Dublin Movements, April 1979

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The beginning of the airlines' summer schedule saw two new operators at Dublin, after many years of only very limited operations by European flag-carriers. Swissair commenced a daily service from Zurich, which arrived mid-evening and departed back to ZRH at around 0730 the next morning. Sabena commenced a Brussels service, which arrived at about 0800. This was probably not ideal for Irish passengers travelling to Brussels for business, as it would realistically be late morning before they would get to the city of Brussels, but nonetheless the airline would serve Dublin for quite a number of years. The French Gazelle was a company demonstrator and had been at Baldonnel on a sales visit to the Irish Air Corps. This would lead to orders for two Gazelles, the first of which was delivered in August 1979. It is interesting to note the ubiquity of the Piper Aztec for air taxi work; on the 8th I recorded three UK examples - and this was not unusual.  The charter flights and also the BA TriStar were most likely related to the Easter period. My own Easter trip was to the UK and I flew out on BA BAC 1-11 G-AVOE on the 12th (hence a few days' gap in my coverage for the month). There were a number of interesting military visitors, with US and Canada featuring.  The Canadair CC-109 (Canadian-built equivalent of the Convair 580) was in the classic white/silver finish with zig-zag red flash along the side. This aircarft was based at CFB Lahr, West Germany, in support of Canadian operations for NATO and NORAD in Europe. Summer charter season got under way this month, with TAP (later renamed Air Portugal) and Air Malta both beginning their weekly runs, to Faro and Malta respectively.

1 April
D-ABET    B737-130                     LH078
HB-IFK     DC-9-32                       Swissair SR850
 
2 April
OO-SDK     B737                            Sabena SN631
HB-IFX      DC-9-32                        SR850
 
3 April
OO-SDC    B737                            SN
9J-AEB      B707                             Zambia A/W 

4 April
G-AWVY    BN-2A                          Euroair; EZ692
G-BCKO     PA-23-250
OO-SDN    B737                            SN631

5 April
G-AYYN     PA-28R
G-BBFU     PA-23-250
G-CBBI      HS125                          RM584
OO-SDL     B737                            SN

6 April
F-BXAJ       V952                           EAS; EY1122/3
G-ATPE      HS125
HB-IDP       DC-9-32                      SR850
N81850       RC.690B
OY-KGG     DC-9-41                      SK540
 
7 April
EI-BFK       B206 Jet Ranger III
F-BUFC     Caravelle                      Euralair; EL1015
F-WXFI      SA.342K Gazelle         Aerospatiale
G-BEAL      L-1011                         BA813
G-BETV     HS125                          RM653
G-BRIT      Cessna 421C                Britannia Airways
N8729        B707                            TWA
OO-SDB     B737                            SN631 

8 April
EC-CBK     B727                           IB
F-BRUM     Cessna T.210J
G-AVNK     PA-23-250
G-AXAX     PA-23-250
G-BEBJ      PA-23-250
HB-IFR       DC-9-32                       SR850

9 April
EI-BEW      Beech Baron
F-BUYB     Cessna 421B 
G-AWWZ   BAC 1-11                       Monarch; OM668, to Madrid
G-BAVW    PA-23-250
G-UBKP     Beech 58P Baron 
N65            Sabreliner                      FAA
N491PA      B707                             Pan Am
PH-JSC      SN601 Corvette

10 April
G-AXMG     BAC 1-11                      Monarch; OM838 to Rome
G-BDWG    BN-2A                           Euroair; EZ692
N121WT     Falcon 20                      IBM 
OY-CBP      King Air 200

11 April
G-AROI      Dove                             Fairflight; FC902
G-BBSV     Cessna 421B
OY-ASR     Citation 500

12 April
D-IOMC     Cessna 310 
G-AVOE     BAC 1-11-400               BA831 to LGW
G-BENF     Cessna 210 
G-OBCA    Cessna 421C
OO-SDC    B737                             Sabena; SN631

16 April
HB-IFT      DC-9                             SR850 

17 April
G-APRL     AW.650 Argosy             ABC: AK570/1
G-ATRR     PA-28
G-AYAD     PA-30
G-AZVV     PA-28
G-BEIP      PA-28
G-BGEO    PA-31-350
TF-FIA       B727-100                      Icelandair; FI406

19 April
58-6970     C-137B                         USAF/89 MAW
76-22549   C-12A Huron                US Army; "CLUE 82"
78-23128   C-12C Huron                US Army; "DUKE 31"
CS-TBM     B727                            TAP; TP9725
OO-SDO    B737                            SN

20 April
SP-LSD     Il-18                               LOT; LO3605

21 April
EI-BGH      Cessna 172
G-AWSY    B737                             Britannia; op EI7537
OO-SDD    B737                             SN631/2 

22 April
109157      CC-109 Cosmopolitan   CAF; CAM3756A/3757
EC-CID      B727 IB
EI-BGL      RC.690B                        Flight Line
G-AXRO    PA-30-160

25 April
G-AWPV     Cessna 172
G-AWVK    Jetstream 100                Decca

26 April
CS-TBL    B727                                TAP: TP9725/6
EI-AUV     PA-23-250
EI-BDP     Cessna 182P
HB-IDO     DC-9                                SR850
OO-SDF   B737                                SN631/2

28 April
F-BVTB     King Air 90
F-BYAL      Learjet 25C
G-VRES     King Air 200                    Vernair
OO-SDA    B737                                SN
PH-BAS     PA-31-350

29 April
109157      CC-109 Cosmopolitan    CAF; CAM3758/9
HB-IFN      DC-9                                SR850
9H-AAL      B720B                             Air Malta :KM718/9

30 April
G-BFWI    King Air 200
HB-LHE    Cessna 337
OY-SAF    Caravelle                         Sterling; NB3683
SE-GRP    King Air 200

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