Tower Watch - Monday 31 October 2011

The crane returned to lift the four supports for
the Control Room roof into place....
.
.... the second support is lowered into place
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The crane is prepared for use with weights arriving
on a second vehicle....
.
.... when ready it just goes straight up!!

Monday 31 October 2011 - Islander F-HFIT makes morning visit to the Elmdon apron

Britten Norman BN-2T Islander F-HFIT was a morning visitor to the
Elmdon apron when it stopped for fuel while flying from Pontoise
to Cumbernauld for maintenance. It was previously registered G-WOTG
and based at Weston on the Green in Oxfordshire Photo: Mike Hollick
.
Thomas Cook Airbus A321-211 G-TCDA positioned in to operate
an end of season IT flight to Sharm el Sheikh via East Midlands

Sunday 30 October 2011 - Ryanair Boeing 737's here, there and everywhere!!

Ryanair Boeing 737's here, there and everywhere!!
.
.... the end of the summer schedules saw an influx of Ryanair aircraft
.
.... for short term parking
.
.... including Boeing 737-8AS EI-ESL which was on its first visit to BHX
.
Sky Wings Airbus A320-231 SX-BTP was a morning departure to
Paphos, Cyprus, operating its final IT flight of the summer season
.
Air Hamburg Citation XLS D-CFLY which had arrived on Saturday
morning spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron

Winter 2011/12 schedules at Birmingham

The winter 2011/12 schedules started on Sunday 30 October 2011
and set out below is a summary of the charter and scheduled airlines
operating to Birmingham including the significant changes
.
"New" at Birmingham Airport this winter are -
.
Air France will be using Airbus A318's on all their service from Paris CDG
.
Austrian are planning to operate a weekly Boeing 737-800 IT flight to
Innsbruck (from Friday 16 December 2011)
.
Comtel Air are now using a Mint Airways Boeing 757 to operate their
service to Amritsar, India, via Vienna, with the frequency planned to
increase to 5 times weekly
.
flybe still plan to use their new Embraer 175's on their services to
Dusseldorf when they are eventually delivered
.
SAS are adding a Saturday morning CR9 service from Copenhagen
.
A detailed overview of all the scheduled, charter/IT and
freight services at Birmingham Airport for the winter 2011/12
season can now be found at -
.
http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.com/p/schedules.html
.









