Dublin Movements, April 1978
Industrial action by Aer Lingus clerical workers continued and this brought a variety of carriers in to maintain at least a limited schedule. There were of course many charter companies in existence and it was not yet summer, so there was capacity available, I expect. As can be seen, Dan-Air Comets appeared on several occasions and I don’t think the type was seen much more at Dublin, after this flurry of activity. G-BDIU and G-BDIV were former RAF Comet 4Cs and as such were probably a good purchase by Dan-Air, as they had no doubt been well looked-after in their military days. The French Noratlas was visiting on one of their sporadic navigation training flights; 170 was broken up after retirement but its cut-down fuselage pod survived in private hands for many years in Les Regnacs, near Bergerac, in France.
1 April
D-ABEC B737-130 LH
EI-BCI Britannia 253F Aer Turas To Milan MXP
EI-BDY Boeing 737-2E1 Aer Lingus Arrived on delivery
G-BBNK Aztec
G-AZLM Cessna 172
HB-IDT DC-9 Balair
OE-INA B707-138B Montana Op for EI
OE-IRA B707-138B Montana Op for EI
OO-TED Boeing 707-131 TEA EI6382
OO-LFZ Learjet 25
9G-ACJ B707-123B Transasian Op for EI
2 April
EC-CDC DC-8-33 TAE Op EI6862
EC-CTS DC-9 Aviaco AO1756/7
G-ASDC Carvair BAF
G-AVYZ BAC 1-11 Laker Op EI8456
G-BEKG HS748 Dan-Air Op EI332/3
N404PA B707-321B Pan Am
PH-TVA B707-123B Transavia
3 April
C-FTIR DC-8-63 Air Canada AC072/ EI2107
D-ICEG Cessna 310 Iona Airways (delivery)
G-APZM Comet Dan-Air Op EI2166 & EI214
G-ATPE HS125
G-BCCL HS125 McAlpine RM838
G-BDAN B727-46 Dan-Air Op EI8214
G-CDHW B707 BCAL
PH-LPS Falcon 20 Philips
4 April
G-BDBS Short 330 Short Bros For painting
G-BFHZ Skyvan SHORT 6 departed
N801EV DC-8-52 Evergreen
5 April
EI-BAA Britannia Aer Turas
G-AYMW Bell 206
PH-TVA B707 Transavia HV9998
6 April
F-BTML Falcon 20
G-BTHS Aztec
N300CC Learjet
8 April
G-AXVG HS748 Dan-Air DA6662
G-AYLJ PA-31 NEA NV303
G-AZME PA-31
N453PA B707 Pan Am
N492PA B707 Pan Am
9 April
EC-CGZ DC-9-32 Aviaco Op EI6380
G-BAPE Viscount BMA Op EI273
G-BCYF Falcon 20
N885PA B707 Pan Am
10 April
D-IDPW Cessna 310
G-AOYO V806 BA
11 April
G-ASSM HS125
G-BDWN Alouette II
PH-CTB Citation 500
12 April
F-BRUY Gulfstream II Aga Khan
G-AVDX HS125
G-AXAX Aztec 250
G-AZVS HS125
N894PA B707 Pan Am
13 April
D-CONE Learjet 25
G-BFKS Cessna 172
G-JEAN Citation Falmer Jeans
14 April
G-AXNC B737 Britannia Op EI214/5
15 April
EI-ATJ Beagle 121 Pup
G-BAGN Cessna 177RG
G-BAOX Cessna 310
N453PA B707 Pan Am
16 April
D-ABCE B737-230C LH
EC-CTU DC-9 Aviaco AO1757
G-AXYA PA-31
G-BEOU PA-31
G-BEZP PA-32
N497PA B707 Pan Am
18 April
EI-BEO Cessna 310 Iona Airways
G-APZM Comet 4B Dan-Air Op EI214
G-BBVM Beech 100 Vernair
19 April
N4868T DC-8-63CF TIA to EGLL
20 April
F-BTML Falcon 20
F-BUTD Cessna 421B
21 April
G-AZNZ B737-222 Britannia Op EI214/5
22 April
EC-CCN DC-8-33 TAE Op EI6379/8
EI-ATK PA-28
F-BMSC Beech 33
G-AWKX Queen Air
G-AXXH BN-2A NV101
G-AZRU Bell 206
HB-VED Falcon 20 FP361
N401PA B707 Pan Am
23 April
D-CCHS Learjet
D-CDAX Learjet
EC-BQA CV990 Spantax Op for EI
G-AYOJ HS125
G-BBUV Comet 4B Dan-Air Op EI528
G-DJBB Citation
N419PA B707 Pan Am
PH-TVH B737 Transavia op EI222/3
24 April
170 (314-VV) N2501 Noratlas French Air Force
F-BUUJ Aztec 250
G-BDIU Comet 4C Dan-Air DA9835/6
G-BPAR PA-31-350
N895PA B707 Pan Am
25 April
F-BRNV Aztec 250
G-BBYT Cessna 414
G-BDIV Comet 4C Dan-Air DA7870
26 April
EI-BCY Beech 200 Irish Air Corps
G-ATMJ HS748 CAA
G-BATE Aztec 250
G-BELV Cessna 404
N65 Sabreliner FAA
N27606 PA-31
27 April
D-IDPW Cessna 310P
G-BASS Cessna 421B
G-BCWA BAC 1-11 Dan-Air Op EI214/5
OO-TEH B737 TEA Op EI695/HE737
28 April
G-ARGR V708 Viscount Alidair
G-AVRL B737 Britannia BY553A/B
PH-MAT Fokker F28 Martinair Op EI603/2602
29 April
D-COTT Falcon 20E
EI-BEA Rallye
EI-BDB Rallye
F-BIZR Jodel 140
G-AWGD Cessna 172
N404PA B707 Pan Am
9G-ACJ B707 Transasian Op EI2605
30 April
D-IHAT Beech 55
EC-CNH CV990 Spantax op EI6380
N408PA B707 Pan Am
