Hi all,

After a pause in reporting from my trip to China last year, I’m back to finish the job!

So today was our last day at Hong Kong and now on top of the resident fleets, we took an early morning taxi ride around to the maintenance end of the airfield. More bizjets were to be had here and we also saw some of the resident fleet that hadn’t been in service whilst we were there. We arranged the taxi with the help of the Regal hotel staff so that the route to be taken was understood by the driver.

On the way back, we asked him to drop us off by the Hong Kong Government Flying Service area and then we walked for a little bit clearing that area and the next big bizjet area between there and cargo. We were challenged by security for going up to the fence, but as soon as they knew what we were doing, we were left to our own devices.

We then caught a bus to Cathay City to get off and photograph the lovely DC-3 on display there, then we caught another bus back to the Regal. Later on after checking out of the hotel, we went to find the ‘Skydeck’ that has been reported before on his forum. It wasn’t easy to find but the views up there are good, especially for photographs. It also had the bonus of offering the ability to get some of the over the top aircraft, a lot of which were inbound or outbound from nearby Macau.

Photographs can be seen here;

4X-ECD, Boeing 777-258ER, El Al Israel Airlines (33169)
9H-VJH, Bombardier Aerospace Global 6000 (9585)
9M-AFS, Airbus A320-216, AirAsia (3117)
9M-AHF, Airbus A320-216, AirAsia (3353)
9M-AJA, Airbus A320-216, AirAsia (5897)
9M-NEO, Airbus A320-251N, AirAsia (7236)
9M-MSA, Boeing 737-8H6, Malaysia Airlines (40143)
9M-LCH, Boeing 737-8GP, Malindo Air (39821)
9V-JSA, Airbus A320-232, Jetstar Asia Airways (2316)
9V-JSV, Airbus A320-232, Jetstar Asia Airways (5813)
9V-STW, Airbus A330-343X, Singapore Airlines (1447)
9V-SKB, Airbus A380-841, Singapore Airlines (005)
9V-SRM, Boeing 777-212ER, Singapore Airlines (32320)
9V-SWR, Boeing 777-312ER, Singapore Airlines (34583)
9V-TAE, Airbus A320-232, Tiger Airways (2724)
9V-TAZ, Airbus A320-232, Tiger Airways (4879)
9V-TJR, Airbus A320-232, Tiger Airways (4645)
A6-EEJ, Airbus A380-861, Emirates Airline (127)
A6-EOE, Airbus A380-861, Emirates Airline (169)
A6-ENZ, Boeing 777-21HER, Emirates Airline (42319)
A6-EYJ, Airbus A330-243, Etihad Airways (0737)
A7-BCD, Boeing 787-8, Qatar Airways (38322)
A7-AFH, Airbus A330-243F, Qatar Airways Cargo (1594)
A7-BFB, Boeing 777-FDZ, Qatar Airways Cargo (36100)
A7-BFE, Boeing 777-FDZ, Qatar Airways Cargo (39644)
B-6188, Airbus A318-112CJ Elite (3617)
B-2364, Airbus A319-115, Air China (2499)
B-6363, Airbus A321-213, Air China (3653)
B-6383, Airbus A321-213, Air China (3678)
B-6741, Airbus A321-232, Air China (4617)
B-5913, Airbus A330-343X, Air China (1509)
B-5341, Boeing 737-89L, Air China (36483)
B-5485, Boeing 737-89L, Air China (36747)
B-6798, Airbus A320-214, China Eastern Airlines (4702)
B-6693, Airbus A320-232, China Eastern Airlines (4239)
