Sunday 20 July 2008 - Belavia Boeing 737-5Q8 EW-251PA operates charter from Minsk

Belavia Boeing 737-5Q8 EW-251PA operated the inbound charter

flight from Minsk on behalf of the "Children of Chernobyl" charity....

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.... after offloading its passengers it positioned to Shannon

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Ken Borek Air Twin Otter C-GPAO arrived from Brindisi

in the early hours of Sunday morning. After a stopover at

BHX it departed in the late afternoon to Iqaluit in Canada,

via Keflavik in Iceland. The aircraft was returning home

after flying for an oil company in Burma.
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Welcome Air Dornier 328 OE-GBB operated the weekly medivac flight

Sunday 7 June 2009 - Maldivian Air Taxi Twin Otter C-FWKU is a morning arrival from Keflavik

Maldivian Air Taxi/Kenn Borek Air Twin Otter C-FWKU was an early
morning arrival from Keflavik parking up on the Elmdon apron

Thursday 17 April 2008 - Samsung Boeing 737 BBJ HL7770 is an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

Boeing BBJ HL7770 of Samsung arrived from Farnborough in

the early afternoon parking on the Elmdon apron until it

returned to Farnborough in the early evening This was the

first Korean registered to visit BHX

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.Kenn Borek Twin Otter C-GKBR arrived from Brindisi on its

way back to Canada from the Maldives. After refueling at BHX

it departed to Keflavik but subsequently diverted to Stornoway

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Monday 1 November 2010 - Kenn Borek Air Turbo Dakota C-GAWI makes surprise visit!!

Kenn Borek Air Turbo Dakota C-GAWI was a surprise visitor for fuel

while routing from Toulouse to Keflavik on its way home to Canada..

Photo: Ron Kosys

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.... it is called "Polar 5"

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.... and is operated on behalf of the Alfred Wegener Institute

- AWI - of Bremenhaven, Germany which carries out research

in the Arctic and Antartic
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It parked up on the Elmdon apron to refuel....
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.... which allowed a quick look inside the cockpit
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.... and the packed cabin.. Photos: Mike Hollick
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After refueling it departed to Keflavik, Iceland....
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.... slowly lifting off Birmingham's Runway 33

Tuesday 19 October 2010 - Maldivian Air taxi Twin Otter C-GOKB departs to Keflavik

Ken Borek Air/Maldivian Air Taxi Twin Otter 300 C-GOKB

was an early morning departure to Keflavik, Iceland, on the

next stage of its journey home to Canada

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CityLine Hungary Antonov 26B HA-TCO which had arrived in the

early hours on a priority freight charter was an afternoon departure
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Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-DHX operated their lunchtime service

to Dublin - it wears additional "Costa Daurada" titles

Monday 18 October 2010 - RAF Sea King and Hercules C4 visit Elmdon apron

RAF Rescue Sea King HAR.3 XZ593 was an afternoon visitor

departing to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital

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RAF Hercules C4 ZH869 was an afternoon arrival....
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.... operating a medevac flight and parking on the Elmdon apron
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RAF Avia Antonov 26B YL-RAE - which is now based
at BHX - positioned out to operate a freight charter
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Eastern Saab 2000 G-CERZ operated the afternoon
bmi regional service to Aberdeen
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Super King Air M-JACK which had arrived on Friday was
an afternoon departure
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Jet Aviation Citation Bravo HB-VMY made another day stopping
visit with HB-VMX which it followed out on departure
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Ken Borek Air Twin Otter 300 C-GOKB was an evening arrival

from Dubrovnik on its way home to Canada after service with

Maldivian Air Taxi whose titles it still wears

Tuesday 29 June 2010 - Fleet Air Saab 340 HA-TAD is an evening arrival

Fleet Air International Saab 340A HA-TAB was an evening arrival

operating a priority freight charter - it still retains the basic scheme

of former Spanish operator LagunAir
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Bin Air Metro III D-CKPP also arrived on a priority freight charter
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PIA Boeing 777-340ER AP-BID operated their flight to Islamabad
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Eastern Airways Saab 2000 G-CDKB operated the
return charter flight from Trollhättan in Sweden
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Kenn Borek Air Twin Otter C-FUGT which has arrived from

Keflavik on Monday evening departed to Zagerb and onto

Istanbul on delivery to a new Turkish operator based near Izmir
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RAF C 17 ZZ172 was an afternoon arrival operating a Medevac flight
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Falcon 7X LX-ZXP was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

Monday 28 June 2010 - Kenn Borek Air Twin Otter C-FUGT arrives from Keflavik

Kenn Borek Air Twin Otter C-FUGT was an afternoon arrival from

Keflavik parking up on the Elmdon apron to nightstop at BHX

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C-FUGT is the first Twin Otter for a new Turkish seaplane operator

based near Izmir - it will be operated on their behalf by Ken Borek Air

Once in Turkey floats will be fitted - and titles added! - and it should

then be based in a harbour near Izmir for charter/sightseeing flights

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Germania Boeing 737-35B D-AGEG which had arrived on Sunday

evening was an afternoon departure positioning back to Hamburg
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Netjets Hawker 750 CS-DUD was a visitor to the Elmdon apron

Monday 31 May 2010 - Kenn Borek Air Twin Otter C-GLKB on the way home!

Kenn Borek Air Twin Otter C-GLKB was an afternoon arrival from

Dubrovnik on its way home to Canada from the Maldives....

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.... after refueling on the Elmdon apron it continued to Keflavik

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Jet2 Boeing 737-33AQC G-CELO was an afternoon arrival from

Lisbon bringing the American group the "Black Eyed Peas" to

Birmingham for their Concert at the LG Arena, NEC....

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.... CityLine Hungary Antonov 26 HA-TCN had arrived earlier

from Lisbon via Bordeaux with their equipment
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Pegasus Boeing 737-86N TC-AAO operated the first of

a new weekly IT flight to Dalaman
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Viking Boeing 737-8Q8 SE-RHR had positioned in on Sunday evening
to operate their weekly flight to Northern Iraq - its first visit to BHX
. Belgian Air Force Embraer 145LR CE-04 was an afternoon
visitor to the Elmdon apron

Wednesday 19 May 2010 - Kenn Borek Air Twin Otter C-GPOQ departs to Keflavik

Kenn Borek Air Twin Otter C-GPOQ departed after its night stop

at BHX for Keflavik, Iceland, on its way home to Canada after

being operated by Maldivian Air Taxi in the Maldives

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Air Berlin Boeing 737-78S D-AHIA, a former TUIfly aircraft,
operated their flight from Hannover

Tuesday 18 May 2010 - other visitors

Astraeus Boeing 757-23A G-OJIB positioned in from

Bournemouth to operate a charter to Cairo, Egypt....
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.... while in an "all white" scheme faint Saudi Arabian titles were still

visible the aircraft having been operated on their behalf for the Hajj
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Kenn Borek Air Twin Otter C-GPOQ was an afternoon arrival
from Dubrovnik on its way home to Canada from the Maldives
- it parked up on the Elmdon apron to night stop
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Bahrain Amiri Flight Gulfstream 450 A9C-BHR was an evening
visitor to the Elmdon apron before positioning down to Heathrow
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Learjet 60 M-IGHT also made a visit to the packed Elmdon apron