Tuesday 22 April 2014 - Starspeed Eurocopter EC155 G-WINV visits the Elmdon apron

Starspeed Eurocopter EC155 B1 G-WINV made two visits to the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

Lufthansa "Sharklet" equipped Airbus A320-214 D-AIUD operated their afternoon service
to Frankfurt - its first visit to BHX

SAS Airbus A319-131 OY-KBR operated their evening flight from Copenhagen
as this rotation was upgraded from a Canadair CRJ900 to a Airbus A319/320

Monarch Airbus A321-231 G-ZBAK was a morning arrival from East Midlands after repainting
into their colour scheme - it was previously JY-AYJ with Royal Jordanian

Monarch Airbus A300B4-605R G-OJMR which is currently undergoing end of lease checks
was moved from the hangar to the Elmdon apron for parking Photo: Mike Hollick

Friday 26 April 2013 - Starspeed Eurocopter EC155 B1 G-WINV arrives with Beyonce for her NEC concert

Starspeed Eurocopter EC155 B1 G-WINV was an afternoon visitor.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... it had arrived earlier with Beyonce for her concert at the LG Arena at the NEC

.... a couple of people carriers were on hand to whisk her entourage away

Eastern Embraer 145 G-CGWV positioned in from Aberdeen to take West Bromwich Albion
to Southampton for their "Premier League" match on Saturday

Augusta Air Citation XLS D-CVVV which had arrived on Thursday was an afternoon departure

Swiftair MD 83 EC-JUG operated a day stopping charter flight from Madrid on behalf of Privilege Style

SAS Boeing 737-76N SE-RET operated their flight from Stockholm Arlanda

easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZIO which wears a special Unicef "Change for Good" colour
scheme operated their evening service from Belfast International

Wednesday 15 June 2011 - Hi Fly Airbus A310 CS-TEI operates charter to USA

Hi Fly Airbus A310-304 CS-TEI positioned in from Brussels to operate
a charter to Kansas City via Gander - it is in the basic colour scheme
of Oman Air, has small Hi Fly titles by the front passenger door....
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....while (faint!) Pacific Flyer.com titles can still be seen on the
forward fuselage ("click" on the photo to see a larger image)
both airlines having recently leased the aircraft Photo: Ron Kosys
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Linxair Legacy 600 S5-ALA was an afternoon arrival....
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.... parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron Photo: Ron Kosys
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Fleet Air International Saab 340A HA-TAD was a morning arrival
spending the day parked up on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick
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Hawker 800XP G-CGHY was a lunchtime visitor....
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.... while Agusta A-109E Power G-EMHC
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.... and Eurocoper EC 155 G-LBAI made visits Photos: Mike Hollick

Saturday 21 February 2009 - Eurocopter EC155 P4-HEC visits the Elmdon apron

Eurocopter EC-155B P4-HEC was an afternoon visitor
to the Elmdon apron....

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.... it was ferrying Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to the airport

after his teams Premier league match against Aston Villa....
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.... Falcon 900DX OE-IDX having arrived earlier to collect him
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Also parked on the Elmdon apron was Falcon 900EX N85CL
which is operated for Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner
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Titan Boeing 737-300 G-POWC operated their
weekly IT flight from Chambery
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Swiss Airbus A320 HB-IJI operated their lunchtime rotation
from Zurich in place of the usual Helvetic Fokker 100
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Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-DLF wears additional

"Bye Bye SkyEurope" titles
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Twinjet Airbus A319CJ G-NMAK was a morning departure

to Abu Dhabi

Saturday 4 October 2008 - Air Caraibes Airbus A330 F-OPTP makes first visit to BHX

Air Caraïbes Airbus A330-200 F-OPTP arrived in the

gathering evening gloom and parked up on stand 85C

to night stop - its first visit to BHX

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Eurocopter EC 155B1 Dauphin N604FD was a mid day

arrival parking on the Elmdon apron