Birmingham: STS Aviation Hangar and Expected Movements

[Ray Finkle]

Monarch A321 G-ZBAF is inside, there is also M-RAFF the A320 and Thomson 763 G-OOBK which were both parked on the terminal remotes earlier and Jet2 757 G-LSAG which was parked outside the hangar. Norwegien 787 EI-LNB is currently over the North Sea as flight NLH83E. With reference to the RAF A330's there is definitely only one due, ZZ333, which arrived recently.

 

[Ray Finkle]

EI-LNB recently landed and parked on stand 85C, I presume it will be towed into the hangar some time tomorrow.

 

[Brum X]

EI-LNB recently landed and parked on stand 85C, I presume it will be towed into the hangar some time tomorrow.

Great to see another 787 at BHX :good:

 

[Ray Finkle]

EI-LNB recently landed and parked on stand 85C, I presume it will be towed into the hangar some time tomorrow.

Great to see another 787 at BHX :good:

Click the link below for a picture of that and the the RAF A330 parked on stands 86C & 85C, a good shot bearing in mind the weather this evening :s_yes

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bhx01_glob ... 123358855/

 

[Ray Finkle]

ZZ333 just departed.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Thomson 763 G-OOBK has now gone inside with the Norwegian 787 due in tomorrow. Monarch A300 G-MAJS is due either this evening or tomorrow after operating it's last commercial flight into Gatwick.

A couple of pictures from earlier.

Norwegian 787 EI-LNB parked on 85C.



Jet2 757 G-LSAG parked outside the hangar.

 

[Aviador]

Well you're certainly getting some variety at BHX now particularly with MAEL drawing in some interesting visitors.

 

[Ray Finkle]

It has certainly given us something a bit different and with it only up to about 50% at the moment hopefully it will get even better over the next year or so.

G-MAJS arrived today ahead of it being scrapped, G-OOBK was towed out of the hangar yesterday afternoon with the First Choice titles removed. The Norwegian 787 entered the hangar yesterday evening and I'm led to believe that if all goes well it should be departing tomorrow (Monday) afternoon/evening. Subject to change of course.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

G-OOBK was towed out of the hangar yesterday afternoon with the First Choice titles removed.

What's happening with G-OOBK? Is it being scrapped?

This was the B767 that was involved in a hard landing at BRS in 2010 that led to 'significant structural damage to fuselage crown skins' with some wondering whether 767s should use that airport's 09 runway. The aircraft was at BRS for many weeks afterwards whilst engineers worked on it.

http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cf ... 005-12.pdf

I like to think that First Choice had a sense of humour. For a long time a regular at BRS was their A 320, G-OOAR which, I've just discovered, is now Monarch's G-OZBY.

 

[Ray Finkle]

G-OOBK was towed out of the hangar yesterday afternoon with the First Choice titles removed.

What's happening with G-OOBK? Is it being scrapped?

I believe it's lease has come to an end and MAEL are doing the end of lease checks before it is returned.

The Norwegian 787 was due to depart at 17:00 but as far as I know it's still there.

The next Fly Dubai 738 is scheduled to arrive at BHX on February 11th, subject to change of course.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Just for info after MAEL did the end of lease works G-OOBK made it's last TOM flight from BHX to Shannon where it has now been handed back to the lessor.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Thanks, Ray.

You might remember I did enquire about this aircraft recently.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Yeah I remember 🙂

I can't believe it's been three years already since the incident at BRS, it was interesting to look through the report.

 

[Ray Finkle]

G-MAJS, Monarchs last but one A300, departed late last night as MON300P on it's final journey to Tupelo via Portsmouth KPSM.

The next Fly Dubai 738 is due to arrive on Tuesday. Subject to change of course.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Fly Dubai 738 A6-FEL is due at 06:40 tomorrow (Tuesday). BHX arrivals is showing it as via Keflavik but the last two came direct from Boeing Field. It should show up on FR24 soon if it's running on time.

All subject to change of course.

 

[Ray Finkle]

MAEL have been chosen to provide Goldcare support for Norwegian. Hopefully we may see more of their 787's at the BHX facility in the future.

Boeing Selects Monarch Aircraft Engineering to Provide GoldCare to Norwegian Air International

Source: Monarch Aircraft Engineering
Created: February 10, 2014

MAEL's highly experienced engineering team will commence support services in the second quarter of 2014 with the first of four Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft entering into an initial short haul flying programme from London Gatwick.

Full article (including a picture of EI-LNB in the BHX hangar): http://www.aviationpros.com/press_relea ... ernational

 

[Ray Finkle]

Monarch's A320 M-RAFF arrived back from the paint shop in Bournemouth this week and is now G-ZBAP, it has been in and out of the hangar and has performed test flights over East Anglia.

Photo courtesy of the BHX Photo Blog with G-ZBAP on the far right.

 

[Ray Finkle]

DHL B763F G-DHLG just arrived from EMA for maintenance, no ETD as yet.

 

[Ray Finkle]

G-ZBAA Monarchs A320 with sharklets arrived late last night for maintenance, A320 G-ZBAP departed Friday.

 

[User0001]

Also G-DHLG left earlier as DHK002P to Leipzig.