Friday 26 June 2020

WEEKLY SUMMARY DURING LOCKDOWN 26th Jun - 2nd Jul

Credits for all movements and photos that are supplied on the blog pages go to each of our kind members on the YS email group.

Until things improve it is our intention to summarise the week in a basic bullet point format owing to the low level of activity at the airport, we still appreciate every input from our members and this will be added to this page as the week unfolds. Thank you as ever for your continued support. Stay safe Mark & Danny

Monthly review in motion 2020 selected highlights only


Friday 26th -Lets start the summary with Jet2 for a change which includes some photography. G-JZHE departed for Edinburgh at 0902 as EXS78BT. At 1040 G-DRTZ  EXSwent for a tour of the Yorkshire Dales and North Pennines air test leaving Leeds at 1040 and returning at 1115. B733 G-GDFB left LBA at 1025 as EXS1TD this morning to meet its fate at Lasham on retirement. G-DRTA positioned in from Edinburgh as EXS75AD landing at 1230. For the second time today G-DRTZ departed at 1344 as EXS044E down to East Midland for paintwork. General movements included the arrival of DA42 G-FFMV at 1010 as FRA74 from Bournemouth.
A couple of Buisiness Jet movements next and first up was Phenom 2-EMBR c/s ORT45B landed from Glasgow at 1155 and at 1205 Beech 400 OK-JFA c/s TIE365J touched down from Prague. SR22 N220AM touched down from Sherburn at 1235 almost immediately after at 1240 Phenom G-HNPN made a welcome return to Leeds as FLJ361 at 1240 from East Midlands. Departures this afternoon includedOK-JFA to Riga at 1320 and 2-EMBR at 1450 to Biggin Hill. To round the day off Bell 50 G-JRXV departed to Cumbernauld at 1640.


B733 G-GDFB minus Jet2 Holiday titles prior to departure to Lasham for scrapping By Harry Harwood.
G-DRTZ returning from Air Test By Mark Dobson

By Mark Dobson


Saturday 27th -Nil

Sunday 28th -Bit of an odd one this. Ryanair sent two 738s into Leeds this morning. EI-DHR positioned in at 0805 from Manchester as RYR9999. The scheduled Alicante flight operated by EI-EBA then arrived at 0810 and departed at 0855 using RYR1221 & 1222 respectively. EI-DHR still remains on the ground. Wether this was a positioning flight with crew or a technical back up aircraft if something had indicated as faulty on EI-EBA and might have taken some time to fix is unclear. Any information greatfully recieved.

Monday 29th - Today saw the visit of Netjet Phenom CS-PHM arriving as NJE683G from Aberdden at 1450 and departing at 1545 as NJE556G to Oslo. Jet2 sent G-JZHV EXS7LL on a  quick local circuit in the zone around 1640 landing back around 10 minutes later.

Tuesday 30th -A brace of visits from Falcon 7X M-GGBL today as it first arrived at 0810 from Bigin Hill and departed at 0840 to Chester Hawarden. It returned from there at 1705 before heading back to to Biggin at 1735. RAF BAE146 ZE701 made an appearance at 1730 and departed at 1820 back to Northolt as NOH14. Jet2 movements included G-GDFT on an air test at 0925 as EXS653 returning at 1050. PA31 G-IFIT left Leeds for Belfast at 1120 and returning at 1615. Boeing 752 G-LSAJ departed at 1130 on an air test and landed over the Pennines at Manchester. G-GDFM was another example on air test at 1218 EXS2EB and returned at 1257.

Wednesday1st - German Phenom D-IAAD was first to arrive as AZE49WU from Zweibrucken at 0920 and depart agan at 1055 to Nice as 41WU. Citation 560 G-OJER arrived at 1000 and stayed most of the day until 1610 going back to Jersey from where it came C/S both legs GMA965. At Lunchtime Cessna 510 Mustang OE-FNP  arrived from Genava at 1205 GAC602D and departed to Biggin Hill as 363D at 1255. AS365 G-MFLT departed at 1550 to Biggin Hill. The Leeds based Rayanair B738 EI-DHR carried out the Dublin service leaving at 0640 and returning here at 0843. Wroclaw based B738 SP-RSP carreid out the FR4108 landing at  0858 and returning to Poland at 0953 as FR4107.
 
