UN Week - 2017

[Zee71]

The General Debate of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly will take place September 19th - 25th. Looking forward to this year's UNGA and hopefully another productive one as various delegations will start to arrive in a few weeks. Happy hunting!

[ANITIX87]

Given the trend, this means that most significant arrivals should (note: should, not will) happen the weekend of 9/16 and 9/17, correct?

[Mateo]

Given the trend, this means that most significant arrivals should (note: should, not will) happen the weekend of 9/16 and 9/17, correct?Yes, the leader speeches will start on Tuesday morning, the 19th. I don't see any parallel summits going on, so hopefully this is a compact session with everyone arriving around the same time over the first weekend.

[megatop412]

Thanks for starting the thread Mark. Looking forward to the festivities once again, start praying to the deities of your choice for good weather and some sick metal

[Mateo]

Also a quick reminder that 4R/22L is closed from now until the week before Thanksgiving to finish the second phase of the reconstruction work, so don't expect to see much at the Mounds.

[Gerard]

Also a quick reminder that 4R/22L is closed from now until the week before Thanksgiving to finish the second phase of the reconstruction work, so don't expect to see much at the Mounds.

I was at JFK yesterday picking up family and had time to kill so parked in the North Channel lot and they were swooping over Howard Beach into 13 L/R

[ANITIX87]

Can someone create a master list of "expected" aircraft based on previous years? I.E. Turkish Gov't is TC-TUR (A330)

I've been out of the loop for a couple of years on UN Week and am wondering what we should be keeping an eye out for.

[Mateo]

Can someone create a master list of "expected" aircraft based on previous years? I.E. Turkish Gov't is TC-TUR (A330)
I've been out of the loop for a couple of years on UN Week and am wondering what we should be keeping an eye out for.
Here's last year's thread http://www.nycaviation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=49759&page=2 . Most of the usual suspects were there.

[Mateo]

The Namibia Falcon arrived at Newark on Monday. I can't 100% confirm the reg, but it was a 7X, and the Namibian Government only has one on charge, V5-GON. [UPDATE: Confirmed. Thanks, Senga]

Also, for those expecting the new Japan 773, their PM left yesterday for a trip to India onboard the old 744, so unless it's delivered from outfitting in the next 4 days, it'll be the 747(s) again.

Israeli PM Benajmin Netanyahu is currently in Argentina with El Al 763 4X-EAR. He's due here sometime before sundown on Friday (obviously). They usually stay on a T4 hardstand and don't reposition. The Honduras Legacy (FAH-001) was at Dulles this morning, but departed south.

1340: Presidential practice (MV-22/VH-3) going on at Wall Street heliport.

There are some countries with dedicated lift who are NOT sending someone at the Head of State/Head of Government level, and would be unlikely to bring their VIP aircraft.
These include: Algeria, Angola, Australia, Belarus, Botswana, Indonesia, Germany, Greece, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Russia, Spain, Thailand, Tunisia, Venezuela.
Then there are also China, India, and Cuba, who use chartered airliners of non-usual types. I've left off Middle Eastern countries who bring a big jet and a big delegation no matter who's actually leading it.

William, sorry, the DPRK is showing as only being at Minister level. They're not huge fans of the UN for obvious reasons, and a North Korean leader has never addressed the UN (or visited the United States).

Just a quick housekeeping note while I have this open - I will keep all updates for a day in a single message so as not to flood the board.

[Iberia A340-600]

From Instagram (if you search SWF as a location) I have seen the Kuwait 747-8 and Sky Prime A340-200 are already parked at SWF.

[Delta777LR]

From Instagram (if you search SWF as a location) I have seen the Kuwait 747-8 and Sky Prime A340-200 are already parked at SWF.

Yes. Skyprime came back to SWF around 6pm last night

[megatop412]

So...with current geopolitical tensions the way they are, I feel it is incumbent upon the DPRK to send their leader on "Air Force Un", the Il-62 painted in the Gov't colors(not the Koryo livery) so that this crisis can be addressed. And, so we can photograph it

I said the same thing a few years ago but hey it don't hurt to put that wish out there...

[emk1219]

Hi,
Any idea if POTUS will arrive with AF1 to JFK and do the Wall St thing?
i see TFR's in BEDMINSTER, New Jersey but nothing for JFK,

Thanks

[Gerard]

Hi,
Any idea if POTUS will arrive with AF1 to JFK and do the Wall St thing?
i see TFR's in BEDMINSTER, New Jersey but nothing for JFK


He is in Bedminster for the Weekend but not sure when he is going to the UN.
His schedule puts him at Andrews AFB for the air show and practice of Thunderbirds then depart to NJ with a 5:20ish arrival.
Does he use Morristown or Newark when he flies into NJ?

[Mateo]

The TFR has now been revised to remove the Sunday evening departure freeze from Morristown, so it looks like he'll be heading straight from the golf course to Manhattan (almost certainly Wall Street) sometime late Sunday.

On trips straight to Bedminster this summer, the usual practice has been to fly the C-32 straight to Morristown, then the VH-3/MV-22 helicade to Somerset before going the last mile or two by land.

Based on the timing of the TFRs, the only AF1 movement at Kennedy this week might be a Thursday afternoon pickup.

One of the Qatar 332s was in and out of JFK yesterday morning, and one of the Qatar Globals arrived there last night. Not sure if it's still around. The El Al 763 4X-EAR is inbound from Mexico City as ELY34. Should arrive in the mid-3:00 hour.

1300: Another V-22 practice happening at Wall Street right now

Thanks, Sergio. The Gainjet SX-RFA originated in Baghdad (and went Jeddah-Dublin-JFK-Stewart). If it was carrying the Iraq delegation, then there might not be an Iraqi Airways 777 this year. The Qatar 342 A7-HHK is between the Open Skies 752 and the Air France 380, so expect it also in the latter half of the 3:00 hour.

