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11-3016 USAF Special Operations Command Dornier C-146A Wolfhound c/n 3016 arrived at Edinburgh on 11 September 2019 and is seen on the day of its departure - 13 September 2019, parked on one of the new stands on the eastern apron. Dane Murdoch

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G-EWEN Aeropro Eurofox 912 (S) c/n LAA376-15149 is seen at Montrose on 25 August 2019. Jim Simpson

G-FLYO Evektor AerotechnikEV-97 Eurostar SL c/n 2014-4205 is seen at Perth 19 September 2019. Wallace Shackleton

G-FOXF Denney Kitfox Mk IV c/n PFA 172A-12399 seen arriving at Montrose on 24 August 2019. Derek Ramsay Scottish Air News DE459 scottish air news December 2019 Volume 54

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PHOTOGRAPHS. We are still looking for someone to take receipt and process the photographs for inclusion in each issue. Jim Fulton kindly stepped in temporarily to carry out this function, but Jim has both work pressures and a sick partner which means he is struggling to continue, so it is imperative that we find an alternative as soon as possible. The long and short would mean that we would no longer be able to include photographs in the magazine just the movements text. If you are able to offer a few hours each month and are able to size and process the pho- tographs, please get in touch and we can organise a handover with Jim, including any advice that may assist the process. To get in touch, both my details and Jim’s details are on DE459. TAILFIN. I now have only 2 Tailfin articles, so if you have anything you feel is worth sharing with others please write down the details and supply some accompanying photographs to the Editor - contact details on DE459. ESTA. I got this from David Irving and thought it worth sharing for any of you off to the USA over the next few months. I was going to leave this till after I got the final outcome, but I have changed my mind. If any member is or knows anyone who is intending to go stateside in the future tell them to get their ESTA asap, before they put even a deposit down. I applied for one in July, a week before I was due to go to Vegas (you’re advised to get one no later than 72 hours before you go) and was refused with no reason given. I’ve been there thirteen times and never got into hassle, not even a parking ticket. I had the travel agent check everything and they couldn’t see anything wrong. At present I am in the process of trying to obtain the alternative to ESTA, a ds160b2 which is £190 at present. I had to go to their embassy in London for a brief interview and then they sent me a set of questions which I’ve of course replied to. If you want I will tell you more once I know whether or not I was successful but suffice to say I lost £1,300 as my travel insurance didn’t cover visa rejection and I don’t want that happening to anyone else. AGM. The Committee will be considering suitable venues for 2020’s AGM, if there is a field you are able to get us some access to or there is simply somewhere you feel is worth a visit (and has some facilities for us), then please contact any of the Committee - contact details on DE459. G-BHZR Scottish Aviation Bulldog 1210 (ex Botswana DF) c/n BH.120-410 seen at Montrose on 25 August 2019. Jim Simpson

Languishing in the sunshine at Perth on 27 October 2019, is G-DFFP Schleicher ASW 19B c/n 19317. Wallace Shackleton Scottish Air News DE461 airfields scanned

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OCTOBER 2019 01 D-CARO Ce560 18 N75CX Gulf 4 (20) Tu G-CLHW S92 1st noted as such Fr G-CMBC Ce550 XJC5 CS-PHD EMB505 NJE300N/3NX ns 19 G-IASB Be200 NDI01 02 G-YVIP Be200 EGL08 Sa G-MEGN Be200 CBM88 We XX339/CL Hawk T1A Pirate19 (11) G-THFC EMB135 KRH26/26R ns ZJ917 Typhoon FGR4 Lossie 01 G-FLYW Be200 PYN01 N280EX G280 ns 20 CS-DXX Ce560 NJE338A/590N 03 Nothing of Note Su 9H-CLG CRJ850 AXY2001/2112 ns 04 PH-HRK P180 (06) 21 N83CW Gulf 5 ns Fr VH-LEP BD700 (07) Mo N616CM TBM700 CS-TFO LJ45 OAV303 (08) G-SPHU EC135 UKP51 05 D-CDOC LJ45 JCL2 OO-NSQ AW139 NHX22 (25) Sa D-CTIL LJ35 AYY111 22 G-SPHU EC135 HLE02 06 CS-DQB Ce560 NJE069T/7AG ns 23 SP-ATT Be400 SAH48P (26) 07 G-SAJD EMB145 LOG77A/32YM We I-DELO Gulf 5 SIO501 (26) Mo G-ERBA AW189 Left for Den Helder 24 F-HLRZ EMB505 LWG1002/3 08 G-THFC EMB135 KRH24/24R Th CS-LTL Ce680 NJE872W/117G ns Tu OO-XLS Ce560 (12) N60GM Ce421 ns G-JRSH SR22 ns 25 9H-CLG CRJ850 AXY2524/2615 ns G-UMMI PA31 BRO68P/68 (10) 26 D-CSCE EMB505 LXG56CE/55CE ns G-UKCS PA31 BRO60/67P (15) Sa CS-DUA Hawker 750 NJE265Y/018E ns SE-MAC DHC8 KBV503 ns /27 G-FRAR Falcon 20 FRA82 (29) 09 Nothing of Note Su G-MCGF S92 CG900 10 N950MP BD700 ns OY-RUF ATR42 DTR 20/19 Th OO-AMR Ce525 (12) N280EX G280 ns 11 G-FXER Be400 FLJ53/54 OY-HVR H175 } departed Fr CS-PHI EMB505 NJE711F/158M PH-NHV H175 } C-GSGF DHC6 (19) 28 F-GZTB B737 FPO8EU/854F G-UZHV A320 EZY2867/62 ns Inv DIV Mo G-NHVE H175 } 12 N420PD Falcon 900 ns G-NHVP H175 } 1st Flight Sa G-THFC EMB135 KRH23/23R G-NHVR H175 ] as such 13 G-SPHU EC135 HLE02 G-NHVU H175 } Su G-APFV PA23 o/s 1048 & 1101 29 ZE701 BAe146 NOH13 14 G-IASM Be200 BRO36P Tu F-HJCD Falcon 2000 Mo G-KGKG EMB135 KRH25R/25 G-NHVI H175 1st Flight as such 15 OY-NPE SA227 NFA122 30 CS-DXL Ce560 NJE591U/010T Tu G-FLYW Be200 PYN01 We G-ZAZU DA42 o/s 1505 G-FLYK Be200 PYN04 31 G-IPLY Ce550 XJC3 G-DXTR Be200 SYG769 Th G-IPAX Ce560 EDC940 ns G-IMEA Be200 BRO41T LX-JFE PC12 JFA22Q/17c 16 G-IMEA Be200 BRO71T D-ICCC Ce406 TWG211/100 ns 17 G-CIKM DA42 o/s 1403 N194ER Ce510 Th G-ZAZU DA42 o/s 1517 G-WNSD S92 Delivered back to CHC

SCHEDULED FLIGHTS AFR AFR AFR KLM KLM KLM KLM KLM STK STK STK 1272/3 1372/3 1472/3 1441/2 1443/4 1445/6 1447/8 1451/40 40/1 BZ 42/3 BZ 44/5 BZ Arr 1310 1605 2100 0830 1030 1240 1635 2150 0840 1450 1655 Dep 1345 1645 0600 0900 1100 1315 1715 0600 0905 1515 1720 Type E170 E170 E170 E170/90 E170/90 E170/190 B737 B737 ATR72 ATR72 ATR72 01 Tu HBXE HBXE EXC EZS EXF BCE BGL FSK 02 We HBXA HBXA EXZ EXV EZN BGG BGI FAX 03 Th HBXN HBXN EXI EZG EZX BGQ BGF FNA DE462 Scottish Air News 04 Fr HBLL EXR EZT EZZ BGG BGL FAX FSK 05 Sa HBXK HBXG EXX EZM EXW BGL BGU FAS 06 Su HBXN HBXJ EXS EXK EXH BGW BGG FMK FCY 07 Mo HBXN EXL EXC EXE BGT BGQ FMK FMK 08 Tu HBXB HBXB EXK EZR EXC BGL BGF FSK 09 We HBXJ HBXE EXN EXF EZW BGX BGM FCY 10 Th HBXJ HBXJ EXW EZD EZF BGL BGN FCZ 11 Fr HBXF HBLM EXR EXA EXD BGF BGX FCZ FCY 12 Sa HBXF HBXE EXH EZO EZW BGK BGG FAU 13 Su HBXO HBXD EXO EXX EXL BGN BGM FSL FAU 14 Mo HBXB HBXB EXU EZU EZR BGL BGG FMK FAW 15 Tu HBXM HBXM EXS EXD EZN BGI BGM FMK 16 We HBXJ HBXJ EXM EZD EZY BGH BGG FAS 17 Th HBXJ HBXJ EXK EZN EZC BGF BGT GPP 18 Fr HBXM HBXD EXK EZK EXY BGQ BGW FMK FSK 19 Sa HBXC HBXD EXK EZE EZB BGM BGP FAV 20 Su HBXD HBXO EXT EXS EXK BGU BGX FSL FAS 21 Mo HBXD HBXD EXA EZD EZU BGU BGI FAS FCZ 22 Tu HBXD HBXD EXM EXY EXV BGU BGG FAX 23 We HBXJ HBXJ EXP EXC EZA BGK BGH FSL 24 Th HBXJ HBXJ EXI EZG EZX BGT BGU FMK 25 Fr HBXE HBLB EXI EXC EZE BGM BGL FMK FSL 26 Sa HBXG HBXG EXH EZM EXU BGI BGG FCZ 27 Su HBLE HBLF BGI BGG BGG FAS FAU 28 Mo HBXJ HBXI EXH EZF EZC BGX BGO FCY 29 Tu HBXB HBXJ EXS EXC EXB BGN BGQ FCY 30 We HBXH HBLF EXC EZN EXT BGQ BGQ FAS 31 Th HBXB HBX EXN EZF EZR BGO BGL FAU

SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS WIF WIF WIF WIF WIF WZZ EZY 4611/2 4613/4 4615/6 2519/0 1521/0 368/9 392/3 362/1 398/9 394/5 1617/8 147/8 Arr 0910 0920 1720 0900 1850 1545 0905 0735 1815 1105 2120 1505 Dep 0950 0955 1755 0935 1930 1610 0930 0800 1840 1135 2150 1530 Type CRJ CRJ CRJ CRJ CRJ DHC8 DHC8 DHC8 DHC8 DHC8 A320 A319 01 Tu Canc FPS FPC FPH RDY WDJ RDY WDG LPO GE 02 We FPU FPR FPJ FPI FPN WDK WDH WDK WDH WDG UJ 03 Th FPC FPM GEF FPH RDY WDH RDY WDL LPO BC 04 Fr FPJ FPV FPU FPG WDH RDY WDH WDL GE 05 Sa WDL LYL 06 Su FPM FPM FPK RDY WDL WDG TB 07 Mo FPM FPV FPW FPH WDF WDJ WDF WDJ AW 08 Tu FPE FPU FPE FPR RDV WDI RDV WDH LYI WC 09 We FPS FPJ FPS FPI GEF WDI WDL WDI WDL WEX TB 10 Th FPA FPU FPA FPT WDJ WDF WDJ WDF LWK NM 11 Fr FPA FPP FPD FPG WDH WDK WDH WDK NM 12 Sa WDG LWK 13 Su FPJ FPJ FPW RDY WDG WDG WG 14 Mo FPJ FPP FPW GEF WDI WDF WDI WDG AK 15 Tu FPW FPF FPJ FPT RDY WDG RDY WDJ LWS AK 16 We FPW FPU FPO GEF FPS WDF WDH WDF WDH WEC TY 17 Th FPW FPF FPI FPT RDY WDH RDY RDV LYI FT 18 Fr FPM FPX FPV FPD WDK WDL WDK WDL DK 19 Sa WDI LYR 20 Su FPF FPF FPO WDJ WDI RDV 21 Mo FPD FPP FPA FPJ WDL WDK WDL WDG GE 22 Tu GEF FPI FPX FPG RDY WDI RDY WDF LYI BV 23 We FPG FPF FPJ FPE FPT Canc WDH RDY WDV WEX UT 24 Th FPJ FPP FPX FPE WFC WDH WDL WDH LWA FT 25 Fr FPX FPR FPV FPE WDH RDV WDL RDV BX 26 Sa WDH LWE 27 Su FPX FPX FPD RDZ WDH WEB TB 28 Mo FPX FPV FPN FPJ WDL WEB WDL WEB DH 29 Tu FPX GEF FPT GEB WDI WEX WDI WEX LWA TR 30 We FPX FPM FPT FPO RDY WEX RDY WEX 31 Th FPN FPM FPT FPO WDG WEX WDG WEA Scottish Air News DE463 RYR8005/6 03 EI-GJM 06 EI-GJM 10 EI-EXF 13 EI-GJM 17 EI-GDN 20 EI-GDE 24 EI-EFC 27 EI-GXK 31 EI-GJM (B737:0850/0915:4,7) RYR8007/8 03 EI-FZO 06 EI-GXM 10 EI-FZL 13 EI-GXM 17 EI-GXM 20 EI-GXM 24 EI-GDO (B737:1000/1025:4,7) RYR1523/2 02 EI-EVA 06 EI-GSH 09 EI-GSH 13 EI-GXI 16 EI-GXJ 20 EI-GXI 23 EI-GXI 30 EI-GXI (B737:1810/1835:3,7) RYR9221/2 01 EI-GJT 05 EI-GJT 08 EI-GJT 12 EI-GJG 15 EI-GJG 19 EI-GJM 22 EI-GJE 26 EI-GJE (B737:1130/1155:2,6)

CHARTERS: TOM (Various) 01-05 12-18 C-GNCH, 06-11, 19-24 C-FFPH, 11-12 G-OOBP, 25 C-GFEH, 26-27,29-31 C-GLRN, 28 SE-RNC B767

LOCAL NOTES: New Biz included CS-TFO LJ45 c/n 2194, D-CDOC LJ45 c/n 018, OO-XLS Ce560 c/n 6152, N950MP BD700 c/n 9770, N420PD Falcon 900 c/n 84, N75CX Gulf 4 c/n 4296 F-HLRZ EMB505 c/n 0165, D-CSCE EMB505 c/n 0424 and F-HJCD Falcon 900 c/n 258. Others of Note PH-HRK P180 c/n 1120 and N616CM TBM 700 c/n 540. dundee DND / EGPN

SEPTEMBER 2019 01 N986JT S22T 1121/1342 G-SCAP A109 EDY05 1531/1247 ns Su 9H-VJV GLEX VJT957 1340/1517 Faro-Split f/t St Andrews M-RKAY PRM1 1412/0833 (08) G-EMHN A109 CKT09 1532/1247 ns CS-DXN C56X NJE091B/6SL 1443/1003 ns f/t St Andrews G-KLNW C510 SXN51D 1626/1438 ns G-SGRP A109 EDY01 1533/1247 ns 02 OO-ILS P28A 1155/1625 Norwich-Wick f/t St Andrews 03 M-CICO FA50 0647/0718 Liverpool-Vienna D-FBVB PC12 1609/1139 (15) Tu 9H-VCC CL35 VJT426 1549/1704 Leeds-Oslo G-XXEB S76 TQF1 1654/1721 Birkhall-Odiham N102NY GLF2 1801/1246 (10) Republic-Shannon N37VR C680 1805/0622 n/s Biggin-Goose Bay 04 N625PG C525 0559/0806 f/t Lille 12 G-OBSR P68 RVR5SR 1658/0849 (16) We N352BH GLF4 0824/1608 (08) Teterboro-Luton Th CS-DXW C56X NJE4RG 1810/1905 05 CS-DLH F2TH NJE138U/455K 1233/1405 Southampton-Cork Th Vnukovo-Islay G-SPRE C55B SYG2 1838/0711 ns M-CICO FA50 1807/1233 n/s Vienna-Nice Farnborough-Edinburgh 06 D-CTTT C56X HTM023 0853/0940 13 CS-DFK F2TH NJE4RR 0724/0950 Fr Munich-Oberpfaffenhofen Fr Farnborough-Le Bourget CS-DXR C56X NJE500R/462R 1001/1102 14 CS-CHH CL35 NJE6XJ/898K 1228/1505 07 G-GILB C510 VCG1LB 1037/1034 ns Sa G-GFRA P28U 1504/1600 08 9H-VTD GLEX VJT993 0825/0908 Nice-Luton 15 9H-VFH CL65 VJT534 0809/0915 Su LN-JHH CL35 MDT7 1143/1328 f/t Haugesund Su Le Bourget-Derry CS-DKK GLF5 NJE520F/395L 1258/1410 PH-MDG C680 XRO531 1356/1619 (17) f/t Twente Barcelona-Geneva YU-RDA C56X 1717/1451 (17) Salerno-Carlisle G-SGRP A109 EDY01 1709/1726 16 N797KK GLEX 0555/1456 (21) f/t Green Bay St Andrews-Gleneagles Mo G-CMBC C55B XJC5 1112/1207 09 EC-MLV C680 GES541V 0711/0912 17 OO-ACC C25A 1251/1326 Antwerp-Nice Mo Farnborough-San Sebastian Tu D-CFHZ E55P 1803/1847 Milan-Friedrichshafen N884BN F900 0936/0819 (12) Morristown-Luton 18 N461WC TBM8 1108/0758 (20) Kerry-Reykjavik D-AIRG E35L AHO328A 1324/1513 We ZH847 EH10 TIGER70 1246/1309 1530/1612 Farnborough-Catania Prestwick-RM Condor-Prestwick 10 CS-LTH C68A NJE5ZD/246E 0857/1019 G-CHCK S92 HKS309R 1343/1652 f/t Aberdeen Tu Jersey-Vnukovo G-TENN RV10 1523/1042 ns CS-DLL F2TH NJE389W/162R 1026/1141 Cumbernauld-Leeds East Geneva-Inverness 19 G-TIJL AS55 1114/1218 Penrith-Dalmunzie D-HOAE EC45 WHS2AE 1514/1554 Th G-LAVA EC35 1149/1220 Carlisle-Dalmunzie Teesside-Wick 20 D-COLO C25C JKH32C 0658/0805 1913/1921 D-BANN CL30 1558/1722 (12) Speyer-Mannheim Fr Hamburg-Biggin-Hamburg G-SGRP A109 EDY01 1628-0719 ns OK-JRS C680 TVS33J 0815/0857 Prague-Mahon f/t St Andrews CS-CHC CL35 NJE262H/993P 1154/1306 G-EMHN A109 CKT09 1629/0720 ns Vnukovo-Luton f/t St Andrews G-AZFM P28R AOS65 1341/1431 ns 11 D-HOAF EC45 WHS2AF 0833/0911 Wick-Norwich OK-JRS C680 TVS33J 1627/0809 ns We D-CANG C56X AHO293U 1018/1056 N222JE F2TH 1822/0654 (27) DE464 Scottish Air News Grand Rapids-Edinburgh CSPHI E55P NJE629B 1503/1630 21 N906TF FA7X 0839/0804 (30) Orlando-Bangor N102NY GLF5 1157/1044 (28) Sa YU-BTB C55B 0859/1017 Lyon-Bari Farnborough-Leuchars N85LB C340 1052/1409 LN-RTN F2TH RTG4238 1521/1554 Malaga-Oslo CS-LTE C68A NJE9KW/771L 1353/0820 ns 26 OY-JJB J328 SUS577 1544/1625 Oslo-Billund Farnborough-Pulkovo Th CS-DXG C56X JME523G 1939/0910 n/s D-CAHO C56X AHO284F/490J 1447/0927 ns Southampton-Le Bourget Nice-Malaga 27 LN-RTN F2TH RTG4239 1114/0934 (20/10) 22 G-BVIK M7 1010/0726 n/s Charterhall-Teesside Fr Farnborough-Malaga Su ZH856 EH10 DOLPHIN14 1217/1233 ECMLV C680 GES541V 1815/1113 ns f/t Lossiemouth CS-PHL E55P NJE7RF/995F 1828/1113 ns 9H-VCD CL35 VJT467 1445/1607 Le Bourget-Malaga CS-PHJ E55P NJE807A/9FF 1452/1634 28 9H-VCC CL35 VJ426 1103/0816 ns Ibiza-Luton Sa Edinburgh-Farnborough N585RM GLF5 1734/1456 ns N919NE FA7X 1118/0802 n/s Luton-Teterboro Farnborough-Leuchars OY-JJB J328 SUS9077/577 1303/0950 ns N102NY GLF4 1858/0910 (25) Campbeltown-Oslo Republic-Farnborough CS-DXU C56X NJE7ZT 1313/0849 ns N995ML GLEX 1952/1444 (28) EC-MLV C680 GES541V 1503/1751 ns Martin State-Edinburgh Farnborough-Madrid 23 G-XAVB C510 GMA689/049 0755/0845 29 9H-VCL CL35 VJT418 0812/0942 Mo G-SPRE C55B SYG2 0959/1057 1616/1656 Su Dublin-Farnborough CS-PHM E55P NJE907N/007R 1106/1237 N117EA EA50 0834/1708 (01/10) 9H-VFF CL65 VJT551 1128/1759 PH-TXA C510 0835/0917 Liege-Groningen CS-LTC C68A NJE937K/4XQ 1159/1332 CS-CHA CL35 NJE688F/5KZ 0914/1125 N919SA F900 1433/0754 (29) f/t Basel 9H-ILB CRJ2 VJT645 0930/1034 G-DXTR BE20 SYG755 1622/1742 Glasgow-Farnborough VQ-BLA GLF5 1755/1836 SE-RIN C25A JET9 1029/1141 Arlanda-Bromma 24 SE-RMA CL30 JET3 0849/0547 (27) G-BYFR P32R 1046/1129 Tu Bromma-Farnborough M-CKSB F2TH 1122/1146 (01/10) CS-DQB C56X NJE727A/7AG 1032/1148 CS-DXO C56X NJE7JD/118E 1106/1730 CS-CHE CL35 NJE9GP/879D 1104/1201 F-HSFJ C68A ASJ297 1235/1524 G-BYFR P32R 1321/1347 Le Bourget-Barcelona 9H-ILB CRJ2 VJT645 1341/1444 CS-DXU C56X NJE7ZT 1311/1544 N919NE FA7X 1527/1702 Teterboro-Le Bourget SE-DJG E35L EUW5220 1340/1855 CS-LTH C68A NJE5ZD 1851/0917 ns Geneva-Le Bourget Cologne-Farnborough D-CAGA E55P LXG55GA 1403/1430 25 CS-DXT C56X NJE864L/6UA 0818/1001 Paderborn-Dusseldorf We Luton-Munster G-SPUR C550 KRH21R 1541/1714 OO-ACO C510 0833/0937 Groningen-Antwerp CS-DXT C56X NJE6UA 1553/1722 CS-DXW C56X NJE4RG/958K 0843/1017 CS-DXQ C56X NJE9LB 1608/0645 ns Le Bourget-Zurich Stornoway-Farnborough CS-DQB C56X NJE7AG/929L 0906/1008 CS-LTB C68A NJE302L/744K 1618/1847 Doncaster-Dublin Hamburg-Lyon G-BYFR P32R 1037/1102 D-CAWB C680 1709/1735 G-FFFC C510 SYG755 1126/1641 n/s 30 CS-DXG C56X JME523G 1511/1548 Glasgow-Blackbushe Mo Dublin-Farnborough

