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

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.

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 Mid Morning Drive By And Lunch Break At Birmingham

 

    Another dull day around the midlands today, low cloud ment even on Runway 15 the aircraft wasn't visible flying over todays place of work.

    whilst driving to my first job of the day I just about managed to see SP-RZH Buzz Boeing 737 Max8-200 appear through the cloud over the m6 motorway. After completing my job in Rugby I headed back into Birmingham via the airport for a quick drive past the crash gates. Afterwards I stopped for my lunch at the elmdon side.

    The following where noted over two Visits today:

    TC-JTJ Turkish Airlines Airbus A321

    F-HBXD HOP EMB170

    TC-SMS Sun Express Boeing 737Max8

    D-AISQ Lufthansa Airbus A321

    TC-SOL Sun Express Boeing 737Max8

    EC-ODQ Wamos Air Airbus A330

    OM-LEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-GPP Aer Lingus Regional ATR72

    EC-MES Vueling Airbus A320

    

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

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

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

Couple Of Visits To Birmingham Airport Either Side Of A Job In Solihull

 

    Once again Solihull was my destination of work today. Having done a couple of jobs in the morning I once again ended up at the Elmdon Multi storey car park to have my lunch break. There wasn't much of interest due into the Airport for me. Pegasus sent a Boeing 737-800 instead of the usual mixture of Airbus A320 And A321Neo. One that I wasnt Sure if I needed or not was the Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200 EI-IKK which was operating the service from Cork.

    The Following where noted around 1410:

    G-SUNP Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    OM-OEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    F-HBLF Air France EMB190

    PH-NXS KLM cityhopper EMB 195E-2

    9H-VVM Ryanair Boeing 737Max8-200

    G-EZRT easyjet Airbus A320

    EI-FFB Fly4 Boeing 737-800

    OM-LEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTU Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-TUII TUI Boeing 787-8

    G-JZBW Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    TC-SEN Sun Express Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTB Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    A6-EVB Emirates Airbus A380

    HZ-AR11 Saudia Boeing 787-9

    TC-CPD Pegasus Boeing 737-800

    9H-QBK Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTR Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZUP easyjet Airbus A320

    G-DRTK Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    

Then the following where noted around 1520:

    9H-MFS Jet2 Airbus A330

    D-ABNK Eurowings Airbus A320

    EI-IHW Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    EI-EGA Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-TAWU TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-EZPB easyjet Airbus A320

    G-SUNO Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-DRTD Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-GDFF Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-CMMN Aer Lingus Regional ATR72

Time To Pick the Brother In Law Up

 

    An early morning visit to Birmingham Airport to pick my brother in law up after his trip to Portugal. I went firstly over to my old stomping ground in the shape of the Elmdon Multi Storey car park and the once I got the call off him it was over to car park 5 and meet him at the drop off point. This point is free for ten minutes and roughly five minutes walk from the terminal buildings and check in.

    The following were noted around 0820 from the multi storey car park:

    TC-FHL FreeBird Airbus A320

    G-CMJM Aer Lingus Regional ATR72

    G-EZUF easyjet Airbus A320

    G-SAJI Loganair EMB 145

    EI-DHX Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-DVG Aer Lingus Airbus A320

    G-TUIO TUI Boeing 787-9

    A7-BCL Qatar Airways Boeing 787-9

    G-TUMX TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    G-TUII TUI Boeing 787-8

    G-DRTD Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    OM-LEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNJ Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    9HQEI Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTR Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-EFH Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-EKK Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-FAT Aer Lingus Regional ATR 72

Mid Afternoon Visit To Birmingham

 

    Back to my local today after a couple of visits to Manchester the previous days. I held out as later as my jobs would allow, to give me chance to catch the Titan Airways EMB195 operating a flight for Aurigny in place of one of their regular ATR72.

    I was hoping for it to still be in the livery that it wore bringing the England Women's Football team home. but sadly its all white.

