Thursday 14 July 2011 - CityLine Antonov 26B HA-TCO is an early morning arrival from Casablanca

CityLine Hungary Antonov 26B HA-TCO was an early morning
arrival operating a freight charter from Casablanca via Brest....
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.... parking on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick
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Let's Fly Metro III EC-GEN arrived from Marseilles in the early
hours of the morning later departing to Le Touquet Photo: Ron Kosys
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KLM Boeing 737-9K2 PH-BXP operated their evening service to Amsterdam
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Lufthansa Regional Avro RJ85 D-AVRQ made a now rare appearance
when it operated their afternoon service from Munich Photo: Mike Hollick

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Dubrovnik Airline MD 83 9A-CDA operated the second of a series
of Alitalia student exchange charters flights from Rome

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Gestair Learjet 60 EC-JVM was a morning visitor to the Elmdon
apron departing to Palma Photo: Ron Kosys
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East Midlands Helicopters Agusta A-109E Power G-EMHC
made a brief afternoon visit Photo: Mike Hollick

Turkish Airlines "200th aircraft" Boeing 737-9F2ER TC-JYI visits Birmingham on Tuesday 2 April 2013

Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-9F2ER TC-JYI which is their "200th aircraft".... Photo: Ron Kosys

.... operated their flight from Istanbul touching down on Runway 33

.... this aircraft which wears a special colour scheme Photo: Ian Bowley

.... was visiting to mark the increased frequency of their service

.... from Istanbul to 10 flights a week Photos: Brett Allen

.... and was greeted to a traditional water canon salute

.... by the Birmingham Airport Fire Service

   

.... before taxiing to its parking stand

.... lets play that again - the view from Elmdon

.... as the aircraft goes through the water arch

.... and turns to its parking stand Photos: Laurence Jones

.... and parks on Stand 42R - while the aircraft is being turned round....

Selim Ozturk, General Manager for Turkish Airlines at Birmingham hosted a reception in the gate area

.... with Paul Kehoe, CEO of Birmingham Airport, and the flight crew helping cut the cake

The Turkish Airlines cake!

The "Orchestra of the Swan" then joined everyone on the aircraft steps....

.... a quick check in the cockpit as the Captain prepares for departure

.... and Boeing 737-9F2ER TC-JYI is on its way Photo: Mike Hollick

.... climbing away destination Istanbul Photo: Nick Broome

 See here for an update on Turkish Airlines service to Birmingham

Tuesday 2 April 2013

Monday 11 April 2016 - Germania Airbus A321-211 D-ASTP operates a charter to Dubrovnik

Germania Airbus A321-211 D-ASTP was an early morning departure operating a charter to Dubrovnik

Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 A7-BCB operated their flight to Doha - its first visit to BHX

Iberia Express Airbus A320-214 EC-JFG operated their flight from Madrid - another first visit to BHX

Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-9F2 TC-JYO operated their morning flight from Istanbul

Stobart Air ATR 72-201 EI-REH operated the mid-morning Aer Lingus flight from Dublin

Icelandair Boeing 757-27B TF-FIW operated their flight to Reykjavik/Keflavik - the aircraft has recently
returned from lease to Sierra Leone start up airline Fly Salone which has now ceased trading and it is
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Cavok Air Antonov 12BP UR-CNN was a morning departure to Bergen....

.... departing off Runway 15 Photo: Mike Hollick

.... and climbing away in a typical fashion!

Netjets Hawker 750 CS-DUC was a lunchtime arrival parking up to night stop

Cessna Mustang G-JJET made a brief morning visit departing to Norwich

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Wednesday 10 February 2016 - TAG Espana Gulfstream G150 EC-KPJ is a day stopping visitor

TAG Aviation España Gulfstream G150 EC-KPJ was a day stopping visitor.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... spending the day on the Elmdon apron before departing back to Madrid

Adams Aviation Hawker 850XP N73SL remained parked up on the Elmdon apron while....

.... Citation CJ2 D-ISCH was also a day stopping visitor Photos: Mike Hollick

Marshall of Cambridge Citation Bravo G-FIRM was a late afternoon departure to Doncaster

Piper Saratoga II G-CCST was a morning arrival parking up to night stop Photo: Mike Hollick

Bright Flight Antonov 26B LZ-FLL was a late afternoon arrival "flying" down nearly half the runway!

Businesswings Cessna 208 Caravan D-FAST and....

.... JOTA Aviation King Air G-JOTA both visited during the afternoon operating freight charters

Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-9F2ER TC-JYP operated their morning service to Istanbul

Army Air Corps Dauphin 2 ZJ780 made two approaches and go arounds to Runway 33
during the afternoon Photo: Mike Hollick

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