Sunday 16 December 2012 - Enter Air Boeing 737 SP-ENI operates a "Santa" flight to Lapland

Enter Air Boeing 737-43Q SP-ENI was a morning arrival from Gatwick on its first visit to BHX....

.... it was soon off to Enontekio in Finnish Lapland operating a "Santa" flight

Austrian Boeing 737-8Z9 OE-LNT operated their first IT flight of the ski season to Innsbruck

a day late! - the aircraft is in "Star Alliance" colours with the 15th anniversary markings....

.... it also wears additional "operated by Tyrolean" below the Austrian titles following

the recent reorganisation of the Austrian Airlines Group

Thomson Boeing 757-28A G-OOBA was an afternoon arrival operating a "Santa" flight from Rovaniemi

in Finnish Lapland - it is the second Boeing 757 to be repainted into the new Thomson colour scheme

Saturday 15 December 2012 - easyJet commence their seasonal ski services to Geneva and Grenoble

easyJet commenced their scheduled services for the skiing season to Geneva and Grenoble
- Airbus A320-214 G-EZUP operated the afternoon service from Geneva - its first visit and the
first time easyJet have used an Airbus A320 on their scheduled services to BHX while....

.... easyJet Swiss Airbus A319-111 HB-JZS operated the morning service to Geneva

Friday 14 December 2012 - Wijet Cessna Mustang F-HERE is an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

Wijet Cessna 510 Mustang F-HERE was another afternoon visitor....

.... joining TBM 700 F-GJTM on the Elmdon apron

It rained most of the day! - Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-8F2 TC-JHK starts its take off
roll on Runway 15 as Thomson Boeing 757-2G5 G-OOBN prepares to depart next

Thursday 13 December 2012 - Hawker Beechcraft 400XP I-TOPX visits the Elmdon apron

Hawker Beechcraft 400XP I-TOPX made a brief morning visit before departing to East Midlands while....

.... Jetalliance CitationJet OE-FGI was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron

.... and Super King Air G-BVMA made two visits during the day Photos: Mike Hollick

flybe Embraer 175 G-FBJH operated their afternoon service to Milan Malpensa
- it had earlier arrived from Düsseldorf on its first visit to BHX

Air France Airbus A320-211 F-GFKH operated their morning service to Paris CDG - its first visit to BHX

Wednesday 12 December 2012 - Piaggio Avanti I-FXRK diverted in from Manchester on Tuesday evening

 Piaggio P-180 Avanti II I-FXRK which had diverted in from Manchester due to poor
weather on Tuesday evening was a morning departure while....

.... Global Express N881TS which had arrived in the fog on Tuesday also departed

.... and Premiair S 76A G-BURS reappeared out of the fog! Photos: Mike Hollick

SAS Boeing 737-883 LN-RRH operated their service from Stockholm Arlanda

Tuesday 11 December 2012 - Birmingham Airport spends the day shrouded in fog!!

Premiair Sikorsky S 76A G-BURS spent the day parked up on a foggy Elmdon apron....

.... unusually visibility remained poor for most of the day - flybe Embraer 195LR G-FBEB
may have been visible but not the aircraft parked on the terminal behind it!

Monday 10 December 2012 - Lufthansa Airbus A319 D-AILF now flying in "Star Alliance" colours

Lufthansa Airbus A319-114 D-AILF operated their lunchtime service to Frankfurt
- the aircraft is now flying in "Star Alliance" colours

Emirates Boeing 777-31HER A6-ENC operated their lunchtime flight to Dubai - its first visit to BHX

SAS Boeing 737-7BX SE-RER operated their service from Stockholm - also on its first visit to BHX Photo: Mike Hollick

easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZFY operated their morning service to Belfast International - another first visit to BHX

Citation Excel OO-FPA was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron while....

....Woodgate Air Charter Navajo Chieftain G-CITY had visited earlier on an air ambulance flight Photo: Mike Hollick

Runway Extension to link Birmingham to the World!!

