Teesside Airport Movements Trip Reports


Amsterdam

By Chris Smith

A friend, colleague and gym buddy who is a low key enthusiast though she'd never admit it came across the Panorama Terrace at Schiphol and later the famous McDonalds adjacent to the Kaagbaan and decided she had to visit both. Despite being well over budget on trips and facing a financial loss for the year, who was I to deny her? Finding reasonably priced return fares to Amsterdam is a lot harder these days than it should be, we ended up having to go from London and night-stop - fine by me! Despite the difficulty of the search, once booked we had achieved cracking deals in all areas - flights, accommodation (Amedia Hotel, Schiphol) and car parking! We were initially looking around mid-March, but we didn't have enough overlapping days off, so we looked at more short notice dates with low expectations and to our surprise we managed to shoe-horn the trip into the end of the month with just two weeks to wait! I finished nightshift at 0530 on the 25th and an hour later we were on the road enroute to Gatwick to catch an easyJet across to Amsterdam!

Day One Tuesday 25th February

After explaining to my colleague how it was the law, we made a quick pit-stop at Gamston, but to my horror, it's been completely spotter-proofed. I seem to recall from last time that modifications had been made to the pedestrian gate at the northern end making it harder to see, but we couldn't get down there anyway due to line painting in progress on the road. At the main entrance, the previous access barrier is now a sealed fence/gate with no gaps, and the Café garden glass fencing has been made frosted - a viewing area with no view! Going forward we can only hope a venture into the main building will offer/allow an upper floor view across the airfield. We left having seen absolutely nothing. I was a bit disgusted to be honest.

London Heathrow Airport LHR / EGLL

A few bits seen departing Heathrow from the M25 plus a couple of tins too.

9V-SKS	Airbus A380-841	Singapore Airlines
G-COPR	Robinson R44 Raven II	Private	OTT
G-GIPC	Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga SP	GIPC Flying Group	OTT
G-TNED	Airbus A321-251NX	British Airways
G-VPOP	Airbus A350-1041	Virgin Atlantic Airways
N729AN	Boeing 777-323ER	American Airlines
SE-RUR	Airbus A320-251N	SAS Scandinavian Airlines
SP-LVS	Boeing 737-8MAX	LOT Polish Airlines

Redhill Aerodrome KRH / EGKR

Timing was a little tight to get to Gatwick and I'd called in an hours lieu time owed to give a bit of an extra cushion, this allowed a short visit into Redhill for a coffee at the Hangar 9 Café. Despite being right next to the M23, it proved quite a deviation to get there, and once we arrived I'd forgotten the scale of the place. My one and only previous visit here in 2017 got me limited airside access with permission from the Café, with a worker later advising me to phone the tower for full access which would likely be granted, but it started chucking down before I had chance so just left. Time didn't allow for this today but it is an absolute must, so I think a purpose trip down here come summer might be in order! Some of the infrastructure here is in need of TLC and some hangars have non-aviation tenants which I always hate to see.

G-AWUT	Reims Cessna F150J	Aerospace Resources Ltd
G-BMIV	Piper PA-28R-201T Cherokee Arrow III	The Flying Reporter Group
G-BUIJ	Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II	Private
G-CBAL	Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II	CBAL Flying Group
G-COIN	Bell 206B Jet Ranger II	Private
G-DAZO	Diamond DA20-A1 Katana	Cubair Flight Training
G-KMTE	Cirrus SR22	Keymt Installation Ltd
G-LNAC	Leonardo AW169	Gama Aviation	Kent Surrey Sussex Air Ambulance
G-LYZA	Guimbal Cabri G2	LYZA Aviation
G-OPST	Cessna 182R Skylane	Sierra Tango Flying Group
G-POLH	Eurocopter EC135 T2+	NPAS London
G-UKTV	Aérospatiale AS355F2 Twin Squirrel	A2B Heli (Charters)



London Gatwick Airport LGW / EGKK

At Gatwick, I just logged loosely where possible on the way to and at the gate, then from the aircraft. Of the dominant airlines at any given airport, I only logged those I needed.

