Birmingham: Airport Cargo Operations

[CL44]

I think you will find the flight from last Thursday had horses on board which need a Border Inspection Point (BIP) which we do not have a BHX. This justifies the stop at STN prior to coming up to BHX.

How long these flights will be coming into BHX for I do not know. I am just grateful to see them coming in at all bearing in mind that they could have gone anywhere else (MAN / LGW / STN etc). Lets just be happy that Emirates have decided to position these flights here.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Looking at the Silkway B747-400F routing on FR24, it doesn't operate from HKG. It's trevious routings were Baku (GYD) - Milam (MXP0 - Baku (GYD, before operating GYD - BHX - GYD. I'd just assumed that it was another flight from HKG, via GYD.

 

[GliderPilot]

Will the SkyCargo 77F end up at BHX today? Haven't seen it on schedules or anything but I know it doesn't come up until airborne

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Will the SkyCargo 77F end up at BHX today? Haven't seen it on schedules or anything but I know it doesn't come up until airborne

Do you mean Emirates SkyCargo?

 

[GliderPilot]

Do you mean Emirates SkyCargo?

Apologies Kevin, yes Emirates SkyCargo

 

[Nethercote2019]

Busy day at Elmdon today according to fr24 with 767 A330 & 777 all due & the latter pair due at similar time !
great stuff

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Looks like Emirates cargo will be operating 2 weekly flights from bhx on Thursdays and Saturdays.
18th April EK9923 DWC-FRA-BHX-DWC
20th April EK9940 DWC-BHX-BRU-DWC

 

[rollo]

The ROM CARGO 744 YR-FSA f/n fj3315 is due in again tonight from Sharjah at:19:26 orignating from Hong Kong as previous. It shows as a nightstopper so presumably returns directly back to Hong Kong tomorrow when crew flying hours allow.

 

[HPsauce]

The ROM CARGO 744 YR-FSA f/n fj3315 is due in again tonight from Sharjah at:19:26 orignating from Hong Kong as previous. It shows as a nightstopper so presumably returns directly back to Hong Kong tomorrow when crew flying hours allow.

I was tracking this on FR24 yesterday.
It left Sharjah for Hong Kong and was almost at HK when i last checked.
I had a feeling it was heading back towards BHX.
Thanks Rollo.

 

[Ianbutty]

What is causing this cargo spike? Could the airport invest in better cargo facilities as a result?

It has never been much of a cargo centre, with EMA so close, what was the point, but in addition to the big long hauls, I have noticed a spike in EU operations.

All good stuff.

 

[rollo]

What is causing this cargo spike? Could the airport invest in better cargo facilities as a result?

It has never been much of a cargo centre, with EMA so close, what was the point, but in addition to the big long hauls, I have noticed a spike in EU operations.

All good stuff.

The current uplift in long haul freight traffic from China must be to do with the Middle East situation with much shipping going the long route round. The more urgent and less price sensitive stuff must be whats being flown in to BHX but we are not alone in that


BHX has long had some form of freight service but currently seems to have some very proactive freight handlers and a cooperative airport management.

Enjoy it while it lasts

 

[elmdon74]

Most of the recent cargo flights are from LHR due to a change in slot allocations, see below from the LHR IO group,
Cargo news
Only airlines with historical cargo slots are currently operating into LHR this summer.
CX, DHL, KE & SQ being the airlines in point.
All other operators (inc EK, QR, TK) have to apply on a monthly basis for slots.
Regards,Simon.

 

[Ianbutty]

Thanks Rollo and Elmdon

 

[DarloPlaneBoy]

I miss a lot of freight action so can anyone inform me what's due when and what aircraft As I have a few days to look if they are using 15 for 747's

 

[HPsauce]

Runway 33 is in use today.
Unfortunately, they rarely depart at the first time given!.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

The next F1 Grand Prix, is in Shanghai on 21 April. I wonder if BHX could get anything for that?

 

[Brum X]

Awesome day at BHX ;-)

 

[rollo]

Yet more cargo flights in today.

Maersk 767 OY-SYD due 18:25 t/f Billund

MNG A332 TC-MYB due 18:15 t/f Istanbul. Thats three 767's and the A332 over on the Elmdon site today.

information from Ian's movementsblog.

 

[HPsauce]

The MNG is an A321F and now due 16.10. First visit i imagine.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

The MNG is an A321F and now due 16.10. First visit i imagine.

It is according to Ian's blog, as is the My Freighter B767-300F.