B-2419, Airbus A321-211, China Eastern Airlines (2882)
B-6329, Airbus A321-211, China Eastern Airlines (3233)
B-8165, Airbus A321-231, China Eastern Airlines (6850)
B-1788, Boeing 737-86P, China Eastern Airlines (39740)
B-6783, Airbus A320-214, China Southern Airlines (4808)
B-6581, Airbus A321-231, China Southern Airlines (3981)
B-5191, Boeing 737-81B, China Southern Airlines (35367)
B-5746, Boeing 737-81B, China Southern Airlines (38952)
B-2428, Boeing 747-412F(SCD), Great Wall Airlines (28263)
B-5801, Boeing 737-76D, Shanghai Airlines (39303)
B-5460, Boeing 737-86D, Shanghai Airlines (35772)
B-6312, Airbus A320-214, Shenzhen Airlines (3131)
B-6857, Airbus A320-232, Shenzhen Airlines (5002)
B-6321, Airbus A320-232, Sichuan Airlines (3210)
B-6902, Airbus A320-214, Spring Airlines (5108)
B-8371, Airbus A320-214, Spring Airlines (6826)
B-5279, Boeing 737-75C, Xiamen Airlines (38384)
B-5301, Boeing 737-85C, Xiamen Airlines (35048)
B-5488, Boeing 737-85C, Xiamen Airlines (37148)
B-8168, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G550 (5298)
B-8292, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G550 (5422)
B-8306, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G550 (5445)
B-18302, Airbus A330-302, China Airlines (0607)
B-18306, Airbus A330-302, China Airlines (0675)
B-18309, Airbus A330-302, China Airlines (0707)
B-18310, Airbus A330-302, China Airlines (0714)
B-18317, Airbus A330-302, China Airlines (0861)
B-18353, Airbus A330-302, China Airlines (0920)
B-18901, Airbus A350-941, China Airlines (049)
B-18651, Boeing 737-8Q8, China Airlines (41786)
B-18205, Boeing 747-409, China Airlines (28712)
B-18712, Boeing 747-409F(SCD), China Airlines (33729)
B-16201, Airbus A321-211, EVA Air (5354)
B-16220, Airbus A321-211, EVA Air (6747)
B-16225, Airbus A321-211, EVA Air (7101)
B-16227, Airbus A321-211, EVA Air (7344)
B-16311, Airbus A330-203, EVA Air (0693)
B-16335, Airbus A330-302, EVA Air (1684)
B-18659, Boeing 737-8SH, Mandarin Airlines (61424)
B-HUS, Boeing 747-444(BCF), Air Hong Kong (25152)
B-HSD, Airbus A320-232, Cathay Dragon (0756)
B-HSE, Airbus A320-232, Cathay Dragon (0784)
B-HSG, Airbus A320-232, Cathay Dragon (0812)
B-HSN, Airbus A320-232, Cathay Dragon (2428)
B-HSR, Airbus A320-232, Cathay Dragon (5030)
B-HTG, Airbus A321-231, Cathay Dragon (1695)
B-HTH, Airbus A321-231, Cathay Dragon (1984)
B-HTJ, Airbus A321-231, Cathay Dragon (3369)
B-HTK, Airbus A321-231, Cathay Dragon (3669)
B-HLC, Airbus A330-342, Cathay Dragon (0099)
B-HLE, Airbus A330-342, Cathay Dragon (0109)
B-HLG, Airbus A330-342, Cathay Dragon (0118)
B-HLI, Airbus A330-342, Cathay Dragon (0155)
B-HLJ, Airbus A330-342, Cathay Dragon (0012)
B-HLL, Airbus A330-342, Cathay Dragon (0244)
B-HYB, Airbus A330-342, Cathay Dragon (0106)
B-LAA, Airbus A330-342, Cathay Dragon (0669)
B-HYJ, Airbus A330-343X, Cathay Dragon (0512)
B-KQF, Boeing 777-367ER, Cathay Pacific Airlines (41428)
B-KQH, Boeing 777-367ER, Cathay Pacific Airlines (42143)
