Quick Half Hour At Heathrow Before I Head To The Hotel.

  

    So today I headed to London for a training course, which will continue tomorrow. Luckily it's not that far from Heathrow. My bosses gave me the choice of which hotel I would prefer to stay in, and of course I chose the premier inn on Bath Road. But luck wasn't on my side  today with the aircraft landing on Runway 09L. I found a small lay-by just on the other side of the M25 motorway. it wasn't the greatest place to spot, but it was good enough with the help of flight radar

    Here's what was logged from around 1630 on approach to runway 09L:

    G-TTNP British Airways Airbus A320Neo

    G-LMRB Loganair ATR42

    G-EUUZ British Airways Airbus A320

    EI-SIG SAS Airbus A320Neo

    G-DBCB British Airways Airbus A319

    PH-NXL KLM cityhopper EMB 195 E-2

    OO-SBA Brussels Airlines Airbus A320Neo

    G-DBCC British Airways Airbus A319

    HB-JDH Swiss Airlines AIrbus A320Neo

    B-LXB Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900

    B-32FR China Southern Airbus A350-900

    G-DBCJ British Airways Airbus A319

    G-TTNY British Airways Airbus A320Neo

    G-YMMJ British Airways Boeing 777-200

    G-ZBKK British Airways Boeing 787-9

    EC-MFL Vueling Airbus A320 

    G-TTNJ British Airways Airbus A320Neo

    SX-NET Aegean Airbus A320Neo

    G-TTNL British Airways Airbus A320Neo

    A7-BEM Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300

    G-EUUT British Airways Airbus A320

    G-EUYU British Airways Airbus A320

    D-AGWI Eurowings Airbus A319

    EC-NTQ Iberia Airbus A320Neo

    G-EUYY British Airways Airbus A320

    EI-NSH Aer Lingus Airbus A320Neo

    G-TTNZ British Airways Airbus A320Neo

    G-EUUU British Airways Airbus A320

    G-DBCH British Airways Airbus A319

    G-EUPW British Airways Airbus A319

    B-7365 China Eastern Boeing 777-300

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

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.

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

Early Morning Call In To Birmingham

 

Off out on my work day travels took me past Birmingham on my way to Coventry. Had a quick Look on flight radar to see what was in or on its way. Not much in at the time I got there, but later on making its first visit from Istanbul is Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo TC-LPS.

Anyway here what was noted around 08:15:

HB-JVP Helvetic EMB190

G-EZGE easyJet Airbus A319

G-CMMN Aer Lingus ATR72

G-EZUF easyJet Airbus A320

G-UZLF easyJet Airbus A320Neo

EI-DVE Aer Lingus Airbus A320

G-TUID TUI Boeing 787-8

G-TUIL TUI Boeing 787-9

G-SWRD 2Excel Boeing 737-300

D-AIRZ.Vista Jet Legacy

PH-NXW KLM EMB195 E2

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

Frantic Friday Dash To Birmingham On Journey Home

 

    Another week of work is over. Lots of driving again with visits to the usual airports. So today I couldn't help my self  popping into Birmingham Airport as I was coming along the M42 Motorway heading back home. There wasn't much in at Birmingham but I was unsure if either of the Malta Air Boeing 737-800 were required so off I popped.

    The following where noted at 18:35 this evening:

    EI-EGA Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    9H-VVM Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    VT-ANV Air India Boeing 787-8

    G-GDFU Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    F-HBLX Air France EMB190

    9H-QBK Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    9H-QDP Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-EKS Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    D-AILS Lufthansa Airbus A319

    G-GDFF Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-IJA Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    PH-BXI KLM Boeing 737-800

    G-EZOM easyjet Airbus A320

    G-SUNC Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-TAWV TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-TUID TUI Boeing 787-8

    9H-MFS Jet2 Airbus A330

Next week starts of with a visit to Stockport, so my first blog of next week should be from Manchester. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

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