3B-NBU	Airbus A330-941	Air Mauritius
9H-VVI	Boeing 737-8MAX-200	Ryanair (Malta Air)
A6-EDQ	Airbus A380-861	Emirates
A7-AMG	Airbus A350-941	Qatar Airways
EC-LOB	Airbus A320-214	Vueling Airlines
EC-MBE	Airbus A320-214	Vueling Airlines
EC-MEQ	Airbus A320-232	Vueling Airlines
EC-MFN	Airbus A320-232	Vueling Airlines
EC-MKM	Airbus A320-232	Vueling Airlines
EC-MNZ	Airbus A320-232	Vueling Airlines
G-CKOF	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	Norse Atlantic UK
G-CKWS	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	Norse Atlantic UK
G-EJCE	Airbus A320-214	easyJet	Our flight EZY6409/27GT
G-EJCL	Airbus A320-214	easyJet
G-POWM	Airbus A320-232	Titan Airways	op for BA EuroFlyer
G-WUNE	Airbus A321-271NX	Wizz Air UK
HA-LXP	Airbus A321-231	Wizz Air
HB-JZR	Airbus A320-214	easyJet Switzerland
HZ-ARD	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	Saudia
I-DAVA	McDonnell Douglas MD-82	ex ItAli Airlines
OE-ICL	Airbus A320-214	easyJet Europe
SE-RRP	Boeing 737-8JP	Norwegian Air Sweden
SE-RXA	Boeing 737-84P	Norwegian Air Sweden
SX-GRA	Airbus A321-251N	Sky Express
TF-ICV	Boeing 737-8MAX	Icelandair

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport AMS / EHAM

What was the very first aircraft seen after touch down on the "Buitenveldertbaan" (runway 27)? G-CLSN!!! The bulk of any spotting on my part would be done tomorrow so once again, I only loosely noted registrations from the aircraft and FR24 whilst wandering around elsewhere.

4K-SW888	Boeing 747-4R7F	Silk Way West Airlines
B-223N	Boeing 777-200LRF	China Southern Cargo
B-2076	Boeing 777-F6NLRF	China Cargo Airlines
B-2098	Boeing 777-FFTLRF	Air China Cargo
CN-ROK	Boeing 737-8B6	Royal Air Maroc
D-AEAH	Airbus A300B4-622RF	DHL Aviation (EAT Leipzig)
D-AEAR	Airbus A300B4-622RF	DHL Aviation (EAT Leipzig)
HB-JXQ	Airbus A320-214	easyJet Switzerland
N416MC	Boeing 747-47UF	Atlas Air
PH-NXW	Embraer ERJ-190-400STD (ERJ-195E2)	KLM Cityhopper
PH-PXX	Leonardo AW139	Dutch Police
TC-JZK	Boeing 737-8AS	AJet
XA-ADD	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	Aeromexico

Day Two Wednesday 26th February

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

The day was started with a six minute walk from our hotel to the Luchtvaart Hobby Shop aviation megastore, which from the outside looks like nothing more than say, a disused car garage, with very little branding, but once you enter it is like nothing I've ever seen before. Every enthusiast needs to visit this place at least once! We also planned on walking to the preserved F27 PH-NIV on a nearby lake, but it would have been a 90 minute round trip on foot so we didn't bother. We got the shuttle from the hotel to the airport and spent a few hours on the Panorama Terrace which had motivated Bryony to make the trip in the first place. We also explored Schiphol Plaza. Sadly, the runways in use were no good for the McDonalds next to the runway so that was canned. I had researched the Schiphol Behind The Scenes bus tour I've enjoyed twice before, but it appears to have been discontinued (the website no longer works) - a real shame! I reached out to Schiphol Special Ops, looking to exploit our job roles on the off chance something could be arranged, but they require twice the notice we were able to give and in their reply they stated they only cater for groups rather than one or two individuals. OE-LSM was our ride home and like G-EJCE was a cop for me - bonus! The last time I flew on a CEO on the outbound and a NEO on the return (BA), the difference in performance was palpable, not this time, there wasn't much between the two, and the second-hand EJCE (ex-Peach) had the same modern interior as LSM, unlike the dated fabric seats found in our scrappers! We departed from runway 18L "Aalsmeerbaan".

