A Lovely Sunny Day In The Garden Seeing Aeroplanes On Approach To Birmingham Airport!

     

    So as today was the last bank holiday of the year in England and the sun was beating down we decided to have a family day in the back garden. Pool out, BBQ out and then the youngest shouted "Look Daddy a Jet2". looking up she was rite a Jet2 Airbus A321Neo banking over my house.

    Checking Flight Radar the runway in use was indeed. When This runway is in use I probably get around 40% of all traffic.

So from around midday this is what I noted:

    G-SUNC Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    EI-IFW Ryanair Boeing 737Max8-200

    OE-LST easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    A7-BCV Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8

    9H-WME Wizz Air Airbus A321Neo

    G-JZBD Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-PEMB Aurigny ATR72

    G-TAWV TUI Boeing 737-800

    F-HBLD Air France EMB190

    EI-DWH Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    TC-SOB Sun Express Boeing 737 Max8

    G-DRTR Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    OM-LEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-SUND Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    EI-IGO Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    EI-DPF Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-IHW Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    9H-SWK Sun Express Airbus A320

    G-TUMP TUI Boeing 737Max8

    EI-DHX Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    PH-HSD KLM Boeing 737-800

    9H-VVS Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    YL ABC Air Baltic Airbus A220

    So around 1800 I'd had enough sun and went inside. Some new aircraft that I needed went the other way over Tamworth. "You Can't Win Em All"

Easyjet Airbus A319 OE-LQN Arriving at Manchester Airport On Runway 05R

 

Austrian Airlines EMB190 OE-LWB Arriving At Manchester

 

A Day At The Beach Turned Out To Be A Day's Spotting

 

    A day trip to Weston Super Mare with the family turned out to be a spotting trip as well. This wasn't the plan when we started out from home. The skies were cloudy but after a two hour drive and not much traffic we arrived at the massive Weston Super Mare beach. The runway in use at Bristol today was 09. This meant passed over top of the western beach at around 4500ft well below the cloud, but by now was breaking up. In fact all the cloud soon disappeared and we were left with a lovely sunny day and stunning sun set.

    I wouldn’t  rush down to Bristol for a day spotting trip with it being very slow and the same based aircraft in and out all day. Airlines wise it’s mainly the normal three as at any other airport these days, easyJet Ryanair and jet2. Eastern Airways operated the Amsterdam service. Aer Lingus operated the ATR72 from Cork and Dubli, Blue Island operated an ATR72 from Jersey and Aurigny a ATR72 Guernsey.

Here what was seen from around 1100 till 2000 on Wednesday 21st August 2025:

    G-JZDC Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-UZMB easyjet Airbus A321Neo

    G-EZUN easyjet Airbus A320

    G-UZLY easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    G-EZUC easyjet Airbus A320

    G-PBOT Aurigny ATR72

    G-UZLL easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    9H-VVM Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-UZHH easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    G-EZWP easyjet Airbus A320

    G-DRTO Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-HGH Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-CLSN Eastern Airways EMB190

    G-DRTV Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    9H-QBV Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-JZBH Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-UZHC easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    9H-QAB Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-TUMG TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    EI-ENP Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-EZWY easyjet Airbus A320

    EI-IKD Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-EZWD easyjet Airbus A320

    G-EZTM easyjet Airbus A320

    G-TUOA TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    G-TUMS TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    G-UZMK easyjet Airbus A321Neo

    G-DRTP Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    OE-LQX easyjet Airbus A319

    G-JZHJ Jet 2 Boeing 737-800

    G-JZHM Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-UZHJ easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    G-UZHO easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    EI-FAV Aer Lingus Regional ATR72

    G-EZWZ easyjet Airbus A320

    9H-VVM Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-CLSN Eastern Airways EMB190

    G-JZDD Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-UZLV easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    G-UZHC easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    G-EZWS easyjet Airbus A320

    G-EZUC easyjet Airbus A320

    G-EZWY easyjet Airbus A320

    G-UZHH easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    EI-IHE Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    9H-QBV Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    OE-LQD easyjet Airbus A319

    G-SAJJ Loganair EMB145

    G-ISLN Blue Island ATR72

    G-EZUN easyjet Airbus A320

    G-EZWD easyjet Airbus A320

    EI-HGH Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    EI-FAV Aer Lingus Regional ATR72

    G-EZTH easyjet Airbus A320

    OE-LKO easyjet Airbus A319

    G-EZTB easyjet Airbus A320

    G-EZTM easyjet Airbus A320

    EI-IKD Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    

Early Morning Visit To Manchester To Catch The Heavies!

