Saturday 30 July 2011 - "Global Gathering" at Long Marston airfield results in influx of biz jets!

The "Global Gathering" festival being held at Long Marston airfield
near Stratford on Avon continued to attract interesting movements
to the Elmdon apron - Solid Air Citation Bravo PH-DYN wears
"Swedish House Mafia" titles - a group of Swedish DJ's Photo: Ron Kosys
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Colmuba Air Citation CJ2 9A-CLN arrived from Ohrid Photo: Mike Hollick
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Other visitors included Citation II D-CJJJ
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....and Augusta Air Citation XLS D-CLLL Photos: Mike Hollick
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Flight Ambulance Learjet 35A D-COKE was an evening arrival
from Turkey operating an air ambulance flight
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Jetairfly - TUI Belgium - Boeing 737-8K5 OO-JAX positioned
in from Brussels to operate a return student flight to Rome
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flybe Dash 8Q-402 G-JECF is named "Adam Stansfield" in memory
of the Exeter City footballer who died in 2010 Photo: Ron Kosys
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BA Cityflyer Embraer 190-100LR G-LCYJ positioned in
from Glasgow to operate a peak season IT flight to Palma

Saturday 5 August 2017 - FlyOne Airbus A320-211 EK32008 arriving in the sun after a thunderstorm!

FlyOne Airbus A320-211 EK32008 operated their weekly flight from Chisinau landing
in the sun after a passing thunderstorm - its fourth consecutive weekly visit

Adria Canadair CRJ 701ER S5-AAY operated the return charter from Alesund before positioning out to Ljubljana

BA Cityflyer Embraer 170 G-LCYG operated their weekly flight to Florence

Wizz Air Airbus A321-231 HA-LXS operated their flight from Budapest

HOP! Embraer 190LR F-HBLA operated the lunchtime Air France flight to Paris CDG

Lufthansa Regional Embraer 190LR D-AECH operated their lunchtime service to Frankfurt

SiAvia Embraer 145EU F-HELA was a morning departure taking West Bromwich Albion
to play a pre-season friendly match against Deportivo de La Coruna

Norwegian Boeing 787-8 LN-LNB reappeared out of the Monarch hangar for final checks....

.... it was then turned around

.... and towed back into the hangar

West Atlantic BAe ATP SE-MHF was a morning arrival from the Isle of Man parking up
in preparation for operating the Sunday morning newspaper flight

Embraer Phenom 300 G-CKAZ was a morning arrival from Jersey....

.... continuing onto Tampa, Florida, via Keflavik and Halifax

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British Airways flights to Florence, Ibiza, Malaga and Palma take off from Birmingham Airport

Paul Kehoe, CEO of Birmingham Airport pictured with the crew on the inaugural British Airways flight to Florence,
Captain Richard Humphreys, first officer Claudia Zonneyville and cabin crew Rina Ottsman and Michael Fish

British Airways has returned to Birmingham Airport - when flight BA7025 took off from Birmingham
Airport for Florence, Italy on Saturday 20 May 2017 it marked a significant return to regional flying
for British Airways. It was the first of four new regional routes launched from the Midlands this
weekend and the first time British Airways' colours have been seen at the airport for a decade

Birmingham Airport ensured there was a party atmosphere for the first flight by celebrating with
a huge cake showcasing the four new destinations operated by British Airways

The airline last flew from Birmingham in 2007 when the regional airline business was sold to Flybe,
although Vueling and Iberia Express, subsidiaries of British Airways' parent company, International
Airlines Group (IAG), started up services and Aer Lingus has continued to operate to Dublin from
Birmingham Airport since 1949

The inaugural British Airways service to Florence was the first of the new routes to take off followed
by flights to the popular Spanish sunspots of Malaga, Ibiza and Palma providing more than 17,000
seats to the sun from Birmingham this summer. Flights are operated at weekends by modern Embraer
170 and 190 jet aircraft, with Eurotraveller and Club cabins and two abreast seating so everyone can
have either an aisle or window seat

Luke Hayhoe, British Airways' general manager commercial and customer, said: "This weekend marks
the start of a very busy summer for us in the UK regions and we are very excited to be returning to
Birmingham after a 10-year gap and after the successful launch of flights from Stansted last year"

"Florence is a brand new city to be served from Birmingham Airport and is proving to be very popular
with customers alongside our flights to three of the most sought-after Spanish destinations"

Paul Kehoe, CEO, Birmingham Airport commenting on the return said: "Today is a momentous day for
Birmingham Airport. To see the British Airways tailfin on the ground after ten years is great news for
the region and adds to the other IAG carriers already here.  The introduction of four routes for the
summer season ensures passengers have more choice on popular routes from the Airport and
additionally have the chance to visit the beautiful city of Florence, which was previously unserved"

 www.britishairways.com

Saturday 20 May 2017

British Airways returns to Birmingham Airport with new services to Florence, Ibiza, Malaga and Palma

British Airways is to start flying from Birmingham Airport again with the launch of
four new summer-only routes to popular European sunspot.