Thursday 2nd - Beechjet400 SP-TAT made a welcome visit at 1135 from Krakow staying until 1315 and heading off to Barcelona c/s for flights SAH26P.
King Air G-SASC of the Scottish air Ambulance arrived at 1735 from Glasgow as GMA834 and made the return flight at 1810. EC155 EI-XHI  popped in (time unknown) for some local activity and headed back south at 1710 to Elstree c/s EXH01.

Todays Ryanair offerings as follows
Non Based
B738  SP-RSE A0747  RYR9QU  D0933  RYR55LH Warsaw
B738  EI-EMO A0750 RYR2327  D0853  RYR2326  Palma
B738  SP-RSX A2011  RYR36J   D2057 RYR1503 Gdansk

Based 
B738  EI-DHR D0912 RYR695A  A1245 RYR64XC Limoges
B738  EI-DHR D1349 RYR27GD A2315 RYR33V   Ibiza

Jet2 Status at Leeds Arrival date recorded
G-DRTZ   07/12/19   Dep 26/06/20
G-GDFB  15/03/20
G-GDFN  16/03/20
G-GDFO  17/03/20
G-GDFK  19/03/20
G-GDFM  21/03/20
G-JZHT   21/03/20
G-DRTC  21/03/20
G-GDFT  21/03/20
G-JZHK  23/03/20
G-LSAJ  21/03/20 Departed 30/06/20
G-GDFL 26/05/20
G-JZHV  03/06/20
G-JZBD  11/06/20
G-JZHE   16/06/20 Dep 26/06/20
G-DRTR  22/06/20
G-JZBC  25/06/20
G-DRTA 26/06/20

Friday 19 June 2020

WEEKLY SUMMARY DURING LOCKDOWN 19th Jun - 25th Jun

Credits for all movements and photos that are supplied on the blog pages go to each of our kind members on the YS email group.

Until things improve it is our intention to summarise the week in a basic bullet point format owing to the low level of activity at the airport, we still appreciate every input from our members and this will be added to this page as the week unfolds. Thank you as ever for your continued support. Stay safe Mark & Danny

Monthly review in motion 2020 selected highlights only


Friday 19th - PA28 G-TKHE left for North Weald  at 1530 after arriving on Tuesday this week.

Saturday 20th - Our first commercial traffic today saw E170 G-CIXW EZE973 ferry from Humberside arriving at 1215 and departing with Leeds United aboard at 1405 EZE9731. Citation 550 G-SPRE SYG2 arrived from Valencia at 1305 and left at 1400 for Oxford.

Sunday 21st - Ryanair sent B738 EI-EKD RYR6YB on the inaugural  Alicante  it landed at 0815 and departed as RYR6YR at 0918. This is the first Ryanair example to visit Leeds Bradford since lockdown began as both the previous based aircraft (EI-DPO & EI-EKN)  departed for Prestwick on the 24th of March. A winless Leeds united returned from Cardiff onboard G-CIXW at 1635 (EZE9732) the aircraft then posiioned back to Humberside around 30 minutes later EZE732.

Monday 22nd - Just a couple of Jet2 movements as G-GDFR left at 1000 as EXS052B for Birmingham and in return they sent us G-DRTR EXS053B landing shortly after 1330.

Tuesday 23rd - A hive of activity as French C525 F-HBTV  (ASJ585) was first to arrive at 0850 from Le Bourget it returned there leaving LBA at 1225. C177 N177SA was next to arrive from Newcastle at 1000 this stayed on the ground until 1130 when it departed for Biggin Hill. AS365 Helicopter EI-GJL popped in at 1020 and remianed here until mid afternoon making its way back to Northallerton from whence it came at 1415. Netjets supplied C680 Lattitude CS-LTH (NJE225Q) as a visitor from Stockholm landing at 1120, it later departed to Sion as (NJE383Q) taking to the skies at 1255.

Wednesday 24th - C172 G-DUVL arrived from Blackbushe at 1050 this morning. After conducting numerous survey legs over South and West Yorkshire King Air 90 2-MAPZ called in for fuel at 1235 an hour later it took off once more to conduct further surveys in North Yorkshire. The Aircraft itself originated from Oxford. PA28 G-KIKI arrived from Elstree at 1300 and was joined by anoter PA28 G-BEXW aariving from Blackbushe at 1335. G-KIKI departed at 1625 and G-BEXW at 1720. Jet2 B738 G-DRTZ which has been re-engined finally conducted an air test today as EXS057B departing Leeds at 1422 and returning at 1620. Ryaniar sent EI-DAS on todays run from and back to Alicante FR9078 arrived 1528 and it departed as FR9079 at 1618.

