COP26
 

So, where do we have to go to spot the VIP jets arriving for COP26 in Glasgow? GLA? PIK? EDI?

Can you do omnipresent?

I saw PIK mentioned as the main one.
Certainly plenty of parking space there.
Some of the VVIP's are apparently staying in Edinburgh though.

Aren't they all coming by train ?

The rail unions have voted to strike over the conference, as have the binmen. But its ok, the city will be draped in plastic bunting.

Meanwhile, as renfrew says, the private jets will be parking at PIK free of charge according to one newspaper this morning.

Hot air balloon methinks - self sustaining...

Helium balloon.
Hot air still needs carbon fuel.
Oh! Hang on, you mean from all the waffle.:)

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So I was right, then. :O

nearly, it might be a long wait for the next train :)

"Hogg [of the RMT] told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme there will be no trains running anywhere in Scotland during COP26 if the strikes go ahead."

COP26: Rail union rejects 'unacceptable' pay offer to avoid strikes - BBC News

Lots of aircraft now making their way into GLA, PIK and a EDI for COP.

Somewhat ironically, some are drop and go....and route GLA-PIK! Could not make it up, especially for a climate conference!! 🤭

Colombian Air Force 767 landing at PIK
Namibian Govt Falcon for EDI.

A few are coming down to Manchester to park up

G550 declares Mayday at GLA
 

A G550 departing GLA declared a Mayday (later cancelled) after take off about 30mins ago. Did a circuit and landed safely.

Couple of Easy's had to enter the hold briefly at Lanark.

No dramas

Royal Jet BBJ to GLA
 

Looks like a RoyalJet BBJ on its way to GLA from Al Bateen (U.A.E.)

See there's a Russian Falcon 900 at Edinburgh...

A340 Head of State?
 

A possible head of state A340 heading into GLA. Anyone know which country it is from? Did not appear on FR24.

Egyptian Govt I believe.

Kuwait Gov. 737 for PIK.
Biman 787 for GLA.
Cyprus Airways A319 GLA-PIK.

Noticed a Brazilian Falcon 900 heading up towards Spain a while ago.

Mauritanian Airlines 737 for GLA.
Bolivian AF Falcon for GLA.
Spotters having a field day!.

Liberian B737
 

Was that a Gov of Liberia B737 that came into GLA from Freetown?

Anyone see it?

Swedish AF G550 for GLA.
NIGER Gov. 737 for EDI
Belgian AF Falcon.

They keep coming---
Kenya Airways 787 for GLA.
Romanian Legacy
P4 registered 737 and G450

Ah, Bolivian, not Brazilian! My memory is not what it ever wasn't...

Georgia Challanger went to EDI.
India Gov 777 for GLA.
All VIPS leaving Rome G20 now.
Garuda 777 and Aerolineas Argentinas A330 seem to be on the way..

Still coming-
ELAL 737 to EDI.
Canadian CC-150 to EDI.
RAAF KC-30

Wee bit of clag at Glasgow just now

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Jetstream2008

As far as I can determine adsbexchange.com does not filter on owner request. It seems though impossible to find historic flights unless the aircraft is presently in flight.Many military flight show up too. There is a "military filter". Press "U".

Korean AF B747 at Glasgow ..nice.

Air force 1..for EDI.

Thai Govt A320 at PIK and Bulgarian Govt F900 at GLA in the last hour. Must be like Christmas came early for the spotters up there!

Christmas has come early for spotters up here!

COP26: Aircraft carrying world leaders excite planespotters - BBC News

Air Force 1 has just left Rome, might get to see it chuntering Lydd-Barkway-Pole Hill or whatever the routing is for those overflights/northern arrivals which I can see passing overhead the Isle of Sheppey on a clear day.

Approaching Dungeness on a track of 326°.

Turkish registered Albanian A319 and Argentinian A330 parked up at MAN. A Turkish A330 was due in at midnight but got cancelled.

I saw the Delta A330 paralleling AF1 and he was west of Sheppey, but there was a hunk of cirrus across the patch of sky and at only 28000' with no trails either today anyway...! Think the VC-25 I saw in July was the other one - been nice to have seen them both after never having seen one at all. Or an E-4...

I'm about a half mile south of the COP26 venue. A police Vulcanair has been going round and round over this part of Glasgow all morning.
Just had a Puma pass over the house, first time I've seen and heard one for years!

Any chance of some photos from our Scottish ppruners at PIK/GLA/EDI/INV/(?) please ?

BBC Scotland put up a selection.
See #32 above but more would be welcome.

muggins

Apart from refueling it's been going round all day. UKP99 seems to have finished his circling and is now heading East following (escorting?) ALLYCAT3 a RAF Puma.