Sunday Teatime Visit to Birmingham For A New A320Neo!

 

    So earlier on my what's due to Birmingham, I put down that new Lufthansa City Airbus A320Neo was predicted to operate from Munich around teatime. But as we all know with aircraft spotting sometimes at the last moment due tech problems or operational reasons the aircraft will change. For me this has happened multiple time over the years.

    So before setting off I doubled checked Flight Radar and the A320neo was in the air and coming my way. So quickly jumping in the car off I headed to the airport. The Lufthansa was making its first visit to Birmingham

    The following where noted around 17:30......

    G-SUNU Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    D-AIJR Lufthansa City Airbus A320Neo

    EI-ILD Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    EI-HGH Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-TAWO TUI Boeing 737-800

    OY-SYC Maersk Air Cargo Boeing 767-300F

    PH-BCL KLM Boeing 737-800

    G-EZWD Easyjet Airbus A320

    G-DRTT Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    A9C-IAB Bahrain Royal Flight Boeing 737-800

    G-TUKT TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-JZHH Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTG Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-GDFV Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-JZBX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-TUIE TUI Boeing 787-8

    HB-ALM Zimex ATR72F

    G-GDFF Jet2 Boeing 737-800

Some Airliners of Interest Due 9th November At Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB)

0745 Aer Lingus Airbus A320 EI-DVM (RETRO LIVERY)

1120 Sun Express Boeing 737-800 TC-SRB

1200 Saudia Airlines Boeing 787-10 HZ-AR25

1420 Aurigny ATR72 G-PEMB (AVIANCA LIVERY)

1510 Bahrain Royal Flight Boeing 737-800 A9C-ISA 

1645 Maersk Air Cargo Boeing 767-300F OY-SYC

1700 Lufthansa City Airbus A320Neo D-AIJR

 1835 Cityjet / SAS CRJ-900 EI-FPX

1850 Wizz Air Airbus A321 HA-LTK

  

Aer Lingus Regional ATR72 EI-GPO Arriving At Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC)

 

Early Morning Visit To Drop A Relative off On Their Travels

 

    Sometimes you just have to say no! I never seem to listen to my own advice, when one of my relatives asked me to take them to the airport. All they said a few months ago was, it was with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. So last night they phoned "you still OK to take us? We fly at 0600...."

    Before heading round to the Elmdon side of the airport, I was in need of some food and a lot of coffee to wake me up. I also had a quick power nap missing their departure!!

    The following where noted around 0640........

    A7-BCB Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8

    G-TUMY TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    EI-ILM Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-HLYJ Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-UZHS easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    G-EZOM easyjet Airbus A320

    EI-DHC Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    HB-ALM Zimex ATR72F

    EI-DYW Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-TUMU TUI Boeing 737 MAx8

    G-FDZR TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-TAWS TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNM Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-SUNU Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-JZHH Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-HLYM Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-TAWV TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNC Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    EI-HGE Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-HLYL Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    9H-QAL Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-TAWO TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTG Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTO Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTT Jet2 Boeing  737-800

    G-GDFF Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-GDFV Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-UZHP easyjet Airbus A320Neo

Just one new aircraft bagged today in the shape of G-HLYM

Mid Morning Visit To Birmingham Airport

 

    It feel like its been years since I last made a visit to an airport. My job roll has now changed with my roll being much more office based than out on the road, so my daily visits to airports may become few and far between. But as today I was let out the offer for a job in Solihull, so I grabbed the chance to call into Birmingham Airport for a required Boeing 737 Max 8 of Turkish Airlines, and a quick cathc up with some of the local spotters.

    The following where noted around 09:45.....

    F-GKXR Air France Airbus A320

    TC-LCI Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 Max8

    G-SAJH Loganair EMB 145

    TC-NCC Pegasus  Airbus A320Neo

    G-CMMN Aer Lingus Regional ATR72

    EI-DPF Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-EZTD easyjet Airbus A320

    PH-BXS KLM Boeing 737-900

    4K-SW800 Silkway West Airlines Boeing 747-400F

    G-HLYJ Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    HB-AFN Zimex ATR72F

    EI-HGE Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-TUMY TUI Boeing 737Max8

    G-TAWV TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-HLYM Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-HLYL Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-JZHH Jet2 Boeing 737-800

Manchester By Moonlight

 

    So a late night finishing work in Manchester I decided to call in at the airport to see what was about after its gone dark. So it was a level 13 quick visit, a lot of airlines have now from what I've seen have moved around into terminal 2.