Thursday 25th - Citation C550 CS-DVZ was an arrvial from East Midlands this morning as TES141 at 0925 it later departed to Malaga at 1100 as TES142. Jet2 cab PA31 G-IFIT left for Belfast at 0950 and returned at 1545. King Air 90 2-MAPZ visited once more from Aerial survey work spending time at Multiflight from 1245 until 1450. 
Some of the lighter visitors through the day included the following:

G-JRXV  Bell 505  arrived 0950 from Cumbernauld
N624CS SR22 arrived  1010 - departed 1535 to/from Blackbushe
G-DUVL C172  departed 1350 to White Waltham.
G-SACX Aero AT3 conducted a go around only at 1110 

A fair bit of Jet2 737 shuffling took place through the day as follows:
G-DRTB Dep 1003 to Glasgow EXS52
G-GDFN Dep 1130 / Arr 1221 EXS902B Air Test
G-JZBC Arr 1258 EXS53 from Glasgow
G-GDFO Dep 1405 /  Arr  1441 EXS77V Air Test


Jet2 Status at Leeds Arrival date recorded
G-DRTZ   07/12/19   not in service
G-GDFB  15/03/20
G-GDFN  16/03/20
G-GDFO  17/03/20
G-GDFK  19/03/20
G-GDFM  21/03/20
G-JZHT   21/03/20
G-DRTC  21/03/20
G-GDFT  21/03/20
G-JZHK  23/03/20
G-LSAJ  21/03/20
G-GDFL 26/05/20
G-JZHV  03/06/20
G-GDFR 03/06/20 Departed 22/6/20
G-JZBD  11/06/20
G-DRTB  12/06/20 Departed 26/6/20
G-JZHE   16/06/20
G-DRTR  22/06/20
G-JZBC  25/06/20

Friday 12 June 2020

WEEKLY SUMMARY DURING LOCKDOWN 12th Jun - 18th Jun

Credits for all movements and photos that are supplied on the blog pages go to each of our kind members on the YS email group.

Until things improve it is our intention to summarise the week in a basic bullet point format owing to the low level of activity at the airport, we still appreciate every input from our members and this will be added to this page as the week unfolds. Thank you as ever for your continued support. Stay safe Mark & Danny

Monthly review in motion 2020 selected highlights only


Friday 12th - The Polish SR22 SP-NCG departed at 1235 back to Poznan. AS365 G-NHAC laft us at 1305 as HLE63C up to Teeside and Islander G-HEBS made its return from Oban landing at 1410. More Jet2 swaps as B738 G-JZHC EXS051B headed for Newcastle at 1025 and in a repeat of yesterday B738 G-DRTB  EXS053B arrived from Newcastle at 1345.

Saturday 13th -Nil

Sunday 14th -Nil

Monday 15th -Nil

Tuesday 16th -The pace picked up slightly today as a few visitors made thier way to Leeds. First up was Cessna 406 G-MAFA from Cranfield arriving at 1110 as DCT03. Next up was Islander G-SICA ( picture below) on a first visit arriving as DCT02 from Aberdeen at 1350. Last up from Biggin Hill was PA28 G-TKHE landing at 1425. Jet2 had a couple of shakedown flights as G-JZHV made a flight over the Peak district laeving shortly before 1100 returning at 1130 G-GDFU left for East Midlands and this afternoon G-GDFR made a quick circuit in the Leeds zone from 1330-1345. Arriving from East Midlands at 1355 was B738 G-JZHE as EXS054B. And making an appearance from the depths of the Multiflight complex was the next B738 G-DRTZ.
BN2 Islander G-SICA By Dan G

Getting some fresh air, B738 G-DRTZ now with engines By Dan G

Wednesday 17th - Nearing lunch we saw the first visitor land as C550 G-SPRE c/s SYG2 arrived from Oxford. At around the same time RAF Phenom ZM337 CWL36 joined overhead for one hold before making an ILS approach at 1120 and then headed back to Cranwell. Next to arrive from Liege was Netjets Phenom CS-PHM c/s NJE066U landing at 1130. The earlier visitor G-SPRE departed for Le Bourget at 1225. One of the many Britten Norman  Islanders to have recently visited us departed back to Oban when G-HEBS left at 1325. SR22 N222ED returned to Sherburn at 1430 after arriving in early March. Finaly CS-PHM left as NJE809B to Stockholm Bromma at 1530.
Citation 550 G-SPRE By Ian s

Netjet Phenom CS-PHM by Ian S

Islander G-HEBS By Ian S

Islander G-SICA and a pair os Cessna 406's G-SMMB & G-MAFA at Multiflight By Ian S


Thursday 18th - Jet2 PA31 G-IFIT departed around 0825 this morning to Belfast and returned around 1345. C406 G-SMMB departed back to Inverness as MB1692 this afternoon at 1525.