 

    Had to go back up north this morning to complete yesterdays work, so once all was complete and my customer was happy I paid Level 13 Another visit at Manchester Airport to catch the morning heavies. As always this airport never disappoints the planespotters and photographers.

The following were noted around 0930 this morning:

    TC-JSD Turkish Airlines Airbus A321

    OY-JYD Jettime Boeing 737-800

    EI-SIB SAS Airbus A320Neo

    OH-LKK Finnair Airbus A319

    G-UZLM easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    SP-RKK Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    OE-IJQ easyjet Airbus A320

    G-VLUV Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000

    G-TUIJ TUI Boeing 787-9

    EI-HPJ Aer Lingus ATR72

    TC-SMF Sun Express Boeing 737Max8

    9H-LMT Lauda Air Airbus A320

    SE-RFZ TUI Boeing 787-9

    9V-SMT Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900

    HB-JCN Swiss Airbus A220

    B-LRC Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900

    ET-AUA Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-900

    A6-EUY Emirates Airbus A380

    G-EUUO British Airways Airbus A320

    G-VWAG Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330

    A9C-FG Gulf Air Boeing 787-9

    B-1021 Hainan Airlines Airbus A330

    G-EIDY Aer Lingus Airbus A330

    B-20EQ Juneyao Airlines Boeing 787-9

    G-OHJK ASL Airlines Boeing 737-800F

    G-JZHH Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-TUIH TUI Boeing 787-8

    G-HLYH Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-SUNB Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    9H-VUK Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    9H-VVK Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-HLYF Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-UZMG easyjet Airbus A321Neo

    

Terrific Tuesday at Manchester

 

Once again working in the Manchester area, I made a quick stop at level 13 on the multi storey car park to log the following at around 1520

    G-GDFR Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNP Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    9H-QCZ Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EC-LAB Vueling Airbus A320

    TC-TLJ Sun Express Boeing 737-800

    9A-LAB Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZTZ easyJet Airbus A320

    G-TTNN British Airways Airbus A320Neo

    G-RUKM Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    F-HZUA Air France Airbus A220

    9H-LOR Lauda Air Airbus A320

    G-HLYB Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-HLYI Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-EZWA easyJet Airbus A320

    G-DRTM Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNS Jet 2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-EZTD easyJet Airbus A320

    G-SUNU Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-EZWH easyJet Airbus A320

    9H-QCF Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNB Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-HLYJ Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    9A-ABC Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-HLYA Jet2 Airbus A321

    G-EZWR easyjet Airbus A320

    9H-VVK Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-TUIH TUI Boeing 787-8

    TC-RFD Pegasus Airbus A321Neo

    ET-AWP Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-900

    OE-IXE ASL Airlines Boeing 737-800

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

    

Early Morning Work Trip to Manchester Led Me To The Airport

 

    So work took me up to the Manchester area this morning and with it only being a quick job, I managed to grab 15-20mins at the airport before heading down the M6 back to base.

    Early morning at Manchester provides lots of wide bodies from all corners of the world. I'll need to spend a day or so here soon on the famous South Side viewing area.

Here what was noted from level 13 from 0920-0940:

    SE-RSN SAS EMB195

    TC-SMK Sun Express Boeing 737 Max8

    G-EZUZ easyjet Airbus A320

    TC-JSG Turkish Airlines Airbus A321

    EI-EBW Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    ET-AWM Ethiopian Airbus A350-900

    OH-LKR Finnair EMB190

    G-VLUV Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000

    9H-QCD Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    SE-RFZ TUI Boeing 787-9

    EC-MBT Vueling Airbus A320

    G-RUKG Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-OGFC Aurigny ATR72

    EI-HDH Aer Lingus Regional ATR72

    OE-IVW easyjet Airbus A320

    G-VBOB Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000

    SE-ROA SAS Airbus A320Neo

    D-AIWK Lufthansa Airbus A320

    G-TAWU TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-VNVR Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000

