Sunday 27 March 2011 - Boeing 727 "Super 27" M-FAHD makes second visit to BHX!!

Boeing 727-76 "Super 27" M-FAHD was an afternoon arrival....

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.... as it positioned in from Luton

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.... to park up on Taxiway Lima and nightstop at BHX

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bmi Airbus A319-131 G-DBCD positioned in on Saturday evening

and is now operating three services a day to Frankfurt on behalf

of Lufthansa - it will be replaced by a bmi Airbus A320 in May 2011

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Aer Arann ATR 42-300 EI-EHH operated their flight to Waterford

- this service is to be operated by an ATR 42 for the summer

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Lotnicze Pogotowie/Polish Medical Air Rescue Piaggio P-180

Avanti II SP-MXI was a morning visitor....

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.... operating an air ambulance flight

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Agusta A-109C G-IFRH was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

Monday 9 July 2012 - bmi Airbus A319 G-DBCI flying for Lufthansa to Frankfurt

bmi Airbus A319-132 G-DBCI operated the evening Lufthansa
service to Frankfurt in place of the usual Airbus A320
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SAS Airbus A321-232 OY-KBL operated their evening service
from Copenhagen in place of the usual Canadair CRJ 900
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Gulfstream V N108CE was a morning arrival from Fulton County
Airport, Atlanta, its first visit to BHX Photo: Mike Hollick

Friday 1 June 2012 - Citation Sovereign D-CELO on its first visit to BHX

Citation Sovereign D-CLEO which had arrived on Thursday
evening was a morning departure - its first visit to BHX
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Jet Executive Learjet 35A D-CGRC was a morning visitor
operating an air ambulance flight Photo: Mike Hollick
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Air Hamburg Citation XLS D-CEFO was an afternoon arrival
parking up to night stop - also on a first visit - while....
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.... Citation Bravo M-WOOD which had been in
the Eurojet hangar departed Photos: Mike Hollick
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Air Contractors Lockheed L100-30 Hercules EI-JIV was an
afternoon visitor operating a priority freight charter flight
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Thomson Boeing 737-8K5 G-FDZF which had positioned in
on Thursday evening to be based for the summer departed
on its first service of the season to Zakynthos
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bmi Airbus A320-232 G-MIDY operated the morning

Lufthansa service to Frankfurt

Saturday 21 April 2012 - bmi now owned by IAG continue to fly for Lufthansa

bmi Airbus A320-232 G-MIDO operated the lunchtime Lufthansa
service to Frankfurt. bmi was sold to IAG - the parent company
of British Airways - on Friday 20 April 2012 but should continue to
operate on behalf of former parent Lufthansa until October 2012
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Suckling Airways Dornier 328-110 G-BZOG positioned in from
Norwich to take Sunderland FC home after their Premier League

match against Aston Villa

Monday 2 April 2012 - Air Harrods Sikorsky S-76C G-WIWI visits the Elmdon apron

Air Harrods Sikorsky S 76C G-WIWI was an afternoon
visitor to the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick
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Former Olympic Airlines ATR 72-202 SX-BIG was moved from
Hangar 2 to Hangar 1 during the afternoon Photo: Mike Hollick
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Brit Air Canadair CRJ 1000 F-HMLE operated the evening
Air France service from Paris CDG - its first visit to BHX
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bmi Airbus A319-131 G-DBCJ positioned in from Heathrow
to replace a "tech" Airbus A320 G-MIDO and operate the
evening Lufthansa service to Frankfurt

Tuesday 21 February 2012 - Another busy Antonov 12 day at Birmingham!!

