Teesside International 2020

Tuesday 7th January (11.00am -13.00pm) Not the best days for photography today ... Gama Aviation Ce560 Citation XLS+ G-SNJS arrived from Jersey as (GMA143), Royal Air Force BAe 146-CC3 ZE707 routed from and to Northolt for 5 hours of crew training as (NOH99), and lastly Luxaviation EMB505 Phenom 300 D-CSCE arrived from Friedrichshafen as (LXG55CE), and was due out the next morning to Paderborn under the same call sign...

Saturday 11th January (09.15am - 09.20am) Jota Aviation BAe 146-300QT G-JOTE arrived lastnight from Goteborg as (ENZ840B), and was due out this morning to Southend as (ENZ840F).

Friday 7th February (13.30pm - 13.45pm) Skyservice Aviation Learjet 45 C-GEJD arrived from Keflavik, and returned back their after a nightstop....

Thursday 13th February (16.30pm - 16.45pm) Ce525 Citation M2 2-RNWL arrived from Jersey as (ORT11A) on the 11th, eventually departing Sunday 16th back to Jersey..

Saturday 22nd February (16.20pm - 16.45pm) A trio of executives this afternoon warranted a visit in the bitter wind... Saxon air EMB505 Phenom 300 G-KRBN arrived from Rome Ciampino as (SXN30P) yesterday 21st, and departed to Warsaw 23rd, Air Alliance Learjet 35 D-CTIL routed from Malaga to Birmingham as (AYY111A), Avcon Jet Challenger 350 routed routed from Funchal to Milan Linate as (AOJ78R).

Saturday 7th March (08.45am - 09.10am) Sky X Ce550 Citation Bravo S5-BSA arrived from Biggin Hill lastnight and after a night stop departed to Milan Malpensa this morning....

Sunday 8th March (16.00pm - 16.45pm) Eclipse EA500 2-CLRK routed from Newquay to Guernsey, while the two Eastern Airways Embraer ERJ145s where both in for the start of the new Eastern services which were due to start on the Monday morning 9th, G-CISK positioned in from Humberside as (EZE051P) yesterday 7th and operated the (EZE20S) service to Southampton, while sister ship G-CHMR positioned on from Humberside as (EZE071P) only for it to be stood on stand until Tuesday 10th were it positioned out to Southampton as (EZE022P).

Wednesday 11th March (15.15pm -15.30pm) TAG Aviation BD700 Global 5000 9H-ASB routed from and to Farnborough for 3 hours of crew training as (TEU9).

Thursday 12th March (16.45pm - 16.50pm) Air Pannonia Ce525 Citationjet CJ2 9A-JIP arrived lastnight from Nice, after stopping the night was due back to the French city tonight....

Friday 13th March (14.20pm - 14.45pm) OE-FAF Ce525 Citationjet CJ2 routed from Barcelona to Zurich...

Saturday 23rd May (10.00am - 11.30am) First visit to my second home in two months due to the country being in Lockdown with the Corona virus epidemic...anyway the first so called heavy back to Teesside was West Atlantic Boeing 737-400F G-NPTX which routed from and to Edinburgh as (NPT900T) for four hours of hammering the circuit.

Monday 6th July (6.30am - 07.15am) Had the pleasure of boarding the first flight from Teesside to London City this morning... G-CDEB Saab 2000 positioned in on Friday 3rd from Aberdeen as (EZE051P) to operate (EZE7710)..

Friday 17th July (8.50am - 09.20am) Noteables this morning..... Ce525C Citationjet CJ4 D-CHRA routed Stuttgart to Split as (EFD4A), while more regulars.. Cobham DA42 Guardian G-FFMV departed to Bournemouth as (Nighthawk), and operating Easterns (EZE7782/3) service to and from Newquay and later (EZE7716/7) to and from London City was Saab 2000 G-CDKA.

Saturday 18th July (13.15pm - 13.40pm) Two German Ce560 Citation XLS's today... D-CEEE routed from and to Munich as (HTM017), while D-CDCM 'a XLS+ model' arrived from Faro as (AHO427J) and was due out to Birmingham as (AHO243P).. while all white Eastern Embraer ERJ145 G-CHMR brought in Cardiff FC to play Middlesbrough FC as (EZE9533) from Cardiff lastnight, and was due back their later today as (EZE9534).

Monday 20th July (10.10am - 1045am) Just the one of interest today, Flairjet Embraer ERJ135 Legacy 600 G-ERFX routed from Farnborough to Malaga as (FLJ611).

Sunday 26th July (15.50pm - 16.00pm) Cartier Europe's Falcon 2000 PH-WTC arrived from Lyon and was due out to Le Bourget after stopping the night...