    G-TUIO TUI Boeing 787-9

    G-EUYL British Airways Airbus A320

    A6-EUP Emirates Airbus A380

    B-LQF Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900

    B-303C Hainan Airlines Airbus A330

    A6-ETH Etihad Airways Boeing 777-300

    G-EIDY Aer Lingus UK Airbus A330

    G-EILA Aer Lingus UK Airbus A330

    B-207N Juneyao Airlines Boeing 787-9

    EI-IJE Ryanair Boeing 737Max8-200

    G-HLYF Jet2 Airbus A321

    EI-DLX Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-FDZR TUI Boeing 737-800

A Wet Morning To Catch A 737-800F At BHX

 

    A mid morning dash up to Birmingham Airport to catch the Air Explore converted Boeing 737-800F which had operated a freight charter. Everything else at airport was pretty much expected.

    The following where noted from the Elmdon multi storey car park at 10:30

    EI-ENN Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-EZWL easyjet Airbus A320

    TC-LPL Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo

    F-HBXH Air France EMB170

    TC-SOK Sun Express Boeing 737 Max8

    OM-EDH Air Explore Boeing 737-800F

    G-DRTJ Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    OE-LFM Zimex ATR72F

    TC-SOD Sun Express Boeing 737-800

    

The Chance To Catch Jet2 Newest Aircraft

 

    So the chance to catch Jet2's newest Member of the airline was to good of a chance to miss so after a day at work in the Manchester Area I made a quick visit to Level 13 with fingers crossed I'd see it. But with the new lay out of the Airport it could of been parked anywhere. Still I did mangage to see the second newest A321Neo!

    Here's what was Noted around 16:30 today:

    G-UZHX easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    EI-HMY Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-JZBB Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-CMJN Aer Lingus Regional ATR72

    G-LMTA Loganair ATR72

    EI-EGA Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-ENT Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-RUKG Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-TUMC TUI Boeing 737Max8

    G-JZBD Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-IHR Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-TAWX TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-JZDB Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-UZHD easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    EI-EMB Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-HLYB Jet2 Airbus A321

    G-SUNG Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    F-HPNR Air France Airbus A220

    G-EUYY British Airways Airbus A320

    OE-IWW easyjet Airbus A320

    G-SUNP Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    TC-JIP Turkish Airlines Airbus A330

    G-UZEG easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    TC-SOV Sun Express Boeing 737-800

Yet Another Emirates Airbus A380 Aborted Landing At Birmingham

 

    

    Another week and I've witnessed yet another aborted landing of an Emirates Airbus A380 at Birmingham Airport. This time I think it was more down to the heavy rain and windy conditions at the airport, rather than an aircraft to slow to vacate the runway as my previous aborted landing last week.

    You may guess it was another lunch break at the airport but with good reason as I required the Airbus A321Neo operating the Pegasus flight from Istanbul.

    The following where noted 1300-1400:

    

    EI-HET Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    TC-RDB Pegasus Airbus A321Neo

    G-EZRX easyjet Airbus A320

    OM-LEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-GDFD Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-FFB Fly 4 Boeing 737-800

    A6-EVB Emirates Airbus A380

    HZ-AR26 Saudia Boeing 787-10

    OE-LSA easyjet Europe Airbus A320Neo

    EI-DLV Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-FAT Aer Lingus Regional ATR72

    G-GDFW Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZOI easyjet Airbus A320

    D-AINB Lufthansa Airbus A320Neo

    TC-LSU Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo

    EI-ENV Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-TUKT TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-EZTA easyjet Airbus A320

    

Austrian Airlines Airbus A320Neo OE-LZN Landing At London Heathrow

 

A Sneaky Drive By Whilst shopping

 

So having to make a last minute dash to Birmingham City Centre  for a last minute birthday present for my eldest, I made a divert to the airport to see what was at the Airport. So I headed for the multi storey at the Elmdon side of the Airpor.

