Flybe news from London Gatwick, UK

Flybe is facing financial trouble from London Gatwick Flybe sells Gatwick slots to EasyJet  for £20 million. Flybe is London's mains hub for UK domestic flights to Belfast, Channel Island and the Outer Hebrides even  international flight to Bergerac, France. As Flybe is still operating in London Gatwick according to Flybe all routes will be out of service in 29th March 2014 and Bergerac, France this September. I don't have lots of Flybe photos in London Gatwick.

So what's going to happen with EasyJet? Will it operate domestic like Flybe from London Gatwick? Unfortunately I can't explain but a rumor that EasyJet might do domestic flights as I said I can't tell yet when the time comes. At the monument British Airways still do domestic UK flights.  

First ever aircraft photos from 2001

This is were it started it all!! This was my first ever aircraft photo (well two). These two Air Malta Boeing 737-300 planes in Malta August 2001. I can't see the registration very well I think it's 9H-ADH and 9H-ADM. When this photo was taken in 2001 I was only 10 years old I didn't have money to buy a new camera I asked my grandmother back in Malta to borrow her camera.

Interesting is after I took couple of photos the weather we know in Malta is hot and sunny but after my first plane spotting photos was done the weather was turning horrible!!! It was starting to rain hard with dark clouds in the sly and starting to thunder!!!! It is natural for Malta during the end of August when the season starts to change around September.

This photo I talked about on my Facebook page. Alitalia I-DANV McDonnell Douglas MD-82 new to Alitalia in 1991 was my first EU aircraft photo in 2001 at the time we Maltese was not in the EU till 2004. You can see on top right corner the clouds I talked about was coming. I don't know what happen now this is aircraft it is in USA to be Pennant Aviation registered N256PA in October 2010 but it's still stored since!!! I don't know if company don't exist or the US government law changed to modern planes like EU laws we don't see a lot of old noisy and smoke come out the engine during take off and landing much like older MD-80 planes, Tupolev Tu-15 series & other Russian planes and even Boeing 737-200 and 747-100 to 300 we don't see often.

Maycom AR-108 Air Scanner

This is my Maycom AR-108 Air Scanner bought it few months ago I wanted to get for years!!!! This will allow me to here live air traffic control around the world. The only times I use it is during plane spotting to find out where they are and if my flight was delayed if the plane is still in the air I can find out where it is from the airport.

It is small fits really well on your hand, the sound quality is perfect but the only problem is the areal don't give me wrong it works really well!! it wont reach far airports like I live in Portsmouth, UK my nearest airport is Southampton it won't reach Southampton Tower or Solent Control I need to buy a large areal for it, it currently picks up London Control South. I used it in Malta Radar, Luqa, Radar, Luqa Tower, Luqa Ground, Bournemouth Tower and Solent Control only if you live in Southampton or Bournemouth area if your areal is the same as mine.

You might be wondering how much is it? I payed £70 brand new in Farlington, Portsmouth it's pretty cheap. I do recommend to plane spotters if you want to get it because it small I say go for it.

Here is a really good ATC video of Emirates A6-EAJ departing Malta to Larnaca/Dubai it might be the best 2013 video can't decide after I return home to Malta this summer.