D-AHOX Air Hamburg GmbH Embraer Legacy 650 c/n 14501213 seen arriving at Edinburgh on 23 September 2019. Dane Murdoch Scottish Air News DE465 edinburgh EDI / EGPH Sandy Benzies email : [email protected]

OCTOBER 2019 01 CS-DLC Da2000 NJE570U/895L 0905/1057 G-SONE Ce525A CLF016 0857/1012:1743/1853 Tu 9H-VJY BD700 VJT904 0911/1150 f/t LBG G-STWB HS125 RHK25B/C 1148/1228 (07) N841WS G450 1033/1805 f/t FAB CS-CHA CL350 NJE889W/391M 1411/1824 N989DM BD700 TWY989 1757/1122 CS-LAM BD700 JME502M 1211/2239 (03) (13) GLA-LTN f/t Teterboro G-SAJK E145 LOG841 2228/2302 CWL-BRS OH-TFA E505 1349/1808 ns Helsinki-Chester G-SONE Ce525A CLF459 1958/2032 BHX-BRS 06 G-GARE Ce560XL 1020/1153 Su N416BD BD700 1230/1338 LTN-Santiago 9H-VCO CL350 VJT449 2105/0940 ns f/t FAB (09) YL-RAI ATR72 LOG24RP/59HC 2141/2244 2-RBTS Ce525A 2’TS/ORT385 1251/1344 INV-EMA (week-nightly to 01/11) Oxford-JER 02 CS-PHE E505 NJE020W/363Q 1005/1113 G-FLYW Be200 PYN01 1514/1614 We D-CAWX Ce680 1313/2141 f/t LTN G-SAJD E145 LOG2PX/9Q 1530/1612 9H-VJE BD700 VJT741 1318/1427 NWI-Stavanger LBG-Nassau 9H-WII Ce650 LWG1201/1292 1602/1706 G-DXTR Be200 SYG761 1604/2005 Malta-GLA CS-GLH BD700 NJE423T/743M 1826/1918 OO-JAV B738 JAF978P/9770 1646/1807 D-CAGA E505 LXG55GA 1934/2052 Liege-Brussels Frankfurt-FAB N412EC Da900 1735/1820 Philadelphia-Treviso OK-TVS B738 TVS3507/350F 2143/2247 G-PSHU EC135 UKP51 2125/2220 MAN-CDG 07 D-CJMK Ce560XL AHO416L 1050/1253 Mo DUB-BRS G-LSAE B757 EXS059C/6902 2242/0741 ns MAN-Krakow D-CAWR Ce560 1206/1243:1939/2007 G-CBAR GlaStar o/f S 1430 Hannover-BRS:BFS-Hannover 03 CS-PHM E505 NJE838P/847K 0756/0907 VH-LEP BD700 1330/1151 ns ABZ-Bangkok Th 9H-QAM B738 RYR6655/5916 0831/0935 BOD D-AAAY CL604 1334/1424 f/t Munich OO-JEF B738 JAF9940/945F 0908/1105 N492CA Ce680 1800/1103 ns BHD-Biggin Hill Brussels-CDG CS-DXK Ce560CL NJE224E/838W 1848/1956 M-TOPI CL605 1120/1641 GLA-Cranfield PH-WTC Da2000 1858/1929 Geneva-LBG 08 M-FRZN CL605 1011/1528 f/t Chester N111CQ G450 1148/1952 (05) Ceiba-Palma D-ASAP E135L AHO783W 1212/1313 Tu 9H-WII Ce650 LWG1291/1202 1043/1317 LBG-EMA GLA-Malta CS-DPA HS125 MJT1N/P 1347/1506 09 CS-LTF Ce680 NJE471R/225C 0948/1210 Malaga-Biggin Hill We VQ-BJG B738 UTA9005/6 1254/1431 f/t Vnukovo G-LSAE B757 EXS6903/060C 2247/1332 ns Krakow-MAN 9H-OJS BD700 EAU39S 1335/1516 ns 9H-SDW R66 o/f E 0915 E of City from Leith S Alicante-Dijon G-JRER P2006 o/f E 1209 OE-FZC Ce510 GAC958P/847Q 1544/1706 G-XXEB S76 Rainbow1R o/f City am and pm LPL-LTN 04 G-IFIT PA31 0958/1018 PH-WTC Da2000 1732/1810 LBG-KOI Fr D-IBJJ Ce525A AHO157P/134Z 1128/1234 10 CS-PHI E505 NJE757C/542W 0830/1041 Hamburg-LBA Th G-SUGR E135L EDC006E 0954/1106 G-SAJK E145 LOG842 1253/1344 BRS-CWL 9H-OJS BD700 EAU39S 1935/1339 ns Dijon-Seoul 9H-ALL Ce525A LWG102/ 1305/1718 (06) f/t LTN OE-FAT Ce510 GAC847R/106J 1946/0933 ns LTN-DUB D-AVBA BD700 PAV500 1336/1654 (06) f/t Biggin Hill N685DC Da7X JAS685 2152/1241 (13) G-SMSM Da2000 LNX32SM 1339/1452 White Plains-DND D-CGGG LJ31 JCL3 1409/1522 Salzburg-Hahn 11 D-CNOC Ce560XL ECA94E 1115/1738 G-YVIP Be200 EGL02 1727/2008 Fr Geneva-INV G-GARE Ce560XL 1730/1806 G-IASB Be200 MDI06 1145/1240:2242/2342 05 YU-PNK Ce560XL 0001/1716 f/t Vienna LZ-MDK A320 TVF22UF/3675 1223/1358 ORY Sa G-BGRE Be200 MBG01 0143/0202 N900WG Da900 1340/1156 (13) Leuchars-Erie OY-NDP Ce525A GAG632A/B 0856/1001 OY-CKK Da2000 MMD44 1450/1522Billund-INV Billund-INV G-TACN DA62 VOR09 1525/locals/1038 (13) DE466 Scottish Air News G-OICU LJ45 EGL112 1546/1648 20 N438E CL604 0723/1444 (22) Bedford-Bangor D-CFLY C560XLAHO496F/426Y 1553/1756 Su EI-GPP ATR72 STK5ED/51ED 0808/0851 Billund-LTN HS-KVS G650 1013/1824 (22) LTN-Bangkok VQ-BJJ B738 UTA9005/6 1830/1941 D-CTIL LJ35 AYY111 2046/1135 ns f/t Vnukovo Vigo-Siegerland N272GA G280 1837/2016 (13) BLK-DND YL-LCX A320 TVF82CX/3679 2055/2154 OY-EKC Da7X MMD6416/6445 2142/1637 ns 21 G-FLYW Be200MPYN01 0417/0831 Newark-Nice Mo 9H-OJP BD700 EAU52P 0849/1046 F-GTAZ A321 AFR1886/71GG 2149/0631ns Incheon-Luton f/t CDG CS-LTF Ce680A NJE596M/063L 0854/1034 G-REXA Be200 REV927 2213/2303 072/YA E121 FNY5020 1050/1220 Lorient-DUB 12 CS-DXW Ce560XL NJE794H/009E 1046/1349 G-BGRE Be200 MBG01 1055/1200: 2226/2247 Sa N154FV G450 1220/1412 (15) G-LEAX Ce560XL KRH27R/27 1212/1255 Opa Locka-Madrid VP-BCT G650 GMA673 1217/1845 BRU-Nice D-ARMY E135L AHO885N 1759/2040 11-3075 C146 RCH1044 1558/1123 (23) Ibiza-Riyadh Marrakesh-Narsarsuaq G-OBSR P68 RVR5SR o/f S 1800 22 G-KION Ce525 0929/1341f/t BHX 13 CS-LTA Ce680 NJE923K/783A 0859/1051 Tu CS-DXP Ce560XL NJE547W/210D 1029/1218 Su 9H-VGA CL850 HYP022 1239/1719 f/t LTN G-FFFC Ce510 SYG751 1448/1705 SE-RIN Ce525A JET9 1356/1445 Bromma-INV CS-CHB CL350 NJE407D/14U 1618/1840 9H-AYS BD700 2044/0822 ns f/t Biggin Hill 23 SE-RFH Ce680 EUW9245 0837/1007 14 Nothing of note We Farnborough-Duxford 15 CS-DQA Ce560XL NJE400E/862C 0923/1042 9H-VFB CL605 VJT598 1325/1414 Tu G-SPUR Ce550 LNX31PU 1148/1850 ns Madrid-Boscombe Down N247WE BD700 1425/1538 Teterboro-Riyadh G-FLYK Be200 PYN04 1355/1635 9H-GIO Ce525 LWG1102/1193 1611/1640 N6431S Be350 1410/1552 Prague-Keflavik Liverpool-Glasgow D-CHIC E505 AHO266H 1850/0923 ns D-CFLY Ce560XL AHO354A/470B 1759/1838 Milan-Luton Le Bourget-Blackpool OE-LLL G650 IJM717 1945/1831 (25) LX-FPF Ce525B FYL52F/55F 1840/1619 (17) Sheremetyevo-Rennes Brussels-Le Bourget OE-HLL CL300 IJM439 2050/1800 (25) 16 SE-RFL Ce680EUW5229 0631/1110 DUB-LCY Luton-Milan Malpensa We CS-CHB CL350 NJE472T/864C 0817/1015 G-RMBH A109 EDY08 of S 1608 G-CKAZ E505 VCG2AZ/3AZ 0910/1828 24 G-FLYK Be200 PYN04 0334/2205 LX-LAA LJ45 LRQ739J/716F 1904/1012 ns Th OK-BEE Be400 JBC198B/611A 0926/1031 Malaga-Barcelona Lille-Guyancourt N2DF G450 1953/1143 (19) f/t Pontiac 3A-MSR Ce525 1124/1224 Cannes-Reykjavik G-UZLF A320 EZY729X/81MH 2017/2109 CS-DLJ Da2000 NJE345D/190Y 1310/1519 f/t LTN N625PG Ce525 1441/1541 LBG-DND 17 9H-GIO Ce525 LWG1191/1102 1509/1637 CS-LTL Ce680A NJE348G/872W 1627/1738 Th Glasgow-Liverpool D-CHIC E505 AHO266H/235T 1730/1522 ns 5N-YYY HS125 1650/1135 (25) LTN-Liverpool Algiers-Hawarden 9A-JIP Ce525A 1835/1709 ns NCL-GVA N866AB G5 2212/1023 (20) 25 2-MLBU PA46 1031/1509 f/t Blackpool f/t Denver Centennial Fr N900DW Da7X 1034/1312 (03/11) Gary-LTN 18 G-OLCP AS355 KNM03 1006/1314 G-RNER Ce510 1132/1649 Fr N626JE G5 PEG6 1200/1550 (20) 3A-MSR Ce525 1342/1457 Reykjavik-Cannes Luton-Palm Beach F-HAHA Ce510 IXR125A 1546/1643 Leeds-GLA D-BFIL E545 ATL8F 1605/1452 ns 26 HA-FAU B734 BCS2134/5 0536/0613 f/t EMA Stansted-Bremen Sa OE-FWF Ce510 GAC004F/993G 0859/0953 19 D-CCVD Ce560XL ATL1D 0730/0921 Birmingham-Luton Sa Bremen-Nice TC-JTN A321 THY7PV/6FE 0941/1110 f/t IST 89-00274 RC12X Argus33 1242/1347 PRG-KEF D-CQAB LJ45 QAJ798 1027/1129 G-JZBM B737 EXS1GT/- 1408/- Faro-based Cologne-Braunschweig G-BGRE Be200 MBG01 1504/0058 ns CS-GLH BD700 NJE209W/962Q 1454/1604 CS-LTH Ce680A NJE014W/905D 1506/1636 SP-ATT Be400 SAH48P 1727/1920 ABZ-BCN D-CFLY Ce560XL AHO354A 1547/1642 G-FSEU Be200 BRO32P 1817/1915 Hamburg-Le Bourget G-CKUB Ce560XL EDC005 1819/1951 N405D Da2000 1837/1134 (23) 27 N625PG Ce525 1000/1058 DND-LBG Wilmington-Bangor Su 9H-VCN CL350 VJT437 1225/1343 FAB-PRG Scottish Air News DE467 9H-QDG B738 RYR313V/4WQ 1234/1320 29 G-RAFL Be200 REV318P/318 :319/319P f/t Toulouse Tu 1135/1222: 2317/2353 CS-LTK Ce680A NJE512F/747F 1508/1642 G-LEAX Ce560XL KRH30R 1613/1604 ns 2-RBTS Ce525B 1806/1835 Jersey-Oxford G-FLYW Be200 PYN011945/2031 F-HAHA Ce510 IXR125A 1816/1902 GLA-Leeds 30 G-TULI E550 CLF602 0813/0933: 1720/1747 OE-LOM A320 LDM120/11914/2009 f/t Vienna, We D-CARO Ce680 1021/1051: 2224/2310 new 3-times weekly service FRA-SOU: SOU-BHX OE-FOG Ce510 GAC993H/193U 2005/2115 OY-VIZ BD700 VMP944 1229/1339 (01/11) Luton-Prestwick f/t FAB G-IASB Be200 MDI08 2011/2048 N7777B Ce680 1529/1559 Oradia-GLA 28 G-IASB Be200 MDI08 0623/0708 D-CAMB LJ31 JCL4 1625/1725 Rennes-Hahn Mo SE-RRP B738 NAX3BM/4MB 1109/1204 f/t ARN M-POWR Be90 1650/1722 SE-RRE B738 NAX1640/1 1208/1300 f/t OSL CS-LTM Ce680A NJE855A/108E 1914/2029 OK-BEE Be400 JBC198F/C 1533/1709 31 SE-RKL G550 1417/1459 EFHK-GLA Stansted-Le Bourget Th 9H-QAC B738 RYR75CJ/624U 1435/1528 N88HD CL300 HDM02 1915/1148 ns f/t LFML Goose Bay-Oxford G-TULI E550 CLF602 1556/1626 G-SPHU EC135 HLE2 2347/0049 ns

SCHEDULED FLIGHTS AAL AFR AFR BEL BEL DAL DLH DLH EDW EWG EWG 278/9 1486/7 1886/7 2063/4 2065/6 208/9 962/3 964/5 310/931 362/3 1712/3 1486/48YP 1886/71GG 3ED/23U 5ED/99H 5AF/8YX* 2KM/7WY* 43Y/363 4PZ/3PN Arr 0910 1620 2145 1535 2200 0910 1200 1710 var 1200 var Dep 1045 1705 0615ns 1620 0605ns 1055 1245 1800 var 1240 var Type B757 A318/20 A318/20 A319 A319 B757 A320/1 A320/1 A320 A320 A320 01 Tu 189AN GUGI GUGI SSQ SSG 723TW IST IUL 02 We 194AA GUGI GUGI SSB SSO 712TW INA IWC JJK EUH BHN 03 Th 197AN GUGI GUGG SSM SSJ 702TW IWJ ISV EUH GWA 04 Fr 192AN GUGR GUGR SSD SSM 710TW ISU IUO JJN BDP LYV 05 Sa 173AN GUGR GUGO SSK 718TW IRL ISK GWL 06 Su 175AN GUGP GUGP SSG SSV 704X ISV ISW JJM KNN IEW 07 Mo 176AA GUGP GRHT SSD SSC 711ZX INE ISU JJM BKM LYV 08 Tu 183AN GRHT SSH SSU 712TW ISB INQ 09 We 176AA GUGO GUGO SSA SSK 711ZX IRS IZX BDU LYV 10 Th 183AN GUGO GUGC SSW SSW 721TW IRF INU EUE BNL 11 Fr 188AN GUGC GTAZ SSD SSS 718TW IDU ISC JJN EUD BFR 12 Sa 198AA GUGC GUGN SSD 712TW IRU ISR GWX 13 Su 176AA GUGN GUGN SSO SSA 703TW IRT IDU JJN KNU BFR 14 Mo 191AN GUGN GUGR SSI SSJ 711ZX IRH IRH IJV BAF LYV 15 Tu 176AA GUGR GUGR SSK SSF 624AG IWJ IBD 16 We 196AA GUGR GUGR SSG SSW 723TW INT IUP JJN BHG GWI 17 Th 196AA GUGR GUGG SSI SSH 709TW IST IUA EUH GWI 18 Fr 173AN GUGG GUGG SSD SSM 707TW ISK IUN IHZ EUD BHN 19 Sa 186AN GUGG GUGK SSD 624AG ISQ IZP GWX 20 Su 187AN GUGK GUGK SSM SSX 624AG ISU IRH IHX EUH GWI 21 Mo 198AA GUGK GUGO SSJ SSX 707TW IRL IUM IJV BMQ GWI 22 Tu 191AN GUGO GUGO SSR SSN 709TW IUJ INE 23 We 175AN GUGO GUGO SSD SSS 706TW IWD IZZ BDU GWI 24 Th 196AA GUGP GUGJ SSD SSU 705TW IUC IZX EUD LYV 25 Fr 188AN GUGJ GUGJ SSX SSO 711ZX IUP IUJ JJK BNN BFO 26 Sa 176AA GUGJ HEPA SSM 703TW IWG INK GWX 27 Su 173AN ended GRXF SSH SSD 702TW IWE ING 36K/311J BKM EUD 28 Mo ended GKXI SSK SSR 704X IZW INP JJM 29 Tu GKXR SSA SSJ 710TW IWE 30 We HEPD SSI SSQ 703TW IWJ ILH 31 Th HEPH SSS SSS 711ZX IWD IBJ *From 27th 5NC/1AC 2PJ/965 DE468 Scottish Air News EZS FIN IBK KLM KLM KLM KLM NAX QTR UAE UAL 6917/8 1371/4 3502/3 1277/8 1281/2 1289/90 1293/76 1640/1 29-32 23/24 36/39 16FD/37VD 1281/60R 53H/67D 1293/64J Arr var * 1425 0825 1240 1640 2135 var # 1450 0805 Dep var 1510 0910 1325 1725 0600ns var 2015 0940 Type A319/20 var B737 B737 B737 B737 B737 B737 A350 B777 B757 01 Tu JYK LVA FHK HSE BXH BGW BCD FHP ALV ECU 133/115 02 We JYI LKN FHD BXG BGQ BGB BXD NHC LI+LF ECN 118/122 03 Th JYJ FHE BXM BXL BCK HSE FHW ALE ECK 130/128 04 Fr JYE LKG FHV BXL BXM HSD BXD FJW LE+MF ECX 122/114 05 Sa JYE LVL BXE EZZ BXK BGC FHS ALN ECM 58101 06 Su JYD LKI NIJ EZG EZI HSD BXK FJA ALI ECV 14115 07 Mo JYJ LKI FHV BCH BXD BGC BXL FJE LK+LU ECU 17133 08 Tu JXM LVI FHH HSE BCG BCB BXH FHE ALO EGF 12114 09 We JYJ LKI FHZ BXG BXE BGB BCH FHN LQ+LF EBW 41135 10 Th JYF HD BXB BXM BXD BXG FHS ALM ECD 19130 11 Fr JZX LKL FHA BXY BXH BXN BCB FJW LR+LO EBU 12125 12 Sa JXK LKG BXC EZM BXG BCD FJE ALK EBR 14107 13 Su JXN FHU EZK EXF BXT BXL FHN ALM ECN 12109 14 Mo JZY LKI FJZ BCH HSD HSE BCB FHN LS+LF EGB 21108 15 Tu JYF LKI FHY BCH BXV HSE BXY FJY ALR ECK 21108 16 We JYJ LKL FHZ BXE BXW BXZ BGA FJE LC+MK EGB 17139 17 Th JYM FHE BXG BXA BCD BXK FJA ALF EBU 19117 18 Fr JXP LKN FHL BXW BXD BGK BXK FHN LJ+LL ECV 14107 19 Sa JYE LVC BGI EXV BXT BXH FJK ALE EGF 12125 20 Su JXI FHM EZG EZF BXB BXM FJK ALO ECG 13138 21 Mo JYN LVH FHX HSD BXW HSE BCD FHR LE+LS ECG 17139 22 Tu JYF LVI FHS BGL BXF HSD BXD FJJ ALI ECP 14102 23 We JYF LKI FHM BXF HSD BXG BXG GBI LO+LH EGF 12114 24 Th JYI FHY BCB BXY BXH BGA FHP ALE EBR 29129 25 Fr JXD LKF FHE BXZ HSD BXS HSE FHP LK+LQ EBQ 12116 26 Sa JYD LKH BXC EZZ HSE BCE FJL ALB EBR 18112 37YT/35DL ended 36/37 27 Su JXI EZG BXS BCG NGU ALK EGD 17122 28 Mo JXR LVB FHX BGU EXB BGL SERRE AMK ENR 29129 29 Tu BGH EZD BGF NGY ALE ENL 17105 30 We LKF BGR EZF BGM NGY ALQ EPH 13138 31 Th JXN LKH BGX EZP BGK NII ALD ENE 41135 *1371/2 (7EH/2HA) 0915/1000 1,3,5,6: 1373/4 (4PC/7DM) 1715/1800 2,4,7 # 29/30 (983P/7NB) 1315/1540 1,2,4,6,7 31/32 (3DZ/09K) 0720/0840 1,3,5

