Some Airliners Of Interest Due 8th November At Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB)

 0755 Wizz Air Airbus A321Neo 9H-WNG

1120 Sun Express Boeing 737-800 TC-SOB

1155 Pegasus Airbus A320Neo TC-NBO

1315 Wizz Air Airbus A321Neo 9H-WBZ

1620 Wizz Air Airbus A321 HA-LXF

1705 Air Dolomiti EMB 190 I-JENI

1910 Jet2 Airbus A321Neo G-HLYM

1930 Wizz Air Airbus A321Neo 9H-WBA

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

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

    

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

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

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

Stupid O'clock Visit to Birmingham To Drop Off The In Laws

 

    So I was up early to take the in laws on what seemed their 100th holiday of the year, but in fact it was only their second. The log below is of is based and night stopped on Friday 19th August. I don't think there was anything there that I required.

    Once again there was quiet a lot of Biz Jets about over on the Elmdon Apron.

    The following where logged around 0600 on the 19th August:

    G-TUII TUI Boeing 787-9

    G-TUMS TUI Boeing 737Max8

    G-TAWJ TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNC Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-HLYH Jet2 Airbus A321 Neo

    G-TUMP TUI Boeing 737Max8

    9H-VVM Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-SUNH Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-TAWW TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-TUKT TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNJ Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-SUNL Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    EI-IHR Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-TUIO TUI Boeing 787-9

    G-DRTU Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    9H-QCK Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-ENR Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-HLYI Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    EI-HGW Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    OM-OEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-JZBE Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-DWD Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-EZTA easyjet Airbus A320

    G-DRTK Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-JZBW Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZWI easyjet Airbus A320

    G-DRTD Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZWZ easyjet Airbus A320

    G-DRTZ Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-GDFU Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    F-HBLF Air France EMB190

    G-DRTG Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZOM easyjet Airbus A320

    PH-NXR KLM EMB195 E-2

A Quick Pop To Birmingham For a Ukraine Boeing 737 Classic

 

    After another long day of driving all over the UK, I had seen that there was a Classic Boeing 737-300F night stopping at Birmingham. I had also been told it was nicely parked for a photograph.

So a quick detour of the M6 motorway I headed to Birmingham to see what was about.

The following where noted around 18:00 on September 15th:

    EI-EXE Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-EZBW easyjet Airbus A319

    9H-LOW Lauda Air Airbus A320

    D-AISQ Lufthansa Airbus A321

    TC-LPK Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo

    SP-RSF Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    OM-OEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-MULR Ascend Airways Boeing 737Max8

    UR-UAA  Constanta Airlines Boeing 737-300F

    Going to Birmingham often I have decided to leave the regular/based aircraft out of my logs from now on and report the more interesting visitors

Back To Good Old Birmingham

     So tit was was back working around the Kitts Green area of Birmingham today. The runway in use today was runway 15, which was great because the aircraft was coming low over the area I was working and I could read the registrations off the aircraft without the scope.

    There wasn't much that I required today apart from the Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo TC-LPN (which I managed to see from a job later in the day at West Bromwich, Whilst the aircraft was about to turn on to finals).

The following where noted at around 10:00 from the Multi Storey Car Park:

    G-EZOM easyjet Airbus A320

    F-HBLY Air France EMB190

    TC-SME Sun Express Boeing 737 Max8

    EI-IHA Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-TUID TUI Boeing 787-8

    G-NEWG 2Excel Boeing 737-700

    G-JZBE Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-TUIL TUI Boeing 787-9

    9H-VVM Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    HB-AFN Zimex ATR72F

    G-HLYA Jet2 Airbus A321

    

A few that what was noted over head At west Bromwich whilst on finals:

    TC-LPN Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo

    TC-LSM Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo

    EI-IGZ Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    TC-RDN Pegasus Airbus A321Neo

    A6-EUY Emirates Airbus A380