Hong Kong & Shanghai/Pudong – Sunday 6th November 2016 (Grant Robinson)

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;
B-LRD, Hong Kong 6th November 2016

4X-ECD Boeing 777-258ER El Al Israel Airlines
9H-VJH Bombardier Aerospace Global 6000
9M-AFS ** Airbus A320-216 AirAsia
9M-AHF ** Airbus A320-216 AirAsia
9M-AJA scrape Airbus A320-216 AirAsia
9M-LCH ** Boeing 737-8GP Malindo Air
9M-MSA ** Boeing 737-8H6 Malaysia Airlines
9M-NEO ** Airbus A320-251N AirAsia
9V-JSA ** Airbus A320-232 Jetstar Asia Airways
9V-JSV ** Airbus A320-232 Jetstar Asia Airways
9V-SKB Airbus A380-841 Singapore Airlines
9V-SRM Boeing 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-STW ** Airbus A330-343X Singapore Airlines
9V-SWR Boeing 777-312ER Singapore Airlines
9V-TAE ** Airbus A320-232 Tiger Airways
9V-TAZ ** Airbus A320-232 Tiger Airways
9V-TJR ** Airbus A320-232 Tiger Airways
A6-EEJ Airbus A380-861 Emirates Airline
A6-ENZ Boeing 777-21HER Emirates Airline
A6-EOE Airbus A380-861 Emirates Airline
A6-EYJ Airbus A330-243 Etihad Airways
A7-AFH Airbus A330-243F Qatar Airways Cargo
A7-BCD Boeing 787-8 Qatar Airways
A7-BFB Boeing 777-FDZ Qatar Airways Cargo
A7-BFE Boeing 777-FDZ Qatar Airways Cargo
B-16201 ** Airbus A321-211 EVA Air
B-16220 Airbus A321-211 EVA Air
B-16225 ** Airbus A321-211 EVA Air
B-16227 scrape Airbus A321-211 EVA Air
B-16311 Airbus A330-203 EVA Air
B-16335 ** Airbus A330-302 EVA Air
B-1788 Boeing 737-86P China Eastern Airlines
B-18205 Boeing 747-409 China Airlines
B-18302 Airbus A330-302 China Airlines
B-18306 Airbus A330-302 China Airlines
B-18309 Airbus A330-302 China Airlines
B-18310 ** Airbus A330-302 China Airlines
B-18317 Airbus A330-302 China Airlines
B-18353 Airbus A330-302 China Airlines
B-18651 ** Boeing 737-8Q8 China Airlines
B-18659 Boeing 737-8SH Mandarin Airlines
B-18712 Boeing 747-409F(SCD) China Airlines
B-18901 Airbus A350-941 China Airlines
B-2364 ** Airbus A319-115 Air China
B-2419 Airbus A321-211 China Eastern Airlines
B-2428 Boeing 747-412F(SCD) Great Wall Airlines
B-5191 Boeing 737-81B China Southern Airlines
B-5279 Boeing 737-75C Xiamen Airlines
B-5301 ** Boeing 737-85C Xiamen Airlines
B-5341 Boeing 737-89L Air China
B-5460 Boeing 737-86D Shanghai Airlines
B-5485 Boeing 737-89L Air China
B-5488 Boeing 737-85C Xiamen Airlines
B-5746 Boeing 737-81B China Southern Airlines
B-5801 Boeing 737-76D Shanghai Airlines
B-5913 Airbus A330-343X Air China
B-6188 ** Airbus A318-112CJ Elite
B-6312 ** Airbus A320-214 Shenzhen Airlines
B-6321 ** Airbus A320-232 Sichuan Airlines
B-6329 Airbus A321-211 China Eastern Airlines
B-6363 ** Airbus A321-213 Air China
B-6383 Airbus A321-213 Air China
B-6581 Airbus A321-231 China Southern Airlines
B-6693 Airbus A320-232 China Eastern Airlines
B-6741 Airbus A321-232 Air China
B-6783 Airbus A320-214 China Southern Airlines
B-6798 Airbus A320-214 China Eastern Airlines
B-6857 Airbus A320-232 Shenzhen Airlines
B-6902 scrape Airbus A320-214 Spring Airlines
B-8165 Airbus A321-231 China Eastern Airlines
B-8168 Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G550
B-8292 Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G550
B-8306 Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G550
B-8371 Airbus A320-214 Spring Airlines
B-HHI ** Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G550
B-HLC Airbus A330-342 Cathay Dragon