1530: E190 VP-CCC is in the descent over Lake George. This is pretty far north and pretty far west, so my guess for this one is White Plains, though Newark is also a possibility. [EDIT: Newark; arriving 1605.] It came off of Shannon and originated somewhere in the Middle East. Helpful, I know. Using reg as callsign, so no clues there.
1545: Both Qatar and El Al have arrived 31L.
1610: The two Jordan G650s, VQ-BMZ and VQ-BNZ (RJA950 and 954) are just over southern Nova Scotia at FL430. These have been known to go to LGA in the past, but anything is possible, including a stop first in Washington where the King has extensive ties. [1710: The first Jordanian just arriving LGA 22; the second one is on the same track about 10 minutes behind]
1635: Turkey G550 TC-CBK as TRK5 at FL430 near Boston. [now in the descent; looks on a good track for JFK - right behind the TK 777, so expect around 1720. 1710: on final for 31L at JFK.] [UPDATE: Was a drop-and-go; back out over Nova Scotia, so it left early in the 1900 hour]
1645: The Bahrain 744 A9C-HAK (former A6-YAS) as BAH2 is off Dulles and heading this way. If it's coming to JFK, it'll be in about 25 minutes. [update: Nooooope. Climbed to FL340 over central NJ]
1700: AF1 (C-32 09-0016) is inbound Morristown. A McGuire KC-10 is overhead for the CAP.
1715: Not UN-related, but still a rarity - AA has an MD-83 inbound JFK on an 9000-series flight number (so non-revenue). Due just after 7. Wonder if anyone on the ground crew even knows how to work a "Super" 80.
1730: Czech 319 2801/CEF05D off Dulles and going north. Not on a New York track, but one to remember that it's over here.
1745: Qatar 342 has departed heading SW. Probably Dulles, but we'll find out soon enough. [Yeah, Dulles.]
2245: The Qatar 748 A7-HHE was in at some point, but has now departed and is just touching down at Dulles.

Both tomorrow and Sunday looking warm and muggy, partly cloudy, and winds coming from the east half, so expect action primarily on the 13s :(

Also have a news report that the Zimbabwe delegation is departing Harare tomorrow. They often arrive first thing in the morning, so heads up for Sunday's dawn patrol.

[Gerard]

The TFR has now been revised to remove the Sunday evening departure freeze from Morristown, so it looks like he'll be heading straight from the golf course to Manhattan (almost certainly Wall Street) sometime late Sunday.

On trips straight to Bedminster this summer, the usual practice has been to fly the C-32 straight to Morristown, then the VH-3/MV-22 helicade to Somerset before going the last mile or two by land.

Based on the timing of the TFRs, the only AF1 movement at Kennedy this week might be a Thursday afternoon pickup.

One of the Qatar 332s was in and out of JFK yesterday morning, and one of the Qatar Globals arrived there last night. Not sure if it's still around. The El Al 763 4X-EAR is inbound from Mexico City as ELY34. Should arrive in the mid-3:00 hour.

Thanks. When he was here in August I saw pictures of Marine 1 parked at Essex County Airport.

[Delta777LR]

Gainjet 752 arrived at SWF this morning. QR A342 currently above Prince Edward Is, QR 748 over the Atlantic now. 4X-EAR due to arrive between 3:35pm- 4pm

[Mateo]

Saturday -
0910: UAE 789 A6-PFE as AUH05 inbound over Quebec. Potential it goes straight to Stewart. It's right next to the Singapore 380, so if it's JFK, 1030 is an approximate ETA. [14K over Albany, so Stewart looks like the destination]
0925: UAE (technically Dubai) 744F A6-GGP as DUB8 also inbound over Quebec. This is a freighter and often carries the Sheikh's horses, so it may not be UN related at all. [staying high and shifting west - not New York-area] {It went to Louisville! Horses, it is.}
1015: Sweden G550 102005 as SVF646 at FL430 over the Gaspe. Teterboro likely.
1035: Looks like a C-17 (96-0001) popped out of JFK about 45 minutes ago.

And what Basz posted was about it for the day. The Uganda and the Mali were both in and out. Uganda to Dover, and Mali to White Plains, which are their usual stops. Colombia BBJ arrived JFK just after 1800. (And has repositioned to Dover.) Of note, 31s were in use (so much for those SE winds), and each of the VIPs arrived 31L. Oh, forgot one - a pair of V-22s landed on the back ramp around 1715.

1850: The Monaco Falcon 7 3A-MGA is northbound over eastern North Carolina. Teterboro most likely. [Looks like it may have been bound for Philadelphia - but has been holding over South Jersey for about 20 minutes now. Something up at PHL? Another AA jet is holding in the vicinity, and an AA 321 is diverting to ACY] {Just a little storm cell. Monaco now heading for PHL}
1940: Kuwait 345 has departed; looks like it's going for Stewart.
2120: That Royaljet (A6-AIN) is just on final now.

2150: Zimbabwe! 762 Z-WPE as AZW001 just now descending into Dakar for the fuel stop. That should get it to New York about 7am tomorrow.
2155: Also have Ethiopian Airlines 763 ET-ALJ as ET8504 over Italy. It's filed to Dublin and then onwards to Newark for an 1130 arrival tomorrow morning.
2200: The Egypt 342 SU-GGG is near Paris, which would put its ETA in New York around 4am.
2230: Don't expect the RAF A330 tomorrow - PM May is going to Ottawa first and will be there at least through Monday.

[BaszB]

RAU001 GLF5 5X-UGF Uganda Gvmt has arrived in JFK
Also MALI01, the Mali BBJ arrived this afternoon.

On its way are KUG5, the A345 of Kuwait and will arrive around 4pm. Another one to look out for is ROJ03, a Royal Jet BBJ arriving at JFK around 9pm.