B-KQI, Boeing 777-367ER, Cathay Pacific Airlines (41429)
B-KQK, Boeing 777-367ER, Cathay Pacific Airlines (41430)
B-KQL, Boeing 777-367ER, Cathay Pacific Airlines (41431)
B-KQZ, Boeing 777-367ER, Cathay Pacific Airlines (60723)
B-HLF, Airbus A330-342, Cathay Pacific Airways (0113)
B-HLH, Airbus A330-342, Cathay Pacific Airways (0121)
B-LAD, Airbus A330-342, Cathay Pacific Airways (0776)
B-LAI, Airbus A330-342, Cathay Pacific Airways (0959)
B-HLP, Airbus A330-343X, Cathay Pacific Airways (0418)
B-HLU, Airbus A330-343X, Cathay Pacific Airways (0539)
B-HLV, Airbus A330-343X, Cathay Pacific Airways (0548)
B-LAM, Airbus A330-343X, Cathay Pacific Airways (1239)
B-LAO, Airbus A330-343X, Cathay Pacific Airways (1317)
B-LBB, Airbus A330-343X, Cathay Pacific Airways (1436)
B-LBC, Airbus A330-343X, Cathay Pacific Airways (1443)
B-LBF, Airbus A330-343X, Cathay Pacific Airways (1545)
B-LBJ, Airbus A330-343X, Cathay Pacific Airways (1618)
B-HXG, Airbus A340-313X, Cathay Pacific Airways (0208)
B-HXH, Airbus A340-313X, Cathay Pacific Airways (0218)
B-HXJ, Airbus A340-313X, Cathay Pacific Airways (0227)
B-LRD, Airbus A350-941, Cathay Pacific Airways (038)
B-LRE, Airbus A350-941, Cathay Pacific Airways (039)
B-LRF, Airbus A350-941, Cathay Pacific Airways (046)
B-LRF, Airbus A350-941, Cathay Pacific Airways (046)
B-HUJ, Boeing 747-467, Cathay Pacific Airways (27595)
B-LIA, Boeing 747-467ERF, Cathay Pacific Airways (37299)
B-LIE, Boeing 747-467ERF, Cathay Pacific Airways (36870)
B-LIF, Boeing 747-467ERF, Cathay Pacific Airways (36871)
B-LJG, Boeing 747-867F, Cathay Pacific Airways (39244)
B-LJN, Boeing 747-867F, Cathay Pacific Airways (62823)
B-HNB, Boeing 777-267, Cathay Pacific Airways (27266)
B-HNF, Boeing 777-367, Cathay Pacific Airways (27506)
B-HNG, Boeing 777-367, Cathay Pacific Airways (27505)
B-HNH, Boeing 777-367, Cathay Pacific Airways (27504)
B-HNJ, Boeing 777-367, Cathay Pacific Airways (27509)
B-HNN, Boeing 777-367, Cathay Pacific Airways (33703)
B-HNO, Boeing 777-367, Cathay Pacific Airways (33704)
B-KPF, Boeing 777-367ER, Cathay Pacific Airways (36832)
B-KPH, Boeing 777-367ER, Cathay Pacific Airways (35301)
B-KPR, Boeing 777-367ER, Cathay Pacific Airways (36163)
B-KPT, Boeing 777-367ER, Cathay Pacific Airways (37896)
B-KPX, Boeing 777-367ER, Cathay Pacific Airways (37897)
B-KQY, Boeing 777-367ER, Cathay Pacific Airways (41764)
B-LJB, Boeing 747-867F, Cathay Pacific Airways Cargo (39239)
B-LPI, Airbus A320-214, Hong Kong Airlines (5416)
B-LPJ, Airbus A320-214, Hong Kong Airlines (5514)
B-LND, Airbus A330-223, Hong Kong Airlines (1042)
B-LNE, Airbus A330-223, Hong Kong Airlines (1039)
B-LNF, Airbus A330-223, Hong Kong Airlines (1059)
B-LNF, Airbus A330-223, Hong Kong Airlines (1059)
B-LNG, Airbus A330-223, Hong Kong Airlines (1054)
B-LNI, Airbus A330-223, Hong Kong Airlines (1034)
B-LNK, Airbus A330-243, Hong Kong Airlines (1286)
B-LNL, Airbus A330-243, Hong Kong Airlines (1322)
B-LNW, Airbus A330-243F, Hong Kong Airlines (1320)
B-LNX, Airbus A330-243F, Hong Kong Airlines (1115)
