28 Piper PA-28Rs G-BZKL & G-OARA; Piper PA-28 G-OODW; Piper
PA-34 G-RSHI; Diamond DA 40D OO-STU
29 Aerospatiale SA341J YU-HPZ n/s
30 Piper PA-30 G-ATSZ; Cessna 172S G-CKIE; Piper PA-46-350P
G-DNOP; Piper PA-28 G-LOTE; Cessna F152 G-SHBA; Cirrus SR20
N55557
31 Piper J3C-65 G-AXGP; Piper PA-28 G-BCCF; Robinson R22 G-CCVU;
Robin HR200 G-ECAR; Cessna 172S G-ETAT; Cessna 152 G-OFRY;
Bulldog T.1 G-SIJW n/s; Magni M24C G-YROU; Piper PA-24 N61970
Regular visitors were Diamond DA 40 G-FBAR on 3rd, 7th, 13th & 23rd
and Aerospatiale AS350B N9FJ on 3rd, 7th, 9th, 14th, 15th, 20th and
21st.SOUTHEND, ESSEX – May saw seven different easyJet Airbus A319-
111s based here at various times during the month, although its two
Airbus A320-251Ns G-UZHS & G-UZHX both remained based here for
the entire month. The A319s based here at the beginning of May were
G-EZBE & G-EZFX and during May the following were based here on the
dates stated: G-EZBA (20th-24th), G-EZBB (17th-19th), G-EZBE (1st-
3rd), G-EZBI (6th-17th), G-EZBO (3rd-month end), G-EZFX (1st-6th &
24th-month end) & G-EZGC (19th-20th). They were supplemented by
A319 G-EZIV, which flew in from London Gatwick on 10th to operate
the Barcelona service that day, before departing to Bristol on 11th.
Based here at the month end therefore were A319s G-EZBO & G-EZFX
and A320s G-UZHS & G-UZHX.
Ryanair had three Boeing 737-800s based here at all times in May.
Those based here at the start of May were EI-GDX, EI-GDZ & EI-GJS, of
which EI-GDX remained based for all of May. The following were based
here on the dates stated: EI-GDE (14th-17th), EI-GDP (17th-24th),
EI-GDX (1st-month end), EI-GDZ (1st-14th), EI-GJM (1st-month end),
EI-GJS (1st) & EI-GSG (24th-month end). Based here at the end of May
therefore were EI-GDX, EI-GJM & EI-GSG.
The two ATR-72-600s based here to operate the Stobart Air/Flybe
services saw little change in May, with EI-FMJ & EI-FMK being based at
both the start of the month and the month end. Whilst they were away
in Dublin during the month, EI-FMK from 6th to 8th and EI-FMJ from
27th to 30th, they were replaced here temporarily by sister-ship
EI-FSL.
During May, Air Malta used the following aircraft on its services
from and to Malta on these dates: Airbus A319-112 9H-AEJ (4th), Airbus
A320-214s 9H-AEK (7th, 18th, 28th), 9H-AEN (24th), 9H-AEO (3rd, 10th,
17th), 9H-AEP (31st) & 9H-AEQ (11th, 14th, 21st) and Airbus A320-
251N 9H-NEO (25th).
