Glasgow Airport Movements 2020
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Intro*
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Brexit first full day etc*
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There was a distinct lack of snow south of the Highland Boundary fault until February was just a week old. Storm Ciara passed through when . etc ** Ciara tracked across the Atlantic in a jet stream travelling at 250mph. It meant the winds speed closer to the ground was gusting to 90-100mph around Wales' coast line but further south, the islands also felt the impact. Heavy rain and gusts of wind reaching more than 90mph brought widespread flooding and travel disruption as Storm Ciara hit the UK. Trees were toppled, buildings were damaged and some homes had to be evacuated as rivers burst their banks. Thousands of people were left without electricity and sporting events were cancelled due to the weather. Airlines also cancelled hundreds of flights, while several rail firms urged passengers not to travel. Ferry passengers also faced delays and cancellations, and drivers were warned to take extra care. Large parts of the UK were covered by an amber warning for very strong winds, with the Met Office advising that large waves in coastal areas and flying debris could cause injuries. (to edit)**
Even before the storm hit the UK, 65 mph gusts may have contributed to an emergency incident at Iceland`s main airport, Keflavik. Boeing 757-200 TF-FIA had just flown in from Berlin Tegel when the starboard side strut folded moments before the aircraft vacated the runway. The aircraft, seen here about to land on Runway 23 a couple of years ago, is a familiar sight at Glasgow having made numerous trips over the years.
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None of the 166 passengers on board at the time of the collapse were reportedly injured. An investigation is underway to determine whether the gear was already defective or if it was destroyed during the landing itself. The accident in Keflavik led to various diversions including five Wizz Air flights, all of which about-turned for their departure airports.
(Photos © AVHerald, Flugblogg & FR24.)
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On Saturday 8 February the evening Emirates 777 A6-EGM aborted its landing at Glasgow due to high winds after two go-arounds and diverted to Manchester, although it did returned to its intended destination later and landed without incident. Sunday had even more of an impact on air travel; Manchester-bound Virgin 747-443 G-VROS from Grantley Adams International Airport, Barbados, and Icelandair Boeing 757-256(WL) TF-FIK (right) from Keflavik landed at Glasgow as they were unable to do so at Manchester Airport which recorded gusts of 86 mph. G-VROS (above) repositioned to a remote stand after unloading passenger at the West Pier. A third diversion was WestJet 787-9 Dreamliner C-GUDH from Toronto which had been heading for London Gatwick. Although the passengers were bussed to their intended destinations, at least with the exceptionally high tailwinds made for a fast Atlantic crossing. |
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BA Jumbo speed record info*
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In Cumbria, Honister Pass received 177mm (7in) of rain in 24 hours - more than one-and-a-half times the average rainfall for the whole of February, which is 112mm. Scotland saw gusts of wind of up to 77mph in Tiree in the Inner Hebrides, while heavy rain caused the River Nith (left) to burst its banks in Dumfries. (to edit) ** On Monday 11 February the new Queensferry Crossing was shut altogether after chunks of ice fell from the supporting cables and damaged several cars. Fortunately no one was injured but the closure resulted in grid lock around the Edinburgh, Dunfermline and Alloa areas through the day etc*
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Spring tides combined with the floodwater etc and just before the level of the Black Cart peaked, a narrow corridor formed and continued across the west end of Walkinshaw Road into the airport perimeter. etc** The following shot, taken on a settled day, shows the area affected. The Barnsford Bridge can be seen top right with the main floods occurring on either side of the river, to the right of the grassy islet.
Thanks to Storm Ciara, experts are hailing a British Airways flight as the fastest subsonic New York to London journey. The Boeing 747-436 reached speeds of 825 mph (1,327 km/h) as it rode an exceptionally fast jet stream. The four hours and 56 minutes flight arrived at Heathrow Airport 80 minutes ahead of schedule and, according to online flight tracking service Flightradar24, it beat a previous five hours 13 minutes record held by low-cost carrier Norwegian.
