Teesside Airport Movements Trip Reports


Manchester and East Midlands

By Chris Smith

13th March 2024

As some of you may be aware, Teesside Airport Movements and Friends of Teesside International Airport have been working for some months now to have provisions for enthusiasts included in the various current and future building projects around the estate, especially the southside. One thing that we are being hamstrung by is the ever increasing security and compliance regulations set by the DfT (although I have my suspicions Teesside are going over-the-top with the application of these in comparison to other airports). The decision makers are very pro-security and whilst we are not being chased like in days of old, enthusiasts are no longer considered in certain quarters to have sufficient "need to be there". One piece of advice I have had from a senior manager who is in theory all for our proposals, is to "try and take away their capacity to say no by providing examples of existing facilities elsewhere". Thus it was off to Manchester to photograph their southside mound, and then to East Midlands to photograph their northside trail!

Manchester Airport MAN / EGCC

It's been three years since I was last at Manchester and things change fairly quickly here, in fact you could even say it's a shadow of its former self. They've never really recovered from the loss of Thomas Cook and Monarch, and I was shocked to realised that they no longer have any American carriers, even during summer! The Jet2 757s are in the death throes and an opportunity to come and pay my last respects to them would have been good enough reason alone for this trip! The A321 NEOs are replacing them and I needed the lot (including the CEOs) which are split between here and Birmingham. I'd also hoped some of the new Virgin A339s might have found their way north, alas not. Another change is the appearance of a new Pier at the far end of T2, meaning the famous shots of the various airlines all lined up are reduced from double figures to just four or five. Wednesday used to be the day to visit MAN as you had two Singapore A350s on the ground, plus Cathay, Ethiopian, Hainan and Saudia but there must have been a reshuffle as only the two Singapore's remain although there's still Etihad, Gulf Air and Qatar plus a very tasty Royal Jordanian A319 early afternoon. Once the runway change took place at 11am, I made my way to the T1 multi-storey, although it's pre-book only now so I had to park in the adjacent short-stay and make my way up on foot which was easy enough. I was in the Airport Pub and I nearly choked on my beef brisket baguette when an Airseeker unexpectedly rocked up for an overshoot! Highlight of the visit that made several headlines in the hours afterwards!

2-OTOD	Textron 525B CitationJet CJ3	Ortac Air
2-STBA	Airbus A330-343E	Lease company	Stored engineless, ex Thai HS-TBA
9H-BFS	Airbus A330-203	Maleth-Aero
9H-VUJ	Boeing 737-8MAX-200	Ryanair (Malta Air)
9H-VVA	Boeing 737-8MAX-200	Ryanair (Malta Air)
9V-SJE	Airbus A350-941	Singapore Airlines
9V-SMT	Airbus A350-941	Singapore Airlines
A9C-FD	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	Gulf Air
A6-BMB	Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner	Etihad Airways
A6-EEB	Airbus A380-861	Emirates
A6-EUC	Airbus A380-861	Emirates
A7-AOB	Airbus A350-1041	Qatar Airways
A7-BAS	Boeing 777-3DZER	Qatar Airways
C-GUBL	Airbus A330-243	Air Transat
CS-CHG	Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 350	NetJets Europe
CS-TPX	Embraer ERJ-190-100AR	TAP Express (Portugalia)
D-ABZL	Airbus A320-216	Eurowings
D-AILE	Airbus A319-114	Lufthansa
D-AIUH	Airbus A320-214	Lufthansa
D-ITOC	Raytheon 390 Premier IA	Exxaero
EC-LYM	Airbus A320-216	Iberia Express
EI-DHC	Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair
EI-DUZ	Airbus A330-302E	Aer Lingus
EI-EVX	Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair
EI-FAT	ATR 72-600	Aer Lingus Regional (Emerald Airlines)
EI-HDK	ATR 72-600	Aer Lingus Regional (Emerald Airlines)
EI-HGO	Boeing 737-8MAX-200	Ryanair
EI-HMY	Boeing 737-8MAX-200	Ryanair
EI-HMZ	Boeing 737-8MAX-200	Ryanair
EI-IHM	Boeing 737-8MAX-200	Ryanair
EI-IHP	Boeing 737-8MAX-200	Ryanair
EI-IJB	Boeing 737-8MAX-200	Ryanair
EI-IJK	Boeing 737-8MAX-200	Ryanair
EI-SIM	Airbus A320-251N	SAS Connect
EI-SIZ	Airbus A320-251N	SAS Connect
F-HZUO	Airbus A220-300	Air France
G-CMMT	ATR 72-600	Aer Lingus Regional (Emerald Airlines UK)
G-DRTR	Boeing 737-86N	Jet2.com
G-EIDY	Airbus A330-302E	Aer Lingus UK
G-EUUS	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUUW	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EUYG	Airbus A320-232	British Airways
G-EZOF	Airbus A320-214	easyJet
G-EZTK	Airbus A320-214	easyJet
G-EZUI	Airbus A320-214	easyJet
G-EZUW	Airbus A320-214	easyJet
G-EZWA	Airbus A320-214	easyJet
G-EZWL	Airbus A320-214	easyJet
G-EZWU	Airbus A320-214	easyJet
G-EZWY	Airbus A320-214	easyJet
G-FLYW	Beech 200 Super King Air	Fly Wales
G-GDFF	Boeing 737-85P	Jet2 Holidays
G-GDFP	Boeing 737-8Z9	Jet2.com
G-JZBU	Boeing 737-800	Jet2.com
G-JZBV	Boeing 737-800	Jet2 Holidays
G-JZHX	Boeing 737-800	Jet2.com
G-LSAC	Boeing 757-23A	Jet2 Holidays
G-LSAE	Boeing 757-27B	Jet2 Holidays
G-LSAI	Boeing 757-21B	Jet2.com
G-LSAJ	Boeing 757-236	Jet2 Holidays
G-LSAK	Boeing 757-23N	Jet2 Holidays
G-LSAN	Boeing 757-2K2	Jet2 Holidays
G-MDSE	Pilatus PC-12/47E NGX	Select Aircrafts Ltd (Oriens Aviation)
G-RORE	Embraer EMB-550 Praetor 600	Perinto LP Inc (Flexjet)
G-RUKI	Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair UK
G-RUKJ	Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair UK
G-RUKL	Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair UK
G-RUKM	Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair UK
G-SAJH	Embraer ERJ-145EU	Loganair
G-SUNB	Airbus A321-251NX	Jet2 Holidays
G-SUNC	Airbus A321-251NX	Jet2 Holidays
G-SUNF	Airbus A321-251NX	Jet2 Holidays
G-TAWJ	Boeing 737-8K5	TUI Airways
G-TNEC	Airbus A321-251NX	British Airways
G-TUIA	Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner	TUI Airways
G-TUID	Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner	TUI Airways
G-TUIL	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	TUI Airways
G-TUIN	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	TUI Airways
G-TUKR	Boeing 737-8K5	TUI Airways
G-TUMO	Boeing 737-8MAX	TUI Airways
G-TUMP	Boeing 737-8MAX	TUI Airways
G-TUOD	Boeing 737-8MAX	TUI Airways
G-UZHK	Airbus A320-251N	easyJet
G-UZHN	Airbus A320-251N	easyJet
G-UZHW	Airbus A320-251N	easyJet
G-UZLD	Airbus A320-251N	easyJet
G-UZLF	Airbus A320-251N	easyJet
G-VKSS	Airbus A330-343E	Virgin Atlantic Airways
G-VNYC	Airbus A330-343E	Virgin Atlantic Airways
G-VRAY	Airbus A330-343E	Virgin Atlantic Airways
G-VYGL	Airbus A330-243	Jet2.com (AirTanker Services)
HB-JCF	Bombardier BD-500-1A11 CS300	Swiss International Air Lines
HB-JXL	Airbus A320-214	easyJet Switzerland
JY-AYY	Airbus A319-112	Royal Jordanian Airlines
LN-NIQ	Boeing 737-86N	Norwegian Air Shuttle
N184BK	Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 300	Latium 3 Inc
OE-IWW	Airbus A320-214	easyJet Europe
OH-LKM	Embraer ERJ-190-100LR	Finnair
OK-JMD	Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550)	ABS Jets
OO-TCV	Airbus A320-214	Brussels Airlines
PH-BXR	Boeing 737-9K2	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
PH-BXV	Boeing 737-8K2	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
PH-BXW	Boeing 737-8K2	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
SP-OOK	Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 400XP	Smart Jet
TC-LSY	Airbus A321-271N	Turkish Airlines
TC-LTM	Airbus A321-271N	Turkish Airlines
TC-RBK	Airbus A321-251N	Pegasus Airlines
TC-SMN	Boeing 737-8MAX	SunExpress
TF-ICU	Boeing 737-8MAX	Icelandair
ZZ665	Boeing RC-135W Airseeker R1	Royal Air Force - 51 Squadron	Overshoot