AEE632/3 03 SX-DNC 07 SX-DNC 10 SX-DNE 14 SX-DGZ 17 SX-DNE 21 SX-DGZ 24 SX-DNB 2PH/633 27 SX-DNB 31 SX-DGY (A320:2305/2355:1,4:7) AFR1686/7 27 F-HEPF 28 F-GRXF 29 F-GKXS 30 F-HEPJ 31 F-GKXV (A320:1040/1130:1-7) 32ZT/168Q CHH749 01 B-207U 05 B-6969 08 B-1539 service ended (B787:0510/0800:2,6) CHH751/2 03 B-206R 06 B-1539 10 B-206R service ended (B787:0910/1210:4,7) DLH2492/3 01 D-AIPS 03 D-AIBE 05 D-AIPE 08 D-AIUX 10 D-AIBF 12 D-AIQD 15 D-AIPL 17 D-AIPE 19 D-AIQH 22 D-AIBB 24 D-AIPH 26 D-AIPS 29 D-AIQH (3PK/3YX) 31 D-AILS (A320:1555/1635:2,4,6) EWG9364/5 03 D-AIZU 06 D-ABZI 07 D-ABZE 10 D-AEWT 13 D-ABZI 14 D-AEWR 17 D-AEWR 30V/5NR 20 D-ABZK 21 D-ABZN 24 D-AEWO 27 D-AEWL (A319/20:var:1,4,7) EZS6919/20 04 HB-JXN 11 HB-JXK 18 HB-JXI 25 HB-JXI (A320:1425/1450:5) 82QC/16HR↕ EZS6916/20 06 HB-JYM 13 HB-JYF 20 HB-JYM (A320:1125/1155:7) FLI414/5 07 OY-RCJ 14 OY-RCJ 21 OY-RCJ 28 OY-RCK (A319:1445/1525:1) FLI414/5 03 OY-RCG 10 OY-RCG 17 OY-RCG 24 OY-RCG 31 OY-RCG (A319:var:4) GDE171/2 06 OY-GDB service ended (E190:1300/1345:7) GDE141/2 03 OY-GDA service ended (E190:0745/0830:4) IBS3690/1 04 EC-JFG 06 EC-LUD 07 EC-MBU 11 EC-LYM 13 EC-LUS 14 EC-MCB 18 EC-LEA 36GP/36KN 20 EC-MEG 21 EC-LUD 25 EC-LLE (A320:var:1,5,7) KLM1285/6 27 PH-BXY 28 PH-BXW 29 PH-BXZ 30 PH-BXS 31 PH-HSE (B737:1615/1700:1-7) Scottish Air News DE469 LDM120/1 27 OE-LOM 29 OE-LMB 31 OE-LOW (A320:var:2,4,7) NAX4463/4 01 EI-FVX 03 EI-FJJ 06 LN-NIE 08 EI-GBI 10 EI-FJH 13 LN-DYB 15 EI-FJH 3BM/4MB 17 EI-FHH 20 LN-NHG 22 EI-FJH 24 EI-FJH 28 SE-RRP (B737:var:2,4,7:1,) SAS2541/2 01 OY-KAP 03 LN-RGL 04 SE-ROE 06 SE-ROP 07 SE-RON 08 SE-ROF 10 SE-ROA 11 SE-DOZ 12 LN-RGF 13 SE-RON 14 SE-ROE 15 SE-RON 17 SE-ROA 18 OY-KAW 19 LN-RRN 20 SE-ROE 21 SE-ROP 22 SE-RGL 24 LN-RGO 25 OY-KAR 26 LN-RGL 27 OY-KBP 29 LN-TUF 31 EI-FPP (var:var:1,2,4,5-7) SAS2545/6 05 EI-FPA 12 EI-FPH 19 EI-FPH 26 EI-FPN (var:1900/1950:6) SAS4601/2 03 LN-RPJ 10 LN-RRA 17 LN-RPR 24 LN-TUM (B737:1205/1255:4) SAS4601/2 06 LN-RRS 13 LN-RRK 20 LN-RCX 27 LN-RRE (B737:0955/1045:7) SRR6566/5 OY-SRU all flights except 01 SRV 08,14,21,28 SRW (B767:0630/2030:1-5) UAL118/9 01 115/133 02 122/118 03 128/130 04 114/122 service ended (B757:0750/1130:2-5) UAL146/7 01 N12116 02 N13138 03 N14118 04 N33132 service ended (B757:1040/1230:2-5) TAY025/826 OE-IAP 01,05,09,12,14,22,25,29 OE-IAQ 02,04,10 OE-IAR 24,26,28,30 OE-IAT 15,17 OE-IAZ 08 OE-IBL 19,21 OE-IBW 18 OO-TNO 16,23 OO-TNQ 11,31 (B737:0520/2040:1-6) THY1343/4 01 TC-JHZ 04 TC-JYE 05 TC-JVV 08 TC-JHR 11 TC-JVJ 12 TC-JYL 15 TC-JYF 7PV/6FE:7YE/4JR 18 TC-JZE 19 TC-JVP 22 TC-JYL 25 TC-JVS 26 TC-JTN 29 TC-JVC 31 TC-JVJ (B737:0945/1040:2,5,6) THY1345/6 02 TC-JVM 03 TC-JZE 06 TC-JVR 07 TC-JYO 09 TC-JVS 10 TC-JYO 13 TC-JZE 6LH/2DL:6WR/4MC 14 TC-JVO 16 TC-JZF 17 TC-JHP 20 TC-JVR 21 TC-JHO 23 TC-JVM 24 TC-JVT 27 TC-JHV 28 TC-JTN 30 TC-JHO (B737:1535/1630:1,3,4,7) TVF3674/5 07 F-GZHE 14 F-GZHB 21 F-HTVK (B737:1230/1310:1) 22UF/3675↕ TVF3674/5 04 F-HTVF 11 LZ-MDK 18 F-GZHU 25 F-GZHZ (B737:1215/1255:5) TVF3678/9 06 F-GZHM 13 F-GZHQ 20 YL-LCX 27 F-HTVM (64ZQ/3679) (B737:1255/1340:7) 82CX/3679 VLG7815/6 01 EC-LZZ 02 EC-NFI 04 EC-MGE 06 EC-NAE 08 EC-NCF 09 EC-LOB 11 EC-MXP 13 EC-MVN 15 EC-LZN 16 EC-NDB 18 EC-LAB 20 EC-MFN 22 EC-MEL 23 EC-KLT 25 EC-LLM 27 EC-LLJ (A320:2000/2040:2,3,5,7)

Air Ambulance: G-GMAE 09,20,24 G-SASC 06,11,25,31 HLE02 31 LOCAL NOTES: During October and early November most of the buildings at the “old RAF” side of the airport, including the former control tower, were demolished. While this has improved the view over the new aprons it’s still a bit sad for those of us who remember the military operations of the past. An unwelcome bit of news is that, appar- ently due to some drainage issues on the new stands, overnight parking for GA aircraft is restricted (or eliminated) for the winter and so the shuffle over to Glasgow has resumed! The last month of summer time did see some good visitors – on the biz-jet side Global VH-LEP (7th), HS125 5N-YYY (17th) and G650 HS-KVS (20th) were the pick of the bunch, while a couple of US military visitors were welcome – Army RC12 89-00274 (9th) and Air Force C146 11-3075 (21st). Several charter B737s were in evidence – Travel Service OK-TVS (2nd), TUI Belgium OO-JEF (3rd) and OO-JAV (6th) and UTAir VQ-BJG (9th) and VQ-BJJ (11th), though these last two were former Ryanair machines! A couple of noteworthy substitutions were A320 YL-LCX on a Transavia France flight on the 20th and B737 HA-FAU on the early DHL flight on the 26th. Finally, October saw the first drop in year-on-year passenger figures for five years (excluding the “beast-from-the-east” in March 2018) – only 1%, but perhaps an indication of some volatility in the market. As this will the last edition of SCAN for 2019, it remains for me to again thank the staff at Edinburgh Air Traffic Control for the access to records given, and the many newsgroups and individuals who post information used here. I hope that you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Good New Year. Happy spotting in 2020!

REMINDER FOR PHOTOGRAPH SUBMISSIONS Would all photographers please ensure that you accompany your photos with the following information, preferably in a readable style as per the captions in the magazine : Registration/serial, exact type, owner or operator, when and where photographed, and perhaps reason for the visit, if you know this. This information helps us enormously in collating the magazine, and much of it can be gleaned from a simple Google search. Thank you. DE470 Scottish Air News glasgow GLA / EGPF Alan Reid email : [email protected]

OCTOBER 2019 01 D-CARO Ce680 0137/1546 Cardiff-Aberdeen N51NP Hawker 4000 2136/1703 (10) f/t Gander Tu EC-MQH A320 AWC1595/1588 0322/1752 05 EC-LRM A320 AWC1243/1243 0123/0253 Lanzarote-Heraklion XX Sa Tenerife-Madrid XX TC-AGD A330 KKK6363/6362 0442/0604 M-YBLS PC-12 1311/1414:1513/1435 (08) Dalaman-Antalya XX f/t Islay x 2 N480MC B747 GTI2651/9901 0614/0744 ns G-BVMA Be200 CBM99 1558/1635 f/t Orlando XX 06 TC-ETV A321 KKK6641/6580 0354/0524 1217 Hercules UAE Air Force 4Sqn UAF1216 Su f/t Dalaman XX 0816/0146 ns Athens-Genoa G-SRBM Be350 XJC4 1045/1201 CS-LAM Global 5000 JME502M 1052/1158 9H-WII Ce650 LWG1292/1 1730/1025 (08) Farnborough-Edinburgh f/t Edinburgh D-IBBB Premier 1 1136/1131 (07) f/t Eindhoven 07 CS-TQP A330 HFY2963/251P 0542/1813 TC-FHC A320 FHY531/530P 1826/1915 Mo Orlando-Madrid XX Antalya-Hamburg XX CS-TFR LJ45 OAV304 0857/1625 ns 9H-YES B737 AXY0102/0401 1921/1758 (04) Biggin Hill-Luton Cluj-Constanta ** M-CDMS Be200 VSB07 1523/1718 9H-BSA Hawker 750 HYP011 2213/1712 (11) G-RORA EMB550 CLF829S 2143/1450 ns Leeds-Malaga 08 Nothing of Interest 02 LZ-EBA B737 AWC799/226P 0118/1253 09 N950MP Global 6000 0304/1350 We Gatwick-Zakynthos XX (with Enfidha We Birmingham,AL-Aberdeen transfer passengers) 91-0506 C-26B US Army PAT018 1213/0812 (11) EC-MQH A320 AWC1589/1590:1591/592P Keflavik-Wiesbaden 0308/0645:1414/1521 ns 9H-VJN Global 6000 VJT861 2043/1210 ns Heraklion-f/t Ibiza-Manchester XX Windsor- Akureyri CS-TQU B737 MMZ641/110P 0437/1835 10 G-POWM A320 AWC443Y/431 0706/0826 Dalaman-Antalya XX Th 2-SALE DA62 0957/1723 f/t Liverpool G-ZAPX B757 AWC427Y/271 1046/1320 D-CARO Ce680 1048/1300:2112/1417 ns Stansted-Basel ** Liverpool-t/f Birmingham-Cambridge G-FLYK Be200 PYN04 1141/1250 N144UV Hawker 900XP 1514/1622 G MATO Falcon 7X EDC899R 1210/1559 ns Luton-Goose Bay N453FX G450 LXJ453 1217/1519 (04) 11 D-AFBS EMB135BJ AHO865Q 0936/1107 Prestwick-Westchester,NY Fr St Petersburg-Malaga TC-ETV A321 KKK6363/6362 1652/1811 G-MEGN Be200 CBM88 1046/1116: Dalaman-Antalya XX 1458/0921 (13) 9H-VCE CL350 VJT474 1748/0806 ns G-SGRP A109 EDY01 1049/1132 Farnborough-Dublin F-HRGD EMB145 AEH022/3 1400/1046 (14) 03 CS-TQU B737 MMZ111/530P 0438/1720 Brussels-Rimini ** Th f/t Antalya XX 12 LX-LAB PC-12 JFA22G/76K 1330/0910 (24) N41GJ LJ36 0844/1024 ns f/t St John’s Sa Inverness-Perth M-TOPI CL605 1017/1101 Cranfield-Edinburgh G-DRTO B737 EXS061J/57N 1429/1543 G-RVRB PA34 RVR13/13A 1059/1340 13 G-BGRE Be200 MBG01 1437/1631 D-IRBS P180 1142/1554 (12) f/t Bremen Su G-MOSJ BeC90GTI APX076 1525/1616 G-GLAA EC135 PDG70 1317/1348 14 EC-LTF Global 6000 GES091F 0958/1455 OE-GBD G100 TYW432/1 1632/0914 ns Mo Madrid-Boston Logan,MA Tenerife-Roskilde G-DSMR G650 1144/1826 D-ASIM Falcon 7X AHO9548 1640/1730 D-CEHM Ce560XL SCR021 1258/0840 ns Nice-Los Angeles,CA Zurich-Belfast City 04 CS-TQU B737 MMZ531/1454P 0323/0552 ns 15 CS-DXP Ce560XL NJE977A/980D 1004/1205 Fr Antalya-Mahon XX Tu Nice-Dublin G-WECG AS355 1031/1242 G-CMBC Ce550 XJC5 1020/1453 ns M-TSRI BeC90GTI 1047/1628 f/t Hawarden G-DJET DA42 WKT10 1059/1311 G-ZAPX B757 AWC272/427W 1513/1637 ** N4MD TBM940 1102/1158 Tarbes-Keflavik G-POWK A320 EXS063J/064J 1835/2215 (23) D-CGGG LJ31 JCL3 1209/1359 Hahn-Nurnberg based with Jet2 G-RAFL Be200 REV314/5 1233/2041 Scottish Air News DE471

OO-JWB Pilatus PC-X!!NG 47E c/n 1659 seen at a damp Glasgow on 09 September 2019. Peter McCann

Dassault Falcon FA7X VQ-BSO Shell Aircraft, Rotterdam c/n 64 on the east apron at Aberdeen on 30 July 2019. Marlene Davidson

G-PULA Dassault Falcon 2000LXS of Centreline Air Charter c/n 269 seen at Edinburgh on 20 August 2019. Derek Ramsay DE472 Scottish Air News G-BYWI G115E CWL24 1246/1327 Baden Airpark-Eagle County,CO OE-GWV Ce560XL 1542/0857 ns D-CSCB Ce560XL SCR187 1510/1555 Farnborough-Oslo Gardermoen Paris Le Bourget-Zurich G-FLYK Be200 PYN04 1603/1644 N478GS G4SP 2158/2240 G-FFFC Ce510 SYG768 1645/2014 Fayetteville,NC-Amman 9H-GIO Ce525 LWG1193/1 1653/1449 (17) 23 G-POWM A320 AWC420Y/201 1133/1354 ** f/t Edinburgh We G-WCCP Be200 BRO36 1137/0913 ns N156WJ G4 1743/0950 (20) f/t Republic,NY G-WNCH Be200 SYG776 1507/1545: 240/F-RARF A330 French AF CTM1275 o/s 2021 2357/1309 ns 16 G-BYWS G115E CWL24 1229/1346 EC-NAB B737 LAV8067/8 1700/0937 (25) We D-CTIL LJ35 AYY111 1612/1825 f/t Rome Fiumicino ** Alicante-Birmingham 24 F-HLRZ EMB500 LWG1094/1002 1602/1135 ns 32 Falcon 10 French Navy FNY050 Th Dundee-Leeds Bradford 2149/1512 ns Venice-Villacoublay D-CTIL LJ35 AYY111 1628/1904 17 ZH902 Chinook HC5 ‘ONSLT1’ 1123/1357: Gibraltar-Birmingham Th 1435/1451:1600/1628 D-CHLR EMB505 ATL9K 1707/1753 18 R217 C-160R French AF CTM2011 1134/1246 f/t Farnborough Fr Evreux-Toulon LN-KGW Be200 1710/1015 ns Tingwall-Oban OE-GLR Ce680A GDK18LR 1143/1557 f/t Luton G-ZVIP Be200 EGL08 1849/0834 ns D-BLDI Ce750 BAO216I 1211/1542 (20) G-VPRD A350 VIR840P/1P 1945/(local)/1148 (29) Moscow Vnukovo-Luton 25 M-KNOX Ce525M 0907/1440 f/t Isle of Man 10-0742 MC-12W USAF ‘ELVIS11’ 1300/1428 Fr F-HAHA Ce510 IXR125A 1658/1755 (27) Wiesbaden-Keflavik f/t Edinburgh 2-RBTS Ce525B 1426/1627 (20) Oxford-Jersey G-VPRD A350 VIR861T-870T c/t ns N247WE Global 5000 1436/1528 26 N100UJ Do328JET 0956/1040 Riyadh-Westchester,NY Sa Nuremberg-Keflavik 9H-JAD CRJ200 AXY1810/2007 1539/1702 (20) 9H-VFI CL605 VJT525 1407/1046 ns f/t Stockholm Arlanda Farnborough-Prestwick M-POWR BeC90A 1619/1006 ns D-CGGG LJ31 JCL3 1535/1725 Vigo-Hahn Leeds Bradford-Exeter D-CUGF Ce525B ATL4U 2045/0838 ns 19 G-GILB Ce510 VCG1LB/2LB 0916/0925: Biggin Hill-Gatwick Sa 0933/1035 G-VPRD A350 VIR861T-869T c/t ns I-FEDN Falcon 2000LX SIO615 2327/0343 (21) 27 D-CHLR EMB505 ATL9K 1529/1638 Birmingham-Pisa Su Hamburg-Bremen 20 1217 Hercules UAE Air Force 4Sqn UAF1216 G-VPRD A350 VIR866T-870T c/t ns Su 0543/2237 ns f/t Athens 28 G-XAVB Ce510 GMA823 1059/1723 G-WUKH A321 WUK801/3 1016/1111 Mo EI-GPP ATR72 STK22GL/23GL 1150/1228 Keflavik-Stansted G-SAJB EMB135 LOG805F/9BD 1211/1313 G-FLYK Be200 PYN04 1400/1637 G-VPRD A350 VIR862T-870T c/t ns D-ARMY EMB135BJ AHO865Q/796T 29 N650VC G650ER 0929/0859 ns 1413/1312 (22) Malaga-Dusseldorf Tu Luton-Denver Centennial,CO CS-DXW Ce560XL NJE979E/774K 1518/1755 G-YVIP Be200 EGL02 1428/1535 Luton-Geneva N156WJ G4 1713/1849 (01/11) f/t Republic,NY 9H-BSA Hawker 750 HYP011 1835/1043 ns M-AABG Global 5000 2046/1917 ns Malaga-Bournemouth Riyadh-Malta 21 91-0513 C-26E US Army PAT336 0942/1110 30 G-IPLY Ce550 XJC3 0937/1032 ns Mo Wiesbaden-Keflavik We D-CHGS EMB505 1058/1714 f/t Oberpfaffenhofen SP-ENG B737 ENT55NM/56MF 1142/1256 G-IWFC A109 KNM02 1158/1527 Paris CDG-Basel N7777B Ce680 1617/1058 (01/11) PH-CDE B737 CND9291/922P 1145/1248 Edinburgh-Keflavik Eindhoven-Amsterdam D-AHOI EMB135BJ AHO812W 1741/0946 ns G-LEAX Ce560XL KRH27/27R 1310/1333 (23) Farnborough-Biggin Hill OO-TUP B737 JAF9110/912F 1455/1649 31 C-GOIE A321LR TSC324/5 0823/1048 Eindhoven-Brussels Th SE-RFH Ce680 EUW9411 0830/1023 G-CMBC Ce550 XJC5 1526/1650 ns f/t Farnborough G-NIAB Be200 CWY14A/B 2002/2135 D-CDOC LJ45 JCL2 1148/1242 Cologne-Hahn 22 G-XJCI Ce550 XJC953 1013/1658 SE-RKL G550 1519/2324 ns Tu N83CW G550 1144/1325 Aberdeen-Liverpool Edinburgh-Stockholm Arlanda N800JH G550 1158/1244 G-FLXI PC-12 1827/1827 ns Scottish Air News DE473 Underlining indicates first visit of aircraft (by registration) courtesy of GAAEC ** football or rugby charter XX Thomas Cook repatriation flights SCHEDULED FLIGHTS BMS DLH DLH ICE KLM KLM KLM UAE UAE UAL WJA 141/2 960/1 2518/9 430/1 1473/4 1477/8 1481/70 27/28 25/26 161/2 30/1 7LN/2AZ 8VU/961 9YA/9FL 1473/34M 93X/60H 49J/40M Arr 0900 A 1500 B 0950 1050 1000 1605 2145 C 1245 1945 0730 0815 Dep 0945 A 1615 B 1030 1340 1045 1655 0605 C 1435 2130 0900 0935 Type B737 A320 A320 B757 B737 B737 B737 B777 B777 B757 B737 01 Tu BAF AIND -- ISV BCH BXR BXV ENC EPK 12125 -- 02 We -- AINF AIZF ISD BCD BXC BXU EPD EPM 14121 FWSK 03 Th BML AIRC 3 -- FIC BXC BXP BCB ENN ENU 29129 GWJG 04 Fr BAG AIUL AIBF 1 ISY BCG BXC BXK EGV EPK 18112 -- 05 Sa -- AIWC AIUT FIU BGA BXP BGB EGW ENU -- GWJG 06 Su BAG AINA AIPB ISF EZA 5 BCA HSD ENL EGW -- -- 07 Mo -- AIWD AILU 1 FIC BXI BXO HSD ENX EPJ -- GWCN 08 Tu BAF AIDJ 3 -- ISL BXZ BXS BGB ENU EGV -- -- 09 We -- AIWD AIZA LLX BXH BXA BGB EPL EBK -- GQWJ 10 Th BMN AISD 3 -- ISF BCH BXS BXN EGZ EPN -- GWCN 11 Fr BAG AIWI AIZJ FIT BCA BXP BCK ENK ENS -- -- 12 Sa -- AIZW AIUW FIK BCH BXR BXF ENE EGW -- GUWJ 13 Su BAG AIQF AIPE ISF EXY 5 BGK BXU EPB ENM -- -- 14 Mo -- AINM AILS 1 FIN BXA BXP BCD EGS ENK -- GYWJ 15 Tu BAF AINF -- FIT BXY BXL HSE EPN ENL -- -- 16 We -- AIWG AIPP FIS BCK BXR BXL EPF EBC -- GYWJ 17 Th BML AIWG -- FIN BGA BXC BGB EBJ EPD -- FWSK 18 Fr BMK AINO AEBB 5 FIC HSE BCE BCK EPJ ENK -- -- 19 Sa -- AINB AILP 1 FIC BCG BXO BXC ENP ENU -- GMWJ 20 Su BAF AIZX AILY 1 FIT EZV 5 BXM BXK EGW EGL -- -- 21 Mo -- AIUK AIBG 1 FIK BXB BGA BXZ ENM ENX -- GWJG 22 Tu BAF AING -- FIS BCH BGA BGC ENQ EGK -- -- 23 We -- AIUG AILB 1 FIO BGA BXO BGC EGW ENX -- GWJG 24 Th BMH AIZY -- FIC BGC BXT BXC ENE EGQ -- GUWJ 25 Fr BAG AINT AIPS FIC BGC BXH BGK ENQ EGJ -- -- 26 Sa -- AIUD AIBF 1 FIC BXA BXR HSD EBO EGW -- FWSK