From May 2017 the airline will begin direct flights from Birmingham to the popular
Spanish destinations of Ibiza, Malaga and Palma and to the Italian city of Florence

They will operate on modern 98 seat Embraer 190 and 76 seat Embraer 170 jet
aircraft, with spacious cabins and two abreast seating so every customer can have
an aisle or window seat. The new return flights will operate once a week at weekends

British Airways last flew from Birmingham in 2007 when the regional airline business
was sold to flybe. Since then Vueling and Iberia Express, subsidiaries of British Airways'
parent company, International Airlines Group (IAG), have started up services to Barcelona,
Malaga, Alicante, Tenerife, Paris Orly and Madrid from Birmingham, while Aer Lingus has
continued to operate to Dublin from Birmingham since 1984

Luke Hayhoe, British Airways' general manager commercial and customer, said: "We are
very excited to be returning to Birmingham with four very popular routes. Customers can
once again enjoy competitively priced flights to the sun direct from their doorstep with
British Airways to those destinations they tell us they want to fly to. We look forward to
a busy summer at Birmingham"

David Winstanley, Chief Operating Officer for Birmingham Airport, said, "Having British
Airways return to Birmingham is not only great news for the airport but also the Midlands
region and we are confident this is the beginning of a long-term growth plan with the airline.
Launching these four routes, of which Florence is currently unserved, means British Airways
and Avios card holders as well as leisure travellers looking for a two-class cabin product can
travel from their more convenient airport than those further afield. We look forward to welcoming
one of the world's most recognisable and trusted brands back to Birmingham in May 2017"

British Airways schedule at Birmingham from Saturday 20 May 2017 

1835/1920 BA7024/7025 E70 from/to Florence
- operates weekly on Saturday to 28 October 2017
2125/2210 BA7026/7027 E90 from/to Ibiza
- operates weekly on Saturday to 30 September 2017
2215/2300 BA7028/7029 E90 from/to Palma
- operates weekly on Saturday to 30 September 2017
2220/2305 BA7030/7031 E90 from/to Malaga
- operates weekly on Saturday to 28 October 2017

www.britishairways.com

Thursday 9 February 2017

Wednesday 28 December 2016 - Swiss Bombardier C Series CS100 HB-JBD makes its first visit to BHX

Swiss Bombardier C Series CS100 HB-JBD operated their morning flight to Zurich - its
first visit to BHX - all 4 CS100s currently in service with Swiss have now visited BHX

BA Cityflyer Embraer 190-100SR G-LCYW was an early morning arrival from Frankfurt
when it diverted in due to poor visibility at London City Airport - its first visit to BHX

Emirates Airbus A380-861 A6-EOK operated their flight from Dubai

RAF Airbus A330 Voyager KC2 ZZ330 was an afternoon arrival from RAF Akrotiri
in Cyprus when it diverted in due to poor visibility at RAF Brize Norton

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Tuesday 25 November 2014 - Lufthansa Airbus A321-131 D-AIRD operates service to Munich

Lufthansa Airbus A321-131 D-AIRD operated their mid-morning service to Munich
after the Monday evening arrival/early morning departure was cancelled

Cello Avro RJ85 G-LENM was a morning arrival as it positioned back from London City after
flying a service from Edinburgh on behalf of BA Cityflyer - note the condensation on the wings!

Sunday 7 September 2014 - BA Cityflyer take the CBSO to Cologne, GainJet fly England to Basle

BA Cityflyer Embraer 170ST G-LCYH which now wears the "To fly. To serve" coat of arms after the titles....

.... was a morning departure taking the CBSO - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - to Cologne

.... for the start of their European tour - it had earlier positioned in from Edinburgh

GainJet Boeing 737-406 SX-ATF which had arrived on Saturday afternoon spent the morning on the
Elmdon apron preparing to take the England football team to Switzerland for the Euro 2016 qualifier....

.... more photos and information here

.... before departing to Basle

.... note the (small) England team FA crest by the front passenger door

TUIfly Boeing 737-8K5 D-ATUF which is in the Hapag-Lloyd retro colour scheme....

.... operated their weekly IT/inclusive tour flight to Palma - its third visit this summer!

Hi Fly Airbus A310-304 CS-TEX was an afternoon arrival operating their weekly flight from Paderborn

GAS Air Service Learjet 31A D-CGGG was an afternoon visitor operating an air ambulance flight

National Police Air Service - NPAS - Eurocopter EC 135 P2+ G-POLA comes into land after a local sortie

Saturday 15 February 2014 - diversions everywhere - and yet more challenging landings!!

Gulfstream 450 B-LCK was the star overnight diversion from Luton after a busy night as high winds
and appalling weather continued to hit the south east - other diversions included....

British Airways Airbus A320-232 G-MIDS which was operating from Belfast City to Heathrow and
was previously a BHX regular when operated by bmi in "Star Alliance"  colours....

Air Portugal Airbus A319-111 CS-TTO which arrived from Porto was another Heathrow diversion

Turkish Airbus A321-231 TC-JRR arrived from Istanbul returning to Heathrow during the morning

easyJet Airbus A320-214 G-EZUM arrived from Amsterdam - a Luton diversion while....

BA Cityflyer Embraer 190-100LR G-LCYN arrived from Zurich - a London City diversion

Austrian Airbus A320-214 OE-LBT operated their weekly IT flight from Innsbruck arriving during
a passing squall and having to perform a "go around" while....

Thomas Cook Boeing 757-236 G-TCBC also made an interesting approach on another windy day

Airbus A320-214 G-ZBAP - which had arrived as M-RAFF back on Saturday 18 January 2014 -
was a morning departure to Bournemouth for painting into Monarch colours

Thomson Boeing 757-28A G-OOBD which is being operated on behalf of "TCS and Starquest Expeditions"
and which had arrived from Orlando on Friday evening was towed to the Monarch Hangar for attention

KLM cityhopper Embraer 190-100LR PH-EXA operated their morning flight from Amsterdam - its first visit to BHX

Swiss Airbus A321-111 HB-IOH operated their morning service to Zurich while....

Airbus A321-111 HB-IOC operated an additional lunchtime flight
as Swiss upgraded their services for the "Half Term" holiday

London Executive Citation XLS G-ECAI was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron