Thursday 7 January 2021 - Boeing 737-73W N946BC arrives for conversion to an E-7 Wedgetail for the RAF

Boeing 737-73W BBJ N946BC was an afternoon arrival from Bangor - the first aircraft for

conversion to an E-7 Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning aircraft for the Royal Air Force

by STS Aviation Services in their hangar at Birmingham Airport.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... the aircraft was previously operated as a Boeing BBJ by Deer Jet as B-5273 before

being acquired by Boeing and prepared at Georgetown, Delaware, from where it had

departed on Wednesday morning using flight number "BOE126" Photo Andrew Fellows

.... after night stopping at Bangor, Maine, it continued onto BHX for a late afternoon

arrival landing on Runway 33 and taxying to the STS Aviation Services hangar which

it soon disappeared into - it is due to enter service with the Royal Air Force in 2023

Emirates Boeing 777-31HER A6-EPE operated their "EK040" flight to Dubai....

.... the aircraft is in their Expo 2020 green "Sustainability" colour scheme

.... on a day when aircraft appeared and disappeared as banks of fog moved across

the airfield Photos: Matt Kidgell

easyJet Airbus A320-251N G-UZLF operated their flight "EZY203" from Belfast International

SAS Airbus A330-343 LN-RKM was a morning departure operating another freight flight to Brussels

Beech King Air D-IBFS was an afternoon arrival from Coburg - after a short stop on

the Elmdon apron it departed to Nuremburg and onto Coburg Photo: Andrew Fellows 

Friday 6 August 2010 - Top Fly ATR 42 EC-IDG arrives with Athletic Bilbao

Top Fly ATR 42-300 EC-IDG was an evening arrival bringing in
Athletic Bilbao for their friendly match against Wolverhampton
Wanderers - Wolves - on Saturday afternoon

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Cimber Canadair CRJ200ER OY-RJJ positioned in from Manchester
after dropping off CA Osasuna for their friendly match against Bolton

- it will nightstop at BHX and then take the team home after their
friendly match against West Bromwich Ablion on Saturday
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RAF Super King Air ZK454 made an ILS approach
and go around to Runway 15
.Citation CJ3 D-COWB was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

Tuesday 19 July 2011 - Trawel Fly Boeing 737-436 EI-DMR flying for Mistral Air

Trawel Fly Boeing 737-436 EI-DMR operated the Mistral Air student
charter from Rome in place of the previously planned Jetran MD 82
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.... its first visit wearing this registration - the aircraft had previously
visited BHX on a diversion when it was G-DOCR with British Airways
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Blu Express Boeing 737-31S EI-DXB operated the Blue Panorama
student charter flight to Rome - its first visit to BHX
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Air Transat Airbus A330-343X C-GTSD operated their weekly
flight to Toronto - its first visit to BHX Photo: Ron Kosys
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Citation CJ3 OO-FYS was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron....
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.... as was JOTA King Air G-JOTA Photos: Ron Kosys
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The two Royal Moroccan Air Force Texan T-6C's departed on the
next stage of their delivery flight - "13/TM" (CN-BTM) leaving first....
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.... followed by Texan T-6C "14/TN" (CN-BTN)

Monday 27 June 2011 - Bulgaria Air Avro RJ70 LZ-TIM visits the Elmdon apron

Bulgaria Air Avro RJ70 LZ-TIM was a lunchtime arrival from Zurich
operating a charter for Roger Waters and his "The Wall Live Tour 2011"....

..... the Bulgaria Air titles are in English on the starboard side
Photo: Mike Hollick

Cobham Flight Inspection Super King Air G-COBM was an afternoon

visitor checking the Runway 15 ILS

Thursday 24 June 2010 - RAF VC 10 C1K XV106 visits the Elmdon apron while operating a Medevac flight

RAF VC 10 C1K XV106 was an afternoon arrival....

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.... operating a Medevac flight and parking on the Elmdon apron
. After offloading it departed off Runway 33 to Brize Norton....
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.... in the usual manner expected of a VC 10!!
. British Airways Airbus A320-232 G-TTOE positioned in
from Heathrow to operate a charter flight to Dubrovnik
.Nouvelair Tunisie Airbus A320-212 TS-INN again operated
the weekly Koral Blue IT flight from Sharm el Sheikh
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Cobham Flight Inspection Super King Air B200 G-FPLB
spent the day checking the Runway 33 ILS
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Air Charter Scotland Citation CJ2 G-OODM was

a lunchtime visitor to the Elmdon apron
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Netjets Citation XLS CS-DQB was an evening arrival

parking up to nightstop on the Elmdon apron

Friday 19 June 2009 - Mint Airways Boeing 757-28A EC-LBC makes its first visit to BHX

Mint Airways Boeing 757-28A EC-LBC operated the Thomas Cook
flight from Reus - its first visit to BHX

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....before operating the delayed outbound flight back to Spain
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Cobham Flight Inspection Super King Air B200 G-FPLE was a

morning visitor to the Elmdon apron before making a number

of low level runs down Runway 33 checking the ILS
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Saturday 11 May 2013 - RAF Rescue Sea King HAR3 ZA105 visits on a medevac flight from Devon

RAF Rescue Sea King HAR3 ZA105 was a morning visitor operating a medevac flight having already
made one visit earlier to collect a specialist medical team from Birmingham Children’s Hospital....

.... which it transported to a hospital in Devon - it then returned with the patient and the medical
team before continuing back to its base at RAF Valley in North Wales Photos: Mike Hollick

Cessna 510 Mustang D-IRUN was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron while....

Netjets Hawker 750 CS-DUH made a brief morning visit....

.... Specsavers Super King Air M-SPEC also visited Photos: Mike Hollick

Eastern Airways Embraer 135ER G-CGMC positioned in from Newcastle to take West Bromwich
 Albion to Norwich for their Premier League match on Sunday while....

Cello/Chevron Avro RJ 85 G-LENM positioned out to Manchester to operate a charter
to Luton for the FA Cup final at Wembley between Manchester City and Wigan

Wednesday 28 April 2010 - Cello's new Avro Business Jet G-RAJJ makes its first visit to BHX!!

Cello Aviation's "Avro Business Jet" BAe 146-200 G-RAJJ

made its first visit to BHX arriving from Southend....

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.... and parking on the Elmdon apron
. .... to be welcomed by Cello's Birmingham based staff
. The aircraft has a 46 VIP interior and will be available for charter
Photo: Mike Hollick .. For more information on Cello please see -
http://celloaviation.blogspot.com/ and http://www.flycello.com/
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The aircraft later returned to Southend and will be on
display at EBACE in Geneva between 2-6 May 2010
. Eurocypria Boeing 737-8Q8 5B-DBR operated their IT flight to Paphos
."Lu" - Lufthansa Airbus A319-114 D-AILU operated
their morning service to Frankfurt
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Businesswings Twin Otter D-IVER was a lunchtime visitor

to the Elmdon apron operating a priority freight charter

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Synergy Super King Air G-SYGA spent the day parked up....

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.... on the Elmdon apron where Cherokee Arrow G-AXWZ....
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.... and Agusta A-109S Grand G-STGR were also visitors