B-HLE Airbus A330-342 Cathay Dragon
B-HLF Airbus A330-342 Cathay Pacific Airways
B-HLG Airbus A330-342 Cathay Dragon
B-HLH Airbus A330-342 Cathay Pacific Airways
B-HLI Airbus A330-342 Cathay Dragon
B-HLJ ** Airbus A330-342 Cathay Dragon
B-HLL Airbus A330-342 Cathay Dragon
B-HLP Airbus A330-343X Cathay Pacific Airways
B-HLU Airbus A330-343X Cathay Pacific Airways
B-HLV Airbus A330-343X Cathay Pacific Airways
B-HNB Boeing 777-267 Cathay Pacific Airways
B-HNF Boeing 777-367 Cathay Pacific Airways
B-HNG Boeing 777-367 Cathay Pacific Airways
B-HNH Boeing 777-367 Cathay Pacific Airways
B-HNJ Boeing 777-367 Cathay Pacific Airways
B-HNN Boeing 777-367 Cathay Pacific Airways
B-HNO Boeing 777-367 Cathay Pacific Airways
B-HRA ** Zlin Z.242L Hong Kong Government Flying Service
B-HRL Eurocopter AS.332L2 Super Puma Hong Kong Government Flying
Service
B-HRN ** Eurocopter AS.332L2 Super Puma Hong Kong Government Flying
Service
B-HRS ** British Aerospace Jetstream 41 Hong Kong Government Flying
Service
B-HRT ** British Aerospace Jetstream 41 Hong Kong Government Flying
Service
B-HRU ** Eurocopter EC.155B1 Hong Kong Government Flying Service
B-HRV Eurocopter EC.155B1 Hong Kong Government Flying Service
B-HRW Eurocopter EC.155B1 Hong Kong Government Flying Service
B-HRY Eurocopter EC.155B1 Hong Kong Government Flying Service
B-HSD Airbus A320-232 Cathay Dragon
B-HSE Airbus A320-232 Cathay Dragon
B-HSG Airbus A320-232 Cathay Dragon
B-HSN Airbus A320-232 Cathay Dragon
B-HSR Airbus A320-232 Cathay Dragon
B-HTG Airbus A321-231 Cathay Dragon
B-HTH Airbus A321-231 Cathay Dragon
B-HTJ Airbus A321-231 Cathay Dragon
B-HTK Airbus A321-231 Cathay Dragon
B-HUJ Boeing 747-467 Cathay Pacific Airways
B-HUS Boeing 747-444(BCF) Air Hong Kong
B-HXG Airbus A340-313X Cathay Pacific Airways
B-HXH Airbus A340-313X Cathay Pacific Airways
B-HXJ Airbus A340-313X Cathay Pacific Airways
B-HYB Airbus A330-342 Cathay Dragon
B-HYJ Airbus A330-343X Cathay Dragon
B-KGP Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G550
B-KHK Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G450
B-KPF Boeing 777-367ER Cathay Pacific Airways
B-KPH Boeing 777-367ER Cathay Pacific Airways
B-KPR Boeing 777-367ER Cathay Pacific Airways
B-KPT Boeing 777-367ER Cathay Pacific Airways
B-KPX Boeing 777-367ER Cathay Pacific Airways
B-KQF Boeing 777-367ER Cathay Pacific Airlines
B-KQH Boeing 777-367ER Cathay Pacific Airlines
B-KQI Boeing 777-367ER Cathay Pacific Airlines
B-KQK Boeing 777-367ER Cathay Pacific Airlines
B-KQL Boeing 777-367ER Cathay Pacific Airlines
B-KQY Boeing 777-367ER Cathay Pacific Airways
B-KQZ Boeing 777-367ER Cathay Pacific Airlines
B-LAA Airbus A330-342 Cathay Dragon
B-LAD Airbus A330-342 Cathay Pacific Airways
B-LAI Airbus A330-342 Cathay Pacific Airways
B-LAM Airbus A330-343X Cathay Pacific Airways
B-LAO Airbus A330-343X Cathay Pacific Airways
B-LAS ** Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G450
B-LBB Airbus A330-343X Cathay Pacific Airways
B-LBC Airbus A330-343X Cathay Pacific Airways
B-LBF Airbus A330-343X Cathay Pacific Airways
B-LBJ Airbus A330-343X Cathay Pacific Airways
B-LCB Airbus A320-232 Hong Kong Express Airways
B-LCF ** Airbus A320-232 Hong Kong Express Airways
B-LCK Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G450
B-LIA Boeing 747-467ERF Cathay Pacific Airways
B-LIE Boeing 747-467ERF Cathay Pacific Airways