The winter 2011/12 schedules started on Sunday 30 October 2011
and set out below is a summary of the charter and scheduled airlines
operating to Birmingham including the significant changes
.
"New" at Birmingham Airport this winter are -
.
Air France will be using Airbus A318's on all their service from Paris CDG
.
Austrian are planning to operate a weekly Boeing 737-800 IT flight to
Innsbruck (from Friday 16 December 2011)
.
Comtel Air are now using a Mint Airways Boeing 757 to operate their
service to Amritsar, India, via Vienna, with the frequency planned to
increase to 5 times weekly
.
flybe still plan to use their new Embraer 175's on their services to
Dusseldorf when they are eventually delivered
.
SAS are adding a Saturday morning CR9 service from Copenhagen
.
As always details interesting movements, one off flights and
planned upgrades for the week ahead can be found at -
.
.
Please note all flight information is subject to change!!
.
HIGHLIGHTS AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
TO BHX's REGULAR CHARTER AND
SCHEDULED OPERATORS -
.
AER ARANN (RE) - plan to end their 4 times weekly ATR 42 service
from Waterford on Monday 14 November 2011
.
AER ARANN flying as AER LINGUS REGIONAL (EI/RE) - no significant
changes - continue to operate from Cork twice daily and Shannon
dailyusing ATR 72's although some flight numbers change - schedule -
.
0815/0845 EI3700/3701 AT7 from/to Cork
- operates daily
1625/1655 EI3634/3635 AT7 from/to Shannon
- operates daily
1645/1715 EI3706/3707 AT7 from/to Cork
- operates daily
.
AER LINGUS (EI) - Dublin goes up to 4 Airbus A320 flights
on Thursday/Friday when an additional late evening service
will operate - no significant changes to other timings while
Cork and Shannon services will continue to be operated by
Aer Arann flying as Aer Lingus Regional - see above
.
AIR BERLIN (AB) - continue to operate a twice weekly service
to Hannover - which is again planned to become an Airbus A320
operation - and a weekly Boeing 737-800 flight to Paderborn
although other types maybe substituted at short notice - schedule -
.
WEDNESDAY
1135/1220 AB3714/3715 320 from/to Hannover
SATURDAY
1450/1535 AB3714/3715 320 from/to Hannover
SUNDAY
1455/1540 AB2698/2699 73H from/to Paderborn
.
AIR FRANCE/BRITAIR (AF/DB) - no significant changes - continue
to operate from Lyon twice daily on weekdays and once on Sundays
using a Canadair CRJ100
.
AIR FRANCE (AF) - plan to use Airbus A318's on all their three daily
flights from Paris CDG which are operated on a code share basis with
FLYBE. As a result CITYJET Avro RJ85's will no longer operate to BHX
- schedule -
.
0800/0930 AF2064/2065 318 from/to Paris CDG
- operates daily
1330/1530 AF1064/1065 318 from/to Paris CDG
- operates daily
1905/2000 AF1564/1565 318 from/to Paris CDG
- operates daily
.
AUSTRIAN (OS) - plan to operate a weekly Boeing 737-800 IT flight
to Innsbruck from Friday 16 December 2011 - after the Christmas
/New Year holiday period this flight will operate on a Saturday
.
BMIBABY (WW) - operating reduced winter schedule using three
based Boeing 737's - flights to Prague have already resumed and
Geneva returns for the ski season
.
BRUSSELS (SN) - no significant changes - continue to operate a
5 times weekday Avro RJ85/100 service from Brussels. While the
Saturday morning bmi regional Embraer 145 service no longer
operates they will continue to use a TYROLEAN Dash 8 on Sunday
afternoons
.
CITY AIRLINE (CF) - no significant changes to daily ex Saturday
Embraer 135/145 service from Gothenburg
.
COMTEL AIR (COE) - plan to increase the frequency of their service
to Amritsar, India, via Vienna to 5 times weekly with flights operated
by a MINT AIRWAYS Boeing 757 - schedule -
.
1715/1840 COE731/732 752 from/to Vienna and onto Amritsar
- operates on Monday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday
.
CONTINENTAL (CO) - operates 6 times weekly - no Wednesday
flight - with Boeing 757's from Newark - flight numbers will change
to UA026/027 in due course when integration with UNITED (UA)
is completed
.
EASTERN (T5) - no significant changes - continue to operate a
Jetstream 41 service to Newcastle three times daily on weekdays
.
EASYJET (EZS/EZY) - seasonal ski services to Geneva and Grenoble
resume in December 2011 - their flights will be operated by a mix of
"EZS" HB- Airbus A319's and "EZY" G- Airbus A319's
.
EMIRATES (EK) - no significant changes to their twice daily
Boeing 777-300ER service from Dubai but timings one hour earlier
for the winter as the UAE does not change clocks - schedule -
.
1145/1325 EK039/040 77W from/to Dubai
- operates daily
1845/2025 EK037/038 77W from/to Dubai
- operates daily
.