A view of three Antonov 12's at the start of another busy day....
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.... while Aero-Charter Airlines Antonov 12BP UR-CJN which had
arrived on Monday spent the day parked up.... Photos: Mike Hollick
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.... Meridian Aviation Antonov 12BP UR-CGV was a morning
departure to Graz Photo: Ron Kosys
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.... with Meridian Aviation Antonov 12BP UR-CAK following later
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Arcus Air Dornier 228-212 D-CUTT which had arrived
on Monday was a morning departure
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Brit Air Canadair CRJ 700 F-GRZI operated the morning
Air France service to Lyon in place of the usual CRJ100
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bmi Airbus A320-232 G-MIDO is currently based operating
the Lufthansa service to Frankfurt replacing G-MIDS
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Citation Mustang N363MU which had arrived on Monday
was an afternoon departure to Caen
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Diamond DA-42 Twin Star G-DJET was an early morning visitor to
the Elmdon apron operating a transplant flight Photo: Mike Hollick

Tuesday 3 January 2012 - Lufthansa Embraer 195 D-AEBK makes its first visit to BHX

Lufthansa Regional Embraer 195LR D-AEBK operated their
mid morning service to Munich - its first visit to BHX
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bmi Airbus A320-232 G-MIDY arrived on the Monday evening
Lufthansa service from Frankfurt replacing the usually based
Airbus A320 G-MIDS which is in "Star Alliance" colours
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Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-EBN operated their service to Faro
- the aircraft wears additional "Lleida" titles advertising the new
airport in the Catalonia region of Spain....
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.... while Ryanair no longer operate to Lleida Airport it will be served
from BHX from Sunday 8 January 2012 when flybe start a weekly
Embraer 195 ski IT flight for Thomas Cook Holidays/Neilson Ski

Saturday 24 September 2011 - bmi Airbus A320 G-MIDY flying for Lufthansa

bmi Airbus A320-232 G-MIDY operated the evening Lufthansa
service from Frankfurt replacing the usually based Airbus A320
G-MIDS which is in "Star Alliance" colours
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Balkan Holidays Airbus A320-214 LZ-BHF operated their weekly
IT flight from Bourgas - only its second visit to BHX

Monday 12 September 2011 - bmi Airbus A320 G-MIDX flying for Lufthansa

bmi Airbus A320-232 G-MIDX which had positioned in on Sunday
evening operated two of the Lufthansa Frankfurt services while
G-MIDS which is normally BHX based was being repaired after
suffering a lightning strike on Sunday while enroute to Frankfurt

Tuesday 30 August 2011 - Farnair ATR 72F HB-AFR makes first visit to BHX

Farnair Europe ATR 72-201F HB-AFR positioned in from Cologne
to operate a freight charter to Zweibrucken - its first visit to BHX
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Tor Air/Balkan Holidays Airbus A320-212 LZ-BHB which had
operated a sub charter to/from Corfu for Sky Wings overnight
spent the day parked up on the 70's stands
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bmi Airbus A320-232 G-MIDO operated the evening Lufthansa
service from Frankfurt replacing the usual based aircraft G-MIDS

Thursday 23 June 2011 - Augsburg Embraer 190 D-AEMG operates charter to Lisbon

Augsburg Airways Embraer 190LR D-AEMG positioned in from
Munich to operate a charter flight to Lisbon - its first visit to BHX
Photo: Ron Kosys

bmi Airbus A320-232 G-MIDO operated the morning Lufthansa service
to Frankfurt and was then replace by the usual based aircraft G-MIDS
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Air Finland Boeing 757-204 OH-AFL was an afternoon arrival as it
returned from a time flying for Blue Air (of Romania) - it is in the
basic scheme of Allegiant Air from whom it is leased Photo: Mike Hollick
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Another busy day on the Elmdon apron! - Hawker 750 I-EPAM
was a morning arrival parking up to night stop....
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.... Falcon 10 CN-TKN arrived from Rabat, Morocco, with
a consignment of urgent freight
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.... North Flying Learjet 35A OY-CCJ visited from Aarhus
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.... Netjets Falcon 2000 CS-DNR was an afternoon visitor
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.... as was Isle of Man Air Ambulance Service Navajo Chieftain G-VIPX
Photos: Mike Hollick
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