Monday 7 November 2016 - UPS reroute their overnight parcel operation to Birmingham Airport

UPS moved their overnight parcel operation from East Midlands to Birmingham on Sunday
night/Monday morning due to the latter airport's weekend runway closure for resurfacing....

.... 4 flights were rerouted resulting in three Boeing 767s being parked on the Elmdon apron
at BHX at the same time in the early hours of Monday morning

.... the parcel containers were off loaded from the aircraft and transferred onto a fleet of trucks
to be taken to/from the UPS freight terminal at East Midlands Airport - aircraft involved were....

UPS Boeing 767-34AFER N359UP which operated from/to Cologne - its first visit to BHX....

Star Air Boeing 767-219F OY-SRN which arrived from Cologne before continuing onto Belfast....

Euro Atlantic Cargo Boeing 767-375F CS-TLZ, which is on lease to Star Air, and which
arrived from Cologne before continuing onto Edinburgh - its first visit to BHX - and....

UPS Boeing 767-34AFER N315UP which operated from/to Cologne - its first visit to BHX

Monday 9 March 2015 - Star Air Boeing 767-204ERF OY-SRH flying for UPS is an early morning visitor

Star Air Boeing 767-204ERF OY-SRH flying on behalf of UPS and now in their new colour scheme was
an early morning visitor to the Elmdon apron routing from Cologne to Belfast International via BHX
due to the overnight closure of the runway at East Midlands for maintenance Photo: Mike Hollick

Westair Gulfstream 650 EI-JSK was a morning arrival from Dublin as visitors started to arrive for the
"Cheltenham Festival" - this aircraft has replaced Gulfstream 550 EI-GDL while....

Netjets Global 6000 CS-GLB was an afternoon arrival from Dublin before positioning out to Farnborough

Air X Charter Boeing 737-505 9H-OME which had arrived back from Arvidsjaur, Sweden, on Friday
afternoon was an early morning departure to Bournemouth Photos: Mike Hollick

Monday 25 November 2013 - Van RV-9A G-XSAM is an unusual visitor to the Elmdon apron

Vans RV-9A G-XSAM was an unusual visitor on a busy day on the Elmdon apron...

FlightCal Diamond DA-42 Twin Star G-DGPS was a morning arrival before checking the Runway 33 ILS

Aerodata Surveys Rockwell 690A Turbo Commander OO-GOA which had arrived
on Saturday remained parked up while....

.... Aerodata Surveys Merlin III PH-PIX went for a short flight

Learjet 45 9H-BCP day stopping visitor

Challenger 300 N125TM which had arrived on Saturday spent the day parked up before departing

Challenger 300 D-BADO was an afternoon arrival spending the evening parked up

Eurocopter EC120B Colibri G-FCKD was a day stopping visitor Photos: Mike Hollick

Monarch Airbus A300B4-605R G-MAJS was a morning arrival from Manchester....

.... after an extended tour of the airport it parked up on Stand 85C

Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-752 TC-JKO operated their morning service to Istanbul

Star Air Boeing 767-232F OY-SRP flying on behalf of UPS was an early morning visitor when it made
its first visit to BHX operating an additional flight from/to Cologne via BHX due to the overnight runway
closure at EMA - it was followed in by....

Star Air Boeing 767-219F OY-SRN which operated the regular Cologne - EMA - Belfast International service
on behalf of UPS - again operating via BHX because of the overnight closure of the runway at EMA

Air Bright Antonov 26B LZ-ABR in its "The Expendables 3" colour scheme remained parked up

Monday 18 November 2013 - Star Air Boeing 767-219F OY-SRN flying for UPS makes its first visit to BHX

Star Air Boeing 767-219F OY-SRN flying on behalf of UPS made its first visit to BHX when it was
an early morning visitor to the Elmdon apron routing from Cologne to Belfast International via BHX
due to the overnight closure of the runway at East Midlands for maintenance Photo: Mike Hollick

Monarch Boeing 757-2T5 G-MONJ was an early morning arrival when it positioned in from Luton
for a visit to their hangar - the aircraft wears "Captain's Choice" titles - an Australian tour operator
that specialises in luxury air tours for which the aircraft is in a VIP configuration

