Still out of order, but getting there!

Here's another post from London City Airport [EGLC]. It is from my first visit to London City prior to heading off to the Isle of Man.

London City could almost be described as "Embraer City" with a number of operators using Embraer ERJ190 and ERJ170 aircraft [particularly the dominant operator, British Airways]. Having said that, there are also DHC8, SF2000, RJ85 and other types operated here, plus a number of business jets.

Anyway, in this post I have some ERJ190's from Alitalia and British Airways/ Cityflyer and another photo of a Stobart Air/ Flybe ATR72 at Ronaldsway [EGNS]. First up though is a picture of the front entrance to London City airport from the previous evening.

London City Airport front entrance

Next up are a few of the aircraft at London City. First is an Embraer ERJ-190-100LR, EI-RND, which is operated by Alitalia. This is in the Skyteam alliance livery.

Embraer ERJ-190-100LR, EI-RND, operated by Alitalia

Here's a BA Cityflyer [British Airways] operated ERJ-190-100SR, G-LCYO, which is operated by BA Cityflyer [British Airways].

Embraer ERJ190-100SR, G-LCYO, operated by BA Cityflyer [British Airways]

Another Alitalia aircraft, also an Embraer ERJ-190-100STD, EI-RNE.

Embraer ERJ-190-100STD, EI-RNE, operated by Alitalia

The next few photos are of my ride to Ronaldsway in the Isle of Man. I've I've mentioned in previous posts, the aircraft is a Saab 2000, G-CDKA, which is operated by Eastern Airways in British Airways colours.

The aircraft is getting a bit old... several of the exterior windows appeared to be badly scratched. Oh well :-)

Saab 2000, G-CDKA, operated by Eastern Airways

A look out of the aircraft... but notice how scratched up the window is!

Another scenic view - last land before the Isle of Man

One last picture from the Isle of Man - a Stobart Air/ Flybe operated ATR72-500, EI-REL.

ATR-GIE ATR72-500, EI-REL, operated by Stobart Air for Flybe

More from Isle of Man to London City

Here's the next post from my Ronaldsway [EGNS], Isle of Man to London City airport [EGLC]. This one actually has some pictures from the flight :-)

First up though are three other aircraft on the airfield. First is an Eastern Airways-operated British Aerospace Jetstream 41, G-MAJC.

British Aerospace Jetstream 41, G-MAJC, operated by Eastern Airways

Next up is another British Aerospace model, a Swedish-registered BAe ATP, SE-MHD. This is operated by West Air Sweden.

British Aerospace BAe ATP, SE-MHD, operated by West Air Sweden

Here is another picture of the Stobart Air-operated ATR-GIE ATR72-600, EI-FMK. This had done a return flight from Ireland between the photo in the previous post and this one.

ATR-GIE ATR72-600, EI-FMK, operated by Stobart Air

Next up are a few photos of my ride home. It's a SAAB 2000, G-CDKA, which is operated by Eastern Airways. It's actually quite nice to fly in, albeit quite old and getting worn out. This was the same aircraft as bought me from London City a few days previously.

One small sort-of grip is that despite paying for seating, I have yet to sit in the paid-for seats... the first time I was shifted back towards the rear [looks like centre of gravity issues as more people were in the 3 rows behind me than in the 15 rows in front!]. This second flight I was asked to move to an exit row which was actually quite nice! Much more leg room and the seat still reclined :-)

It seems that British Airways [maybe it's a European thing??] don't like to leave exit rows unoccupied. Hurray for that rule and a plane that was almost two thirds empty! :-)

SAAB 2000, G-CDKA, operated by Eastern Airways on behalf of British Airways

Heaps of leg room!

Important instructions.

The view heading towards London.

This last photo is just a teaser :-) More later!

Reims/ Cessna F150H, G-UFLY, operated by Isle of Man Flight Training

Isle of Man to London City

I'm in the middle of a holiday and here is the first post. These posts will be out of order, but this first one comes from the Isle of Man, as I waited for my ride back to London City.

First up are some pictures from a brief period of spotting before getting to Ronaldsway airport [ICAO code EGNS]. As you'll see, the weather was wet with low cloud, but at least it wasn't windy.

Ronaldsway airport is a reasonable size with a couple of runways, although it is not very busy. Having said that, it is served by a number of airlines, including those shown here.

First up we have the arrival then departure of an Easyjet operated Airbus A319-111, G-EZIP. The first photo was when the weather was as good as it got...

Airbus A319-111, G-EZIP, operated by Easyjet

Airbus A319-111, G-EZIP, operated by Easyjet

Airbus A319-111, G-EZIP, operated by Easyjet, almost in the cloud!

Next up is an ATR-GIE ATR72-500, EI-REL, operated by Stobart Air on behalf of Flybe. Nice paint job!

ATR-GIE ATR72-500, EI-REL, operated by Stobart Air [on behalf of Flybe]

Another Stobart Air aircraft, this time an ATR72-600, EI-FMK. A rather plain paint job this time...

ATR-GIE ATR72-600, EI-FMK, operated by Stobart Air

Last up is my ride home. This is a SAAB 2000, G-CDKA, which is operated by Eastern Airways on behalf of British Airways. More on my rides on this aircraft in a later post.

SAAB 2000, G-CDKA, operated by Eastern Airways on behalf of British Airways

Without giving too much away for future posts, the Isle of Man is a really nice place to visit, including for aviation buffs. More on this later!