Interesting Movements 2020

[Clive]

Good to see EK27 back in the skies, currently at 36,000ft above Iraq heading our way. ETA 12:16.

Also our first post-Covid Jet2 pax flight is taking off as I type, with ‘BE going to Kefalonia. Happy hols, y’all.

[Allen McL]

G-SWRD Excel Aviation exec 737-300, currently boarding the Rangers squad at West gate. The players are slowly being checked through the security porta-cabin before walking across the apron to board via airstairs. (Now pushing back)

[Bearsden]

Some of the A320's have returned to LHR.

A321s G-EUXH, XK and XL all performed GLA-GLA engineering flights yesterday. It was mentioned on Flyertalk that this is the first step of the A321s returning to LHR.

On a related note, A320 Neo G-TTND positioned to GLA for maintenance today.

G-EUXC, XG and XM carried out local flights today so all six G-EU.. aircraft which arrived on 17 March have now flown once since then

By my reckoning we have 2/3rds of BA's A321 fleet on the ground at GLA with the arrival from Bournemouth of G-EUXF on 13 Jul and G-MEDM on 14 Jul

[GKirk]

Some of the A320's have returned to LHR.

A321s G-EUXH, XK and XL all performed GLA-GLA engineering flights yesterday. It was mentioned on Flyertalk that this is the first step of the A321s returning to LHR.

On a related note, A320 Neo G-TTND positioned to GLA for maintenance today.

G-EUXC, XG and XM carried out local flights today so all six G-EU.. aircraft which arrived on 17 March have now flown once since then

By my reckoning we have 2/3rds of BA's A321 fleet on the ground at GLA with the arrival from Bournemouth of G-EUXF on 13 Jul and G-MEDM on 14 Jul

Rumours that the 321Ceos are being retired

[Allen McL]

A few snaps from today's movements, it actually felt quite busy for an hour or so...

GLA 15th July 2020 by Allen McL, on Flickr

2020-07-15_11-34-21 by Allen McL, on Flickr

Chinook at GLA 15th July 2020 by Allen McL, on Flickr

GLA 15th July 2020 by Allen McL, on Flickr

GLA 15th July 2020 by Allen McL, on Flickr

GLA 15th July 2020 by Allen McL, on Flickr

GLA 15th July 2020 by Allen McL, on Flickr

2020-07-15_10-11-28 by Allen McL, on Flickr

2020-07-15_10-12-22 by Allen McL, on Flickr

[GKirk]

Alfredo

[Allen McL]

Alfredo

Yes a press reporter asked him to demonstrate how many Chinooks he could fill with his red cards next season...

[Bearsden]

Some of the A320's have returned to LHR.

A321s G-EUXH, XK and XL all performed GLA-GLA engineering flights yesterday. It was mentioned on Flyertalk that this is the first step of the A321s returning to LHR.

On a related note, A320 Neo G-TTND positioned to GLA for maintenance today.

G-EUXC, XG and XM carried out local flights today so all six G-EU.. aircraft which arrived on 17 March have now flown once since then

By my reckoning we have 2/3rds of BA's A321 fleet on the ground at GLA with the arrival from Bournemouth of G-EUXF on 13 Jul and G-MEDM on 14 Jul

Rumours that the 321Ceos are being retired

G-EUXJ & G-MEDL inbound now, so now 14 out of 18 'older' A321s - only leaves G-EUXD & G-EUXE stored at Bournemouth and G-EUXI & G-MEDN stored at Heathrow

[Allen McL]

So are they storing them at GLA now in some sort of 'try before you buy' 2nd hand car lot forecourt ?

[Ian]

When parking the two A321s this afternoon, ops commented that they were expecting a couple more on Friday.
Ian