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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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Boeing 777-200 (G-STBA)

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Flight 2TG from LHR-ATL on January 12, 2018 over the North Atlantic

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bigkahuna400
how does one get a picture like this?
Christos Psarras
The caption and registration are incorrect; this is G-STBA, a Boeing 777-336(ER).
Tom PawleshPhoto Uploader
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
CHRIS ROBEY
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...
braxtron
Raked wingtips = 773 :)
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Date Aircraft Origin Destination Departure Arrival Duration
19-Apr-2026 B77WJohn F Kennedy Intl ()London Heathrow () 07:20PM EDT 07:10AM BST (+1) Scheduled
19-Apr-2026 B77WLondon Heathrow ()John F Kennedy Intl () 01:30PM BST 03:37PM EDT Scheduled
18-Apr-2026 B77WJohn F Kennedy Intl ()London Heathrow () 06:48PM EDT 06:22AM BST (+1) Taxiing
18-Apr-2026 B77WLondon Heathrow ()John F Kennedy Intl () 11:52AM BST 01:53PM EDT 7:01
15-Apr-2026 B77WJohn F Kennedy Intl ()London Heathrow () 06:53PM EDT 06:14AM BST (+1) 6:20
15-Apr-2026 B77WLondon Heathrow ()John F Kennedy Intl () 12:37PM BST 02:30PM EDT 6:53
14-Apr-2026 B77WChicago O'Hare Intl ()London Heathrow () 07:34PM CDT 08:42AM BST (+1) 7:07
14-Apr-2026 B77WLondon Heathrow ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 01:23PM BST 03:37PM CDT 8:14
13-Apr-2026 B77WChicago O'Hare Intl ()London Heathrow () 07:38PM CDT 08:27AM BST (+1) 6:48
13-Apr-2026 B77WLondon Heathrow ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 01:41PM BST 03:57PM CDT 8:16
12-Apr-2026 B77WJohn F Kennedy Intl ()London Heathrow () 09:09PM EDT 08:23AM BST (+1) 6:13
12-Apr-2026 B77WLondon Heathrow ()John F Kennedy Intl () 03:44PM BST 05:53PM EDT 7:09
11-Apr-2026 B77WChicago O'Hare Intl ()London Heathrow () 11:02PM CDT 12:01PM BST (+1) 6:59
11-Apr-2026 B77WLondon Heathrow ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 05:48PM BST 07:54PM CDT 8:05
10-Apr-2026 B77WJohn F Kennedy Intl ()London Heathrow () 09:08PM EDT 08:17AM BST (+1) 6:08
10-Apr-2026 B77WLondon Heathrow ()John F Kennedy Intl () 03:51PM BST 06:14PM EDT 7:22
09-Apr-2026 B77WLos Angeles Intl ()London Heathrow () 05:21PM PDT 11:03AM BST (+1) 9:42
09-Apr-2026 B77WLondon Heathrow ()Los Angeles Intl () 12:20PM BST 02:46PM PDT 10:26
08-Apr-2026 B77WJohn F Kennedy Intl ()London Heathrow () 08:12AM EDT 07:00PM BST 5:47
07-Apr-2026 B77WLondon Heathrow ()John F Kennedy Intl () 07:48PM BST 10:09PM EDT 7:21
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