Jet2 Status at Leeds Arrival date recorded
G-DRTZ   07/12/19   not in service
G-GDFB  15/03/20
G-GDFN  16/03/20
G-GDFO  17/03/20
G-GDFK  19/03/20
G-GDFM  21/03/20
G-JZHT   21/03/20
G-DRTC  21/03/20
G-GDFT  21/03/20
G-JZHK  23/03/20
G-JZHC  23/03/20 dep 12/06/20
G-LSAJ  21/03/20
G-GDFL 26/05/20
G-JZHV  03/06/20
G-GDFR 03/06/20
G-GDFU 04/06/20 Dep 16/06/20
G-JZBD  11/06/20
G-DRTB  12/06/20
G-JZHE   16/06/20

Friday 5 June 2020

WEEKLY SUMMARY DURING LOCKDOWN 05th Jun - 11th Jun

Credits for all movements and photos that are supplied on the blog pages go to each of our kind members on the YS email group.

Until things improve it is our intention to summarise the week in a basic bullet point format owing to the low level of activity at the airport, we still appreciate every input from our members and this will be added to this page as the week unfolds. Thank you as ever for your continued support. Stay safe Mark & Danny

Monthly review in motion 2020 selected highlights only


Friday 5th -An earlyarrival was AS353 EI-GJL from a private site just outside Dublin, it remained here until 1550 when it departed for Biggin Hill. Both the 525 Citation jets departed as M-OLLY returned to Memminghan at 0850 and G-TWOP made a short hop over to Manchester. Augusta 109 G-EMHJ made an ILS approach at 1330 before making its way to Leeds East and PA28 G-THKE left us at 1420 for Eshott. Jet2 made a swap  when B738 G-GDFV EXS055B left Leeds at 1115 on an air test before touching down in Belfast. Whilst in the opposite direction we recieved B733 G-GDFG EXS053B landing at 1520.

Saturday 6th - Nil

Sunday 7th - Nil

Monday 8th - Nil at Leeds. Jet2 announced a further 2 week delay until the 15th of July before it intends to re-commence commercial operations again. B752 G-LSAH made its final journey to the scrap yard today as it left Manchester for Kemble. This is the third 757 in the fleet to be retired following G-LSAD (Mar 2020)  and G-LSAG (Nov 2019).

Tuesday 9th - G-SCIP TB20 arrived at 0855 and left at 1300 from and back to Welshpool. AS365 G-NHAC arrived from Teeside at 1000. Finally Cessna 182 G-CCYS arrived at 1015 from Cardiff and departed from whence it came at 1515.

Wednesday 10th - Islander G-SICB departed North to Aberdeen as DCT02 and from Wombleton Multiflight gained Cessna 206 Stationair G-NIME for maintenance as it arrived at 1255.

Thursday 11th - Polish SR22 SP-NCG arrived from Rotterdam this morning at 1130. Jet2 had a bit of a swop shop today as first away from Leeds was  B738 G-JZHJ leaving for Newcastle at 1015 as EXS053B and this afternoon B738 G-JZBD came from the opposite direction as EXS051B touching down at 1323.

Jet2 Status at Leeds Arrival date recorded
G-DRTZ   07/12/19   not in service
G-GDFB  15/03/20
G-GDFN  16/03/20
G-GDFO  17/03/20
G-GDFK  19/03/20
G-GDFM  21/03/20
G-JZHJ    21/03/20  Dep 11/06/20
G-JZHT   21/03/20
G-DRTC  21/03/20
G-GDFT  21/03/20
G-JZHK  23/03/20
G-JZHC  23/03/20
G-LSAJ  21/03/20
G-GDFL 26/05/20
G-JZHV  03/06/20
G-GDFR 03/06/20
G-GDFU 04/06/20
G-JZBD  11/06/20