Back To Work And Back To Birmingham

 

So it was back to work today. After going into the depot for my list of jobs I was off out and about the Solihull area and obviously I would be making a quick stop at Birmingham Airport. The star visitor today was La Compagnie’s other Airbus A321Neo F-HBUZ which was running late so I sadly missed.

So whilst in the Minworth area I managed to the Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo TC-LUP departing back to Istanbul.

The following where noted around 1130:

G-TUKX TUI Boeing 737-800

EI-EFH Ryanair Boeing 737-800

EI-DHX Ryanair Boeing 737-800

G-SUND Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

G-CMMT Aer Lingus Regional ATR72

EC-MBY Vueling Airbus A320

G-SUNG Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

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 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

    

Time To Pick the Brother In Law Up

 

    An early morning visit to Birmingham Airport to pick my brother in law up after his trip to Portugal. I went firstly over to my old stomping ground in the shape of the Elmdon Multi Storey car park and the once I got the call off him it was over to car park 5 and meet him at the drop off point. This point is free for ten minutes and roughly five minutes walk from the terminal buildings and check in.

    The following were noted around 0820 from the multi storey car park:

    TC-FHL FreeBird Airbus A320

    G-CMJM Aer Lingus Regional ATR72

    G-EZUF easyjet Airbus A320

    G-SAJI Loganair EMB 145

    EI-DHX Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-DVG Aer Lingus Airbus A320

    G-TUIO TUI Boeing 787-9

    A7-BCL Qatar Airways Boeing 787-9

    G-TUMX TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    G-TUII TUI Boeing 787-8

    G-DRTD Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    OM-LEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNJ Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    9HQEI Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTR Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-EFH Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-EKK Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-FAT Aer Lingus Regional ATR 72

Next Stop Manchester! At Least It’s Friday

 

    After a Job in Birmingham first this this morning my next job was in Stockport, Greater Manchester. So you guessed it another visit to Manchester Airport. This time I decided to Give the runway viewing park a visit after a quick stop at Level 13 on the Terminal one multi storey cark park.

    The following where noted around 1145:

    9H-QFK Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-EZUZ easyjet Airbus A320

    C-GUFU Air Transat Airbus A330

    OE-ICJ easyjet Airbus A320

    F-HBLN Air France EMB 190

    G-FDZY TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-UZHW easyjet Airbus A320

    EC-NFK Vueling Airbus A320Neo

    G-CMJN Aer Lingus ATR72

    G-VELJ Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000

    EI-EBP Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-EZBH easyjet Airbus A319

    D-AISK Lufthansa Airbus A321

    CS-TPS TAP Air Portugal

    TC-NBU Pegasus Airbus A320Neo

    PH-AXH KLM Airbus A321Neo

    EI-SCB SAS Airbus A320Neo

    G-VBOB Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000

    9V-SMA Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900

    G-VLUV Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330

    ET-AVD Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-900

    G-VNVR Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000

    G-EIDY Aer Lingus Airbus A330

    G-TUIJ TUI Boeing 787-9

    B-1048 Hainan Airlines Airbus A330

    G-OHJK ASL Airlines Boeing 737-800F

    G-JZHH Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-HLYB Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-EZUN easyjet Airbus A320

    G-DRTX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    

Early Morning Visit to Birmingham

 

Early morning job in Solihull allowed me to call in to Birmingham to see what their early morning rush hour was like.

The following were logged around 0830 this morning:

D-AIZS Lufthansa Airbus A320

TC-SOK Sun Express Boeing 737 Max8

PH-EZA KLM cityhopper EMB 190

G-CMMT Aer Lingus Regional ATR72

EI-IHB Ryanair Boeing 737 Max 8-200

HB-JVY Helvetic EMB 190

TF-AMU Air Atlanta Boeing 747-400F

G-TAWJ TUI Boeing 737-800

EI-EKK Ryanair Boeing 737-800

G-EUPS British Airways Airbus A319

EI-IJW Ryanair Boeing 737 Max 8-200

G-JZHB Jet2 Boeing 737-800

HB-AFN Zimex ATR72F

EI-EMN Ryanair Boeing 737-800

G-NPTF West Atlantic ATR72F

G-TUMC TUI Boeing 737 Max8

G-TUIO TUI Boeing 787-9

Mid Afternoon Visit To Birmingham

 

    Back to my local today after a couple of visits to Manchester the previous days. I held out as later as my jobs would allow, to give me chance to catch the Titan Airways EMB195 operating a flight for Aurigny in place of one of their regular ATR72.

    I was hoping for it to still be in the livery that it wore bringing the England Women's Football team home. but sadly its all white.

    The Following noted around 1515 from the Elmdon Multi storey car park:

    G-CMJM Aer Lingus  Regional ATR72

    G-DRTU Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-ENT Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    OM-LEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZOF easyjet Airbus A320

    G-TUKR TUI Boeing 737-800

    9H-EWD Eurowings Airbus A320

    G-SUND Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-JZBB Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    OM-OEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-FFB Fly4 Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNC Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    PH-EZH KLM cityhopper EMB 190

    G-EZOU easyjet Airbus A320

    G-POWX Titan Airways EMB190

    EI-EFH Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-IJC Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    TC-TLJ Sun Express Boeing 737-800

    G-EZWC easyjet Airbus A320

    9H-MFS Jet2 Airbus A330

    G-TAWI TUI Boeing 737-800

    HZ-ARC Saudia Boeing 787-9

    G-TUIO TUI Boeing 787-9

    G-TUII TUI Boeing 787-8

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

    

Terrific Tuesday at Manchester

 

Once again working in the Manchester area, I made a quick stop at level 13 on the multi storey car park to log the following at around 1520

    G-GDFR Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNP Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    9H-QCZ Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EC-LAB Vueling Airbus A320

    TC-TLJ Sun Express Boeing 737-800

    9A-LAB Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZTZ easyJet Airbus A320

    G-TTNN British Airways Airbus A320Neo

    G-RUKM Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    F-HZUA Air France Airbus A220

    9H-LOR Lauda Air Airbus A320

    G-HLYB Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-HLYI Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-EZWA easyJet Airbus A320

    G-DRTM Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNS Jet 2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-EZTD easyJet Airbus A320

    G-SUNU Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-EZWH easyJet Airbus A320

    9H-QCF Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNB Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-HLYJ Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    9A-ABC Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-HLYA Jet2 Airbus A321

    G-EZWR easyjet Airbus A320

    9H-VVK Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-TUIH TUI Boeing 787-8

    TC-RFD Pegasus Airbus A321Neo

    ET-AWP Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-900

    OE-IXE ASL Airlines Boeing 737-800

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

Piper Turbo Arrow G-GSYL In The Hangar At Halfpenny Green

 

Piper Tomahawk G-LFSN On The Main Apron At Halfpenny Green

 

Cessna 152 G-CMOA Parked Up At Halfpenny Green