    The Following noted around 1515 from the Elmdon Multi storey car park:

    G-CMJM Aer Lingus  Regional ATR72

    G-DRTU Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-ENT Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    OM-LEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZOF easyjet Airbus A320

    G-TUKR TUI Boeing 737-800

    9H-EWD Eurowings Airbus A320

    G-SUND Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-JZBB Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    OM-OEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-FFB Fly4 Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNC Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    PH-EZH KLM cityhopper EMB 190

    G-EZOU easyjet Airbus A320

    G-POWX Titan Airways EMB190

    EI-EFH Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-IJC Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    TC-TLJ Sun Express Boeing 737-800

    G-EZWC easyjet Airbus A320

    9H-MFS Jet2 Airbus A330

    G-TAWI TUI Boeing 737-800

    HZ-ARC Saudia Boeing 787-9

    G-TUIO TUI Boeing 787-9

    G-TUII TUI Boeing 787-8

Early Morning Drop Off At Birmingham Airport!

 

    I was too Tired to write this blog yesterday, must be a sign of me starting to get old. So today started with a 0430 alarm going off to pick my brother in law to take him to Birmingham for his Jet2 flight to Faro Portugal. The last time I was up this early at an airport was in March when I flew up to Edinburgh. Check earlier blog posts for my photograph from that day. 

    Anyway back to the present and what was seen from the Elmdon multi storey car park at around 0600:

    G-TUKR TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-TUMW TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    LY-BGS Klas Jet Boeing 737-300

    G-SUNH Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-GDFD Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNF Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-TUMC TUI Boeing 737Max8

    G-TUIO TUI Boeing 787-9

    G-DRTU Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNJ Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-TUMX TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    9H-MFS Jet2 Airbus A330

    G-SUND Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-SUNC Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-JZBB Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-GDFFJet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-TUKT TUI Boeing 737-800

    EI-IJC Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    EI-IFR Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    EI-EFH Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-TAWJ TUI Boeing 737-800

    OM-OEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-IHI Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-DRTK Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-JZHB Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-JZHK Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZOF easyjet Airbus A320

    EI-ENT Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTB Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZOU easyjet Airbus A320

    9H-QEE Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    D-AINX Lufthansa Airbus A320Neo

    G-EZTA easyjet Airbus A320

    G-EZUF easyjet Airbus A320

    9H-QEI Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-EZWC easyjet Airbus A320

    EI-ENC Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    F-HBXM Air France EMB-170

    EI-FFB FLY4 Boeing 737-800

    PH-NXS KLM EMB 195-E2

Must Be Mad Being up So Early On A Sunday!!

 

    Woke up early this morning and just couldn't get Back to sleep, So The sun Was out and the rest of the house was sleeping I decided to go and make a quick visit up to Birmingham (BHX) for a Wizz Air Airbus A321Neo that I required.

The following where noted at around 0830:

    G-TUIA TUI Boeing 787-8

    EI-HEZ Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    HA-LVJ Wizz Air Airbus A321Neo

    EI-GSI Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-DEL Aer Lingus Airbus A320

    G-TUII TUI Boeing 787-8

    G-TUIO TUI Boeing 787-9

    G-TUMU TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    G-SUNH Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-DRTU Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-JZHB Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-IFR Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-DRTK Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    9H-QEI Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    OM-OEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    9H-QFJ Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-TAWV TUI Boeing 737-800

    OE-LFM Zimex ATR72F

    

A quick Visit On the Way Home to BHX

 

    With most of Northern England hit by storm Floris, I decided to call into Birmingham to see if any dirverts had made it there. I had seen earlier that the Birmingham to Edinburgh easyjet flight had turned back to Birmingham.

    Once again the storm never reached the midlands just lots of very heavy shower through out the day.

    Here's what was logged around 1600:

    TC-SEJ Sun Express Boeing 737-800

    9H-VUX Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-JZHK Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNH Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-TAWO TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-GDFF Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    OM-LEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-GDFD Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTD Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-FFB Fly4 Boeing 737-800

    G-SUND Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-TAWB TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTP Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    9H-MFS Jet2 Airbus A330

    LY-BGS Klas Jet Boeing 737-300

    G-DRTB Jet2 Boeing 737-800