Tuesday 1 May 2012 - Jet2 Boeing 737 G-GDFC operates day trip charter to Krakow

Jet2 Boeing 737-8K2 G-GDFC which had positioned in on Monday was
an early morning departure operating a day trip charter to Krakow
.

Aer Lingus Regional/Aer Arann ATR 72-212 EI-SLN operated
the first of an additional daily service to Dublin....
.

.... while Monarch Airbus A320-212 G-OZBB operated their
inaugural scheduled service to Dubrovnik, Croatia
.

Thomas Cook Airbus A320-214 G-TCAD operated an inbound
IT flight from Palma before positioning out to Cardiff
.

City Airline Embraer 145EU SE-RAD operated their final
service from Gothenburg - the route is being dropped
.

Eastern Airways Embraer 145MP G-CGWV operated their evening
service to Newcastle in place of the usual Jetstream 41

Farewell to City Airline/Skyways as they end their Gothenburg service

City Airline (CF) operated their final Birmingham - Gothenburg
service on the evening of Tuesday 1 May 2012, a routes they
have operated since November 2003
.
The last flights - CF 017/018 - Gothenburg - Birmingham
- Gothenburg were operated by Embraer 145EU SE-RAD
.

City Airline were re branded as Skyways back in November
2011 via whose www site booking are now made but the
flights continued to be operated under the City Airline name
.

Tuesday 1 May 2012

City Airline/Skyways to cease their Birmingham to Gothenburg service‏

City Airline (CF) - who have still to re brand as Skyways despite
their flights now only being bookable via the latter's www site -
will be ceasing their weekday evening Birmingham - Gothenburg
service with the last flight planned for Tuesday 1 May 2012
.

The route - which started back in November 2003 - has had
its up and downs over recent years - it was once twice daily -
and the regular schedule/timings changes during the early
part of 2012 clearly have not helped
.

Tuesday 17 April 2012

Sunday 15 January 2012 - Turkmenistan Boeing 737 EZ-A009 operates scheduled flight

Turkmenistan Boeing 737-7GL EZ-A009 was a late afternoon
arrival operating an additional scheduled service
.

easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZFT operated their flight from
Grenoble - it is named "Sir George White" after the founder
of the Bristol Aeroplane Company/BAC - more info here
.

City Airline/Skyways Embraer 145LR SE-RAF operated their
flight to Gothenburg - it still wears the basic colour scheme
of former operator Dniproavia (of the Ukraine)

.Former Olympic Airlines ATR 72-212 SX-BIG and SX-BII remain
parked at the end of Taxiway Lima - unfortunately the three
further aircraft expected - SX-BIH, SX-BIK and SX-BIL - will
now not be coming to Birmingham
.

Aero-Charter Antonov 12BP UR-CJN (left) and Meridian
Antonov 12BK UR-CAJ remained parked on the Elmdon apron

City Airline becomes Skyways

City Airline which was acquired by the owner of fellow
Swedish regional airline Skyways back in April 2011
has now assumed the Skyways brand name
.
This change has been a long time coming with many
of the City Airline aircraft having long lost their colour
scheme and titles....
.
.... hopefully it will not take as long for the aircraft
to be painted in the smart new red Skyways scheme
.
In the short term the flights are still planned to operate
as the "CF017/018" however with effect from Monday
5 December 2011 the timings on Monday to Thursday
change to lunchtime until the Christmas/New Year
holiday period when a bespoke schedule operates
.
Skyways schedule from Monday 5 December 2011 until Christmas
.
1320/1350 CF017/018 ER3/ER4 from/to Gothenburg
- operates Monday to Thursday
1825/1900 CF017/018 ER3/ER4 from/to Gothenburg
- operates on Friday and Sunday
.
Flights can now be booked at www.skyways.com
.
Wednesday 30 November 2011

Thursday 8 September 2011 - City Airline Embraer 145 SE-RAF in Dniproavia scheme

City Airline Embraer 145LR SE-RAF operated their flight
from Gothenburg only its second visit to BHX....
.

