Monday, 6 October 2025

A Day Working At Balsall Common Under The Runway 33 Approach

 


    Back at work after some annual leave found myself working in Balsall Common under the approach for runway 33 at Birmingham Airport.

    The following where noted from 0900-1200:

    F-HBLR Air France EMB 190
    G-EZWC easyjet Airbus A320
    TC-LTB Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo
    EI-ENA Ryanair Boeing 737-800
    D-ABGK Lufthansa Airbus A319
    9H-QFE Ryanair Boeing 737-800
    G-EZGN easyjet Airbus A319
    SP-RKD Ryanair Boeing 737-800
    TC-RFT Pegasus Airbus A321Neo
    EC-MYB Vueling Airbus A320
    LZ-LUX Biz Jet
    OM-OEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800
    9H-QDF Ryanair Boeing 737-800
    G-CMJN Aer Lingus Regional ATR72
    HB-JXK easyjet Airbus A320
    G-EZTT easyjet Airbus A320
    EI-EVX Ryanair Boeing 737-800
    EI-GSK Ryanair Boeing 737-800
    G-EZWZ easyjet AIrbus A320
    

Thursday, 25 September 2025

Quick Stop At Birmingham On The Way Home

 


    After a drive from London that seemed to never end, I decided on a quick look at Birmingham to see if anything of interest was about. Once again the airport was very quiet, with very little happening. Hopefully my day at Manchester Airport spotting tomorrow will be better.

    Anyway the following where logged:

    A6-ECZ Emirates Boeing 777-300
    D-AGWR Eurowings Airbus A319
    SP-RZG Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200
    G-CMMN Aer Lingus Regional ATR72
    G-TAWA TUI Boeing 737-800
    9H-QCJ Ryanair Boeing 737-800
    G-EZPE easyjet Airbus A320
    EI-HSE SAS CRJ-900LR
    F-HBLG Air France EMB-190
    VT-ANL Air India Boeing 787-8
    9H-VUQ Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200
    G-GDFF Jet2 Boeing 737-800
    OM-OEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800
    G-EZWC easyjet Airbus A320
    G-TUIO TUI Boeing 787-9
    G-TUII TUI Boeing 787-8
    G-DRTK Jet2 Boeing 737-800

Rise And Shine Its Plane Spotting Time!

 


    So up nice and early this morning for a quick bit of early morning spotting before I head off to complete my training course. Once again the runway in use was 09L, so I headed off to the same spot as last night to see what this mornings traffic would bring.

    The following where logged for just before 0600:

    N845MD American Airlines Boeing 787-9
    N204UA United Airlines Boeing 777-200
    G-ZBJK British Airways Boeing 787-8
    G-EUYR British Airways Airbus A320
    N731AN American Airlines Boeing 777-300
    G-VIID British Airways Boeing 777-200
    N780AN American Airlines Boeing 777-200
    N664UA United Airlines Boeing 767-300
    HZ-AK27 Saudia Airlines Boeing 777-300
    G-VPRD Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000
    G-TTNJ British Airways Airbus A320Neo
    G-XLEF British Airways Airbus A380
    A6-EEW Emirates Airbus A380
    G-TNED British Airways Airbus A321Neo
    G-EUYX British Airways Airbus A320
    G-EUUE British Airways Airbus A320
    G-XLEH British Airways Airbus A380
    G-TTNM British Airways Airbus A320Neo
    D-AENE Eurowings Airbus A320Neo
    G-TTNE British Airways Airbus A320Neo
    G-XLEJ British Airways Airbus A380
    N718AN American Airlines Boeing 777-300
    G-YMML British Airways Boeing 777-200
    G-VEII Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-900Neo
    N78009 United Airlines Boeing 777-200
    G-EUYB British Airways Airbus A320
    G-DBCE British Airways Airbus A319
    F-GRHT Air France Airbus A319
    9V-SWV Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300
    D-AINF Lufthansa Airbus A320Neo
    N736AT American Airlines Boeing 777-300
    F-HZUA Air France Airbus A220
    D-AKNV Eurowings Airbus A319
    G-VSXY Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330
    G-STBH British Airways Boeing 777-300
    G-EUYA British Airways Airbus A320
    G-SAJJ Loganair EMB-145
    HB-JPD Swiss Airlines Airbus A320Neo
    A6-APF Etihad Airways Airbus A380
    VT-JRH Air India Airbus A350-900

Wednesday, 24 September 2025

Quick Half Hour At Heathrow Before I Head To The Hotel.

