South Africa trip Day 6 Friday 13th May 2016 Johannesburg

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With all the major airfields now done we decided to spend the day at Jo'Burg OR Tambo to try and pick up some of the outstanding South African fleets so we made sure we got to the viewing deck before 08.30 so that we could see the night stopping Rwandair Express B737,we arrived just as she was pushing back:

9XR-WJ B737 Rwandair Express
B-2085 B777 Air China
ZS-SJA B737 Mango
SU-GDU A330 Egyptair
LX-OCV B747F Cargolux
ZS-NMJ CRJ200 Muluti Sky
D-ABYK B747 Lufthansa
ZS-NBG CRJ700 South African Express
ZS-JRK B737 Safair
Z-WPN A320 Air Zimbabwe
ZS-SXV A330 South African
ZS-YBT Dash 8 South African Express
ZS-SNW E135 Airlink
ZS-FPU Cessna 414A
ZS-SET B1900
C9-BAP B737 LAM
ZS-SNC A340 South African
TY-25A B727 "Republique Du Benin"
G-CIVA B747 British Airways
ZS-TCE E135 Airlink
ZS-DHC Dash 8 Cem Air
A7-BCR B787-8 Qatar
ZS-ZWB B737 Kulula
A6-EGT B777 Emirates
HB-JHC A330 Swiss
ZS-SXA A340 South African
F-GSQB B777 Air France
V5-ANN A319 Air Namibia
ZS-SXU A330 South African
G-VCRU B787-9 Virgin Atlantic
ZS-DGH Cessna 208B Caravan Federal
ZS-SNZ E135 Airlink
A6-EBT B777 Emirates

Because it was now overcast,my mate Geoff said that he thought he would be able to pole off stuff on the far side at Safair's and Denal's complex's so we jumped in the car and drove around to the top of the multi storey car park @ Emperors Palace (Jo'burg's answer to Caesars Palace in Las Vegas),it costs 10 rand to get in but it gives a different angle on the airport.At the rear of the South African Airways hangars the following were noted in long term storage:

D2-TEB B747 TAAG
D2-TEC B747 TAAG
ZS-SLA A340 South African

Aircraft being worked on were:

ZS-YBZ Dash 8 South African Express
ZS-NMG CRJ200 South African Express
ZS-NMM CRJ200 South African Express
ZS-SSI BAE 146 Airlink
ZS-SSK BAE 146 Airlink
ZS-SWV E135 Airlink
Z-WPM A320 Air Zimbabwe

Aircraft noted @ Safair's

ZS-OAA B737 ex Comair/Britsh Airways

Aircraft noted @ Denal's

TN-MAN B737 Trans Air Congo
C9-BAM B737 Air Coridor
ZS-SIT B737 Sky Wise
3D-ABV MD82 Atlantic Express
ZS-TFT B737 Africa Charter Airlines
TN-AIZ B737 Trans Air Congo

After this we then drove around to the threshold of runway 03R so that Geoff could get some landing shots,the following were noted:

ZS-BBH E145 Solenta
S7-ADB A330 Air Seychelles
9V-SVF B777 Singapore
ZS-OAT B737 Comair (full BA scheme)
D2-TEH B777 TAAG
ZS-CMH CRJ200 Cem Air
4X-EAP B767 El Al
ZS-CME CRJ200 Cem Air
ZS-NMK CRJ200 Maluti Sky
ZS-YBR Dash 8 South African
ZS-ASZ BAE 146 Airlink
ZS-NMF CRJ200 South African Express
A7-BCK B787-8 Qatar
ZS-STE B1900 Federal
ZS-NIZ B1900 federal
ZS-PGN PC12
ZS-SJE B737 Mango
5Y-FFG E190 Kenya
A6-EYP A330 Etihad
A6-ENS B777 Emirates
ZS-OAG B737 Comair (full BA scheme)
ZS-ZWF B737 Kulula
ZS-SNF A340 South African
A7-AFY A330F Qatar
TC-JNT A330 Turkish

At this point it had got too dark so we retied to the restaurant adj our hotel for a drink and meal.