Friday 20 April 2012 - Sunderland FC arrive in Suckling Airways Dornier 328 G-BWIR

 

Suckling Airways Dornier 328-110 G-BWIR was an afternoon

visitor to the Elmdon apron bringing in Sunderland FC for

their Premier League match again Aston Villa on Saturday

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Blue City Aviation Metro II G-GEGE was an afternoon

departure on a training flight to Cherbourg

Piper Malibu N926AD was an afternoon visitor Photos: Mike Hollick

Former Olympic Airlines ATR 72-202 SX-BIG remains parked up

on the Elmdon apron after another visit to the flybe hangar

Saturday 14 April 2012 - ATR 72 SX-BII departs to Sonderborg after parking at BHX

Former Olympic Airlines ATR 72-212 SX-BII which had arrived
at BHX back on Thursday 5 January 2012 for long term parking
under the care of flybe departed to Sonderborg in Denmark as
"Southern Cross 1231" - fellow ATR 72 SX-BIG is also expected
to depart Birmingham in the next few days
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More photos later!!

Monday 30 April 2012 - ATR 72 SX-BIG departs to Sonderborg after parking at BHX

Former Olympic Airlines ATR 72-202 SX-BIG which had arrived
at BHX back on Wednesday 4 January 2012 for long term parking
under the care of flybe departed to Sonderborg, Denmark....
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.... as "Southern Cross 1230" - and following ATR 72 SX-BII
which had left BHX on Saturday 15 April 2012
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Jet2 Boeing 737-8K2 G-GDFC was an afternoon arrival from Glasgow

positioning in to operate a charter to Krakow on Tuesday....
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.... the first visit of a Jet2 737-800 to BHX - note that it wears
different slogans on each side of the aircraft Photo: Laurence Jones
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Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-EVP operated their morning
service to Dublin - also on its visit visit to BHX

Monday 16 April 2012 - Challenger HB-JGR visits the Elmdon apron

Challenger 604 HB-JGR was a morning arrival parking up

to night stop on the Elmdon apron

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Gulfstream G150 OE-GAS made a brief morning visit

Photo: Mike Hollick

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Citation XLS SE-RIL was a morning arrival to night stop

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CitationJet N224CJ made a brief afternoon visit

- its first visit to BHX Photo: Mike Hollick

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Citation Bravo M-WOOD which has been undergoing
maintenance in the Eurojet hangar appeared outside to do
some engine runs before being pushed back into the hangar

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Former Olympic Airlines ATR 72-202 SX-BIG made yet
another visit to the flybe hangar Photo: Mike Hollick

Wednesday 11 April 2012 - Netjets Hawker 800XPi CS-DRS visits the Elmdon apron

Netjets Hawker 800XPi CS-DRS was an afternoon arrival
on the Elmdon apron parking up to night stop
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With former Olympic Airlines ATR 72-202 SX-BIG currently
undergoing checks with flybe SX-BII is now parked on its own
on Stand 506/at the end of the old cross Runway

Tuesday 10 April 2012 - Gulfstream N91LA spends day parked on the Elmdon apron

Gulfstream 550 N91LA which arrived on Monday evening on its
first visit to BHX spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron....
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.... while Ecureuil G-SPVK was a morning visitor lifting off with
Meridian Antonov 12BP UR-CGW in the background Photos: Mike Hollick
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Former Olympic Airlines ATR 72-202 SX-BIG which has been in and
out of the flybe hangar over the last fortnight is now parked on the
Elmdon apron and looks ready to be leaving soon Photo: Mike Hollick
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CityJet Fokker 50 OO-VLJ visited on a day stopping charter
departing back to Rotterdam in the late afternoon

