UN Week 2008 Begins

[Iberia A340-600]

so no 707s this year? or still the chance one of those, including different aircraft will show up to pick up the Vips?

Operating for Congo. I believe it landed last night at some point...

[Gerard]

>Was at JRB first but we closed it up for a movement. As I get on the FDR, the Chinook came in. Then went to 6N5 in time to catch the POTUS come around to go down the FDR then to JRA which was busy. Yes, they are just inside the gate.[/quote]<

Nice. Thanks.

[njgtr82]

2 more for EWR, Ethiopian 757(ETH8500, same as last year) is coming in tommorow and a Universal Jet Gulfstream from Dublin tonight. Also the President of Denmark flew in on SAS today.

[PhilDernerJr]

I just want to point out that the Queens of Jordan was on that RJ VIP flight. ohi!

[Mayi757]

Operating for Congo. I believe it landed last night at some point...

so it did come in, lovely rare beauty ...where is the "love" icon in here? and I don't mean 4 the honey^ I mean the plane :D

[Tamon]

Some JFK Departures (STD=Scheduled Departure), UTC Times

The French Planes left already, but for the logs...

STD 01:15 French Air Force A319 F-RBFB
STD 01:30 French Air Force Falcon 900 F-RAFP
STD 02:55 French Air Force A310 F-RADB
STD 17:15 Ukraine Air Force IL62 UR-86528

[Iberia A340-600]

I'm very surprised that we don't see the A340-200 utilized much from the French Air Force. Apparently Sarkozy likes to fly commercially any chance he can get. His entourage follow in the A319 or Falcon normally.

As Phil mentioned, I'd like to point out Ms. Carla Bruni flew in with Sarkozy.


:shock:

[Tamon]

@ Iberia A340-600 : The two A340s are equipped with normal pax seats and are regulary used out of CDG for "regular" pax flights for the military. Similar to the "Reach" missions the US Airlines fly for the US Military.

one more VIP flight :

EWR deparure

22:45 UTC Private Boeing 737-700BBJ N90R

[Iberia A340-600]

Ah, that explains it. Thanks again Tamon!

I was just at SWF and will be editing pictures and starting a new thread for that. I got a special treat today!

[lijk604]

ya know, for this being UN Week, Mr. Butts has been noticeably absent in his coverage.
Senga, anything???

[moose135]

I spent the afternoon at Bayswater - got tied up in the morning and wasn't able to make AF1's revised departure, but got some good catches none the less.









I must be getting old...I remember when they all smoked like this!










Also caught one of the Royal Jet BBJs, but he turned way early and ended up backlit:


I have some non-UN shots I'll post in a separate thread.

[Tom_Turner]

Moose - Killer shot of that Ukraine IL-62. Might be the best shot I've ever seen from Bayswater!

Glad you got it.

Tom

[Tom_Turner]

JAF 747-4 due into JFK on Thursday.

[Tamon]

Hi again,

possibly not UN related (but who knows...) one arrival for EWR, UTC Time!

STA 21:45 Netjets Boeing 737-700 BBJ N127QS

[njgtr82]

Hi again,

possibly not UN related (but who knows...) one arrival for EWR, UTC Time!

STA 21:45 Netjets Boeing 737-700 BBJ N127QS

Your most likely correct, this aircraft comes to EWR at least 3-4 times a month.

Bill