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

  

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

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

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.

A Couple Of Flying Visits To Birmingham My Working Day

 

    The Header says it all. Once again working around the Birmingham And Rugby area again today, so took the opportunity to make a couple of quick stops at Birmingham. Parked up today were a large number of Biz jets. I don't log these, but if it wears a bright and colourful scheme I will photograph them.

    Looking on flight radar whilst having breakfast the only ones of note to that interested me was the departure of the Wamos Air A330 Back to Madrid and the Pegasus Airbus A321Neo which would fill a nice gap in the log book.

    The following Aircraft where noted on my visits:

    TC-LTM Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo

    F-HBLG Air France EMB 190

    TC-SMA Sun Express Boeing 737Max8

    EC-ODQ Wamos Air Airbus A330

    TC-RFB Pegasus Airlines Airbus A321Neo

    G-CMJJ Aer Lingus Regional ATR72

    TC-SOD Sun Express Boeing 737Max8

    TC-COR Corendon Airlines Boeing 737-800

    A6-EUQ Emirates Airbus A380

    

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

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

    

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 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 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