BMS DLH ICE KLM KLM KLM KLM UAE UAE 141/2 960/1 430/1 1471/2 1475/6 1477/8 1481/70 27/28 25/26 141/7GH 8KX/961 45J/46F 93X/60H 49J/72Z Arr 0900 1500 D 1010 0830 1240 1640 2200 1130 1900 Dep 0945 1600 D 1230 0900 1325 1725 0605 1300 2050 Type B737 A319 B757 E190 B737 E190 B737 B777 B777 27 Su BAP AILF FIT EZV EZA 5 BXL 6 BXB EGM EBO 28 Mo -- AIUI 2 FIC EXD BGL EZP BXK ENL EGO 29 Tu -- -- LLX EZX BGK EXF BGN EGY ENM 30 We -- AILF ISK EXC BGU EZG BGF EGD EWE 31 Th BAF AILX ISY EZV BGU EXV BGC ENN ENS A Fri 1830/1915 B Wed 1500/1610, Fri 1510/1615 c Sat 2210/0605 D Thu & Sun 1450/1600 OTHER SCHEDULED FLIGHTS RYR4203/4204 02 SP-RSN 06 SP-RSK 09 SP-RSK 13 SP-RSX 16 SP-RSX 20 SP-RSA 23 SP-RSU (RYR4203/3QX) 27 SP-RSP A 30 SP-RSM A (B737;1750/1815;3&0850/0915;7) RYR4742/4741 04 SP-RSQ 07 SP-RSR 11 SP-RSE 14 SP-RSY 18 SP-RSN 21 SP-RSY 25 SP-RSE (RYR4742/6LF) 28 SP-RSC B (B737;2030/2055;1&1900/1925;5) RYR7673/7672 04 SP-RSI 07 SP-RSM 11 SP-RSI 14 SP-RSW 18 SP-RSF 21 SP-RSP 25 SP-RSF (RYR9ZJ/3AZ) 28 SP-RSD C (B737;1240/1305;1,5) TSC182/183 04 C-GPTS 11 C-GTSR 18 C-GJDA 25 C-GUBT (A330;0945/1135;5) TSC244/245 02 C-GSAT (A310;1115/1245;3) DE474 Scottish Air News TSC324/325 03 C-GSAT 10 C-GTSJ 17 C-GTSO 24 C-GPAT 31 C-GOIE 3 (A310/A330;0945/1115;4) TSC524/525 06 C-GSAT 13 C-GTSY 20 C-GLAT 27 C-GLAT D X (A310;1100/1300;7) TSC724/725 07 C-GUBH 14 C-GJDA 21 C-GPTS 28 C-GTSJ D (A330;0915/1245;1) WZZ2223/2224 04 HA-LYU 07 HA-LTF 3 11 HA-LYR 14 HA-LWZ 18 HA-LYG 21 HA-LWR 25 HA-LPT (WZZ860/3560) 28 HA-LYL E (A320;0830/0900;1&0820/0850;5) A now RYR4003/4004 (8ME/8CD) 0845/0910;3&0910/0935;7 B now 1855/1920;1&0830/0855;5 C now 0905/0930;1&1855/1920;5 D one hour earlier from 27 Oct E now 0820/0850 (WZZ405/994) X currently the last scheduled Air Transat A310 visit. 1 operated by A319 2 operated by A320 3 operated by A321 4 operated by EMB170/175 5 operated by EMB190/195 6 operated by B737 7 operated by CRJ900

OTHER AIRLINE NOTES ASL AIRLINES IRELAND based an ATR72 to operate ABR2CL/1CL with EI-FXI on 01 Oct, EI-SLU on 02 & 03 Oct, and EI-SLW thereafter. SWIFT AIR based an EMB120 to operate SWT5GL/4GL with EC-JKH throughout the month. TUI AIRWAYS B757 G-OOBG positioned to St Athan on 22 Oct. VIRGIN ATLANTIC B747s noted were G-VBIG, G-VLIP, G-VROM, G-VROS, and G-VXLG. Delivered earlier in the day to Gatwick, A350-1041 G-VPRD positioned north on 24 Oct for a few days training comprising short cross- country flights towards the north/north-east and wide circuits (including some with go-arounds) - in total 30 sorties were flown (25 x9, 26 x8, 27 x5, 27 x8). LOCAL NOTES: A few visitors to highlight - UAE Air Force Hercules 1217 over 01-02 Oct & 20-21 Oct was prob- ably linked to Exercise Joint Warrior 19/2, US Army C-26B 91-0506 over 09-11 Oct (followed by C-26E 91-0513 on 21 Oct), French Air Force Transall R217 on 18 Oct, and Do328JET N100UJ on 26 Oct on delivery to expand the fleet of Ultimate Jetcharters. The CAA-organised Thomas Cook repatriation flights provided first visits from Gowair A320s EC-MQH & EC-LRM, Atlas Air B747 N480MC, Euro Atlantic Airways B737 CS-TQU, and AtlasGlobal A321 TC-ETV. Early signs of more aircraft positioning from Edinburgh due to restricted parking as the Turnhouse Apron is closed from Oct 27 to Jan 10. HMCG AW189s: ‘Rescue 199’ G-MCGM on 11 Oct; G-MCGT on 01, 15 (x2), 23 & 30 Oct; ‘Rescue 151’ G-MCGN on 12 Oct.

G-KTCH Magni Gyro M-16 Tandem Trainer C c/n 16-18-1534 seen at Perth on 17 September 2019. Wallace Shackleton Scottish Air News DE475 prestwick PIK / EGPK Alan Reid email : [email protected]

OCTOBER 2019 10-0221 C-17A USAF 437/315AW RCH255 9H-AOA Ce680A ULC21 1820/0953 (06) Tu 0230/2050 (westbound) f/t Farnborough G-EZAA A319 EZY9092/9/9093 c/t 0950-1700 04 N95NA G5 NASA5 0028/1716 (06) u/s ZE701 BAe146 CC2 NOH12 c/t 1210/1520 ns Fr Karaganda-Houston Ellington,TX D-CMET Falcon 20 1234/1335 13-0282 MC-12S US Army 15MIB ‘ARGUS68’ Keflavik-Oberpfaffenhofen 1130/1355 ns Wiesbaden-Keflavik HB-FQL PC-12 PCH07W 1143/1303 [A] D-IPPY P180 XGO4PK/4KB 1339/1521 HB-FQE PC-12 PCH901 1146/1310 [A] f/t Biggin Hill ZZ331 Voyager KC2 RRR2704 1558/1922 LN-LNE B787 NAX8988/3 1446/1352 (07) Brize Norton-Warsaw Chopin Stockholm Arlanda-Rome Fiumicino 140116 CP-140 RCAF 14WG CFC0481/0486 XX161 Hawk T1A ‘KRAKEN45’ also XX239 1825/1500 (16) JW19/2 TDY ‘KRAKEN41’ & XX256 ‘KRAKEN43’ 140104 CP-140 RCAF 14WG/405MPS CFC0480 JW19/2 TDY until (17) 1855/1405 (18) JW19/2 TDY 05 07-7189 C-17A USAF 437/315AW RCH806 130603 CC-130J CFC2533 2000/1455 ns Sa 0305/2330 (eastbound) CFB Greenwood-Gander 01-0187 C-17A USAF 62/446AW RCH331 OK-HDJ HondaJet DFC513M 2152/2246 0730/0505 ns (eastbound) Prague-Keflavik 05-5144 C-17A USAF 452AMW/729AS RCH452 97-0046 C-17A USAF 437/315AW RCH346 0915/0420 ns (eastbound) 2230/1715 ns (westbound) N256PT Be58 1111/1102 ns f/t Elstree 02 07-7182 C-17A USAF 437/315AW RCH204 ZM402 Atlas C1 RRR478 c/t 1205-1230 We 0340/1110 (04) (eastbound) ZH001 Defender AL2 AAC523 c/t 1325-1420 OY-SPS P68 BIO07 0623/(local)/1318 05-5153 C-17A USAF 15WG/535AS RCH310 G-TWOP Ce525 CLF131 0817/0858 1745/1940 (westbound) 01-0029 C-37A USAF 86AW/76AS ‘VALOR29’ c/t 06 08-8202 C-17A USAF 62/446AW RCH777 1000-1350 f/t Ramstein Su 1150/1505 (westbound) ZM411 Atlas C1 RRR471 c/t 1125-1135 A7-MBN S-92A 12??/17?? ns 168755 P-8A USN VP4 VVYD02/96 1220/0810 ns A7-HMD EC155 13??/17?? ns Whidbey Island,WA-Sigonella C-GKXS Ce560XL 1225/1310 Reykjavik-Palma N492B TBM850 1251/1438 164597 KC-130T USN VR55 CNV6606 Reykjavik-Le Touquet 1345/1540 Sigonella-Ramstein EI-GXJ B737 RYR45/637Y 1314/1502 ZZ337 Voyager KC2 RRR2301/2788 OK-HDJ HondaJet DFC513M 1523/1630 1745/1146 ns Brize Norton-Nairobi Keflavik-Prague A7-CGE G650ER QQE777 1851/1315 (11) ZZ331 Voyager KC2 RRR2704/5 1604/1953 New York JFK-Inverness Warsaw Chopin-Brize Norton G-FRAD Falcon 20 FRA84 also G-FRAF FRA78, 140118 CP-140 RCAF 14WG CFC0483 G-FRAH FRA92 & G-FRAS FRA 07 1650/1515 (04) f/t CFB Greenwood JW19/2 TDY until (17) with G-FRAI LN-LNV B787 NAX8984/7 1848/0959 (04) FRA82 TDY until (10) Rome Fiumicino-Stockholm Arlanda G-OLCP AS355 KNM03 G-BYFR PA32R G-XCID Saab 91D G-HWAA EC135 HLE09 07 98-0057 C-17A USAF 137AS/NY ANG RCH330 03 03-3119 C-17A USAF 183AS/MS ANG RCH552 Mo 0315/2110 (westbound) Th 0515/0920 (westbound) 01-0191 C-17A USAF 436/512AW RCH647 07-7169 C-17A USAF 436/512AW RCH937 1100/1015 ns (westbound) 0750/1315 ns (westbound) LN-BAA Be200 NWG672/3 1240/1330 168997 P-8A USN VP9 PD059 1100/1400 (10) f/t Sumburgh Sigonella-Whidbey Island JW19/2 TDY A7-HHE B747BBJ QAF1 1627/2155 (11) 169426 P-8A USN VP4 VVYD07 1155/1455 (18) Doha-Stansted Whidbey Island-Sigonella JW19/2 TDY 4K-SW008 B747 AZG9780/1 1720/2026 28 Atlantique II French Navy 23F FNY5280 Baku-Delhi 1505/1325 (15) f/t Lorient JW19/2 TDY ZJ164 AS365 BWY04 also (12) 17 Atlantique II French Navy 23F FNY5115 08 130614 CC-130J RCAF 8WG/436TS CFC4219 1520/1655 (11) f/t Lorient JW19/2 TDY Tu 0020/1010 ns (eastbound) DE476 Scottish Air News HB-FQN PC-12 PCH09F 1123/1228 [A] Tu o/s 0910 166695 C-40A USN VR61 CNV4181 9H-VFI CL605 VJT525 0932/1813 1805/0950 ns (eastbound) f/t Farnborough G-CHFD A109 EDY06 G-GDSG A109 09 165833 C-40A USN VR59 CNV4224 G-CDCV R44 We 0040/1140 ns (eastbound) G-SCAA EC135 HLE76 G-POWS B737 AWC444Y/441 0747/2054 16 03-3125 C-17A USAF 305/514AMW RCH223 N952CA B747 CMB365 0904/1215 We 0205/1845 (westbound) Norfolk,VA-Kabul OE-FAN Ce441 1002/1630 f/t Waterford 84-0126 C-21A USAF 86AW/76AS ‘VALOR42’ 84-0165 C-12U US Army 1-214Avn ‘DUKE23’ 1110/1405 f/t Ramstein 1200/1305 Karup-Mildenhall G-RANN Be350 WKT4O 1245/1355 XX324 Hawk T1A ‘KRAKEN52’ JW 19/2 TDY ns 169325 P-8A USN VP4 VVYD22 1450/1000 (17) 17 130611 CC-130J RCAF 8WG/436TS CFC2545 JW 19/2 TDY Th 0015/1150 ns f/t Gander 169008 P-8A USN VP4 VVYD09 1625/0610 (13) N92WC Be200 ADL2WC 1126/1229 JW 19/2 TDY Gloucester-Reykjavik 10 LN-LNL B787 NAX8985 1130/1026 (24) N940DR TBM940 1354/1446 [B] Th Rome Fiumicino-Copenhagen 84-0487 C-12U US Army PAT394 1515/0800 (19) C-GKXS Ce560XL 1240/1325 Palma-Reykjavik 84-0484 C-12U US Army PAT396 2325/0845 (19) LX-FPF Ce525B FYL81F/2F 1945/2026 both Keflavik-Venice Charleroi-Kortrijk 18 ZM402 Atlas C1 ‘COMET468’ c/t 1000-1040 G-SKBH A109 EDY04 Fr G-FFFC Ce510 SYG751 1112/1212 11 VT-DHA Global Express 0111/0230 G-MAFA CeF406 DCT03 1225/1155 (22) Fr Mumbai-Boeing Field,WA 169325 P-8A USN VP4 VVYD56/09 1245/1445 HB-FQI PC-12 1129/1205 [A] Sigonella-Waddington C-GEJD LJ45 1246/1350 Naples-Keflavik G-MAFB CeF406 DCT04 1430/13?? (22) 140118 CP-140 RCAF 14WG CFC0486/0481 03-3116 C-17A USAF 183AS/MS ANG RCH202 1600/1500 (18) JW 19/2 TDY 1450/1230 ns (westbound) ZH828 Merlin HM2 ‘TIGER62’ TDY until (15) 9H-ILA CRJ200 VJT602 2025/0705 ns 12 UR-CKM An-12BP CVK7044/7144 1030/1205 Farnborough-Madrid Barajas Sa Burgas-St John’s KAF343 C-17A Kuwait AF 41Sqn KAF3212 LX-FPF Ce525B FYL42F/22F 1400/1625 2235/1125 (20) (eastbound) Farnborough-Liege 62-3553 KC-135R USAF 6AMW RCH155 N44WN TBM900 1433/1522 Munich-Reykjavik 2240/1000 (20) f/t Pittsburgh 07-7177 C-17A USAF 436/512AW RCH715 19 07-7186 C-17A USAF 437/315AW RCH803 2320/0725 (14) (westbound) Sa 0135/1740 ns (westbound) ZH894 Chinook HC6A ‘ONSLAUGHT02’ x 2 06-6162 C-17A USAF 60/349AMW RCH548 13 83-0076 KC-10A USAF 60/349AMW RCH137 1145/1420 (westbound) Su 0020/2010 (westbound) 10-0221 C-17A USAF 437/315AW RCH185 VT-DHA Global Express 0107/0200 1835/1925 ns (westbound) Boeing Field,WA-Mumbai 03-3125 C-17A USAF 305/514AMW RCH744 N479SC Be350 0201/1533 Goose Bay-Isle of Man 2225/1020 (21) (eastbound) 97-0047 C-17A USAF 437/315AW RCH348 20 G-YVIP Be200 EGL20 1449/1756 0310/2125 (eastbound) Su 168851 P-8A USN VP4 VVYD21 1505/1715 N7222F PA42 1403/1511 Sigonella-Keflavik Milan Malpensa-Reykjavik 62-3578 KC-135R USAF 141ARS/NJ ANG 15003 CC-150 RCAF 8WG/437TS CFC4107 ‘ROMA02’/’GOLD21’ 1630/1305 ns 1800/1925 (westbound) 21 06-6159 C-17A USAF 60/349AMW RCH736 169008 P-8A USN VP4 VVYD99 1525/1825 Mo 0140/0320 ns (westbound) f/t Sigonella ZM402 Atlas C1 RRR470 c/t 1015-1045 ZH847 Merlin HM2 ‘DOLPHIN72’ also (15) 84-0087 C-21A USAF 86AW/76AS ‘VALOR21’ c/t 14 G-BGRE Be200 MBG11/01 0637/0809 1105-1410 f/t Ramstein Mo 90-0534 C-17A USAF 437/315AW RCH166 G-LCYG EMB170 CFE9774/5/6 c/t 1150-1325 1155/1315 (18) (eastbound) 22 03-3115 C-17A USAF 183AS/MS ANG RCH172 HB-FQP PC-12 PCH911 1206/1333 [A] Tu 0500/2215 ns (eastbound) KAF343 C-17A Kuwait AF 41Sqn KAF3212 M-SAIL PC-12 1009/1848 ns f/t Jersey 1425/1410 (16) (westbound) 90-0534 C-17A USAF 437/315AW RCH439 G-DHKD B757 BCS30T c/t 1455-1710 1255/1415 (westbound) ZZ173 Globemaster III RRR829 c/t 1710-1800 84-0149 C-12T US Army PAT400 1450/0955 (24) 15 95-0123 UC-35A US Army 1-214Avn ‘DUKE28’ Keflavik-Treviso Scottish Air News DE477 N22HP TBM850 1803/1833 [B] Su Glasgow-Farnborough UR-CQV An-26B VKA133 1902/2042 57-1427 KC-135R USAF 117ARS/KS ANG Stavanger-Liege RCH154 1145/0820 ns (westbound) 23 G-BGRE Be200 MBE01/04 0926/1008:1401/1608 G-BXWP PA32 2045/1050 (01/11) We OE-GFM Be350 JAR11 0921/0823 ns OE-FOG Ce510 GAC193U/082V 2134/1255 ns Salzburg-Newcastle Edinburgh-Gloucester G-YDEA DA42 WKT10 1723/1841 ZH879 Hercules C4 RRR200/228 TDY until (31) LN-LNU B787 NAX8995/8985 1759/1359 (25) ZH868 Hercules C4 RRR201/222 TDY until (29) Paris CDG-Copenhagen N2231F Ce182 95-0090 C-12R US Army 6-52Avn PAT394 28 10-0219 C-17A USAF 62/446AW RCH230 1910/1045 (25) Venice-Keflavik Mo 0140/1940 (westbound) 03-3117 C-17A USAF 183AS/MS ANG RCH342 08-8193 C-17A USAF 62/446AW RCH534 1950/2310 (westbound) 0740/0445 ns (eastbound) 24 ZZ331 Voyager KC2 RRR2803 0202/1559 HB-FQT PC-12 PCH915 1207/1307 [A] Th Al Minhad-Brize Norton M-LEKT DR400 1238/1455 f/t Isle of Man 02-1109 C-17A USAF 62/446AW RCH150 CS-DLG Falcon 2000EX NJE2PH/960C 0805/0930 ns (eastbound) 1455/1626 Farnborough-Rome Ciampino ZM402 Atlas C1 ‘COMET472’ c/t G-THFC EMB135BJ KRH29R/29 1540/1635 99-0166 C-17A USAF 62/446AW RCH425 LN-LNU B787 NAX8982/4 2000/1024 (07/11) 1505/0920 ns (eastbound) Stockholm Arlanda-Oslo Gardermoen ZJ950 Typhoon FGR4 LOS77 o/s 1630 G-IFBP AS350 in/out of Ayr Racecourse ZH847 Merlin HM2 ‘TIGER70’ TDY until (29) 29 SE-KXP BAeATP SWN037K/P 0107/0157 25 07-7181 C-17A USAF 437/315AW RCH795 Tu G-EZIZ A319 EZY9092/9/9093 c/t 1015-1615 Fr 0345/2225 (eastbound) 130617 CC-130J RCAF 8WG/436TS CFC4246 M-TSRI BeC90GTI 0820/1631 f/t Hawarden 1025/1155 (westbound) 84-0126 C-21A USAF 86AW/76AS ‘VALOR11’ c/t G-IASM Be200 BRO44 1147/(local)/1504 ns 1025-1345 f/t Ramstein 94-0069 C-17A USAF 167AS/WV ANG RCH711 UR-CEZ An-12B CVK7032/3 1100/1220 1405/1610 (westbound) Ghardaia-Stavanger 93-0603 C-17A USAF 445AW/89AS RCH438 188734 CF-188 RCAF 4WG/401TFS CFC0202 1600/1215 ns (westbound) with 188766 & 188927 1350/1215 (27) ZH889 Hercules C5 RRR195 1650/1730 15005 CC-150T RCAF 8WG/437TS CFC4359 OE-FOG Ce510 GAC082W/282Z 1350/1225 (27) 1805/1333 (01/11) Gloucester-Liverpool G-DNOP PA46 1431/1135 (28) 06-6157 C-17A USAF 60/349AMW RCH373 94-0315 C-12R US Army 6-52Avn PAT396 2320/1655 ns (eastbound) 1640/0825 (29) Venice-Keflavik G-BXDB CeU206F 140101 CP-140 RCAF 14WG CFC0487 30 G-EZBV A319 EZY9092/9/9093 c/t 1000-1540 1705/1230 (27) Lajes-CFB Greenwood We ZK033 Hawk T2 VYT23 o/s 1050 91-1231 C-130H USAF RCH446 1935/1145 ns 02-1106 C-17A USAF 62/446AW RCH560 91-1234 C-130H USAF RCH430 1945/1200 ns 1230/2345 (01/11) both 165AS/KY ANG (westbound) 17 Atlantique II French Navy 23F FNY5118 99-0166 C-17A USAF 62/446AW RCH737 1235/1140 (08/11) TDY 2120/1525 ns (westbound) D-CCVD Ce560XL ATL1D 1430/0915 ns 61-0307 KC-135R USAF 459AW/756AS RCH459 Oxford-Milan Malpensa 2320/1050 (27) (westbound) 08-8192 C-17A USAF 62/446AW RCH612 26 10-0219 C-17A USAF 62/446AW RCH230 2200/0005 ns (westbound) Sa 0245/2140 (eastbound) ZH871 Hercules C5 RRR222/249 TDY until (01/11) 02-1109 C-17A USAF 62/446AW RCH150 31 130613 CC-130J RCAF 8WG/436TS CFC4270 0315/0510 ns (westbound) Th 0040/1550 (eastbound) 07-7179 C-17A USAF 60/349AMW RCH861 N350XT PA46 c/t 1140-1300 Cumbernauld-Islay 1130/0445 ns (eastbound) OE-LQQ A319 EJU9043/5 1838/2327 (15/11) N123Q CL350 1324/1038 ns Biggin Hill-Madrid f/t Milan Malpensa 144615 CC-144 RCAF 8WG/412TS CFC3017 OE-IVK A320 EJU9041/3 1900/1948 (12/11) 2050/1325 ns CFB Bagotville-St John’s Milan Malpensa-(div back) VP-BBP B747 ABW694 2259/0038 ns CH-04 C-130H Belgian AF 15WG/20Sqn Heathrow-Moscow Sheremetyevo BAF651 1915/1100 ns N215RE Falcon 2000 2307/1454 (29) St John’s-Eindhoven Gander-Bergen KAF343 C-17A Kuwait AF 41Sqn KAF3203 G-BOVK PA28 2045/1100 (02/11) (eastbound) 27 9H-VFI CL605 VJT525 1100/1323 10-0218 C-17A USAF 62/446AW RCH440 DE478 Scottish Air News 2335/0540 (02/11) (eastbound) G-XXEB S-76C ‘RAINBOW1’ [A] Buochs-Reykjavik [B] Tarbes-Reykjavik SCHEDULED FREIGHT FLIGHTS AFR6731 04 F-GUOB 11 F-GUOB 18 F-GUOC 25 F-GUOC (B777;0740/0935;5) AFR6739 02 F-GUOC 09 F-GUOC 16 F-GUOB 23 F-GUOB 30 F-GUOB (B777;1250/1445;3) CLX661 (42K/6614) 04 non-op 11 LX-VCB 18 LX-VCC 25 LX-VCF (B747;1220/1350;5) CLX772 (37B/7723) 02 LX-VCF 09 LX-VCM 16 LX-VCA 23 LX-VCK 30 LX-VCI (B747;1340/1510;3) CLX775 (74J/7754) 03 LX-VCK 10 LX-VCE 17 LX-VCE 24 LX-VCV 31 LX-JCV (B747;1240/1410;4) CLX775 (38F/7757) 06 LX-VCM 14 LX-VCD 20 LX-UCV 27 LX-KCL (B747;1600/1730;7) CLX861 (74K/8617) 07 LX-VCD 14 LX-VCN 21 non-op 28 LX-WCV (B747;0755/0925;1) OTHER FREIGHT FLIGHTS CLX53N 04 LX-VCF (2019/2204) CLX79G 21 LX-ECV (1315/1716)