[springbok]

9H-VJH a GLEX just departed Johannesburg as Zambia1. Will obviously refuel somewhere on the west coast of Africa.its it showing on FR24 at all but is on Plane finder.

BBJ P4-BBJ airborne out of Libreville, Gabon and a B762 airborne out of Brazzaville, Congo no reg at this stage.

BBJ A6-RJU as RoyalJet07 just landed in Dakar for refuel from Manzini , Swaziland transporting the Swazi King.

[Delta777LR]

MEA001 from BEY and MRT001 from PDL enroute

[Mateo]

Sunday -
Thanks for the updates out of Africa. Here are general ETAs and a couple of additions as of 0900:
Iran - EP502 A343 EP-APA around noon. Note this is in Aseman colors, not the usual VIP jet they've brought the last couple of years.
Mauritania - MRT001 B738 5T-CLE in the 1300 hour.
Nigeria - NGR001 BBJ 5N-FGT over Western Sahara. If it can make the nonstop, 1600 hour. If it refuels in the Canaries, 1800 hour. [Heading for the Azores, so it'll be the latter.]
Equatorial Guinea - B77L CS-TQX is feet wet off West Africa, 1630ish, but they've been known to stop at IAD first.
Senegal - A319 6V-ONE pinging on the ground in Dakar. Assuming it departs soon, it'll arrive in the 1700 hour.
Swaziland - ROJ7 BBJ A6-RJU taxiing for departure at Dakar, so 1700.
Lebanon - MEA1 A330 OD-MEE 1915.
The Zambia/Vistajet Global 9H-VJH is over coastal West Africa. Add on the fuel stop [which is Dakar], and 1900ish seems plausible.
P4-BBJ is over Senegal right now, but will have to refuel, likely in the Azores, so the 1900 range is more likely.
The 762 from Brazzaville might be P4-CLA, which the Rep-Congolese have used before. 2000 would be a best guess for arrival. [ID confirmed; call CXB767]
There are a couple of Vistajet Globals filed into Teterboro with suggestive origins - There's one from Banjul, Gambia and one from Niamey, Niger, and if they're carrying delegations from those countries, it will take away two of the more sought-after frames.
0930: I glanced at the Ethiopia time from Flightaware last night, and there might have been a Zulu mixup because it arrived at Newark around 8 this morning. [Repositioning Dulles]
0940: Azerbaijan A346 4K-AI08 as AHY6731 over New Brunswick (the Canadian one). ETA JFK just before 1100. [And filed out to SWF at 1250.]
0945: The Egypt has repositioned to Stewart.
1025: McGuire C-17 departed JFK about 10 minutes ago.

1330: B762 N673BF just departed JFK. The Azerbaijan is out. Mauritania still here, as is the Iran. Around 1200, saw a motorcade being covered by what looked like 2 navy blue UH-60s with a vertical stripe on the tail. [UPDATE: Pretty sure the UH-60s were CBP examples]

1400: VP-CAL, a B77L as CMR 001 for Cameroon is over Cape Breton Island about 90 minutes out.
1515: Busy last hour. Turkey 345 TC-CAN and 330 -TUR in. Iran and Mauritania out. HMX-1 helicade left.
1710: Swaziland Royal about 35 out. Turks getting ready to leave JFK (they both departed 13L!). Ceiba/Equatorial Guinea 77L, Burkina Faso 727, Ivory Coast 319 all to EWR
1920: Will update the rest of the afternoon later, but for now there's a Russia Il-96 (96023) over Long Island, arriving in the next 15 minutes
2025: Phew! The Russia was the only real blockbuster (and I was already on the train home), but there was a nice little run of Africa Hour around 1800. Libya on Afriqiyah 330 5A-ONR (as AAW777) showed up out of nowhere, and then the Nigeria, Senegal, Lebanon, and Gabon (which was indeed P4-BBJ) all arrived nearly back-to-back; well, except for the Gabon which went around. I also forgot to mention the Czech 319 2801 which arrived mid-afternoon and then left. I also noticed the Ukraine 319 UR-ABA on the trackers early in the 1900 hour, but didn't follow it. An Italy 319 MM62209 as IAM3105 is descending over the Hudson Valley [arriving White Plains]. The Ceiba is repositioning off EWR to Dulles.
2045: Swazi/Royal repositioning looks like Stewart. 673BF went somewhere down south earlier, but is now returning to Stewart. SX-RFA, the Gainjet 752 did the reverse reposition, and just departed Stewart for Kennedy! HZ-NSA, the 310, which has been used for UN support before, arrived EWR earlier today and has now departed for Stewart. A reporter on the ground in Delaware says the Uganda and the Iran Aseman both went to Dover.
2145: Libya going to Stewart; Senegal looks like a similar path. There's a Global F-HTTO as FYG31T headed for JFK.
2200: The Bolivia Falcon FAB-001 is offshore and pointed at New York. Usually a Teterboro arrival with a Wilmington repo. The Nigeria BBJ has departed and is heading SSW; Dover is their usual. The Lebanon has departed and is going to Stewart.
2215: P4-BBJ opf Gabon is also Stewart-bound.

[springbok]

The Swazi BBJ is following a very odd route following the coastline up the Western Sahara !.....Now crossing the Atlantic to New York.

The B763 from Brazzaville looks like it heading towards the Canary Islands for refuel....

A B788 from Abu Dhabi over Morocco at the moment, seems to be landing in Rabat, Morocco.

P4-BBJ refueling in Cape Verde islands.

