Part II

Etihad (coming soon to a regional airport near you):

A6-ETK Ethiad Airways B77W at Heathrow EGLL by AeroPics, on Flickr

Qatar A330:

A7-AEG Qatar Airways A333 at Heathrow EGLL by AeroPics, on Flickr

Egyptair A330 (always stunning!)

SU-GDT Egyptair A333 at Heathrow EGLL by AeroPics, on Flickr

Virgin A330:

G-VRAY Virgin Atlantic A333 at Heathrow EGLL by AeroPics, on Flickr

Slightly smaller Virgin Airbus. A shame they didn’t use metallic paint here!

EI-EZW Virgin Atalntic A320 at Heathrow EGLL by AeroPics, on Flickr

Cyprus Airways – (a shadow of its former self at Heathrow):

5B-DCL Cyprus Airways A320 at Heathrow EGLL by AeroPics, on Flickr

Turkish A321:

TC-JSA Turkish Airlines A321 at Heathrow EGLL by AeroPics, on Flickr

Air France special:

F-GTAE Air France A321 at Heathrow EGLL by AeroPics, on Flickr

Lovely Jordanian A321:

JY-AYT Royal Jordanian A321 at Heathrow EGLL by AeroPics, on Flickr

Excellent to see Thai 747s back at Heathrow:

HS-TGA Thai Airways B744 at Heathrow EGLL by AeroPics, on Flickr

Shiny (and this time also clean) Malaysian A380:

9M-MNF Malaysia Airlines A388 at Heathrow EGLL by AeroPics, on Flickr

Slightly worn looking Virgin A340:

G-VWEB Virgin Atlantic A346 at Heathrow EGLL by AeroPics, on Flickr

Cathay Cargo 747:

B-LIA Cathay Pacific Cargo B744 at Heathrow EGLL by AeroPics, on Flickr

Pakistan 777 – on time today, they have a habit of running late!

AP-BHV Pakistan International Airways B77W at Heathrow EGLL by AeroPics, on Flickr

Thanks crispy and Alan. I did enjoy my flight very much, and glad you like the photos.

Thanks Culpano – just a typical Southend scheme! We’ve got a Burmese Airbus in at the moment as well…

Ha ha thanks Aeropics. Just back from Moscow and didn’t see it 😡 Great movement.

Thanks Culpano and a shame you didn’t catch her in Moscow. Agreed – a very good movement even for Southend. Yakutia have visited a few times – but they tend usually to move when it is dark -so a nice change for once!

Thanks EGTC!

The 727 required a very major maintenance check – and has been in the hangar almost continuously since it arrived – a very big job indeed, and would be excellent to see her fly!

Yes the 146 is ex. Flightline, hasn’t flown since the demise of the airline in December 2008. A few of the ex Flightline birds have found new leases of life as water bombers in the States.

As with the HS748, another one which hasn’t flown for a few years now. Yes, in the livery of Janes Aviation, who were a very short lived cargo operator who tried to fill the gap left by Emerald. It was G-AYIM, but according to the CAA has been de-registered.

Hope this helps!

Thanks a lot glens45 – certainly is nice to be somewhere where everything is new. The nightshots were thanks to a conveniently placed ledge in the terminal!

Thanks Culpano – agree that the Far East can be very conducive. Was very lucky to get both the Bangladesh 737 and Myammar A320, as photos of aircraft going into very few gates can be got from the Viewing Area at Terminal 1. Almost as good as a week at Southend!