B-LIF Boeing 747-467ERF Cathay Pacific Airways
B-LIS ** Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G450
B-LJB Boeing 747-867F Cathay Pacific AirwaysCargo
B-LJG ** Boeing 747-867F Cathay Pacific Airways
B-LJN ** Boeing 747-867F Cathay Pacific Airways
B-LND Airbus A330-223 Hong Kong Airlines
B-LNE Airbus A330-223 Hong Kong Airlines
B-LNF Airbus A330-223 Hong Kong Airlines
B-LNF Airbus A330-223 Hong Kong Airlines
B-LNG Airbus A330-223 Hong Kong Airlines
B-LNI Airbus A330-223 Hong Kong Airlines
B-LNK Airbus A330-243 Hong Kong Airlines
B-LNL Airbus A330-243 Hong Kong Airlines
B-LNO Airbus A330-343X Hong Kong Airlines
B-LNS Airbus A330-343X Hong Kong Airlines
B-LNW scrape Airbus A330-243F Hong Kong Airlines
B-LNX Airbus A330-243F Hong Kong Airlines
B-LNZ Airbus A330-243F Hong Kong Airlines
B-LPF Airbus A320-214 Hong Kong Express Airways
B-LPI Airbus A320-214 Hong Kong Airlines
B-LPJ Airbus A320-214 Hong Kong Airlines
B-LRD Airbus A350-941 Cathay Pacific Airways
B-LRE Airbus A350-941 Cathay Pacific Airways
B-LRF Airbus A350-941 Cathay Pacific Airways
B-LRF Airbus A350-941 Cathay Pacific Airways
B-LVA Bombardier Challenger 605 Hong Kong Government Flying Service
B-LVB ** Bombardier Challenger 605 Hong Kong Government Flying Service
B-LVC ** Diamond DA.42NG Twin Star Hong Kong Government Flying Service
C-FJZS Boeing 777-333ER Air Canada
D-AALF Boeing 777-FZN Aerologic
D-AALG Boeing 777-FZN Aerologic
D-AIMN Airbus A380-841 Lufthansa
DQ-FJV ** Airbus A330-243 Fiji Airways
EI-DFS Boeing 767-33AER Transaero Airlines
ET-ARF Boeing 787-8 Ethiopian Airlines
ET-ARI ** Boeing 777-F60 Ethiopian Airlines
F-HPJF Airbus A380-861 Air France
G-STBK Boeing 777-336ER British Airways
G-XLEB Airbus A380-841 British Airways
HB-JNF ** Boeing 777-3DEER Swiss International Air Lines
HL7413 Boeing 747-48E Asiana Airlines
HL7421 Boeing 747-48EM Asiana Airlines
HL7530 Boeing 777-2B5ER Korean Air
HL7638 ** Boeing 747-8B5 Korean Air
HL7750 Boeing 777-2B5ER Jin Air
HL8057 scrape Boeing 737-86J Eastar Jet
HL8062 scrape Boeing 737-8AS Jeju Air
HS-ABI Airbus A320-216 Thai AirAsia
HS-ABV ** Airbus A320-216 Thai AirAsia
HS-BBH Airbus A320-216 Thai AirAsia
HS-BBS ** Airbus A320-216 Thai AirAsia
HS-PGN Airbus A319-132 Bangkok Airways
HS-PGX Airbus A319-132 Bangkok Airways
HS-STC scrape Boeing 747-412 Orient Thai Airlines
HS-TBD Airbus A330-343X Thai AirwaysInternational
HS-TBE ** Airbus A330-343X Thai Airways International
HS-TEQ Airbus A330-343X Thai AirwaysInternational
HS-TEU ** Airbus A330-343X Thai Airways International
HS-TUE Airbus A380-841 Thai Airways International
HZ-AI4 Boeing 747-87UF Saudi Arabian Airlines
JA06VA ** Airbus A320-214 Vanilla Air
JA15JJ ** Airbus A320-232 Jetstar Japan
JA15KZ Boeing 747-8KZF Nippon Cargo Airlines
JA617A ** Boeing 767-381ER All Nippon Airways
JA622A Boeing 767-381ER All Nippon Airways
JA624A Boeing 767-381ER All Nippon Airways
JA702J ** Boeing 777-246ER Japan Airlines
JA814P ** Airbus A320-214 Peach Aviation
JA829J ** Boeing 787-8 Japan Airlines
JA8323 Boeing 767-381ER(BCF) All Nippon Airways
JA8356 ** Boeing 767-381ER(BCF) All Nippon Airways
JA882A ** Boeing 787-9 All Nippon Airways
JU-1021 Boeing 767-34GER MIAT Mongolian Airlines
JY-BAE Boeing 787-8 Royal Jordanian Airliness
LN-RKR ** Airbus A330-343X SAS Scandinavian Airlines
LX-VCJ Boeing 747-8R7F Cargolux Airlines International
