British Airways A380 G-XLEC
British Airways A380 G-XLEC
G-XLEC Maintenance Record
Details of all maintenance stoppages of five days or greater since 2012.
G-XLEC Tracker
Details of all tracked flights made by G-XLEC in the past 30 days. For older flights please see Jet Tracker.
G-XLEC Tracker
Details of all routes operated by G-XLEC in the past 30 days. For older flights please see Jet Tracker.
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G-XLEC News History
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Switches from Chateauroux to Teruel Storage.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC, which has been in storage at Chateauroux since 5th November, positioned Chateauroux – Teruel for ongoing storage this afternoon as BA9175.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Switches from Heathrow Maintenance to Chateauroux Storage.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC, which has been under maintenance at London Heathrow since 30th October, positioned London Heathrow – Chateauroux for ongoing storage this afternoon as BA9176.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Switches from Chateauroux Storage to Heathrow Maintenance.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC, which has been in storage at Chateauroux since 25th July, positioned Chateauroux – London Heathrow this afternoon as BA9175 for maintenance attention.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Leaves Heathrow Maintenance for Chateauroux Storage.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC, which has been under maintenance at London Heathrow since 22nd July, positioned London Heathrow – Chateauroux for ongoing storage this afternoon as BA9175.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Switches from Chateauroux Storage to Heathrow Maintenance.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC, which has been in storage at Chateauroux since 6th April, positioned Chateauroux – London Heathrow early this evening as BA9176 for maintenance attention.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Positions to Chateauroux Storage.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC, which has been in storage at London Heathrow since 24th March,positioned London Heathrow – Chateauroux for further storage this morning as BA9151.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Enters Heathrow Storage.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC was placed into storage at London Heathrow this morning after arriving as BA12 from Singapore.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Operates Delayed Johannesburg Rotation.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC operated yesterday’s delayed BA57 London Heathrow – Johannesburg this afternoon as BA57D and will operate today’s BA54 Johannesburg – London Heathrow as a day flight BA54D tomorrow morning.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Operates Delayed Los Angeles Service.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC operated yesterday’s delayed BA269 London Heathrow – Los Angeles rotation early this evening as BA9602/BA9603.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC BA297 Toronto Medical Diversion.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC operating BA297 London Heathrow – Chicago O’Hare diverted via Toronto early this evening due to a medical emergency on board.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Returns from Manila Maintenance.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC, which has been under maintenance at Manila since 11th March, positioned Manila – Angeles City Clark in the early hours of this morning as BA9170. The aircraft then positioned Angeles City Clark – Singapore as BA9171 early in the evening and returned to service operating BA12 Singapore – London Heathrow.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Positions to Manila Maintenance.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC positioned London Gatwick – Manila for maintenance early this morning as BA9170.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Positions to London Gatwick.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC positioned London Heathrow – London Gatwick as BA9171 this evening. This is to be in place to position London Gatwick – Manila for maintenance early tomorrow. The required arrival time in Manila meaning a middle of the night departure from London which is not possible from London Heathrow.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Returns from Heathrow Maintenance.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC, which has been under maintenance at London Heathrow since 20th December, returned to service this afternoon operating BA269 London Heathrow – Los Angeles.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Enters Heathrow Maintenance.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC entered the London Heathrow maintenance facility this morning after arriving as BA54 from Johannesburg.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC BA208 Boston Medical Diversion.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC operating BA208 Miami – London Heathrow (depart Miami 15th December) diverted via Boston in the early hours of this morning due to a medical emergency on board.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC BA12 Dubai Medical Diversion.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC operating BA12 Singapore – London Heathrow (depart Singapore 6th May) diverted via Dubai in the early hours of this morning due to a medical emergency on board.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC BA57 London Heathrow Technical Return.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC operating BA57 London Heathrow – Johannesburg was at 35,000 ft to the north-east of Chateauroux this evening when it turned back to London Heathrow for a safe landing due to a technical issue. The flight has been delayed overnight.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Returns from Johannesburg.
Following its rejected take off on 9th March, British Airways A380 G-XLEC positioned Johannesburg – London Heathrow late tonight as BA9176.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC BA54 Johannesburg Rejected Take Off.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC operating BA54 Johannesburg – London Heathrow rejected take off due to a technical issue this evening and returned to the terminal. The flight has been delayed overnight.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Returns from Johannesburg.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC, which has been at Johannesburg since 29th December, positioned Johannesburg – London Heathrow this morning as BA9150.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Enters Johannesburg Short Term Store.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC entered short-term storage at Johannesburg this morning after arriving as BA57 from London Heathrow (depart London Heathrow 28th December).
