jueves, 5 de enero de 2017

British Airways is Back to Chile Boeing 787-9 G-ZBKD.

 

My dear readers and friends, I hope you got a great holidays.

What a great way to start this 2017, British Airways is back to Chile after 17 years and with a non-stop flight !!

British flow between London and Santiago via Buenos Aires between 1993 and 2000.

Today, January 04, 2017, British Airways is back, with a top-of-the-art Airplane, the Boeing 787-9 and with a non-stop flight, making it the longest flight for British Airways, 14 hours and 40 minutes. 

So, thanks to British Airways, Nuevo Pudahuel and the DGAC a group of spotters were available to be present and record this great moment on aviation history for SCEL.  Also we were available to get into the Boeing 787-9, which will be come later in this report.

I arrive  8:20am to the airport and we had let get in around 09:00am. The plane was schedule to land at 09:40am as “Speedbird 251”.  We took a bus that drove us to the SSEI station, which is located close to Hotel and Kilo Taxiway.  Unfortunately, due the time, all the photos of the first landing are backlit with means that the sun was in front of us, but at this moment doesn't matter.

The next photos are during the bus travel to our spotting location:

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Frontal view of a Boeing 787-8, LATAM:Virtualiners 2017
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Another frontal view of a Boeing 787-9, LATAM:Virtualiners 2017
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Boeing 787-8, Avianca:Virtualiners 2017
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Airbus A321, LAN:Virtualiners 2017
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Boeing 777-200, American Airlines:Virtualiners 2017
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Boeing 767-300ER, American Airlines, being tow using Lima Taxiway:Virtualiners 2017
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When we arrive, I saw this fire engine, that is from the 14th Santiago Firefighter "The British and Commonwealth Fire and Rescue Company "J.A.S Jackson" :Virtualiners 2017
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Testing the light, Boeing 787-9, LAN, landing on runway 17L:Virtualiners 2017
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Front view of American Airlines’ Boeing 787-8 parked at Kilo taxiway:Virtualiners 2017
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Boeing 787-9, rolling via Kilo, then Lima to the terminal:Virtualiners 2017
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Another view of American’s Boeing 787-9:Virtualiners 2017
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Iberia’s Airbus A340-600, is on short final to runway 17L, while a LAN’s Airbus A320 is being tow:Virtualiners 2017
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Airbus A340-600 landing on runway 17L:Virtualiners 2017
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Then, thru the fog, the recognizable shape of the Boeing 787 appears, “Speedbird 251, clear to land runway 17R”: Virtualiners 2017
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British Airways’ Boeing 787-9, “Speedbird 251, clear to land runway 17R”: Speedbird 251, on final approach to runway 17L:Virtualiners 2017
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Touching down on runway 17L for the first time, after 17 years!Virtualiners 2017
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Slowing down, with reverse and spoilers deployed:Virtualiners 2017
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Speedbird taxing thru Bravo taxiway, and Iberia is rolling using Alpha taxiway:Virtualiners 2017
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British is turning into Alpha taxiway and Iberia is turning to Golf taxiway:Virtualiners 2017
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British’s Boeing 787-9, G-ZBDK, rolling on alpha taxiway:Virtualiners 2017
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Great frontal view while turning into Lima taxiway:Virtualiners 2017
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The Chilean flag is being deployed for saluting in this special occasion… first flight non-stop, EGLL-SCEL:Virtualiners 2017
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A close up to the cockpit to see the pilot waiving to us and the Chilean Flag:Virtualiners 2017
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Different angles while the Boeing is rolling to gate 11:Virtualiners 2017
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Looks like an international Airport… je je:Virtualiners 2017
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The 14th Santiago Firefighter "The British and Commonwealth Fire and Rescue Company "J.A.S Jackson" salute the British’s first flight, by deploying and waiving the England’s Flag:

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After the arrival, we took the bus back to the terminal, were the arrival ceremony was schedule to be.

Boeing 787-9, being tow to gate 11:Virtualiners 2017
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Once we were inside, you can see the special cake, prepared specially for this occasion:Virtualiners 2017
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During the ceremony, the Crew that flow from EGLL to SCEL, show up:Virtualiners 2017
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Very nice people, I talk to one of them, and he told me a few interesting this about the flight, one of them, was that they did an auto land CAT IIIB when they land today. Also one of them told me that he was a Boeing 747 and Boeing 777 captain, before became captain of the Boeing 787-9 :Virtualiners 2017
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The Boeing being clean and prepared for its next flight:Virtualiners 2017
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Artistic photo, the Boeing 787-9 and LAN’s A-320 is climbing after takeoff from runway 17R:Virtualiners 2017
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After a few hours, the plane was clean of all truck that work around it:Virtualiners 2017
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Then Thanks to British Airway, we were allow to get into this great Boeing 787-9:Virtualiners 2017
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On the stairway at gate 11:

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This is the Club World (Business class), 42 seats, which have a particular seat configuration, all windows seat and the middle seat, are facing blackguards, this means that you see to the back of the plane or directly to the other passenger face looking forward:

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This is the World Traveller (Economy), 127 seats. They are standard, all this personal screen for entertainment:Virtualiners 2017
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World Traveller Plus, 39 seats, more space, only two on the sides, it’s remand me the Boeing 767-300 configuration, but let me tell you, the Boeing 787 with this configuration is better:Virtualiners 2017
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First Class, 8 seats, I only say… big screen, je je je:Virtualiners 2017
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After a 13 minute visit, we were out Sad smile:Virtualiners 2017
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An then, directly to the bus, to the exit.  This last two shoot are from the bus, this great and elegant airplane.Virtualiners 2017
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It was a great experience, to be present at this important moment for Santiago’s Airport, for British Airways and for all Boeing Fans that we are delighted to have another Boeing present, flying on Chilean Airspace.  Also is kind of neat to hear the call sign “SpeedBird” on the radio.

Once again, Thank you very much to British Airways, Nuevo Pudahuel and DGAC for making it possible.

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Bonus:

Boeing 777-300ER, Orange Pride, PH-BVA, the transition between the orange and the classic blue, features aspects of the Dutch flag. The combination emphasizes KLM’s Dutch roots and pride in the national colour of the Netherlands.

Taxing to the gate:Virtualiners 2017
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After a few hours, is back taxing, this time to takeoff on runway 17R:Virtualiners 2017
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Nice photo, this the orange KLM and Sky Airlines’ A-319 taking off from runway 17R:Virtualiners 2017
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KLM orange pride, climbing after takeoff from runway 17R:Virtualiners 2017
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I hope you like the report, is the first one of 2017 and also is the first one written in English, which it was quite fun.

See you around the Skies my friends.

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