FLYBE (BE) - no significant changes to usual reduced winter
schedule with Paris CDG now served on code share basis
with AIR FRANCE. Chambery returns for the ski season.
.
Their new Embraer 175's are planned to operate to Dusseldorf
three times daily when delivered and they will also be operating
a large programme of ski IT flights using E95's
.
KLM (KL) - no significant change to the 5 times daily schedule
but the morning service from Amsterdam becomes an Embraer
190 operation (replacing a Fokker 70) and they will be making
more regular use of their Boeing 737-700's although all aircraft
types are subject to change at short notice
.
LOGANAIR flying as FLYBE (BE/LC) - no significant changes to
twice daily on weekdays and once on Sunday Saab 340 service
to Dundee
.
LUFTHANSA (LH) - some significant changes to the timings of
the Frankfurt flights as a result of the recent opening of the fourth
runway at Frankfurt and the resulting additional slots that have
now become available. The early morning inbound service - operated
by a Lufthansa aircraft - is nearly an hour earlier while the other
flight - which are operated by a BHX based BMI Airbus A320 have
also been updated - revised schedule
.
N/S /0700 LH959 320 to Frankfurt
- operates daily - bmi aircraft
0820/0900 LH952/953 733 from/to Frankfurt
- operates daily - Lufthansa aircraft
1115/1230 LH954/955 320 from/to Frankfurt
- operates daily - bmi aircraft
1705/1750 LH956/957 320 from/to Frankfurt
- operates daily - bmi aircraft
2220/ N/S LH958 320 from Frankfurt
- operates daily - bmi aircraft
.
No significant change to the 3 times daily Dusseldorf service
other than it reverts to a mostly EUROWINGS Canadair CRJ900
operation while the 3 times daily Munich service continues to see
a mix of LUFTHANSA CITYLINE Canadair CRJ900's and Embraer 190's
.
MAHAN AIR (W5) - service remains suspended until further notice
.
MONARCH SCHEDULED (ZB) - no significant changes other than
an all Airbus A321 operation this winter
.
PAKISTAN (PK) - frequency reduced to three flights a week until
after the Hajj pilgrimage but operated by a Boeing 777-300. When
the fourth service restarts on Sunday 18 December 2011 three of
the flights will be operated by Boeing 777-200's
.
RYANAIR (FR) - the based operating fleet is back down to three
aircraft but further aircraft maybe based on a "standby" basis.
The only flights operated by non based aircraft are some Dublin
services and flights from Faro -
.
0735/0800 FR662/663 73H from/to Dublin
- operates daily except Sunday
1025/1050 FR3712/3711 73H from/to Faro
- operates on Saturday only
1050/1115 FR3712/3711 73H from/to Faro
- operates on Tuesday only
1155/1220 FR662/663 73H from/to Dublin
- operates on Sunday only
1305/1330 FR666/667 73H from/to Dublin
- operates on Thursday only
2025/2050 FR668/669 73H from/to Dublin
- operates on Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday only
.
All other Dublin flights are operated by a BHX based aircraft
.
SAS (SK) - are restoring their Saturday morning service to
Copenhagen - other than that no significant changes but
most morning services will be operated by MD 81's with the
evening and Saturday service flown by Canadair CRJ900's
.
SWISS (LX) - no significant changes to three times daily service
from Zurich which is operated by a HELVETIC Fokker 100
.
THOMAS COOK (TCX) - two Boeing 757's are based to operate
IT flights to a range of sun and ski destinations
.
THOMSON (TOM) - no significant changes other than this year
the based Boeing 737-800 will remain at BHX until to the start
of December when it is off on lease to SUNWING (of Canada) and
is replaced by a further Boeing 757
.
A new route for the based Boeing 757's is Boa Vista in the Cape
Verde islands while the long haul flights this winter will mostly
be operated by a FIRST CHOICE Boeing 767-300
.
In addition a Boeing 737-300 will operate a weekly Wednesday flight -
1430/1555 TOM677/676 73C from/to Enfidha
.
TURKMENISTAN (T5) - no significant changes - 4 times weekly
Boeing 757 service to Ashkhabad and onto India
.
TURKISH (TK) - while their schedule remains the same at
5 weekly the aircraft types change again from Airbus A320's
back to Boeing 737-800's - as always aircraft type is subject
to change and Airbus A319/320/321's and Boeing 737-700's
can still be expected to operate to BHX. Schedule -
.
1030/1130 TK1967/1968 73H from/to Istanbul
- operates on Monday/Thursday/Saturday
1320/1420 TK1969/1970 73H from/to Istanbul
- operates on Friday and Sunday
.
SCHEDULED FREIGHT
.
Air Contractors/FedEx (ABR/FX) - operate week night ATR 72
services to Paris CDG
.
Please note all flight information
is subject to change!!
.
Sunday 30 October 2011











