Tuesday 28 February 2017 - American Airlines Airbus A330-243 N290AY diverts in from a snowy Manchester

American Airlines Airbus A330-243 N290AY was a morning arrival from Philadelphia when it diverted
in from Manchester which had been closed after a snow shower had passed over the airfield....

.... after refuelling it continued onto Manchester - this was the first visit of an American A330 to BHX

Lufthansa Airbus A319-114 D-AILU "Lu" also diverted in from Frankfurt before continuing onto Manchester

Blue Air Boeing 737-85F YR-BMD operated their flight to Bucharest....

.... only its second visit since it return from lease last year to TUI

Air France Airbus A318-111 F-GUGC operated their lunchtime service to Paris CDG

Eurowings Airbus A320-214 D-AEWU operated their afternoon service to Dusseldorf

Falcon 7X N360PZ which had arrived on Monday was an afternoon departure

Citation CJ2 F-HMPR was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron

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Tuesday 3 January 2017 - Eurowings Airbus A320-214 D-AEWG wears "Visit Sweden" and "Goteburg" titles

Eurowings Airbus A320-214 D-AEWG operated their afternoon service from Dusseldorf
- the aircraft now wears additional "Visit Sweden" and "Goteborg" titles and logos

Turkish Airlines Airbus A321-231 TC-JSC operated their afternoon service from Istanbul

American Boeing 757-223 N195AN operated their flight to New York JFK

Blue Air Boeing 737-46N YR-BAE operated their flight to Bucharest

Helvetic Fokker 100 HB-JVF operated the morning Swiss service to Zurich

Gulfstream IV N962SS spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron before departing

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Thursday 5 January 2017 - Sprint Air Saab 340A SP-KPU spends the day parked on the Elmdon apron

Sprint Air Saab 340A SP-KPU which had arrived from Gothenburg on Wednesday evening
spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron before positioning out to Aberdeen

Swiss Bombardier C Series CS100 HB-JBE operated their morning flight to Zurich - its
first visit to BHX - all 5 CS100s currently in service with Swiss have now visited BHX

American Boeing 757-223 N197AN operated their penultimate flight to New York JFK
- the service ends on Friday 6 January 2017

flybe Dash 8-402Q G-PRPG was an afternoon arrival from Inverness

Monarch Airbus A320-214 G-ZBAT was an afternoon arrival from Lisbon

GainJet Boeing 757-23N SX-RFA was a morning arrival on the Elmdon apron
when it positioned back from Lasham after maintenance

NPAS Eurocopter EC 135 T2+ G-POLD comes into land after a local sortie

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Monday 2 January 2017 - Iberia Express Airbus A320-216 EC-LYE flying in "Pull & Bear" colours

Iberia Express Airbus A320-216 EC-LYE operated their flight to Madrid - the aircraft now
wears a special logo jet colour scheme promoting "Pull & Bear" a Spanish clothing retailer

American Boeing 757-223 N173AN operated their delayed flight to New York JFK only to divert
back to Heathrow when it got as far as Ireland - this service ends on Friday 6 January 2017

Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 A7-BCZ which had gone "tech" the previous day positioned back to Doha

Icelandair Boeing 757-223 TF-ISZ operated their flight to Reykjavik Keflavik

Blue Air Boeing 737-8Q8 YR-BMF operated their flight to Cluj-Napoca

Emirates Boeing 777-31HER A6-EBA operated their lunchtime flight to Dubai - the Airbus A380
has now moved to the evening EK037/038 service with this flight reverting to a Boeing 777

Norwegian Boeing 737-8JP EI-FJA operated their flight to Malaga

Thomson Boeing 757-26N G-OOBB operated their flight to Las Palmas

Vueling Airbus A320-232 EC-MFM operated their flight from Barcelona

Bombardier Global 5000 CS-LAM remained parked up before departing during the evening while....

.... while Challenger 300 N727FJ was an afternoon departure to New Haven, Connecticut, via Bangor

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Wednesday 4 January 2017 - Zimex Aviation ATR 72-202F HB-ALQ flying in basic Aurigny colours

Zimex Aviation ATR 72-202F HB-ALQ was a lunchtime arrival when it positioned in from Maastricht....

.... to operate a freight charter to Gothenburg - this aircraft - Zimex's third ATR - has recently been
acquired from Aurigny in whose basic colour scheme it is still in - it had previously visited as G-BWDB

Swiss Bombardier C Series CS100 HB-JBA operated their morning flight to Zurich

American Boeing 757-223 N197AN operated their flight to New York JFK

flybe Dash 8-402Q G-PRPG which had made its first visit to BHX on Monday evening
before visiting the Monarch hangar operated their morning service from Rotterdam....

.... later departing on their early afternoon service to Dusseldorf

Small Planet Airbus A320-214 D-ASPG operated their weekly flight from Paderborn

Eurowings Airbus A320-214 D-AEWD operated their afternoon service from Dusseldorf

Citation XLS+ D-CSEB was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron

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American Airlines to cease their service from New York JFK to Birmingham Airport on 6 January 2017‏

American Airlines have announced that they will cease operating their daily service
from New York JFK to Birmingham Airport on Friday 6 January 2017

A spokesperson for the Airport said: "Birmingham Airport is disappointed by American
Airlines’ decision to suspend its daily New York JFK - Birmingham service"

"We appreciate that transatlantic air services are particularly competitive, however
we are optimistic that another carrier will fill this gap shortly. There remains a strong
demand from both the Midlands and North American market wanting to access these
important regions and cities"

"Birmingham Airport reminds travellers that a daily non-stop New York Newark service
continues to serve Birmingham with United Airlines, and regular connections to North
America are also available with several other carriers, including Aer Lingus, Air France,
KLM, Lufthansa and Icelandair"

"Passengers booked on American - "AA" - flights after the 6 January 2017 will be contacted
by American Airlines to make alternative arrangements or arrange a refund"
 
American began operations from Birmingham to New York on the Friday 8 May 2015

www.americanairlines.co.uk

Friday 9 September 2016

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Thursday 5 May 2016 - KLM cityhopper Embraer 175 PH-EXG makes its first visit to BHX

KLM cityhopper Embraer 175 PH-EXG operated their mid-morning service from Amsterdam
- the first visit of a KLM Embraer 175 to BHX

American "One World" Boeing 757-223 N174AA operated their flight to New York JFK

Brussels Airlines Avro RJ100 OO-DWF was a morning arrival when it diverted in....

.... from Cranfield due to poor visibility - after refuelling it continued its journey - it is
devoid of titles and insignia and is presumably leaving the Brussels Airlines fleet

PIA Boeing 777-2Q8ER AP-BMG in "retro" colours operated their flight to Islamabad

Norwegian Boeing 737-8JP EI-FJI operated their flight from Barcelona

Czech Airlines Airbus A319-112 OK-MEK operated their flight from Prague - its first visit to BHX

Bright Flight ATR 42-300F LZ-ETM which had arrived on Wednesday evening spent the day parked up

Gulfstream IV N472MM which had arrived from Luton on Wednesday evening spent the day parked up

Windrose Air Citation CJ2 D-IAMO made a brief afternoon visit to the Elmdon apron

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