Thursday 7 March 2019 - SmartWings Boeing 737-86N OK-TST flying for Czech Airlines

SmartWings Boeing 737-86N OK-TST operated the evening Czech Airlines service from
Prague - the aircraft is now in the full Czech Airlines colour scheme Photo: Chris Evans

Thomas Cook Balearics Airbus A320-212 EC-NAD was a morning departure to Las Palmas....

.... the aircraft still wears Condor titles for whom it had previously operated as D-AICL

SAS Airbus A321-232 OY-KBE operated their morning service to Copenhagen

Blue Air Boeing 737-82R YR-BML operated their flight from Larnaca

Fleet Air International Saab 340AF HB-TAB which had arrived on Tuesday evening
was an afternoon departure to Milan Bergamo from the Elmdon apron

Flairjet Embraer Phenom 300 G-HNPN was an afternoon visitor departing to Madrid

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Tuesday 16 May 2017 - AirTanker Airbus A330-243 G-VYGL now flying for Jet2

AirTanker Airbus A330-243 G-VYGL lines up to depart on the final stage of its delivery flight to Jet2....

.... at Manchester - it had earlier arrived from RAF Brize Norton after a flight over the Irish Sea

.... the aircraft has been leased to Jet2 for the summer 2017 season and will be based at Manchester

.... it parked on Stand 85C for its short visit to BHX

CityJet Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B EI-FWE operated the early evening Brussels Airlines service to Brussels

bmi regional Embraer 145EP G-RJXC operated their flight to Nuremberg

Eurowings Europe Airbus A320-214 OE-IQD operated their service from Vienna

KLM cityhopper Fokker 70 PH-KZS operated their early evening flight from Amsterdam

Fleet Air International Saab 340A HA-TAD was an evening departure to Chateauroux

Citation CJ2 D-IPVD was an afternoon visitor operating a priority freight charter

Piper Turbo Navajo B N95TA was an afternoon arrival from Biggen Hill parking up to night stop

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Saturday 29 April 2017 - HOP! Embraer 190-100LR F-HBLH operates the Air France service from Paris

HOP! Embraer 190-100LR F-HBLH operated the lunchtime Air France flight....

.... from Paris CDG - it later departed off Runway 15

Cobalt Airbus A320-214 5B-DCY operated their flight from Larnaca

Thomas Cook Airbus A321-211 G-TCDA was an afternoon departure to Fuerteventura - the
aircraft is still in their old colour scheme with additional "Egypt where it all begins" titles

Fleet Air International Saab 340A HA-TVJ spent the day parked up
on the Elmdon apron with three other Saab 340s

Broadsword Super King Air G-WCCP was an afternoon visitor arriving from Newcastle

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Tuesday 7 March 2017 - ASL Airlines Boeing 737SF F-GIXC operates a cargo charter to Vienna

ASL Airlines Boeing 737-38BSF F-GIXC was a morning arrival on the Elmdon apron....

.... when it positioned in from Toulouse - its first visit to BHX

.... to operate a cargo charter to Vienna

Fleet Air International Saab 340AF HA-TAB was an early morning arrival operating a cargo charter
from Bucharest - it had been escorted into BHX following a loss of communications by two RAF
"Quick Reaction Alert" Eurofighter Typhoons - for a full photo report see here Photo: Ron Kosys

Zimex Aviation ATR 72-202F HB-ALQ was an early morning arrival from Porto spending the day
parked up on the Elmdon apron - it is still in the basic colours of former operator Aurigny

flybe Dash 8-402Q G-PRPK which is still in United Express colours did engine runs on Taxiway Juliet before....

.... taxying over to Stand 83 - it later departed to East Midlands for painting into flybe colours Photo: Matt Waudby

Blue Air Boeing 737-46N YR-BAE operated their flight to Bucharest

Icelandair Boeing 757-208 TF-FIP operated their flight from Reykjavik Keflavik - the aircraft
has recently been fitted with Aviation Partners Boeing Scimitar Blended Winglets

Eurowings Airbus A320-214 D-AIZS operated their afternoon service to Dusseldorf

Lufthansa Regional Embraer 195LR D-AEBC operated their afternoon flight from Munich

Robinson R-44 Raven II G-MUSH was a day stopping visitor on the Elmdon apron

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RAF "Quick Reaction Alert" Typhoons escort Fleet Air Saab 340AF HA-TAB into Birmingham Airport

Two Royal Air Force "Quick Reaction Alert" Eurofighter Typhoons, supported by an Airbus Voyager
refuelling aircraft, escorted Fleet Air International Saab 340AF HA-TAB into Birmingham Airport
on Tuesday morning after the Saab 340 had lost communications with Air Traffic Control while
operating an early morning cargo charter flight from Bucharest to Birmingham....

.... while one RAF Eurofighter Typhoon escorted the Saab 340 onto the final approach for
landing at the airport the second RAF Eurofighter Typhoon was refuelled as it overflew the
airport which had been closed to all other air traffic while the alert was in progress

.... after landing at Birmingham Airport just before 0730 the Saab 340, which is operated by
Hungarian charter airline Fleet Air International, was escorted to the Elmdon apron where
a large contingent of West Midlands Police officers were already in attendance

The RAF Eurofighter Typhoons are based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire while the Airbus
Voyager is based at RAF Brize Norton and form part of the "Quick Reaction Alert" force
that is tasked with securing the United Kingdom's air space

While the airport was closed the morning Ryanair flight from Dublin was forced to divert to
East Midlands Airport while other aircraft were held either on the ground or in the air until
the Saab 340 landed at Birmingham at which point things quickly got back to normal

Tuesday 7 March 2017

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Friday 10 February 2017 - RAF Airbus A400M Atlas C1 ZM409 makes two approaches to Runway 33

RAF Airbus A400M Atlas C1 ZM409 made two low approaches and go arounds....

.... to Runway 33 during the afternoon - the aircraft wears an additional insignia

.... on the tail marking the 75th Anniversary of the forming of the Airborne Brigade
that was celebrated in 2016 - more information can be found here

.... the first approach was rather higher with the aircraft turning as it overflew the Elmdon site

Air Berlin Airbus A319-112 D-ASTX which is now on lease to Eurowings operated their flight to Hamburg....

.... while Eurowings Airbus A320-214 D-AEWM which wears additional titles and insignia promoting
their "Boomerang Club" frequent flyer programme operated their afternoon flight from Dusseldorf

KLM Cityhopper Fokker 70 PH-KZI operated their lunchtime service to Amsterdam

Vueling Airbus A320-214 EC-LAB operated their flight to Barcelona

RAF Avia Saab 340AF YL-RAG and Fleet Air International Saab 340AF HA-TAG spent the day parked up

Citation Bravo D-CESA was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron while....

.... GlobeAir Mustang OE-LNP which had arrived on Thursday was a morning departure

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