B-LNZ, Airbus A330-243F, Hong Kong Airlines (1051)
B-LNO, Airbus A330-343X, Hong Kong Airlines (1384)
B-LNS, Airbus A330-343X, Hong Kong Airlines (1105)
B-LPF, Airbus A320-214, Hong Kong Express Airways (5264)
B-LCB, Airbus A320-232, Hong Kong Express Airways (2322)
B-LCF, Airbus A320-232, Hong Kong Express Airways (5725)
B-LVB, Bombardier Challenger 605, Hong Kong Government Flying Service (5898)
B-HRS, British Aerospace Jetstream 41, Hong Kong Government Flying Service (41102)
B-HRT, British Aerospace Jetstream 41, Hong Kong Government Flying Service (41104)
B-LVC, Diamond DA.42NG Twin Star, Hong Kong Government Flying Service (42.N110)
B-HRL, Eurocopter AS.332L2 Super Puma , Hong Kong Government Flying Service (2535)
B-HRN, Eurocopter AS.332L2 Super Puma , Hong Kong Government Flying Service (2547)
B-HRU, Eurocopter EC.155B1, Hong Kong Government Flying Service (6620)
B-HRV, Eurocopter EC.155B1, Hong Kong Government Flying Service (6627)
B-HRW, Eurocopter EC.155B1, Hong Kong Government Flying Service (6632)
B-HRY, Eurocopter EC.155B1, Hong Kong Government Flying Service (6638)
B-HRA, Zlin Z.242L, Hong Kong Government Flying Service (0788)
B-LVA, Bombardier Challenger 605 (5896)
B-KHK, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G450 (4018)
B-LAS, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G450 (4202)
B-LCK, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G450 (4182)
B-LIS, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G450 (4088)
B-HHI, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G550 (5377)
B-KGP, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G550 (5238)
C-FJZS, Boeing 777-333ER, Air Canada (62400)
D-AALF, Boeing 777-FZN, Aerologic (36201)
D-AALG, Boeing 777-FZN, Aerologic (36199)
D-AIMN, Airbus A380-841, Lufthansa (177)
DQ-FJV, Airbus A330-243, Fiji Airways (1465)
EI-DFS, Boeing 767-33AER, Transaero Airlines (25346)
ET-ARF, Boeing 787-8, Ethiopian Airlines (34752)
ET-ARI, Boeing 777-F60, Ethiopian Airlines (42032)
F-HPJF, Airbus A380-861, Air France (064)
G-STBK, Boeing 777-336ER, British Airways (42121)
G-XLEB, Airbus A380-841, British Airways (121)
HB-JNF, Boeing 777-3DEER, Swiss International Air Lines (44587)
HL7413, Boeing 747-48E, Asiana Airlines (25405)
HL7421, Boeing 747-48EM, Asiana Airlines (25784)
HL8057, Boeing 737-86J, Eastar Jet (37767)
HL8062, Boeing 737-8AS, Jeju Air (33634)
HL7638, Boeing 747-8B5, Korean Air (60408)
HL7530, Boeing 777-2B5ER, Korean Air (27945)
HL7750, Boeing 777-2B5ER, Korean Air (34209)
HS-PGN, Airbus A319-132, Bangkok Airways (3759)
HS-PGX, Airbus A319-132, Bangkok Airways (3424)
HS-STC, Boeing 747-412, Orient Thai Airlines (26548)
HS-ABI, Airbus A320-216, Thai AirAsia (3729)
HS-ABV, Airbus A320-216, Thai AirAsia (4979)
HS-BBH, Airbus A320-216, Thai AirAsia (5839)
HS-BBS, Airbus A320-216, Thai AirAsia (4098)
HS-TBD, Airbus A330-343X, Thai Airways International (1338)
HS-TBE, Airbus A330-343X, Thai Airways International (1348)
HS-TEQ, Airbus A330-343X, Thai Airways International (1037)