As always details interesting movements, one off flights and
planned upgrades for the week ahead can be found at -
.
http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.com/p/due-bhx.html
.
Please note all flight information is subject to change!!
.
Sunday 30 October 2011

Saturday 29 October 2011 - Falcon N100UP departs from Elmdon apron

Falcon 900 N100UP which had arrived on Friday was a morning departure
.
Eastern Saab 2000 G-CFLV positioned in from Aberdeen
to operate a charter flight to Dortmund
.
Aer Lingus Airbus A321-211 EI-CPH was an afternoon visitor
when it diverted in due to a medical emergency while operating
flight "EI416" from Dublin to Bologna
.
CityJet Avro RJ85 EI-RJJ operated all three Air France flights
to Paris CDG on their last day of operations from BHX - from
the start of the winter 2011/12 schedules the flights will be
operated by an Air France Airbus A318

Friday 28 October 2011 - Mint Boeing 757 EC-LBC now flying with Comtel Air titles

Mint Airways Boeing 757-28A EC-LBC now wears additional....
.
.... Comtel Air - Vienna Scheduled Airservices - titles and
.
.... is used on the Comtel Air service to Amritsar, India, via Vienna
.
Tor Air Boeing 737-322 SP-HAA which has been parked up at BHX
since it returned from Avignon on in the early hours of Saturday
22 October 2011 positioned out to Tallinn. The aircraft is leased
from Small Planet Airlines Poland
.
SAS Airbus A319-132 operated their morning service to Copenhagen
.
Atlantic Airlines Lockheed Electra G-LOFE was an early morning
arrival when it diverted in due to fog at Coventry - after refuelling
it continued its journey
.
Suckling Airways Dornier 328-110 G-BYHG positioned in to take
Aston Villa to Newcastle for their Premier league match against
Sunderland on Saturday

Tower Watch - Friday 28 October 2011

Work started on lifting the materials needed to construct
the Control Room at the top of the ATC Tower....
.
.... with a large crane in attendance

Club Brugge KV are coming to Birmingham!!

Birmingham City play Club Brugge KV of Belgium at home
in the group stage of the UEFA "Europa League" next
Thursday evening 3 November 2011
.
Club Brugge KV have chartered a Thomas Cook Belgium (FQ)
Airbus A320 to bring the team to Birmingham Airport from
Ostend while there will also be a fan charter operated by a
Jetairfly (JAF) Boeing 737-800 with both aircraft staying until
after the match - the provisional timings are as follows -
.
WEDNESDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2011
.
1030/ N/S FQ9362 320 from Ostend
- team charter for Club Brugge KV match - Thomas Cook Belgium
.
THURSDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2011
.
1045/ N/S JAF9451 73H from Brussels
- fan charter for Club Brugge KV match - Jetairfly
.
FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2011
.
N/S /0030 FQ9363 320 to Ostend
- return team charter for Club Brugge KV - Thomas Cook Belgium
N/S /0030 JAF9452 73H to Brussels
- return fan charter for Club Brugge KV - Jetairfly
.
Schedule/timings subject to change!!
.
Thursday 27 October 2011

Thursday 27 October 2011 - CityLine Hungary and RAF Avia Antonov 26's in action!!

CityLine Hungary Antonov 26B HA-TCO positioned in
to operate a priority freight charter to Budapest....
.
.... with based RAF Avia Antonov 26B YL-RAD also operating a flight
Photo: Ron Kosys

Wednesday 26 October 2011 - Monarch Airbus A321 taking off through the rainbow!!

