Thursday 14 October 2010 - Saudi Arabian Royal Flight Boeing 747SP HZ-AIF departs

Saudi Arabian Royal Flight Boeing 747SP-68 HZ-AIF was towed

back to the Elmdon apron to depart after its 24 hour stay at BHX....
.

.... another tour of the airport and it was ready to depart
.
.... lining up on Runway 33 at Echo 1 bringing the first visit of
a Boeing 747SP to Birmingham to a conclusion
.
Sikorsky S 92 G-LAWX was a late afternoon arrival....
.

.... with the passengers for Boeing 737-73T BBJ N500LS
which was soon on its way back to the United States
.

Cirrus Airlines Dornier 328-110 D-COSA was an afternoon
visitor to the Elmdon apron
.

Room for a little one! - Premier 1A G-EVRD was an afternoon

visitor to an always packed Elmdon apron....
.

.... while Agusta A-109C G-HBEK was a morning arrival

Wednesday 13 October 2010 - first visit of a Boeing 747SP to Birmingham!!

Saudi Arabian Royal Flight Boeing 747SP-68 HZ-AIF touches down

on Runway 33 becoming the first "747SP" to visit Birmingham!!

.

It taxied back around the airport to park on the Elmdon apron
. The aircraft has recently gained "God Bless You" titles on the nose
. After an extended stay on the packed Elmdon apron
the departure was cancelled....
. .... and HZ-AIF was towed back across the Runway
to park up for the night on Stand 85C
.
Aviavilsa Antonov 26B LY-APK which arrived on a priority
freight charter in the early hours of the morning spent the
day parked up on Taxiway Lima - its first visit to BHX
.
Eastern Embraer 135ER G-CGMB positioned in from Paris Le Bourget
to operate a charter to Geneva on Thursday - another first visit!
. Lufthansa Flight Training Citation CJ1 D-ILHB also made
a first visit operating a training flight departing and to Dublin