Birmingham: STS Aviation Hangar and Expected Movements

[Ray Finkle]

Monarchs new A321 G-ZBAI is due at 16:30 from YQB as ZB553P.

Subject to change.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Monarch 757 G-MONJ just arrived from Gatwick, I assume for the attention of MAEL?

*EDIT*

I think G-MONJ is the aircraft scheduled to do the Ant & Dec Florida trip from LBA on Friday so MAEL could be doing some prep work for it?

 

[Ray Finkle]

G-MONJ departed just before 08:30 to Gatwick, it looked as though it had the Ant & Dec decals but the cloud base is low today making it hard to see.

 

[Ray Finkle]

G-MONJ this morning just before departure.

Photo courtesy of the BHX photo blog.

 

[Ray Finkle]

A321 G-ZBAK is due tomorrow (05/04) at 15:00 from AMM as MON458P, it used to be JY-AYJ and should still be in Royal Jordanian livery.

 

[Ray Finkle]

G-ZBAK just arrived from AMM, it's still in the Royal Jordanian grey but with the writing and tail logo gone.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Norwegian B787 EI-LNC is scheduled to arrive on the 10th, not sure what time yet but it should be in overnight.

Subject to change of course.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Apparently the above 787 won't be arriving today.

Monarchs new A321(SL) G-ZBAM arrived today at 16:10. G-ZBAK departed for EMA, possibly for a coat of paint.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Monarch 757 G-DAJB is currently inside the hangar, A320 G-ZBAR still in OLT Express colours arrived Wednesday to join A321's G-ZBAJ and G-ZBAK. A300 G-OJMR is parked up with all titles removed and is due out on it's final flight to Tarbes Lourdes Airport on Monday. The Titan 763 G-POWD that arrived is in for a C check with MAEL.

 

[Brum X]

Monarch 757 G-DAJB is currently inside the hangar, A320 G-ZBAR still in OLT Express colours arrived Wednesday to join A321's G-ZBAJ and G-ZBAK. A300 G-OJMR is parked up with all titles removed and is due out on it's final flight to Tarbes Lourdes Airport on Monday. The Titan 763 G-POWD that arrived is in for a C check with MAEL.

Quite an impressive amount of aircraft.

Quite like the Titan 763 :good:

 

[Ray Finkle]

Sure is, especially when you chuck in a Flybe or two.

Picture courtesy of MAEL Twitter.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Below is a nice evening photo of the Titan 763 having a C check inside the MAEL hangar, it's not available to share so I can only post the link.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bhx01_glo ... 074126601/

 

[Ray Finkle]

A nice look at the MAEL hangar and an interview with the ops manager. Another 787 customer on the way and there looks to be expansion planned for the future, all good stuff :good:

[video]http://vimeo.com/95023870[/video]

 

[Ray Finkle]

Monarch A321 and 757 in the hangar. Picture courtesy of the MAEL Twitter.

 

[Ray Finkle]

MAEL will be fitting the business class cabins to TAG Aviation's 757's when they operate their 'Around the World' flights for TCS Expeditions.

Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL), the award-winning independent aircraft maintenance provider, has secured a contract with TAG Aviation to provide full maintenance support services for its Boeing 757-200ER aircraft.

Farnborough-based TAG Aviation, which is a new customer for MAEL, will be operating the 757 on “Around the World” flights on behalf of TCS Expeditions, a tour operator.

The services MAEL will provide include base and line maintenance, full CAMO (continuing airworthiness management organisation) services and spares support.

In addition, MAEL will fit out the aircraft’s business class cabin at its new state of the art maintenance facility at Birmingham Airport. This will include the installation of new seats, galley, overhead storage and an on board wi-fi system.

Full article: http://www.monarchaircraftengineering.c ... etails/139

 

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MAEL will be fitting the business class cabins to TAG Aviation's 757's when they operate their 'Around the World' flights for TCS Expeditions

TCS usually use 2x Thomson B757's for their tours, and Thomson usually fit the cabins in-house at LTN. Unfortunately that means no unusual aircraft.

Still, every little helps.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Indeed MAEL saw one earlier this year in February.

Photo courtesy of the BHX photo blog.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Norwegian 787 Dreamliner EI-LNA is due in at 20:50 for maintenance, not sure how long it'll be in for.

Subject to change of course.

 

[Ray Finkle]

EI-LNA just departed ARN as NLH81F

 

[Ray Finkle]

The Norwegian 787 just landed and is going straight into the hangar.