Thursday 12 July 2012 - Airport Fire Service marks 15 years of United Airlines at Birmingham Airport

The Airport Fire Service were on hand to mark the celebration of
the 15th anniversary of United Airlines service to Birmingham....
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.... with a water cannon salute as Boeing 757-224 N17128 taxied
for departure back to Newark, New York, as the "UA 027"....
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.... with the early morning sun creating a rainbow!
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For more on United Airlines 15th anniversary celebration see here
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Swiftair Embraer Brasilia EC-HTS which is normally a
nocturnal visitor operating the FedEx Feeder flight
from/to Belfast International failed to depart and spent the
day parked up on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick
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Citation II N80AX which was formerly G-JETJ with Eurojet
finally reappeared out of their hangar and departed to Wick
on delivery to the USA Photo: Mike Hollick
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Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov An 12BK UR-CAH was an
evening departure with a load of freight for Monrovia
via Malaga by which time it was raining again!

Wednesday 15 October 2014 - HOP! Canadair CRJ700 F-GRZM is an afternoon arrival from Brive

HOP! Canadair CRJ 700 F-GRZM was an afternoon arrival bringing in Brive for their European
Rugby Challenge Cup match against Gloucester on Thursday evening - its first visit to BHX

Denim Air Fokker 100 PH-MJP which wears Greenland Express colours returned from Croatia in the
early hours of the morning with the victorious England Under 21 football team.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... it later positioned out to Dresden departing off Runway 15

Lufthansa Airbus A320-211 D-AIPL operated their lunchtime service to Frankfurt

Thomson Boeing 757-204 G-BYAT operated their afternoon flight to Fuerteventura

Swiftair Embraer Brasilia EC-HCF spent the early hours parked up on the Elmdon apron
before operating the return FedEx service to Belfast International

luxaviation Embraer Legacy 600 LX-MOI which had arrived on Tuesday spent the day parked up

Gulfstream IV N724DB which had arrived on Tuesday was a morning departure Photos: Mike Hollick

Citation CJ2 F-HMPR which arrived on Tuesday spent the day parked up before departing

Capital Beech Super King Air G-WVIP made an afternoon visit to the Elmdon apron

Tuesday 1 October 2013 - Air Bright Antonov 26B LZ-ABR flying in "The Expendables 3" colour scheme

Air Bright Antonov 26B LZ-ABR was a late afternoon arrival from Geneva....

.... it has recently been used in the filming of action movie "The Expendables 3"
in Bulgaria and still wears a camouflage scheme and the additional serial "27"

Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov 12BP UR-CGV was a morning arrival from Prague....

.... operating another freight charter and parking up to night stop Photo: Mike Hollick

Swiftair Embraer Brasilia EC-HCF spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron after going
tech while operating the FedEx service from Belfast International Photo:  Mike Hollick

Eastern Saab 2000 G-CDKA operated their morning service to Newcastle covering for....

.... Eastern Jetstream 41 G-MAJB which had gone tech on arrival on Monday morning
resulting in a visit to Hangar 1 for repairs

SAS Boeing 737-683 LN-RRD operated their evening service from Stockholm - the
first visit of an aircraft which normally operates Swedish domestic services

Challenger 300 N125TM was a morning arrival parking up to night stop while....

.... Cessna 510 Mustang F-GISH was a day stopping visitor Photos: Mike Hollick

CitationJet1 OO-IDE made two visits during the day

Capital Piper Navajo Chieftain G-VIPU was an afternoon visitor operating an air ambulance flight

Swiss Jet Agusta AW-139 HB-ZUV was an evening visitor to the Elmdon apron
when it made a fuel stop while routing from Scotland to Paris



Thursday 18 July 2013 - Air Bright Antonov 26B LZ-ABR spends the day parked on the Elmdon apron

Air Bright Antonov 26B LZ-ABR which arrived on Wednesday evening spent the day parked up....

.... on the Elmdon apron with Aviavilsa ATR 42-300F LY-ETM

Falcon 50EX F-HAPM made a brief afternoon visit....

Aviation Beauport Citation XLS G-CXLS was a day stopping visitor....

Diamond DA-42 Twin Star G-DJET was an afternoon visitor....

JCB Sikorsky S 76C++ G-XJCB was a morning visitor Photos: Mike Hollick

Avion Express Airbus A319-112 LY-VEU positioned in from Dublin to operate
the Small Planet IT flight to Zakynthos.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... it has small Avion Excellence titles by the front passenger door

easyJet Airbus A320-214 G-EZWC operated their evening service from Belfast International
in place of the usual Airbus A319 - its first visit to BHX

Swiftair Embraer Brasilia EC-HCF operated the evening FedEx Feeder service
from Belfast International also on its first visit to BHX

Wednesday 15 May 2013 - Starspeed Eurocopter Dauphin II G-LCPL visits the Elmdon apron

Starspeed Eurocopter Dauphin II G-LCPL was an afternoon visitor visit to the Elmdon apron....

.... other visitors on a busy day included day stopping Global Express N560U

Gulfstream IV N244J which arrived from Biggen Hill and parked up to night stop....

Netjets Gulfstream 450 N405QS which was a lunchtime arrival also to night stop....

Sky Service Citation CJ3 OO-FYS was a day stopping visitor....

Arcus Air Phenom 100 D-IAAW was an early morning arrival operating a freight charter....

.... being joined later by Arcus Air Dornier 228-212 D-CAAM while....

Swiftair Embraer Brasilia EC-HTS which had gone "tech" spent the day parked up Photos: Mike Hollick

Denim Air Fokker 50 PH-JXK operated a day stopping charter from Rotterdam

Air Transat Airbus A310-308 C-FDAT operated their first flight of the summer
season to Toronto - the aircraft is still in their old colour scheme

Titan Boeing 737-33AQC G-ZAPZ positioned in from Stansted to operate the Monarch service to Nice....

.... the aircraft wears "Titan Airways - 25 years" titles by the front passenger door

SAS MD 81 OY-KHN operated their morning service from Copenhagen