Saturday 23 August 2014 - Evelop Airlines "Sharklet" Airbus A320-214 EC-LZD makes its first visit to BHX

Evelop Airlines "Sharklet" equipped Airbus A320-214 EC-LZD operated their flight from Palma....

.... its first visit to BHX and the first time this weekly flight has been operated by an Evelop Airlines aircraft

.... all previous flights having been operated by Airbus A320-214 CS-TRL in Orbest colours

Aegean Airbus A320 SX-DVU operated their weekly IT/inclusive tour flight to Rhodes....

.... it wears additional "Discover the new Acropolis museum" titles and image on the rear fuselage

Turkmenistan Boeing 717 EZ-A106 which had arrived from Ashgabat via Minsk on Friday evening
was a lunchtime departure to Keflavik and onto Marana in Arizona, USA, for maintenance

Grand Cru Boeing 737-382 LY-LGC positioned in from Gdansk - its first visit as such - to operate
the delayed Estonian Airlines flight to Salzburg after the latter’s Embraer 170 went "tech"

flybe Dash 8Q-402 G-JECE has recently been repainted into their new "#purpleplane" colour scheme

bmi regional Embraer 145EP G-RJXF spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron before taking
Newcastle United home after their "Premier league" football match against Aston Villa

Ruby Star Antonov 12BP EW-394TI which arrived on Friday after spent the day parked up

Air Med Learjet 35A G-JMED was a late afternoon arrival operating an air ambulance flight while....

Super King Air F-GHSV also made an evening visit operating an air ambulance flight

Thursday 11 July 2013 - Turkmenistan Boeing 737-7GL EZ-A007 transits on its way back from the USA

Turkmenistan Boeing 737-7GL EZ-A007 was a lunchtime arrival from Goose Bay on its way home
after maintenance in the USA - after refuelling it continued onto Ashkhabad Photo: Mike Hollick

Lufthansa Airbus A321-231 D-AIDQ operated their afternoon flight from Frankfurt - its first visit to BHX

Grand Cru Airlines Boeing 737-35B LY-BGC operated the Small Planet IT flight from Zakinthos

easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZBM operated their evening flight from Belfast
- the aircraft wears additional "Edinburgh" titles on the nose

Citation Excel N79XL was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... later returning from a visit to Angouleme

Other visitors to the Elmdon apron included CitationJet G-EDCJ....

.... while Air Taxi Europe Diamond DA-42 Twin Star which went "tech" earlier
in the week remained parked up Photos: Mike Hollick

Monday 8 July 2013 - Citation Sovereign LN-SOV is a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

Citation Sovereign LN-SOV made a brief morning visit to the Elmdon apron

Jet Ranger III G-RNBW was a day stopping visitor

Mistral Air Boeing 737-36EQC EI-DVA again operated a student charter flight
from Rome - the aircraft wears additional "Poste Italiane" titles

Grand Cru Airlines Boeing 737-35B LY-BGC operated the Small Planet IT flight to Corfu

Turkmenistan Boeing 737-82K EZ-A015 operated their flight from Ashkhabad

SAS MD 82 LN-RML operated their evening service from Copenhagen

flybe Dash 8-402Q G-JECL was an evening arrival....

.... the aircraft is named after footballer George Best

Tuesday 2 July 2013 - Cessna 172B Skyhawk G-AROA is an afternoon arrival on the Elmdon apron

Cessna 172B Skyhawk G-AROA was an afternoon arrival from Cardiff parking up to
night stop on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

Grand Cru Airlines Boeing 737-35B LY-BGC which had operated the return Small Planet flight
from Corfu in the early hours of the morning next departed on their IT flight to Heraklion

Emirates Boeing 777-31HER A6-ENE operated their evening flight from Dubai - its first visit to BHX

Sunday 30 June 2013 - Alitalia Airbus A319-112 EI-IMC flying for Ferrari at the British Grand Prix

Alitalia Airbus A319-112 EI-IMC was an evening arrival from Rome positioning in to collect the Ferrari
team and take them back to Bologna after the British Grand Prix at Silverstone - its first visit to BHX

Cimber A/S Canadair CRJ100LR OY-RJH operated the evening SAS service to Copenhagen

Grand Cru Airlines Boeing 737-35B LY-BGC which had operated the overnight
Small Planet flight from Larnaca positioned out to Gatwick

First Choice Boeing 767-35EER G-PJLO was a morning arrival operating the Thomson flight from Cancun

Vans RV-8 G-XSEA was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron - the first visit of this type of aircraft to BHX

Friday 28 June 2013 - Travel Service Airbus A320-211 YL-LCD operates a charter from Ostrava

Travel Service Airbus A320-211 YL-LCD operated a charter from Ostrava - the aircraft is leased
from Smartlynx and has visited BHX a number of times before but always in an all white scheme

Mistral Air Boeing 737-36EQC EI-DVA operated the first of a series of student charter flights
from Rome - it wears "Poste Italiane" and normally operates for the Italian Post office

Small Planet Boeing 737-31S LY-FLC flying on behalf of Alitalia also operated
a student charter flight from Rome - its first visit to BHX

Grand Cru Airlines Boeing 737-35B LY-BGC operated the return Small Planet flight from
Skiathos  via Thessaloniki - the aircraft had previously visited as LY-SKA with Aurela

SAS Airbus A320-232 OY-KAL operated their morning service to Copenhagen
- the first visit of a SAS 320 to BHX

Lufthansa Regional Canadair CRJ900LR D-ACKG operated their mid-morning service
to Munich in place of the usual Embraer 195 - a rare visit of a Lufthansa CR9 to BHX

Monarch Airbus A320-214 G-ZBAH was a morning arrival when it positioned in from Manchester
- its first visit to BHX and the first time an aircraft in the latest version of their scheme has visited....

.... the "co.uk" has been omitted from the billboard titles and the aircraft has yellow winglets
- it later departed on their afternoon flight to Mahon - its first revenue service

Hawker 4000 N78KN which had arrived on Wednesday was a late afternoon departure to Teterboro, New York

Citation Sovereign OO-ALX was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

Global Express VP-CNY which is operated by German fashion company "New Yorker"
was a morning arrival parking up to night stop while....

Piper Cherokee Six G-DENI which had arrived on Thursday was an afternoon departure Photos: Mike Hollick