Birmingham Airport have now launched a new video to mark

the official start of work on the Runway Extension

Just "click" play on the video above - for the best effect also

"click" full screen on the right of the panel above

Tuesday 11 December 2012

Sunday 9 December 2012 - Aer Lingus Airbus A319 EI-EPS operates their early morning service to Dublin

Aer Lingus Airbus A319-111 EI-EPS operated their morning service to Dublin - the aircraft is normally based
at Belfast City and had also operated their Saturday evening service from Dublin which was its first visit to BHX

Monarch Airbus A320-212 G-OZBB operated the inaugural flight of their new seasonal scheduled service
to Grenoble - this will operate three times weekly using a mix of 320/321's until the end of the ski season

Air Berlin Boeing 737-86J D-ABMK operated their flight from Paderborn - its first visit to BHX

flybe Embraer 175 G-FBJI operated their afternoon service from Aberdeen - also its first visit to BHX

Saturday 8 December 2012 - Air Berlin Airbus A320 D-ABNB makes its first visit to BHX

Air Berlin Airbus A320-214 D-ABNB operated their flight from Hannover - its first visit to BHX



 

Friday 7 December 2012 - SAS Boeing 737-76N SE-REU operated their flight from Stockholm

SAS Boeing 737-76N SE-REU operated their flight from Stockholm Arlanda

Thursday 6 December 2012 - Citation OE-GCG and Challenger OE-HGL visit the Elmdon apron

Goldeck Flug Citation Excel OE-GCG was a day stopping visitor.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... while Glock Challenger 300 OE-HGL made a brief afternoon visit to the Elmdon apron

Wednesday 5 December 2012 - Air Nostrum/Iberia Canadair CRJ 900 EC-JNB flying with "galicia" titles

Air Nostrum/Iberia Regional Canadair CRJ 900ER EC-JNB was a late afternoon arrival bringing in
Perpignan for their "Amlin Challenge Cup" rugby match against Worcester on Thursday evening....

.... the aircraft wears additional "galicia" titles and logo advertising this region in north west Spain

An early morning snow shower resulted in a number of diversions including five Wizz Air flights from
Luton - Airbus A320-232 HA-LPZ (plus HA-LPV and HA-LWP) were first visits.... Photo: Laurence Jones

.... while Airbus A320-232 HA-LPQ (and HA-LPO) had previously visited BHX

CitationJet D-IHKW was a morning arrival parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron while....

.... Gulfstream 550 VP-CVI which had arrived on Tuesday was an afternoon departure Photos: Mike Hollick

Tuesday 4 December 2012 - Gulfstream 550 VP-CVI makes its first visit to BHX

Gulfstream 550 VP-CVI was an evening arrival parking on the Elmdon apron - its first visit to BHX....

.... while CitationJet F-HKRA which had arrived on Monday - also on its first visit - departed Photos: Mike Hollick

A line up of six Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS's parked on the 70's Stands

Saturday 1 December 2012 - Emirates Boeing 777's go nose to nose at Birmingham Airport!!

Emirates go nose to nose!! - Boeing 777-31HER A6-EBE arrives just as A6-EGQ pushes back....

.... A6-EGQ had gone "tech" after suffering a lightning strike on departure from Dubai on Friday

.... and as a result had spent the night parked on Stand 85C next to Transaero Boeing 747-346
VP-BGX which had diverted in due to poor weather at Bruntingthorpe on Friday afternoon

Air France Airbus A319-111 F-GRHR operated their morning service to Paris CDG - its first visit to BHX

Citation Mustang OE-FZA was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron departing to Chambery

Netjets Hawker 800XP CS-DFX which diverted in from Coventry on Friday evening departed

Centreline Citation CJ2 G-TWOP was an afternoon departure to Malaga

"The Flying Show" at the nearby NEC resulted in a number of light aircraft visitors

including Pioneer 300 Hawk G-CGTL - the first visit of this type of aircraft to BHX