Aegean Airlines latest A320 registered SX-DGK in Athens (still SX-OAQ on reg tape)

Aegean Airlines took delivery of the ex Olympic Air A320 registered SX-OAQ. The plane was painted in Aegean Airlines colors in DNR (Dinard, France) and arrived back in Athens in April 24th as OAL102P. Under the SX-OAQ tape, there is the new registration that it will soon take upon entering service and as expected is the SX-DGK.

Aegean Airlines / A320 / SX-OAQ tape with SX-DGK under it.

Dismantling of Olympic Airlines Airbus A340-313X SX-DFA in Athens

Ex Olympic Airlines Airbus A340-313X SX-DFA (c/n 235) was dismantled (scrapped) in Athens during the previous 2 weeks. Below is a timelapse video of the process:

Watch on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpWHOohkxB4&feature=youtu.be

The dismantling of the next ex Olympic Airlines A340, SX-DFB, has also begun and is expected to have finished by the end of April 2013. The rest of the A340s (SX-DFC & SX-DFD) await their fate in the airport.

British Airways Airbus A319 registered G-EUPC in Athens to pick up the Olympic Flame

British Airways Airbus A319 registered G-EUPC arrived today in Athens to pick up the Olympic Flame for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The plane is named "The Firefly" and is painted in a special livery for the occasion. This is the first flight of that plane on that livery, since it rolled out of the paintshop in LHR (London, UK) just today and departed as BAW2012 to Athens. It landed at 15:05L on runway 21R and it is parked in the satellite terminal until its departure back to UK on May 18th.

Airbus A319 / G-EUPC / about to land on runway 21R

Airbus A319 / G-EUPC / about to land on runway 21R

USAF Lockheed C5-B Galaxy first time in Athens

A Lockheed C-5B Galaxy made its first visit today in Athens! The flight, RCH478, from RMS (Ramstein, Germany) was operated by the 87-0036 (c/n 500-122) and landed at 13:35L on runway 03L. It brings stuff that will be needed to prepare the official visit of the Vice President of the USA in early December and more C-5 flights are expected in the coming days.

Lockheed C-5B Galaxy / 87-0036 / a C-5 about to land for first time in Athens

Lockheed C-5B Galaxy / 87-0036 / taxing in front of Athens airport tower

A video of the arrival can be found here:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=2593980284592

(Thanks to Vasilis!)

Meelad MD-83 registered SX-BPP in United Airways colors (to become S2-AFV)

Meelad Air MD-83 registered SX-BPP (c/n 53377) returned from WOE (Woensdrecht, Germany) where it was painted in United Airways colors, via ARN (Stockholm, Sweden), to Athens on November 10th. It arrived as MLW433 at 20:00L and since then it is parked in the satellite terminal waiting for its departure to DAC (Dhaka, Bangladesh) via AUH (Abu Dhabi, UAE). It will be reregistered as S2-AFV and operate for United Airways in Bangladesh.

MD-83 / SX-BPP / parked in the satellite terminal waiting its departure to Dhaka

Aeolian Airlines MD-83 registered SX-BTM

Aeolian Airlines, a new start up carrier in Greece, got its first MD-83 painted in the company colors today. The MD-83 registered SX-BTM (ex Sky Wings), arrived in Athens on September 29th from IST (Istanbul, Turkey) with AOL11P callsign, in all white c/s and had the Aeolian Airlines titles and stickers applied on it today.

Photo from the Athens International Airport movements facebook page.

MD-83 / SX-BTM / Aeolian Airlines stickers just applied

Sky Wings MD-82 registered SX-BTL in Athens

Sky Wings MD-82 registered SX-BTL (c/n 53232, ex N598BC) was in Athens today, after a long time. In front of the plane's open cargo doors there were around 32 passenger seats which, according to some rumors, are to be used to replace some old seats in another MD-83 to be used by start up carrier Aeolian Airlines.

MD-82 / SX-BTL / parked in ATH

German Air Force Airbus A340 registered 16+02 in Athens

German Air Force Airbus A340-313X (c/n 355, ex D-AIFB) registered 1602 (16+02) arrived today in Athens bringing the Vice Chancellor of Germany / Federal Minister of Economics and Technology Mr Rösler along with a large delegation of German businessmen. The plane arrived as GAF838 and landed at 18:50L on runway 21R. The plane's ModeS code was 3E89E7.

Airbus A340 / 16+02 / about to land on runway 21R

Astraeus B757 registered G-STRX in Iron Maiden colors in Athens

Astraeus Boeing 757-200 registered G-STRX arrived today in Athens for flight AEU763 from LGW (London, UK). The plane is painted in the Iron Maiden colors for the "Final Frontier World Tour 2011" and is named "Ed Force One". The captain of the flight was of course, Bruce Dickinson himself! The plane landed at 16:15L on runway 03R and departed at 18:15 from the same runway back to LGW.

Boeing 757 / G-STRX / Ed Force One about to land on runway 03R

Saudi Arabia Boeing 747-SP registered HZ-AIJ in Athens

A Saudi Arabian Royal Flight operated by the Boeing 747-SP registered HS-AIJ arrived today in ATH from Riyadh AB in Saudi Arabia. The flight, SVA001C, landed at 20:00L on rwy 21R. This is only the fourth 747-SP to ever land in Athens airport (the others being Corsair F-GTOM, United Arab Emirates A6-SMR and Iran Air EP-IAC). It is schedule to depart tomorrow around 15:00L

Boeing 747-SP / HZ-AIJ / about to land on rwy 21R in Athens

Boeing 747-SP / HZ-AIJ / on taxiway "H" of Athens towards it parking stand

You can see a video of its departure from Athens on 01/07/2011 here:

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=2136629091098&oid=108540755869690&comments

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