Italy April 2022

[deke]

Not a spotting road trip, these are logs of needed frames and scrapes taken during a family holiday last week.

Perched in the hills just west of Sorrento, the panoramic view across the Bay of Naples toward Vesuvius was sublime.
Weather was mostly kind, if a little chilly, and with a mixture of hazy days, clear days, and patchy cloud days.
On a good day it was possible to spot distant aircraft coming and going from Naples airport, but most of the more interesting pots came OTT.
Given that Naples is Italy's third largest city it was surprising to find it is mostly served by budget airlines, easyJet Europe and Ryanair/Malta Air are especially dominant, hence the large number of scrapes.
Also notable was, barring one chopper seen, a complete absence of any GA activity in the area.
All in all, not a bad haul numbers wise, if nothing much to set the pulse racing, mostly from sitting on the terrace with a decent local beer or wine in one hand, phone set up with radar and wifi in the other, or whilst out and about in the area.
Flew out from Stansted on EI-DCJ, and back on 9H-IHL, neither needed.

Sun 10th

EI-HGT Boeing 737 – 8 200 MAX, Ryanair (at Stansted)
EC-MUY Airbus A319 – 111, Volotea Airlines (at Naples airport) (scrape of G-EZNC)
EC-LEB Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express, TAG Aviation Espana (at Naples airport)
I-SAGE Hawker Beechcraft 400XP, Slam Lavori Aerei (at Naples airport)
9H-QBB Boeing 737 – 8AS, Malta Air (scrape of EI-FIM)
HA-LVU Airbus A321 – 271NX, Wizz Air
9H-QBT Boeing 737 – 8AS, Malta Air (scrape of EI-FOH)
HA-LJE Airbus A320 – 271N, Wizz Air
9H-LAJ Airbus A320 – 232, Lauda Europe (scrape of OE-LOJ)
A6-EMF Boeing 777 – 21H, Emirates
EC-NQM Airbus A320 – 214, Volotea Airlines
HA-LVS Airbus A321 – 271NX, Wizz Air
EI-NUA Boeing 787 – 9 Dreamliner, Neos

Mon 11th

I-CABD Cessna 525 Citation CJ1, Interfly
G-SHRS Boeing 737 – 8B5(SF), BAE Systems Corporate Air Travel
YR-BMM Boeing 737 – 82R, Blue Air
OE-LKC Airbus A319 – 111, easyJet Europe (scrape of G-EZFL)
TS-LBG ATR 72 – 600, Tunisair Express
9H-QDS Boeing 737 – 8AS, Malta Air (scrape of EI-FTS)
HB-JXK Airbus A320 – 214, easyJet Switzerland (scrape of G-EZRL)
T7-AAAA Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6500, Starjet Srl
9H-VUP Boeing 737 – 8 200 MAX, Malta Air
HB-JPA Airbus A321 – 271NX, Swiss
OE-LWN Embraer ERJ - 195 LR, Austrian Airlines
MM62245 Dassault Falcon 900EXE, Italian Air Force
TC-RBH Airbus A321 – 251NX, Pegasus
EI-IMD Airbus A319 – 112, ITA Airways
9H-QDJ Boeing 737 – 8AS, Malta Air (scrape of EI-FTI)
9H-LMG Airbus A320 – 232, Lauda Europe
4X-EHD Boeing 737 – 958, El Al Israel Airlines
9H-QEN Boeing 737 – 8AS, Malta Air (scrape of EI-GJM)
SP-SPH ATR 72 – 202(F), SprintAir
HA-LZI Airbus A321 – 271NX, Wizz Air

Tues 12th

HA-LXL Airbus A321 – 231, Wizz Air
HZ-AK30 Boeing 777 – 368, Saudi Arabian Airlines
N380SE Gulfstream G650, Inter Americas Transport Inc
OE-ICK Airbus A320 – 214, easyJet Europe (scrape of G-EZUM)
9H-LON Airbus A320 – 214, Lauda Europe (scrape of OE-LON)
I-FDED Hawker Beechcraft 400A, Slam Lavori Aerei
EI-IMF Airbus A319 – 112, ITA Airways
CS-CHK Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 350, NetJets Europe
TC-LCB Boeing 737 – 8 MAX, Turkish Airlines
9H-QAZ Boeing 737 – 8AS, Malta Air (scrape of EI-FIK)
A6-FML Boeing 737 – 8 MAX, flydubai
9H-VUS Boeing 737 – 8 200 MAX, Malta Air
TC-LCK Boeing 737 – 8 MAX, Turkish Airlines
9H-QDP Boeing 737 – 8AS, Malta Air (scrape of EI-FTO)
3B-NCE Airbus A350 – 941, Air Mauritius
EC-MTN Airbus A319 – 112, Volotea Airlines
EC-NOS Airbus A320 – 216, Volotea Airlines
TC-LTI Airbus A321 – 271NX, Turkish Airlines
HA-LVL Airbus A321 – 271NX, Wizz Air
OE-ICF Airbus A320 – 214, easyJet Europe (scrape of G-EZUH)
9H-NED Airbus A320 – 251N, Air Malta
TC-LSN Airbus A321 – 271NX, Turkish Airlines
OK-TVT Boeing 737 – 86N, Smartwings
TC-NCD Airbus A320 – 251N, Pegasus
9H-QBL Boeing 737 – 8AS, Malta Air (scrape of EI-FIZ)
EI-DTK Airbus A320 – 216, ITA Airways
EI-DTL Airbus A320 – 216, ITA Airways

