Rise And Shine Its Plane Spotting Time!

 

    So up nice and early this morning for a quick bit of early morning spotting before I head off to complete my training course. Once again the runway in use was 09L, so I headed off to the same spot as last night to see what this mornings traffic would bring.

    The following where logged for just before 0600:

    N845MD American Airlines Boeing 787-9

    N204UA United Airlines Boeing 777-200

    G-ZBJK British Airways Boeing 787-8

    G-EUYR British Airways Airbus A320

    N731AN American Airlines Boeing 777-300

    G-VIID British Airways Boeing 777-200

    N780AN American Airlines Boeing 777-200

    N664UA United Airlines Boeing 767-300

    HZ-AK27 Saudia Airlines Boeing 777-300

    G-VPRD Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000

    G-TTNJ British Airways Airbus A320Neo

    G-XLEF British Airways Airbus A380

    A6-EEW Emirates Airbus A380

    G-TNED British Airways Airbus A321Neo

    G-EUYX British Airways Airbus A320

    G-EUUE British Airways Airbus A320

    G-XLEH British Airways Airbus A380

    G-TTNM British Airways Airbus A320Neo

    D-AENE Eurowings Airbus A320Neo

    G-TTNE British Airways Airbus A320Neo

    G-XLEJ British Airways Airbus A380

    N718AN American Airlines Boeing 777-300

    G-YMML British Airways Boeing 777-200

    G-VEII Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-900Neo

    N78009 United Airlines Boeing 777-200

    G-EUYB British Airways Airbus A320

    G-DBCE British Airways Airbus A319

    F-GRHT Air France Airbus A319

    9V-SWV Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300

    D-AINF Lufthansa Airbus A320Neo

    N736AT American Airlines Boeing 777-300

    F-HZUA Air France Airbus A220

    D-AKNV Eurowings Airbus A319

    G-VSXY Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330

    G-STBH British Airways Boeing 777-300

    G-EUYA British Airways Airbus A320

    G-SAJJ Loganair EMB-145

    HB-JPD Swiss Airlines Airbus A320Neo

    A6-APF Etihad Airways Airbus A380

    VT-JRH Air India Airbus A350-900

Early Morning Manchester Airport!

 

    So today I had the chance of some extra work in the Manchester area. I couldn't be there till after 7am so I called in at the Airport to see what was about.

    I know Manchester is a much bigger airport than Birmingham and the amount of passengers and aircraft movements is double if not more, but compare this log to yesterdays log of Birmingham and you can really see the difference. I've said it many times before and will many times more. Manchester is the best spotting airport in the UK and in my top 5 in Europe.

Anyway enough of my dribble, here's the log From Saturday 20th August at around 06:30:

    G-EDIY Aer Lingus Airbus A330

    G-EILA Aer Lingus Airbus A330

    A7-BHS Qatar Airways Boeing 787-9

    G-TUIN TUI Boeing 787-9

    G-TUIH TUI Boeing 787-8

    G-JZHY Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-TAWI TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-JZHB Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-SUND Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-SUNP Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-HLYM Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-DRTM Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNS Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-SUNE Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-TUKS TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-VGYL Jet2 Airbus A330

    G-VGYM Jet2 Airbus A330

    G-HLYK Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-UZME easyjet Airbus A321Neo

    G-EZTG easyjet Airbus A320

    G-TUKF TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-JZHZ Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-JZDB Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-JZBS Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZGX easyjet Airbus A320

    G-GDFC Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    9H-VUX Ryanair Boeing 737Max8-200

    G-JZBB Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZUW easyjet Airbus A320

    EI-HGX Ryanair Boeing 737Max8-200

    G-TAWK TUI Boeing 737-800

    EI-DLX Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-EVK Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-UZLX easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    G-UZLT easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    G-SUNR Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-HLYA Jet2 Airbus A321

    G-RUKA Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-EZTR easyjet Airbus A320

    G-HLYJ Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    EI-ENM Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNG Jet2Airbus A321Neo

    G-TAWS TUI Boeing 737-800

    9H-QCE Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-IHX Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-RUKH Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-UZLR easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    9H-QCO Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-EZTD easyjet Airbus A320

    G-HLYB Jet2 Airbus A321

    D-AIJN Lufthansa Airbus A320Neo

    G-UZHT easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    EI-ENE Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-IGV Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    F-HZUJ Air France Airbus A220

    G-EUYI British Airways Airbus A320

    D-AISZ Lufthansa Airbus A321

    G-EZPD easyjet Airbus A320

    OO-SNF Brussels Airlines Airbus A320

    EI-DWT Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-UZLK easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    PH-AXH KLM Airbus A321Neo

    EC-NJI Iberia Airbus A321Neo

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 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

    

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

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