Plane Spotting & Flight Reports

n863gt · 03-06-2025, 06:08 PM

hello banuthev
is VT-JRB still AOG in LHR?

n863gt · 13-05-2025, 06:47 PM

Originally posted by banuthev

Do we know why diverted to TRV instead of HRI?

UL172.jpg UL196.jpg UL124.jpg

Why Were 3 SriLankan Flights Diverted to India? Is Mattala Stalled by a Broken Elephant Fence? - Aviation Voice

https://aviationvoice.lk/why-were-3-srilankan-flights-diverted-to-india-is-mattala-stalled-by-a-broken-elephant-fence/

On 5th May 2025, 03 SriLankan Airlines flights (UL196/ UL172/ UL124) bound for Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) were diverted to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in India due to adverse weather conditions over Colombo. However, questions have arisen regarding why these flights were not redirected to the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) within Sri Lanka. According to […]

now we know why.
HRI is "closed" from 1800 to 0600 due to broken elephant fences.

n863gt · 13-05-2025, 06:15 PM

Originally posted by Haleef

Corsair 747SP F-GTOM - Preserved at CHR, as a training aid for GIGN - Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale (National Gendarmerie Intervention Group) exercises.

not that, I know that airframe. I mean the one you find halfway through the photos- it's completely brown, not weathered like F-GTOM.
edit: it's the 9th photo i'm talking about.

Haleef · 13-05-2025, 03:12 PM

Originally posted by n863gt

what is that brown colored "747"?
nice pictures though.

Corsair 747SP F-GTOM - Preserved at CHR, as a training aid for GIGN - Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale (National Gendarmerie Intervention Group) exercises.

n863gt · 13-05-2025, 02:01 PM

Originally posted by banuthev

Plane Spotting In Aéroport Châteauroux-Centre (CHR)
10 May 2025

what is that brown colored "747"?
nice pictures though.

banuthev · 12-05-2025, 10:13 PM

Plane Spotting In Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport - 11 May 2025

www.lankaaviator.com Banugopan Thevarajah - 38

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banuthev · 12-05-2025, 10:13 PM

Plane Spotting In Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport - 11 May 2025

banuthev · 12-05-2025, 10:12 PM

Paris CDG to London LHR
11 May 2025
Air France
AF1380
F-HPNI
A220-300
21:00-21:25

banuthev · 12-05-2025, 10:12 PM

www.lankaaviator.com Banugopan Thevarajah - 18

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www.lankaaviator.com Banugopan Thevarajah - 20

www.lankaaviator.com Banugopan Thevarajah - 21

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www.lankaaviator.com Banugopan Thevarajah - 31

www.lankaaviator.com Banugopan Thevarajah - 35

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www.lankaaviator.com Banugopan Thevarajah - 37

banuthev · 12-05-2025, 10:12 PM

Air France A330 departs from Aéroport Châteauroux-Centre (CHR) - 08 May 2025

hugotissier - Hi, Do you have the registration of the Air France A330 departed from CHR on the 08-May 2025? Was this flying to CDG?