LOCAL NOTES: Another month underpinned by military traffic (no less than 43 C-17A stopovers in the month) and further boosted by Exercise Joint Warrior 19/2 over 07-17 Oct and Exercise Tartan Spirit over 28 Oct-01 Nov. RCAF CF-188s 188734, 188766 & 188927 passed through westbound over 25-27 Oct accompanied by CC-150T 15005 and CP-140 140101. The Qatar Airways Amiri Flight B747 A7-HHE visited over 07-11 Oct was supported by G650ER A7-CGE over 06-11 Oct and S-92A A7-MBN & EC155 A7-HMD over 06-07 Oct presumably to ferry passengers to the Eilean Aigas Estate. Three B747 charters to highlight - Silk Way West Airlines 4K-SW008 on Oct 07, National Airlines N952CA on 09 Oct, and Air Bridge Cargo Airlines VP-BBP over 26-27 Oct.

The table below summarises the Exercise Joint Warrior 19/2 flying with most sorties by the maritime patrol aircraft lasting 5 to 7 hours (AM or PM is based on majority of the flight time eg a sortie from 2255 to 0520 is AM while the callsigns included a two digit suffix eg ‘Octopus 01’ was the first sortie of the exercise - 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Atlantique 17 ‘Sunfish’ -- AM AM ------Atlantique 28 ‘Octopus’ AM -- AM -- PM 1 PM 1 -- PM 1 ------Aurora 140104 ‘Dinkum’ PM ------AM PM PM PM AM Aurora 140116 ‘Dinkum’ PM PM AM&PM ------Aurora 140118 ‘Dinkum’ ------AM&PM -- PM AM -- -- Poseidon 168997 ‘Grommet’ PM PM PM ------Poseidon 169525 ‘Grommet’ ------PM 2 AM AM -- AM -- -- Poseidon 169426 ‘Dragon’ AM AM -- PM 3 -- PM PM -- PM 2 PM 2 PM 2 1 operated as ‘Sunfish’ 2 operated as ‘Dragon’ 3 operated as ‘Grommet’ Hawk T1A XX161 -- -- x2 x2 x1 x2 x3 x2 x2 x2 x1 Hawk T1A XX239 -- -- x1 ------x1 ------Hawk T1A XX256 -- -- x2 x3 x1 x2 x2 x2 x2 x2 x1 Hawk T1A XX324 (arr 16 Oct) ------x1 x1 Falcon 20 G-FRAD x1 -- x2 x1 x2 -- x2 x1 x1 x2 x1 Falcon 20 G-FRAF -- -- x2 x2 x1 -- x1 x2 x2 x2 x1 Falcon 20 G-FRAH x1 -- x2 x1 x2 -- x2 x2 x1 x1 -- Falcon 20 G-FRAI (dep 10 Oct) x1 x1 ------Falcon 20 G-FRAS x1 -- x2 x1 x2 -- x1 x1 x1 x2 x1 Activity through Chevron was again dominated by Norwegian B787 maintenance / storage - LN-LNA B787 27 May-(stored) LN-LNG B787 02 Jul-(stored) SE-RXY B787 31 Jul-(stored) LN-LNH B787 20 Aug-(stored) LN-LND B787 10 Sep-(stored) LN-LNB B787 17 Sep-(stored) LN-LNV B787 02 Oct-04 Oct LN-LNE B787 04 Oct-07 Oct LN-LNL B787 10 Oct-24 Oct LN-LNU B787 23 Oct-25 Oct LN-LNU B787 28 Oct-07 Nov OE-LQQ A319 31 Oct-15 Nov OE-IVK A320 31 Oct-15 Nov www.scottishairnews.com Scottish Air News DE479

CS-EJA Executive Jet Management Cessna Citation XLS c/n 560-5520 is captured arriving at Glasgow on 17 September 2019. Lewis Grant

B-8205 Dassault Falcon 7X of Business Aviation Asia c/n 209 is seen at Edinburgh on 01 Oct 2019. Derek Ramsay

HB-JWC Swiss Air Ambulance AG, Bombardier Challenger 650 c/n 6114 is seen parked up at Glasgow on 21 August 2019. Lewis Grant DE480 Scottish Air News

Wideroe, Embraer E190-E2,(ERJ190-300STD) LN-WEX c/n 19020015. Departing Aberdeen for Bergen, on a dreich day, 25 September 2019. Lewis Wilson

Airbus A321-271nx C-GOIE c/n 8755 was delivered to Air Transat back in May, but only very recently went into service on transatlantic routes. It’s seen after landing at Glasgow on 31 October 2019, the first visit by airline type to Glasgow. Scott Antico

M-KATE Sophar Property Holdings Airbus ACJ319-133X c/n 4151 was waiting for PAX from an A109 at Inverness on23 October 2019. Jim Simpson Scottish Air News DE481

UR-CAJ Antonov An-12BK of Ukraine Air Alliance c/n 8346106 on a typical smoky departure from Aberdeen bound for Liverpool as ‘UKL4652’ on 01 December 2019. Marlene Davidson

One of the long term Norwegian Long Haul Boeing 787’s that have been at Prestwick for a while. LN-LNG Boeing 787-8 c/n 35314 captured on 07 August 2019. Jim Fulton

CS-TQU Air Peace Boeing 737-8K2/W c/n 30646 is currently on lease to TUI Airways, presumably covering for Boeing 737MAX non deliveries. Seen at Glasgow 01 October 2019. Peter McCann DE482 Scottish Air News

YL-RAI RAF Avia ATR 72-202 c/n 493 is working with Loganair on the Mail run and is seen at Inverness on 23 October 2019. Jim Simpson

VQ-BJG UT Air Boeing 737-8AS/W c/n 32779 is seen about to depart from Edinburgh on 09 October 2019, after bringing in a football team from Russia. Dane Murdoch

One of the many machines drafted in to help in the repatriation of Thomas Cook holidaymakers, N703KW Eastern Airlines Boeing 767-336ER c/n 24343 parked up at Glasgow on 30 September 2019. The last time I saw these colours was on aTristar at Glasgow in the early 70’s. Peter McCann Scottish Air News DE483 military

leuchars station EGQL Paul Wiggins email : [email protected]

OCTOBER 2019 09 N900WG DA900 Luton-Edinburgh (11) Zf139 Tucano T1 1 FTS Sword 1 ns We XX246/CA Hawk T1A 100 Sqn Savage 31 ZF… Tucano T1 1 FTS Sword 2 ns XX317 Hawk T1A 100 Sqn Pirate 18/Savage 1 21 ZJ947 Typhoon FGR4 LOS09 XX332/CD Hawk T1A 100 Sqn Savage 32/2 25 G-COBS DA42 CBM Calibrator 504 ZK361 Typhoon FGR4 Razor 21 28 84-0087 C-21A USAF 86 AW Valor 21 o/s ZK362 Typhoon FGR2 Razor 22 Mo XX334 Hawk T1A 100 Sqn Pirate 04 o/s ZJ917 Typhoon FGR4 Fang 11 LOCAL NOTES: The Tucanos on 09 were the last visits of the type after 31 years in service, ending with a 9 ship (including ZF139) formation over Linton on 25, the final graduation day. Interesting eastbound LUK overflights reported on 09 were an unident 60AMW USAF KC-10A Gold 63 with Lakenheath bound F-15Es of 366FW 389FS USAF 87-0109/MO, 89-0506/MO, 87-0216/MO, 87-02023/MO, 88-1678/MO, 90-0227/MO as Tabor 212-26. lossiemouth EGQS Paul Wiggins email : [email protected]

OCTOBER 2019 01 G-FRAF Da20 CBM FRA97/Tasman71 ZH902 Chinook HC6A 27 Sqn Tu G-MAJZ BAe J41 EZE 21 ZM337 Phenom 45 Sqn CWL44 ns 02 G-MAJD BAe J41 EZE Mo XX332/CD Hawk T1A 100 Sqn Pirate 05 05 G-SASD Be200 GMA102D 22 ZM335 Phenom 45 Sqn CWL30 10 G-FRAJ Da 20 CBM Rushton71/Tasman 71 Tu G-FRAJ Da 20 CBM Th ZK315 Typhoon FGR4 41 TES 24 G-COBS DA42 CBM Calibrator 504 ns 14 ZK554 Chinook HC6 7 Sqn 25 G-GMAE Be200 GMA Mo XX317/CU-849 Hawk T1A 100 Sqn Pirate 01 Fr G-FRAI Da 20 CBM 15 ZK557 Chinook HC6 7 SqnLifter 509 (18) G-FRAJ Da 20 CBM 18 ZH891 Chinook HC6A 27 Sqn dept after 28 G-FRAR Da 20 CBM Broadway 40 ../11 Fr tdy for JW19/2 in 30/09 & Mo G-MAJD BAe J41 EZE ZH894 Chinook HC6A 27 Sqn & LOCAL NOTES: ZH856 Merlin HM2NAS Dolphin 14 continued its tdy in support of the sea trials of HMS Prince of Wales in the Moray Firth to 04/11 at least, as were the visiting Cobham Falcon 20s. Typhoon FGR4 movements from TMU Coningsby were ZK321 out on 03 with arrivals ZK302 15, ZK360 22 and ZK353 23.

Glasgow- King George V Docks: Prior to the commencement of Joint Warrior 19/2 D645 La Motte Piquet was present from 02/10. 265 Lynx Aeronavale and one other were visible on deck on arrival but soon disappeared into the deck hangar.

REMINDER FOR PHOTOGRAPH SUBMISSIONS Would all photographers please ensure that you accompany your photos with the following information, preferably in a readable style as per the captions in the magazine : Registration/serial, exact type, owner or operator, when and where photographed, and perhaps reason for the visit, if you know this. This information helps us enormously in collating the magazine, and much of it can be gleaned from a simple Google search. Thank you. DE484 Scottish Air News residents Alistair Ness email : [email protected]

Broadford: Updating (OC397) PA28R G-CBVU has at last become resident moving over from Inverness by 13 Oct. Campbeltown – Kildalloig Airstrip: Joe Turner has bought Streak Shadow G-MGTW from Thornhill and having rebuilt it following an accident a couple of years ago now bases it at his home airstrip. Dalbeattie: Cub G-AFGM based for many years on an unknown airstrip in this locality has been sold to a new owner in Gainsborough. Dundee: Tayside Aviation and AerosAviation Academy at Gloucestershire have entered into a working partnership to build the UKs largest network of modular flight training Academies. “The entity created brings together a con- siderable force over ten sites in the UK with additional sites in Europe and the USA. The Group provides over 65 Aircraft,35 Flight instructors,4 approved simulators and 3 ATPL Theory training centres. Embedded within the train- ing is a BSc Honours Degree in Professional Pilot Practice and the Structured Modular Programme Fastrack. The Structured Modular programme essentially integrates the modules into a seamless process with significant costs saving over the integrated system. Earlier this year Aeros and Tayside introduced Flightlogger to help schedule and share recourses to maximise aircraft utilisation. The fleet of seven DA42 aircraft are positioned where they need to be and when they need to be there so as not to have expensive resources under utilised. Instructors are using iPad electronic flight bag systems to integrate student records. The Flight Training Group use foundation centres across the UK to feed students into the main ATO sites. These ATOs are based at Dundee, Doncaster, Coventry, Glouces- ter and Cardiff with Foundation Centres delivering the initial training at Fife, Glasgow, Leeds, Bristol and Jersey in the UK. The Group includes CAT3C bringing three ATPL Theory sites at Dundee, Doncaster and Gloucester. The Group are targeting an annual throughput of 500 Airline Pilots and already have placement schemes with several airlines. Tayside Aviation’s Managing Director Jim Watt says, “Both Aeros and Tayside are family run businesses with quality and family values at the heart of what we do. We have for many years now shared a similar ethos and in these times of high demand it makes absolutely good sense to combine our forces”. Aeros Managing Director Nick Dunn commented “We are extremely pleased to announce our partnership with Tayside Aviation. Over the last decade we have placed thousands of pilots with major airlines. This partnership now gives us the capacity to grow exponentially and capitalise on the worldwide demand for pilots whilst maintaining the highest standards of training”. It isn’t clear how much if any interchanging of aircraft will take place. Easterton: A new resident is Turbulent G-AREZ formerly at Southend which has been acquired by IJF MacDonald t/a Turbulent Flying Group which was delivered on 21 Nov after a night stop at Eshott. The same Group continues operate Ce120 G-BHLW from Shempston Farm. Fearn – Easter Airfield: SD-1 Minisport G-TSDI has been registered to M Innes locally. This owner currently bases Quik G-CCXZ here so it may be a replacement. Glasgow: Privately owned PA28R SE-GVV reportedly has marks G-EGPF reserved. Air Charter Scotland has added Ce525 G-KION to its fleet, operated on behalf of a Newcastle owner where it is now based. Loganair returned Saab2000 G-LGNP off lease and it flew from Aberdeen to Orebro in Sweden on 31 Oct. The first of six former HOP! ATR42s G-LMRA (ex F-GPYD), G-LMRB (ex F-GPYC) and G-LMRC (ex F-GPYB) were seen at Francazal in early November being prepared for painting into tartan colours and delivery for entry into service on 20 Jan. The remaining three will be G-LMRD/E/F, pedigree so far not known. Glenforsa: Streak Shadow G-STRK kept locally on the island and trailered-in to fly is being advertised for sale on the Northern Aviators Facebook page. Glenrothes: RV8 G-WEEV is wintering here and will move to Prestwick next spring. Insch: The new Thorogood family hangar is now in use and Auster G-AIJT and PA23 Apache G-APFV have relocated across from Whiterashes. Inverness: PA28R G-CBVU has eventually moved to Broadford (OC397) where it was seen hangered on 13 Oct. PA38 G-BNHG is now on the fire dump and difficult to see from landside. As expected ATR72F G-LMRZ arrived on 11 Nov and entered service the following day, initially on the Western Isles routes. Kingsmuir – Sorbie Farm: Cub G-BTUR which we erroneously show at Leuchars is actually based here, seen hangared on 31 Oct. An unidentified yellow Jodel was also reported in the hangar on this date with the registration obscured by covers. Kirknewton: Ce150 G-OMAS has departed and is now advertised for sale through a dealer at Dunkeswell. Leuchars: UAS Tutor G-BYXX was away at Cranwell between 28 Oct and 20 Nov, presumably on maintenance. Cover during this time was provided by G-BYWS and at the time of writing this remains with five aircraft now on strength. Cub G-BTUR isn’t based here but lives at Kingsmuir. Perth: Specialist Helicopters has moved away from the airport and is now located at the Skyhoook Helicopters main base at Balfron Helipad where AS350s G-LARR and G-LBRR now live. We don’t know if R22/44 maintenance will also be undertaken at Balfron as the small hangar annex to the side of the main ACS Engineering hangar is now being used to store Ce152 G-BKAZ pending rebuild (SE353). Pitts G-BYIP which came to grief at Kilkerran earlier in the year (SE353) has been taken by road to Tim Rayner’s workshop at Tranent for re-covering over the winter and it should return next year. EC135 G-WASS was again providing maintenance cover for G-SCAA during November. Prestwick: G Haye’s CAP232 G-HAYE (ex G-SKEW) has at last arrived and now lives in the left-hand blister hangar. RV8 G-WEEV is wintering in a hangar at Glenrothes and will moving across in the spring. AA5 G-BGVV had the Scottish Air News DE485 previous Australian marks (NO444) removed by mid-November and may move to Northern Ireland in due course. Strathaven: Ikarus G-DOZI is a new resident with J McNab t/a G-DOZI Group which arrived in early October. Thornhill – Easter Poldar Farm: Streak Shadow G-MGTW has been sold and is now at Kildalloig Airstrip near Campbeltown. Whiterashes – Pittrichie Farm: Three departures to record with Auster G-AIJT and PA23 Apache G-APFV moving over to Insch and X’Air G-CESJ sold to new owners in the Andover area.

