INBOUND! Incoming Arrivals To Your Local Airports: Part 2

[Jared Blech]

AHH IDIOT ME!

[Mateo]

Sorry for the late notice, since it's about 20 minutes out (as of 1:15p), but Qatar is a 772LR today instead of the typical -300. The AF 380 is the one with the big 80th anniversary titles on the rear, but it's going to be veeeeeery close to sunset.

[EDIT: There will also be TWO LOT 787s today - one is wet-leased to Finnair for this week only to operate the AY5/6 pair]

[gonzalu]

Thanks... the AFR was a no show until after sunset (bastaids) and the LOT bird on lease is regular LOT c/s, not even a little sticker. They landed 31R and 22L ... Finnair and LOT respectively.

[Gintaras B.]

Just wonder, why Finnair should lease LOT aircraft? Don't they have enough their own A330's?

[gonzalu]

They currently have 44 active planes (as per airfleets) and of those, 8 are A330s. they may have one or two out of service or similar.

[Mateo]

Just wonder, why Finnair should lease LOT aircraft? Don't they have enough their own A330's?

Who knows? It's only for this week, but it was planned a month ago. I guess they leased this one instead of calling up Euroatlantic or Pullmantur like most other European airlines do. Surprised that LOT was able to let it go - I thought the rumor was that they were pretty tight on capacity.

[yankees368]

Finnair needed to lease another aircraft for 2 weeks as they update the interior of a few of their own A330s. LOT just needs cash, so they are leasing out their 787s when they can.

[Gintaras B.]

How it's done in this case? 787 takes about 1.5-2 flight to Helsinki and after 9hr flight to JFK? and LOT 787 back to Helsinki?

[yankees368]

How it's done in this case? 787 takes about 1.5-2 flight to Helsinki and after 9hr flight to JFK? and LOT 787 back to Helsinki?

Nope, both SP-LRC and SP-LRD came in today, back to back.

[Mateo]

How it's done in this case? 787 takes about 1.5-2 flight to Helsinki and after 9hr flight to JFK? and LOT 787 back to Helsinki?

One aircraft will be leased over to Finnair and operate HEL-JFK-HEL over and over until the end of the lease. Then, the aircraft will ferry back HEL-WAW and resume normal LOT service across its longhaul network.

Jason, thanks for the backstory.

[Gintaras B.]

Thanks a lot for an explanation...

[Jarek83]

Here is a video of SP LRD's take off from Helsinki http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vwdfi3btWU

[gonzalu]

That is a very nice video... do you mind if I embed it?

[Kiffy]

There's a Volga-dnepr Ilyushin Il-76 en-route to PHL right now scheduled to arrive about ten minutes after sunset...

[Gintaras B.]

Strange, this morning I've checked on flightaware and it said that today - 12/28, HEL-JFK is on A330.

This afternoon I went to Costco parking lot and I got picture of SP-LRD:



At Costo's today came 2 guys who told the same - they saw flightaware - Finnair coming in today on A330.

Looks like you can not depend that much on flightaware: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/SPLRD