Stansted & Luton – 2 Days in August

Hello

A little while ago I posted some photos from Luton and Stansted during the Olympic opening weekend back in July – they seemed to be well received, so here are some from a similar trip I made to the two airports to see what was around over the closing weekend (August 12th and 13th).

I spent the Sunday of the closing ceremony at Stansted. Clearly not everyone was staying for the ceremony – one of the first departures after I arrived was Mexican Challenger XA-GPR:-

XA-GPR by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr

737 action at Stansted is pretty continuous with the coming and goings of the Ryanair fleet, but Global Jet Austria’s OE-ILX povided some welcome variety:-

OE-ILX by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr

Another interesting 737 was Travel Service’s OM-TVR:-

OM-TVR by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr

G-GSSF was the last BA / Global Supply 747-8 I needed:-

G-GSSF by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr

Another interesting freighter was ABX 767 N742AX:-

N742AX by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr

There were not as many aircraft parked up as for the opening ceremony, but Australian 125s such as VH-VRC are rare enough to justify a shot even when other aircraft get in the way:-

VH-VRC by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr

Suitably satisfied with an interesting evening’s haul, I wass off to my hotel for the night, and was by the crash gate at Luton by 0530 the next morning. One of the first arrivals was Canadian Falcon C-GOAB:-

C-GOAB by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr

Corporate 737 N737ER was wearing a pleasing blue livery:-

N737ER by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr

And a different one on the other side!:-

N737ER by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr

Estonian 125 ES-PHR was a welcome visitor:-

ES-PHR by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr

Amid the biz jets, Eurolot Dash Eight SP-EQD was a very unexpected airliner visitor:-

SP-EQD by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr

I think the Global Express is one of the best looking aircraft around, and OE-INC must be one of the best looking Globals, with paint that changes colour as the light changes:-

OE-INC by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr

Another great livery was worn by Gulfstream VT-BRS which bought my visit to an end:-

VT-BRS by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr

While neither airport had been as busy as for the Opening Ceremony, they were both busier than usual, and I had two very enjoyable days. Loads more photos are at http://www.flickr.com/photos/indiaecho/

Regards,

Neil