Friday 20 April 2012 - Sunderland FC arrive in Suckling Airways Dornier 328 G-BWIR

 

Suckling Airways Dornier 328-110 G-BWIR was an afternoon

visitor to the Elmdon apron bringing in Sunderland FC for

their Premier League match again Aston Villa on Saturday

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Blue City Aviation Metro II G-GEGE was an afternoon

departure on a training flight to Cherbourg

Piper Malibu N926AD was an afternoon visitor Photos: Mike Hollick

Former Olympic Airlines ATR 72-202 SX-BIG remains parked up

on the Elmdon apron after another visit to the flybe hangar

Thursday 14 June 2012 - Westwind N439WW makes its first visit to BHX

IAI Westwind 2 N439WW was an early morning arrival parking up
to night stop on the Elmdon apron - this was a rare visit by this type
of biz jet - the last Westwind had visited back in 2005 Photo: Mike Hollick
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Gulfstream IV N394AK was a morning arrival from Manchester
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Blue City Metro II G-CEGE departed to Allborg for maintenance
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Emirates Boeing 777-31HER A6-EGO operated their evening
service from Dubai - it wears additional "1000th 777" titles

Sunday 22 April 2012 - Falcon 7X N85DN spends the day parked up on the Elmdon apron

Falcon 7X N85DN which is the aircraft used by Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner

was an early morning arrival parking up on the Elmdon apron

Blue City Aviation Metro II G-CEGE spent the day parked up with former

Olympic Airlines ATR 72-202 SX-BIG behind it

Lufthansa Cityline Canadair CRJ 701ER D-ACPE operated their afternoon service to Düsseldorf

Wednesday 29 February 2012 - Thomson Boeing 737 G-TAWC makes first visit to BHX

Thomson Boeing 737-8K5 G-TAWC operated their weekly IT flight
from Enfidha in place of the usual Boeing 737-300 - the first visit
of one of Thomson's new G-TAW- registered aircraft to BHX
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Emirates Boeing 777-31HER A6-EGM operated their lunchtime
service from Dubai - another first visit Photos: Laurence Jones
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Meridian Aviation Antonov 12BK UR-CAG was an afternoon....
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.... arrival from Graz
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.... while Meridian Antonov An 12BK UR-DWF had arrived earlier
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Farnair Europe ATR 72-201F HB-AFG which had arrived
in the early morning spent the day parked up
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Blue City Metro G-CEGE visited on a training flight out of Coventry
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Citation XLS D-CSEB which had arrived on Tuesday morning spent
the day parked up before departing in the late afternoon
Photos: Ron Kosys

Blue City Aviation Metro G-CEGE visits Birmingham on training flight

Blue City Aviation Metro G-CEGE dropped into Birmingham

while on a training flight out of Coventry
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It has been undergoing maintenance in preparation for
its return to service and will shortly become Birmingham
based again and available for general charter work
Photo: Mike Hollick
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Wednesday 29 February 2012

Birmingham Airport surges into the UK air cargo top 10 in 2010!!

The CAA - Civil Aviation Authority - have recently published

their annual 2010 traffic statistics which confirm that

Birmingham Airport has surged into the UK air cargo top 10,

based on tonnage of cargo handled last year

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Carried across a combination of dedicated freight flights and

on passenger services, Birmingham processed over

21 thousand tonnes of cargo in 2010, up 65% on last year

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During 2010, freight activity accounted for 3,121 flights, with

scheduled express freight services operated to France, Ireland

and the Netherlands, plus ad-hoc services to and from points

all over Europe

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With the dedicated cargo apron proving ideal for these

operations, the Airport continues to win freight business

from around the country. As many of the consignments are

headed for major industrial and manufacturing centres

throughout the UK, Birmingham is an increasingly important

player in the logistics supply chain

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Andrew Davies, Birmingham Airport's Head of Air Service

Development, said "We are delighted to see Birmingham

contribute to the ongoing growth in the manufacturing sector,

at such a critical time for the economy. Birmingham Airport's

24-hour, all weather capability and specialist cargo handling

partner Blue City Aviation, have proved especially useful to

the automotive sector, both nationally and locally"

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"Many of the consignments we see pass through Birmingham

need to reach their destination urgently, so we play a major

part in keeping production lines open and we are pleased that,

with our partners, we are playing an important role in this"

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Mike Hollick, Commercial Director at Blue City Aviation, said

"We are seeing a very positive trend in cargo movements,

indicative of a resurgence in Midlands manufacturing. The

Airport's cargo aircraft support, combined with the specialist

services provided by Blue City Aviation, ensure that Birmingham

has a reputation for rapid handling of priority cargo"

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"We are now aiming for further growth in this sector and believe

that our bespoke service, allied with Birmingham's central location,

makes it ideal for freight operations"

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http://www.bluecityaviation.com/

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Wednesday 23 March 2011

Tuesday 23 June 2009 - Homeserve Ecureuil G-ORDH visits the Elmdon apron

Homeserve Ecureuil 2 G-ORDH was an afternoon visitor

to the Elmdon apron

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Blue City Aviation Metro G-CEGE which is now BHX based

spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron
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Titan Boeing 737-300 G-ZAPW operated the return charter

from Hanover before positioning to Bournemouth

Monday 22 June 2009 - Blue City Metro G-CEGE arrives to become BHX based

Blue City Aviation Metro G-CEGE arrived from Coventry to

become BHX based parking up on the Elmdon apron

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Army Air Corp Gazelle AH1 XZ320 was a visitor to the Elmdon apron
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Titan Boeing 737-3L9QC G-ZAPW positioned in from Bournemouth
to operate a charter to Hannover