  

    So today I headed to London for a training course, which will continue tomorrow. Luckily it's not that far from Heathrow. My bosses gave me the choice of which hotel I would prefer to stay in, and of course I chose the premier inn on Bath Road. But luck wasn't on my side  today with the aircraft landing on Runway 09L. I found a small lay-by just on the other side of the M25 motorway. it wasn't the greatest place to spot, but it was good enough with the help of flight radar

    Here's what was logged from around 1630 on approach to runway 09L:

    G-TTNP British Airways Airbus A320Neo
    G-LMRB Loganair ATR42
    G-EUUZ British Airways Airbus A320
    EI-SIG SAS Airbus A320Neo
    G-DBCB British Airways Airbus A319
    PH-NXL KLM cityhopper EMB 195 E-2
    OO-SBA Brussels Airlines Airbus A320Neo
    G-DBCC British Airways Airbus A319
    HB-JDH Swiss Airlines AIrbus A320Neo
    B-LXB Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900
    B-32FR China Southern Airbus A350-900
    G-DBCJ British Airways Airbus A319
    G-TTNY British Airways Airbus A320Neo
    G-YMMJ British Airways Boeing 777-200
    G-ZBKK British Airways Boeing 787-9
    EC-MFL Vueling Airbus A320 
    G-TTNJ British Airways Airbus A320Neo
    SX-NET Aegean Airbus A320Neo
    G-TTNL British Airways Airbus A320Neo
    A7-BEM Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300
    G-EUUT British Airways Airbus A320
    G-EUYU British Airways Airbus A320
    D-AGWI Eurowings Airbus A319
    EC-NTQ Iberia Airbus A320Neo
    G-EUYY British Airways Airbus A320
    EI-NSH Aer Lingus Airbus A320Neo
    G-TTNZ British Airways Airbus A320Neo
    G-EUUU British Airways Airbus A320
    G-DBCH British Airways Airbus A319
    G-EUPW British Airways Airbus A319
    B-7365 China Eastern Boeing 777-300

Tuesday, 23 September 2025

Late Summer Early Morning Visit To Manchester

 


    Well it was back to my second home in the north this morning, Manchester Airport. So after a quick up at level 13 on the terminal one multi storey car park, I headed round to the south side viewing mounds. As I've said in my previous blogs when the sun is shining and it behind up there is no better place for me in the United Kingdom for plane spotting and photography.

The good thing that I love about Manchester is the early morning heavy traffic from the Middle East and Asian Countries. So here's what was noted around 0930 this morning:

    SE-RFZ TUI Boeing 787-9
    A6-EVB Emirates Airbus A380
    G-VRAY Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330
    B-20DT Juneyao Airlines Boeing 787-9
    B-304L Hainan Airlines Airbus A330
    G-TUIL TUI Boeing 787-9
    G-EDIY Aer Lingus Airbus A330
    A6-ETS Etihad Airways Boeing 777-300
    G-EILA Aer Lingus Airbus A330
    G-EZUA easyjet Airbus A320
    9H-QAW Ryanair Boeing 737-800
    TC-SOI Sun Express Boeing 737 Max8
    TC-SMA Sun Express Boeing 737 Max8
    OE-IZL easyjet Airbus A320 
    9V-SMN Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900
    EI-FAT Aer Lingus Regional ATR72
    B-LRQ Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900
    OE-LQF easyjet Airbus A319
    D-AIRH Lufthansa Airbus A321
    ET-AUC Ethiopian Airways Airbus A350-900
    PH-EXL KLM ciythopper EMB175
    G-UZEG easyjet Airbus A320Neo
    G-VEVE Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000
    G-VYGM Jet2 Airbus A330
    G-OHJK ASL Airlines Boeing 737-800F

Monday, 22 September 2025

Lunch Break At Birmingham

 


Another day another week but I still end up at my favourite place to take my lunch break. Today I had my break there for two reason. The first being a required Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 Max that had night stopped after operating a charter flight from Baku, which I had been told was bringing F1 teams back From the weekends racing. The second reason was the Pegasus Airbus A320Neo.

    The following where noted at around Midday from the Elmdon Multi Storey Car Park:

    HB-JZX easyjet Airbus A320
    G-EZWI easyjet Airbus A320
    G-CMJN Aer Lingus regional ATR72
    EI-GSI Ryanair Boeing 737-800
    EI-DWD Ryanair Boeing 737-800
    G-HLYI Jet2 Airbus A321Neo
    OE-LKP easyjet AIrbus A319
    EC-KDG Vueling Airbus A320
    9H-QDF Ryanair Boeing 737-800
    TC-NBM Pegasus Airbus A320Neo
    G-TUIE TUI Boeing 787-8
    OM-OEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800
    TC-LCB Turkish Airlines Boeing 737Max8