Monarch Airbus A321-231 G-OZBT which wears their
new style billboard titles takes off through a rainbow....
.
.... while bmibaby Boeing 737-36N G-TOYH climbs through
the rainbow as stormy weather passed over the airfield
.
Thomson Boeing 737-8K5 G-FDZT was an afternoon
departure to Fuerteventura

Summer 2011 - The end is nigh!!

Before we look at the winter 2011/12 schedules in detail it
maybe helpful to note the airline/types that currently operate
to BHX but will not be regular visitors after the weekend -
.
bmi regional - their Embraer 145's will no longer operate
the Saturday morning Brussels Airlines service
.
CityJet - their final Avro RJ85 flight is on Saturday evening
with the Air France service from Paris CDG becoming an all
Airbus A318 operation from Sunday 29 October 2011
.
KLM - their Fokker 70's will be replaced by Embraer 190's on
the early morning rotation from Sunday 29 October 2011
although it is likely that we will continue to see them and
Fokker 100's on an occasional basis
.
SAS - their Airbus A319's are no longer planned to operate
to BHX on a regular basis with the morning service
becoming a mostly MD 81 operation
.
Thomson - are reverting to using mostly the First Choice
Boeing 767-300's for their long haul operation this winter
while the based Boeing 737-800 stays until the start of
December 2011 when it off on lease to Sunwing (of Canada)
and is replaced by a Boeing 757
.
Turkish - are reverting to a mostly Boeing 737-800 operation
for the winter although it is likely all their medium haul types
e.g Airbus A319/320/321's - will continue to visit BHX
.
As always details interesting movements, one off charters
and planned aircraft allocations will appear at -

.
http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.com/p/due-bhx.html
.
Friday 28 October 2011

Tuesday 25 October 2011 - Air Transat Airbus A310 C-GLAT visits in new Welcome scheme

Air Transat Airbus 310-308 C-GLAT operated their final service
to Toronto of the 2011 summer season - the aircraft....
.
.... is in their new "Welcome" colour scheme
.
CitationJet CJ3 F-GSGL was a day stopping visitor
to the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

Tower Watch - Tuesday 25 October 2011

Contractors work at the top of the new ATC Tower in preparation
for the lifting of the Control Room to the top of the tower which is
scheduled for the end of the week....
.
.... meanwhile at the base of the tower the service building
is now largely complete....
.
.... and its starting to look like the artists impression!

Monday 24 October 2011 - Learjet C-GAJS visits on air ambulance flight

Learjet 35A C-GAJS was a morning arrival operating an air ambulance
flight that had originated from Teterboro, New York Photo: Ron Kosys
.
Titan Boeing 757-256 G-ZAPX positioned in from Stansted
to operate a charter flight to Ibiza

Sunday 23 October 2011 - Jet2 Boeing 757 G-LSAJ operates Hajj flight to Jeddah

Jet2 Boeing 757-236 G-LSAJ positioned in to operate the first
of a series of Hajj pilgrimage charter flights to Jeddah
.
Austrian Arrows Dash 8-402Q OE-LGB operated the afternoon
Brussels Airlines flight in place of the usual aircraft OE-LGC
.
Titan Boeing 737-3L9QC G-ZAPW positioned in to operate
a charter flight to Ibiza
.
Netjets Falcon 2000EX CS-DLH was a morning visitor
to the Elmdon apron - its first visit to BHX

Saturday 22 October 2011 - Regional Embraer 170 and 190 flying for Air France!!

Regional Embraer 170 F-HBXG operated the lunchtime
Air France service from Paris CDG....
.
.... while Regional Embraer 190-100LR F-HBLC operated their
morning service - both aircraft were on their first visits to BHX
and replaced the usual CityJet Avro RJ85's
.
bmi regional Embraer 145EP G-RJXE operated the Brussels Airlines flight
.
West Air Europe BAe ATP G-MANO was an early morning arrival
parking up on the Elmdon apron prior to operating the Atlantic
Airlines newspaper flight to the Isle of Man on Sunday morning
.
Flairjet Embraer Phenom 100 G-NUDD was a morning arrival
- its first visit to BHX

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