Wednesday 29th July (8.50am - 9.15am & 17.15pm - 17.20pm) Nice rare visitor today, Hawker 4000 Horizon ZS-DDT arrived from Abuja, and headed back their after a nightstop.... and later on the second visit was Ce525 Citationjet CJ2+ OY-NDP, which routed from and to Billund as (BBB89)

Friday 31st July (15.00pm - 15.30pm) Smart Partenavia P68 I-VICC arrived from Chester and was in the area doing some survey work operating most of the day before arriving back for a night stop...... it stayed doing a daily routine eventually departing to Antwerp on Tuesday 10th...

Monday 3rd August (14.50pm -14.50pm//20.00pm - 20.20pm) Classic Tri-jet this afternoon... 2Excel Boeing 727-200 G-OSRB routed from and to Doncaster as (BRO27T) and spent an hour on stand 1.... "What a site and sound!" while a later visit seen Flairjet Embraer ERJ135 Legacy 600 G-KRFX route Malaga to Stansted as (FLJ613).

Friday 7th August (14.30pm - 15.20pm) Just the one today, Embraer EMB550 Legacy 500 G-HARG arrived from Bristol as (CLF853) on Wednesday 5th, and was due out to Sion as (CLF491) on Saturday 8th..

Monday 10th August (13.50pm - 15.45pm) Well three Boeing 727-200s movements in a week, and this is one of the best examples in the world i think anyway.... M-STAR did a overshoot while routing from and too Lasham. while operating Easterns Aberdeen (EZE68L) service was Ex flybe painted BAe Jetstream 41 G-MAJK.

Tuesday 11th August (14.00pm - 15.30pm) Royal Air Force Airbus A400 Atlas ZM417 was in for two ILS approaches as (RRR487) routing from and to Brize Norton, Jetfly Pilatus PC12 LX-JFA arrived from St Tropez La Mo'le and departed to Le Bourget just over an hour later as (JFA14A/23X), and lastly I-GAUS Partenavia P68 arrived from Antwerp to replace the sister ship which departed yesterday, but then departed to Cumbernauld the next day....

Thursday 13th August (12.45pm - 13.15pm) Horrible light today, But another classic Boeing 727-200... "Jeeeez i could get used to these regular visits of these classics" anyway G-OSRA routed in to the beacon and do one overshoot then headed off back to its base of Doncaster as (BRO27T), Be200 Super King Air G-NIAB routed from Cambridge to Belfast International as (CWY09G/08H), while another Jetfly Pilatus PC12 LX-JFV arrived from Islay as (JFA35P), and was due out to St Tropez La Mo'le after a nightstop as (JFA15B)

Thursday 20th August (11.40am - 17.20pm) A busy day today... Sliver Cloud Air Ce525 Citationjet CJ3 D-CSCA arrived from Hamburg as (SCR387), while doing the opposite routing to last Saturday was Sun Air Scandinavia Hawker 4000 Horizon OY-JJI, which routed from Shannon to Billund as (SUS6199/9199). In for a bit of crew training was Falcon 2000 M-TBUC routing from Exeter to Farnborough. A nice old classic light twin in the shape of PA30 Twin Comanche G-ATSZ routed from and to Cambridge. Centreline Aviation Embraer EMB550 Legacy 500 G-HARG arrived from Faro, departing to its home base of Bristol and hour later as (CLF687). Resident Be200 Super King Air G-FPLD arrived from Exeter as (CLB608), while regular Gama Aviation Ce560 Citation XLS+ G-SNJS routed from Jersey to Bournemouth as (GMA172) and lastly two Royal Air Force heavies routing in for a overshoot and both from and to Brize Norton were C-17 Globemaster ZZ173 as (RRR837) and C-130J Hercules ZH879 as (RRR161).

Friday 21st August (08.40am - 09.00am) First Aircraft to arrive for the Willis Asset Management was Scandinavian Airline System Boeing 737-700 LN-RRN, which arrived from Oslo as (SAS9212) in awful lighting conditions for photography....

Thursday 27th August (14.50pm - 15.15pm) A quick drop in to the airport while visiting the dentist produced Embraer EMB505 Phenom 300 2-EMBR, which routed Farnborough/Inverness as (ORT57E).

Wednesday 2nd September (10.40am - 10.55am) Air Hamburg Embraer ERJ135 Legacy 650 D-AHOX arrived from Corfu as (AHO659W), and after a nightstop headed to Edinburgh as (AHO629E)..