HS-TEU, Airbus A330-343X, Thai Airways International (1090)
HS-TUE, Airbus A380-841, Thai Airways International (125)
HZ-AI4, Boeing 747-87UF, Saudi Arabian Airlines (37563)
JA617A, Boeing 767-381ER, All Nippon Airways (37719)
JA622A, Boeing 767-381ER, All Nippon Airways (40567)
JA624A, Boeing 767-381ER, All Nippon Airways (40895)
JA8323, Boeing 767-381ER(BCF), All Nippon Airways (25654)
JA8356, Boeing 767-381ER(BCF), All Nippon Airways (25136)
JA882A, Boeing 787-9, All Nippon Airways (43872)
JA702J, Boeing 777-246ER, Japan Airlines (32890)
JA829J, Boeing 787-8, Japan Airlines (34839)
JA15JJ, Airbus A320-232, Jetstar Japan (5701)
JA15KZ, Boeing 747-8KZF, Nippon Cargo Airlines (36139)
JA814P, Airbus A320-214, Peach Aviation (6335)
JA06VA, Airbus A320-214, Vanilla Air (6320)
JU-1021, Boeing 767-34GER, MIAT Mongolian Airlines (41519)
JY-BAE, Boeing 787-8, Royal Jordanian Airliness (37166)
LN-RKR, Airbus A330-343X, Scandinavian Airlines System (1660)
LX-VCJ, Boeing 747-8R7F, Cargolux Airlines International (38077)
LX-VCK, Boeing 747-8R7F, Cargolux Airlines International (38078)
LX-VCL, Boeing 747-8R7F, Cargolux Airlines International (35823)
LX-WCV, Boeing 747-4R7F(SCD), Cargolux Airlines International (35804)
M-AAAA, Bombardier Challenger 605 (5827)
M-MAXX, Bombardier Aerospace Global 6000 (9678)
N725AN, Boeing 777-323ER, American Airlines (41666)
N418MC, Boeing 747-47UF(SCD), Atlas Air (32840)
N858GT, Boeing 747-87UF, Atlas Air/Polar Air Cargo (37569)
N887FD, Boeing 777-FS2, Federal Express (41066)
N597FE, McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, Federal Express (48596)
N402KZ, Boeing 747-481F(SCD), Kalitta Air (34017)
N118UA, Boeing 747-422, United Airlines (28811)
N206UA, Boeing 777-222, United Airlines (30212)
N778UA, Boeing 777-222, United Airlines (26928)
N225UA, Boeing 777-222ER, United Airlines (30554)
N78008, Boeing 777-224ER, United Airlines (29478)
N78009, Boeing 777-224ER, United Airlines (29479)
N579UP, Boeing 747-45E(SCD), United Parcel Service (26062)
N581UP, Boeing 747-4R7F(SCD), United Parcel Service (25866)
N90R, Boeing 737-7EL (32775)
N3389H, Bombardier Aerospace Global 5000 (9154)
N9099H, Bombardier Aerospace Global 6000 (9557)
N15VC, Bombardier Challenger 605 (5816)
N966MS, EMBRAER ERJ-190ECJ Lineage 1000 (19000683)
N818HK, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G550 (5109)
N899YF, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G650 (6127)
N626JE, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream V (642)
OE-LPD, Boeing 777-2Z9ER, Austrian Airlines (35960)
OM-ACG, Boeing 747-409(BDSF), Air Cargo Global (24311)
OM-FEX, Boeing 737-8Q8, AirExplore/Ryanair (28213)
OO-TSA, Boeing 777-FHT, TNT Airways (38969)
PH-BFR, Boeing 747-406(SCD), KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (27202)
PK-GMR, Boeing 737-8U3, Garuda Indonesia (30150)
PK-GPP, Airbus A330-243, Garuda Indonesia (1364)
PK-GPZ, Airbus A330-343X, Garuda Indonesia (1698)
PK-XRC, Airbus A330-343X, Indonesia AirAsia X (0654)
