Quick Stop At Birmingham On The Way Home

 

    After a drive from London that seemed to never end, I decided on a quick look at Birmingham to see if anything of interest was about. Once again the airport was very quiet, with very little happening. Hopefully my day at Manchester Airport spotting tomorrow will be better.

    Anyway the following where logged:

    A6-ECZ Emirates Boeing 777-300

    D-AGWR Eurowings Airbus A319

    SP-RZG Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-CMMN Aer Lingus Regional ATR72

    G-TAWA TUI Boeing 737-800

    9H-QCJ Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-EZPE easyjet Airbus A320

    EI-HSE SAS CRJ-900LR

    F-HBLG Air France EMB-190

    VT-ANL Air India Boeing 787-8

    9H-VUQ Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-GDFF Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    OM-OEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZWC easyjet Airbus A320

    G-TUIO TUI Boeing 787-9

    G-TUII TUI Boeing 787-8

    G-DRTK Jet2 Boeing 737-800

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

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

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

    

Back To Good Old Birmingham

     So tit was was back working around the Kitts Green area of Birmingham today. The runway in use today was runway 15, which was great because the aircraft was coming low over the area I was working and I could read the registrations off the aircraft without the scope.

    There wasn't much that I required today apart from the Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo TC-LPN (which I managed to see from a job later in the day at West Bromwich, Whilst the aircraft was about to turn on to finals).

The following where noted at around 10:00 from the Multi Storey Car Park:

    G-EZOM easyjet Airbus A320

    F-HBLY Air France EMB190

    TC-SME Sun Express Boeing 737 Max8

    EI-IHA Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-TUID TUI Boeing 787-8

    G-NEWG 2Excel Boeing 737-700

    G-JZBE Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-TUIL TUI Boeing 787-9

    9H-VVM Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    HB-AFN Zimex ATR72F

    G-HLYA Jet2 Airbus A321

    

A few that what was noted over head At west Bromwich whilst on finals:

    TC-LPN Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo

    TC-LSM Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo

    EI-IGZ Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    TC-RDN Pegasus Airbus A321Neo

    A6-EUY Emirates Airbus A380

    

Sunday Supplement at Birmingham Airport

 

    So again ended up at Birmingham Airport for a brief stop on the way back from a morning out in Tamworth trying to miss the heavy down pours.

    

Not much of interest in when I called round apart from a Sun Express Boeing 737-800 that was required. Having the wife and kids in tow I once again headed to my normal spotting place, the Elmdon Multi Storey Car Park to see what was about.

    A few camera problems I have at the moment, where I can't upload off my camera to my computer, so i was just armed with my scope and notebook. Hope to sort this out soon.

    Anyway the following where noted at around 1430 today:

    G-DRTJ Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-HLYH Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-EZOM easyjet Airbus A320

    G-SUNC Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-GDFY Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTK Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-TAWJ TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTD Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-EKS Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    F-HBLG Air France EMB190

    EI-GEC SAS CRJ900

    TC-SRC Sun Express Boeing 737-800

    EI-HPJ Aer Lingus Regional ATR72

    G-PBOT Aurigny ATR72

    A7-BCT Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8

    G-GDFU Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZPB easyjet Airbus A320

    TC-TJU Corendon Airlines Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNJ Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-TUKT TUI Boeing 737-800

    OM-LEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    A6-EVA Emirates Airbus A380

    EI-FFB Fly4 Boeing 737-800

    HZ-AR28 Saudia Boeing 787-10

    G-TUMC TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    EI-IHR Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    9H-MFS Jet2 Airbus A330 No longer with Jet2 Titles as the leased is nearly over

Saturday Spotting Session With the Kids

 

        Something what I've been wanting to do for most of the summer was take the girls to Sheldon Park to watch the aircraft arrive and depart whilst landing over the park. So today would be that day, runway 15 was in use, the weather from where I was at home seemed fine and a required Pegasus Airbus A321Neo heading to Birmingham made the trip a good idea.

    We arrived there just past midday just at a Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo came screaming over our heads. My eldest seemed a little put off by the noise, but the youngest was loving it here and when the time came to leave we had a melt down!!!

