Saturday 6 May 2017 - Blue Air Boeing 737-8K5 YR-BMI flying in basic Transaero colours

Blue Air Boeing 737-8K5 YR-BMI operated their flight from Bucharest - its first visit to BHX....

.... the aircraft has recently entered service with Blue Air and still wears the basic
colour scheme of its previous operator Transaero (of Russia)

HOP! Embraer 190-100LR F-HBLH operated the lunchtime Air France flight from Paris CDG

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

Jet2 Boeing 737-8K5 G-JZHC operated their service from Reus - note the different titles/slogans
to based Jet2 aircraft - this flight is operated weekly by a Newcastle based aircraft

Freebird Airbus A320-214 TC-FHC was an evening arrival from Gothenburg
to operate a new weekly IT/inclusive tour flight to Antalya for the summer

Global Express N928SZ was a morning arrival when it positioned over from Coventry
for weekend parking after earlier arriving from Teterboro, New York

United Technologies Falcon 2000EX N308U was a morning arrival from Washington Dulles....

.... spending the day parked up on the Elmdon Apron before departing

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Wednesday 29 April 2015 - luxaviation Challenger 300 LX-AVT is a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

luxaviation Challenger 300 LX-LVT was a morning arrival from Paris Le Bourget - other visitors....

.... to the Elmdon apron on a busy day included London Executive Challenger 300 G-MRAP....

United Technologies Falcon 7X N12U which arrived to night stop....

Cega Air Ambulance Learjet 45XR G-XJET and....

Airlec Air Espace Merlin IIIB F-GRNT Photos: Mike Hollick

Jet2 Boeing 737-377 G-CELV positioned in from East Midlands to operate a cruise charter....

.... to Genoa - its first visit since having winglets fitted

Danish Air Transport MD 83 OY-RUE operated their flight to Hannover....

.... departing off Runway 33

SAS Airbus A319-131 OY-KBO which is in their "retro" colour scheme
operated their morning service to Copenhagen

Monarch "Sharklet" Airbus A321-231 G-ZBAO operated their flight to Sharm El Sheikh

 

Monarch Airbus A330-243 G-SMAN is now parked in front of their hangar Photo: Mike Hollick

Sikorsky S 92 G-LAWX was an evening visitor arriving to collect the passengers off....

.... Boeing 737-73T BBJ N500LS

Wednesday 19 November 2014 - Cavok Air Antonov 12B UR-CJN night stops on the Elmdon apron

Cavok Air Antonov 12B UR-CJN spent the night parked up on the Elmdon apron.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... it had earlier arrived from Prague in the gathering gloom

.... unusually parking nose onto the Elmdon building

.... and making the perfect shot from the Elmdon crash gate

Monarch Boeing 757-2T7 G-MONK remains parked up on the Elmdon apron awaiting its turn in the hangar

Hamburg Airways Airbus A320-214 D-AHHD operated their weekly flight to Hannover

Hawker 800XP N435JD which had arrived on Tuesday evening spent the day parked up while....

United Technologies Falcon 2000EX N310U was an evening arrival parking up to night stop Photos: Mike Hollick

Cessna 210N Centurion N67JK made a brief lunchtime visit while....

RAF Islander CC2 ZH536 made a late afternoon visit

Thursday 29 May 2014 - BBC News Eurocopter Squirrel 2 G-TAKE is a visitor to the Elmdon apron

BBC News Eurocopter Squirrel 2 G-TAKE was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron.... Photo: Brett Allen

.... departing to Lichfield Cathedral to cover the memorial service for cancer fund raiser Stephen Sutton
- the helicopter is operated on behalf of BBC News by Arena Aviation

United Technologies Falcon 2000EX N810U which had arrived on Wednesday
was an afternoon departure Photo: Brett Allen

Challenger 300 D-BIGA made a brief afternoon visit departing to Cologne

Monarch Boeing 757-2T7 G-DAJB which went into the hangar back on Friday 25 April 2014....

.... was towed outside and turned around to park up during the afternoon

PIA Boeing 777-240ER AP-BGL operated their flight from Islamabad
making use of the extended runway for the first time

Wednesday 28 May 2014 - Gulfstream IVSP N432HC "Hotel California" is an arrival from Amsterdam

Gulfstream IVSP N432HC was an afternoon arrival from Amsterdam bringing in the "Eagles"
- an American rock band - for their concerts at the LG Arena - the "HC" in the aircraft coming
from their 1976 album "Hotel California" one of their greatest hits

Gulfstream V N225EE made a brief afternoon visit to the Elmdon apron....

.... before continuing onto Farnborough Photos: Mike Hollick

Aravco Embraer Legacy 650 G-OTGL was an evening arrival parking up to night stop

Air Transat Airbus A310-304 C-GTSH operated their weekly flight to Toronto
making use for the first time of the extended runway

Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-8F2 TC-JHV operated their morning service to Istanbul
catching some brightness on a very wet day as it proceeded along Taxiway Sierra

Hamburg Airways Airbus A320-214 D-AHHF operated their weekly flight to Hannover
entering the runway via Taxiway Echo/Echo 1 - no full length departure for him!

Thursday 4 April 2013 - Lufthansa "Sharklet" Airbus A320-214 D-AIZR makes its first visit to BHX

Lufthansa Airbus A320-214 D-AIZR operated their afternoon service from Frankfurt
- its first visit and the third "Sharklet" equipped Airbus A320 to visit Birmingham

Swiss Avro RJ100 HB-IXW operated their evening service from Zurich

United Technologies Challenger 604 N478U made a brief early morning visit
before departing to Bangor, Maine, in the USA