LX-VCK Boeing 747-8R7F Cargolux Airlines International
LX-VCL Boeing 747-8R7F Cargolux Airlines International
LX-WCV Boeing 747-4R7F(SCD) Cargolux AirlinesInternational
M-AAAA Bombardier Challenger 605
M-MAXX ** Bombardier Aerospace Global 6000
N118UA Boeing 747-422 United Airlines
N15VC ** Bombardier Challenger 605
N206UA Boeing 777-222 United Airlines
N225UA Boeing 777-222ER United Airlines
N3389H Bombardier Aerospace Global 5000
N402KZ Boeing 747-481F(SCD) Kalitta Air
N418MC Boeing 747-47UF(SCD) Atlas Air
N579UP ** Boeing 747-45E(SCD) UPS Airlines
N581UP Boeing 747-4R7F(SCD) UPS Airlines
N597FE McDonnell Douglas MD-11F Federal Express
N626JE Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream V
N725AN Boeing 777-323ER American Airlines
N778UA Boeing 777-222 United Airlines
N78008 Boeing 777-224ER United Airlines
N78009 Boeing 777-224ER United Airlines
N818HK Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G550
N858GT Boeing 747-87UF Atlas Air/Polar Air Cargo
N887FD Boeing 777-FS2 Federal Express
N899YF Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G650
N9099H Bombardier Aerospace Global 6000
N90R Boeing 737-7EL
N966MS ** EMBRAER ERJ-190ECJ Lineage 1000
OE-LPD Boeing 777-2Z9ER Austrian Airlines
OM-ACG ** Boeing 747-409(BDSF) Air Cargo Global
OM-FEX Boeing 737-8Q8 Palau Pacific Airways
OO-TSA Boeing 777-FHT ASL Airlines Belgium
PH-BFR Boeing 747-406(SCD) KLM Royal DutchAirlines
PK-GMR ** Boeing 737-8U3 Garuda Indonesia
PK-GPP scrape Airbus A330-243 Garuda Indonesia
PK-GPZ ** Airbus A330-343X Garuda Indonesia
PK-XRC Airbus A330-343X Indonesia AirAsia X
RP-C3237 ** Airbus A320-214 Cebu Pacific Air
RP-C3341 Airbus A330-343X Cebu Pacific Airlines
RP-C4105 ** Airbus A320-214 Cebu Pacific Air
RP-C4108 ** Airbus A320-214 Cebu Pacific Air
RP-C8760 ** Airbus A330-343X Philippine Airlines
RP-C8766 ** Airbus A330-343X Philippine Airlines
RP-C8970 ** Airbus A320-216 AirAsia Philippines
RP-C9907 ** Airbus A321-231 Philippine Airlines
TC-LJH Boeing 777-3F2ER Turkish Airlines
V8-RBU Airbus A320-232 Royal Brunei Airlines
VH-CRW Dassault Falcon 7X
VH-EFR ** Boeing 767-381F(ER) Express Freighters
Australia
VH-FGJ scrape Bombardier Aerospace Global Express XRS
VH-OEE Boeing 747-438 Qantas Airways
VH-OEJ Boeing 747-438E Qantas Airways
VH-QPJ ** Airbus A330-303 Qantas Airways
VN-A393 ** Airbus A321-231 Vietnam Airlines
VN-A395 ** Airbus A321-231 Vietnam Airlines
VN-A558 ** Airbus A320-232 Jetstar Pacific
VN-A612 ** Airbus A321-231 Vietnam Airlines
VP-BIM Boeing 747-4HAER Air Bridge Cargo
VP-CCE Canadair Challenger 604
VP-CCW ** Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G650ER
VP-CEW Bombardier Aerospace Global 6000
VP-CKV ** Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G650ER
VP-CLK Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G550
VP-CNP ** Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G550
VP-CQQ Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G450
VP-CTE ** Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G550
VP-CWN Bombardier Aerospace Global 5000
VP-CWQ ** Bombardier Aerospace Global 5000
VP-CZZ ** Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G650
VQ-BIL Boeing 777-3M0ER Aeroflot-Russian Airlines
VT-ANM Boeing 787-8 Air-India
XY-ALC ** Boeing 737-86N Myanmar National Airlines
ZS-SNA Airbus A340-642 South African Airways