Sunday 1 April 2012 - Albinati Global 5000 HB-JRS visits the Elmdon apron

Albinati Global 5000 HB-JRS was a morning visitor....
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.... to the Elmdon apron departing to Geneva - its first visit to BHX
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Swiss Airbus A320-214 HB-JLP operated their morning service
to Zurich replacing the usual Helvetic Fokker 100
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Monarch Airbus A320-214 G-OZBW - which is in their latest colour
scheme - operated their new service from Venice - the second of their
recently acquired ex Thomson/First Choice 320's to be based at BHX
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Former Olympic Airlines ATR 72-202's SX-BIG (left) and SX-BII
(right) which have both been in and out of the flybe hangar during
the previous week being prepared for departure are currently
parked up on the new Compass base

Thursday 23 February 2012 - ATR 72 SX-BIG makes a visit to the flybe hangar

Former Olympic Airlines ATR 72-202 SX-BIG made a visit
to Hangar 2 for attention by flybe.... Photo: Ron Kosys
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.... returning later to Stand 506 on what was Taxiway Lima
/the old cross runway Photo: Mike Hollick
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CityLine Hungary Antonov 26B HA-TCO which had arrived
on Wednesday morning spent the day parked up
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Meridian Aviation Antonov An 12BK UR-DWF was an afternoon
arrival from Graz before positioning out to Basle/Mulhouse
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Learjet 45XR D-CRBE was an evening visitor Photo: Mike Hollick
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Britten Norman BN-2T Islander F-HFIT was a morning visitor as it
stopped at BHX for fuel on its way to Cumbernauld for maintenance

Sunday 8 January 2012 - former Olympic ATR 72's SX-BII and SX-BIG sitting in the sun!!

Former Olympic Airlines ATR 72-212 SX-BII and SX-BIG are
now parked at the end of Taxiway Lima/the old cross runway
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Turkish Airlines Airbus A321-232 TC-JMJ operated their flight from
Istanbul - the third first visit to BHX by one of their 321's in a week!
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easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZGL operated their flight
to Grenoble - its first visit to BHX

Friday 6 January 2012 - former Olympic ATR 72 SX-BII parked on Taxiway Tango

Former Olympic Airlines ATR 72-212 SX-BII is parked at the
end of Taxiway Lima/the old cross runway.... Photo: Ron Kosys
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.... where it has been joined by ATR 72-212 SX-BIG which
has now been repositioned from the Elmdon apron
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Air Bright/RAF Avia Antonov 26B YL-RAC which had arrived
on Wednesday was an afternoon departure Photo: Ron Kosys
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Air France Airbus A320-211 F-GFKR operated their morning
service to Paris CDG - its first visit to BHX
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Netjets Hawker 800XP CS-DRX was an afternoon arrival
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Piper Navajo Chieftain N350PB which is based at BHX
spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron

Wednesday 4 January 2012 - former Olympic ATR 72 SX-BIG arrives from Athens!!

Former Olympic Airlines ATR 72-202 SX-BIG was an afternoon
arrival from Athens parking on the Elmdon apron....
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.... the aircraft has been ferried to the UK for attention by
flybe - the former Olympic titles/insignia have been crudely
painted out! It will be joined by four further ATR 72's - SX-BIH,
SX-BII, SX-BIK and SX-BIL - in due course Photo: Ron Kosys
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Citation Bravo G-WAIN was a morning visitor....
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.... joining Flairjet Embraer Phenom 100 G-CGNP on the
Elmdon apron - both aircraft were on their first visits to BHX

Wednesday 14 October 2009 - Businesswings Twin Otter D-IVER visits the Elmdon apron

Businesswings Twin Otter D-IVER which had arrived from Münster

Osnabrück on Tuesday evening operating a freight charter spent the

day parked on the Elmdon apron

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Miniliner Fokker Friendship 500F I-MLRT which had arrived from

Milan Bergamo in the early hours positioned to Dusseldorf
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Time Air Piper Cheyenne OK-MPM was another visitor....
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.... while Citation 560XL N142AA which had arrived on Monday
afternoon spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron
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flybe Dash 8Q-400 G-FLBE departed on delivery

to Olympic Air in Athens as the "BE 8031"
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Eurowings BAe 146-300 D-AQUA operated the mid morning
Lufthansa service to Frankfurt