2014 a year in review.
 

So for the past couple of years couple of the boys have got together to highlight the best movements of the previous year. Compared to other years when you look back 2014 was jam packed full of stuff for YSSY and surrounding areas not to mention G20 in Brisbane, and MH370 search and rescue aircraft deploying from Airports and Bases in Western Australia.

But closer to home we couldn't complain it was a great year with some unique movements that you will never see here in Sydney again, E-4 and IL-76* come to mind. Also Kurt Ams did a great Job to help organise another Spotters weekend and huge thanks must go to him and SACL for allowing some diehard aviation enthusiasts out in the middle for a couple of hours.

So here is just a snap shot of the year that was please feel free to post great images of stuff that i have forgotten about.

*(type as it was a MA one of the earliest off the production line)

We said goodbye to United's 744's....
[IMG]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7474/...8f8154fb_c.jpgUnited 747-422 N116UA by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

And said hello to there 772's....
[IMG]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7493/...e8ce08c4_c.jpgUnited 777-200 N229UA by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

Some new Livery's for us to capture...
[IMG]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7531/...7ac533d5_c.jpgyssy6 by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7490/...b25bce98_c.jpgAirCalin A330 F-OJSE by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7565/...1b70439b_c.jpgPhoenix Air Asia, A330-300 9M-XXT by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7529/...53c88159_c.jpgQantasLink 717, VH-YQW. by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

And we bid farewell to Yananyi...
[IMG]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7575/...0d5e1b6b_c.jpgQantas 737-838 VH-VXB by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]


TO BE CONTINUED.....

Air New Zealand welcomed their 787-9 into service with YSSY the first post of call from AKL....
[IMG]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7512/...8fc7c524_c.jpgAir New Zealand 787-9 ZK-NZE by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7469/...430799e5_c.jpgAir New Zealand 787-9 ZK-NZF by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr

And we had some Russians come bearing gifts....
[IMG]https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8653/...636177ce_c.jpg212th Russian Special Detachment, IL-76MA by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8681/...0ddfca23_c.jpgAN-124-100 by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

The Airbus A350-900 stopped by on its XWB world tour....
[IMG]https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8603/...458bcbf6_c.jpgAirbus A350XWB F-WWYB by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

TO BE CONTINUED.....

We had new airlines start revenue services...

[IMG]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7536/...93eb5f1e_c.jpgCebu Pacific A330-200 by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

But things started to get serious from August onwards towards the end of the year as was mentioned we had the A350 arrive and it just kept getting better...
Different C-17's were here...

[IMG]https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8581/...1b6ae992_c.jpgC-17 RAAF by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7561/...c5616b20_c.jpgRoyal Airforce C-17 ZZ174 by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7470/...21534770_c.jpgAA by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8562/...59df31d2_c.jpgC-17_1185 by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

And due to AUSMIN talks between Australian and G20 up in Brisbane we did get our fair share of traffic for those weeks... With the highlight of two E-4B's which is half the fleet in USAF service Based at Offut AFB Nebraska it's rumoured these will be retired towards the end of 2015 but no official announcement has been made to confirm this.

[IMG]https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8650/...582049f6_c.jpgE-4B by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7569/...696deb33_c.jpgA by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7582/...097ee5f5_c.jpgyssy25 by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7479/...089b587f_c.jpgTC-ATA Gulf 4? by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7570/...c02957fb_c.jpgyssy26 by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7531/...285a5df0_c.jpgAir China 737 by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7557/...60174ef4_c.jpgGabon Government 777-200 by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

And then Retro Roo arrived to everyones delight.....

[IMG]https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8577/...b47a5e55_c.jpgRetro Roo Qantas 737-838, VH-XZP. by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]


But as the last 737-800 was delivered so was the wind up to some great types of aircraft in the Qantas inventory.....

[IMG]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7472/...0ccd192d_c.jpgQantas VH-OJA, 747-438 'City of Canberra' by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

And the last flight by the 767 on the 27th of December as flight QF767 touched down at YSSY at 6:58pm for it's final revenue service.

[IMG]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7499/...002432d8_c.jpgyssy34 by Jaryd Stock Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

Whilst still in the NSW (ok, so its the ACT, but....) we also had the following... I 'may' have made a few trips down to YSCB!! :D