    Anyway here's what I logged from around 19:45....

    G-SUNV Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-SUNF Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-SUNS Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    EI-IHK Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-SUNH Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-EUYC British Airways Airbus A320

    G-LMRD Loganair ATR42

    A7-BHW Qatar Airways Boeing 787-9

    D-AIDP Eurowings Airbus A321

    SP-RKN Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-DVM Aer Lingus Airbus A320 (RETRO JET)

    G-CMJM Aer Lingus Regional ATR72

    EI-GXH Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTH Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    OE-LQP easyjet Airbus A319

    G-SAJH Loganair EMB 145

    F-HPNJ Air France Airbus A220

    A6-EUZ Emirates Airbus A380

    G-EUUR British Airways Airbus A320

    G-HLYF Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-UZHD easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    A6-BNA Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9

    G-FDZR TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTU Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-HLYM Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    F-HPNQ Air France Airbus A220

First Trip Of The Winter Season!

 

    With a lovely sunrise I made a Quick visit to Birmingham Airport to catch some of this lovely light on the departing aircraft. This has to be my favourite tie of the year where nature provides some of the best light to photograph in.

The following where noted around 07:45.....

    OE-LUF easyjet Airbus A320Neo

     9H-LOQ Lauda Air Airbus A320

    G-TUIA TUI Boeing 787-8

    G-TUKR TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNG Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-HLYL Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-SUNU Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-DRTD Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTL Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-HLYF Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-TUMK TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    G-TUMY TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    G-GDFF Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-DHF Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-JZBZ Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-JZHH Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-TUMU TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    EI-IKS Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-EZTT easyjet Airbus A320

    OM-OEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-GXG Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    F-HBLH Air France EMB190

    PH-BGC KLM Boeing 737-800

    HB-AFN Zimex ATR72F

    OO-SSF Brussels Airlines Airbus A319

Saturday Brunch At Birmingham

 

    Weekend call out with work took me to the JLR Plant at Solihull so once the work was out of the way it was time to play (well spot some aircraft) at Birmingham Airport. the weather was wet cold and windy. It was like the weather knew the winter timetable starts tomorrow and it was getting us ready for what's to come.

    The following where noted at around 14:50......

    G-DRTD Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EC-OJG Vueling Airbus A320 Last flight until next summer timetable

    G-JZBZ Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-UZHP easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    G-DRTL Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    OM-OEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNC Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-SUND Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    EI-ILM Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-PBOT Aurigny ATR72

    G-HLYL Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-TUMY TUI Boeing 737Max8

    G-SUNU Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    TC-CRG Pegasus Boeing 737-800

    G-TUMU TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    G-EZWD easyjet Airbus A320

    G-EZPE easyjet Airbus A320

    EI-IKI Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-TUMK TUI Boeing 737Max8

    G-DRTG Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    A6-EUP Emirates Airbus A380

    G-JZHH Jet2 Boeing 737-800

Back Out On The Road And Back At Birmingham!

    So After a short period off work due to illness, I was back at it and hitting the UK motorway network heading to the Birmingham Airport Area. My first visit of the day was just to see what was about now that the summer time table is coming to an end. The second visit of the day was to catch one of the newer Jet2 Airbus A321Neo which is currently based at Birmingham. I expect the movements to start dying down fast now the main holiday season is over and a couple of airlines are pulling out for the winter time table. 

    Anyway here what was logged on my two visits to the airport today. My first visit was was around 12:10 and the following where noted:

    OE-LUF easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    EI-DWS Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    HB-JZX easyjet Airbus A320

    G-CMJJ Aer Lingus Regional

    EI-IKI Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    EI-HET Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-EZWD easyjet Airbus A320

    OM-OEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EC-LOC Vueling Airbus A320

    G-JZBZ Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-SWRD 2Excel Boeing 737-300

    HB-AFN Zimex ATR72

    My second visit of the day was at 17:20 and the following where noted:

    9H-QEH Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-EZTV easyjet Airbus A320

    D-AIWJ Lufthansa Airbus A320

    PH-BCA KLM Boeing 737-800

    G-TUMK TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    G-UZHP easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    TC-LPN Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo

    EI-HDH Aer Lingus Regional ATR72

    OM-LEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-HLYJ Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-DRTD Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-TUKW TUI Boeing 737-800

    OO-SSF Brussels Airlines Airbus A319

    G-FDZZ TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNC Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-JZHH Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNG Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-SUNU Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    

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

    

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

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

Super Sunday With A Couple Of Visits to Birmingham!

