Friday 15 July 2011 - Royal Moroccan Air Force Texan T-6C's at Birmingham Airport!!

Two Royal Moroccan Air Force Texan T-6C's on delivery arrived from
Inverness - the first aircraft to land was "13/TM" (CN-BTM)....
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Photo: Laurence Jones
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.... followed 10 minutes later by Texan T-6C "14/TN" (CN-BTN)
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Photo: Mike Hollick
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Both aircraft, which are on delivery from the USA, parked up on
the Elmdon apron to spend the weekend at Birmingham - they
are planned to depart on Tuesday 19 July 2011 Photo: Mike Hollick
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Farnair Europe ATR 72-201F HB-AFG was an afternoon visitor
arriving with a load of freight from Casablanca Photo: Mike Hollick
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Learjet 45 G-SOVB was an afternoon visitor departing to Nice....
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.... other visitors included Centreline Air Citation CJ2 G-OCJZ
Photo: Mike Hollick

.... Woodgate Air Charter Navajo Chieftain G-JAJK
Photo: Ron Kosys

.... and Eurocopter EC 135 T2+ G-HOLM Photo: Mike Hollick

Wednesday 2 July 2008 - Adria CRJ200 S5-AAH operates their flight from Ljubljana

Adria Canadair CRJ200 S5-AAH operated their weekly flight
from Ljubljana

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Cessna 525 Citation CJ1 OM-HLY was another early morning

arrival that spent most of the day parked up on the Elmdon apron
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Sun Air Dornier 328JET OY-NCL operated the return charter

flight from Braunschweig before positioning back to Billund
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Farnair Europe ATR 42 HB-AFD operated another charter

flight from/to Paris CDG
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flybe Dash 8Q-400 G-KKEV has now been named "Kevin Keegan"
and sports an image of him - on the passenger door side only - in
his younger days as a Newcastle United Football Club player
. Lear Jet 45 N300AQ was an evening visitor to the Elmdon apron
.Air Berlin Fokker 100 D-AGPD operated the return charter
flight from Frankfurt before positioning to Berlin Tegal

Tuesday 1 July 2008 - Sun Air Dornier 328JET OY-NCL operates charter to Braunschweig

Sun Air Dornier 328JET OY-NCL operated a charter flight

to Braunschweig for VW with the aircraft positioning in from

Billund. The aircraft is in British Airways with whom Sun Air

have a franchise agreement

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Farnair Europe ATR 42 HB-AFD operated a charter flight

from Paris CDG
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Air Berlin Fokker 100 D-AGPD operated a charter flight to

Frankfurt with the aircraft positioning in from Hamburg

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KLM used Fokker 50 PH-KVK on their lunchtime service to Amsterdam

Wednesday 27 January 2016 - Cavok Air Antonov 12BP UR-CBG is an afternoon departure to Eindhoven

Cavok Air Antonov 12BP UR-CBG which had arrived from Liege on Tuesday evening was an afternoon....

.... departure to Eindhoven - it still wears the colour scheme of its previous operator Aerovis Airlines

.... and made a signature departure off Runway 33

Farnair Europe ATR 72-202F HB-AFW was a morning arrival positioning in from Basle to replace
ATR 72-212F HB-AFJ which had gone tech on arrival on Tuesday afternoon....

.... after loading it departed to Algiers via Basle while....

Farnair Europe ATR 72-212F HB-AFJ positioned out to Basle after being repaired

Seeing double! - Bin Air Metro III D-CPSW and Merlin IVC D-CBIN spent the day parked up

Cello Aviation Boeing 737-476 G-RAJG spent the day parked on Elmdon apron Stand 501....

.... later joined by their BAe 146-200 G-RAJJ

KLM Cityhopper Fokker 70 PH-WXC which is in the new colours operated their lunchtime service to Amsterdam

easyJet Swiss Airbus A319-111 HB-JZW operated the easyJet service to Geneva

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Tuesday 26 January 2016 - Farnair ATR 72-212F HB-AFJ is an afternoon arrival from Frankfurt

Farnair Europe ATR 72-212F HB-AFJ was an afternoon arrival when it positioned in from Frankfurt
to operate a freight charter - its subsequently went "tech" and spent the night parked up

Windrose Air Challenger 300 D-BEKP was an afternoon arrival on the Elmdon apron
from Warsaw parking up to night stop

Gama Learjet 45 G-ZXZX made a brief lunchtime visit

DC Aviation Citation XLS+ D-CUUU was a day stopping visitor

Turkmenistan Boeing 737-82K EZ-A016 operated their flight to Ashkhabad

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Tuesday 12 January 2016 - ASL Airlines ATR 72-212A HB-ACE is a lunctime arrival on the Elmdon apron

ASL Airlines ATR 72-212A HB-ACE was a lunchtime arrival positioning in from Cologne - its first visit
to BHX - ASL Airlines is the new name of the airline group that included Farnair Europe and this was....

.... the first aircraft to visit in their new colour scheme - it parked up to night stop on the Elmdon apron
in preparation for operating a freight charter to Algiers early on Wednesday morning Photo: Mike Hollick

Bright Flight Antonov 26B LZ-FLA which had been parked up since the previous Thursday....

.... was an afternoon departure to Hamburg

Global Jetcare Learjet 36 N31GJ was a morning arrival from Orlando Executive....

.... via St John's, Newfoundland, and parking up to night stop Photo: Mike Hollick

Learjet 40 M-DMBP was a day stopping visitor from Dublin Photo: Mike Hollick

Gulfstream 4 N721KJ made a brief evening visit to the Elmdon apron while....

.... Agusta A-109S Grand G-BPWR visited in connection with the Aston Villa v Crystal Palace football match

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Wednesday 6 January 2016 - HM Coastguard Rescue AgustaWestland AW139 G-CILN is an evening visitor

HM Coastguard Rescue AgustaWestland AW139 G-CILN was an early evening arrival on the Elmdon apron
operating an air ambulance flight - the helicopter used the call sign "Rescue 187" and is operated on behalf
of HM Coastguard by Bristow Helicopters - it departed back to its base at St Athan, Cardiff Photo: Mike Hollick

flybe ATR 72-212A EI-REM which is operated on their behalf by Stobart Air was a morning
arrival from the Isle of Man when it diverted in because of poor visibility at Stansted

flybe Dash 8-402Q G-PRPD was a morning arrival from Guernsey.... Photo: Mark Presswood

.... the aircraft is in the basic colour scheme of its previous operator United Express/Republic Airways

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-EMI was a morning arrival from Malta - it wears a "National Express - UK
Airport Transfers" logo jet colour scheme which is now only on the starboard side of the aircraft

Small Planet Airbus A320-232 LY-SPD positioned out to Gatwick after operating their flight
from Paderborn as they resumed services after the Christmas break

Farnair Europe ATR 72-202F HB-AFL operated a freight charter from Wroclaw before positioning out to Basle

Bright Flight Antonov 26B LZ-FLA which had arrived on Tuesday and....

.... Businesswings Dornier 228-100 D-IROL both spent the day parked up

European Flight Service Citation Excel SE-RHD was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron

Skyservice Air Ambulance Learjet 45 C-GMCP which had arrived from Canada on Tuesday
spent the morning parked up.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... before departing to Athens off Runway 15