Tuesday 5 December 2017 - Vulkan Air Antonov 26B UR-CQD is a morning departure to Prestwick

Vulkan Air Antonov 26B UR-CQD which had arrived from Bratislava the previous Thursday....

.... was a morning departure when it positioned out to Prestwick

.... taking off on Runway 33

Sprint Air Saab 340AF SP-KPH was an early morning arrival from Prague parking up for the day

The Flying Bulls Citation Encore+ OE-GDM was a day stopping visitor on the Elmdon apron

Jet2 Boeing 757-27B G-LSAB was a morning arrival from Newark operating
the return flight of their second weekend break trip to New York

Lufthansa Regional Embraer 190LR D-AECG operated their morning service to Frankfurt

Swiss Airbus A320-214 HB-IJS operated their morning service to Zurich

LGW Dash 8Q-402 D-ABQM, which is still in Air Berlin colours,
operated the early morning Eurowings service to Dusseldorf

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Thursday 19 January 2017 - AirTanker Airbus A330- 243 G-VYGL is a morning departure to Prestwick

AirTanker Airbus A330-243 G-VYGL was a morning departure to Prestwick for another
days crew training - the aircraft which has been repainted in an all-white scheme....

.... since its previous visit to BHX when it was in RAF grey but without markings/titles
had arrived on Wednesday evening after spending the day crew training at Prestwick

Swiss Airbus A320-214 HB-IJI operated their morning service to Zurich

Sprint Air Saab 340A SP-KPU which had arrived from Leipzig in the early
hours of the morning was an afternoon departure to Katowice

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Thursday 5 January 2017 - Sprint Air Saab 340A SP-KPU spends the day parked on the Elmdon apron

Sprint Air Saab 340A SP-KPU which had arrived from Gothenburg on Wednesday evening
spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron before positioning out to Aberdeen

Swiss Bombardier C Series CS100 HB-JBE operated their morning flight to Zurich - its
first visit to BHX - all 5 CS100s currently in service with Swiss have now visited BHX

American Boeing 757-223 N197AN operated their penultimate flight to New York JFK
- the service ends on Friday 6 January 2017

flybe Dash 8-402Q G-PRPG was an afternoon arrival from Inverness

Monarch Airbus A320-214 G-ZBAT was an afternoon arrival from Lisbon

GainJet Boeing 757-23N SX-RFA was a morning arrival on the Elmdon apron
when it positioned back from Lasham after maintenance

NPAS Eurocopter EC 135 T2+ G-POLD comes into land after a local sortie

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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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Thursday 7 April 2016 - Emirates Airbus A380-861 A6-EOS makes its first visit to BHX

Emirates Airbus A380-861 A6-EOS operated their delayed flight from Dubai after A6-EOP which was originally
operating the service had returned there with a technical problem - this was the first visit of A6-EOS to BHX

Sprint Air ATR 72-202F SP-SPC which had arrived on Tuesday evening operating a freight charter
was a lunchtime departure when it positioned out to Warsaw Photo: Paul Townsend

Air France "Sharklet" Airbus A320-214 F-HEPF operated their lunchtime service to Paris CDG

Icelandair Boeing 757-256 TF-FIU operated their service to Reykjavik/Keflavik....

.... the aircraft is in their special "Hekla Aurora" - Northern Lights" colour scheme

KLM cityhopper Fokker 70 PH-KZP operated their evening service from Amsterdam

Netjets Hawker 800XPi CS-DRZ was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

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Thursday 25 February 2016 - GainJet Boeing 737-406 SX-ATF now wearing large "Long Range" titles

GainJet Boeing 737-406 SX-ATF which arrived from Stansted in the early hours of last Friday
morning remains parked up on Stand 506 - it now wears large "Long Range" titles following
the fitting of auxiliary fuel tanks when it was undergoing maintenance in 2015 Photo: Mike Hollick

Global Express XRS M-GYQM which arrived from Luton the previous Wednesday
for short term parking is also still on Stand 506 Photo: Mike Hollick

Air X Charter Boeing 737-505 9H-AHA operated the return charter from Kuusamo, Finland....

.... parking on the Elmdon apron and later departing back to Kuusamo Photo: Mike Hollick

Challenger 604 D-AAAY was an early evening arrival from Zurich....

.... parking up to night stop Photo: Mike Hollick

Citation XLS F-GVYC was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron

Flightline BCN Merlin 4 EC-JCV was a morning departure

 

Sprint Air ATR 72-202F SP-SPA was an evening visitor operating a freight charter.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... from Cologne - after unloading it positioned out to Warsaw

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