HELICOPTERS • Babcock MCS Offshore – S92: G-MCSA and G-VINK were stood down at Aberdeen on 16 Oct and flown to Humberside for storage with G-VINI following a few days later. • Bristow – AW189:G-MCGV which has been at Aberdeen on maintenance flew south routing via Prestwick on 30 Oct. G-MCGR went back to Prestwick after maintenance on 8 Nov and replaced G-MCGM which has gone to Lydd. • CHC Scotia – S92:.G-WNSD re-joined the Aberdeen based fleet on 31 Oct when it arrived from Stavanger; G-WNSF has been named “Jerry Vaughan S92A Type Engineer” on 6 Sep the day of his retirement; G-WNSH departed Aberdeen on 13 Nov back to Stavanger and reverted to LN-OQO; G-WNSI was withdrawn from service on 31 Oct and is being parted out at Aberdeen; G-CHCK will go off lease in November:AW189 : G-ERBA moved away from Aberdeen on 7 Oct and is now permanently based at Den Helder. • NHV Helicopters: Lots of Brexit related changes! The UK company is now known as NHV Helicopters Ltd and uses ICAO code NHZ with callsign “Gold”. Re-registrations so far are :EC175: G-NHVA (new build), G-NHVE (ex OO-NSE), G-NHVF (ex OO-NSF), G-NHVI (ex OO-NSI), G-NHVR (ex OO-NSR), G-NHVU (ex PH-NHU): AW139: G-NHVN (ex OO-NSN), G-NHVP (ex OO-NSQ). Aircraft continue to be interchanged between the HQ in Norwich and Aberdeen with three or four 175s on station at any one time although the smaller 139s do appear occasionally. • R22 G-EPAR at Culter Helipad has been swapped for G-CDBG, on lease to HJS Helicopters from Jepar Rotorcraft near Preston. • Two brand-new EC145s G-GMAH and G-GSAS were delivered to Oxford on 30 Oct eventually destined for Gama Aviation. The first is in a corporate grey scheme, possibly a spare aircraft, but the second is in all over yellow to be fitted-out for the Scottish Air Ambulance contract which Gama is taking over from Babcock. ‘AS plus a second aircraft (G-GSAN?) will replace G-SASN and G-SASS with entry into service scheduled for the middle of next year. • Specialist Helicopters has relocated its maintenance business from Perth to Balfron Helipad (see above). • Skyhook Helicopters’ AS350 G-LBRR was roaded out from Perth to Blackpool on 23 Oct for maintenance and was test flying from there on 20 Nov. Both it and similar G-LARR should move to Balfron Helipad eventually. • EC135 G-WASS was again providing cover for G-SCAA on maintenance at Perth during November.

MICROLIGHTS – G-Mxxx’s & FLEXWINGS • G-CGWZ Quik newly resident here (NO445) has been registered to DA Howie t/a RP Syndicate. • G-MNRE Scorcher has been sold by its owner in Spean Bridge (OC398) and is now based at Barmby Moor.

HOMEBUILDS, GYROPLANES, RESTORATIONS, PRESERVATION, INACTIVE & UNALLOCATED • CH701 G-MULE (ex G-ZENA) has been acquired by our friend Hughie Urquhart who will keep it at his home in Croy near to Inverness airport and take it by trailer to fly from various locations in the local area. • Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre has taken on two further exhibits. Hunter F.1 WT619 previously at the RAF Museum reserve collection in Stafford arrived on 28 Oct and a Tornado GR4 is due in the coming months. The Hunter is initially being stored slightly off-site in one of the re-clad WW1 hangars adjacent to the museum but available for inspection on request and Anson TX226 is completely stripped down to a bare frame with the nose separated and stored outside under a tarpaulin. • An as yet unidentified Sea King was noted on the A809 near to Auchingillen Outdoor Centre just north of Carbeth on 25 Oct. Reason unknown but possibly on delivery to the Centre? Might this be rarely reported XV648 which is/was with Shiel Buses in Acharacle? • A Bulldog, said to be from Paisley, has been acquired by the Ulster Aviation Society at Long Kesh. The only can- didate that immediately springs to mind is XX690 which was with the James Watt College in Port Glasgow and latterly said to have been in the care of Jim McTaggart at Dirleton Archerfield airstrip although never confirmed as being there. Another possibility would be XX612/G-BZXC at Ayr College if they have perhaps finished with it. Can anyone add more?

GLIDERS • LS4 G-CLYE is a new resident at Aboyne with Deeside Gliding Club (Aberdeenshire) Ltd. • Mini Nimbus G-SRAH has been sold away from Feshibridge and is now has a new owner in Chipping Norton. • Another glider swap with 661VGS at Kirknewton is ZE685/YV arriving by early November replacing ZE559/WG now at Syerston. www.scottishairnews.com DE486 Scottish Air News OUT & ABOUT OCTOBER 2019 (courtesy of Paul Wiggins) Aboyne: Once again there were large numbers of mountain soaring visitors – dates noted are representative, rather than comprehensive, as most stayed for at least a week. 01 G-CKOI/170 LAK17 & 02, 08, OO-YUU Duo Discus & 02, 09; 02 G-CEVD/382 LS3 & 09, G-CEWI/W9 ASW18 & 02 09, G-CFCA/762 Discus B & 09, G-CFUP/ SH4 Discus, G-CFYK/7R LS7-WL, G-CHEN/735 Discus, G-CHNW/220 Duo Discus, G-CHWB/3 Duo Discus, G-CHYR/432 ASW27, G-CIAI/AI Arcus T, G-CJDC/A27 ASW27, G-CJRA/253 LS8-18, G-CLOL/775 ASK21, G-CLUD/SH7 G102,G-DCMS/602 H201 Libelle, G-DDHL/DHL DG100, G-DEHZ/EHZ ASW20, G-DEUS/043 Ventus, G-DETY/ETY LS4, G-EHAV/J34 H201 Libelle, G-KCWJ/8F Duo Discus & 09, G-XWON/58 LS8 & 09, D-KUNK/NK Duo Discus, PH-1615/J Nimbus 4dT, OY-XXN/D-8167 Discus, G-CHZJ Std Cirrus; 08 G-DCWR/917 Cirrus VTC, G-DENV/JJ ASW20L, G-CKPG/KPG Discus 2cT, G-CLSJ/SJ Glasflugel 304, G-WYVN/12 DG1000, G-CRJW/W8 ASG29, G-PRBB/B2 Glasflugel 304, G-JNSC/C4 Janus CT; 09 G-CJOE Std Cirrus; 13 G-JSRK/J2T Glasflugel 304, G-DERS/319 ASW19 & 26, G-HAAH/66 Ventus 2cT; 16 G-VCXT/HJ Ventus 2cT; 26 G-DECZ/S16 ASK21, G-CLPU/ ES ASG29, G-CLTC/N Janus Ce, G-RIZK/GP8 ASW27, G-DDVA/85 Nimbus,, G-CEUN/5D6 Discus, G-SAOC/R6 Discus. Comrie: 21 G-BYZV Sky 90-24 t nr Crieff also 28 & 30 Trinity Gask-nr. Crieff Cumbernauld: 02 G-JRER P2006 ns; 04 G-WECG AS355; 06 N4297A PA39; 11 T7-KEN SR20; 14 G-CDCV R44; 20 N35SN Be35 Easterton: 06 OO-RMC Be36 Edinburgh-Leith Docks: 03 9H-SDW R66 yacht-Carlisle Glasgow – Clyde Heliport: 01 G-EMHE A109 CKT06, G-MOAL A109, G-HWAA EC135 RHD01/HLE9 locals 03 Glenforsa: 06 G-CDMH Ce210 – then winter closure until April 2020 Glenrothes: 20 G-EJRS PA28; 26 G-HYND R44. KIngsmuir: Correcting NO446 the movements on 28 shown under nearby Kingsbarns golf course hould have been listed here! 02 G-BVGO Kitfox Oban (North Connel): 02 G-WIGS Eurofox, G-XCID S91; 08 2-SNOW PA46; 12 G-BILU Ce172 14; 25 LN-KGW Be200, 27 G-BFKB Ce172 Perth: 11 M-OGUL A109; 12 G-BMIX TB20, G-HUBB P68 RVR, G-OBSR P68 RVR51; G-BMHT PA28RT 19; 17 N517FD PA32; 18 G-RSCU A109 div in 20; 19 G-CSZR Sportcruiser maint. ../11; 21 G-WFWA PA28 dept , G-CIYN Ninja, G-KNEK G109; 24 LX-JFX PC12 JFA; 26 G-VBCA SR20 ns, G-PCIZ PC12 28, G-CDRC Ce182 ../11; 27 G-DFFP ASW19; G-OSGU Eurofox; 29 G-EWES Pioneer 300, G-CFNW EV97, G-CFUD Skyranger; 30 3A-MIG PC12 02/11, G-CCYX Cavalon ns; 31 G-CITW M24 f Newtonmore Perth (area): 03 G-XXEB S76 Rainbow 1R Portmoak: 01 D-KOOL/13 ASW20 & 02 09 10, D-KDLQ/HB1 Duo Discus & 02, G-PRKZ/S8Y SZD34, G-CJFT/JFT ASW20, G-CKFB Discus, G-DAVS/17T LAK17; 02 G-CJCM ASW27, G-JCKT S-10, G-CFRK Pegasus, G-CLKG/H1 Janus, G-CKFP/UP2 Discus, G-DDLA/DLA Pilatus B4, G-CJFJ/JFJ ASW20, G-CJGB K8B, G-CJWA/C6 ASW29, G-CJDJ/434 LS3, G-CFIG Quik; 08 G-CFTW/230 Discus b & 09 10, G-CHXO.711 ASH25 , G-CKMV/KMV LS3 & 09 10 11, G-CLPL/W7 LS7 & 09 10, G-CLSW/20B ASW20 & 09 10; 09 G-CFPB/XY & 10, G-CJGU/JGU & 10, G-CKCM/M & 10, G-DETZ/20 & 10, G-DCYT/YT Std Cirrus & 10; 10 G-CGBV/T65 LS7; G-CHMS/HMS DG100, G-CHXO/711 ASH25, G-CLRN/LRN DG100G & 11; G-CLRO DG300 & 11, G-CLSJ Glasflugel 304, BGA.1225/BTQ EoN460; 11 G-CKAY G102 Astir CS, G-CIFU/IZ LS4; 16 G-CHKS/HKS Std Cirrus, G-DFFP/93 ASW19B & 20, G-CJPA/HB1 Duo Discus, G-KHPI/Y9 ASW28 & 20; 20 G-CGBO/C3O LS6, G-CFZK/FZK Std Cirrus, G-CGBZ/ GBZ DG500, G-CHBE/356 DG300, G-DCSF/34Z T59F, G-CFUH/E8 Ventus C, G-CLVS/LVS Glasflugel 304ES & 25, G-DECM T65A; 25 G-DHCJ/CJ G103A, G-JIFI/620 Duo Discus T, G-CJFH/R1 Duo Discus, G-CKNK DG500; 26 G-DENV/SJ ASW20L, G-CHZU/B11 Std Cirrus, G-CFHG Mini Nimbus C, G-CKFT/UP2 Duo Discus. St Andrews: 06 G-LEXS A109 Tingwall:24 LN-KGW Be200

MM62279/41-01 ATR P-72A c/n 940 of the Italian Air Force was heading home after escorting 6 x F35s up to Iceland (NATO air policing). Seen at Inverness on 26 September 2019. Jim Simpson Scottish Air News DE487

R217/64-GQ Armee De L’Air C-160R Transall c/n 220, taxying to Runway 05 at Glasgow on 18 October 2019. David Westwood

U.S. Army Beech MC-12W Liberty 09-00646 c/n FL-646 is seen parked on the apron at Edinburgh on 24 September 2019. Dane Murdoch

ZH902 RAF CH-47 Chinook HC5 c/n M4481 on a visit to Glasgow on 17 October 2019. David Westwood DE488 Scottish Air News newsdesk Jim Fulton email : [email protected]

ACCIDENTS & INCIDENTS 13 December 2018 En route from Aberdeen to Birmingham DHC-8-402 Dash 8, G-ECOC Flybe Synopsis During the climb to cruising altitude the flight crew took the precautionary action of using the fixed oxygen system following a pressurisation event. The aircraft pressurisation system was reset and functioned normally, however the oxygen system failed to provide the pilots with oxygen. The oxygen cylinder regulator was later disassembled, and the crew oxygen supply port was found blocked with a piece of debris. It is suspected that the debris was the tip of a screw extraction tool, but no evidence could be found to explain how it came to be in the regulator. The operator has changed the ‘first flight’ checks to ensure the flight deck emergency oxygen system is functioning correctly. History of the flight Prior to departure from Aberdeen Runway 16 for Birmingham Airport, the flight crew completed the safety checks satisfactorily, including verification that the flight crew oxygen system was pressurised. The altimeter checks and cabin pressure were indicating normally as the aircraft climbed through 10,000 ft (FL100) but at approximately 18,000 ft (FL180) a loud noise was heard on the flight deck which the pilots associated with a decompression event. They checked the cabin altitude, which showed normal, but saw that the max diff (maximum differential) cabin pressure warning was displayed. The aircraft was levelled off at FL190 and ATC were informed of the situation. Due to the max diff being reached the aircraft was slowly depressurising and as a precautionary measure the pilots decided to don their oxygen masks. When the oxygen supply was activated the headbands did not inflate and no oxygen was available, which startled the pilots and delayed the completion of the QRH card. There were no standard operating procedures which covered the failure of the crew oxygen system. The pilots decided to continue without their masks and actioned the QRH, resetting the pressurisation system which functioned normally for the remainder of the flight. As a precautionary measure, the rest of the flight was made at FL190 and they requested portable oxygen from the cabin to be made available. The cabin crew were unaware of any pressurisation issues until informed by the flight crew. On arrival at Birmingham Airport, the pilots re-checked their masks and found that although the pressure gauge showed normal, when oxygen was demanded the pressure reduced to zero. Conclusion For reasons unknown, a tapered screw extractor tool had been inserted into the flight crew oxygen supply port until it failed through torsional overload. Despite possible attempts to remove the debris from the cylinder assembly, the oxygen bottle was subsequently installed onto G-ECOC. The blockage was sufficient to restrict the flow of oxygen flow when demanded on the incident flight, however it did allow the cylinder pressure to register on the flight deck pressure gauge until the system was turned on. No explanation could be found to explain the presence of the debris. Safety action The operator has taken the following safety action: The Operations Manual for the Flight Deck Fixed Oxygen Checks has been updated to include a one-second flow of oxygen to ensure that system pressure is maintained during the first flight check.

10 April 2019 Farm strip at Thankerton, South Lanarkshire Colomban MC-30 Luciole, G-CIBJ private Synopsis After a local flight, the ground taxi route back to the hangar involved several tight turns and when full left rudder pedal was applied the cockpit filled with smoke. The pilot exited the aircraft without injury and the ensuing fire consumed the aircraft. It is suspected that the terminals of the starter solenoid were not insulated, and the rudder pedal created an electrical short circuit which damaged a fuel pipe and ignited the fuel. Several Safety Actions have been taken to prevent recurrence. History of the flight The pilot had returned to the farm strip in Thankerton, where the aircraft was based, after an uneventful local flight. After landing the pilot taxied the aircraft to the hangar. The route from the airstrip to the hangar involved several tight turns and it was following a left turn, where the pilot applied full left rudder pedal, that he felt a restriction. Shortly afterwards the cockpit filled with smoke and the pilot quickly exited the aircraft. In his haste to exit he did not wait for the aircraft to come to a halt, turn off the fuel or turn off the ignition. The aircraft was destroyed by fire, but the pilot did not suffer any injuries. Aircraft information The Colomban Luciole is an ultra-lightweight single-seat aircraft, home built from plans and is powered by a V-twin four-stroke petrol engine. The construction is a mixture of wood, plywood, metal, foam and carbon reinforced plastic and has a maximum takeoff weight of 200 kg. The compact cockpit footwell has the battery on the floor of the left side with the starter solenoid mounted forward Scottish Air News DE489 on the engine bulkhead. The fuel tank is behind the instrument panel with the fuel supply pipes, associated electrical pump and filter routed along the right side of the cockpit, going forward and through the engine bulkhead just beneath the starter solenoid. The rudder pedals are adjustable fore and aft on a moveable carriage to suit the pilot and are centralised using elastic cords. During the accident flight the rudder pedals were adjusted fully forward. Analysis During the taxi manoeuvres the pilot noted a restriction when he applied full left rudder pedal and shortly afterwards smoke was seen in the cockpit. It is probable that, as the rudder pedal carriage was in the fully forward position, the metal pedal contacted the exposed terminals of the starter solenoid. The solenoid is connected directly to the battery and the metal rudder pedal created a short circuit to earth, resulting in rapid discharging of the battery and overheating of the electrical system. Evidence was found of local heat damage to the engine bulkhead around the starter solenoid. This overheating may have caused the fuel pipe to melt, with a spark igniting the fuel and the aircraft was then consumed by the fire. The plans for the aircraft state that the terminals of the solenoid should be “perfectly isolated”. The Light Aircraft Association (LAA) has examined all other Luciole aircraft registered in the UK and confirmed that all the terminals are insulated. It is suspected that only G-CIBJ did not have this insulation and awareness of this issue has been raised by the LAA in their June 2019 “Safety Spot” publication and Technical Leaflet TL3.26. The LAA intends to mandate a change to the specification of the fuel pipe in the cockpit to one that is more heat resistant and will require all UK owners to modify their aircraft to this new fuel pipe specification. The LAA will mandate that all UK-registered Colomban Luciole aircraft be modified to the higher heat resistant fuel pipe specification.

19 June 2019 Perth Aerodrome, Perth and Kinross Jodel D120 Paris-Nice, G-BKCW private Synopsis During the takeoff from Runway 27, the engine lost power but the pilot managed to climb to 2,400 ft aal. He carried out performance checks, which appeared normal, and returned to the airfield circuit where, once again, power reduced. He turned onto the final approach but, at about 10 ft above the runway, power increased, the aircraft yawed left and, because the pilot was applying right rudder as the aircraft touched down, it departed the right side of the runway. History of the flight The weather for the intended flight from Perth to Kingsmuir was good with a surface wind at Perth of 240° at 10 kt, visibility greater than 10 km, clouds FEW at 3,200 ft, OAT +18°C and dew point +12°C, QNH 1006 hPa and 70% humidity. The aircraft started normally, and all the checks were carried out before taxing to a position just short of holding point Charlie. There was a delay of twenty minutes due to other traffic, during which carburettor heat was selected ON. Once cleared for departure, the carburettor heat was selected OFF and the aircraft entered Runway 27 for departure. Full power was selected, and the aircraft accelerated normally, lifting off at about 45‑50 kt. With the aircraft less than 5 ft above the runway, engine rpm reduced, and the airspeed decreased. The aircraft drifted left which meant the pilot was unable to abandon the take off due to other aircraft on the adjacent taxiway Charlie. He set a level attitude and the aircraft accelerated and gradually climbed to 1,000 ft where the engine performance recovered. The climb was continued to 2,400 feet aal, and the aircraft was flown in an orbit to the southwest of the airfield to confirm normal engine operation and that all checks had been correctly completed. The pilot decided to return to Perth to carry out a precautionary landing and joined the circuit at 1,000 feet aal to land on Runway 21. The engine performance reduced again, and it was difficult to maintain height, but the aircraft was positioned onto short finals for Runway 21 and the engine set to idle power. At approximately 10 ft above the runway, engine rpm increased, and the aircraft yawed left. The pilot attempted to correct the left yaw by applying right rudder, at which point the aircraft touched down and veered right. It departed the right side of the runway and the landing gear collapsed, which caused the propeller to strike the ground before the aircraft came to rest. The pilot switched off the fuel and electrical power before leaving the aircraft. Analysis The temperature of 18°C combined with a dew point of 12°C and 70% humidity meant there was a high possibility of carburettor icing at low power settings. The pilot considered that even using carburettor heating during the 20 minutes holding may not have prevented carburettor icing during the take off in the prevailing conditions. Icing was also a possible reason for the power reduction in the circuit. He thought that increasing power occasionally while holding might have been beneficial. Also, with the reduced and unreliable engine performance, positioning for a glide approach might have been a better option.

AIRPORT NEWS All figures are rounded off to the nearest hundred for clarity. Aberdeen Airport Passenger numbers were as follows - September : 261,800 -2.3% on September 2018. Edinburgh Airport Passenger numbers were as follows - September : 1,377,600, +1.0% on September 2018. Glasgow Airport Passenger numbers were as follows - September : 882,400, -7.7% on September 2018. Inverness Airport Passenger numbers were as follows - September : 91,400, +6.7% on September 2018. DE490 Scottish Air News Prestwick Airport Passenger numbers were as follows - September : 77,200, -3.4% on September 2018.

AIRLINE NEWS Air Baltic has revised its livery with the delivery of the 100th Airbus A220 at the end of November. The new livery is an evolution of the green livery featured on earlier aircraft, rather than a complete change. Air Europa The owner of British Airways has agreed to buy Air Europa for €1bn (£860m) as it tries to strengthen its position in the South American transatlantic market in a move that will further consolidate the European airline industry. The acquisition of Spain’s third-largest carrier is expected to take place in the second half of next year and comes after IAG bought Irish airline Aer Lingus in 2015. IAG already owns two Spanish airlines: the former national carrier Iberia and discount operator Vueling. Air Europa currently operates domestic and international flights to 69 destinations including Europe, Latin America and the US. In 2018, the carrier generated revenue of €2.1bn and an operating profit of €100m. It has a fleet of 66 aircraft and carried nearly 12m passengers last year. Easyjet has converted 12 A320-200neo options to firm orders, for delivery in 2024. Nine aircraft, together with three A321neo aircraft, will be deferred from 2021 to ‘beyond 2023’, however. Emirates has revised its previous order for Boeing 787s, opting to take 30 of the 787-9 variant rather than 40 of the larger 787-10. Deliveries will commence in May 2023. The earlier 2017 deal for the 787-10 was never firmed up, and did have a clause to change to the 787-9. Emirates’ 777X deal had originally comprised 150 aircraft, a mix of 35 777-8s and 115 777-9s. Boeing’s official figures also indicated that the airline had six outstanding 777-300ERs still to deliver to Emirates, but these six have been converted to other types. The first batch of Boeing 777-9 aircraft will be registered in theA6-EZx series. On the Airbus front, Emirates have changed their order yet again. A provisional February 2019 agreement for 30 A350s and 40 A330neos which, in turn, succeeded a cancelled order for A380s, has been replaced with an additional 20 A350-900s and the cancellation of the 40 A330s. KLM Cityhopper has confirmed its order for 132-seater Embraer 195-400 aircraft announced during the 2019 Paris Air Show, and has also converted six purchase rights to firm, for a total of 21 plus 14 options. The aircraft will arrive from early 2021 and replace some of the smaller E170/E190 fleet. Ryanair has reportedly shared a memo with pilots stating that it expects ‘no more than ten’ Boeing 737-MAX200 aircraft to be in service by summer 2020, and the first delivery not before May at the earliest. The news comes as an unspecified design issue unique to the high-density version of the aircraft has come to light. It’s understood to be related to the second overwing exit. THY Turkish Airlines will take 15 Airbus A321neo aircraft in 2020, less than projected number due to delays in Airbus deliveries. By the end of 2020 the airline will now expect to have 30 in service, down from 39 projected.

