Air France confirms codeshare with flybe - will operate Airbus A318's to Birmingham!!

Air France (AF) announced in July 2010 that they would be
entering into a codeshare agreement with flybe (BE) on all their
France - UK routes that would be implemented in the autumn....

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.... the first phase of this has now been confirmed - from the start

of the winter schedules on Sunday 31 October 2010 the BHX-CDG

route will become a joint operation with three flights a day being

flown by Air France/CityJet and three flights a day by flybe

(reduced service at weekends) under both AF and BE flight codes
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Air France are planning to use an Airbus A318 on the first inbound

flight to Birmingham - on Monday to Friday from 1 November 2010 -

which will arrive BHX at 0820 and depart at 0920

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The other Air France flights will continue to be operated by CityJet

Avro RJ85's while flybe will use Embraer 195's on their flights

(some Dash 8Q-400's at weekends)
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The Air France Lyon flights will continue to be operated by Britair
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From 31 October 2010 Air France and flybe will codeshare

on all their BHX-France flights
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Friday 10 September 2010

Privilege Style flying from BHX for VW

Privilege Style will be operating a Boeing 757 charter flight

from BHX next Sunday, 12 September 2010, in connection

with the launch of the new VW Amarok Caddy in Austria

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The flight should be operated by Boeing 757 EC-HDS which

wears additional "VW Amarok Caddy" titles - the return

flight is on Monday 13 September 2010 - timings are -

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SUNDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2010
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0630/0720 PVG7873 752 from Dublin/to Salzburg

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MONDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2010
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1710/1800 PVG7874 752 from Salzburg/to Dublin

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Schedules subject to change!

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Friday 10 September 2010

Thursday 9 September 2010 - Comlux Global 5000 is afternoon arrival;

Comlux Malta Global 5000 9H-AFR was an afternoon arrival
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More photos coming soon!!

Wednesday 8 September 2010 - Air Berlin Boeing 737 D-AHIA operates flight to Hannover

Air Berlin Boeing 737-78S D-AHIA operated their flight from Hannover
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More photos coming soon!!

Tuesday 7 September 2010 - West Air Europe BAe ATP G-BTPC operates their service to Lille

West Air Europe BAe ATP SE-MAI has recently been transferred

to the UK register/Atlantic Airlines as G-BTPC and first visited BHX

as such on Monday evening - it operated their freight service to

Lille. It was of course a regular visitor when with British Airways!
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Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-EKK operated their lunchtime service to

Dublin - its first visit to BHX - it wears additional "Fuerteventura" titles
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Royal Flight Sikorsky S 76C G-XXEB was a visitor to the Elmdon

apron carrying The Princess Royal who opened the Dairy Event

and Livestock Show at the National Exhibition Centre
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Beech Super King Air SP-RPW was a day stopping visitor

to the Elmdon apron

World Duty Free to develop new stores at Birmingham as part of "One Terminal" project

World Duty Free have announced they will be

developing a new store as part of the "One Terminal"

airside redevelopment at Birmingham Airport
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The existing Alpha Airport Shopping store will be relocated
and rebranded "World Duty Free" - both brands now being
owned by Autogrill whose contract to provide travel retail
and duty free shopping at BHX has been extended to 2021
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From Spring 2011 all passengers will be processed through
a new central security search area and the two existing
terminals will become a single facility with the new "walk
through" store being accessible to all departing passengers
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The existing Terminal 2 outlet will be transformed into an
"express" format while a further stored will be opened in
the new central arrivals area that is also being constructed
as part of the "One Terminal" project

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Tuesday 7 September 2010

Monday 6 September 2010 - Viking Boeing 737 SE-RHR operates their flight to Northern Iraq

Viking Boeing 737-8Q8 SE-RHR operated their weekly flight

to Malmo and onto Northern Iraq

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Aer Arran ATR 72-212 EI-SLL operated their service from Waterford
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KLM cityhopper Embraer 190-100LR PH-EZR operated their
late afternoon service from Amsterdam - its first visit to BHX
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Gulfstream IV N999GG made a brief visit to the Elmdon apron
before departing to the US while....
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.... Gulfstream IV N317MJ which had arrived

on Saturday also departed to the US

Birmingham Airport movements report week commencing Monday 30 August 2010

Sunday 5 September 2010 - CityLine Embraer 190 D-AECG makes its first visit to BHX

