RECENT NEW ACTIVITY @ LHR
I saw a Virgin Atlantic 747 float by earlier today, rather nice to see I must say. I'm assuming this doesn't mean that they are going to used on a limited basis as traffic increases on the long-haul sector ?
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Noticed an interesting 787 outbound the other day, forget to mention it - Far Eastern airline I'd never heard of I think. Quick check online, Vistara from India I think it was?
Also Biman 787s now, they been regular for a bit? I hadn't noticed them until sometime in August.
Also Biman 787s now, they been regular for a bit? I hadn't noticed them until sometime in August.
Noticed an interesting 787 outbound the other day, forget to mention it - Far Eastern airline I'd never heard of I think. Quick check online, Vistara from India I think it was?
Also Biman 787s now, they been regular for a bit? I hadn't noticed them until sometime in August.
Also Biman 787s now, they been regular for a bit? I hadn't noticed them until sometime in August.
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It returned to Heathrow because that was exactly what it was supposed to do (planned LHR-LHR, presumably an engineering flight)
FR24 and other trackers notoriously unreliable when it comes to 'ferry' flight numbers as they will always default to the route flown the last time that flight number was used
FR24 and other trackers notoriously unreliable when it comes to 'ferry' flight numbers as they will always default to the route flown the last time that flight number was used
It returned to Heathrow because that was exactly what it was supposed to do (planned LHR-LHR, presumably an engineering flight)
FR24 and other trackers notoriously unreliable when it comes to 'ferry' flight numbers as they will always default to the route flown the last time that flight number was used
FR24 and other trackers notoriously unreliable when it comes to 'ferry' flight numbers as they will always default to the route flown the last time that flight number was used
An exotic bird blowing in on the breeze today from Mongolia apparently, eta 12.30 local. A 737 of MIAT, for what reasons who knows, but it haspinged my curiosity gene ;-)
Seems like they are charter flights. I wonder how profitable they are using that aircraft over that distance ? Oh well, still curious as to why, maybe repatriation due to covid ??
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Not much chance of seeing it on the way in at the mo, really claggy though I think clearer weather is just over the horizon. I'm currently a couple of miles west of Biggin and I couldn't see a Citation that just departed though the following G280 was visible.
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