[Mateo]

Monday -
0830: Nothing so far. Couple of reposition notes from last night - the Russia Il-96 to Dulles, Ukraine to Dover, and the Gainjet went back across the Atlantic. Forgot to mention the Zimbabwe, which was Stewart as usual. Turks went to Stewart. [And, of course, if you see or hear of anything, put it on the thread]
0945: CS-TFY, a 320 just arrived JFK. Unknown if UN-related. The Monaco Falcon went to TEB.
1045: P4-CLA, the Comlux 762 opf Congo-B must have spent the night in Europe, since it's just now south of Nova Scotia. ETA will be a little after noon. News reports out of Asia say the Korean President and Japanese PM both left today and should be in New York late this evening. Another usual visitor who won't be here is South Africa - a news report from there says their President flew commercial. [This has now departed JFK, turning north for Stewart]
1230: A new country for the bold treatment! France 330 F-RARF as CTM0001 over southern Nova Scotia, probably a little over an hour out.
1315: France Falcon 7X F-RAFA as CTM0003 near Portland, ME. It'll arrive in the New York area in 45 minutes. The Falcons have gone to White Plains in the past and the track does look a little far west for JFK. Also have the two Japan 744s, 22-1101 and 22-1102 as JF0002 and JF0001, respectively. JF1 is near Toronto, JF2 is near Grand Rapids, so about 45 minutes for the first and maybe 75 minutes for the second. The first of their eventual new pair of VIP 773s is now in cabin outfitting, so this may be their last ride on UN duty. [EDIT: I was reminded that one of them sometimes goes straight to Dulles, and it looks like J-Force Two is doing exactly that.] [France Airbus has now departed; track and top altitude looks like Dulles] [J-Force 1 has departed for Dulles, too.]
1330: Mideast Jet 762 N767KS departed JFK within the past hour and is heading somewhere in New England (Portsmouth, maybe?). This has carried VIPs in the past. Looks like it arrived around 1130.
1340: The Slovakia 319 OM-BYK is over the Maritimes as SSG001. It's not the now-retired Tupolev, but it does have a pretty nice scheme. ETA around 1500. [Reposition Westover]
1450: Korea 744 10001 as KAF001 near Syracuse. ETA in 30-40 minutes. [Departed SW - Dulles ]
1510: Pakistan G450 J-756 as PFF2 is over Maine. 45 minutes out. [Departed northbound - Stewart]
1540: The Honduras Legacy FAH-001 is at Hampton Roads and will arrive in about 45 minutes. [Departed, track and altitude match Stewart, where they've gone before]
1615: Brazil's 319 2101 as BRS01 just popped up off the coast and should land in the next 15. [Reposition Islip, like usual]
1700: A343 M-IABU is descending on the northern spiral for JFK. No idea if it's delegation-related but still worth noting (and also in a very nice scheme).
1830: Qatar G650 A7-CGB as QQE210 descending for JFK. 15 minutes. I count 40 delegations in with aircraft so far, with at least a couple more still due (UK tonight or tomorrow, Canada tomorrow morning). This doesn't include the ones who came on chartered planes without national callsigns (like the Vista Globals yesterday).
2145: The Ecuador Legacy FAE-051 arrived LaGuardia about 20 minutes ago. The thing flew right over me and I didn't look up :( .
2345: UK A330 ZZ336 as KRF69 just popped off JFK. Looks like it arrived around 2100. Out over Robbinsville and stopped climb at FL200, which is the usual path for IAD.

As far as what's left - I would have expected to see one of the new Poland G550s and I haven't seen the Peru 735. No Chile 763 or Panama Legacy, but they don't speak until Wednesday afternoon. Romania used an airliner once, Ghana's Falcon showed up once, too. Canada will be here tomorrow morning, probably very early in the morning with the Challenger at Teterboro. Tanzania has the G550 which comes every so often, but they're speaking Friday, as are Belgium, who have an A321. Then there's DRCongo, who are on the list on Saturday with a Head of State. Not sure what to make of that - they've obviously specifically requested that slot but if Kabila leaves the country his government will collapse and his next stop could very well be exile somewhere.

[springbok]

Seems like the B767 for Congo spent the night at Cape Verde, possible tech problem. South African president seems went commercial as he did last year , no wonder we are seeing climate change here in Africa.

[BaszB]

PLF106 0002 Gulfstream V , one of the newest toys of the Polish Air Force has started crossing the Atlantic. Possibly heading for NYC area too.

LX-LTI A318CJ is expected to arrive at KHPN somewhere around 1930 if it leaves Cabo Verde on time.

Italy sending its A345 and is confirmed going to KFJK. ETA round 1130.

[Mateo]

Tuesday -
0900: Brazil E190 2591 off the coast, and should be somewhere in about 20 minutes. Might be going straight to Islip, though [And it did]. Looks like an ETA around 2 for the Poland G550 [UPDATE: It went to Appleton]. The Italy I-TALY is on the IAM9002 callsign.
1000: The Colombia 734 FAC1209 departed Andrews and is over Long Island at 17K. It went to Stewart. Canada is due midday today.
1100: Thanks for the heads-up on the Qatari 748. The 762 departed Poznan, Poland, where the US Army has a large presence, and it's likely a Camber flight operated by Omni. There was a Miami Air 738 that came over from Poznan (via Keflavik) earlier.
1155: I-TALY on final for 4L. Winds have JFK single-runway on 4L right now and things are going... as expected. The Qatar 748 -HHE is pinging on the ground at Dulles, so may be ready to depart soon. [Has departed south and staying low; going to McGuire.]
1345: We've got the first exit on the board - Bolivia filed off Wilmington to Teterboro at 1500, and likely to evac Evo shortly thereafter.
1350: Here comes CANFORCE 1, which is just about my favo(u)rite callsign. Canada's CL604 144617 just departed Ottawa and should be at Teterboro in about an hour.
1630: Switzerland F900 T-785 as SUI004 departs Teterboro, and since Bolivia is still in Delaware, the Schweizers take first departure honors. Auf wiederluege, President Leuthard!
1955: You thought the Brazilians were done? Legacy 2584 as BRS067 on final for JFK.
2040: The El Al 763 operating for Israel is due out imminently. Should get the Prime Minister back to Jerusalem with about 5 hours to spare before Rosh Hashana starts.
2145: El Al has departed. Yalla bye, PM Netanyahu! The Sky Prime A342 HZ-SKY1 is repositioning to JFK from Stewart. And Germany A343 16+02 doesn't equal 18, but is on callsign GAF918. [Descending for JFK, ETA 2300.] Angela Merkel isn't coming, since she has an election on Sunday. Bolivia has departed TEB, adios Constitutional President Morales! Mexico G150 TP-07/XC-LOH also departed TEB. They only had someone at Minister level on the schedule and it's possible he was recalled home because of today's earthquake.
2240: Got a tip that a Gulfstream as FAP01 arrived Teterboro this afternoon. Seeing if I can trace it.

