Flying Visit On The Way Home

 

    Only time for a flying visit today at Birmingham. Unfortunately was wasn't able to catch today's star visit, in the form of Lockheed Martin LM-100J Hercules N91BU. You can't win them all!

The following where noted at 1845:

    EI-IJP Ryanair Boeing 737Max8-200 

    G-CMJN Aer Lingus Regional ATR72 

    F-HBLC Air France EMB190 

    EI-HDI Aer Lingus Regional ATR72

    PH-BXC KLM Boeing 737-800

    HB-AZL Helvetic EMB 190-E2

    EI-IGF Ryanair Boeing 737Max8-200

    OY-SYA Mearsk Air Cargo Boeing 767-300F

    G-EZBX easyjet Airbus A319

    G-SUNG Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-DRTG Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-GDFR Jet2 Boeing 737-800

Back To Birmingham for some F1 Charters

 

    After a week of computer problems and other things, I'm able to try an continue giving a daily updates of my plane spotting adventures.

    So today whilst working around the Birmingham Area there was a couple of arrivals of note caught my eye. The first was the Corendon Boeing 737Max9 and the first sighting of an ITA Airbus A220. Sadly the A220 was caught from a distance, but the blue livery is hard to be mistaken.

The following where noted either on the Runway 15 approach or at the Airport itself.

    EI-HHJ ITA Airways Airbus A220

    PH-CDR Corendon Boeing 737Max9

    HB-JYA easyjet Swiss Airbus A320

    G-EZOI easyjet Airbus A320

    9H-QBZ Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-HGZ Ryanair Boeing 737Max8-200

    EI-ENP Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-EZGK easyjet Airbus A319

    D-AGBP Lufthansa Airbus A319

    TC-LTB Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo

    G-TUII TUI Boeing 787-8

    9H-MFS Jet2 Airbus A330-200

    HB-JVX Helvetic EMB-190

    SP-RZV Ryanair Boeing 737Max8-200

Here is a video of easyjet Swiss A320 landing:

Work allowed another quick visit!

 So an early job near the Airport allowed another quick visit. Hadn’t heard of much being in today other than Aer Lingus using their Airbus A321Neo on the early Dublin rotation instead on the normal ATR72.

HB-AFN Zimex ATR72

EI-LRD Aer Lingus Airbus A321Neo

TC-SOK Sun Express Boeing 737Max8

D-AIBI Lufthansa Airbus A319

PH-BCA KLM Boeing 737-800

EI-HMY Ryanair Boeing 737Max8-200

A Chance To See An Airbus A330Neo At BHX

 

    So my daily check of what coming into to Birmingham Airport (BHX) showed a first visit of the Pegasus Airbus A321Neo and a nice rare visit of an Hi-Fly Airbus A330-900Neo.

Me being me I'd forgot all about the A330 coming in and rushed to catch the Pegasus before it departed. But as i was at the airport the A330 was just about to land.

The following where noted at 1400-1415:

    CS-TCF Hi-Fly Airbus A330-900Neo

    G-TUKW TUI Boeing 737-800

    EI-EBD Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    TC-TLI Sun Express Boeing 737-800

    G-HLYL Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-GDFR Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-IGF Ryanair Boeing 737Max8-200

    TC-RDV Pegasus Airbus A321Neo

    A6-EUZ Emirates Airbus A380

    HZ-AR23 Saudia Boeing 787-9

Back to Spot At Birmingham 17th june

 

    Having been down London Heathrow on Sunday for a Spotting trip (Logs To Follow) allowing me a later start to pick up the In Laws from Gatwick Early yesterday, it was back to work and again found myself being able to have my lunch at the Airport. Another pre visit inspection on flight radar showed me need two of the there or on route in the form of the Pegasus A321 and The Vueling A320.

The Following where noted between 1245-1300

    EI-DPR Ryanair Boeing  737-800

    G-EZPB easyjet Airbus A320

    PH-HSD KLM Boeing 737-800

    HZ-ARE Saudia Boeing 787-9

    EI-EBD Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-FFB Fly4 Boeing 737-800

    A6-EUN Emirates Airbus A380

    D-AILA Lufthansa Airbus A319

    G-JZHB jet2 Boeing 737-800

    TC-RFH Pegasus Airbus A321Neo

    G-EZGK easyjet Airbus A319

    TC-LTB Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo

    G-TUKO TUI Boeing 737-800

    D-ASSH Avantiair Dash8-400

    G-EZUC easyjet Airbus A320

    EC-NFJ Vueling Airbus A320Neo

Quick lunchtime call for a 737

     A quick lunchtime stop at Birmingham Airport whilst heading back to work from Corby. Checking flight radar it showed the Pegasus flight was being operated by a Boeing 737-800 instead of the usual Airbus Aircraft.

The following where noted 1215-1230:

    G-JZBH Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    YL-RAG RAF Avia SF340

    9H-VVD Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-GDFF Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZOI easyjet Airbus A320

    EI-EKP Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTF Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    D-AIBG Lufthansa Airbus A319

    G-UZHH easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    A6-EUO Emirates Airbus A380

    TC-CPC Pegasus Boeing 737-800

    EC-NCU Vueling Airbus A320Neo

Here it a Short video of the Vueling Airbus A320Neo Departing Back to Barcelona

Plane Spotting From The M25

 

    Whilst on the way back home from dropping the relatives off at London Gatwick I found myself stuck in heavy rush hour traffic on the M25 around Heathrow.

     Shame I couldn't stand on the hard shoulder with my camera as they where landing on runways 09L and coming directly on the motorway.

    The following where noted from the M25 and M4 with a little help from playback on Flight Radar 24:

    A6-ETS Etihad Airways Boeing 777-300

    D-AGWA Eurowings Airbus A319

    EC-NVS Iberia Airbus A320Neo 

    B-1132 Hainan Boeing 787-9 

    G-NEOZ British Airways Airbus A321Neo 

    D-AGWR Eurowings Airbus A319

    B-303N Shenzhen Airlines Airbus A330

    G-EUYE British Airways Airbus A320

    A40-SG Oman Air Boeing 787-9

    B-16730 Eva Air Boeing 777-300

    HS-TKK Thai Airlines Boeing 777-300

    9V-SWH Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300

    A6-EEX Emirates Airbus A380

    EC-NJM Iberian A350-900

    I'll be returning to London Heathrow on Sunday for a full day of spotting and photography and spending the night at the Premier Inn on Bath Road