.... the aircraft still wears the basic colour scheme
of former operator Dniproavia (of the Ukraine)
.

It was another busy day for freighters on the Elmdon apron
- Let's Fly Metro III EC-GEN was an early morning arrival....
.

.... as was Via Tauro Metro II EC-JIP Photos: Mike Hollick
.

Skydrift Embraer Bandeirante G-TABS was a lunchtime
visitor before positioning back to Norwich
.

RAF Avia Saab 340AF YL-RAG positioned out to Budapest to operate a
nightly service for Air Scorpio so will not be BHX based for a while

Monday 15 August 2011 - RAF Tristar ZD948 visits the Elmdon apron

RAF Tristar KC1 ZD948 was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon
apron operating a medevac flight Photo: Mike Hollick
.

Pegasus Boeing 737-82R TC-AAT operated their weekly
IT flight from Dalaman - its first visit to BHX
.

City Airline Embraer 145LR SE-RAC operated their evening service
from Gothenburg at it resumed after its holiday break - the aircraft
is currently in an all white scheme without any titles

Friday 1 July 2011 - Eurojet Learjet 60 9H-AFJ visits on charter from Casablanca

Eurojet Malta Learjet 60 9H-AFJ was a morning arrival with an
urgent consignment of freight from Casablanca.... Photo: Ron Kosys
.

.... after unloading it positioned out back to Malta
.

Fox Flight Learjet 36A C-FEMT which had arrived on Thursday
evening spent the day parked up Photo: Ron Kosys
.

Titan Boeing 737-3L9QC G-ZAPW positioned from Bournemouth
to take Neil Diamond's entourage to Glasgow and the next venue
of his UK tour - the flight operated from the Elmdon apron
.

RAF Avia Antonov 26B YL-RAD was a morning departure
.

City Airline Embraer 145MP SE-RAF operated their delayed service
to Gothenburg which departed in fading light - the aircraft still wears
the colour scheme of former operator Dniproavia (of the Ukraine)
and this was its first visit to BHX

Monday 14 March 2011 - Air Malta Airbus A319 9H-AEM operates their flight from Malta

Air Malta Airbus A319-111 9H-AEM operated their flight from Malta

.

City Airline Embraer 145MP SE-RIA operated their morning

service to Gothenburg
.

Contact Air Fokker 100 D-AFKE operated the morning

Lufthansa service to Dusseldorf
.

Gulfstream 550 EI-GDL was a morning arrival for

the Cheltenham Gold Cup week
.

RAF Islander CC2B ZH537 was a late afternoon visitor

to the Elmdon apron

Monday 17 May 2010 - City Airline Embraer 145 SE-RAD makes its first visit to BHX

City Airline resumed their morning service to Gothenburg with

Embraer 145EU SE-RAD operating the flight - it first visit to BHX

.

The Volcanic Ash Cloud did not close the airport for long

- by 0100 on Monday morning BHX was open again with

the diverted aircraft soon on their way ....
.

Thomson Boeing 737-36N G-THON positioned out to Doncaster....
.

easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZDN departed to Newcastle....
.

.... while the 7 Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS's spent the morning

parked on Taxiway Tango (the former cross/short runway)

before all departing during the afternoon

Monday 22 March 2010 - Boeing 727 "Super 27" M-FAHD surprise morning arrival

Boeing 727-76 "Super 27" M-FAHD was a morning arrival....

.

.... parking on the Elmdon apron
.

.

Royal Danish Air Force Challenger 604 C-168 was a morning arrival
- it wears "80 Years" titles - to collect passengers off....
.

.... RAF Tristar C2A ZE706 which arrived on a Medevac flight
.

CityLine Embraer 190-100LR D-AECD operated the morning

Lufthansa service from Frankfurt - its first visit to BHX
.

Aer Arran ATR 72-212A EI-REO operated their service from

Waterford - the aircraft has recently been repainted in

Aer Lingus Regional colours in advance of their new franchise

agreement that starts at the end of March 2010