ROUTE NEWS Aegean Airlines will operate Athens-Edinburgh services twice weekly over the winter of 2020-21 using their soon to be delivered A320neo aircraft. Eastern Airways has reduced its Aberdeen-Wick services from two to one per day with effect from 11 November. The airline has, however, re-introduced a Cardiff link via Newcastle, with up to ten flights per week. Easyjet surprised us all and started Airbus A321neo flights to Glasgow from Bristol earlier than planned, on 10 November 2019. U2405/6 is operating daily except Saturdays, times are 16:00/16:40. Edinburgh has also been added for the larger type, with flights starting on 29 March 2020, initially weekly from Bristol, then 3 per week from Milan from 30 April 2020. Flybe As part of a huge re-organisation of loss making routes as Flybe rebrands as Virgin Connect, the following routes will not operate in summer 2020 : Aberdeen-Newquay, Glasgow-Cardiff (already announced some time ago), Edinburgh-East Midlands, Glasgow-East Midlands, Glasgow-Manchester, Glasgow-Newquay. All of the above routes with the exception of Glasgow-Manchester will be operated by Loganair during summer 2020. In another move, Flybe will operate Glasgow and Edinburgh to Southend from March 2020, taking over from Loganair. Loganair will end Glasgow-Southend services from 4 January 2020. Flybe will take over this route from the end of March. Norwegian will increase Edinburgh-Oslo services from 7 to 9 per week from 29 March 2020.

FLEET NEWS Air Baltic YL-AAU Airbus A220-371 55064 Delivered 29-30 November 2019, features 100th Airbus A220 decals YL-BBE Boeing 737-53S 29073/3083 To Azman Air as 5N-HFY, November 2019 Atlantic Airways OY-RCI Airbus A319-112 3905 PWFU at Greenwood, USA, 23 August 2019 BH Air / Balkan Holidays LZ-BHM Airbus A320-232 2457 Returned from lease to Freebird Airlines, 26 October 2019 Blue Air YR-BMC Boeing 737-85F W 28822/166 PWFU at Tucson, October 2019 British Airways G-EUOI Airbus A319-131 1606 Ferried to St Athan for scrapping, 4 November 2019 G-POWU Airbus A321-211 3708 Leased from Titan Airways, 7 November 2019 Scottish Air News DE491 Cargolux LX-ICL Boeing 747-467F 30805/1282 Returned from Emirates after lease, 11 September 2019 Danish Air Transport OY-CIU ATR42-320 112 WFU and stored Kaunas, 12 October 2019 OY-RUB ATR72-202 301 WFU and stored Kaunas, 11 October 2019 Easyjet G-EZEG Airbus A319-111 2181 Ferried to St Athan for scrapping, 4 November 2019 G-EZOA Airbus A320-214 W 6412 Easyjet Holidays titles added, November 2019 G-UZMG Airbus A321-251nx 9204 Delivered 26 November 2019 Easyjet Europe ES-SAS Airbus A320-214 1725 Returned to Smartlynx Estonia after lease, 17 October 2019 YL-LCO Airbus A320-214 1873 Returned to Smartlynx Airlines after lease, 30 October 2019 YL-LCU Airbus A320-214 1762 Returned to Smartlynx Airlines after lease, 26 October 2019 Emirates A6-EEK Airbus A380-861 132 Back in service after storage, 26 October 2019 A6-EVJ Airbus A380-842 259 Delivered 8 November 2019 A6-EZA Boeing 777-9 ?????/1620 Due 2021 A6-EZB Boeing 777-9 ?????/1624 Due 2021 A6-EZD Boeing 777-9 ?????/1605 Due 2021 A6-EZM Boeing 777-9 ?????/1615 Due 2021 A6-EZT Boeing 777-9 ?????/1611 Due 2021 Eurowings D-AEUB Airbus A321-211 1994 Delivered 7 November 2019, ex Laudamotion OE-LCS Flybe EI-GHJ Embraer 190-100AR 190-00202 Leased from Stobart Air, 1 December 2019 G-FBJG Embraer 170-200LR 170-00344 WFU and stored Bournemouth, 4 November 2019 G-FBJH Embraer 170-200LR 170-00351 WFU and stored Bournemouth, 24 November 2019 Germanwings D-AIQN Airbus A320-211 0269 Ferried to Teruel for scrapping, 1 November 2019 D-AKNH Airbus A319-112 0794 Ferried to Teruel for scrapping, 6 November 2019 D-AKNJ Airbus A319-112 1172 Ferried to Teruel for scrapping, 6 November 2019 Great Dane Airline OY-GDC Embraer 190-200LR 190-00204 Delivered 27 November 2019, ex Stobart Air EI-GGB Icelandair EC-HDS Boeing 757-256 26252/900 Returned to Privilege Style after lease, 31 October 2019 TF-FIS Boeing 757-256 W 26245/617 Painted in special National Geographic cols, early November 2019 Jet2 G-CELY Boeing 737-377 QC 23662/1316 To be retired May 2020 G-DRTM Boeing 737-85P W 33981/2269 Delivered 22 November 2019, ex Air Europa EC-KCG G-DRTR Boeing 737-86N 35209/2067 Registered 1 November 2019, ex Air China B-5175, arrived at Manchester on delivery 6 November 2019 G-DRTY Boeing 737-8AS W 33554/1418 Due early 2020, ex Okay Airways B-5575 G-DRTZ Boeing 737-8AS W 33557/1438 Due early 2020, ex Okay Airways B-5577 G-GDFB Boeing 737-33A W 25743/2206 To be retired June 2020 G-LSAD Boeing 757-236ER 24397/221 To be retired April 2020 G-LSAG Boeing 757-21B 24014/144 Ferried to Kemble for scrapping, 20 November 2019 G-LSAH Boeing 757-21B 24015/148 To be retired June 2020 G-POWN Airbus A321-211 3830 Returned to Titan Airways after lease, 4 November 2019 G-POWV Airbus A321-211 3749 Returned to Titan Airways after lease, 4 November 2019 G-TCVC Airbus A321-231 W 6059 Due early 2020 G-TCVD Airbus A321-231 W 6126 Due early 2020 YL-LCV Airbus A321-231 2216 Returned to Smartlynx Airlines after lease, 4 November 2019 Laudamotion OE-LOX Airbus A320-214 3272 Due December 2019, ex Cebu Pacific RP-C3244 OE- Airbus A320-232 3308 Due shortly, ex Indigo VT-IHG Loganair G-LMRA ATR42-512 490 Due early 2020, ex Hop! F-GPYD G-LMRB ATR42-512 484 Due early 2020, ex Hop! F-GPYC G-LMRC ATR42-512 480 Due early 2020, ex Hop! F-GPYB G-LMRZ ATR72-500 570 Delivered to Inverness 10 November 2019 DE492 Scottish Air News Lufthansa D-AIQL Airbus A320-211 0267 Ferried to Ostend for scrapping, 25 November 2019 Malta Air 9H-QAP Boeing 737-8AS W 44689/5124 Transferred from Ryanair, 28 November 2019, ex EI-FEH 9H-QBL Boeing 737-8AS W 44709/5665 Transferred from Ryanair, 13 November 2019, ex EI-FIZ 9H-QBM Boeing 737-8AS W 44708/5653 Transferred from Ryanair, 26 November 2019, ex EI-FOA 9H-QBO Boeing 737-8AS W 44714/5719 Transferred from Ryanair, 19 November 2019, ex EI-FOC 9H-QBP Boeing 737-8AS W 44715/5739 Transferred from Ryanair, 5 November 2019, ex EI-FOD 9H-QBS Boeing 737-8AS W 44711/5751 Transferred from Ryanair, 13 November 2019, ex EI-FOG 9H-QBT Boeing 737-8AS W 44717/5752 Transferred from Ryanair, 5 November 2019, ex EI-FOH 9H-QBU Boeing 737-8AS W 44712/5755 Transferred from Ryanair, 5 November 2019, ex EI-FOI 9H-QCB Boeing 737-8AS W 44723/5794 Transferred from Ryanair, 2 November 2019, ex EI-FOP 9H-QCH Boeing 737-8AS W 44731/5834 Transferred from Ryanair, 26 November 2019, ex EI-FOZ 9H-QCS Boeing 737-8AS W 44744/5909 Transferred from Ryanair, 2 November 2019, ex EI-FRN 9H-QCY Boeing 737-8AS W 44747/6059 Transferred from Ryanair, 9 November 2019, ex EI-FRV 9H-QEB Boeing 737-800 W 44808/6679 Transferred from Ryanair, 22 November 2019, ex EI-GDO 9H-QEH Boeing 737-800 W 44823/6831 Transferred from Ryanair, 19 November 2019, ex EI-GJE 9H-QEI Boeing 737-800 W 44828/6833 Transferred from Ryanair, 22 November 2019, ex EI-GJF 9H-QEK Boeing 737-800 W 44830/6857 Transferred from Ryanair, 27 November 2019, ex EI-GJH Norwegian LN-BKF Boeing 737-8 63971/7168 Transferred to Norwegian Air Sweden as SE-RYC, 4 November 2019, still stored at Oslo LN-DYD Boeing 737-8JP W 39002/3231 Transferred to Norwegian Air Sweden as SE-RRD, 31 October 2019 LN-DYQ Boeing 737-8JP W 40869/3651 Transferred to Norwegian Air Sweden as SE-RRS, 4 November 2019 LN-NGF Boeing 737-8JP W 39017/4234 WFU and stored Oslo, 10 October 2019, for FlyGangwon, South Korea LN-NGO Boeing 737-8JP W 39026/4676 To THY as TC-JZN, 15 November 2019 LN-NGR Boeing 737-8JP W 41121/4739 Ferried to East Midlands for storage, 26 October 2019, to Joy Air, China as B-20ES, November 2019 LN-NGT Boeing 737-8JP W 41125/4774 WFU and stored Shannon, 26 October 2019, to Joy Air, China as B-20ET, November 2019 9H-AMA Airbus A320-214 1005 Returned to Avion Express Malta after lease, 27 October 2019 Norwegian Air International EI-FHT Boeing 737-8JP W 40867/3565 Transferred to Norwegian Air Sweden as SE-RRT, 14 November 2019 EI-FHU Boeing 737-8JP W 39019/4295 Transferred to Norwegian Air Sweden as SE-RRX, 29 November 2019 EI-FVL Boeing 737-800 W 42084/6291 Transferred to Norwegian Air Sweden as SE-RRV, 28 November 2019 Norwegian Air Sweden SE-RRD Boeing 737-8JP W 39002/3231 Transferred from Norwegian, 31 October 2019, ex LN-DYD SE-RRS Boeing 737-8JP W 40869/3651 Transferred from Norwegian, 4 November 2019, ex LN- DYQ SE-RRT Boeing 737-8JP W 40867/3565 Transferred from Norwegian, 14 November 2019, ex EI- FHT SE-RRV Boeing 737-800 W 39019/4295 Transferred from Norwegian, 28 November 2019, ex EI-FVL SE-RRX Boeing 737-8JP W 39019/4295 Transferred from Norwegian, 29 November 2019, ex EI-FHU SE-RTK Boeing 737-8 42844/7765 Due 2020 SE-RTM Boeing 737-8 42843/7807 Due 2020 SE-RTN Boeing 737-8 42846/7822 Due 2020 SE-RYC Boeing 737-8 63971/7168 Transferred from Norwegian, 4 November 2019, ex LN-BKF Ryanair EI-ESW Boeing 737-8AS W 34997/3821 For GOL as PR-GZS, December 2019 EI-ESX Boeing 737-8AS W 34998/3822 For GOL as PR-GZU, December 2019 EI-ESY Boeing 737-8AS W 34999/3829 To THY/Anadolujet as TC-JZL, 15 November 2019 EI-ESZ Boeing 737-8AS W 34996/3842 WFU and stored Prestwick, 1 October 2019, to Anadolujet as TC-JZK, 28 November 2019 EI-FEG Boeing 737-8AS W 44688/5111 To Ryanair Sun as SP-RSZ, 15 November 2019 EI-FEH Boeing 737-8AS W 44689/5124 To Malta Air as 9H-QAP, 28 November 2019 EI-FEI Boeing 737-8AS W 44690/5147 To Ryanair Sun as SP-RKA, 14 November 2019 Scottish Air News DE493 EI-FIZ Boeing 737-8AS W 44709/5665 To Malta Air as 9H-QBL, 13 November 2019 EI-FOA Boeing 737-8AS W 44708/5653 To Malta Air as 9H-QBM, 26 November 2019 EI-FOC Boeing 737-8AS W 44714/5719 To Malta Air as 9H-QBO, 19 November 2019 EI-FOD Boeing 737-8AS W 44715/5739 To Malta Air as 9H-QBP, 5 November 2019 EI-FOG Boeing 737-8AS W 44711/5751 To Malta Air as 9H-QBS, 13 November 2019 EI-FOP Boeing 737-8AS W 44723/5794 To Malta Air as 9H-QCB, 7 November 2019 EI-FOW Boeing 737-8AS W 44729/5826 To Ryanair Sun as SP-RKB, 27 November 2019 EI-FOZ Boeing 737-8AS W 44731/5834 To Malta Air as 9H-QCH, 26 November 2019 EI-FRD Boeing 737-8AS W 44738/5847 To Ryanair Sun as SP-RKC, 15 November 2019 EI-FRH Boeing 737-8AS W 44736/5870 To Ryanair Sun as SP-RKD, 21 November 2019 EI-FRM Boeing 737-8AS W 44743/5899 To Ryanair Sun as SP-RKE, 21 November 2019 EI-FRN Boeing 737-8AS W 44744/5909 To Malta Air as 9H-QCS, 2 November 2019 EI-FRV Boeing 737-8AS W 44747/6059 To Malta Air as 9H-QCY, 9 November 2019 EI-FRZ Boeing 737-800 W 44749/6093 To Ryanair Sun as SP-RKF, 29 November 2019 EI-GDO Boeing 737-800 W 44808/6679 To Malta Air as 9H-QEB, 22 November 2019 EI-GJE Boeing 737-800 W 44823/6831 To Malta Air as 9H-QEH, 19 November 2019 EI-GJF Boeing 737-800 W 44828/6833 To Malta Air as 9H-QEI, 22 November 2019 EI-GJH Boeing 737-800 W 44830/6857 To Malta Air as 9H-QEK, 27 November 2019 EI-GJI Boeing 737-800 W 44826/6860 To Ryanair Sun as SP-RKG, 21 November 2019 EI-HEJ Boeing 737-8 62303/7719 Due 2020 EI-HEK Boeing 737-8 62302/7733 Due 2020 EI-HEM Boeing 737-8 62300/7748 Due 2020 EI-HEN Boeing 737-8 62301/7755 Due 2020 EI-HEO Boeing 737-8 62305/7766 Due 2020 EI-HEP Boeing 737-8 62304/7770 Due 2020 EI-HES Boeing 737-8 62306/7777 Due 2020 EI-HET Boeing 737-8 62310/7781 Due 2020 EI-HEV Boeing 737-8 62309/7788 Due 2020 EI-HEW Boeing 737-8 ?????/7810 Due 2020 EI-HEY Boeing 737-8 ?????/7814 Due 2020 EI-HEZ Boeing 737-8 ?????/7823 Due 2020 EI-HGE Boeing 737-8 ?????/7827 Due 2020 Ryanair Sun SP-RSZ Boeing 737-8AS W 44688/5111 Transferred from Ryanair, 15 November 2019, ex EI-FEG SP-RKA Boeing 737-8AS W 44690/5147 Transferred from Ryanair, 14 November 2019, ex EI-FEI SP-RKB Boeing 737-8AS W 44729/5826 Transferred from Ryanair, 27 November 2019, ex EI-FOW SP-RKC Boeing 737-8AS W 44738/5847 Transferred from Ryanair, 15 November 2019, ex EI-FRD SP-RKD Boeing 737-8AS W 44736/5870 Transferred from Ryanair, 22 November 2019, ex EI-FRH SP-RKE Boeing 737-8AS W 44743/5899 Transferred from Ryanair, 21 November 2019, ex EI-FRM SP-RKF Boeing 737-800 W 44749/6093 Transferred from Ryanair, 29 November 2019, ex EI-FRZ SP-RKG Boeing 737-800 W 44826/6860 Transferred from Ryanair, 21 November 2019, ex EI-GJI SAS Scandinavian Airlines EC-JZV Canadair RJ900ER 15117 Returned to Air Nostrum after lease, 18 October 2019 LN-RGK Boeing 737-683 28313/447 Ferried to St Athan for scrapping, 4 November 2019 LN-RPK Boeing 737-683 28317/500 Ferried to Enschede for scrapping, 27 November 2019 LN-RRO Boeing 737-683 28288/49 Ferried to St Athan for scrapping, 4 November 2019 SE-REZ Boeing 737-76N W 32738/1392 WFU and stored Rzeszow, later Dublin, 18 September 2019 SE-ROG Airbus A320-251n 9089 Delivered 29 November 2019 SE-ROJ Airbus A320-251n 9312 Delivered 15 November 2019, first A320 in new colours SE-ROT Airbus A320-251n 9116 Delivered 6 November 2019 ex Thomas Cook Airlines G-TCDW Airbus A321-211 1921 Ferried to Castellon, 1 November 2019 G-TCDB Airbus A321-211 W 5603 For Air Transat as C-FTXQ, winter 2019-20 G-TCDD Airbus A321-211 W 6038 For Air Transat as C-????, winter 2019-20 G-TCDE Airbus A321-211 W 6056 For Air Transat as C-????, winter 2019-20 G-TCDF Airbus A321-211 W 6114 To Air Transat as C-FTXU, December 2019 G-TCDG Airbus A321-211 W 6122 For Air Transat as C-????, winter 2019-20 G-TCDH Airbus A321-211 W 6515 For Air Transat as C-GTZX, winter 2019-20 G-TCDK Airbus A321-211 W 6548 To Air Transat as C-FTXZ, December 2019 G-TCVC Airbus A321-231 W 6059 For Jet2, early 2020 G-TCVD Airbus A321-231 W 6126 For Jet2, early 2020 THY Turkish Airlines TC-JZN Boeing 737-8JP W 39026/4676 Delivered 15 November 2019, ex Norwegian LN-NGO TC-LSJ Airbus A321-271nx 8957 Delivered 1 November 2019 TC-LSK Airbus A321-271nx 9082 Delivered 1 November 2019 TC-LSM Airbus A321-271nx 9044 Delivered 28 November 2019 DE494 Scottish Air News Transavia France F-HTVK Boeing 737-84P W 35274/2570 For Nok Air, Thailand F-HTVL Boeing 737-84P W 35276/2611 For Nok Air, Thailand TUI Airways C-GNCH Boeing 737-81D S 39438/4816 Returned to Sunwing after lease, 1 November 2019 G-BYAW Boeing 757-204 W 27234/663 Last service 3 November 2019, stored at Gatwick, for RAF/Qinetiq as a test bed aircraft G-CPEV Boeing 757-236 W 29943/871 Returned to lessor November 2019, for SF Airlines after freighter conversion G-FDZZ Boeing 737-8K5 S 37262/3876 Leased to Sunwing for winter, 25 November 2019 G-TAWA Boeing 737-8K5 S 37264/3907 Leased to Sunwing for winter, 30 November 2019 G-TAWM Boeing 737-8K5 S 37249/4360 Leased to Sunwing for winter, 4 November 2019 G-TAWV Boeing 737-8K5 W 41662/5340 Leased to Sunwing for winter, 5 November 2019 G-TUIN Boeing 787-9 64293/916 Delivered 14-15 November 2019 G-TUIO Boeing 787-9 64294/932 Delivered 19-20 November 2019 YL-LCL Airbus A320-214 0533 Returned to Smartlynx AL after lease, 1 November 2019 United Airlines N14106 Boeing 757-224ER W 27296/637 Painted in special Her Art Here colours, October 2019 Virgin Atlantic Airways G-VBIG Boeing 747-4Q8 26255/1081 PWFU at St Athan, 22 November 2019 Vueling EC-LLJ Airbus A320-214 4661 Leased to Flyadeal, Saudi Arabia for winter, 12 November 2019 EC-LVO Airbus A320-214 W 5533 Leased to Flyadeal, Saudi Arabia for winter, 12 November 2019 EC-LVU Airbus A320-214 W 5616 Leased to Flyadeal, Saudi Arabia for winter, 12 November 2019 EC-MEQ Airbus A320-232 W 6483 No longer in special Pepsi Max colours as of summer 2019 EC-MLE Airbus A320-232 W 7109 Is in special Disneyland 25 Frozen cols (since 2017) EC-MNZ Airbus A320-232 W 7351 Is in special Barcelona cols (since 2017) EC-MOG Airbus A320-232 W 7402 No longer in special Cantabria 2017 colours, summer 2019 EC-MYC Airbus A320-232 W 8238 Is in special Disneyland 25 Captain America cols (since 2018) EC-NAJ Airbus A320-271n 8510 Is in special We Love Places colours, since late 2018 ex Wow Air TF-PRO Airbus A321-211 W 7680 To Thai VietJet Air as HS-VKL, October 2019, last narrowbody to be placed with another carrier

INDUSTRY NEWS Boeing Even more woes for the US airframer. Lufthansa has reduced its firm commitment for Boeing 777-9 aircraft from 34 to 20 aircraft, converting fourteen to options. Emirates, as detailed above, has reduced its commitment for the new type from 115 to 91, although Boeing have benefitted from the confirmation of a Boeing 787 order. The order for 35 of the 777-8 long range variant is understood to be unaffected, although this may change later.

