Birmingham Airport and Blue City Aviation working together to support the National Health Service

Birmingham Airport and Blue City Aviation, a specialist cargo ground handler based
at the airport, are working together to support the National Health Service during
these challenging times in the fight again the coronavirus - COVID-19 - pandemic....

.... the airport has now handled 6 special cargo flights bringing in PPE and other
essential supplies for NHS the most recent on Tuesday, 5 May 2020, when a
Boeing 777 operated by Russian airline Royal Flight brought in 35 tonnes of PPE 

The aircraft originated in Hefei, China, and routed via Moscow to Birmingham were
a team was ready to unload the cargo of PPE - Personal Protective Equipment - ....

.... because of the current shortage of dedicated freight aircraft much of the cargo was
carried in the passenger cabin of this 428 seat airliner and had to been unloaded box by box

A fleet of lorries was on hand so the PPE could be transferred to the NHS without delay

After offloading Royal Flight Boeing 777-31HER VQ-BGL departed back to Moscow
- the aircraft had previously visited Birmingham when operated by Emirates as A6-EBF

Looking to move PPE or other urgent freight
in these challenging times?

Birmingham Airport remains open from 0800 to 2359 daily and
Blue City Aviation can provide a full ground handling service for
all types and sizes of aircraft - for more information contact
mailto:handling@bluecityaviation.co.uk or visit their www site at -

www.bluecityaviation.co.uk

Saturday 9 May 2020

Tuesday 1 December 2015 - Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov 12BK UR-CNT departs to Almeria

Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov 12BK UR-CNT which had spent the night parked up on the Elmdon apron....

.... was a morning departure to Almeria, Spain

.... taking off on Runway 33

.... and making a signature Antonov 12 departure

Air France Airbus A321-212 F-GTAE operated their lunchtime service from Paris CDG....

.... the aircraft is in "Skyteam" colours

Freebird Airbus A320-214 TC-FBH operated their IT flight from Antalya

A slow winters day! - Monarch, Small Planet and Thomson aircraft parked on the 70s and 80s stands

Abelag Aviation Falcon 2000EX OO-FDG was a lunchtime arrival from Brussels

Speedwings Executive Jet Citation Excel OE-GXL was a morning visitor Photo: Mike Hollick

Netjets Citation XLS CS-DXT made a morning visit to the Elmdon apron departing to Bern

Royal Flight Sikorsky S 76C G-XXEB was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

Friday 14 March 2014 - Royal Flight Sikorsky S 76C G-XXEB is an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

Royal Flight Sikorsky S 76C G-XXEB was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

Citation CJ4 G-SDRY was a Wellesbourne diversion spending the day parked up....

Quick Jet Learjet 35A D-CQAJ was a Bristol diversion later departing to Cologne

Tatenhill Aviation Cherokee Archer II G-TALH was an afternoon visitor

Brussels Airlines Airbus A319-112 OO-SSC operated their mid-morning service in place
of the usual Dash 8 - the aircraft is in "Star Alliance" colours Photos: Mike Hollick

Wednesday 16 February 2011 Royal Flight Sikorsky S76 G-XXEB diverts in from Tally Ho

Royal Flight Sikorsky S 76C G-XXEB was a visitor to the Elmdon
apron carrying Camilla The Duchess of Cornwall when it diverted

in from Tally Ho due to poor visibility. Camilla was on her way to

visit "The Archers" studio at BBC Birmingham in the Mailbox

.

Air Berlin Boeing 737-86J D-ABBB operated their flight to Hannover

- the aircraft still wears the first version of their new colour scheme

Tuesday 7 September 2010 - West Air Europe BAe ATP G-BTPC operates their service to Lille

West Air Europe BAe ATP SE-MAI has recently been transferred

to the UK register/Atlantic Airlines as G-BTPC and first visited BHX

as such on Monday evening - it operated their freight service to

Lille. It was of course a regular visitor when with British Airways!
.

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-EKK operated their lunchtime service to

Dublin - its first visit to BHX - it wears additional "Fuerteventura" titles
.

Royal Flight Sikorsky S 76C G-XXEB was a visitor to the Elmdon

apron carrying The Princess Royal who opened the Dairy Event

and Livestock Show at the National Exhibition Centre
.

Beech Super King Air SP-RPW was a day stopping visitor

to the Elmdon apron