Here's what was seen on our couple hours visit to Birmingham Airport today:

    TC-LPG Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo

    EI-IHR Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200 Departure

    G-TUMS TUI Boeing 737Max8

    G-CMJL Aer Lingus ATR72

    EI-ENH Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-TUMC TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    D-AIZD Lufthansa Airbus A320

    G-TUKP TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-EZUK easyjet Airbus A320 Departure

    G-JZBW Jet2 Boeing 737-800 Departure

    G-EZRT easyjet Airbus A320

    TC-RFS Pegasus Airbus A321Neo

    A6-EOS Emirates Airbus A380

    EI-EXF Ryanair Boeing 737-800 Departure

    G-CMZI Eastern Airways EMB190

    EI-EGA Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    9H-VVM Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-CMJL Aer Lingus ATR72 D

    EI-IJM Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200 Departure

    EI-FFB Fly4 Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNJ Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    TC-SEP Sun Express Boeing 737-800

    EI-ENH Ryanair Boeing 737-800 Departure

    G-TUMP TUI Boeing 737 Max8-200

    EI-HMV Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    TC-LPG Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo Departure

    G-TAWW TUI Boeing 737-800 Departure

    G-GDFF Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    D-AIZD Lufthansa Airbus A320 Departure

    G-SUNO Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    9H-VVM Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200 Departure

    EI-EGA Ryanair Boeing 737-800 Departure

    

    

Stunning Emirates Airbus A380 A6-EOD Arriving At Manchester Airport

 

Couple Of Visits To Birmingham Airport Either Side Of A Job In Solihull

 

    Once again Solihull was my destination of work today. Having done a couple of jobs in the morning I once again ended up at the Elmdon Multi storey car park to have my lunch break. There wasn't much of interest due into the Airport for me. Pegasus sent a Boeing 737-800 instead of the usual mixture of Airbus A320 And A321Neo. One that I wasnt Sure if I needed or not was the Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200 EI-IKK which was operating the service from Cork.

    The Following where noted around 1410:

    G-SUNP Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    OM-OEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    F-HBLF Air France EMB190

    PH-NXS KLM cityhopper EMB 195E-2

    9H-VVM Ryanair Boeing 737Max8-200

    G-EZRT easyjet Airbus A320

    EI-FFB Fly4 Boeing 737-800

    OM-LEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTU Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-TUII TUI Boeing 787-8

    G-JZBW Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    TC-SEN Sun Express Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTB Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    A6-EVB Emirates Airbus A380

    HZ-AR11 Saudia Boeing 787-9

    TC-CPD Pegasus Boeing 737-800

    9H-QBK Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTR Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZUP easyjet Airbus A320

    G-DRTK Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    

Then the following where noted around 1520:

    9H-MFS Jet2 Airbus A330

    D-ABNK Eurowings Airbus A320

    EI-IHW Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    EI-EGA Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-TAWU TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-EZPB easyjet Airbus A320

    G-SUNO Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-DRTD Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-GDFF Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-CMMN Aer Lingus Regional ATR72

A Family Day out But I still Managed To Get To The Airport

 

So I had a lovely family day out near Tamworth roller skating with family. Needless to say I didn’t even entertain the idea of getting on the skates. Anyway after setting off back home the motorways signs where showing delays on the M6 north so I decided to take the route past the airport.

When ever I see the junction 6 exit I just think in the back of my head “there might be something you need”. So straight round to the Elmdon side of the airport and up to the top level on the multi storey car park and logged the following.

All where seen at 1500:

G-SUNJ Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

G-DRTD Jet2 Boeing 737-800

G-DRTB Jet 2 Boeing 737-800

SP-RZL Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

G-SUNC Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

EI-EMD Ryanair Boeing 737-800

EI-DEF Aer Lingus Airbus A320

G-EZUP easyJet Airbus A320

G-UZLK easyJet Airbus A320Neo

GTAWI TUI Boeing 737-800

EI-HSA SAS CRJ900

EI-IJJ Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

9H-MFS Jet2 Airbus A330

EI-GPM Aer Lingus ATR72

TC-SPH Sun Express Boeing 737-800

G-TUKR TUI Boeing 737-800

A7-BCV Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8

A6-EUX Emirates Airbus A380

G-CMWI Eastern Airways EMB190

Emirates Airbus A380 A6-EOD Arriving Runway 05L At Manchester Airport

 

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