4X-EHB	Boeing 737-958ER	El Al Israel Airlines
5Y-KZH	Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner	Kenya Airways
9H-AKJ	Boeing 747-412F	Saudia Cargo
9H-OWL	Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 605	TAG Aviation Malta
9H-QEJ	Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair (Malta Air)
9H-VJZ	Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000	VistaJet
A6-EFT	Boeing 777-200LRF	Emirates SkyCargo
A6-EPL	Boeing 777-31HER	Emirates
A7-BAX	Boeing 777-3DZER	Qatar Airways
A7-BFC	Boeing 777-FDZLRF	Qatar Airways Cargo
A7-BFL	Boeing 777-FDZLRF	Qatar Airways Cargo
A7-BFQ	Boeing 777-200LRF	Qatar Airways Cargo
B-30F0	Airbus A350-941	China Southern Airlines
B-32CR	Airbus A350-941	China Southern Airlines
B-220F	Boeing 777-200LRF	China Cargo Airlines
B-2023	Boeing 777-39PER	China Eastern Airlines
B-2094	Boeing 777-FFTLRF	Air China Cargo
B-2760	Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner	Xiamen Airlines
B-6092	Airbus A330-243	Air China
B-LXC	Airbus A350-1041	Cathay Pacific Airways
C-FCGE	De Havilland Canada DHC-8-101 MPA	Netherlands Coastguard	To be PH-CGE
C-GHQY	Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner	Air Canada
CN-RNZ	Boeing 737-8B6	Royal Air Maroc
CS-LTB	Textron 680A Citation Latitude	NetJets Europe
CS-TVA	Airbus A320-251N	TAP Air Portugal
D-ACJJ	Embraer ERJ-190-100LR	German Airways	Op for KLM Cityhopper
D-AEAP	Airbus A300B4-622RF	DHL Aviation (EAT Leipzig)
D-AHOS	Embraer ERJ-135BJ Legacy 650	VistaJet Germany
D-AIUC	Airbus A320-214	Lufthansa
D-AIUH	Airbus A320-214	Lufthansa
D-AMWO	Embraer ERJ-190-100AR	German Airways	Op for KLM Cityhopper
D-IKBO	Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2+	Atlas Air Service
EC-LXV	Boeing 737-85P	Air Europa
EC-MBY	Airbus A320-214	Vueling Airlines
EC-MER	Airbus A320-232	Vueling Airlines
EC-NCF	Airbus A320-271N	Vueling Airlines
EC-NFK	Airbus A320-271N	Vueling Airlines
EC-NTB	Airbus A350-941	World2Fly	Op for Corendon Dutch Airlines
EI-DSU	Airbus A320-216	ITA Airways
EI-SIP	Airbus A320-251N	SAS Connect
F-GKXH	Airbus A320-214	Air France
F-GRHR	Airbus A319-111	Air France
F-GRHS	Airbus A319-111	Air France
F-GUGQ	Airbus A318-111	Air France
F-HBXE	Embraer ERJ-170-100STD	Air France Hop
G-BPMP	Douglas C-47A Dakota III	ex Atlantic Air Transport	Preserved Luchtvaart Hobby Shop
HB-JVP	Embraer ERJ-190-100LR	Helvetic Airways
LN-RPJ	Boeing 737-783	SAS Scandinavian Airlines
M-OCOM	Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604	(Focus Holdings)
N1FE	Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000	FedEx Express
N415DX	Airbus A330-941	Delta Air Lines
N427DX	Airbus A330-941	Delta Air Lines
N4022J	Airbus A321-271NX(LR)	JetBlue Airways
N805NW	Airbus A330-323	Delta Air Lines
N806NW	Airbus A330-323	Delta Air Lines
N818NW	Airbus A330-323	Delta Air Lines
N824NW	Airbus A330-302	Delta Air Lines
N851GT	Boeing 747-87UF	Atlas Air
N929L	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32	ex Northwest Airlines	F/F preserved Planes@Plaza
N967AM	Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner	Aeromexico
OE-ING	Airbus A320-214	easyJet Europe
OE-IXF	Boeing 737-86NBCF	FedEx Express (ASL Airlines Belgium)
OE-LQS	Airbus A319-111	easyJet Europe
OE-LSA	Airbus A320-251N	easyJet Europe
OE-LSM	Airbus A320-251N	easyJet Europe	Our flight EJU7843
OE-LUF	Airbus A320-251N	easyJet Europe
OE-LVG	Airbus A319-111	easyJet Europe
OE-LYC	Boeing 767-304ER(BDSF)	DHL Aviation (DHL Air Austria)
OM-GTJ	Boeing 737-8K5	Go2Sky
OY-MIT	Bombardier CL-600-2D24 CRJ-900LR	Global Reach Aviation
PH-749	AmEagle American Eaglet	Private	Preserved Luchtvaart Hobby Shop
PH-AXA	Airbus A321-252NX	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
PH-AXD	Airbus A321-252NX	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
PH-BKM	Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
PH-CDP	Boeing 737-9MAX	Corendon Dutch Airlines
PH-EAE	Dornier 328-110	EASP Air
PH-HBK	Boeing 737-82R	Transavia Airlines
PH-HXN	Boeing 737-800	Transavia Airlines
PH-HZV	Boeing 737-8K2	Transavia Airlines
PH-KEK	Cessna 560XL Citation XLS	ASL Group
PH-NDK	Dassault Falcon 900B	Exxaero
PH-NXT	Embraer ERJ-190-400STD (ERJ-195E2)	KLM Cityhopper
PH-OFE	Fokker 100	KLM Cityhopper	Preserved Panorama Terrace
PH-PXB	Eurocopter EC135 P2+	Dutch Police
PH-TDS	Diamond DA 40 D Star	Vliegclub Schiphol
PH-TDX	Diamond DA 42 Twin Star	Vliegclub Schiphol
PH-TFJ	Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner	TUI fly Netherlands
PH-TFM	Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner	TUI fly Netherlands
PH-YHC	Airbus A321-252NX	Transavia Airlines
PK-GIF	Boeing 777-3U3ER	Garuda Indonesia Airways
SE-ROD	Airbus A320-251N	SAS Scandinavian Airlines
SE-RPF	Boeing 737-8JP	Norwegian Air Shuttle
SP-LDG	Embraer ERJ-170-100LR	LOT Polish Airlines
SX-CHG	Airbus A320-251N	Sky Express
SX-NEB	Airbus A320-271N	Aegean Airlines
TC-JHE	Boeing 737-8F2	AJet
TC-JIS	Airbus A330-223	Turkish Airlines
TC-LAG	Boeing 737-8MAX	AJet
TC-LNF	Airbus A330-303	Turkish Airlines
TC-RDN	Airbus A321-251NX	Pegasus Airlines
TC-SGM	Airbus A310-308F	ULS Airlines Cargo
TF-ICJ	Boeing 737-8MAX	Icelandair
TF-PPC	Airbus A320-251N	Play
VT-ANC	Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner	Air India
W1748	PZL/WSK Mielec TS-11 Iskra bis-DF	ex Indian Air Force	Preserved Luchtvaart Hobby Shop
YR-BGL	Boeing 737-8H6	TAROM



