BHX Movements and Heads Up

[Matt995]

You may see an A380 sooner than you think and not EK

maybe F-WWOW the A380 Airbus demonstrator, currently running on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel!!! And it just might be this Friday?

 

[RichL]

And just like that, all of the excitement and enthusiasm came to a sudden end.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

And just like that, all of the excitement and enthusiasm came to a sudden end.

I don't understand that comment. If it does happen, I'm quite intrigued as to why it would operate into BHX. Could it be to do with Rolls Royce PLC being located in Coventry (if it was anything to do with RR Derby, surely EMA would be used).
If (and again, it's' if it happens') we'd been told from the start that it would have been an Airbus research aircraft, would you still have made the same comment? After all, is was hardly likely to be a new service by an airline other than EK.
I hope it happens and am enthusiastic for it. Could it possibly imply more visits in the future?

Kevin

 

[RichL]

Oh sorry because I was getting excited of potential visitors from far off lands rather than a flying test bed.

And no I didn't think for a minute it was a new scheduled service either.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

FR24 is showing very nice looking Bombardier Global Express (N90FX, LXJ90), due from Oakland (OAK) at 09:56 tomorrow.
FR24 also shows it to be departing to ABZ at 10:15 using the same flight number. That's going to be a quick turn around.

Kevin

 

[Matt995]

I've heard that Airbus A380 F-WWOW, may possibly be due early next week (Monday-Tuesday) now for a couple of days re "fuel testing"

*subject to confirmation*

 

[IanFarquharson]

I've heard that Airbus A380 F-WWOW, may possibly be due early next week (Monday-Tuesday) now for a couple of days re "fuel testing"

*subject to confirmation*

Was due 11-12th night stopping on 85C but may now be canx ?

 

[rollo]

I make todays scheduled departures one hundred including plenty of flag carriers in no particular order.

Air France (3)
Aer Lingus (4)
KLM (4)
Lufthansa (6)
SAS (1)
Swiss (1)
Brussels (1)
Emirates (2)
Turkish" (3) + Sun Express

Other foreign carriers including Eurowings (4) Prague, Stockholm & Dusseldorf (2), Vueling (2) Wizz(5) and not forgetting Ryanair (22).

Also plenty of EasyJet, Jet2 and Tui plus other bits and bobs.

Beginning to look like more like normal times I think last Friday was over100 departures but not sure as I've been away a while.
I hope that check in and security etc are all up to it - doubtful?

Most information from Ian's movements site which is not showing the Airbus A380 F-WWOW as arriving.

 

[jfy1999]

Privilege 767 EC-LZO arrived earlier from DUS with a TUI callsign. Subbing for a based aircraft possibly?

 

[rollo]

The first Flybe flight is due out today departing at 08.55 to Belfast City with a second rotation operating later in the day.

 

[LichfieldBlue]

May be something and nothing but just watched Jet 2 321 take off when I got off train at Marston Green and noticed landing gear wasn’t retracted, is it a test flight or something amiss?

 

[Deleted member 8277]

May be something and nothing but just watched Jet 2 321 take off when I got off train at Marston Green and noticed landing gear wasn’t retracted, is it a test flight or something amiss?

It is not usual to leave the gear down after take off unless they have a fault or for brake cooling (if brake temp inop).

Look at 9H-SLG flights on flight radar since its been at BHX, I suspect they have problems as it appears to be on a 3rd test flight in 2 days, it is currently in a holding pattern south of BHX.

 

[Coathanger16]

May be something and nothing but just watched Jet 2 321 take off when I got off train at Marston Green and noticed landing gear wasn’t retracted, is it a test flight or something amiss?

It's currently holding between Redditch and Kidderminster but it doesn't seem to be operating with a Jet2 flight number/callsign according to FR24 so may be some kind of test flight.

 

[Deleted member 8277]

It is not usual to leave the gear down after take off unless they have a fault or for brake cooling (if brake temp inop).

Look at 9H-SLG flights on flight radar since its been at BHX, I suspect they have problems as it appears to be on a 3rd test flight in 2 days, it is currently in a holding pattern south of BHX.

EDIT...the flight number EXS300T suggests crew training flight.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

FR24 is showing FlightService A330-200 (9H-LFS, DB428) due from Riga (RIX) tomorrow at 16:30.

Kevin

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Also showing on FR24 is a colourful EMB-145 (F-HFCN, VLJ689N) of VallJet from BRU at 12:27. The colour scheme looks like a stylised Union Flag, which seems odd on a French registered aircraft.

Kevin

 

[jfy1999]

Also showing on FR24 is a colourful EMB-145 (F-HFCN, VLJ689N) of VallJet from BRU at 12:27. The colour scheme looks like a stylised Union Flag, which seems odd on a French registered aircraft.

Kevin

The livery dates from its time as an Eastern Airways plane (G-CGWV).

 

[elmdon74]

Seen today were the following between 0730-1330

2-JRSY E550 Inside XLR hangar

9H-LMI A320 LDA

9H-SLC A321 EXS

9H-SLG A321 EXS

A6-EPG 777 EK

CS-DXT C560XLS NJE

D-ABAF 738 TUI

D-AGWX A319 EWG

D-AILN A319 LH

D-AILP A319 LH

D-IWPS C525 CJ2

EC-MAN A320 VLG

EC-MME BE 200 Inside XLR hangar

EI-DCW 738 FR

EI-DCX 738 FR

EI-DEI A320 EI

EI-DWM 738 FR

EI-EGC 738 FR

EI-EMH 738 FR

EI-GPN AT76 EAI/EI

EI-HEW 738M FR

ES-SAA A320 MYX Inside STS hangar

ES-SAX A320 MYX

F-GKXM A320 AF

F-HFCN E145 VLJ

G-DRTH 738 EXS

G-DRTM 738 EXS

G-EZBF A319 EZY

G-EZDD A319 EZY

G-EZTT A320 EZY

G-GDFD 738 EXS

G-JECX DH8D BE

G-JECY DH8D BE

G-JHEX CIT 550

G-JZBM 738 EXS

G-JZHB 738 EXS

G-JZHN 738 EXS

G-JZHS 738 EXS

G-LMTC AT76 LOG

G-NIAB BE200C CWY

G-OATR AT76 AUR

G-SAJL E145 LOG

G-TAWI 738 TUI

G-TAWL 738 TUI

G-TUIC 787 TUI

G-TUIL 789 TUI

G-TUKN 738 TUI

G-TULI LEG 500 CLF

G-TUMF 738M TUI

G-VALK BE 200

G-WKTS BEECH 90 Inside XLR hangar

HA-LYN A320 W6

N120MX CIRRUS S20

OE-LQS A319 EJU

OM-FEX 738 CAI

PH-EXV E190 KLM

PH-NXG E295 KLM

TC-LTA A321N TK

TC-SOL 738M SXS

TC-TJV 738 CAI XLR hangar doors were open mid day and inmates visible from railway line footpath and STS right hand door opened mid morning showing the second ES- A320 inside.Regards,Simon.

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[Kevin Farnell]

FR24 is showing Enter Air B737-800 (SP-ENV, ENT525P - possibly indicating a positioning flight), due from CDG at 08:38.
It is then showing as departing to Tarbes (LDE), as ENT525 at 10:00.

Kevin

 

[Kevin Farnell]

I'm guessing the above could be an Easter pilgrimage flight to Lourdes. When I was a kid, I remember my Mom going on a similar trip from BHX. I remember me any my Dad teasing her that she was going on a clapped out DC-3 (which she wasn't happy about). I think she actually flew on an HS748.

Kevin