Above image © CNN
Despite travelling faster than the speed of sound the plane would not have broken the sonic barrier as it was helped along by the fast-moving air. The jet stream reached speeds of 260 mph (418 km/h) during the flight but relative to the air, the plane was travelling slower than 801 mph. Modern passenger planes usually travel at about 85% the speed of sound. The fastest transatlantic crossing for a civil airliner belongs to BA Concorde, which flew from New York to London in two hours 52 minutes and 59 seconds in 1996, hitting a top speed of 1,350 mph. The record-breaking BA 747 flight was just a minute faster than a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350 which landed at Heathrow moments later. Flights travelling in the opposite direction were taking more than two-and-a-half hours longer than usual due to the head wind.
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Ciara - a few days later / following weekend etc Storm Dennis arrived*
Jet Airliners
Emirates A380 due to resume in late March - continue all year etc*
Intro* Boeing 737-8AS(WL) SP-RSZ Ryanair Sun (f/v) (2nd); Boeing 777-31H(ER) A6-EPL Emirates (Expo 2020 green livery) (3rd); Airbus A320-232 G-POWM Titan Airways (4th); Boeing 777-31H(ER) A6-ENR Emirates (Expo 2020 orange) and Boeing 757-256(WL) TF-FIR Icelandair (80 years of Aviation Livery) (6th); Boeing 777-31H(ER) A6-EPU Emirates (Expo 2020 green) (7th); Airbus A319-112 OE-LDD Austrian Airlines and Boeing 737-8Q8(WL) SP-ESB Enter Air (8th); Boeing 747-443 G-VROS Virgin Atlantic, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner C-GUDH WestJet, Boeing 757-256(WL) TF-FIK Icelandair, Boeing 777-31H(ER) A6-ENM Emirates (Expo 2020 orange), Boeing 777 A6-EPB Emirates (Expo 2020 blue) and Boeing 737-8K5(WL) YR-BMH Blue Air (City of Liverpool livery) (9th); Boeing 777-31H(ER) A6-EPK Emirates (Expo 2020 blue) (10th); Boeing 777-31H(ER) A6-EPL Emirates (Expo green) (11th)...
Boeing 777-31H(ER) A6-EPD Emirates (Expo blue) and Airbus A321-251NX G-UZMH (f/v) easyJet (13th); Boeing 777-31H(ER) A6-EPO Emirates (Expo orange) and Boeing 757-256(WL) TF-FIU Icelandair (Aurora Borealis livery), Boeing 737-8AS(WL) SP-ESC Enter Air, Airbus A321-211 G-POWV Titan Airways and A319-112 OE-LDA Austrian Airlines (f/t Innsbruck) (15th); Emirates Boeing 777 A6-EPF (Expo blue (18th);
Turboprop Airliners
Intro* Antonov An-26B UR-CQD Vulkan Air arrived late afternoon on Tuesday 4 February etc*
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The Antonov An-26 Tactical Transport first flew in May 1969. The type made its public debut at the 27th Paris Air Show where the second prototype, CCCP-26184 (c/n00202), was shown in the static aircraft park. The design, which was based on the An-24, proved very successful and over 1,400 were built with many still operational in Russia as well as with the Pakistan and Vietnamese Air Force. The An-26 has a secondary bomber role with underwing bomb racks and was used extensively in the bombing role by the Sudanese Air Force during the Second Sudanese Civil War and the War in Darfur. Also, Russian Forces train with the An-26 as a bomber. The An-26 is also manufactured in China by the Xian Aircraft Factory as the Y-14 and, later the Xian Y7 series. (to edit w civilian info)*
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The last Antonov 26B I saw at Glasgow was SP-FDT way back in October 2005. It belonged to Polish cargo operator Exin which was based at Katowice International Airport. Exin was established in 1991 and operated services primarily on behalf of DHL Aviation.
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ATR 72-600 EI-GPN Stobart Air (5th);*
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Biz-Jets
Gulfstream VI A9C-BAH was a stopover from last month.
Above: Swiss-registered Dassault Falcon 50 HB-IGV is pictured here on an overcast Wednesday 5 February after an overnight stop.
