Sunday 19 July 2009

TAG Aviation Falcon 2000 HB-IAZ was an afternoon arrival

parking on the Elmdon apron

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Air Finland Boeing 757 OH-AFI positioned back from Gatwick

after operating a sub charter for Thomas Cook

Due BHX - interesting movements
go to - http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.com/2000/10/bhx-info.html

last updated Sunday 19 July 2009

Expected movements include -
Mahan Air returned to BHX on Thursday 2 July 2009
Airbus A310-300's three times a week
Turkuaz Airlines start weekly 321 flight on Saturday 18 July 2009

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Emirates Airbus A380 to operate lunchtime Dubai
service to BHX on Wednesday 9 September 2009

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Full update at -
http://bhxflightguide-news.blogspot.com/2009/07/emirates-airbus-a380-to-operate.html

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The Summer issue of the "BHX Flight Guide" is now available!

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To order a copy on-line "click" the link below -

http://www.airtimepublishing.co.uk/order.html

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also now available from the "Aviation Experience" at BHX

Saturday 18 July 2009

Turkuaz Airbus A321 TC-TCF operated the first service
of a new weekly IT flight to Antalya

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RAF Tristar KC1 ZD952 operated a medivac flight
before positioning to Brize Norton

Friday 17 July 2009

NetJets Beechjet 400A CS-DMT was an evening

visitor to the Elmdon apron

Thursday 16 July 2009

Following the handing over of the "south gates" the first flight

operated off the new International Pier - the honours went to

Monarch Scheduled flight ZB 470 to Mahon at 1330 which

was operated by Airbus A321 G-MARA (not illustrated!)
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Mahan Air Airbus A310-300 F-OJHI passes the end of the
new International Pier after arriving from Tehran
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Well done to all at BHX for delivering the first phase of the
new International Pier "on schedule"!!

Wednesday 15 July 2009

Sky Taxi Saab 340 SP-MRB which was an early morning arrival

operating a cargo charter from Wroclaw positioned out during the

afternoon to Frankfurt - it wears small "Sky Taxi" titles by the

front passenger door!

Tuesday 14 July 2009

Arcus Air Dornier 228 D-CAAM was a morning arrival operating
a cargo charter from Katowice and parking on the Elmdon apron

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Blue Line MD 83 F-GMLI which had arrived on Sunday

evening positioned out to Manston
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flybe's latest Dash 8Q-400 G-FLBB is now in service and
was a morning departure to Belfast City
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Hawker 800XP A6-MAB was an evening arrival parking up
on the Elmdon apron

Monday 13 July 2009

Cyprus Turkish used Airbus A320 TC-TCC on their service from

Ercan via Dalaman - the aircraft is leased from Turkuaz Airlines

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Bin Air Merlin IVC D-CBIN was an afternoon visitor to the

Elmdon apron operating a cargo charter

Sunday 12 July 2009

Mahan Air Airbus A310-300 F-OJHI operated their service to Tehran

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Gulfstream 5 N91CW was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron
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Lufthansa Regional Avro RJ 85 D-AVRF is now wearing additional

"50 Jahre" titles to mark the 50th anniversary of Lufthansa Cityline
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Titan Boeing 737-300QC G-ZAPZ operated the return sector

of a charter from Stockholm Arlanda

Saturday 11 July 2009

Swiss Airbus A320 HB-IJT operated their morning service from

Zurich in place of the usual Helvetic Fokker 100

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RAF C17 ZZ173 arrived on a medivac flight parking on the
Elmdon apron before positioning out to Brize Norton

Friday 10 July 2009

Titan BAe 146-200 G-ZAPN positioned in from Stansted to

spend the day operating flights on behalf of flybe

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Turkish Boeing 737-800 TC-JGL operated their service to Istanbul

- it is one of the few 738's in their fleet without winglets

Thursday 9 July 2009

RAF C17 ZZ172 arrived on a medivac flight parking on the

Elmdon apron before positioning out to Brize Norton
.

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Arcus Air Dornier 228 D-CAAM which had arrived in the early
hours of the morning from Katowice was an afternoon departure
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Global Express N881TS was a lunchtime arrival
parking up on the Elmdon apron

Wednesday 8 July 2009

Euro Continental Metro EC-ITP which had arrived on a freight

charter from Katowice in the early hours of the morning

departed to Prague - the aircraft wears Manx2 titles

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Sikorsky S-76B G-VONA was a visitor to the Elmdon apron
.
Jet2 Boeing 737-300 G-CELP operarted a charter to Stuttgart

Tuesday 7 July 2009

Businesswings Cessna 208 Caravan D-FALK was an evening

arrival operating a freight charter from Braunschweig. after

unloading on the Elmdon apron it positioned home to Kassel
.

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flybe Dash 8Q-400 G-FLBB arrived from Reykjavik at the end of
its delivery flight from Canada parking on the Elmdon apron....
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.... where it joined G-FLBA which had arrived on Saturday
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Turkish Airbus A319 TC-JLO operated their flight to Istanbul
- its first visit to BHX

Monday 6 July 2009

RAF Tristar C2 ZE705 was a morning arrival operating a

medivac flight. It later positioned to Brize Norton

Sunday 5 July 2009

Air Finland Boeing 757 OH-AFJ positioned out under an Astraeus

flight number to Mariehamn in the Aland Islands to collect the

Isle of Man team after the 2009 "NatWest Island Games"
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US Airways Boeing 757 N939UW operated their service to Philadelphia

Saturday 4 July 2009

Maldivian Air Taxi/Kenn Borek Air Twin Otter C-FAKB was an

evening arrival from Brindisi parking up on the Elmdon apron

- the aircraft is in a non standard colour scheme

.flybe Dash 8Q-400 G-FLBA touched down on Runway 15 at

the end of its delivery flight from Canada via Reykjavik

- this is the first aircraft in the next sequence of registrations

.Air Berlin Airbus A320 D-ABDR which is in their interim

new colour scheme operated their flight from Hanover
.Mahan Air Airbus A310-300 F-OJHH operated the second

flight of their new three times weekly service from Tehran

Friday 3 July 2009

Titan BAe 146-200 G-ZAPO operated the evening Amsterdam

rotation for bmibaby before positioning to Stansted

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SAS MD 87 SE-DIU operated their evening service from

Copenhagen in place of the usual Canadair CRJ 900
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Air Southwest Dash 8-300 G-WOWB operated a charter bringing

in the "Britain's Got Talent" Live Tour from Belfast International

for their performance at the NIA. After parking on the Elmdon

apron the aircraft positioned to Newquay

Thursday 2 July 2009

Mahan Air Airbus A310-300 F-OJHH operated the inaugural

flight of their recommenced three weekly service from Tehran
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Air France Airbus A320 F-GHQK operated their early afternoon

service from/to Paris CDG in place of the usual CityJet Avro RJ85
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Royal Danish Air Force Hercules C-130J B-536 was an evening
visitor operating a medivac flight

Wednesday 1 July 2009

Welcome Air Dornier 328 OE-GBB was an evening arrival operating

an Air Ambulance flight and nightstopping on the Elmdon apron

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Air Med Piper Cheyenne IIIA G-GMED also visited

on an Air Ambulance flight