Today's speaking order: Brazil, US, Guinea, Switzerland, Slovakia, Nigeria, Czech, France, Liberia, Colombia, Tajikistan, Zambia, Lithuania, Qatar, Turkey, Israel, Mali, Monaco, Poland, Egypt, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Costa Rica, Uganda, Sri Lanka, Estonia, Guatemala, Afghanistan, Gambia, Bolivia, Mauritania, Honduras. Everybody represented at Head of State level except Israel, which is a Head of Government.

[AA 777]

A7-HBJ Qatari 748 is between Iceland and Greenland as of 11am eastern. That would put it about 4.5 hours out of JFK if that's where it's going. There's also a blocked 762 in front of it that could be something

[Gerard]

Just saw a picture of the French Falcons at Republic 7 years ago during UN Week. Came up on the FB "On This Day" notification.
Today saw the Czech Republic A319 parked on the back ramp of Atlantic this morning at Republic.

[GY757]

Thanks For the updates!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mateo]

Wednesday -
0850: One of the Jordan G650s (VQ-BNZ) went out to Appleton to get some love at the Gulfstream facility there and is now on its way back to LGA. Should be about 20 minutes out.
1230: Nothing new to report; would expect a few departures tonight and a big wave of departures tomorrow. Gerard, the TFR is up through Thursday at 8:15pm, so I would expect a POTUS departure early evening tomorrow.
1315: An Azerbaijan G650 4K-AZ88 as AHY8585 is descending for Teterboro. ETA a little after 1330. The Slovakia is also coming back to JFK and should be here in about 15 minutes. JFK arriving on the 31s.
1350: Brazil 319 returning to JFK. Monaco F7X departing TEB. Au revoir, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II!
1400: Czech 319 coming back to JFK [err, no. Northeast-bound at altitude], so we'll give them the red. Na shledanou, President Zeman!
1420: Quick PSA for anyone going to the airport this weekend - Bombardier's AirTrain will be TOTALLY SHUT DOWN from Friday night to Monday morning.
1450: The Iran A340 is coming up the coast for JFK. ETA 15 minutes. Brazil E190 also coming back to JFK.
1540: RAF A330 just off Dulles; should be at JFK in 30-odd minutes.
1620: Colombia BBJ on final for JFK. It's coming from Boston (where their President, a Harvard alum, was receiving an award), so it must have gone DOV-JFK-BOS at some point overnight. The Slovak 319 has departed so do videnia, President Kiska! Also have the Azerbaijan 346 coming down from Stewart.
1655: I-TALY, which must belong to Mongolia or something, is making the hop from McGuire back to JFK.
1740: Brazil taxiing for departure, tchau President Temer! Iran taxiing for departure, khoda hafez, President Rouhani! Sweden G550 out of Teterboro, but they haven't spoken yet, so I'll hold off on the goodbye. Also have Royaljet 3 A6-AIN coming back from IAD.
1815: A343 M-IABU coming back from Dover, so I guess Usmanov lent it to some country for the week.
2000: Azerbaijan A346 out, Görüşənədək yada yada yada; Mali just left White Plains, but only climbed to 5K, so it's probably coming across the Throgs Neck to Queens.
2020: UK A330 out, cheerio PM May! A6-AIN also departed, for whoever it was shuttling around this week.
2040: Kuwait 345 back to JFK from Stewart.
2200: Au revoir, President Macron! The France A330 and F7X have both departed JFK.
2222: M-IABU has departed with reg as callsign, so no help there.
2359: The Kuwait 345 departed. Doesn't get the full goodbye because the 748 is still here with whatever principal they still have around.

Today's speaker list: Finland, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Guyana, Bosnia, Panama, Rwanda, Ukraine, Paraguay, Iran, Bulgaria, Cote d'Ivoire, Palestine, Portugal, Japan, Netherlands, UK, Italy, Ecuador, Argentina, Rep-Congo, Chile, Latvia, South Africa, Namibia, Montenegro, Romania, Malawi, Madagascar, Senegal, Swaziland, Libya, Nauru, Burma, Kuwait, Norway, Fiji. Everybody still a Head of State/Head of Government except for Burma, whose VP I think was a late sub for ASSK who had to stay home and oversee some ethnic cleansing (ironic, eh?) after the schedule was set.

[Gerard]

When is President Trump leaving NYC?