Stopping over from January were Gulfstream VI A9C-BAH and Embraer Phenom 300 CS-PHC. First biz-jet to call in this month was Citation XLS+ D-CAWO (1st); Cessna CitationJet CJ2 9A-JSC, Learjet 40 C-FEMF, Citation M2 M-KNOX plus Citation Bravo G-SPRE (2nd); Learjet 35A D-CTIL and Learjet 31A D-CAMB (3rd); Falcon 50 HB-IGV, Gulfstream G150 D-CGEP and Citation Excel G-CKUB (4th); Cessna 680A Citation Latitude CS-LTC, Embraer Legacy 500 G-WLKR and Embraer Phenom 300 G-JMBO (5th); Challenger 350 9H-VCK VistaJet and Raytheon Hawker 750 9H-BSA (6th); CitationJet CJ2 D-INOB Atlas Air Service (7th); Dassault Falcon 7X OY-VIK Air Alsie (8th); Dassault Falcon 7X N999PN and Citation Sovereign D-CAWX (9th); Bombardier Challenger 850 9H-ILB and Challenger 605 9H-VFE both VistaJet (10th)...
Embraer EMB-135BJ Legacy 650 D-ALOA Air Hamburg, Hawker Beechcraft 750 9H-BSA and Citation XLS G-CKUB (11th); Challenger 350 9H-VCC VistaJet and Citation Bravo G-CMBC (14th); Phenom 300 G-JMBO (16th); Bombardier Global 6000 EC-LTF and Falcon 50 N152FJ (17th);
General Aviation
King Air 200 M-CDBM (3rd); King Air C90B F-GMPM (6th); Agustawestland A-109S Grand G-ORCD (7th); Piaggio P-180 Avanti M-ETAL (10th); King Air 200 G-OLIV and Airbus Helicopters EC-145T G-GSAS (13th); King Air 200 G-IASB (14th);
Military
About 13:30 hrs on Monday 4 February 2020, the first of nine new P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) for the RAF arrived at Kinloss Barracks, an ex-RAF military base on Scotland`s Moray coast, after being flown from the United States. The £3 billion fleet of Poseidons will operate from nearby RAF Lossiemouth which is currently being upgraded to accommodate the RAF`s latest acquisitions. It is almost 10 years since the RAF's last purpose-built maritime patrol aircraft, the Nimrod, was scrapped during defence cuts, costing the taxpayer billions of pounds and leaving the UK, an island nation, with no long range airborne anti-submarine capability. Britain had to rely on the USA, Canada, or other NATO allies to provide cover, a situation which many saw as scandalous.
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The first of the completed Poseidons has been named Pride of Moray. It is expected to move from Kinloss to Lossiemouth by the end of this year. The remaining crews are currently training on the aircraft at Naval Air Station Jacksonville in the USA. The Lossiemouth investment will include a £75m resurfacing of the base`s runways, new hangars, maintenance facilities and buildings to house the personnel involved. About 470 jobs, a mix of military and civilian posts, will be created. Pride of Moray was escorted by RAF Typhoons on the last stage of its journey. (Above images © Boeing and PA Media).
RAF A400M Atlas C.1 ZM404 did a couple of touch-and-goes on Runway 23 mid-afternoon on 2 February. * German Air Force Airbus A319-133(CJ) 15+01, call-sign `GAF 884`, used the same runway for training about 10:30 hrs on the 7th.
// US Navy KC-130T Hercules serial number 165352, call-sign `YANKEE 99` arrived pm on Sunday 9 February and parked up on the north side. etc** departed on the morning of the 11th. The Germans were back on Tuesday 18 February when Bombardier Global 6000 14+05 called in for a time.
// US Navy KC-130T Hercules serial number 165352, call-sign `YANKEE 99` arrived pm on Sunday 9 February and parked up on the north side. etc** departed on the morning of the 11th. The Germans were back on Tuesday 18 February when Bombardier Global 6000 14+05 called in for a time.
Construction & Development
I presume the playing fields on the east side of Abbotsinch Road opposite the Gama and Scottish Ambulance hangars will also disappear when the new business park is built. The pitches are well-used at weekends. (to edit)*
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