Manchester By Moonlight

 

    So a late night finishing work in Manchester I decided to call in at the airport to see what was about after its gone dark. So it was a level 13 quick visit, a lot of airlines have now from what I've seen have moved around into terminal 2.

    Anyway here's what I logged from around 19:45....

    G-SUNV Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-SUNF Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-SUNS Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    EI-IHK Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-SUNH Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-EUYC British Airways Airbus A320

    G-LMRD Loganair ATR42

    A7-BHW Qatar Airways Boeing 787-9

    D-AIDP Eurowings Airbus A321

    SP-RKN Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-DVM Aer Lingus Airbus A320 (RETRO JET)

    G-CMJM Aer Lingus Regional ATR72

    EI-GXH Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTH Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    OE-LQP easyjet Airbus A319

    G-SAJH Loganair EMB 145

    F-HPNJ Air France Airbus A220

    A6-EUZ Emirates Airbus A380

    G-EUUR British Airways Airbus A320

    G-HLYF Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-UZHD easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    A6-BNA Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9

    G-FDZR TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTU Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-HLYM Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    F-HPNQ Air France Airbus A220

First Trip Of The Winter Season!

 

    With a lovely sunrise I made a Quick visit to Birmingham Airport to catch some of this lovely light on the departing aircraft. This has to be my favourite tie of the year where nature provides some of the best light to photograph in.

The following where noted around 07:45.....

    OE-LUF easyjet Airbus A320Neo

     9H-LOQ Lauda Air Airbus A320

    G-TUIA TUI Boeing 787-8

    G-TUKR TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNG Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-HLYL Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-SUNU Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-DRTD Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTL Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-HLYF Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-TUMK TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    G-TUMY TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    G-GDFF Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-DHF Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-JZBZ Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-JZHH Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-TUMU TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    EI-IKS Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-EZTT easyjet Airbus A320

    OM-OEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-GXG Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    F-HBLH Air France EMB190

    PH-BGC KLM Boeing 737-800

    HB-AFN Zimex ATR72F

    OO-SSF Brussels Airlines Airbus A319

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

    

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

A Wet And Miserable Manchester Morning

 

    So work took me today to Stockport for my first job of the day. From where I was, I could hear the aircraft but due to the poor weather conditions they wasn't visible. How the weather has changed over the past few weeks. I have a few days off towards the end of the month so weather permitting I plan to venture once again to the South Side Spotting locations.

    So once my work was completed and was told to head back down the motorway back to the depot, I headed to Level 13 on the Car Park to catch the morning heavies!.

The following where noted around 0845 this morning:

    SP-RKC Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-GPO Aer Lingus Regional ATR72

    ET-AUB Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-900

    PH-EZG KLM cityhopper EMB190

    G-VLIB Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000

    G-LMTC Loganair ATR72

    OE-IVQ easyjet Airbus A320

    A6-EUP Emirates Airbus A380

    B-LRI Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900

    HB-JPA Swiss Airlines Airbus A321Neo

    G-RUKM Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-IKP Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    A7-BHM Qatar Airways Boeing 787-9

    G-TAWW TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-VLUV Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000

    SE-RFZ TUI Boeing 787-9

    A9C-FH Gulf Air Boeing 787-9

    G-TUIN TUI Boeing 787-9

    G-EILA Aer Lingus Airbus A330

    B-209R Juneyao Airlines Boeing 787-9

    B-1048 Hainan Airlines Airbus A330

    G-TUIO TUI Boeing 787-9

    G-OHJK ASL Airlines Boeing 737-800F

    G-TUIC TUI Boeing 787-8

    

Monday Lunchtime Trip To East Midlands Airport

 

    So once again the weekend has come and gone so fast and back to work with a bang. This mornings jobs took me round to the Nottingham and Derby areas. You guessed it lunchtime at East Midlands Airport. I parked up by the crash gate at the 27 end of the runway by the East Midlands Gateway. After a brief stay here it was a quick drive around to identify the aircraft flight radar was showing on the ground.

    The following where logged at 1300:

    EI-FFD Fly4 Boeing 737-800

    G-JZHH Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-TUMF TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    EI-IJG Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    EI-EBR Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-TUMN TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    G-GDFD Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-DYW Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-DHLE DHL Boeing 767-300F

    N419MC Atlas Air Boeing 747-400F

    G-DHLM DHL Boeing 767-300F

    G-TUKV TUI Boeing 737-800

    N315UP United Parcel Services Boeing 767-300F

    G-DHLV DHL Boeing 777F

    G-DHLJ DHL Boeing 767-300F

    G-NPTF West Atlantic ATR72F

    G-BMRA DHL Boeing 757-200F

    OE-LNO DHL Boeing 757-200F

    EC-JXF Swiftair ATR72F

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