Thursday 23 April 2015 - West Air Europe BAe ATP G-MANO is a morning visitor on a training flight

West Air Europe/Atlantic Airways BAe ATP G-MANO was a morning visitor on a 

crew training flight using Taxiway Sierra to make full use of the extended runway

Air Bright Antonov 26B LZ-ABR was a morning arrival when it positioned in from Leipzig to operate a freight charter

Thomson Boeing 737-8K5 G-TAWL was a morning departure to Las Palmas
- the aircraft is now fitted with Split Scimitar winglets

Norwegian Boeing 737-8JP LN-DYR operated their flight from Madrid - its first visit to BHX

SAS Airbus A320-232 OY-KAY operated their morning service to Copenhagen

Small Planet Airbus A320-232 LY-SPA was an afternoon departure when it positioned out
to Gatwick at the end of its time based at BHX

Cirrus SR-22 G-ZRZZ was an afternoon departure from the Elmdon apron

Sunday 25 January 2015 - AirExplore Boeing 737-8Q8 OM-FEX operates weekly flight from Paderborn

AirExplore Boeing 737-8Q8 OM-FEX which is now based at BHX operated the weekly flight from Paderborn

Germanwings Airbus A319-112 D-AKNO operated the flight from Hamburg

Titan Boeing 757-256 G-POWH operated their weekly ski IT/inclusive tour flight from Chambery

Air Bright Antonov 26B LZ-ABR was a morning arrival when it positioned in from Leipzig....

.... parking on the Elmdon apron

.... to collect a load of priority freight with which it departed to Gothenburg

Thursday 29 January 2015 - Bright Flight Antonov 26B LZ-FLL is a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

Bright Flight Antonov 26B LZ-FLL was an early morning visitor to the Elmdon apron operating a
priority freight charter - it had previously visited as HA-TCV when it was with CityLine Hungary

Thursday 6 November 2014 - Antonov 26's LZ-ABR and YL-RAA are morning arrivals from Leipzig

Air Bright Antonov 26B LZ-ABR was an early morning arrival from Leipzig with....

RAF Avia Antonov 26B YL-RAA arriving shortly after it - also from Leipzig

LZ-ABR which still wears "The Expendables 3" colour scheme was soon off back to Leipzig....

.... returning later with another load of freight

Farnair Europe ATR 72-201F HB-AFN made a brief visit operating a freight charter from Prague

First Choice Boeing 767-324ER G-OOBL was a lunchtime arrival from Manchester as
it positioned down for end of service (with Thomson) checks in the Monarch hangar

Thomson Boeing 767-304ER G-OBYF was pushed out of the Monarch hangar
before performing some engine runs

Global 5000 CS-LAM made a brief visit to the Elmdon apron while on a training flight.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... rotating off Runway 15 before Taxiway Bravo on its way to Luton

Citation CJ3 N91GT was a morning arrival from Dublin parking up to night stop
- the aircraft is based in Melbourne, Australia Photo: Mike Hollick

Piaggio P-180 Avanti OY-TLP was a morning arrival on a day stopping visit

Wednesday 12 February 2014 - Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-343 G-VKSS diverts in from Heathrow

Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-343 G-VKSS was an afternoon arrival....

when it diverted in due to poor weather and cross winds at Heathrow....

.... it was operating flight "VS 401" from Dubai Photo: Brett Allen

After parking up the sun soon came out - after unloading the passengers
at BHX the aircraft later positioned back to Heathrow

Air France Airbus A320-214 F-GKXC operated their morning flight to Paris CDG - the
first visit to BHX of this aircraft which was until recently been based in the Caribbean

Blue1 Boeing 717-2K9 OH-BLO operated the morning SAS service from Copenhagen....

.... its first visit to BHX - the colour scheme on this aircraft is called "Forest Bond"

Air Bright Antonov 26B LZ-ABR still in its "The Expendables 3" colour scheme but now
wearing additional Air Bright titles was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

Falcon 7X M-LJGI was a morning arrival soon disappearing into the
Monarch Hangar to protect the aircraft from the coming storm

Falcon 7X VP-BZE was a lunchtime arrival parking up to night stop

Citation Bravo G-EHGW appeared out of the Eurojet hangar as it operation was transferred to Flairjet

Monday 25 November 2013 - Van RV-9A G-XSAM is an unusual visitor to the Elmdon apron

Vans RV-9A G-XSAM was an unusual visitor on a busy day on the Elmdon apron...

FlightCal Diamond DA-42 Twin Star G-DGPS was a morning arrival before checking the Runway 33 ILS

Aerodata Surveys Rockwell 690A Turbo Commander OO-GOA which had arrived
on Saturday remained parked up while....

.... Aerodata Surveys Merlin III PH-PIX went for a short flight

Learjet 45 9H-BCP day stopping visitor

Challenger 300 N125TM which had arrived on Saturday spent the day parked up before departing

Challenger 300 D-BADO was an afternoon arrival spending the evening parked up

Eurocopter EC120B Colibri G-FCKD was a day stopping visitor Photos: Mike Hollick

Monarch Airbus A300B4-605R G-MAJS was a morning arrival from Manchester....

.... after an extended tour of the airport it parked up on Stand 85C

Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-752 TC-JKO operated their morning service to Istanbul

Star Air Boeing 767-232F OY-SRP flying on behalf of UPS was an early morning visitor when it made
its first visit to BHX operating an additional flight from/to Cologne via BHX due to the overnight runway
closure at EMA - it was followed in by....

Star Air Boeing 767-219F OY-SRN which operated the regular Cologne - EMA - Belfast International service
on behalf of UPS - again operating via BHX because of the overnight closure of the runway at EMA

Air Bright Antonov 26B LZ-ABR in its "The Expendables 3" colour scheme remained parked up