Manchester and London (by Chris Smith)
Over June, July and August I've spent a total of three weeks in Wigan completing a course for work, this gave me a rare opportunity to work 'normal' 9-5 shifts, leaving me with free evenings. So, being in Wigan, the plan was to alternate between Manchester and Liverpool Airports, both a 40 minute drive, with perhaps the odd Chester/Hawarden and Barton Aerodrome thrown in for good measure. However, turns out the people I found myself on the course with are a really top bunch so I decided to stick with 'normal' and sunk a few Vodka's with them most evenings instead, making the first hour of each morning rather difficult to say the least but that's another story.
After the final week of training, I had a week off booked to allow for my involvement with our Skylive Air Show (what a waste of time that turned out to be!), so rather than returning home from the course, I decided to finally make it to at least Manchester Airport, before venturing south to London. When the Friday came around, I almost had an opportunity to expand my itinerary ten fold, as we had gone a bit wild the night before on the drink as it would be the last time we all saw each other, and to cut a long story short, four of us got reprimanded for being drunk and disorderly and disurbing other guests in the hotel, two were kicked off the course but unfortunately myself and another survived.
Friday 21st August
It was just a quick stop at Manchester, I headed straight to the top of the T1 multi-story car park, logged what was in, and left.
Manchester Airport
1645 - 1705
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| AP-BGL | Boeing 777-240ER | Pakistan International Airlines | |
| CS-DRN * | Raytheon Hawker 800XPi | NetJets Europe | |
| CS-TPE | Fokker 100 | Portugalia Airlines | |
| D-ABOE * | Boeing 757-330W | Condor | |
| D-AGEN | Boeing 737-75B/W | Germania | |
| D-AIST * | Airbus A321-231 | Lufthansa | |
| D-AIZE | Airbus A320-214 | Lufthansa | |
| EI-DPT | Boeing 737-8AS/W | Ryanair | |
| EI-EFC | Boeing 737-8AS/W | Ryanair | |
| EI-FAS * | ATR-72-600 | Aer Lingus Regional (Stobart Air) | |
| EI-FAT * | ATR-72-600 | Aer Lingus Regional (Stobart Air) | |
| EI-SLG * | ATR-72-202 | Air Contractors | |
| G-EZUS | Airbus A320-214 | easyJet | |
| G-FBJK * | Embraer ERJ-175-200STD | Flybe | |
| G-JEDW | Bombardier DHC-8-402Q | Flybe | |
| G-JMED | Gates Learjet 35A | Air Medical | |
| G-LGNR * | Saab 2000 | Flybe (Loganair) | |
| G-LSAB | Boeing 757-27B/W | Jet2.com | |
| G-LSAI | Boeing 757-21B | Jet2.com | |
| G-OBYG | Boeing 767-304ER/W | Thomson Airways | |
| G-OBYH | Boeing 767-304ER/W | Thomson Airways | |
| G-OOBD | Boeing 757-28A/W | Thomson Airways | |
| G-VWKD | Airbus A340-642 | Virgin Atlantic Airways | |
| G-ZBAO | Airbus A321-231/S | Monarch Airlines | |
| N338TZ * | Gulfstream G-IV-X (G450) | Prime Jet | |
| N903FD * | Boeing 757-2B7/SF | FedEx Express | |
| OH-LKL | Embraer ERJ-190-100LR | Finnair | |
| VQ-BHW * | Boeing 747-4F6 | Kabo Air | Just painted, will become 5N-RDK |
Thanks to my point of origin for this trip, I had a number of options available to me that I wouldn't have had if I set off from the north east as per usual, these being Birmingham, Coventry and Oxford Airports, RAF Brize Norton, and a whole host of GA fields, but due to setting off late in the afternoon, I had to pick and choose carefully which is a shame given I've been looking for ways to tick off all of the above airports for some time now. In the end I decided to make my Birmingham debut since it's along my route anyway, but again, it was just a quick in and out job.
Birmingham Airport
1945 - 2050
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| A6-EBX | Boeing 777-3xxER | Emirates | |
| D-ACNI * | Bombardier CL-600 CRJ-900LR | Lufthansa Regional (Eurowings) | |
| EC-JYC * | Fairchild Swearingen SA-226TC Metro II | Zorex Air Transport | |
| EI-DEA | Airbus A320-214 | Aer Lingus | |
| EI-EKD | Boeing 737-8AS/W | Ryanair | |
| EI-ENV | Boeing 737-8AS/W | Ryanair | |
| EI-ESP | Boeing 737-8AS/W | Ryanair | |
| G-ECOB | Bombardier DHC-8-402Q | Flybe | |
| G-ECOH | Bombardier DHC-8-402Q | Flybe | |
| G-FBEM * | Embraer ERJ-195-200LR | Flybe | |
| G-FBJC | Embraer ERJ-175-200STD | Flybe | |
| G-FBJG | Embraer ERJ-175-200STD | Flybe | |
| G-FFFC * | Cessna 510 Citation Mustang | Flairjet | |
| G-JECE | Bombardier DHC-8-402Q | Flybe | |
| G-JECK | Bombardier DHC-8-402Q | Flybe | |
| G-LENM # | British Aerospace Avro RJ85 | Cello Aviation | |
| G-NIKO | Airbus A321-211 | Thomas Cook Airlines | |
| G-NMAK | Airbus A319-115X CJ | Alkharafi Aviation 2000 Ltd | |
| G-OZBI | Airbus A321-231 | Monarch Airlines | |
| G-OZBN | Airbus A321-231 | Monarch Airlines | |
| G-POLA * | Eurocopter EC135 P2+ | NPAS Birmingham | |
| G-PRPA * | Bombardier DHC-8-402Q | Flybe | |
| G-RAJJ | British Aerospace 146-200 | Cello Aviation | |
| G-SPRE * | Cessna 550 Citation Bravo | Xclusive Jet Charter | |
| LZ-FLL * | Antonov An-26B | Bright Flight | |
| N350PB * | Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain | PFB Self Drive Inc | |
| OY-RUE | McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | Danish Air Transport | |
| TC-TJN * | Boeing 737-85P/W | Corendon Airlines | |
| VT-ANS * | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | Air India |
Click here to view my Birmingham photos.
I'd hoped to have time to stop by Oxford, but unfortunately not so I made my way direct to my digs at Heathrow Terminal 5 Travelodge instead where I wasn't able to get an airport-facing room, but a top floor room still offered me views of aircraft departing 27L which was sufficient.
London Heathrow Airport
2240 - 0000
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| 5N-JIC * | Airbus A330-223 | Arik Air | |
| A6-EDW | Airbus A380-861 | Emirates | |
| B-2725 * | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | China Southern Airlines | |
| B-5920 * | Airbus A330-243 | Air China | |
| B-5927 * | Airbus A330-243 | Air China | |
| B-KPH * | Boeing 777-367ER | Cathay Pacific Airways | |
| G-BYGB | Boeing 747-436 | British Airways | |
| G-CIVI | Boeing 747-436 | British Airways | |
| G-VBUG | Airbus A340-642 | Virgin Atlantic Airways | |
| G-VIIM | Boeing 777-236ER | British Airways | |
| G-YMMC | Boeing 777-236ER | British Airways | |
| HL7756 | Boeing 777-28EER | Asiana Airlines | |
| I-BIKA | Airbus A320-214 | Alitalia | |
| N280AV * | Airbus A330-243 | Avianca | |
| N961AM * | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | Aeromexico | |
| RP-C3438 * | Airbus A340-313X | Philippine Airlines | |
| SU-GED * | Boeing 737-866/W | EgyptAir | |
| TC-JIS * | Airbus A330-203 | Turkish Airlines | |
| VP-BBS * | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | Azerbaijan Airlines | |
| VQ-BOH * | Airbus A321-211 | Aeroflot Russian Airlines |
Saturday 22nd August
I logged from my hotel room until check-out time at 12 noon before making my way to Myrtle Avenue, though I don't have a lot of patience just sitting around in the same place for long so I hung around here just long enough to build a suitable collection of photos then I headed to Luton.
London Heathrow Airport
1120 - 1250
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| 9A-CTJ * | Airbus A320-214 | Croatia Airlines | |
| 9H-AEQ * | Airbus A320-214 | Air Malta | |
| 9K-AOB | Boeing 777-269ER | Kuwait Airways | |
| 9M-MNF * | Airbus A380-841 | Malaysia Airlines | |
| 9V-SKJ | Airbus A380-841 | Singapore Airlines | |
| C-GHKR | Airbus A330-343X | Air Canada | |
| CS-TNU | Airbus A320-214 | TAP Portugal | |
| D-ACNX * | Bombardier CL-600 CRJ-900ER | Lufthansa Regional (Eurowings) | |
| D-AIDV | Airbus A321-231 | Lufthansa | Retro c/s |
| D-AIRL | Airbus A321-131 | Lufthansa | |
| D-AIZK | Airbus A320-214 | Lufthansa | |
| EC-ILO | Airbus A321-211 | Iberia | |
| EC-JRE | Airbus A321-211 | Iberia | |
| EI-DEC | Airbus A320-214 | Aer Lingus | |
| EI-DEI | Airbus A320-214 | Virgin Atlantic Little Red | |
| F-GKXO * | Airbus A320-214 | Air France | |
| G-BNWI * | Boeing 767-336ER | British Airways | |
| G-BNWX * | Boeing 767-336ER | British Airways | |
| G-BOAB | Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 102 | British Airways | On display |
| G-BYGA | Boeing 747-436 | British Airways | |
| G-BYGC | Boeing 747-436 | British Airways | |
| G-BYGE * | Boeing 747-436 | British Airways | |
| G-BZHB | Boeing 767-336ER | British Airways | |
| G-CIVK | Boeing 747-436 | British Airways | |
| G-CIVN | Boeing 747-436 | British Airways | |
| G-CIVS | Boeing 747-436 | British Airways | |
| G-EUOF | Airbus A319-131 | British Airways | |
| G-EUPD | Airbus A319-131 | British Airways | |
| G-EUPG | Airbus A319-131 | British Airways | |
| G-EUPH | Airbus A319-131 | British Airways | |
| G-EUPX | Airbus A319-131 | British Airways | |
| G-EUPZ | Airbus A319-131 | British Airways | |
| G-EUUU | Airbus A320-232 | British Airways | |
| G-EUUX | Airbus A320-232 | British Airways | |
| G-EUXD | Airbus A321-231 | British Airways | |
| G-EUXI | Airbus A321-231 | British Airways | |
| G-EUXL | Airbus A321-231 | British Airways | |
| G-EUYJ | Airbus A320-232 | British Airways | |
| G-EUYV | Airbus A320-232/S | British Airways | |
| G-EUYW * | Airbus A320-232/S | British Airways | |
| G-MIDO | Airbus A320-232 | British Airways | |
| G-STBA | Boeing 777-336ER | British Airways | |
| G-STBI * | Boeing 777-336ER | British Airways | |
| G-TTOE | Airbus A320-232 | British Airways | |
| G-VIIA | Boeing 777-236ER | British Airways | |
| G-VINE | Airbus A330-343X | Virgin Atlantic Airways | |
| G-VUFO * | Airbus A330-343X | Virgin Atlantic Airways | |
| G-VWOW | Boeing 747-41R | Virgin Atlantic Airways | |
| G-XLEA | Airbus A380-841 | British Airways | |
| G-XLEH * | Airbus A380-841 | British Airways | |
| G-ZBJA | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | British Airways | |
| HS-TUB * | Airbus A380-841 | Thai Airways International | |
| N21108 | Boeing 757-224/W | United Airlines | |
| N174DN * | Boeing 767-332ER/W | Delta Airlines | |
| N271AY | Airbus A330-323X | American Airlines | |
| N762AN * | Boeing 777-223ER | American Airlines | |
| N774UA * | Boeing 777-222 | United Airlines | |
| OO-SSQ * | Airbus A319-112 | Brussels Airlines | |
| OY-KBO | Airbus A319-131 | SAS Scandinavian Airlines | Retro c/s |
| TC-JJP * | Boeing 777-3F2ER | Turkish Airlines | |
| V8-DLC | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | Royal Brunei Airlines | |
| VQ-BCM * | Airbus A320-214 | Aeroflot Russian Airlines | |
| VT-JEM | Boeing 777-35RER | Jet Airways | |
| ZS-SXF * | Airbus A340-313E | South African Airways |
Click here to view my Heathrow photos.
I decided to (at extra expense) spend the night in the Holiday Inn Express here, given it's very favourable views over a couple of the GA ramps and parts of the terminal (north-facing rooms) or the runway (south-facing rooms). I requested a high level room at check-in and got a runway-facing room, though it doesn't matter as the corridors have spotting spots looking out each side!! It's also nice to be able to park here for the correct reason, and not feel guilty as hell when you go to pay for your parking ticket at the desk and have to answer "no" when they ask if you've stayed!! It's also nicer (and much easier) to have the time to walk from the hotel right around to the far Harrods ramp and back, gaining me photos I would not normally get from in the car.
London Luton Airport
1350 - 0000
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| Airliners / Movements | |||
| 4X-EKJ * | Boeing 737-85P/W | El Al Israel Airlines | |
| 9H-VJF * | Bombardier BD-700 Global 6000 | VistaJet | |
| 9K-GEA * | Airbus A319-115X CJ | State of Kuwait | |
| CS-DFF | Dassault Falcon 2000EX | NetJets Europe | |
| CS-DKK | Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550) | NetJets Europe | |
| CS-DNS * | Dassault Falcon 2000 | NetJets Europe | |
| D-AEAD | Airbus A300F4-622R | EAT Leipzig | |
| D-IAMO * | Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2 | Windrose Air Charter | |
| EI-DCK | Boeing 737-8AS/W | Ryanair | |
| EI-DHG | Boeing 737-8AS/W | Ryanair | |
| EI-DYO | Boeing 737-8AS/W | Ryanair | |
| EI-EGC * | Boeing 737-8AS/W | Ryanair | |
| EI-EMK * | Boeing 737-8AS/W | Ryanair | Special c/s |
| EI-EVT * | Boeing 737-8AS/W | Ryanair | |
| EI-FIO * | Boeing 737-8AS/W | Ryanair | |
| F-HCIE # | Boeing 757-204/W | La Compagnie | |
| G-EZAG | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet | |
| G-EZAN | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet | |
| G-EZAP | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet | |
| G-EZAY | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet | |
| G-EZBI | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet | Special c/s |
| G-EZBN | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet | |
| G-EZEW | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet | |
| G-EZFE | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet | |
| G-EZFK | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet | |
| G-EZFW * | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet | |
| G-EZGG | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet | |
| G-EZGI | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet | |
| G-EZNC | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet | |
| G-EZOC * | Airbus A320-214/S | easyJet | |
| G-EZOM * | Airbus A320-214/S | easyJet | |
| G-EZTR | Airbus A320-214 | easyJet | |
| G-EZUF | Airbus A320-214 | easyJet | |
| G-EZWO * | Airbus A320-214/S | easyJet | |
| G-EZWU * | Airbus A320-214/S | easyJet | |
| G-FDZS | Boeing 737-8K5/W | Thomson Airways | |
| G-LEAB | Cessna 510 Citation Mustang | London Executive Aviation | |
| G-OZBY | Airbus A320-214 | Monarch Airlines | |
| G-SPUR | Cessna 550 Citation II | London Executive Aviation | |
| G-TAWF | Boeing 737-8K5/W | Thomson Airways | |
| G-ZBAF | Airbus A321-231 | Monarch Airlines | |
| G-ZBAJ * | Airbus A321-231 | Monarch Airlines | |
| G-ZBAP | Airbus A320-214 | Monarch Airlines | |
| HA-LPO | Airbus A320-232 | Wizz Air | |
| HA-LPQ * | Airbus A320-232 | Wizz Air | |
| HA-LPR | Airbus A320-232 | Wizz Air | |
| HA-LPU * | Airbus A320-232 | Wizz Air | |
| HA-LPX | Airbus A320-232 | Wizz Air | |
| HA-LPY * | Airbus A320-232 | Wizz Air | |
| HA-LWB * | Airbus A320-232 | Wizz Air | |
| HA-LWF | Airbus A320-232 | Wizz Air | |
| HA-LWG # | Airbus A320-232 | Wizz Air | |
| HA-LWI * | Airbus A320-232 | Wizz Air | |
| HA-LWK | Airbus A320-232 | Wizz Air | |
| HA-LWS * | Airbus A320-232 | Wizz Air | |
| HA-LWT * | Airbus A320-232/S | Wizz Air | |
| HA-LWU * | Airbus A320-232/S | Wizz Air | |
| HA-LYD | Airbus A320-232/S | Wizz Air | |
| HA-LYF * | Airbus A320-232/S | Wizz Air | |
| HA-LYI * | Airbus A320-232/S | Wizz Air | |
| HA-LYJ * | Airbus A320-232/S | Wizz Air | |
| HA-LYP * | Airbus A320-232/S | Wizz Air | |
| HA-LYT * | Airbus A320-232/S | Wizz Air | |
| HA-LYU * | Airbus A320-232/S | Wizz Air | |
| HS-KPI * | Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550) | Corporate | |
| N757PL | Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550) | Prime Jet | |
| N877A * | Gulfstream G-IV | Mondoil Enterprises LLC | |
| OE-ILA * | Bombardier CL-600 Challenger 850 | VistaJet | |
| South Stands | |||
| G-BTPH | British Aerospace ATP/F | West Atlantic | |
| VP-BJW | Boeing 737-301 | ex-KD Avia | Forward-fuselage only (fire trainer) |
| Signature Flight Support | |||
| 9H-DDJ * | Bombardier Learjet 75 | Global Flight Solutions | |
| G-GXLS | Cessna 560XL Citation XLS | London Executive Aviation | |
| G-KALS | Bombardier BD-100 Challenger 300 | Air Charter Scotland | |
| G-OMEA | Cessna 560XL Citation XLS | Flairjet | |
| G-PPBA # | Embraer ERJ-135BJ Legacy 650 | London Executive Aviation | |
| G-SYNA | Embraer ERJ-135BJ Legacy 650 | Etlagh Aviation Ltd | c/o London Executive Aviation |
| G-WWFC | Dassault Falcon 2000EX | London Executive Aviation | |
| HB-FXX # | Pilatus PC-12/47 | Fly 7 Executive Aviation | |
| N155AN * | Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550) | Corporate | |
| N726AF * | Bombardier BD-700 Global Express | Vulcan Aircraft Inc | |
| N988GG * | Bombardier BD-700 Global Express | Amys Kitchen Inc | |
| OE-LIP * | Airbus A319-115X CJ | Tyrolean Jet Service | |
| S5-ADE * | Bombardier BD-100 Challenger 300 | ElitAvia | |
| VP-BRA | Dassault Falcon 2000EX | Corporate | |
| The Pond | |||
| D-CSUN * | Cessna 560XL Citation XLS+ | Air Hamburg Private Jets | |
| G-FIRM * | Cessna 550 Citation Bravo | Flairjet | |
| G-VECT * | Cessna 560XL Citation Excel | Fly Vectra | |
| N633AB # | Bombardier CL-600 Challenger 605 | Corporate | |
| N970SF * | Dassault Falcon 900EX | Corporate | |
| Gulfstream | |||
| CS-DKE | Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550) | NetJets Europe | |
| CS-DKF | Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550) | NetJets Europe | |
| Landmark Aviation | |||
| 9H-BOO * | Bombardier CL-600 Challenger 850 | Air X Charter | |
| A6-CBO * | Bombardier BD-700 Global Express | DC Aviation | |
| CS-GLC * | Bombardier BD-700 Global 6000 | NetJets Europe | |
| CS-LAM * | Bombardier BD-700 Global 5000 | NetJets Europe | |
| D-CFLY * | Cessna 560XL Citation XLS+ | Air Hamburg Private Jets | |
| D-CMDH * | Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign | ProAir Aviation | |
| EI-WFI * | Bombardier CL-600 Challenger 605 | Westair Aviation | |
| M-ABRJ * | Gulfstream G-IV-X (G450) | Corporate | |
| M-ABDP | Raytheon Hawker 800XP | Kitlan Ltd | |
| OY-TSS * | Dassault Falcon 7X | Air Alsie | |
| Harrods Aviation | |||
| A6-BBD * | Bombardier BD-700 Global Express | Empire Aviation Group | |
| A6-FBQ * | Bombardier BD-700 Global 5000 | ExecuJet Middle East | |
| CS-DUC | Hawker Beechcraft 750 | NetJets Europe | |
| CS-DXY * | Cessna 560XL Citation XLS | NetJets Europe | |
| D-AKBH * | Bombardier CL-600 Challenger 604 | JetAir Flug GmbH | |
| LX-LXL * | Dassault Falcon 50 | Global Jet Luxembourg | |
| M-AFMA * | Bombardier BD-700 Global Express | Corporate | |
| M-GLOB | Bombardier BD-700 Global Express | Colovic Investment Holdings | |
| M-KBBG * | Gulfstream G-IV-X (G450) | Golden Global Aviation | |
| M-LCFC * | Dassault Falcon 2000EX | Corporate | |
| N121PC * | Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 | Phenclare Inc | |
| N877H * | Bombardier CL-600 Challenger 604 | Challenger 5445 LLC | |
| OE-IEN # | Dassault Falcon 2000EX | Global Jet Austria | |
| VP-CFO * | Bombardier BD-700 Global 6000 | Wings of Grace Ltd | |
Click here to view my Luton photos from the first day.
OTT
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| F-HPJD * | Airbus A380-861 | Air France | Paris CDG - Los Angeles |
| G-BEUX | Reims Cessna F172N Skyhawk | Zentelligence Ltd | Still wears Multiflight c/s |
| G-BIOB * | Reims Cessna F172P Skyhawk | High Level Photography Ltd | |
| G-BNLV | Boeing 747-436 | British Airways | |
| G-BNLW * | Boeing 747-436 | British Airways | Heathrow - Las Vegas |
| G-ZIPE * | Agusta A109E Power | Noble Foods Ltd | |
| N497MC * | Boeing 747-47UF | Atlas Air | Houston - Frankfurt |
| N794UA * | Boeing 777-222ER | United Airlines | Paris CDG - Chicago O'Hare |
Sunday 23rd August
Got up, grabbed breakfast, had another walk around the airport and then started a long and slow journey home, via East Midlands.
London Luton Airport
0900 - 1120
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| Airliners / Movements | |||
| 4X-EAL | Boeing 767-33A/ER | El Al Israel Airlines | |
| 4X-EHD * | Boeing 737-958ER/W | El Al Israel Airlines | |
| CS-DRQ | Raytheon Hawker 800XPi | NetJets Europe | |
| EC-KLR * | Boeing 737-3Q8/SF | Swiftair | |
| SE-DJG * | Embraer ERJ-135BJ Legacy 600 | European Flight Service | |
| YR-BMB * | Boeing 737-85R/W | Blue Air | |
| Signature Flight Support | |||
| G-LEAA | Cessna 510 Citation Mustang | London Executive Aviation | |
| N435T | Dassault Falcon 900EX | Marmon Group LLC | |
| N771DV * | Dassault Falcon 2000EX | Devon Energy Management Co LLC | |
| Landmark Aviation | |||
| 9H-VJJ * | Bombardier BD-700 Global 6000 | VistaJet | |
| 9H-VJK * | Bombardier BD-700 Global 6000 | VistaJet | |
| D-CXLS * | Cessna 560XL Citation XLS+ | Air Hamburg Private Jets | |
| YR-TRC * | Bombardier BD-100 Challenger 300 | Toyo Aviation | |
Click here to view my Luton photos from the second day.
As with Manchester and Birmingham, East Midlands was just a quick call in, and after ducking and diving in the many nooks and crannies, I headed home, with yet another very successful, though slightly different, London run under my belt.
East Midlands Airport
1305 - 1345
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| EI-EKI * | Boeing 737-8AS/W | Ryanair | |
| EI-EVM | Boeing 737-8AS/W | Ryanair | |
| G-BGGP | Reims Cessna F152 | East Midlands Flying School | |
| G-BIKK * | Boeing 757-236/SF | DHL Air | |
| G-BODY | Cessna 310R | RVL Group | |
| G-BOTG * | Cessna 152 | Donington Aviation | |
| G-BPRY | Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II | White Wings Aviation | |
| G-BWLF | Cessna 404 Titan | RVL Group | |
| G-EGLT | Cessna 310R | RVL Group | |
| G-FDZF | Boeing 737-8K5/W | Thomson Airways | |
| G-JMCM * | Boeing 737-3Y0/SF | West Atlantic | |
| G-JMCR * | Boeing 737-4Q8/SF | West Atlantic | |
| G-JMCV * | Boeing 737-4K5/SF | West Atlantic | |
| G-LEAF | Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II | RVL Group | |
| G-LIDE * | Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain | Blue Sky Investments Ltd | |
| G-NLDR | Aerospatiale AS355F2 Twin Squirrel | PLM Dollar Group (PDG Helicopters) | |
| G-OIMC * | Cessna 152 | East Midlands Flying School | |
| G-SOUL | Cessna 310R | RVL Group | |
| G-TAAS | AgustaWestland AW109SP Grand New | Sloane Helicopters | Air Ambulance |
| N309UP | Boeing 767-34AERF/W | UPS Airlines | |
| TC-ALM | Boeing 727-230 | ex-Air Alfa | Fuselage only (fire trainer) |
| UR-CKL * | Antonov An-12BK | Cavok Air |
Click here to view my East Midlands photos.
As always I hope you enjoyed reading and well done if you got this far.