[Mateo]

Thursday -
0915: Colombia BBJ has departed. Adios, President Santos! Nigeria BBJ has departed, Jippu jam, President Buhari! Jordan G650 VQ-BMZ (the other one) also returned to LGA this morning after some time at Appleton.
1030: Honduras Legacy departing JFK, adios President Hernandez!
1100: Jordan VQ-BMZ departing LGA. It's going southwest.
1115: There goes the Egypt 342. Ma'a salama, President Sisi!
1130: Update from last night, A343 M-IABU went to Tashkent, so it looks like it was opf Uzbekistan. Still poking around, the ROJ3 trip started and ended in Amman, so possibly the Palestine delegation?
1145: Lebanon/MEA A330 on its way back from SWF to JFK. Qatar Amiri 320 A7-MBK southwest-bound over Maine. If it's JFK, it will be about an hour [nope, still at altitude over Connecticut and going to Dulles.] BBJ VP-CZW went to Newark over the weekend, went up to Stewart, and is now headed back to Newark. FAC1209, the Colombia 734 has departed Stewart and is headed back south.
1215: The Azerbaijan G650 is filed out of TEB at 1610.
1255: P4-BBJ (opf Gabon) coming back to JFK. Qatar A342 A7-HHK departed Dulles, stopped climb at 17K and is now near Atlantic City, which makes a JFK arrival in 20 minutes probable.
1400: The Korea 744 is coming up from Dulles. ETA 30 minutes. I should have set up a Trello board or something to keep track of everyone.
1450: HMX-1 helicade arriving at Wall Street. Qatar Global A7-CEE as QQE222 departed Dulles, stopped climb at 17K and is now near Atlantic City, which makes a JFK arrival in 20 minutes probable.
1510: Qatar 748 A7-HHE departed Dulles, stopped climb at 17K and is pointed towards Atlantic City, which makes a JFK arrival in 30 minutes probable.
1530: Lebanon A330 departing, ma'a salama, President Aoun! The other Jordan G650 VQ-BNZ must have gone to Andrews at some point between yesterday morning and right now because it's climbing off ADW and heading northeast. It's at altitude, so not coming here.
1550: A319 G-NOAH was at Stewart and is now repositioning to JFK, so it might have been carrying a delegation?
1620: Ivory Coast 319 from Stewart to Newark. Kuwait 739 9K-GCC as KUG95 descending over the Hudson Valley. Going through 8,000 near Poughkeepsie, so let's say Stewart. Qatar 342 -HHK departed JFK.
1640: HMX-1 lifting off Wall Street, which I guess counts as a goodbye United States? Turkey 345 off Stewart for JFK with the 332 just behind. One of the Japan 747s pinging on the ground at Dulles.
1700: Canada's CANFORCE 1 departs TEB. Goodbye AND au revoir, PM Trudeau! But please bring the A310 sometime.
1710: Qatar Global -CEE departed JFK, Azerbaijan G650 4K-AI88 departed TEB, and Japan 20-1102 departed Dulles. You get three guesses on its route and cruising altitude, but you won't need the other two.
1750: One for the black text! A320 CS-TFY for the DRCongo about 10 minutes out for JFK. Sadly, no 707 or 727 for them this year. Vistajet Global 9H-VJH opf Zambia departed TEB (Goodbye, President Lungu), and just as the first Japan 744 touches down at JFK, the other one lifts off IAD. G-NOAH is also departing JFK. Can't give them a goodbye, since I don't know who they're flying for.
1810: Senegal: SWF>JFK
1850: Qatar 748 departing, ma'a salama, Sheikh Tamim.
1910: TU-VAS, el va - Cote d'Ivoire 319 departs Newark, Au revoir President Ouattara.
2030: CS-TFY, now as LMJ142Y since the Congolese aren't onboard, repositioning Stewart. A7-AAH, the Qatar A343 on final for JFK. Might have come up from Dulles. Germany's A343 16+02 is holding off the Jersey Shore, because when you've lost two wars to us, sometimes you don't get priority anymore. Poland's G550 0002 arrived Teterboro. And Qatar Global A7-CED as QQE280 departed EWR and is heading towards the Atlantic.
2120: Good news, the Turkey A345 and A332 have departed and protesters in the US can breathe a sigh of relief. Allaha ısmarladık! (Looks like I was wrong about the protesters (http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/09/turkish-president-erdogans-bodyguards-beat-up-us-protesters-again/) being relieved.)
2140: The Comlux 762 P4-CLA opf Rep-Congo has departed. Au revoir, President Sassou Nguesso! Japan Force Ichiban 22-1102 has also departed. Sayonara, PM Abe!
2200: Must be time for pairs skate. Japan Force Ni (2) departing. The Senegal is also pinging on the ground, so I'll save some time and give a pre-emptive Ba beneen, President Sall.
2315: Qatar A343 gone.
2335: Germany headed for the ausgang. Auf weidersehen, Vice-Chancellor Gabriel!

Today's speaker list: Serbia, Haiti, Korea, Lebanon, Cyprus, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Gabon, Yemen, Seychelles, Botswana, Croatia, Canada, Samoa, Slovenia, Iraq, Germany, Russia, China, Mexico, El Salvador, Comoros, Palau, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Jordan, Georgia, Tuvalu, Antigua and Barbuda, Pakistan, Mauritius, Bangladesh, Vanuatu, Guinea-Bissau, Togo, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Spain, Luxembourg, Denmark. Mix of leaders, VPs, and ministers.

[megatop412]

Mateo I wanted to personally say 'thank you' for all your work to post these updates, for the last of us that don't have a smartphone yet(yours truly) these have been very informative connecting registrations with the delegations

Had a great time this week and it was great seeing everyone

William

[Zee71]

Mateo ... I'd like to echo Williams comments as well. It takes a lot of work and time to keep all those updates flowing. Thank you so much for keeping all those UN spotters and me informed. It's greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!!

William ... It was nice seeing you and catching up. Safe trip back home.

Once I off load all my cards I'll post my grabs from this years UN Week.

Mark

[BaszB]

Two little gems for JFK this morning:

STD0800 LT RAU001 GLF5 5X-UGF Uganda Government
STD1000 LT PPF2 GLF4 Pakistan Government

Both heading to London-Luton.

