Wednesday 14 May 2014 - GainJet Boeing 737-406 SX-ATF is an early evening arrival from Perpignan

GainJet Boeing 737-406 SX-ATF was an early evening arrival from Perpignan.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... as it positioned in to operate a charter to Santorini on Thursday morning its first visit
as such to BHX but it had been a regular when it was operated by KLM as PH-BTB

Hamburg Airways Airbus A320-214 D-AHHG operated their weekly flight to Hannover....

.... its first visit as such to BHX - it had previously visited when it was G-BKXC with Thomas Cook

Air Transat Airbus A310-304 C-GTSH was an early morning arrival from Toronto....

.... operating their first weekly flight of the summer 2014 season

flybe Dash 8Q-402 G-JECY - the "#purpleplane" - was a morning departure....

.... to Jersey and Guernsey

AIS Airlines Jetstream 32 PH-OCI operated the morning Eastern Airways service from Newcastle

Aravco Embraer Legacy 650 G-OTGL was a lunchtime arrival from Northolt....

.... parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron

Irish Air Corps Learjet 45 258 made a brief lunchtime visit

Netjets Citation XLS CS-DXY was an afternoon visitor

Sky Service Citation CJ3 OO-FYS was a day stopping visitor - it wears "Forest Wings" titles on the tail

Waltair Super King Air SE-LLU which had arrived on Wednesday spent the day parked up Photos: Mike Hollick

Wednesday 23 April 2014 - former Air Malta Airbus A320-214 G-ZBAR arrives on delivery to Monarch

Airbus A320-214 G-ZBAR was an early evening arrival from Malta on delivery to Monarch
- the aircraft was previously 9H-AEF with Air Malta but still retains the basic colour scheme
of failed Polish operator OLT Express Photo: Mike Hollick

Monarch Airbus A300B4-605R G-OJMR returned from a morning visit to Taxiway Echo
where it had completed some engines runs as part of its end of lease checks....

.... returning to park up in from of the Monarch Aircraft Engineering hangar - it is due
to make its final flight to Tarbes Lourdes Airport on Monday 28 April 2014

Titan Boeing 767-36NER G-POWD spent the morning undergoing work before being
towed into the Monarch Aircraft Engineering hangar to commence a "C Check"

Monarch Airbus A321-231 G-ZBAK which had returned from repainting at East Midlands on
Monday remained parked up on Stand 74 - it was previously JY-AYJ with Royal Jordanian

AIS Airlines Jetstream 32 PH-OCI operated the afternoon Eastern Airways flight from Newcastle
- its first visit to BHX. The aircraft is in the basic colours of Swedish airline direktflyg and had
earlier positioned into Newcastle to take over from PH-CCI which had operated the Newcastle
to Birmingham route on behalf of Eastern Airways since Wednesday 5 February 2014

FedEx Boeing 757-2B7SF N910FD operated their morning Paris CDG - BHX - Manchester
service which is currently visiting in daylight because of the overnight Runway closures

Carpatair Fokker 100 YR-FKA which is currently based and operating as and when required
for flybe was parked on the Elmdon apron undergoing maintenance checks

TAG Espana Falcon 900B EC-JBB was a day stopping visitor

Gama Super King Air G-SASD which is operated on behalf of the Scottish Ambulance
Service was a lunchtime visitor operating an air ambulance flight

FlightCal Navajo Chieftain G-VIPP was an afternoon visitor calibrating the new Runway 33 ILS

Cessna 210N Centurion N67JK was an afternoon arrival from Fairoaks parking up
to night stop on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

Wednesday 9 April 2014 - flybe Dash 8Q-402 G-JECY their new "#purpleplane" visits BHX for first time!!

flybe Dash 8Q-402 G-JECY was a morning arrival from Edinburgh - the aircraft has recently been
repainted into a new purple colour scheme and named "Spirit of LIBERUM".... Photo Ian Bowley

.... the "#purpleplane" then operated the afternoon flybe service to Aberdeen Photo: Brett Allen

Thomson Boeing 757-2G5 G-OOBP operated their weekly IT flight to Cape Verde

AIS Airlines Jetstream 32 PH-CCI operated the morning Eastern Airways flight from Newcastle

Tuesday 4 March 2014 - Pipistrel Virus F-JTYB is an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

Pipistrel Virus F-JTYB was an afternoon visitor from Beccles while....

.... Citation CJ3 F-HBPP was a late afternoon arrival parking up to night stop Photos: Mike Hollick

Flairjet Citation Bravo G-EHGW was a morning departure to Prestwick
- this aircraft's first flight since Flairjet took over its operation from Eurojet

AIS Airlines Jetstream 32 PH-CCI operated the morning Eastern Airways flight from Newcastle

Estonian Air Embraer 170LR ES-AEA was a morning departure when it positioned out to Amsterdam

SAS Airbus A319-132 OY-KBT operated their morning service from Copenhagen

Thursday 6 February 2014 - SiAvia Embraer 145LR F-HFKC operates charter flight from Toulouse

SiAvia Embraer 145LR F-HFKC was a lunchtime arrival from Toulouse operating a charter
flight - it was previously UR-DNY with Dniproavia whose basic colour scheme it still wears
and had visited BHX when it was I-EXMC with Alitalia Express....

SiAvia Embraer 145EP F-HAFS had earlier arrived from Lyon while....

WDL BAe 146-200 D-AMGL operating on behalf of MHS Aviation arrived from Paris CDG
with all three aircraft parking up to night stop at BHX

Aer Lingus Airbus A320-214 EI-DVM operated their morning service to Dublin -
the aircraft is in their "retro" colour scheme

easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZIO which wears a special Unicef "Change for Good"
colour scheme operated their morning service to Belfast International

AIS Airlines Jetstream 32 PH-CCI operated the morning Eastern Airways flight to Newcastle
- these flights should now be operated by an AIS Airlines Jetstream until further notice

FedEx Express Boeing 757-236SF N915FD diverted back to BHX after its morning departure
due to landing delays at Manchester - it then spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron

Citation Bravo G-OMRH which is stored in the Eurojet hangar came outside to do some engine runs

Airbus A300B4-605R G-MAJS which had arrived back on Sunday 26 January 2014 for end of lease
checks and maintenance reappeared out of the Monarch hangar now devoid of insignia and titles....

.... to be prepared for its departure to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and onto Tupelo in Mississippi
where the aircraft will be parted out and scrapped - it had originally joined Monarch in April 1991

Wednesday 5 February 2014 - Blue1 Boeing 717-23S OH-BLM operates SAS service to Copenhagen

Blue1 Boeing 717-23S OH-BLM operated the morning SAS service to Copenhagen - its first visit in daylight

All the Blue1 aircraft wear a unique "Flowing" colour scheme - this one is called "Spring Rain"

Air Berlin Boeing 737-8K5 D-AHFS which is operated on their behalf by TUIfly departed to Hannover

easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZGD was one of a number of aircraft to divert in from Bristol due to strong winds

Estonian Air Embraer 170LR ES-AEA was a morning departure when it positioned out to Liege

AIS Airlines Jetstream 32 PH-CCI operated the afternoon Eastern Airways flight
from Newcastle - its first visit to BHX

North Flying Citation III OY-JPJ which had visited on Tuesday evening returned
again operating another air ambulance flight