Thursday 12 July 2012 - Airport Fire Service marks 15 years of United Airlines at Birmingham Airport

The Airport Fire Service were on hand to mark the celebration of
the 15th anniversary of United Airlines service to Birmingham....
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.... with a water cannon salute as Boeing 757-224 N17128 taxied
for departure back to Newark, New York, as the "UA 027"....
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.... with the early morning sun creating a rainbow!
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For more on United Airlines 15th anniversary celebration see here
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Swiftair Embraer Brasilia EC-HTS which is normally a
nocturnal visitor operating the FedEx Feeder flight
from/to Belfast International failed to depart and spent the
day parked up on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick
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Citation II N80AX which was formerly G-JETJ with Eurojet
finally reappeared out of their hangar and departed to Wick
on delivery to the USA Photo: Mike Hollick
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Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov An 12BK UR-CAH was an
evening departure with a load of freight for Monrovia
via Malaga by which time it was raining again!

Friday 7 April 2017 - Norwegian Boeing 737-8JP EI-FVM promoting "Norwegian Rewards"

Norwegian Boeing 737-8JP EI-FVM operated their flight from Tenerife - its first visit to BHX
- it wears additional titles promoting "Norwegian Rewards" their frequent flyer programme

Helvetic Embraer 190LR HB-JVR operated the evening Swiss service from Zurich

Lufthansa Airbus A320-271N "neo" D-AIND operated their morning service....

.... to Frankfurt departing off Runway 33

United Airlines Boeing 757-224 N34137 operated their flight to Newark

GainJet Boeing 737-406 SX-ATF was a morning departure to Perpignan

Turkish Airlines Airbus A321-231 TC-JRS operated their morning flight from Istanbul

Cessna Citation XLS+ G-DEIA was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

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United Airlines hosts event to celebrate 15 Years of flying from Birmingham Airport to New York/Newark

Bob Schumacher, United Managing Director Sales, United Kingdom & Ireland; Jim Mueller,
United Vice President, Atlantic and Pacific Sales; United celebrity James 'Chef Jimmy' Canora
and Martyn Lloyd, Birmingham Airport Commercial Director

United Airlines' celebrity chef James 'Chef Jimmy' Canora entertained the airline's customers
at Warwick Castle on Thursday 8th November 2012 in celebration of 15 years' service from
Birmingham to New York/Newark

Since United inaugurated its New York/Newark daily nonstop service in 1997, more than 1.5
million customers have travelled on the route. The flights are conveniently timed to provide
connections beyond New York/Newark to cities across North, Central and South America and
the Caribbean. From its Newark Liberty hub, United offers flights to more than 300 destinations
across the Americas including more than 100 served nonstop

The Airport Fire Service were on hand to mark the celebration of the 15th

anniversary of United Airlines service to Birmingham back on 12 July 2012

when an event was held at the airport - for a photo report click here

Monday 12 November 2012

Sunday 6 May 2012 - Global Express N18WF makes its first visit to BHX

Global Express N18WF was an afternoon visitor
to the Elmdon apron - its first visit to BHX
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KLM cityhopper Fokker 70 PH-KZP operated their morning
service to Amsterdam - this flight is planned to be operated
by a Fokker 70 every Sunday morning for the summer
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United Boeing 757-224 N48127 was a morning arrival
operating their daily flight from Newark

Tuesday 27 September 2011 - Belle Air Airbus A319 F-ORAG diverts in from Stansted

Belle Air Airbus A319-132 F-ORAG was a morning arrival when
it diverted in due to fog at Stansted - after spending the day....
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.... parked up at BHX waiting for the passengers to arrive from
Stansted it departed back to Tirana, Albania
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Aer Arann ATR 42-300 EI-EHH diverted in from Southend - again
due to fog - while operating their service from Waterford
.United Continental Boeing 757-224 N14120 operated their service

to Newark - the aircraft is in the "Star Alliance" colour scheme

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RAF Avia Saab 340AF YL-RAG was an afternoon arrival from
Marseilles as it returned to BHX after its lease to Air Scorpio
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AeroVis Airlines Antonov An 12PB UR-CBG was an afternoon
from Graz, Austria, with an urgent load of freight....
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Photo: Ron Kosys
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.... parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick
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Learjet 36A N32PA was an early morning arrival when it diverted
in due to fog at East Midlands - other visitors to the Elmdon apron....
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.... included Citation CJ2 D-ISCH
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.... and Grumman Jetprop M-BETS Photos: Mike Hollick

Friday 9 September 2011 - United Boeing 757 N26123 flying for Continental

United Boeing 757-224 N26123 operated the daily
Continental flight to Newark
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bmibaby Boeing 737-33R G-TOYK operated their morning service
from Belfast City - the aircraft is now in their new scheme and
named "jump in baby"

Tuesday 26 April 2011 - Learjet N44EV arrives from Florida on air ambulance flight

Global Jetcare Learjet 36A N44EV was a lunchtime arrival

operating an air ambulance flight from Fort Lauderdale,

Florida, via St John's, Newfoundland.. Photo: Mike Hollick.

Netjets Citation Excel CS-DFR was a visitor to the Elmdon apron....
. .... with Falcon 200 VP-CCL of "New Yorker"
the German fashion company
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.... and Homeserve Ecureuil 2 G-ORDH.. Photos: Mike Hollick.

Air Transat Airbus A310-304 C-GTSH operated their flight to Toronto
- from Tuesday 3 May 2011 this service is operated by an Airbus A330
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United Continental Boeing 757-224 N14120 which is in

"Star Alliance" colours operated their flight to Newark

Monday 4 April 2011 - "Star Alliance" Boeing 757 N14120 now with United titles

Continental Boeing 757-224 N14120 which is in "Star Alliance"

colours now also wears United titles....

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.... it operated their service to Newark

Monday 13 December 2010 - Dano Oro ATR 42 LY-RUM on the Elmdon apron

Danu Oro Transportas ATR 42-300 LY-RUM which had

arrived on Friday evening departed during the afternoon
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United/(Continental) Boeing 757-224 N14102 operated

their service to Newark.. Photo: Ron Kosys
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Pilatus PC-12 G-DAKI was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

Sunday 31 October 2010 - Continental Boeing 757 N29124 now flying as United Airlines!!

United Airlines arrive at Birmingham! - Continental Boeing 757-224

N29124 which was the first Boeing 757 in their fleet ....

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.... to be painted in the new United scheme makes it first visit as

such to BHX as the two airlines implement their recent merger

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Onur Air Airbus A320-232 TC-OBE operated their final IT flight
of the summer 2010 season
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Air France moved back to Terminal 2 as they started their new
code share agreement with flybe - CityJet Avro RJ85 EI-RJE
operated the first flight using an "Air France" rather than
"City Ireland" callsign
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Turkmenistan Boeing 737-82K EZ-A005 was an afternoon arrival

from Ashgabat as they started to use 737-800's on a regularly

scheduled basis to BHX for the first time