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Leaves Manila Maintenance for Kuala Lumpur.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC, which has been under maintenance at Manila since 2nd August, positioned Manila – Kuala Lumpur as BA9172 in the early hours of this morning. This was the first British Airways A380 at Kuala Lumpur. During the evening the aircraft positioned Kuala Lumpur – Singapore as BA9171 then returned to service operating BA12 Singapore – London Heathrow.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Positions to Manila Maintenance.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC positioned London Heathow – Manila for maintenance this morning as BA9170.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Operates BA12 Without Running Water.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC operated tonight’s BA12 Singapore – London Heathrow with a two and a half hour delay due to problems with the water system. No running water was available and the aircraft was stocked with bottled water and hand sanitising wipes.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Returns from Washington.
Following the technical issue it encountered on 15th September, British Airways A380 G-XLEC positioned Washington – London Heathrow early this morning as BA9170.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Washington Technical Issue.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC operated BA217 London Heathrow – Washingon this morning, however the return BA216 was cancelled after boarding due to a technical issue.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC BA12 Manchester Diversion.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC operating BA12 Singapore – London Heathrow (depart Singapore 27th March) diverted to Manchester this morning due to high winds at London Heathrow. The aircraft positioned Manchester – London Heathrow early in the evening as BA9155.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Returns from Singapore Maintenance.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC, which has been under maintenance at Singapore since 25th September, positioned Singapore – London Heathrow this morning as BA9174.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Positions to Singapore Maintenance.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC positioned London Heathrow – Singapore for maintenance this evening as BA9173.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Returns to Service.
Following the wheel chock incident at London Heathrow yesterday, British Airways A380 G-XLEC returned to service this evening operating BA55 London Heathrow – Johannesburg.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Chocks Away at Heathrow Maintenance.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC was performing engine run tests at the London Heathrow maintenance base this morning when a chock was ingested into an engine, removing the aircraft from today’s flying program.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Operates Delayed Johannesburg Service.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC operated yesterday’s delayed BA55 London Heathrow – Johannesburg this morning as BA55X.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Returns from Johannesburg.
Following its technical return to the gate last night, British Airways A380 G-XLEC departed Johannesburg this evening operating yesterday’s delayed BA56 Johannesburg – London Heathrow as BA56X.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC BA56 Johannesburg Technical Issue.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC operating BA56 Johannesburg – London Heathrow returned to the stand this evening due to a technical issue. The flight has been delayed overnight.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Durban Training Day.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC positioned Johannesburg – Durban as BA9160 this morning in order to operate training circuits as BA9161 – BA9164. The aircraft then positioned Durban – Johannesburg as BA9169.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Durban Training Day.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC positioned Johannesburg – Durban as BA9160 in order to operate training circuits as BA9161 and BA9162. The aircraft then positioned Durban – Johannesburg as BA9169.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC London Heathrow Technical Issue.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC arrived into London Heathrow as BA56 from Johannesburg early this morning, however a technical issue became apparent which prevented the aircraft from operating an outbound service today. It was decided to switch BA55 London Heathrow – Johannesburg to Boeing 747-400 operation this evening.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Durban Training Day.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC arrived into Johannesburg as BA55 from London Heathrow this morning then positioned Johannesburg – Durban as BA9160 to operate training circuits as BA9161, BA9162, BA9163 and BA9164. The aircraft then positioned Durban – Johannesburg as BA9169.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC BA282 Toronto and Shannon Diversions.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC operating BA282 Los Angeles – London Heathrow (depart Los Angeles 18th June) diverted via Toronto in the early hours of this morning due to water pressure issues. The aircraft required checks at Toronto due to an overweight landing and continued to London after around four hours on the ground, however crew did not have sufficient hours to reach London and so diverted to Shannon. During the evening the aircraft continued Shannon – London Heathrow, however passengers had already been collected by two Boeing 767-300ERs.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Chateauroux Training Day.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC positioned London Heathrow – Chateauroux as BA9160 this morning to operate training circuits as BA9161 – BA9164. The aircraft then positioned Chateauroux – London Heathrow as BA9169.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Unavailable for Hong Kong Service.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC, which arrived into London Heathrow as BA56 from Johannesburg yesterday, was delayed in maintenance today and was therefore unable to operate the BA25/BA26 London Heathrow – Hong Kong rotation this evening.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC BA269 Keflavik Diversion.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC operating BA269 London Heathrow – Los Angeles diverted via Keflavik due to a medical emergency on board. The aircraft landed overweight but was cleared to continue after around three hours on the ground. This was the first appearance of a BA A380 at Keflavik.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Operates One-Off BA1026.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC operated Hong Kong – London Heathrow as BA1026 tonight to the timings of the regular BA26 rotation. This was a one-0ff renumbering caused by the timetable and overnight clock changes.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Enters Service.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC entered service today operating BA25 London Heathrow – Hong Kong.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Delivered.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC was delivered Toulouse – London Heathrow this afternoon as BA380. This brings the BA A380 fleet up to three aircraft.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Positions to Toulouse.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC wearing test registration F-WWSC positioned Finkenwerder – Toulouse today for final preparations before delivery.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC First Flight.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC made its first flight from Toulouse this morning wearing test registration F-WWSC. The aircraft positioned Toulouse – Finkenwerder.
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