Showing posts with label Malta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Malta. Show all posts

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

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

Sunday, 21 September 2025

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

Saturday, 20 September 2025

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

Tuesday, 16 September 2025

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

Tuesday, 9 September 2025

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
    

Time To Go Home Via East Midlands Airport


 
    After my visit to Manchester this Morning, my last job of the day was in Nottingham. So this ment calling at East Midlands Airport for a drive around. Nice thing on a Monday at East Midlands Airport is that the United Parcel Services Boeing 767-300F Day Stops,and todays was N349UP.

    Not Much Was About, A DHL Boeing 767-300F and a West Atlantic Boeing 737-400F was parked up by the Hangars. Airbourne Colours had the doors closed and 9H-CGE Airbus A321P2F parked near by.

The Following where noted around 1530:

    G-JZBP Jet2 Boeing 737-800
    G-TUMO TUI Boeing 737Max8
    G-TUMN TUI Boeing 737Max8
    EI-EMC Ryanair Boeing 737-800
    G-GDFS Jet2 Boeing 737-800
    OM-JEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800 
    9H-VUP Ryanair Boeing 737max8-200 
    G-JZHH Jet2 Boeing 737-800 
    EI-FFC Fly4 Boeing 737-800 
    EI-IFS Ryanair Boeing 737max8-200 
    G-ONEF One Air Boeing 747-400F
    G-ONEE One Air Boeing 747-400F
    N349UP UPS Boeing 767-300F 
    G-DHLW DHL Boeing 777F

Monday, 8 September 2025

Monday Morning At Manchester

 
    My first outing of the working week to me up to the Manchester Airport area. This time I was armed withy camera, still unsure of how I'm gonna upload my photos I head to the south side for a quick 15 minute photo shoot.

    It was perfect timing Juneyao Airlines Boeing 787-9 was sitting at the end of Runwau 23L with an Aer Lingus Airbus 330  taking its place just behind him and just Crossing the runway was the Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900, And most importantly the sun was out.

    The following were noted from South side and the multi storey car park at around 1115 till 1130:

    G-UZLR easyJet Airbus A320Neo
    9H-VVE Ryanair Boeing 737Max8-200
    EI-HPK Aer Lingus Regional ATR72
    G-GDFF Jet2 Boeing 737-800
    G-EZGX easyjet Airbus A320
    LX-LGN Luxair Dash 8-400
    C-GOKH Air Transat Airbus A321Neo
    F-HBLL Air France EMB190
    9H-CXF Corendon Airlines Boeing 737-800
    9K-APJ Kuwait Airways Airbus A330-800Neo
    EI-DCM Ryanair Boeing 737-800
    TC-RBS Pegasus Airbus A321Neo
    G-EZTX easyjet Airbus A320
    D-AIDJ Lufthansa Airbus A321
    OO-SSV Brussels Airlines Airbus A319
    PH-AXH KLM Airbus A321Neo
    G-EZTZ easyjet Airbus A320
    SX-DGB Aegean Airways Airbus A320
    G-VELJ Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000
    G-VUFO Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300
    ET-ATR Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-900
    G-VBOB Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000
    B-LQE Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900
    G-TUIM TUI Boeing 787-9
    G-EIDY Aer Lingus Airbus A330
    B-1097 Hainan Airlines Airbus A330
    G-EILA Aer Lingus Airbus A330
    G-DRTL Jet2 Boeing 737-800
    G-DRTT Jet2 Boeing 737-800
    B-226N Juneyao Airlines Boeing 787-9

Sunday, 7 September 2025

Sunday Supplement at Birmingham Airport

 

    So again ended up at Birmingham Airport for a brief stop on the way back from a morning out in Tamworth trying to miss the heavy down pours.
    
Not much of interest in when I called round apart from a Sun Express Boeing 737-800 that was required. Having the wife and kids in tow I once again headed to my normal spotting place, the Elmdon Multi Storey Car Park to see what was about.

    A few camera problems I have at the moment, where I can't upload off my camera to my computer, so i was just armed with my scope and notebook. Hope to sort this out soon.

    Anyway the following where noted at around 1430 today:

    G-DRTJ Jet2 Boeing 737-800
    G-HLYH Jet2 Airbus A321Neo
    G-EZOM easyjet Airbus A320
    G-SUNC Jet2 Airbus A321Neo
    G-GDFY Jet2 Boeing 737-800
    G-DRTK Jet2 Boeing 737-800
    G-TAWJ TUI Boeing 737-800
    G-DRTD Jet2 Boeing 737-800
    EI-EKS Ryanair Boeing 737-800
    F-HBLG Air France EMB190
    EI-GEC SAS CRJ900
    TC-SRC Sun Express Boeing 737-800
    EI-HPJ Aer Lingus Regional ATR72
    G-PBOT Aurigny ATR72
    A7-BCT Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8
    G-GDFU Jet2 Boeing 737-800
    G-EZPB easyjet Airbus A320
    TC-TJU Corendon Airlines Boeing 737-800
    G-SUNJ Jet2 Airbus A321Neo
    G-TUKT TUI Boeing 737-800
    OM-LEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800
    A6-EVA Emirates Airbus A380
    EI-FFB Fly4 Boeing 737-800
    HZ-AR28 Saudia Boeing 787-10
    G-TUMC TUI Boeing 737 Max8
    EI-IHR Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200
    9H-MFS Jet2 Airbus A330 No longer with Jet2 Titles as the leased is nearly over

Saturday, 6 September 2025

Saturday Spotting Session With the Kids

 


        Something what I've been wanting to do for most of the summer was take the girls to Sheldon Park to watch the aircraft arrive and depart whilst landing over the park. So today would be that day, runway 15 was in use, the weather from where I was at home seemed fine and a required Pegasus Airbus A321Neo heading to Birmingham made the trip a good idea.

    We arrived there just past midday just at a Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo came screaming over our heads. My eldest seemed a little put off by the noise, but the youngest was loving it here and when the time came to leave we had a melt down!!!

Here's what was seen on our couple hours visit to Birmingham Airport today:

    TC-LPG Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo
    EI-IHR Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200 Departure
    G-TUMS TUI Boeing 737Max8
    G-CMJL Aer Lingus ATR72
    EI-ENH Ryanair Boeing 737-800
    G-TUMC TUI Boeing 737 Max8
    D-AIZD Lufthansa Airbus A320
    G-TUKP TUI Boeing 737-800
    G-EZUK easyjet Airbus A320 Departure
    G-JZBW Jet2 Boeing 737-800 Departure
    G-EZRT easyjet Airbus A320
    TC-RFS Pegasus Airbus A321Neo
    A6-EOS Emirates Airbus A380
    EI-EXF Ryanair Boeing 737-800 Departure
    G-CMZI Eastern Airways EMB190
    EI-EGA Ryanair Boeing 737-800
    9H-VVM Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200
    G-CMJL Aer Lingus ATR72 D
    EI-IJM Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200 Departure
    EI-FFB Fly4 Boeing 737-800
    G-SUNJ Jet2 Airbus A321Neo
    TC-SEP Sun Express Boeing 737-800
    EI-ENH Ryanair Boeing 737-800 Departure
    G-TUMP TUI Boeing 737 Max8-200
    EI-HMV Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200
    TC-LPG Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo Departure
    G-TAWW TUI Boeing 737-800 Departure
    G-GDFF Jet2 Boeing 737-800
    D-AIZD Lufthansa Airbus A320 Departure
    G-SUNO Jet2 Airbus A321Neo
    9H-VVM Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200 Departure
    EI-EGA Ryanair Boeing 737-800 Departure