Next upcoming Airshow - Bournemouth Air Festival 2018

Tomorrow afternoon Bournemouth Air Festival 2018 will start in the beach around the Bournemouth Pier. During the event, I'll be attending tomorrow and Friday to see one of Bournemouth's main airshow attraction The Red Arrows.  

If you like to look at more infomation about Bournemouth Air Festival 2018, it's all on their website at https://bournemouthair.co.uk/

Next travel movement September 2018 Non-European special

It's almost time for Non-European travel to Asia I wanted for a long time so lets talk about the movement.

First flight is China Airlines from London Gatwick, UK - Taipei Taoyuan, Republic of China (ROC) in Taipei, Taiwan not to be confused with People's Republic of China like Beijing for example. Taiwan also preferred known is a Chinese Independent country of 23.55 million population (as of 2017). When arriving in Taipei Taoyuan, ROC I'll be having a half a day layover with hotel booked before heading to my final destination to Tokyo Narita, Japan. 

As you can see on the travel movement list, the aircraft types will be the new Airbus A350-900 inbound continuing with Airbus A330-300 to Tokyo Narita, Japan. Outbound will be Airbus A350-900 on all two flights to Taoyuan, ROC and London Gatwick, UK. 

Their will be Full Flight videos in some flights only between Taipei Taoyuan, ROC - Tokyo Narita, Japan & all outbound flights back to London Gatwick, UK. In my research of the cabin, if I'm not selected for a window seat in all the flights, the aircraft has a hidden camera from the wing so will include of filming for Full Flight. Before heading back to London Gatwick, UK from Taipei Taoyuan, ROC my layover will be the same thing after my flight from Tokyo Narita, Japan.

The feature will also include flight reports in all the flights, airport reviews on three Asian airports While during my layover in Taiwan their will be unknown for aircraft photography due to time constraints weather to include aircraft photography from the gate. During my aviation spotting, all of my photos will include a image that relates special from outside Europe which will be i.e. Asia Edition & will do so in other continents. Updates will be on my Facebook page.

See you in Asia!

Aviation in Bournemouth, UK 24th June 2018

Bournemouth, UK doesn't have much airliners especially for this time of the Summer Season now in Summer 2019 more flights will be added for Bournemouth Airport after Brexit by TUI Airways and Ryanair added one new flight to Paphos, Cyprus in couple of months. in June 24th while I waited for my flight to Malta, their is an Airbus A340-600 one of the ex Etihad Airways no photo taken unfortunately and various Boeing 737 Classics from Swift Air & private airliners parked by this apron due to the space of the Airbus A340 is.  

Oman Royal Air Force 505 Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules.

Then I came across this Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules from Oman Royal Air Force. Due to parking space, this old Hercules parked by the main apron of the airport & lucky to take this photo from the departure side. It's been in Bournemouth Airport for VIP visit till I arrived back in July, the aircraft left.

TUI Airways is always the main hub for Bournemouth Airport however their scheduled service is very limited compare to Ryanair. With TUI's three scheduled flights all are Spain and the rest are still Spain, one for Greece, Italy and Cyprus. Then next year TUI Airways starts more seasonal flights for Spain, Greece and Turkey. 

And finally Ryanair EI-DWA Boeing 737-800 & the first flight of the day. This was a Bournemouth based aircraft so after it arrived back to Bournemouth Airport from Malta, it continued on it's next flight to Alicante, Spain then came back in the late evening. Now we just have to wait & see for Ryanair's future especially in Bournemouth because of Brexit.

Those are the short airliners I've seen I Bournemouth Airport unfortunately & not much to see. If you are a spotter to check out the airport other than Ryanair and TUI Airways, these are the main hubs you'll see with no other airliners apart EasyJet in the Winter.

Hi Fly Malta Save the Coral Reef

In 18th July 2018, photos on social media have been spreading when 9H-MIP Airbus A380 arrived in Malta on 4th July 2018 to be painted into a special livery by Hi Fly Malta. With another Airbus A380 currently on order 9H-DBP (No information yet) 9H-MIP is the main attraction & one of the first Maltese airliner to have an Airbus A380 based in Malta. Although it might not be necessary it will visit Malta often like other Hi Fly Malta fleets that they are all over the world, at least we get to see this super jumbo encase it might not return to Malta in the future.

Highlight 

The aircraft was new & delivered to Singapore Airlines in 2008 as 9V-SKC based in Singapore. Theirs no information & history of this particular aircraft other than the fact about the airline that when it comes to an age when it was first built & delivered, Singapore Airlines has withdrawn their older Airbus A380's with some either stored in Singapore & else where across the world. 

Hi Fly Malta 9H-MIP Airbus A380 seen in Malta taken 4th July 2018.

As the first Maltese Airbus A380 arrived in Malta, Hi Fly Malta was only in white livery with no Singapore Airlines marking. It took two weeks for the special paint on what will the livery be like for Hi Fly Malta until....

Farnborough International Airshow 2018

9H-MIP attended in Farnborough, UK for Farnborough International Airshow 2018 with a special tour inside the cabin. Unfortunately I didn't go inside the aircraft due to time & the line was super long than I was on Boeing C-17A flight deck. So you can see the first side livery showing the coral reefs from today "It's not too late to save the Coral Reefs" It showed the fish & other species till you'll about to see on the other side  

A warning message showing that the Coral Reefs will cease to exist by 2050 showing "Coral Reefs  Gone by 2050" water plants of sea weed die & the death of species in the Coral Reefs with fishes as skeletons in purple background of the fuselage and the engines. This warning massages makes it clear when this aircraft travels across the world how the Coral Reef will effect the planet by pollution from the air we breathe, climate change, global warming and dumping litter of plastic bags, packet of crisps, cans & bottles in the water. The tail also a protest & help to save the Coral Reef not just an airline logo they normally do. 

Where is 9H-MIP gone now? It's recently had it's first scheduled flight for Thomas Cook after Farnborough, UK. It's currently operating for Norwegian Air UK for flights between London Gatwick, UK - New York JFK, USA until further notice. You can track it down on Flightradar24.