East Midlands Airport EMA / EGNX

Our future tenant Airbourne Colours saved the day a bit here, everywhere else was dead. I had just intended to quickly drive around with the exception of the northside trail which I planned to walk most of the length of as Google Earth showed a tin on the fire dump that looked like it might be visible, but when I got there the boggy conditions prevented it. A long way to dog-leg (90 minutes) just to then head back home but glad I did.

9H-LAW	Boeing 737-4K5	Air Horizont	Primer
9H-XOA	Cessna 560XL Citation XLS	VistaJet
EI-AZB	Boeing 737-8ASBCF	ASL Airlines Ireland (Amazon Air)
EI-DPK	Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair
EI-DYL	Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair
EI-EBE	Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair
EI-EVF	Boeing 737-8AS	Ryanair
EI-IGM	Boeing 737-8MAX-200	Ryanair
EI-IHF	Boeing 737-8MAX-200	Ryanair
G-CMFI	ATR 72-600	Eastern Airways
G-DHLX	Boeing 777-200LRF	DHL Air
G-JZBN	Boeing 737-800	Jet2.com
G-NPTF	ATR 72-202F	West Atlantic UK
G-OASB	ATR 72-500F	ASL Airlines UK
G-POLW	Vulcanair P68R	NPAS Midlands
G-WEAH	Boeing 737-8MAX	Ascend Airways
N229XS	Airbus A321-231P2F	Lease company	Stored, ex Air Busan
N420MB	Airbus A321-211P2F	Lease company	Stored, ex Finnair
N939FD	Boeing 757-23ASF	FedEx Express
OE-LNL	Boeing 757-223PCF	DHL Air Austria



44 plus seven scrapes in the bag at MAN and another eight cops at EMA made it well worth the effort - and it did feel like an effort to begin with! I got to the mound at Manchester and wondered what the bloody hell I was thinking - but later settled in quite nicely. It must be an age thing but I wasn't looking forward to the drive home, normally when visiting EMA I admit defeat and book the nearby Travelodge at a moments notice so I'm at least fresh for the three hours trek back. Unfortunately that wasn't really practical on this occasion as I started my next shift cycle at 7am the following morning. As it turned out, I was fine (although I had struggled between MAN and EMA). Hopefully I came away with enough material (excluded from this report) to demonstrate the practicality and benefits of such rich spotting locations, although I'm thinking visits to Luton and Stansted might not go amiss to further bolster our case...!