 

    Snook out the house this morning to catch the first visit of the One Air Boeing 777F G-ONEG making its first visit from Baku whilst operating Silk Way West Airlines. This was just a quick visit for a photograph. At this time of the morning (06:00) the other aircraft are the same as I logged the other day. So after a quick five minutes I was back on the road home.

    Later on in the day after being driven crazy by the children to go skating, I once again called in Birmingham to see what was about, and I could sum it up in one word "nothing". With the summer season now coming to an end I personally think that the winter is going to be slow with the number of movements, but hopefully the freight movements will bring the airport some interesting movements.

    The following aircraft noted at around 17:45

    G-EZFT easyjet Airbus A319

    TC-JSY Turkish Airlines Airbus A321

    9H-WNP Wizz Air Airbus A321Neo

    D-AILB Lufthansa Airbus A319

    G-TAWW TUI Boeing 737-800

    9H-LOI Lauda Air Airbus A320

    G-TUKR TUI Boeing 737-800

    EI-HGW Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    9H-SWK Sun Express Airbus A320

    PH-EZM KLM cityhopper EMB 190

    OM-OEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-DWD Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-EXE Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-EKO Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-TUIO TUI Boeing 787-9

    Just as I got home an Asiana Airlines Airbus A350-900 HL8360 routing of my house for London Heathrow. I cant remember the last time I had a Korean Airliner fly over my house.

Early Morning Manchester Airport!

 

    So today I had the chance of some extra work in the Manchester area. I couldn't be there till after 7am so I called in at the Airport to see what was about.

    I know Manchester is a much bigger airport than Birmingham and the amount of passengers and aircraft movements is double if not more, but compare this log to yesterdays log of Birmingham and you can really see the difference. I've said it many times before and will many times more. Manchester is the best spotting airport in the UK and in my top 5 in Europe.

Anyway enough of my dribble, here's the log From Saturday 20th August at around 06:30:

    G-EDIY Aer Lingus Airbus A330

    G-EILA Aer Lingus Airbus A330

    A7-BHS Qatar Airways Boeing 787-9

    G-TUIN TUI Boeing 787-9

    G-TUIH TUI Boeing 787-8

    G-JZHY Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-TAWI TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-JZHB Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-SUND Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-SUNP Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-HLYM Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-DRTM Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNS Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-SUNE Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-TUKS TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-VGYL Jet2 Airbus A330

    G-VGYM Jet2 Airbus A330

    G-HLYK Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-UZME easyjet Airbus A321Neo

    G-EZTG easyjet Airbus A320

    G-TUKF TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-JZHZ Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-JZDB Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-JZBS Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZGX easyjet Airbus A320

    G-GDFC Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    9H-VUX Ryanair Boeing 737Max8-200

    G-JZBB Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZUW easyjet Airbus A320

    EI-HGX Ryanair Boeing 737Max8-200

    G-TAWK TUI Boeing 737-800

    EI-DLX Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-EVK Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-UZLX easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    G-UZLT easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    G-SUNR Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-HLYA Jet2 Airbus A321

    G-RUKA Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-EZTR easyjet Airbus A320

    G-HLYJ Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    EI-ENM Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNG Jet2Airbus A321Neo

    G-TAWS TUI Boeing 737-800

    9H-QCE Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-IHX Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-RUKH Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-UZLR easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    9H-QCO Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-EZTD easyjet Airbus A320

    G-HLYB Jet2 Airbus A321

    D-AIJN Lufthansa Airbus A320Neo

    G-UZHT easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    EI-ENE Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-IGV Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    F-HZUJ Air France Airbus A220

    G-EUYI British Airways Airbus A320

    D-AISZ Lufthansa Airbus A321

    G-EZPD easyjet Airbus A320

    OO-SNF Brussels Airlines Airbus A320

    EI-DWT Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-UZLK easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    PH-AXH KLM Airbus A321Neo

    EC-NJI Iberia Airbus A321Neo