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| Courtesy: Paul Doyle |
More than 130,000 people lined the banks of the Liffey on Sunday 15th September to watch the historic FlightFest fly-past between the East Link Bridge and the Talbot Memorial Bridge.
The figure whom actually viewed the event could be substantially higher given the large numbers viewing from the envions outside of the docklands boundary, from vantage points such as Howth and North Bull Wall and Sandymount.
FlightFest was made possible by a partnership of the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) and Dublin City Council in association with the air finance and leasing community and The Gathering Ireland 2013.
IAA Chief Executive Eamonn Brennan said “We are absolutely delighted with the tremendous success of FlightFest. Aviation in Ireland is a major contributor to the economy through jobs, and the air finance and leasing community, so it was fantastic to be able to showcase Ireland’s deep involvement with aviation on the world stage. We have seen some of the world’s most impressive aircraft today, and I would like to thank the people of Dublin and Ireland for their interest and enthusiasm in supporting FlightFest.”
“I would like to express our thanks to everyone who got involved in FlightFest – IAA staff who have worked tirelessly, the airlines including Aer Lingus, Aer Lingus Regional, Cityjet, Ryanair, British Airways, Etihad, Air Contractors, FlyBe, Transaero – and of course the Air Corps – and all those who helped us on the ground – An Garda Síochána, the Navy, local businesses and of course all of our financial sponsors.”
The list of aircraft is gathered from a mix personal observation and from Mark Wills Irish Spotters List.
The list is based on running order
EI-LOW AS355N c/n 5686 Executive Helicopters ***Camera Ship***
G-BMJO Piper PA34-220T Seneca III c/n 34-8533036 Atlantic Flight Training School
SP-NIT Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II 34-7870381 Atlantic Flight Training School
274 Agusta AW139 c/n 31048 Irish Air Corps
EI-HUM Vans RV-7 c/n 70588
EI-EEO Vans RV-7 c/n 71700
EI-DAA Airbus A330-202 c/n 397 Aer Lingus ‘Shamrock 2013’ to and from Dublin Airport
260 Pilatus PC-9M c/n 655 Irish Air Corps
261 Pilatus PC-9M c/n 656 Irish Air Corps
262 Pilatus PC-9M c/n 657 Irish Air Corps
264 Pilatus PC-9M c/n 659 Irish Air Corps
252 CASA 235-100MP c/n 85 Irish Air Corps
253 CASA 235-100MP c/n 94 Irish Air Corps
278 Agusta AW139 c/n 31137 Irish Air Corps
271 EC-135 c/n 431 Irish Air Corps
274 Agusta AW139 c/n 31048 Irish Air Corps
G-SOAF Strikemaster Mk.82A c/n 425 ex 425 of the Oman Air Force
EI-RJX RJ85 c/n E2372 CityJet to and from Dublin Airport
EI-FAV ATR72-600 c/n 1105 Aer Lingus Regional to and from Dublin Airport
G-FBEA Embraer ERJ-195LR c/n 19000029 Flybe
274 Agusta AW139 c/n 31048 Irish Air Corps
EI-EXF Boeing 737-8AS c/n 40322 Ryanair ‘Ryanair 13FF’ to and from Dublin Airport
EI-SAR Sikorsky S61N c/n 61-143 IMES Rescue
G-PBYA Consolidated Aircraft PBY-5A Catalina c/n CV283 Plane Sailing Ltd
G-BEDF Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress (299P) c/n 8693-VE B17 Preservation Trust Ltd “Sally B”
EI-SLA ATR42-300 c/n 149 Air Contractors (In new colours) to and from Shannon Airport
EI-DVM Airbus A320-214 c/n 4634 Aer Lingus “Shamrock 1936” to and from Dublin Airport
EI-RUZ Boeing 767-3Q8(ER) c/n 30048 Transaero Airlines “Transaero 8767″from Moscow DME to Shannon Airport
G-BIKU Boeing 757-236(SF) c/n 23399 DHL Air “Eurotrans 6757” to and from East Midlands
EI-JIV Lockheed L382G Hercules c/n 4673 Air Contractors from Dublin Airport to East Midlands
G-PSST Hawker Hunter F58A c/n HABL003115 Heritage Aviation Developments Ltd
G-SABR North American F-86A Sabre c/n 151-43547 Golden Apple Operations Ltd
A6-EHJ Airbus A340-642 c/n 933 Etihad Airways “Etihad 8021” to and from Manchester
G-XLEA Airbus A380-841 c/n 95 British Airways “Speedbird 380” to and from London Heathrow
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