RP-C8970, Airbus A320-216, AirAsia Philippines (3064)
RP-C3237, Airbus A320-214, Cebu Pacific Air (5045)
RP-C4105, Airbus A320-214, Cebu Pacific Air (6777)
RP-C4108, Airbus A320-214, Cebu Pacific Air (7066)
RP-C3341, Airbus A330-343X, Cebu Pacific Airlines (1420)
RP-C9907, Airbus A321-231, Philippine Airlines (5838)
RP-C8760, Airbus A330-343X, Philippine Airlines (1510)
RP-C8766, Airbus A330-343X, Philippine Airlines (1566)
TC-LJH, Boeing 777-3F2ER, Turkish Airlines (44129)
V8-RBU, Airbus A320-232, Royal Brunei Airlines (2195)
VH-CRW, Dassault Falcon 7X (217)
VH-FGJ, Bombardier Aerospace Global Express XRS (9163)
VH-EFR, Boeing 767-381F(ER), Express Freighters Australia (33510)
VH-QPJ, Airbus A330-303, Qantas Airways (0712)
VH-OEE, Boeing 747-438, Qantas Airways (32909)
VH-OEJ, Boeing 747-438E, Qantas Airways (32914)
VN-A558, Airbus A320-232, Jetstar Pacific (2922)
VN-A393, Airbus A321-231, Vietnam Airlines (5340)
VN-A395, Airbus A321-231, Vietnam Airlines (5385)
VN-A612, Airbus A321-231, Vietnam Airlines (6344)
VP-BIM, Boeing 747-4HAER, AirBridgeCargo Airlines (35327)
VP-CCE, Canadair Challenger 604 (5622)
VP-CCW, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G650ER (6122)
VP-CEW, Bombardier Aerospace Global 6000 (9652)
VP-CKV, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G650ER (6186)
VP-CLK, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G550 (5511)
VP-CNP, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G550 (5461)
VP-CQQ, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G450 (4282)
VP-CTE, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G550 (5304)
VP-CWN, Bombardier Aerospace Global 5000 (9321)
VP-CWQ, Bombardier Aerospace Global 5000 (9501)
VP-CZZ, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G650 (6025)
VQ-BIL, Boeing 777-3M0ER, Aeroflot Russian Airlines (41692)
VT-ANM, Boeing 787-8, Air India (36284)
XY-ALC, Boeing 737-86N, Myanmar National Airlines (43407)
ZS-SNA, Airbus A340-642, South African Airways (0410)

On display at Cathay City:
(RP-C1101), Douglas C-47A Skytrain, On Display, Cathay Pacific Airways (9525)

On airways:
B-6209, Airbus A319-132, China Southern Airlines (2558)
B-5922, Airbus A330-323X, China Southern Airlines (1425)
B-1749, Boeing 737-85C, Xiamen Airlines (39909)
B-MBA, Airbus A321-231, Air Macau (5459)
B-MBC, Airbus A320-232, Air Macau (4197)
B-MCC, Airbus A321-231, Air Macau (6827)
HL8280, Airbus A321-231, Air Seoul (5767)
PK-LOF, Boeing 737-9GPER, Lion Air (38741)
RP-C3441, Airbus A340-313X, Phillipine Airlines (0474)
VN-A658, Airbus A320-214, VietJetAir (6341)
VQ-BUO, Boeing 767-33AER, Azur Air (27909)

It was now time for our evening flight to Shanghai/Pudong on B-8371, Airbus A320-214 of Spring Airlines. This flight was badly delayed by stormy weather around Shanghai, so we were left sweating a bit………Flight number was CQH8960 for a 2 hour and 25 minute flight.

Regards,

Grant Robinson
www.oxfordaviationgroup.co.uk
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