On display at Cathay City:
(RP-C1101)/VR-HDA ** Douglas C-47A Skytrain Cathay Pacific Airways

On airways:
B-1749 Boeing 737-85C Xiamen Airlines
B-5922 Airbus A330-323X China Southern Airlines
B-6209 Airbus A319-132 China Southern Airlines
B-MBA Airbus A321-231 Air Macau
B-MBC Airbus A320-232 Air Macau
B-MCC Airbus A321-231 Air Macau
HL8280 ** Airbus A321-231 Air Seoul
PK-LOF Boeing 737-9GPER Lion Air
RP-C3441 Airbus A340-313X Phillipine Airlines
VN-A658 ** Airbus A320-214 VietJetAir
VQ-BUO Boeing 767-33AER Azur Air

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.

Shanghai/Pudong

B-6091 Airbus A330-243 Air China
B-6787 ** Airbus A320-214 Juneyao Airlines
B-8036 Airbus A321-211 Juneyao Airlines
B-8536 Airbus A320-214 Juneyao Airlines
HL8259 Airbus A330-323X Asiana Airlines
JA02AN ** Boeing 737-781 All Nippon Airways

We parted ways with Garry at this point as he was off to meet his wife who
had come over so that they could do a tourist extension to this trip. For
the rest of us it was a taxi ride across to Shanghai/Hongqiao in readiness
for our flight home via Beijing/Capital. Make sure you haggle with the taxi
drivers over here as they will offer you a set fee. If you think it’s too
high, then you can ask to go by the meter instead. We saved a lot of money
going with the meter 🙂

Regards,

Grant Robinson
www.oxfordaviationgroup.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/groups/oxfordaviationgroup/