Saturday 30 July 2011 - "Global Gathering" at Long Marston airfield results in influx of biz jets!

The "Global Gathering" festival being held at Long Marston airfield
near Stratford on Avon continued to attract interesting movements
to the Elmdon apron - Solid Air Citation Bravo PH-DYN wears
"Swedish House Mafia" titles - a group of Swedish DJ's Photo: Ron Kosys
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Colmuba Air Citation CJ2 9A-CLN arrived from Ohrid Photo: Mike Hollick
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Other visitors included Citation II D-CJJJ
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....and Augusta Air Citation XLS D-CLLL Photos: Mike Hollick
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Flight Ambulance Learjet 35A D-COKE was an evening arrival
from Turkey operating an air ambulance flight
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Jetairfly - TUI Belgium - Boeing 737-8K5 OO-JAX positioned
in from Brussels to operate a return student flight to Rome
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flybe Dash 8Q-402 G-JECF is named "Adam Stansfield" in memory
of the Exeter City footballer who died in 2010 Photo: Ron Kosys
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BA Cityflyer Embraer 190-100LR G-LCYJ positioned in
from Glasgow to operate a peak season IT flight to Palma

Monday 25 April 2016 - Czech Airlines ATR 72-212A OK-GFR flying from Prague in "Skyteam" colours

Czech Airlines ATR 72-212A OK-GFR operated their flight from Prague in place of the....

.... usual Airbus A319 - the aircraft is in "Skyteam" colours Photo: Ron Kosys

Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 A7-BCN operated their flight to Doha - its first visit to BHX

Vueling Airbus A320-214 EC-JSY operated their flight from Barcelona

Monarch Airbus A321-231 G-ZBAD was an afternoon arrival from Las Palmas

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-FRF operated their afternoon service from Dublin - its first visit to BHX

Norwegian Boeing 737-8Q8 EI-FHE operated their flight from Malaga

Maleth-Aero Boeing 737-3U3 9H-AJW operated the return charter from Bilbao....

.... before positioning out to Lasham

REVA Learjet 35A N990LC was a morning arrival from Keflavik operating an air ambulance flight

FAI Learjet 55 D-CONU which wears a stylised fromer "UN" - United Nations scheme....

.... was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

Cirrus SR-22 G-OGGM and....

.... Cirrus SR-22 N89NB were visitors during the day

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Monday 26 January 2015 - FAI Learjet 45 D-CFAI is an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

FAI Learjet 45 D-CFAI was a lunchtime arrival from Tenerife operating an air ambulance flight and
spending the afternoon parked up on the Elmdon apron before departing to Nuremberg while....

Luxembourg Air Rescue Learjet 35A LX-LAR also visited arriving from Malaga Photos: Mike Hollick

London Executive Citation XLS G-GXLS made a brief lunchtime visit arriving from Berne....

.... before positioning out to Luton Photo: Mike Hollick

Gallagher Eurocopter Squirrel II G-CHER made a brief morning visit to the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-EFY operated their lunchtime service to Dublin - the
aircraft wears additional "Bydgoszcz Torun | Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region" titles

Tuesday 14 October 2014 - Travel Service Boeing 737-8CX HA-LKG operates a charter to Kalamata

Travel Service Hungary Boeing 737-8CX HA-LKG which had positioned in from Brussels on Monday evening....

.... on its first visit to BHX operated a charter to Kalamata in Greece

Freebird Airbus A320-232 TC-FBJ operated their weekly IT flight to Antalya which start in the early hours
of the morning the previous week and now runs through the winter season

Thomas Cook Airbus A321-211 G-TCDZ which is in their new colour scheme operated a charter flight to Valencia

Thomson Boeing 767-304ER G-OBYH operated their IT flight to/from Reus before positioning back to Manchester

Gulfstream IV N724DB was a morning arrival from Philadelphia parking up to night stop

FAI Learjet 45 D-CFAI was a lunchtime arrival operating an air ambulance flight

Sunday 10 August 2014 - TUIfly Boeing 737-8K5 D-AHFR makes its first visit to BHX

TUIfly Boeing 737-8K5 D-AHFR operated their weekly IT/inclusive tour flight to Palma....

.... its first visit to BHX - the aircraft wears a non-standard colour scheme

Germanwings Airbus A320-211 D-AIQH operated their flight from Berlin Tegel - the Sunday
evening flight will be operates by an A320 in place of the usual A319 until late August

FAI Learjet 35A D-CFAX which had arrived in the early hours spent the morning
parked up on the Elmdon apron before departing Photo: Mike Hollick

Flairjet Cessna 510 Mustang G-FFFC - which is now based at BHX - was an evening arrival

Cirrus SR22T N648AB was an evening arrival when it diverted in from a closed Coventry

RAF Airbus A330 Voyager KC2 ZZ331 which had arrived the previous Sunday
reappeared out of the Monarch hangar before departing to RAF Brize Norton

Tuesday 5 August 2014 - China Southern Airbus A330-243 B-6058 operates final charter to Beijing

China Southern Airlines Airbus A330-243 B-6058 rotates off a very wet Runway 15
operating the third and final flight of a short series of charters to Beijing, China....

.... it had earlier arrived in the half light at 0542 nearly an hour early!

.... and had a "Follow Me" vehicle to ensure it found its way

.... to Stand 56C

.... while it may have been a grey start to the day a couple of hours later it was sitting in the sun!

This flight was taking the second group of Chinese tourists home after their UK holiday....

.... China Southern Airlines Flight number: CZ3002

Unfortunately by the time Airbus A330-243 B-6058 was on its way to depart the rain had arrived....

.... so as it lifted off Runway 15 it produced a cloud of spray

.... before climbing away to Beijing - again nonstop from Birmingham!

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-EMK operated their morning service to Perpignan departing off Runway 15....

.... and giving another view of its "National Express - UK Airport Transfers" logo jet colour scheme

Jettime Boeing 737-382QC OY-JTF operated the Mistral Air student exchange charter to Rome

Thomas Cook Boeing 767-31KER G-TCCB was an afternoon arrival when it diverted after Manchester was closed
by a security alert involving a Qatar Airways Airbus A330 - after refuelling it continued to Manchester

Aviavilsa Antonov 26B HA-TCV was a lunchtime visitor operating a freight charter and departing to Stavanger

Gulfstream 650 N673HA which had arrived on Monday evening was an afternoon departure to Paris Le Bourget

Tyrol Air Ambulance Astra SPX OE-GBD made a brief afternoon visit to the Elmdon apron

FAI Learjet 55ER D-CAAE which had arrived on an air ambulance flight on Monday evening departed to Nuremberg

Piper Malibu Mirage N186CB which had arrived the previous week as an afternoon departure