London Stansted Airport STN / EGSS

One of the conditions of keeping the price down was we had to arrive into a different London airport than we had set off from. With the car at Gatwick, we couldn't go for an illegal joyride around the northside business park so I could only hope I would be on the right side of the aircraft on landing to identify a few bits from photos afterwards. I wasn't. a gorgeous BBJ3 landed ahead of us but no sign of it. Loads of Jet2 and Ryanair on the deck but too dark to read any off, I maybe should have attempted a head count for both airlines then cross-referenced what was showing on the ground on FR24, this would likely have worked for Jet2 although some Ryanairs would no doubt be hangared.

9H-QCN	Boeing 737-800	Ryanair
A6-EGL	Boeing 777-31HER	Emirates
B-LNX	Airbus A330-243F	Hong Kong Air Cargo
EI-IFR	Boeing 737-8MAX-200	Ryanair
N323UP	Boeing 767-34AERF	UPS Airlines
N898FD	Boeing 777-200LRF	FedEx Express
OE-IXR	Boeing 737-85RBCF	FedEx Express (ASL Airlines Belgium)
OE-LNK	Boeing 757-223SF	DHL Aviation (DHL Air Austria)

London Gatwick Airport

As most reading this will know, Gatwick is a bit of a non-starter for spotting and on arriving back it was another Gamston - zilch! We completely underestimated the chew of getting across London, both in terms of hassle and cost - by the end of it, we must have spent the difference in price between a cheap easyJet fare and the KLM/Eastern Teesside fare! (us being aviation enthusiasts the only justification remaining for doing it this way).

EC-FTR	Boeing 757-256PCF	DHL Aviation (Cygnus Air)	OTT CDG-LTN


A missed opportunity was a visit to East Midlands on the way home where cargo would have been in full swing. We had chosen a more westerly route to avoid tolls, on the way down this had not taken us past EMA, on the way back it did, but I fell asleep and by the time I woke up we had already passed. I hadn't really wanted my friend to see me in full nerd mode logging tail numbers left and right, but she seemed to fully understand why myself and others might partake in such an endeavour. Even more surprising given she can be a wind-up merchant! All in all, we managed a cheap trip out during our days off work that was a whole lot of fun! Full credit to Bryony for two five-hour drives with minimal stops!