Hi

One of the Jet2 B737-300 aircraft is currently sat in the multiflight hanger here at LBA. Must be in for some maintance.

Both Newcastle units G-CELA and G-CELD have been to LBA recently for Maintaince so have the Manchester based Boeing 737′-300s with G-CELF, G-CELG, & G-CELH all been this week.

LBA

1 X B757 = Thomsonfly
1 X B73G = Astraeus (Thats if and when it turns up)

So far this summer 06 season Astraeus’s LBA based flights have been operated by the following aircraft:
Astreaus’s Own Gatwick based B757’200’s G-(OPJB)
Flybe.com/Astraeus – B737-300’s (G-STRJ/H & I)
Blueline’s – MD83 (F-GMLK)
Fly Globespan’s – B737-600 (G-CDKD)
Travel Service B737-800 (OK-TVC) .

God knowns when the Based AEU B737-700NG Will eventully turn up here at its new Home at LBA.

Thomsonfly’s based Boeing 757-200 (G-BYAI) also went tec on Tuesday this week on the Tuesday out-bound Tenerife South service. So on Wednesday they hired Air Finland’s B757 (OH-AFJ).

Flyjet hire one off Jet2.com’s B757-200’s (G-LSAB) this week on Wednesday to operate a Rhodes charter flight. Pax were bussed from Manchester to LBA on the out-bound flight. While the inbound flight went via MAN.

EXTRA MOV
Centralwings also hired a Air Slovak B737-300 (OM-AAE). on the Thursday/Friday night Warsaw scheduled flight.

Also the Pegasus Boeing 737-800 evening flight in form Turkey-Dalaman that was recently axed by Airtours Holidays looks like its back on. Its Currently showing on the LBA Live Arrivals and Departure boards. This was meant to be replaced by the recently announced reinstatement of the Thomsonfly Dalaman flight.

ETA – PGT487 DALAMAN 1950
ETD – PGT488 DALAMAN 2035

Just thought I’ll tell you that the Pegasus has now been dropped from the Arrivals and Departure screens. So I guess someone at the airport did’nt realise that the flight had been dropped for this summer. Never mind.

Anyway just heard on the grapevine that last nights Centralwings flight from Warsaw (Which was meant to be Cancelled) was in fact operated by A Slovak Airlines, Boeing 737-300, OM-AAE.

Well it looks as Tom (LBARules) might have had a bit of look this morning.

Seen going over Leeds city centre about 08:05 was a Blue tailed B757-200. Which looked like the Astraeus colour scheme. Just been looking on the departure boards and it looks like it must have operated the delayed Ibiza service.

AEU923 IBIZA 0530 DEPARTED 09:01

So 1 of the Planned Boeing 737-300’s has turned up as a Boeing 757 while the second aircraft looks as though it might have turned up as an AEU, Boeing 737-300 G-STRJ. (This is not confirmed as yet.) She’s set to be operating this afternoons Mahon-Menorca service as follows.

AEU937 MAHON 1230 CHECKING IN A10-A11 Proceed to lounge

Also the Pegasus Boeing 737-800 evening flight in form Turkey-Dalaman that was recently axed by Airtours Holidays looks like its back on. Its Currently showing on the LBA Live Arrivals and Departure boards. This was meant to be replaced by the recently announced reinstatement of the Thomsonfly Dalaman flight.

ETA – PGT487 DALAMAN 1950
ETD – PGT488 DALAMAN 2035

So the changes keep on coming up at LBA still. What a week.

Hi

I do have a LBA video (VHS) of the greatest day ever at LBA. Over 50 odd Aircraft movements including. Iberia’s A300, B757, B727, Corsair’s B7472P, Air France A320, AOM DC10, BA Concorde on one off here visits and many more aircraft and Airlines are included. Also a Ramp tour was organised.

The day was Saturday 15th June 1996. It was the France Vs Spain Footie match at Leeds United’s, Elland Road ground at the Euro 96 Championship. It lasts about 30 min’s.

Don’t know if it’s available in any shops. As I bought it from the person who filmed it at the Air Yorkshire aviation society.

Hi Tom

The Astraeus B737-300 G-STRJ did’nt turn up this afternoon. I,ve been up there all afternoon. Only thing to note was that a Jet2.com B757-200 G-LSAA was moved over to the multiflight hanger.

This has to be a first. I,ve never seen them over there before.