Sunday 1 September 2013 - Icelandic Coast Guard Dash 8-314Q MPA TF-SIF departs to Reykjavik

Landhelgisgæslan - Icelandic Coast Guard - Dash 8-314Q MPA TF-SIF which had arrived on Saturday....

.... was a morning departure as it continued it journey home to Reykjavik

SAS Boeing 737-683 LN-RRO operated their flight to Stockholm Arlanda

Lufthansa Airbus A319-114 D-AILU - "Lu" - operated their morning service to Frankfurt - the aircraft
wears additional markings as part of Lufthansa's "jetfriends" promotion for younger travellers

KLM cityhopper Embraer 190-100LR PH-EZX operated their morning service
to Amsterdam - the aircraft is in "Skyteam" colours

BA Cityflyer Embraer 190-100LR G-LCYK operated their final IT flight
of the season from Reus before positioning out to Edinburgh

TAG Aviation Global Express G-XXRS made a brief late afternoon visit to the Elmdon apron

Saturday 31 August 2013 - Icelandic Coast Guard Dash 8-314Q MPA TF-SIF is an afternoon arrival

Landhelgisgæslan - Icelandic Coast Guard - Dash 8-314Q MPA TF-SIF was an afternoon arrival....

.... parking up to night stop - MPA = Maritime Patrol Aircraft - note the extra equipment!

Air India Boeing 787-8 VT-ANK operated their flight from Amritsar via Delhi
- another first visit and the 6th Air India "dreamliner" to visit BHX

Air Berlin Airbus A320-214 D-ABDQ operated a charter from Berlin Tegal

Cyprus Airways Airbus A320-232 5B-DCJ was a morning departure to Larnaca
operating their final outbound IT flight of the summer season

Lufthansa Boeing 737-330 D-ABXU operated their morning service to Frankfurt

Air Charter Scotland Citation CJ3 G-YEDC was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

Thursday 1 March 2012 - Silk Way Antonov 12 UR-CAF makes it 10 An 12's in 2012

Silk Way Ukraine - Shovkoviy Shlyah - Antonov 12 UR-CAF

was an early morning arrival from Graz - the 10th different

Antonov 12 to visit BHX in 2012 and its only March!!

It later positioning out.... Photos: Mike Hollick
.... departing in classic Antonov style

Photos: Nick Broome

Icelandic Coastguard Dash8 TF-SIF also visited

More photos later

Saturday 10 September 2011 - Air Southwest Dash 8 G-WOWA flying as Eastern Airways

Air Southwest Dash 8-301 G-WOWA positioned from Aberdeen to
operate a charter under Eastern Airways "EZE" flight numbers....
.

.... taking West Bromwich Albion to Norwich for their Premier
League football match on Sunday afternoon Photo: Mike Hollick
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Challenger 300 LX-PMA was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

Sunday 22 May 2011 - Calima Boeing 737 EC-LKO flying for Sky Wings

Calima Aviation Boeing 737-85F EC-LKO positioned in
to operate the Sky Wings service to Paphos....
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....while their Airbus A320-231 SX-BTP spent the day parked up "tech"
.

Lufthansa Regional Canadair CRJ 900LR D-ACKJ operated
their afternoon service from Munich - this was the final CR9
rotation before the route becomes an all CityLine
Embraer 195 service from Monday 23 May 2011
.

Air Southwest Dash 8-311 G-WOWB operated the return charter
flight bringing West Bromwich Albion home after their final
Premiership match of the football season at Newcastle

Saturday 21 May 2011 - Tor Air titles on Balkan Holidays Airbus A320 LZ-BHB

Balkan Holidays Airbus A320-212 LZ-BHB positioned in from Gatwick
to operate their first IT flight of the season to Bourgas - the aircraft
wears the titles of Swedish airline Tor Air to who it is leased during
the week to operate a service to Iraq from Stockholm
.

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bmibaby Boeing 737-36N G-TOYL arrived from Faro on its first
visit to BHX - it was previously G-THOL with Thomson
.

easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZGI diverted in due to a disabled
aircraft blocking the runway at Manchester - after refuelling
it continued its journey
.

Air Southwest Dash 8-311 G-WOWC positioned in from Cardiff
to take West Bromwich Albion to Newcastle for their final
Premiership match of the football season on Sunday

Friday 8 April 2011 - Goodyear Airship G-TLEL passes BHX on way to Halfpenny Green

Goodyear Airship A-60 G-TLEL passed just east of the airport

at lunchtime on its way to Halfpenny Green.. Photo: Mike Hollick

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Photo: Laurence Jones

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Air Southwest Dash 8-311 G-WOWB positioned in from Plymouth

to take West Bromwich Albion to Durham Tees Valley for their

match again Sunderland on Saturday.. Photo: Ron Kosys

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flybe Dash8Q-402 G-FLBG which had arrived on delivery

from Canada on Sunday evening spent the day parked on

the Elmdon apron.. Photo: Ron Kosys

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Thomson Boeing 737-8K5 G-FDZD positioned in to operate

their first IT flight of the summer season to Naples

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King Air SP-NEO was a morning arrival parking up

to night stop at BHX.. Photo: Mike Hollick

Sunday 20 March 2011 - Mistral Air Boeing 737 EI-DVA operates cargo charter to Athens

Mistral Air Boeing 737-36EQC EI-DVA had arrived from Rome

on Saturday evening to collect the instruments of the "Accademia

Nazionaledi Santa Cecilia" an Italian orchestra that performed its

final concert of a UK tour at Symphony Hall on Saturday evening....

.

.... after loading it departed to Athens and the next stage of their

European tour - the aircraft is in Mistral Air's new colour scheme

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Air Southwest Dash 8-301 G-WOWE operated the return rugby

charter flight from Dublin before positioning out to Plymouth
.

RVL Cessna 310R G-BODY....
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.... and Cessna 310R G-SOUL which had both spent Saturday night
at BHX departed together

Friday 18 March 2011 - Air Southwest operate Dash 8 charter to Dublin

Air Southwest Dash 8-301 G-WOWA positioned in to operate a

charter to Dublin for the Ireland v England rugby international
.

As Cheltenham Gold Cup week came to an end the many Irish race
goers prepared to go home - Hawker 800XP EI-WXP returned....

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.... while Guflstream 550 EI-GDL was prepared for departure
.
.... the passengers for both aircraft arriving from Cheltenham race
course onboard Bell 430 EI-WAV.. Photo: Ron Kosys
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Hawker 800 HB-VKW made a return visit departing back to Zurich
.

RAF Avia Antonov 26B YL-RAA was an afternoon arrival

Friday 3 July 2009 - Titan BAe 146 G-ZAPO flying for bmibaby

Titan BAe 146-200 G-ZAPO operated the evening Amsterdam

rotation for bmibaby before positioning to Stansted

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SAS MD 87 SE-DIU operated their evening service from

Copenhagen in place of the usual Canadair CRJ 900
.

Air Southwest Dash 8-300 G-WOWB operated a charter bringing

in the "Britain's Got Talent" Live Tour from Belfast International

for their performance at the NIA. After parking on the Elmdon

apron the aircraft positioned to Newquay