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"

Unexpected Visit To Birmingham

 

So as per everyday I’m always first up on my household. Make a fresh coffee or two whilst scanning through email checking on Facebook and or course the check to see what’s arriving at Birmingham. Today three arrivals caught my eye. The first one being the brand new (even maybe first revenue flight) Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200 EI-ILF. Sadly this one had already come and gone. The second of the three was La Compagnie Airbus A321Neo F-HNCO  which was arriving from New York Newark, And finally another first visit for an aircraft was former China Airlines Cargo Boeing 747-400F TF-AKG now operated by Network Aviation. But with this running a little late this too was sadly missed.

So just a very small log, because by the time I got there all the morning holiday flight had long gone leaving a very quiet airport.

Noted from the Elmdon Multi Storey Car Park around 1015:

    D-ABGK Lufthansa Airbus A319

    F-HBLE Air France EMB190

    EI-DWC Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    F-HNCO La Compagnie Airbus A321Neo

    TC-SMK Sun Express Boeing 737Max8

    G-TUIA TUI Boeing 787-8

    G-TUID TUI Boeing 787-8

    EI-EBE Ryanair Boeing 737-800

A Magnificent Monday Spotting At Manchester Airport

 

    So this week I’m on annual leave, and today was the only day I hadn’t got anything planned to do with the family. So after a lot of begging and pleading I managed to get a day spotting behind the camera.

    So Manchester was my destination after those quick short visits during work really wetted the appetite to go. My last proper spotting trip here must of been 2019 before my flight to Stockholm.

    Anyway back to today! My alarm was set to 05:15 opened the curtains hoping that gorgeous weather we’d had the last few days, and you guessed it cloud! Oh well. I left my house just before 0600 and arrived at Manchester Airport south side around 0715. The good thing of getting there early is you can park in the lay by or what I call the small parking area just off the island. 

    There have been some reports on social media that people are parking in front of the crash gates and other access point for the emergency services and the council in due course are going to make it a no parking area with red lines. At the moment this isn’t the case so just think where you park and don’t spoil it for others. There is a holiday inn about 500m down the road which I was told you can park for a charge.

    After a two minute walk I was on one of the south side mounds and this is where I would stay until around 1330.

This was my view from the viewing mound.

Here’s what was logged from today’s Visit:

    9A-ABC Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-HAX Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-RUKM Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-HMZ Ryanair Boeing 737Max8-200

    G-EZTD easyjet Airbus A320

    9A-LAB Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZUK easyjet Airbus A320

    G-SUNB Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-TAWZ TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-EZUZ easyjet Airbus A320

    9H-QFE Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-JZHH Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-HLYB Jet2 Airbus A321

    9H-QCF Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-HLYK Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-JZBM Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZTZ easyjet Airbus A320

    9H-VVK Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-JZHO Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-VYGM Jet2 Airbus A330

    EI-EMC Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-UZLF easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    G-TUKO TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-HLYA Jet2 Airbus A321

    G-DRTW Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNP Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-TAWU TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-HLYI Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-SUNG Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-TUML TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    G-UZLR easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    G-TUIB TUI Boeing 787-8

    A7-BHC Qatar Airways Boeing 787-9

    B-226N Juneyao Air Boeing 787-9

    G-EIDY Aer Lingus Airbus A330

    B-303C Hainan Airlines Airbus A330

    G-EILA Aer Lingus Airbus A330

    A6-ETP Etihad Airways Boeing 777-300

    G-DRTU Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-DEM Aer Lingus Airbus A320

    9H-AMJ Eurowings Airbus A320

    EI-EKC Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-EVA Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-IHJ Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    D-AIJQ Lufthansa City Airbus A320Neo

    G-LMTD Loganair ATR72

    G-FZDY TUI Boeing 737-800

    YL-ABQ Air Baltic Airbus Airbus A220

    G-EZTK easyjet Airbus A320

    EI-IKM Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-PEMB Aurigny ATR72

    ET-AWP Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-900

    B-LRS Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900

    OE-IVQ easyjet Airbus A320

    PH-EXS KLM cityhopper EMB 175

    D-AIDB Lufthansa Airbus A321

    G-VNVR Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000

    EC-OGC Vueling Airbus A320 

    EI-GPO Aer Lingus Regional ATR 72

    SP-RKC Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-RUKG Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    9H-QDI Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-EBP Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-VLUV Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330

    TC-JSI Turkish Airlines Airbus A321

    OH-LVL Finnair Airbus A319

    TC-SMD Sun Express Boeing 737 Max8

    G-EZRX easyjet Airbus A320

    EI-SIB SAS Airbus A320Neo

    EI-SCF SAS Airbus A320Neo

    SX-NET Aegean Airbus A320Neo

    D-ASTX Lufthansa City Airbus A319

    G-EZUT easyjet Airbus A320

    G-VEVE Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000

    G-EZWI easyjet Airbus A320

    G-EZUK easyjet Airbus A320

    OO-TCH Brussels Airways Airbus A320

    PH-AXB KLM Airbus A321Neo

    G-UZHT easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    D-AISO Lufthansa Airbus A321

    G-LTMG Loganair ATR72

    EI-IKK Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-EZWR easyjet Airbus A320

    G-EZOA easyjet Airbus A320

    TC-RDY Pegasus Airbus A321Neo

    CS-TPW TAP Air Portugal EMB190

    9H-CXE Corendon Airlines Boeing 737-800

    EI-EMH Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    F-HBXA Air France EMB 170

    9K-APH Kuwait Airways Airbus A330-800Neo

    G-GDFV Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZWA easyjet Airbus A320

    G-CJML Aer Lingus ATR72

    TC-SPV Sun Express Boeing 737-800

    9H-VUK Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    EI-IGL Ryanair Boeing 737 Max 8-200

    G-EZUA easyjet Airbus A320

    A6-EOD Emirates Airbus A380

    TC-NCN Pegasus Airbus A320Neo

    C-GIOX Air Transat Airbus A321Neo

    OE-LQN easyjet Airbus A319

    EI-SIR SAS Airbus A320Neo

    HZ-AR25 Saudia Boeing 787-10

    TC-LTB Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo

    TC-SEK Sun Express Boeing 737-800

    A7-AOA Qatar Airways Airbus A350-1000

    TC-RBC Pegasus Airbus A321Neo

    TC-MKD Corenden Airlines Boeing 737Max8

    PH-EZM KLM cityhopper EMB190

    SU-GFS Eygptair Airbus A321Neo

    F-HPNH Air France Airbus A220

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

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

    

Air France Airbus A220 F-HZUK Arriving Mid Afternoon At London Heathrow

 

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