[Mateo]

Friday!
You're welcome. The various flight tracking sites have made this quite a bit easier in recent years. Not too long ago, I would have been pegged to LiveATC with an earphone, and if I got up from the desk for 5 minutes, something could slip by. Now, I set something like a 200 mile radius, glance over every 20 minutes or so, and see what's new. In any case, I'm always happy to contribute to this great community. Onwards!
0945: Ukraine 319 arriving back at JFK from Dover. The Uganda did indeed depart a little before 8 this morning, so goodbye President Musaveni!
1045: The Pakistan G450 finally left. Khuda hafiz, PM Abbasi!
1200: TC-CBK, the Turkey G550 as TRK20 is descending near Albany. Went to Stewart.
1315: A7-CGC a Qatar Executive G650, departed JFK, as did the Ukraine 319. Do pobachenya, President Poroshenko! (The Ukraine is heading for Toronto to meet with PM Trudeau). Also have the Royal/Swazi doing the JFK reposition. From yesterday, the G-NOAH did its New York trip to/from Malaga, so I'll assume it was really some leader with a beach house in Marbella.
1420: Russia IL-96 RA-96023 just off Dulles. To JFK in about 30 minutes.
1545: The Ceiba 77L CS-TQX arrived EWR. Had been at Dulles.
1700: Estimated departure for that Russia is about 3 minutes after I leave the office. Guaranteed.
1740: Aha! I had a feeling it was somewhere around, but it usually comes in pre-dawn and I just didn't catch it - Chile's 763 985 doing the SWF>JFK. [Update: Yeah, it arrived Wednesday morning just before 5am, and did the Stewart repo around 7am.]
1800: Kuwaiti 739 coming down from Stewart. Ceiba 77L off and out from Newark. Goodbye Equatorial Guinea!
1805: Poland G550 0002 as PLF106 departed Teterboro, do widzenia, President Duda (who apparently wasn't traded to Tampa Bay)!
1840: The Swazi taxiing out, and the Russian doesn't matter anymore because there won't be any light left by the time it leaves :(
2245: I was wrong about the Russia Il-96. It departed 15 minutes after I left the office... but I was still in Battery Park, and I bagged it, tagged it, sold it to to the butcher in the store! Da svizdanya, FM Lavrov. Please treat our democracy well. The Burkina Faso 727 left Newark, Chile 763, Kuwait 739 and Qatar Amiri 320 A7-MBK from JFK, Qatar Executive G650 A7-CGB left TEB, Royaljet 3/A6-AIN just left JFK.
2345: And whoever hired B762 N767KS has now departed JFK. And one that I missed - the Ecuador Legacy repoed to McGuire from LaGuardia on Monday night.
2359+6: Brazil's Legacy 2584 as BRS67 departed.

Today's speaker list: Cameroon, Kiribati, Central African Republic, Moldova, Belgium, Bhutan, Albania, Malta, Cape Verde, Vietnam, St. Lucia, Cuba, Tunisia, Thailand, Australia, Hungary, Algeria, Kenya, Iceland, Sweden, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Macedonia, Ethiopia, Andorra, Somalia, Lesotho, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Cambodia, Belize, San Marino, Liechtenstein, Greece, Barbados, UAE, Mongolia, Benin, Brunei, Malaysia, Sierra Leone.

[Zee71]

Here are a few UN visitors from last week. Still plenty to go through.

https://photos.smugmug.com/Aviation/UN-Week/Sept-2017/i-L5NVKhb/0/86c8f714/L/Qatar_02_JFK_14Sep2017_31L_A7-AAH_70-200mmD4s-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Aviation/UN-Week/Sept-2017/i-MKWGmkv/0/7e224673/L/Qatar_01_JFK_14Sep2017_31L_A7-HJJ_70-200mmD4s-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Aviation/UN-Week/Sept-2017/i-qcZCnSd/0/7bc181dd/L/RepublicOfMali_01_JFK_16Sep2017_31R_TZ-PRM_150-600mm-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Aviation/UN-Week/Sept-2017/i-RBVxDfb/0/78ae6b05/L/Kuwait_01_JFK_16Sep2017_31L_9K-GBB_150-600mm-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Aviation/UN-Week/Sept-2017/i-zZJ4Xn7/0/e0a3aacc/L/C17_01_JFK_16Sep2017_31L_60001_150-600mm-L.jpg

[JZ]

I went to JFK yesterday and only caught the tail end of the UN week.
http://m2.i.pbase.com/o10/20/440020/1/166252642.H0XpXdem.JFKSep228.jpg

http://m0.i.pbase.com/o10/20/440020/1/166252640.qZJbnZeP.JFKSep225.jpg

Not sure what the helicopter and V-22 were ferrying.

[Mateo]

Saturday -
1300: As expected, really not a whole lot out there. HZ-NSA went Stewart-Newark and is filed on to Andrews a little later on. Turkey G550 TC-CBK just departed from JFK. It's heading southwest, presumably to find some more protesters to beat up. The Jordanian Gulfs are both gone - one to Los Angeles, the other back home. One of the Qatar 748s (HBJ) also appears to be in Los Angeles. Ethiopian ET-ALJ is pinging on the ground at Dulles so probably ready to come back to Newark.

1330: As far as I can tell, this is what remains:
Stewart: UAE B789 A6-PFE, Zimbabwe B762 Z-WPE, Libya A332 5A-ONR, opf DRCongo A320 CS-TFY, Kuwait B748 9K-GAA
McGuire: Ecuador ER4 FAE-051

Sunday -
The Ethiopia and Namibia did indeed leave Newark earlier this morning around those times posted below. The Ecuador Legacy came up to LGA around 1215 and Zimbabwe departed JFK around 1230. The Turkish Gulf from yesterday wound up going to Dulles and then back home.
2130: The Afriqiyah 330 is just arriving at JFK from Stewart but not before it had to do a couple turns in the hold at Calverton. The UAE 789 left straight from Stewart about an hour ago. The Limojet/DRCongo left JFK during the afternoon.

