The following was posted by Doobie in the spectator’s forum. Anyone care to name these airlines from the 3 letter codes?

airlines expected at luton
 

AFL = Aeroflot
AAF = Aigle Azur of France
FIF = Air Finland
LTE = LTE of Spain
TRA = Transavia
FLT = Flightline
GSM = Globespan
TTR = This could be Tatra Air of Slovakia or some other Czech or Slovak airline
What AER is I haven’t a clue but I don’t think it is Aer Arean.
Also an Eastern Airlines SAAB 2000 is booked in to depart on Tuesday am returning on Thursday pm to Moscow with a refuelling stop at Berlin both ways. Moscow on a SAAB 2000 – now there’s a thought.
Regarding the Transavia Caravelles etc I think it was the 1971 European Cup Final in 1971 between Ajax of Amsterdam and Panathiakos of Greece. I was brown then but definitely white now!

Correct Compton 3 Bravo!

european champions league flights
 

Had my thinking cap on and AEY is Air Italy. Also heard that European Air Charter are to operate flights also.

I think BLE is Blueberry, MD80.
Blue line airline, based in france, CDG, VIP flights and charter work for tour operators. 4x MD83 2xF100. Callsign blueberry.

Does anyone have any timings for the Champs League departures from LTN and if we likely to see any A330 or B777/B747?

Glenn

Sorry Glenn

No A330 or B742 mvts planned when i last looked! will post the the timings when i return to work tomorrow. I think the biggest you will see is a couple of B763

Im back in work tomorrow also at LTN airport, will check to see if we are gonna handle any of the champs league flights, as for the day, i will be there armed with my camera ready to catch the traffic, do you have any timings for the flights?

Champions League flights
 

The timings i have are all for the s/air handled flights as follows

20/5
DK ops on air greenland 757 0700
EAF 732 0700
HV 738 0730 / 1405
BLE M83 0900
SU B763/A321/TU154 2100-2200

21/5
ZI A321 0400
FUA B734 0400
XLF A320 0500
EAF B732 0525
BLE M83 0600
FIF B752 0700



most of the above return back thru LTN through out the day on 23/5 hope this helps a bit :ok:

Sorry all times are local

Looks like over half the movements will occur in the early hours. There are 20 Champions League movements between 01.30 and 06.00 on the 21st with only another 4 during the day and 15 movements on the 22nd between 02.30 and 06.00.

So the rumours about taxiways being closed for parking sound correct!

There won't be many free stands at those times during the night!

Noticed from today, Wizz will have seven arrivals into LTN within a 15 minute window, which amounts to about 40% of their current fleet here, on the ground at the same time. Two other days are the same, with the rest being 6 or 5. Not bad.

It's actually a 10 minute window.

4 arrivals at 7.25
2 arrivals at 7:30
1 arrival at 7:35

Wizz
 

They are even using stand 60 now!!!

JSW.

Youtube video from the top of the "new" control tower taken in 1995. Take this nostalgia trip now and remember how things were just 13 years ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMKwNI2AgGI

I like how 'LUTON' is printed on the window, incase they forget where it is!
Vintage ATCO giving the spiel to the visitors..

I recognise a certain Relic walking down the stairs coughing and you can see me (if you look carefully)!

In our defence . . . . . http://forums.flyer.co.uk/images/smi...on_biggrin.gif

This was three months before we went operational and it was decided to open the place up for public visits. The signs were to try and head off the 'Which way is north?' 'What town is that over there?' etc. So there http://forums.flyer.co.uk/images/smiles/icon_razz.gif

It was only after we joined NATS and started to get some NATS ATCOs along I had to put them back up . . . :p :p :p

all aeroflot flights now canx
current airliner deps is as follows...all times GMT

tue 20 may
European B732 0600
Transavia B738 0630
Blueline M83 0800
Transavia B738 1300

wed 21 may
Neos B738 0315
Air Slovakia B757 0320
Air Slovakia B733 0330
Futura B734 0330
Lte A320 0400
Aigle Azur A321 0415
European B732 0425
Blueline M83 0500
Air Finland B757 0600
Jetairfly B734 0730

in addition on wed approx 40 extra biz expected
hope of some help

Vintage, your last paragraph is still valid albeit that it is not the ATCOs this time, but still NATS (P-RNAV etc). Maggie Moran is not happy!

Have I gone back in time 10 years, it sometimes feels like it. "Oh kiss me Hardy" business/management techniques! Anyway, what does an old brown bear know!

Life at Whipsnade ain't plane sailing!

Why no sticker on the tower window pointing to London's finest....zoo?