines
OD-MEC	Airbus A330243	995	Middle East Airlines
OE-LBA	Airbus A321111	0552	Austrian Airlines
OH-LZB	Airbus A321211	0961	Finnair
OH-LZD	Airbus A321211	1241	Finnair
OO-JAR	Boeing  7377K5	35150	Jetairfly
OO-SND	Airbus A320214	1838	Brussels Airlines
SX-DVP	Airbus A321232	3527	Aegean Airlines
TC-OAL	Airbus A321231	1004	Onur Air
TF-EAB	Airbus A340313X	210	Air Madagascar
TF-FIN	Boeing  757208	28989	Icelandair
TS-IEF	Airbus A319111	3853	Syphax Airlines
TS-IEG	Airbus A319111	3872	Syphax Airlines
TS-INC	Airbus A320214	1744	Nouvelair Tunisie
UR-GAP	Boeing  7374Z9	27094	Ukraine International Airlines
UR-GBE	Boeing  737548	24968	Ukraine International Airlines
VN-A141	Boeing  7772Q8ER	28688	Vietnam Airlines
VP-BQU	Airbus A320214	3373	Aeroflot Russian Airlines
VQ-BHL	Airbus A320214	4453	Aeroflot Russian Airlines
YL-BBL	Boeing  73733V	29334	airBaltic

CDG AIR FRANCE ETC

F-GFKY	Airbus A320211	0285	Air France
F-GHQK	Airbus A320211	0236	Air France
F-GHQL	Airbus A320211	0239	Air France
F-GITD	Boeing  747428	25600	Air France
F-GITJ	Boeing  747428	32871	Air France
F-GKXF	Airbus A320214	1885	Air France
F-GKXI	Airbus A320214	1949	Air France
F-GKXJ	Airbus A320214	1900	Air France
F-GKXM	Airbus A320214	2721	Air France
F-GKXP	Airbus A320214	3470	Air France
F-GKXR	Airbus A320214	3795	Air France
F-GKXS	Airbus A320214	3825	Air France
F-GKXT	Airbus A320214	3859	Air France
F-GKXV	Airbus A320214	4084	Air France
F-GKXY	Airbus A320214	4105	Air France
F-GKXZ	Airbus A320214	4137	Air France
F-GLZN	Airbus A340313X	245	Air France
F-GRHK	Airbus A319111	1190	Air France
F-GRHU	Airbus A319111	1471	Air France
F-GRHZ	Airbus A319111	1622	Air France
F-GRXK	Airbus A319115LR	2716	Air France
F-GRXL	Airbus A319111	2938	Air France
F-GRXM	Airbus A319112	2961	Air France
F-GRZL	Canadair Regional-Jet700	10245	HOP!
F-GRZO	Canadair Regional-Jet700	10265	HOP!
F-GSPL	Boeing  777228ER	30457	Air France
F-GSPQ	Boeing  777228ER	28682	Air France
F-GSPS	Boeing  777228ER	32306	Air France
F-GSPT	Boeing  777228ER	32308	Air France
F-GSQC	Boeing  777328ER	32727	Air France
F-GSQG	Boeing  777328ER	32850	Air France
F-GSQJ	Boeing  777328ER	32852	Air France
F-GSQL	Boeing  777328ER	32853	Air France
F-GSQM	Boeing  777328ER	32848	Air France
F-GTAI	Airbus A321211	1299	Air France
F-GTAR	Airbus A321211	3401	Air France
F-GTAS	Airbus A321211	3419	Air France
F-GTAU	Airbus A321211	3814	Air France
F-GTAY	Airbus A321211	4251	Air France
F-GUGC	Airbus A318111	2071	Air France
F-GUGE	Airbus A318111	2100	Air France
F-GUGG	Airbus A318111	2317	Air France
F-GUGN	Airbus A318111	2918	Air France
F-GUGO	Airbus A318111	2951	Air France
F-GUOC	Boeing  777F28	32966	Air France
F-GZCB	Airbus A330203	443	Air France
F-GZCD	Airbus A330203	458	Air France
F-GZCE	Airbus A330203	465	Air France
F-GZCH	Airbus A330203	500	Air France
F-GZCM	Airbus A330203	567	Air France
F-GZCN	Airbus A330203	584	Air France
F-GZNB	Boeing  777328ER	32964	Air France
F-GZND	Boeing  777328ER	35543	Air France
F-GZNG	Boeing  777328ER	32968	Air France
F-GZNH	Boeing  777328ER	35544	Air France
F-GZNI	Boeing  777328ER	39973	Air France
F-GZNJ	Boeing  777328ER	38706	Air France
F-GZNK	Boeing  777328ER	39971	Air France
F-GZNL	Boeing  777328ER	40063	Air France
F-GZNN	Boeing  777328ER	40376	Air France
F-HBLB	Embraer Emb-190100LR	19000060	HOP!
F-HBLD	Embraer Emb-190100LR	19000113	HOP!
F-HBLH	Embraer Emb-190100LR	19000266	HOP!
F-HBLI	Embraer Emb-190100LR	19000298	HOP!
F-HBXB	Embraer Emb-170100LR	17000250	HOP!
F-HBXG	Embraer Emb-170100LR	17000301	HOP!
F-HBXJ	Embraer Emb-170100LR	17000312	HOP!
F-HBXO	Embraer Emb-170100LR	17000032	HOP!
F-HEPA	Airbus A320214	4139	Air France
F-HEPB	Airbus A320214	4241	Air France
F-HEPC	Airbus A320214	4267	Air France
F-HPJB	Airbus A380861	040	Air France
F-HPJC	Airbus A380861	043	Air France
F-HPJE	Airbus A380861	052	Air France

Link to Paris photos

Other photos areavailable here


Our final leg was on a Cityjet puffer EI-RJN, nicely back to NCL in an hour or so. That ends an excellent trip, filled with variety and excellent for shooters. Istanbul is very friendly and has good spotting facilities and its not expensive to get there, I think 3 days is the limit though, as you will have bagged all the THY by then, but a long weekend would be fine