[BaszB]

KTEB

STD1000 V5-GON FA7X Namibia Government

KEWR

STD0800 ET-ALJ B763 Ethiopian

[MarioFL]

Afriqiyah departing JFK right now, Monday 12:10am
@12:40am FR24 still saying JFK-SWF but heading NE at altitude (37000 ft over Maine) so he's obviously going away from the area and will soon be over the Atlantic.

[Mateo]

Tuesday -
VP-CAL came back last night to pick up the Cameroon delegation and then left just after 8pm. Qatar Amiri 332 A7-HJJ was also in and out.
The Kuwait 748 came down from Stewart around 5 yesterday, sat overnight, and then departed just after 2pm today.

And with that, UN Week is officially gaveled CLOSED!

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

The date trips forward next year and resets to September 25th as the opening of debate.

[megatop412]

Well I finally finished editing everything. All the shots are visible here: https://www.dropshots.com/lensjet but some of the highlights are shown below

https://storage04.dropshots.com/photos7000/photos/476411/20170918/b_224923.jpg

https://storage04.dropshots.com/photos7000/photos/476411/20170917/b_222728.jpg

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https://storage04.dropshots.com/photos7000/photos/476411/20170921/b_220449.jpg

https://storage04.dropshots.com/photos7000/photos/476411/20170917/b_221742.jpg

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https://storage04.dropshots.com/photos7000/photos/476411/20170919/b_222211.jpg

https://storage04.dropshots.com/photos7000/photos/476411/20170921/b_215718.jpg

[Anton Homma]

Those shots of the Afriqiyah A330 and Italian Air Force A340 are just great!!

[SengaB]

I only got 2 new State/Military Aircraft for this UNGA2017.
The Turkish A340-500 was nice addition for me but the highlight for me was the Azerbaijan Government GLF6 in full Azerbaijan Airline Colors. It will definitely be a nice addition to my collection of State/Military Bizjets. Unfortunately there are more and more of these corporate charters "Flying Winnebagos" plaguing the event and really diluting the potential for State Aircraft.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4362/36978304050_0b4f455101_o.jpg


https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4372/37375490695_782f100041_o.jpg

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4395/36891401840_31c02b7e7b.jpg
Senga

[megatop412]

Thanks Anton!

Senga I totally agree with you but you know that the scheme on M-IABU is amazing looking!

[SengaB]

megatop412,
I am probably the only enthusiast that dislikes that livery. I think its ugly as sin :) But then again I have never been a fan of "Corporate Winnebago" Liveries that are plaguing the airports these days.

Senga

[MarioFL]

It was great to meet people from as far away as Japan, France and Belgium, plus all the awesome US/local photographers. Thanks for the great company guys!
Yes that Afriqiyah was awesome for sure William! Yea Senga I don't even bother with generic bizjets even if they're special flights but we all have different tastes, the Russian A340 is one of the few biz airliners I'd go out of my way for, love the brown colors. Normally i hate the curvy modern paintscheme trend and they all copying each other's garbage liveries (about 10 have since copied El Al's 1999 one). But to me M-IABU is one of the few worth shooting. It took me a while to get used to the blue wavy Azerbaijan one.. :biggrin: but now I dig it.

anybody remember when tower asked him a question (i think it was what country M-IABU was flying for), pilot replied: R E P U B L I C OF U Z B E K I S T AN
:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

[SengaB]

Mario, I can see why the Russian A340 is a wow plane to a lot of people. It does have that "In your face" paintjob. Its like eye candy. :) I have so many of those things now- they all start to melt into one big mass of abstract curves and lines and meaningless shots. After a while you get some many of them and you start to ask yourself why am I shooting these "Corporate Winnebagos?" A few years ago these things started cropping up like weeds. These days (with a few exceptions) I just let them pass. There are so many of them flying around now they have little value. However I do make allowances for classic Corporate airliners like DC-9s 727s, 737-200s etc etc but those are pretty much gone now. Many of the older corporate and chartered airliners had pretty decent liveries on them.

Senga

[Mateo]

M-IABU is owned by Alisher Usmanov, a name that will be familiar to many soccer fans as a 30% owner of Arsenal (COYG!). He's a Russian billionaire, but was born in Uzbekistan and is ethnically Uzbek. Hoping it comes back in future years.

[Zee71]

M-IABU
https://photos.smugmug.com/Aviation/UN-Week/Sept-2017/i-TXzsLVx/0/f2257579/L/Bourkhan_01_JFK_18Sep2017_Taxi_M-IABU_70-200mmD4s-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Aviation/UN-Week/Sept-2017/i-zc8bzsR/0/38bb9af5/L/Bourkhan_01_JFK_20Sep2017_31L_M-IABU_150-600mm-L.jpg

[megatop412]

Beautiful shot of the Uzbek on the ramp, Mark- there's like zero noise in that shot!

[MarioFL]

The A340 classic reminds me of a 707 in that view flying away from the camera, sort of vintage military bomber look. No twin or trijet comes close to looking this good from that angle! Even more on this one since it has substance/dark color on the fuselage, unlike most A340s that are boring white.

Zoom in at the tires on your shots. Did they put that glossy wet stuff they put on cars ??? Engines: spotless. Tires: glossy - Show plane.

How fortunate were we that the sun peaked through briefly to get him in good light. Within a few minutes I had to leave to the airport to catch my flight (would have def. missed it it weren't for a ride by two fellow photographers - Keith, Paul are awesome). I think I was the last to arrive at the gate, then got assigned the exit row seat (uh-oh...) Ominous feeling finally went away after I started to enjoy the view of all the planes around. Soon after we started taxxing I got to see the Russian A340 beauty strutting her stuff AGAIN :cool: There it is at the long JFK conga line! And gives me one last show before we both depart.

Phone pic at 8pm. Should I attempt to send it to jetpoop.net? check out the zero noise :smile: The best - For last.


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