2010 Winter Olympics flights at YVR
 

Vancouver is hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics 12-28 February 2010. Special charter flights from all over the world is expected. The busiest day is expected to be 1 March when everybody is leaving.

I'll try to spot and report as many as I can. However, I will be out of town for business the week of 8-13 Feb and also 22-28 Feb. May be Henry, the web master, can fill in while I am away.

Canadian Armed Forces are helping the security detail. So far, CAF CC-177s (C-17) Globemaster has brought in eight CH-146 Griffons helicopters. This is the first arrival of CC-177 at YVR. See my up-loaded photos.

Three CF-188 (F/A-18) are now stationed at YVR taking over the cross wind runway 12/30. They sat in a tent at the end of the runway.

All kinds of CAF aircrafts have been in and out, including C-130, Twin Otter, Sea King, Challenger and A310.

Plane spotters must park 3M (10 feet) away from all fences.

Transaero first arrival at YVR and YLW
 

First overseas international charter arrived yesterday.

Transaero TSO9518 arrived from LED (St. Peterburg), Russia with a stop at YLW (Kelowna) on 1FEB10. EI-DBF Boeing 767-8Q8 ARR 2120 DEP 2348.

This flight made 2 records: (1) Transaero first ever arrival at YVR, and (2) the first trans-Atlantic arrival at YLW.

Aeroflot arrival
 

Aeroflot charter SU4303 A332 arrived today at 1800hr. Departed as SU4304 for Sheremetyevo Int'l (SVO) at 2008hr.

Samsung BBJ, Saudi and Kuwait arrival
 

Arrival since last post:

Samsung's B737 BBJ HL7759
Saudi A310 HZ-NSA from LHR
State of Kuwait A320 9K-AKD LTN-YUL-YVR-YYJ
Enerjet B737 3 flights from SAN

Czech arrival
 

Travel Service OK-TVA B738
Czech Air Force 2801 A319CJ

See posted photos

Spotted since last post:

Russian State Transportation IL-96 RA-96018
Luftwaffe 10+21 A310
Aeroflot VP-BLX A330
Aeroflot VQ-BBF A330
Czech Air Force 5105 Challenger
Canadian Armed Forces 15005 A310
Another Travel Service B738