CityLine Embraer 190-100LR D-AECG operated the morning
Lufthansa service to Frankfurt - its first visit to BHX

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Aurela Boeing 737-35B LY-SKA operated the final rotation of

a short series of additional IT flights to Ibiza for Thomas Cook
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British Airways Airbus A319-131 G-EUPL operated their return

charter from Munich before positioning to Heathrow....
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.... while London Executive Legacy 600 G-IRSH returned
from Rome before positioning to Luton

Saturday 4 September 2010 - Iceland Express Boeing 737 G-STRN operates IT flight to Tenerife

Iceland Express/Astraeus Boeing 737-7L9 G-STRN was a early

morning departure to Tenerife as it commenced its last weekend

of peak summer season IT flights from BHX

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Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-DYD diverted in while operating

flight "FR 504" from Dublin due to fog at Bristol - it wears

additional "Costa Brava" titles
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British Airways Airbus A319-131 G-EUPL positioned

in from Heathrow to operate a charter to Munich
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KLM Boeing 737-8K2 PH-BXA which is in their 90th anniversary

scheme operated their lunchtime service to Amsterdam
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Air Contractors ATR 72-212 EI-SLK - which operates for

FedEx - was a morning arrival on the Elmdon apron
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Merlin IIIB F-GGVG was a brief early morning visitor

Friday 3 September 2010 - London Executive Legacy G-IRSH visits the Elmdon apron

London Executive Legacy 600 G-IRSH was a morning arrival....

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.... to operate a charter flight to Rome. It had previously been

based at BHX when it was operated by now defunct Jet Options
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Arcus Air Dornier 228-212 D-CUTT arrived from Prague in the

early hours of the morning and spent the day parked up
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Challenger 604 N876H was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron
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Ecureuil G-GMCM was an afternoon visitor.. Photo: Mike Hollick

Thursday 2 September 2010 - Turkish Boeing 737 TC-JFI in "Star Alliance" colours

Turkish Boeing 737-8F2 TC-JFI operated their flight from Istanbul....

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.... the aircraft is in the "Star Alliance" scheme
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Koral Blue Airbus A320-214 SU-KBD operated their weekly
IT flight to Sharm el Sheikh.. Photo: Ron Kosys
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Regional Embraer 190-100LR F-HBLB operated the evening
Air France service from Paris CDG in place of the usual CityJet

Avro RJ 85 - its first visit to BHX
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Another busy day in the Elmdon apron.... .. Photo: Mike Hollick
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.... with Metro III D-CNAF making it first visit to BHX

since joining the Bin Air fleet
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Cheyenne D-ISMS also visited on a freight flight.. Photo: Mike Hollick
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Learjet 60 M-IGHT was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

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.... while Longranger IV G-PTOO visited during the afternoon
Photo: Mike Hollick

Wednesday 1 September 2010 - Global Express N797KK visits the Elmdon apron

Global Express N797KK was an afternoon visitor - it is operated

by Kohler who market their products.... ..Photo: Mike Hollick
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.... as "The Bold Look" the titles for which appear on the tail
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BMW Gulfstream 550 N550BM also visited.... ..Photo: Mike Hollick
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.... while Air Charter Scotland Citation CJ2 G-OODM

spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron
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Premiair Sikorsky S-76B G-DPJR was an afternoon visitor

Photo: Mike Hollick
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Cobham Flight Inspection Super King Air G-COBH was a

morning arrival before then spending the rest of the day

checking both the Runway 33 and 15 ILS....
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.... making many low passes down the runway
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.... so the staff by the ILS could check the approaches and get

a close look at Lufthansa Airbus A321-131 D-AIRN!!
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Air Berlin Boeing 737-7K5 D-AHXF operated their flight

to Hannover - the aircraft is operated on their behalf by

TUIfly and has small titles to that effect on the nose