As expected Loganair inaugurated its flights to Scottish
destinations in May, the service from & to Aberdeen commencing on
12th and that from & to Glasgow on 28th. Aircraft used on the
Aberdeen route were as follows: SAAB 2000s G-LGNO (20th, 21st),
G-LGNR (19th, 24th, 29th), G-LGNS (15th, 30th), Embraer 145s G-SAJC
(22nd, 23rd), G-SAJG (23rd, 24th), G-SAJH (20th), G-SAJL (16th), G-SAJNG-DLOM; Pegasus Quantum 15 G-EMLY; AA-5B Tiger G-GAJB;
Slingsby T.67 G-RAFG; Ikarus C42 G-SARM; Tecnam P2002 G-SRRA;
Piper PA-28RT N799JH
13 Cessna F182Q G-BGAJ; Diamond DA 20 G-BXPC; Tecnam P92
G-CBUG; Europa G-PEGY; Van’s RV-6 G-RVCL; Mooney M.20J N4ML
14 Cessna FR172J G-BCTK; Luscombe 8F G-BRDJ; Cirrus SR20 G-CIRI;
Sportcruiser G-DGSC; Piper PA-28s G-DIXY & G-TOES; Van’s RV-7
G-FOZY; Robinson R44 G-HOCA; Bristell NG5 G-STUU; Cessna 210L
N249SP
15 Tiger Moth G-ANKZ; Cessna F152 G-BFFW; Piper PA-28s G-BNZB,
G-BPOT, G-CBAL, G-CLAC, G-RECW & G-SEXX; Chipmunk 22
G-BXHF; Robinson R44 G-CCFC; Sportcruiser G-CGLR; Jabiru SP
G-DMAC; Eurocopter EC135T2 G-GLAB; Robin DR400 G-GCUF;
Diamond DA 42 G-HAZA; Cessna 172M N13243
16 Piper J3C-65 G-AXGP; Piper PA-28 G-BNZB; Piper PA-32R G-CCST;
Jabiru SP G-DMAC; Cessna F172N G-DUVL; Cessna F152 G-ENTT;
Robinson R44 G-IBMS; Cessna 170 N5428C
17 Diamond DA 42 D-GDON [42.049] n/s; Cessna FR172J G-BCTK;
Robin DR400 G-BRNT; Piper PA-28 G-ZSDB
18 Cessna F172M G-BJDW
19 Mooney M.20J G-BJHB; Grob G.109Bs G-CDNA n/s5 & G-CFUG n/s5;
Cirrus SR20 G-CIRI; Agusta Bell 206B JetRanger II G-JROO;
Scheibe SF-25C G-OHGC n/s5
20 Piper PA-23 G-AZYU; Piper PA-28s G-BCGJ & G-SARA; Robin DR400
G-CCZX; Robinson R66 G-GMGH
21 Diamond DA 42 D-GDON [42.049] n/s; Luscombe 8F G-BRDJ; Falco
F8L G-BWYO; Piper PA-28 G-CCHL; Skyranger G-CDAY; Ikarus C42
G-CEPY; Evektor EV-97 G-CJTX; Pegasus Quik G-ORLA; Europa
G-PEGY; Diamond DA 40D G-TULA; Cirrus SR22 N663KK
22 AG-5B Tiger D-ENTO; Robin DR300 F-BSJX [516]; Piper PA-28s
G-ASIJ, G-JAKS & G-WFWA; Piper PA-23-250E G-AZYU; Robin DR400
G-BEUP; Cessna F150s G-BFIY & G-DENC; Slingsby T.67M G-BWXA;
Beech 76 G-GPAT; Cessna 172S G-HLOB; Piper PA-28RT G-MERL
23 Gardan GY80 G-ATGY; Piper PA-28RTs G-BOJI & G-OPJD; Piper
PA-28s G-BOTI & G-FBRN; Beech F33A G-BTZA; Jabiru UL G-CDNY;
Cessna 172Ss G-CKIE & G-ETAT; EuroFOX G-CLEI; Piper PA-28R
G-OBAK; Van’s RV-6 G-RVSX; Diamond DA 40D G-TAMI
24 Piper PA-30 G-ATXD; Piper PA-24 G-AXMA; Cessna F172M G-BEZO;
Piper PA-28s G-BRGI & G-CCBH; Ikarus C42 G-ICRS; Leonardo
AW169 G-PICU
25 Piper PA-28RT G-BOJI; Europa G-CCUL; Van’s RV-9A G-CCZT;
Sportcruiser G-DADZ; Piper PA-28s G-FPSA & G-RAAM; Piper PA-18
G-HELN; Commander 114 G-HILO; Cessna F172M G-OAFA; Cessna
182S N369AN
26 Piper PA-38 G-BOMZ n/s; Long-EZ G-BRFB; Glasair II G-LASR;
Cessna 182P N22NN
27 Piper PA-28s G-BSLM, G-BTGO, G-BTSJ & G-CCYY; Diamond DA 20
G-BXPC; Robin DR400 G-CCZX; Van’s RV-8 G-HPWA; Bristell NG5
G-STUU
SA.341 Gazelle AH.1 G-BZYD/XZ329 (1648) at Solent on 2nd May 2019. [Terry Coombes]