Saturday, 16 August 2025

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

Friday, 15 August 2025

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

Thursday, 14 August 2025

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

Wednesday, 13 August 2025

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

Gulfstream G550 G-LSCW Parked At East Midlands Airport