Monday 7th September (10.45am - 11.45am) Two of interest this morning... Silver Cloud Ce560 Citation XLS D-CRON routed from Dusseldorf to Belfast International as (SCR762), while 'a classic twin' Piper PA27 Aztec G-BCCE departed to Shoreham after arriving from Dundee yesterday...

Saturday 12th September (10.45am - 12.15pm) One of note today, Jetfly Aviation Pilatus PC24 LX-PCB routed from Geneva to Le Mole St Tropez as (JFA00D/08U).

Monday 14th September (10.30am - 11.40am) Another first flight from Teesside International Airport for me today, (and still no cake)... Anyway the first Eastern Airways flight to London Heathrow after a gap of 11 years lifted off mid morning with roughly 40 passengers on it... with Eastern even using the old British Midland flight number as (EZE333).. anyway ERJ170 G-CIVW was the machine and had us down to London Heathrow in a tad over 40 minutes, arriving back as (EZE338) mid afternoon....

Wednesday 16th September (13.30pm - 14.45pm) Royal Air Force BAe 146-200/C3 ZE708 arrived from Northolt yesterday as (NOH12), but after doing some training went tech and night stopped, eventually leaving mid afternoon as (NOH12) to Northolt, meanwhile Ce680 Citation Sovereign N888SF routed from Munich to Zurich... and lastly Eastern Airways BAe Jetstream 41 G-MAJB positioned from and to Leeds as (EZE031P/32P) either side while operating the (EZE78Q/73N) Newquay Service....

Friday 18th September (14.45pm - 16.45pm) Loganair Embraer ERJ145 G-SAJC routed from Bournemouth to Glasgow with Bournemouth FC for their game with Middlesbrough FC tomorrow as (LOG877/828P). Cirrus SR22 N120MX arrived from and left to Gamston, while Eastern Airways BAe Jetstream 41's operated Newquay to Belfast City (EZE73N/44B) G-MAJZ, and Southampton to Aberdeen as (EZE7736/66L) was G-MAJA, and lastly resident IAS Medical Be250 Super King Air G-IASB departed to Cambridge as (MDI03).

Sunday 20th September (18.45pm - 20.45pm) GlobeAir Ce510 Citation Mustang OE-FZA routing from Blackbushe to Blackpool as (GAC419E/146U).. Saxonair Agusta A109 G-KLNH arrived from private site near Sinderhope as (SXN10)..after stopping the night it departed back on Tuesday22nd, and last but not least, and got to be one of the most exotic registrations to grace the ramp at Teesside occurred tonight, Fuji Airways Boeing 737-700 DQ-FJF started the long haul to its new home from Nadi to Honolulu on Thursday 17th, Honolulu to Los Angeles 18th, Los Angeles to Teesside via Bangor for a fuel stop 19th-20th as (FJ2002), and is the second Boeing 737-700 aircraft for the newly established Willis Asset Management company based here at Teesside for scrapping/storage.... and lastly Eastern Airways Embraer ERJ170 G-CIXW resting for the night after arriving from London Heathrow as (EZE338).

Monday 21st September 07.30am - 08.00am) Another visit this morning for the now well photographed Fuji Airways Boeing 737-700 DQ-FJF, but this time in the sun....

Sunday 4th October (16.15pm - 16.45pm) Two arrivals this late afternoon... Ce560 Citation XLS SE-RIZ arrived from Catania as (JET8), and was due to leave to Bristol after a nightstop, while arriving from Fairoaks was Jetfly Pilatus PC12 LX-JFC as (JFA53B), eventually departing back their as (JFA54C) on the 6th.

Saturday 10th October (11.50am - 12.30pm) Two Biz this morning... Jetfly Pilatus PC24 LX-LMD routed from Farnborough to Geneva as (JFA26X/79R), while Ce560 Citation XLS+ G-RSXP arrived yesterday from Biggin Hill as (VCG1XP), and was due to depart back their on Sunday evening 11th.. back their on

Thursday 12th November (17.00pm - 17.30pm) Latest arrival for Willis is another ex SAS machine, LN-RCX 'a 800 series' arrived as (SAS9222) from Stockholm Arlanda.

Sunday 22nd November (09.45am - 12.15pm) Second visit this week of a Royal Air Force Airbus A330-243MRTT Voyager, ZZ338 routed the same pattern as the earlier one routing from Brize Norton to Akrotiri as (RRR2112).

Sunday 20th December (12.00pm - 12.15pm) Just the two today of interest... Eastern Airways ATR,72 G-IACZ arrived Friday 18th evening as (EZE38M) from London Heathrow, while also arriving Friday night was G-KION Ce525 Citationjet CJ1 as (BOO1213) from Warsaw, it departed today to Gloucestershire/Staverton for some training..