Weds 13th

OK-BIZ Cessna 560XL Citation XLS+, Aero Partner
TC-LYB Boeing 737 – 9 MAX, Turkish Airlines
9H-QEK Boeing 737 – 8AS, Malta Air (scrape of EI-GJH)
EI-DSX Airbus A320 – 216, ITA Airways
EC-MTL Airbus A319 – 111, Volotea Airlines (scrape of G-EZMH)
PH-HZG Boeing 737 – 8KW, Transavia
OK-TVY Boeing 737 – 8Q8, Smartwings
TC-JNO Airbus A330 – 343, Turkish Airlines
MM62286 Piaggio P-180AM Avanti, Italian Air Force
LX-LTI Airbus A318 – 112(CJ) Elite, Global Jet Luxembourg
F-HMIX Airbus A350 – 1041, French bee
9H-IHH Airbus A320 – 232, Lauda Europe
LZ-AOB Airbus A319 – 112, Government of Bulgaria
9H-VUT Boeing 737 – 8 200 MAX, Malta Air
EC-JEJ Airbus A321 – 213, Iberia Express
EI-IKU Airbus A320 – 214, ITA Airways
HA-LXZ Airbus A321 – 231, Wizz Air
I-BIKA Airbus A320 – 214, ITA Airways
EI-DTA Airbus A320 – 216, ITA Airways
TC-LCS Boeing 737 – 8 MAX,Turkish Airlines

Thurs 14th

EC-NFQ Airbus A340 – 642, Plus Ultra
A6-RJY Boeing 737 – 7Z5(BBJ), Royal Jet
9H-TQZ Airbus A340 – 313, Hi Fly Malta (scrape of CS-TQZ)
F-GSQT Boeing 777 – 328, Air France
TC-NBE Airbus A320 – 251N, Pegasus
9H-QEB Boeing 737 – 8AS, Malta Air (scrape of EI-GDO)
D-ILCG Cessna 525 Citation CJ2, ProAir Aviation GmbH

Fri 15th

SX-DNF Airbus A320 – 231, Aegean Airlines (scrape of G-ZBAI)
TC-RBF Airbus A320 – 251NX, Pegasus
9H-QBW Boeing 737 – 8AS, Malta Air (scrape of EI-FOK)
4O-AOA Embraer ERJ - 195 LR, Air Montenegro
HB-AYO Airbus A320 – 251N, easyJet Switzerland
EI-DTH Airbus A320 – 216, ITA Airways
SU-BUM Airbus A320 – 251N, Air Cairo
TC-LTK Airbus A321 – 271NX, Turkish Airlines
I-FLAP Aerospatiale AS350B2 Ecureuil, Helica
D-AIBM Airbus A319 – 112, Lufthansa CityLine
EI-RZC Boeing 737 – 8 MAX, Neos
HA-LZC Airbus A321 – 271NX, Wizz Air
OE-LKW Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 65, Mjet
F-GRXD Airbus A319 – 111, Air France
9H-IHD Airbus A320 – 232, Lauda Europe
9H-QAX Boeing 737 – 8AS, Malta Air (scrape of EI-FIH)
9H-QEP Boeing 737 – 8AS, Malta Air (scrape of EI-GJP)
HA-LVY Airbus A321 – 271NX, Wizz Air
9H-QAU Boeing 737 – 8AS, Malta Air (scrape of EI-GDC)

Sat 16th

9H-QCV Boeing 737 – 8AS, Malta Air (scrape of EI-FRR)
OK-TST Boeing 737 – 86N, Smartwings
9H-LOA Airbus A320 – 214, Lauda Europe
YL-CSA Bombardier CSeries CS300, Air Baltic
TC-NCZ Airbus A320 – 251N, Pegasus
EI-DTB Airbus A320 – 216, ITA Airways
3B-NBQ Airbus A350 – 941, Air Mauritius

Sun 17th

EI-HES Boeing 737 – 8 200 MAX, Ryanair (at Stansted)

[graham]

Very decent haul there Deke. My company was acquired by a large Italian firm based at Lucca, just inland east from Pisa last year, looking forward to the first invite out there as apparently, there's a lot of stored stuff at Pisa's Galileo Galilei airport. They also have a paper mill at Gijon in Basque Country.

[deke]

Apr 21, 2022 11:14:14 GMT graham said:

Very decent haul there Deke. My company was acquired by a large Italian firm based at Lucca, just inland east from Pisa last year, looking forward to the first invite out there as apparently, there's a lot of stored stuff at Pisa's Galileo Galilei airport. They also have a paper mill at Gijon in Basque Country.

Sounds good Graham, hopefully it will come off for you.

I flew in and out of Pisa on BA a few years back on hoiliday, sadly before I'd revived the spotting interest so I've no idea what I missed!