And Finally..... Simon Calder in The Independent has researched the shortest and longest budget flights in Europe. The shortest hop in the low-cost business is easyJet’s twice-weekly link from Belfast International to the Isle of Man. The distance is just 74 miles, representing a flight time of 20 minutes; the “block time” from gate to gate is twice as long. Ryanair takes second place for brevity among the big three European budget airline with its 88-mile hop across the western Mediterranean from Malaga in Spain to Tetouan in Morocco. Just one mile longer is an easyJet link from the Isle of Man to Liverpool. The airline’s Belfast International-Glasgow route is fourth. Another Mediterranean short hop from Ryanair, Malta to Catania in Sicily, takes fifth place. The link from Malta to Comiso in Sicily is even shorter but operates only in summer. The remaining five places are almost all across the Irish Sea. Only easyJet’s Gatwick-Jersey route heads south. The shortest link between the UK and Continental Europe is in 11th place: easyJet’s Southend-Amsterdam at 180 miles. When it comes to the longest routes, top place for ultra-long-haul-no-frills flight goes to Ryanair for its weekly link from Stockholm Skavsta to Gran Canaria, covering 2,629 miles. Its route takes the Boeing 737-800 over Denmark, the northern tip of Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, northern France, the northern Spanish mainland and Portugal. But the flight leaves at 7.15pm and touches down just after midnight, so the views will not be spectacular. The flight is scheduled to take five hours, 50 minutes. Fares currently start from 506 Swedish krona£ ( 40) – for a journey longer than the transatlantic link from Glasgow to Halifax in Canada. All the remaining routes in the top 10 are to the Canaries, Egypt or Dubai. Wizz Air’s services to Dubai’s new World Central airport from Katowice in Poland and Budapest are second and seventh respectively. In third place, Wizz Air’s trans-European express from Bucharest to Tenerife South traverses Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia, Italy and Morocco on its way to the sunshine. Hurghada in Egypt is the destination for all four easyJet entries in the top Scottish Air News DE495 10. The Red Sea resort is served from Manchester, Bristol, Stansted and Gatwick. When Sharm el Sheikh is back in the easyJet schedules, the link from Manchester will become the fifth longest in Europe. The shortest route in the world is on the Scottish airline, Loganair, from Papa Westray to Westray in Orkney. The one-mile flight is scheduled to take two minutes. The world’s longest nonstop route is on Singapore Airlines from its hub to New York. The 9,529-mile flight takes 18 hours on a good day. Top 10 shortest routes from Europe’s top three budget airlines (distances in statute miles) 1. easyJet: Belfast International-Isle of Man (74) 2. Ryanair: Malaga-Tetouan (88) 3. easyJet: Liverpool-Isle of Man (89) 4. easyJet: Belfast International-Glasgow (109) 5. Ryanair: Malta-Catania (116) 6. Ryanair: Dublin-Liverpool (141) 7. easyJet: Belfast International-Edinburgh (143) 8. easyJet: Gatwick-Jersey (160) 9 =. easyJet: Belfast International-Liverpool (164) 9 =. Ryanair: Dublin-Manchester (164) Top 10 longest routes from Europe’s top three budget airlines 1. Ryanair: Stockholm-Gran Canaria (2,629) 2. Wizz Air: Katowice-Dubai World Central (2,607) 3. Wizz Air: Bucharest-Tenerife South (2,602) 4. easyJet: Manchester-Hurghada (2,575) 5. Ryanair: Warsaw-Tenerife South (2,542) 6. easyJet: Bristol-Hurghada (2,525) 7. Wizz Air: Budapest-Dubai World Central (2,503) 8. Ryanair: Oslo-Gran Canaria (2,479) 9. easyJet: Stansted-Hurghada (2,433) 10. easyJet: Gatwick-Hurghada (2,422)

UAE Air Force Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules 1217 c/n 4691 is seen at Glasgow on 01 October 2019. This spent sometime around the UK previously as ZS- JIY. Peter McCann

91-0507 US Army Swearingen C-26B Metro c/n DC-807M based at Dobbins ARB, GA is seen on the GAT at Glasgow on 30 August 2019. Peter McCann DE496 Scottish Air News

Douglas C-118A N888DG c/n 44675 is no longer active but serves as an engine test bed with Everts Air Cargo outside their maintenance hangar at Fairbanks on 05 September 2019. Alistair Ness

Douglas DC-6A N305DP c/n 44073 in the colours of former operator Conifair Aviation is used for spares and sits in corrosion corner with Everts at Fairbanks 05 September 2019. Alistair Ness

Beech E18.S N326W c/n BA-443 formerly with Aurora Air Service has been robbed of many parts for spares including the port unercarriage leg and awaits a final journey to the scrap man on the former Brooks Air Fuel ramp at Fairbanks on 05 September 2019. Alistair Ness Scottish Air News DE497 tailfin

ALASKAN ADVENTURE By Alistair Ness An opportunity arose for me during the first week in September 2019 to revisit Alaska. I had a one-day visit to Anchor- age in 1989 during my time working for British Airways and always promised myself that I would return sometime. My spotting chum Andy from Glasgow who now lives in Hong Kong was due to visit relatives in Vancouver, so we hatched a plan to meet up for a few days beforehand to see as many as possible of the stored Boeing 737MAX aircraft in the Seattle area. Andy would later make the short drive up to Canada from there. Quickly realising that touring the Boeing plants would only take us two days, including a three-hour drive east to Moses Lake where there were over 100 (now 200!) parked up, we pondered what to do after that and quickly decided we would head further north. The Seattle airfields were a great success as they are easy to spot at and always hassle free. We saw 230 MAX from a then total approaching 300, including those parked elsewhere in the US, so we think we did pretty well as we were able to identify almost all of them, the white tails as usual presenting the most difficulty. Perhaps the best aircraft seen on stage 1 of our trip was however at the other end of the age spectrum, 80 years old N777SW B-23 Dragon at Moses Lake. After gorging ourselves on jet-liners in quantity it was time for some prop-liner quality so after spending a couple of hours in the excellent Museum of Flight at Boeing King County Field it was time to return the hire car at SEATAC and catch Alaska Airlines for a 3½ hour flight to Anchorage that evening. Arriving after dark to maximise earlier daylight spotting, we didn’t see much on landing and it was straight off to the hotel. Car hire is expensive in Alaska, but we were soon underway the next morning with a once-round of Ted Stevens International. This is a huge and interesting airport but don’t expect to see all that many Alaska Airlines aircraft there, you need to be at Seattle or LAX to keep up with their large fleet and there’s only an average of one of their flights every hour or so. But this is more than made up for by the sheer number of B747 and B777 freighters which arrive and depart constantly with around 50 a day, one landing every 30 minutes or so. All the major operators who have this type in their fleet are represented and photographic opportunities around the perimeter are plentiful. Other regular schedules, both passenger and freight, come and go all day and throughout the night are operated by Ravn Alaska DHC8-100s, Penair Saab 2000s, Alaska Central Express Be1900s, Northern Air Cargo B737-300Fs, Lynden Air Cargo C-130s, plus numerous private Ce208s. There are also a surprising number of both based and visiting biz jets. Generally, if you’ve taken the trouble to get this far north people are very friendly and security is low key i.e., we didn’t see any! Of course, there are far fewer prop-liners operating from here than there were 30 years ago, but we still managed to log these, all of which except for the preserved DC6 are thought to be active – N153PA CV440 Desert Air Transport N272R DC3 Desert Air Transport unmarked N28TN C-117 Trans Northern N29TN C-117 Trans Northern N404CK Be18 Trans Northern N43872 DC6 “Northern Air Cargo” Preserved on airport boundary road N44587 DC3 Desert Air Transport N747CE DC6 Everts Air Freight N763A DC3 Trans Northern Ozark colours After our circuit we headed over to Lake Hood seaplane base where with 700+ floatplanes on view it was an im- possible task to log many in the time we had available so all the lovely Piper Cubs and Ce185s went begging while we concentrated on DHC2 Beavers, DHC3 Otters, Helio Couriers, Ce208s and other assorted non mass produced more interesting types. It would take a day to do this place properly and write them all down. Hands up who re- members Super Courier N68861/G-BGIX with Lowland Aero Services at Edinburgh in 1979? Well it’s now here on floats on the lake as N69VJ. All too soon it was time to leave for Merrill Field, the downtown GA field about a 20-minute drive north of the main airport. I remembered this being a very boring place from my last visit and nothing has changed to alter that view with only two Be99s and derelict N11DA Be18 of any interest plus a smattering of Ce208s, King Airs and Navajos. Once again there are hundreds of light aircraft to be seen here if these take your fancy. They didn’t, so we moved swiftly on for the five-minute journey to Elmendorf AFB where we had a pre-arranged base tour. Contact the PR Department in advance via their website and if they have people available they’ll pick you up at the main gate and take you on a one hour drive pretty much wherever you want to go, stopping along the way so that things can be read off. No photos were allowed of the active ramp, but we did see all but one of the 14 preserved aircraft (one F-4 wasn’t found) which was our primary purpose in coming here. These are in two locations, the Heritage Park where C-130E 64-0533 marked “2066” is displayed with various fighter aircraft, and the 176th Alaska ANG HQ Display Area where these two met our large piston category - N2273K C-47 Preserved marked “0-315497” N4393E C-123 Preserved marked 56-4395 DE498 Scottish Air News An excellent surprise was N151 DC6 of Everts Air Cargo which landed while we were there and parked up next to the based C-130s and C-17s. Everts has a contract with the US DOD to haul fuel to their remote facilities in Alaska but naturally its cheaper to use the military’s own bulk stocks hence flying into here to do the pick-ups. We were able to read off most of the Hercs and C-17s, including one visiting from Hawaii, but sadly the serial on the E-3, code AK naturally, was too small and inevitably there are two based here! Earlier in the day we had seen this in the distance circuit bashing when we were at Merrill Field. We also saw two SH-60s again unreadable and about 15 or so of the 40 based F-22 Raptors were flying or visible in their shelters, but no prospect of identifying any of them! On the small flying club ramp were two C-12Fs plus a C-12J (Be1900) which unfortunately had visited the RIAT Show at Fairford in 1999, and a US Navy P-8 and C-40 (there was one of these at ANC too but it had visited Edinburgh in 2015). When our time on the base was up it was back into the car for a 45 drive even further north, turning east to Palmer where we logged these – N305SF DC3 wfu N400MF DC3 wfu N1394N C-119 wfu N8501W C-119 wfu C-FKFA CV580 Conair code 52 Active C-GYXC CV580 Conair code 54 Active Then a short back-track took us west and over to Wasilla for these – N101Z DC3 Preserved N20861 HU-16 wfu N27TN C-117 wfu ex Trans Northern N3054V DC4 Alaska Air Fuel Active -- no titles ex Brooks Fuel N96358 DC4 Alaska Air Fuel Active – ex Brooks Fuel also seen FAI N98 C-123 Preserved We spent the final few hours of the day until darkness fell back at ANC watching the Fed-ex Cessna Caravans and other freighters coming and going before retiring to the hotel for the night. Up early for our final day we had a short 45-minute Alaska Airlines flight to Fairbanks where we arrived mid-morning. Although not strictly necessary if you only plan on visiting the hangars on terminal side, we decided to hire a car because if you want to see the float planes and various Ce208s and twins which operate from the south side as well as the University of Alaska compound, plus another 300 or more light aircraft if these are your thing, then it’s a wise investment. There are three distinct areas to visit here but firstly let’s record – N4390X DC6 Airport – mid airfield Fire Service – stripped no marks Many will remember this when it was F-ZBAD with Securite Civile at Le Bourget in the early to mid-1980s. The first location to look at is a small Everts Air facility near to the terminal where we logged - N100CE DC6 Everts - terminal area Active - Everts Air Cargo cols N170UA DC6 Everts - terminal area wfu - Universal Airlines titles N1837M C-46 Everts - terminal area Active - Everts Air Fuel titles N251CE DC6 Everts - terminal area wfu - stripped no marks (unconfirmed) N351CE DC6 Everts - terminal area wfu - Everts Air Cargo cols N651CE DC6 Everts - terminal area wfu - no reg Conair cols (unconfirmed) N751CE DC6 Everts - terminal area wfu - reg taped Conair cols code 50 N851CE DC6 Everts - terminal area wfu - reg taped Conair cols code 51 N9056R DC6 Everts - terminal area Active - Everts Air Cargo cols N651CE and N851CE are old friends from the 70s aviation scene in Scotland as regulars OO-EVG with Delta Air Transport at Edinburgh and HB-IBS with Balair at Glasgow. Next towards the eastern end of the runway is what’s left of the Brooks Fuel fleet in a compound. We were very lucky here as old Roger Brooks himself turned up with a trailer just as we arrived and was happy to unlock the gate and let us mooch around photographing to our hearts content. He’s now in his 80s and sadly gone out of business with the airport requiring him to clear the site. He has sold his last two serviceable aircraft to Alaska Air Fuel are these now operate from Wasilla where we saw them the previous day. He told us that if we had come a month or so later nothing would be left as the wrecking crew is coming in shortly to scrap and remove everything at the insistence of the Airport as it’s become an eyesore. Here’s what we saw, all of them in a poor state, with a full log for completeness - N114V Be18 Brooks Fuel wfu - faded Midwest titles N326W Be18 Brooks Fuel wfu N438NA DC4 Brooks Fuel wfu N21406 PA31 Brooks Fuel wfu Scottish Air News DE499

Curtiss C-46D Commando N54514 c/n 33285 still active with Everts Air Cargo seen on their ramp at Fairbanks 05 September 2019. Alistair Ness

Douglas B-23 Dragon N777LW c/n 2749 seen at Moses Lake 02 September 2019. Alistair Ness

Curtiss C-46F Commando N1837M c/n 22388 taken from our flight while taxying in at Fairbanks 05 September 2019. Alistair Ness DE500 Scottish Air News N51802 DC4 Brooks Fuel wfu N67018 DC4 Brooks Fuel wfu - faded US Marines titles code Q N90201 DC4 Brooks Fuel wfu N90251 DC7 Brooks Fuel wfu N95460 DC3 Brooks Fuel wfu - Air North titles N99212 DC4 Brooks Fuel wfu Driving back past the terminal towards the western end of the airfield we came upon the Everts storage compound. Once more we were very lucky as the gate was open (it was locked an hour or so later!) and there was no one around to ask so we were able to identify all but one in here. Again, it’s a full log, all of them wfu and in very poor condition – CF-NAU C-46 Everts - compound Nordair cols (really N801FA) N DC6 Everts - compound (N5307S is a possibility?) N12703 E120 Everts - compound code 102 on nose wheel door N1401Z Be18 Everts - compound N2034L C-131 Everts - compound N2409R C-131 Everts - compound DMA park code 1G017 N4860V C-46 Everts - compound Nordair cols N54584 C-46 Everts - compound N615SE DC6 Everts - compound N7378C Be18 Everts - compound N9767Y C-131 Everts - compound US Navy titles marked 141005 N999SQ DC6 Everts - compound fus & tail - nose is preserved nearby

Next along the road was the mouth-watering sight of over 20 piston-props, mainly DC6s all over the place at the Everts Air Cargo main maintenance facility. Although these are easily visible from the road by the fence some are difficult to read and as I explained earlier everyone is very friendly, so we just went in and asked and were given a ramp tour. What a result! Here’s what we saw, I’ve shown the entire log to give a flavour of their operation and what can be seen – N1027N DC6 Everts - main ramp wfu - Northern Air Cargo cols N1036F DC6 Everts - main ramp wfu - Northern Air Cargo cols N1105G E120 Everts - main ramp stored Everts Air Cargo cols code 105 N1377K DC6 Everts - main ramp wfu - Northern Air Cargo cols N1651M C-46 Everts - main ramp rebuild – currently stored outside N269CA E120 Everts - main ramp wfu - Comair cols code 1263 N2907F DC6 Everts - main ramp wfu - no reg NAC cols (unconfirmed) N3047V DC6 Everts - main ramp wfu - Conifair cols and titles N3050P DC6 Everts - main ramp wfu - Conifair cols and tail logo N400UA DC6 Everts - main ramp wfu - Everts Air Cargo cols N4206L DC6 Everts - main ramp wfu - Northern Air Cargo cols N483A MD82 Everts - main ramp wfu - American Airlines cols and titles N500UA DC6 Everts - main ramp wfu - Universal Airlines titles N54514 C-46 Everts - main ramp Active - EAC cols “Maid in Japan” art N555SQ DC6 Everts - main ramp wfu - Everts Air Cargo cols N6586C DC6 Everts - main ramp Active - Everts Air Cargo cols N7780B DC6 Everts - main ramp Active - EAC cols “Howard Hughes” art N779TA DC6 Everts - main ramp wfu - no reg NAC cols (unconfirmed) N7919C DC6 Everts - main ramp wfu - Northern Air Cargo cols N810CS DC6 Everts - main ramp wfu - code 604, DMA park code 8C012 N8504Z C-119 Everts - main ramp wfu – all silver, reg worn no markings N888DG DC6 Everts - main ramp wfu - EAC cols - engine test bed N904CE DC9 Everts - main ramp stored - Everts Air Cargo cols N9148F DC6 Everts - main ramp wfu – USAF colours N930CE DC9 Everts - main ramp stored - Everts Air Cargo cols N951CE DC6 Everts - main ramp wfu - US Navy cols DMA code CC102 Scottish Air News DE501 N952AX DC9 Everts - main ramp wfu - DHL yellow colours and titles N99330 DC6 Everts - main ramp wfu - Northern Air Cargo cols

This leaves the following three DC6s not seen but believed to be still operational with Everts – N444CE, N451CE (badly damaged at Candle Airport in August 2019) and N551CE. There should also be the nose of N28CA in use as a procedure’s trainer inside one of the classroom buildings within the hangar complex, but we weren’t shown that. No matter as Andy and I had seen it 35 years earlier in Miami in 1983 when it was with Conner Aviation. While we were driving round N96358 DC4 of Alaska Air Fuel landed which we had seen at is base at Wasilla the previous day. As we still had some time to kill before our flight back to Seattle, we took a chance on a 30-minute drive NE into one of the Fairbanks suburbs where, visible on Google Earth which helps to locate it, we found – N12347 DC6 Preserved House conversion There’s supposed to be another one nearby, N666SQ DC6 preserved by the Vietnam Veterans Motorcycle Club, but we failed to find that and as the last sighting was in 2011 and I suspect it may have been scrapped. And that was it, we dropped off the car, checked in, had a beer to celebrate, jumped on Alaska Airlines again, and a few hours later were back in the lower 48. Never has 4 days passed so quickly nor been so productive. I’m still trying to get my head round seeing so many brand-new aircraft laid-up in storage one day and the next day looking at 70 old-timers (50 of them at one airport!) all between 60 & 80 years old lots of which are still flying.

A splendid line up of six former Northern Air Cargo Douglas C-118s now used as sources of spare parts in corrosion corner of the Everts maintenance facility at Fairbanks 05 September 2019. Alistair Ness

Douglas C-54 Skymaster N438NA c/n 36031 sits forlorn on the former Brooks Air Fuel ramp at Fairbanks on 05 September 2019. Alistair Ness DE502 Scottish Air News

Unidentified Douglas DC-6B (possibly N651CE c/n 45501) still in basic Northern Air Cargo colours but with Everts Air Fuel lettering sits on their terminal ramp at Fairbanks 05 September 2019. Alistair Ness

Douglas C-47A N2273K c/n 19320 wears fake marks 0-315497. Preserved outside the Alaska ANG HQ at Elemendorf AFB Anchorage on 04 September 2019. Alistair Ness

The only Douglas DC-7C seen on the trip, N90251 c/n 45367 awaits its fate on the former Brooks Air Fuel ramp at Fairbanks on 05 September 2019. Alistair Ness Scottish Air News DE503

Not many 3A registrations have transitted through Perth, Pilatus PC-12 47E NG 3A-MIG c/n 1651 seen on 30 October 2019. Wallace Shackleton

5N-YYY Hawker 900XP c/n HA-0072 visited Edinburgh on25 October 2019. Dane Murdoch

An unusual visitor to Prestwick on 03 October 2019, D-FIPS KIAS Airlines Pilatus PC-6 B2 H4 c/n 874. Jim Simpson DE504 Scottish Air News

Gulf Helicopters Sikorsky S-92A, A7-MBN c/n 920053 visited Inverness on 26 September 2019. Jim Simpson

G-RSCU Agusta A.109E Power c/n 11777 of Sloane Helicopters is Fitted out inside as an air ambulance, hence the reg. Seen at Perth on 19 October 2019. Wallace Shackleton

Apollo Air Services Agusta Westland AW.109 SP Grand New G-SGRP c/n 22236 was captured at Edinburgh on 19 August 2019. Jim Simpson