Twin Peaks Movements 2014

Movements in and out of the Twin Peaks complex for 2014 are as follows.

C-Aviation Ltd

http://www.c-aviation.com/
Aerial survey and surveillance company. Moved in from Coventry in 2013. Operates Vulcanair P68TC Observer G-SVEY. Departed 31/01/14 to Coventry, later to 2Excel Aviation at Sywell.

Picture credit James Thomas

Cardiff Aviation Ltd

http://www.cardiffaviation.com/
Aviation maintenance, engineering, technical services and training group launched in 2012 by Bruce Dickinson and Mario Fulgoni.

LN-BRE Boeing 737-405 (24643) SAS ..arrived 19/12/13 from Shannon via a nightstop at Cardiff as SAS9270 ..to G-CILC 23/12/14

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2-VFRB Boeing 737-436 (25349) BBAM ..arrived 13/12/14 from Belgrade ..to G-DOCD 23/12/14

Picture credit Jac Osborne 

CS-TNP Airbus A320-214 (2178) ..arrived 27/10/14 from Lisbon for maintenance as TAP9780 ..departed 16/12/14 to Lisbon as TAP9783

Picture credid Keith Morgan

VQ-BOX Boeing 757-23APF (24868) Yakutia Cargo ..arrived 10/10/14 from Moscow-Vnukovo as SYL9907 for repairs to tail strike damage

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9M-FZB Boeing 737-430 (27003) ex Firefly ..arrived 04/10/14 from Subang as FFM5202 [routed Subang-Don Muang-Abu Dhabi-Istanbul SAW-Amsterdam] ..to G-CIHK 15/10/14

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PR-MBI Airbus A319-132 (1575) ..arrived 01/10/14 from SBCF/Tancredo Neves via GVAC/Cape Verde as TAM9950 ..spares recovered by 11/14 ..noted outside Twin Peaks 13/12/14 with one "sharklet" and new titles after being used by Airbus for the Sharklet Retrofit proof installation

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Picture credit Jerzy Grzywaczewski

VQ-BBS Boeing 737-7AK BBJ (34303) Gama Aviation ..arrived 06/06/14 from Lasham as GMA825 ..departed 19/06/14 to Farnborough as GMA119


CC-COM Airbus A320-233 (1626) LAN Chile ..arrived 30/04/14 as LAN9900 from Mexico City via Gander ..re-registered LY-VEN 05/14 for Avion Express lease to Thomas Cook ..departed 12/05/14 to Cardiff as NVD9905

Picture credit IanG

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VQ-BTR Boeing 757-28A (28171) Royal Flight arrived 26/03/14 from Manchester as ABG7786 for winglet fitting ..departed 14/04/14 to Moscow-Domodedovo as ABG9902

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OE-ICQ Airbus A320-214 (0914) ..arrived 28/02/14 from Astana via Vienna for Small Planet Airlines ..re-registered SP-HAF 03/14 and departed 29/03/14 to Warsaw

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VQ-BTB Boeing 757-28A (28835) Royal Flight ..arrived 28/02/14 from Manchester via Riga as ABG7701 for the fitting of winglets ..departed 18/03/14 to Moscow-Domededovo as ABG7788

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EI-CSG Boeing 737-8AS (29922) MIAT Mongolian Airlines ..arrived 16/01/14 from Berlin-Tegel as MGL931 (had routed Ulan Bator>Moscow-Sheremetyevo>Tegel) ..departed 11/04/14 to Moscow-Sheremetyevo as MGL932

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OE-ICP Airbus A320-214 (883) ex China Eastern B-2363 ..arrived 16/11/13 from Vienna ..to SP-HAE 01/13 for Small Planet Airlines and departed 01/02/14 to Warsaw

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C-FAYN/282 Canadair CL215 1A10 (1105) Buffalo Airways ..arrived 06/10/12 from Turkey via LFBL/Limoges-Bellegarde for off-season storage/maintenance. Parked outside, current.

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C-FAYU/283 Canadair CL215 1A10 (1106) Buffalo Airways ..arrived 06/10/12 from Turkey via LFBL/Limoges-Bellegarde for off-season storage/maintenance. Parked outside, current.

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VVB Aviation Charters

G-OETV Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain (31-7852073) ..arrived 27/11/13 as VVB241P ..parked in Twin Peaks ..to Exeter 15/03/14, returned to Cardiff 18/03/14

Picture credit Phil Woods

G-STHA Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain (31-8052077) ..arrived 08/01/14 as VVB243 ..parked at Twin Peaks ..EASA ARC (CoA) expired 15/01/14. Moved to Horizon Aircraft Services late 2014, believed to be for spares recovery/parting out.