Falcon 50 F-HALM made a brief morning visit to the Elmdon apron

Gama Aviation Gulfstream 550 G-MRLX which had arrived on Sunday was an afternoon departure Photo: Mike Hollick

Monday 11 November 2013 - Star Air Boeing 767-219F OY-SRG flying for UPS makes its first visit to BHX

Star Air Boeing 767-219F OY-SRG flying on behalf of UPS made its first visit to BHX when it was
an early morning visitor to the Elmdon apron routing from Cologne to Belfast International via BHX
due to the overnight closure of the runway at East Midlands for maintenance Photo: Mike Hollick

Air Bright Antonov 26B LZ-ABR which had been parked up on the Elmdon apron since
it arrived on the previous Wednesday evening was an afternoon departure to Hahn....

.... quickly climbing off Runway 15 into the low cloud

Lufthansa "Sharklet" equipped Airbus A320-214 D-AIZZ operated their lunchtime service to Frankfurt
- its first visit to BHX. It wears a slightly different scheme to their out recent additions ....

.... with a small Lufthansa "crane" on the winglets - and no "lufthansa.com" titles on the rear fuselage

CityJet Avro RJ85 EI-RJO was a lunchtime arrival when it positioned back from Gothenburg
after earlier operating the first of a series of charters that continue until Friday

Monday 18 March 2013 - RAF VC10 K3 ZA149/"H" makes final flypast at BHX on way to Bruntingthorpe

RAF VC10 K3 ZA149/"H" made an approach and go around to Runway 33 at lunchtime....

.... the aircraft was en-route from RAF Brize Norton to Bruntingthorpe where it is due to be
scrapped and the flypast marked the long association between the RAF and the airport

... which has seen many VC10's visit over the years on both medevac and trooping flights

.... the aircraft climbs away with the Elmdon ATC Tower in the foreground - given that the VC10

is now going out of RAF service this is likely to be the final visit of a VC10 to BHX - things change!!

Star Air Boeing 767-25EF OY-SRL flying on behalf of UPS made its first visit to BHX when it was
an early morning visitor to the Elmdon apron routing from Cologne to Belfast International via
BHX due to the overnight closure of the runway at East Midlands for maintenance Photo: Mike Hollick

Specsavers Super King Air M-SPEX made a brief morning visit to the Elmdon apron

Monday 11 March 2013 - Beechjet 390 Premier 1A D-ISAR visits the Elmdon apron

Beechjet 390 Premier 1A D-ISAR was a morning arrival on the Elmdon apron

parking up to night stop at BHX Photo: Mike Hollick

Gulfstream 550 EI-GDL was a morning arrival parking up on the Elmdon apron

as visitors started to arrive for the "Cheltenham Festival" racing week

SAS Boeing 737-7BX SE-RES operated their service to Stockholm Arlanda

Star Air Boeing 767-25EF OY-SRK flying on behalf of UPS was an early morning visitor
to the Elmdon apron routing from Cologne to Belfast International via BHX due to the
overnight closure of the runway at East Midlands for maintenance Photo: Mike Hollick

Monday 4 March 2013 - Star Air Boeing 767-25EF OY-SRH flying for UPS makes its first visit to BHX

Star Air Boeing 767-25EF OY-SRH flying on behalf of UPS made its first visit to BHX when it was
an early morning visitor to the Elmdon apron routing from Cologne to Belfast International via
BHX due to the overnight closure of the runway at East Midlands for maintenance Photo: Mike Hollick

SAS Airbus A321-231 LN-RKI operated their morning service to Copenhagen in place
of the usual MD 82 while.... Photo: Ron Kosys

....Boeing 737-683 LN-RPU operated their lunchtime service to Stockholm Arlanda

The Chevron Avro RJ 85 which arrived from Kemble on Friday 1 March 2013 as G-CGYR was
re registered G-LENM - the aircraft will be operated on their behalf by Cello Photo: Mike Hollick

Aeronova Metro III EC-HCH made a brief afternoon visit operating a priority freight charter