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 21 November 2016 - TUI Belgium Boeing 737-8K5 OO-JAY arrives with Club Brugge

TUI Belgium Boeing 737-8K5 OO-JAY was a morning arrival from Ostend - its first visit to BHX....

.... bringing in Club Brugge for their UEFA "Champions League" match against Leicester City on Tuesday
evening - it then positioned back to Brussels - Jetairfly was rebranded as TUI Belgium in October 2016

Emirates Airbus A380-861 A6-EOR operated their lunchtime flight from Dubai arriving in the rain!

easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZIN operated their mid-morning service from Belfast International

Icelandair Boeing 757-223 TF-ISS operated their flight to Reykjavik/Keflavik

Michelin Air Services Falcon 2000EX F-HLPN made a brief early afternoon visit

Fly Vectra Citation XLS+ G-RSXP was a lunchtime arrival when it diverted in due to the weather at Oxford

Pilatus PC-12/47E M-YAKW which had arrived on Sunday was an afternoon departure

Cessna 441 Conquest EI-DMG was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron

RAF Lockheed C-130J Hercules C4 ZH877 diverted in during the afternoon
due to the weather at RAF Brize Norton

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Wednesday 6 April 2016 - flybe Embraer 195 G-FBEJ is now flying in "Welcome to Yorkshire" colours

flybe Embraer 195LR G-FBEJ operated their afternoon service from Paris CDG....

.... it had also operated their morning service from Paris - its first visit to BHX since being
repainted into their new colours and the special "Welcome to Yorkshire" logo jet scheme

Cello Boeing 737-476 G-RAJG was a morning departure to Ostend at the start of its summer....

.... lease to Jetairfly - in preparation of this a "TUI" tail logo was added on Monday

West Atlantic Boeing 737-322SF G-JMCL which had arrived on Sunday evening when Coventry....

.... was closed was a morning departure when it positioned out to Stansted

Small Planet Airbus A320-214 LY-SPF positioned in from Vatry to operate their flight to Paderborn

Iberia Express Airbus A320-214 EC-LEA operated their flight from Madrid - its first visit to BHX
- it was greeted by a water canon salute to mark their recent inaugural flight - report here

Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-8F2 TC-JVI operated their afternoon flight from Istanbul

Sprint Air ATR 72-202F SP-SPC which had arrived from Krakow on Tuesday
evening spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

Cavok Air Antonov 12BP UR-CBG which had also arrived on Tuesday evening
was an afternoon departure to Eindhoven

Falcon 2000LX F-HJCD was an early morning arrival from Farnborough....

.... departing at lunchtime to Manchester

Tyrol Air Ambulance Astra SPX OE-GBE which had arrived on Tuesday evening
departed to Innsbruck - it had previously visited when registered D-CRIS

Robinson R44 Raven II G-EEZR was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

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Wednesday 2 September 2015 - Vueling "Sharklet" Airbus A320-232 EC-MEQ flying for "Pepsi Max"

Vueling "Sharklet" Airbus A320-232 EC-MEQ operated their flight from Barcelona....

.... the aircraft is in a special logo jet scheme promoting "Pepsi Max"

.... with different titles on each side of the aircraft

Cello Aviation Boeing 737-476 G-RAJG which has been parked up on the Elmdon apron since it returned
from lease to Arkefly/Jetairfly on Monday had the "World of TUI" titles removed during the morning

Monday 31 August 2015 - Lufthansa Airbus A320-211 D-AIPD flying in "Star Alliance" colours to Munich

Lufthansa Airbus A320-211 D-AIPD which is in "Star Alliance" colours....

.... was an early morning departure to Munich

Vueling Airbus A320-214 EC-HTD operated their flight to Barcelona - its first visit to BHX

Helvetic Embraer 190LR HB-JVR operated the evening Swiss service from Zurich - also its first visit to BHX

Cello Aviation Boeing 737-476 G-RAJG was an afternoon arrival from Brussels as it positioned back on....

.... the completion of its summer lease to Arkefly and Jetairfly for which it had worn "World of TUI" titles
- both airlines being part of the TUI Group

Monday 9 June 2014

Jetairfly Embraer 190-190STD OO-JEB operated a charter flight to Seville Photo: Brett Allen

Jetairfly Embraer 190‏ to operate a charter flight from Birmingham to Seville on Monday 9 June 2014‏

Jetairfly (JAF) will be operating an Embraer 190 charter flight from Birmingham

to Seville on Monday morning, 9 June 2014, with the return flight back to BHX

on Thursday afternoon, 12 June 2014 

MONDAY 9 JUNE 2014

0800/1000 JAF101P/9102 E90 from Brussels/to Seville
- one off charter - Jetairfly

THURSDAY 12 JUNE 2014

1755/1840 JAF9402/403P E90 from Seville/to Brussels
- return of one off charter - Jetairfly
 

Schedule/timings subject to change!!

Friday 6 June 2014

Wednesday 12 June 2013 - GainJet Boeing 757-23N SX-RFA arrives with England Under-21 football team

GainJet Boeing 757-23N SX-RFA was an afternoon arrival from Tel Aviv.... Photo: Robert Jones

.... on its first visit to BHX and parking on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

The aircraft was bringing home the England Under-21 football team after their exit
from the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football championship in Israel....

.... after unloading it positioned out to Frankfurt Hahn

Air Bright Antonov 26B LZ-ABR was an early morning arrival from Katowice operating a freight
charter - it was also on its first visit to BHX and parked up to night stop Photo: Mike Hollick

Air Transat Airbus A310-304 C-GTSY operated their weekly flight to Toronto

Luxair Boeing 737-7C9 LX-LGS was a morning arrival operating a charter from Stuttgart
via Dusseldorf - after unloading it positioned out to Luxembourg

Turkish Boeing 737-8F2 TC-JHL operated their flight to Istanbul - this aircraft was previously in their
"Globally Yours" special scheme and was on its first visit since reverting to their standard colours

Jetairfly Boeing 737-8K5 OO-JAV which is in the new TUI "dreamliner" colour scheme
operated the return charter from Lyon via Gatwick before positioning back to Brussels

Jettime Boeing 737-7L9 OY-JTU operated the evening SAS flight to Copenhagen - its first visit to BHX

RAF Tristar C2 ZE704 was a lunchtime visitor to the Elmdon apron operating a medevac flight