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Boeing 777-200 (G-STBA)
Flight 2TG from LHR-ATL on January 12, 2018 over the North Atlantic
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how does one get a picture like this?
The caption and registration are incorrect; this is G-STBA, a Boeing 777-336(ER).
Sorry about that typo. Yes, you are correct it is G-STBA. This was taken on the North Atlantic Track System (NATS). We frequently pass or are passed by other aircraft on the same Track. We are separated by 1000' vertically and are allowed to offset 1 or 2 miles right of center (called SLOP, Strategic Lateral Offset Procedures). We were centered while G-STBA was one mile off our right, 1000' below and passing us. GOOD EYES TO READ THAT REGISTRATION!!
Tom
Tom
Great comment Tom. Don't you just love the acronyms! SLOP for heaven's sake...RVSM all sounds great in theory, but 1000feet vertical separation is barely four times the fuselage length of a B773, nicely illustrated in this shot. Even taking into account tail height, esp.on an A380, further cuts the separation down significantly where there is no lateral offset involved. Call me conservative! Better get back to my(paper)Jepp amendments...
Raked wingtips = 773 :)
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| Date | Aircraft | Origin | Destination | Departure | Arrival | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2026 | B77W | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 07:15PM CDT | 08:55AM BST (+1) | Scheduled |
| 13-Apr-2026 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 01:20PM BST | 03:15PM CDT | Scheduled |
| 12-Apr-2026 | B77W | John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 08:48PM EDT | 07:49AM BST (+1) | Scheduled |
| 12-Apr-2026 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) | 03:30PM BST | 05:50PM EDT | Scheduled |
| 11-Apr-2026 | B77W | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 11:02PM CDT | 12:01PM BST (+1) | 6:59 |
| 11-Apr-2026 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 05:48PM BST | 07:54PM CDT | 8:05 |
| 10-Apr-2026 | B77W | John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 09:08PM EDT | 08:17AM BST (+1) | 6:08 |
| 10-Apr-2026 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) | 03:51PM BST | 06:14PM EDT | 7:22 |
| 09-Apr-2026 | B77W | Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 05:21PM PDT | 11:03AM BST (+1) | 9:42 |
| 09-Apr-2026 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) | 12:20PM BST | 02:46PM PDT | 10:26 |
| 08-Apr-2026 | B77W | John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 08:12AM EDT | 07:00PM BST | 5:47 |
| 07-Apr-2026 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) | 07:48PM BST | 10:09PM EDT | 7:21 |
| 06-Apr-2026 | B77W | Singapore Changi (SIN / WSSS) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 11:33PM +08 | 06:41AM BST (+1) | 14:08 |
| 05-Apr-2026 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Singapore Changi (SIN / WSSS) | 09:10PM BST | 04:37PM +08 (+1) | 12:27 |
| 05-Apr-2026 | B77W | Singapore Changi (SIN / WSSS) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 12:02AM +08 | 06:32AM BST | 13:30 |
| 03-Apr-2026 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Singapore Changi (SIN / WSSS) | 07:54PM BST | 03:47PM +08 (+1) | 12:52 |
| 02-Apr-2026 | B77W | Singapore Changi (SIN / WSSS) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | 11:58PM +08 | 06:09AM BST (+1) | 13:10 |
| 01-Apr-2026 | B77W | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Singapore Changi (SIN / WSSS) | 07:47PM BST | 03:34PM +08 (+1) | 12:47 |
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