The following where noted at 09:40

    G-JZBG Jet2 Boeing 737-800 

    EI-EVG Ryanair Boeing 737-800 

    F-HBLN Air France EMB190 

    TC-SMZ Sun Express Boeing 737Max8 

    OE-INM easyjet Airbus A320 

    G JADN BIZ PROP

    TC-FHL Freebird Airbus A320 

    CS-DXG BIZ JET

    4K-SW888 Silkways Boeing 747-400F 

    9H-BOO BIZ JET

    G-SUNO Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

     OE-LFM Zimex ATR72F

    9H-QBI Ryanair Boeing 737-800

A Long Over Due visit to Manchester Airport

     A free Saturday, so I headed up to the northwest for a long over due visit to Manchester Airport. For me the only place to go to spot at Manchester is southside close to runway 23L. I'm currently having computer issues so I can't process and photos or make videos so another day with only the log book.

    For me the Manchester is one of best in the United Kingdom if not Europe for plane spotters for photography locations and the amount of different of airlines using the airport.

    Here's what I logged between 0815 till 1230

    G-HLYA Jet2 Airbus A321

    G-TUIH TUI Boeing 787-8

    G-OHJK ASL Airlines Boeing 737-800F

    G-HLYF Jet2 Airbus A321

    G-UZHI easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    G-UZLF easyjet Airbus A320Neoeo

    G-EZWD easyjet Airbus A320

    G-UZMF easyjet Airbus A321Neo

    EI-EFN Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    9A-ABC Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-HLYB Jet2 Airbus A321

    EI-ENL Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTG Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-UZMH easyjet Airbus A321Neo

    G-DRTY Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-UZLX easyjet Airbus A30Neo

    G-SUNH Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-HLYL Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-RUKJ Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-TUIM TUI Boeing 787-9

    A7-BHS Qatar Airways Boeing 787-9

    A6-BNE Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9

    G-EILA Aer Lingus Airbus A330

    B-1097 Hainan Airlines Airbus A330

    EC-NCF Vueling Airbus A320Neo

    9H-EXY Eurowings Airbus A319

    B-LRE Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900

    A6-EOR Emirates Airbus A380

    ET-AUA Ethiopian Airbus A350-900

    EI-IJP Ryanair Boeing 737Max 8-200

    HB-AZC Helvetic EMB 190-E2

    PH-NXY KLM cityhopper EMB 195-E2

    G-VLUV Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330

    EI-FSL Aer Lingus Regional ATR 72

    G-VNVR Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000

    OE-ICI easyjet Airbus A320

    SE-RFA TUI Boeing 787-9

    OE-INA easyjet Airbus A320

    OE-IDO easyjet Airbus A320

    TC-SOI Sun Express Boeing 737 Max8

    9V-SMQ Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900

    OE-ISG easyjet Airbus A321Neo

    OH-LXB Finnair Airbus A321

    TC-SMV Sun Express Boeing 737 Max8

    TC-JST Turkish Airlines Airbus A321

    EI-IKM Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-VLIB Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000

    EI-EBE Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    CS-TPY TAP Express EMB-190

    D-AIZP Lufthansa Airbus A320

    G-TTNO British Airways Airbus A320Neo

    SX-NET Aegean Airlines Airbus A320Neo

    EI-HGL Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-VSXY Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330

    F-HBLX Air France EMB 190

    TC-NCS Pegasus Airbus A320Neo

    OO-SSN Brussels Airlines Airbus A319

    SE-RSV SAS EMB-195

    TC-SOO Sun Express Boeing 737-800

    PH-BXO KLM Boeing 737-900

    D-AIBA Lufthansa Airbus A319

    G-HLYJ Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    9K-AKL Kuwait Airways Airbus A320Neo

    C-GOKC Air Transat Airbus A321Neo

    EI-GSK Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-JZDH Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-UZHP easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    EI-HDK Aer Lingus Regional ATR72

    TC-LTP Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo

    A6-EUT Emirates Airbus A380

    TC-NBL Pegasus Airbus A320Neo

    G-JZBL Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    OE-LWN Austrian Airlines EMB190

    G-SUNM Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    TC-RBZ Pegasus Airbus A321Neo

    A really good good shame the weather wasnt always on my side