Saturday 23 July 2011 - Blue Panorama Boeing 767 EI-CXO makes first visit to BHX

Blue Panorama Boeing 767-3G5ER EI-CXO was a morning arrival
operating a student charter flight from Rome - its first visit to BHX
.

It later departed back to Rome
.

flybe Dash8Q-402 G-FLBH which had arrived on delivery at BHX
back on Saturday 25 June 2011 finally entered service operating
flight BE 523 to Guernsey
.

BA Cityflyer Embraer 190LR G-LCYM was an afternoon arrival
when it positioned in from Glasgow to operate the first of a short
series of peak season IT flights to Palma
.

Meridian Aviation Antonov An 12BK UR-DWF which had arrived....
.

.... on Wednesday was an afternoon departure to Luxembourg
Photo: Mike Hollick
.

Citation Excel G-LDFM was a lunchtime visitor to the Elmdon apron

Friday 22 July 2011 - Citation Sovereign OE-GMM afternoon arrival on Elmdon apron

Citation Sovereign OE-GMM was an afternoon arrival
on the Elmdon apron....
.

.... while TAG Aviation Learjet 40XR G-HPPY made a brief visit
.

West Air Europe BAe ATP G-BTPC was a morning arrival from Guernsey
Photos: Ron Kosys

Wednesday 20 July 2011 - Meridian Antonov 12 UR-DWF early arrival from Ostrava

Meridian Aviation Antonov An 12BK UR-DWF arrived from Ostrava
on its first visit to BHX in the early hours of the morning....
.

.... with a load of priority freight
.

.... that was quickly offloaded onto a waiting truck
.

Both the recently delivered flybe Dash8Q-402's G-FLBH
and G-FLBJ are now parked on the Elmdon apron
.

Businesswings Twin Otter D-IVER was a morning visitor
.

AeroMedevac Ireland Citation II EI-MED was an afternoon
visitor operating an air ambulance flight
Photos: Mike Hollick

Monday 18 July 2011 - Eurojet Citation Sovereign G-CPRR on first visit to BHX

Eurojet Citation Sovereign G-CPRR which had arrived on Sunday
on its first visit to BHX was an afternoon departure Photo: Ron Kosys
.

Air Contractors ATR 72-201 EI-SLJ which operates for FedEx
spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron Photo: Ron Kosys
.

Pegasus Boeing 737-82R TC-AAY operated their weekly IT flight
from Dalaman - its first visit to BHX
.

Eurowings Canadair CRJ900LR D-ACNX operated the morning
Lufthansa service to Dusseldorf - its first visit to BHX
.

Two Royal Moroccan Air Force Texan T-6C's on their delivery flight
- "13/TM" (CN-BTM) (right) and "14/TN" (CN-BTN) - spent the day
parked up on the Elmdon apron - they are now expected to depart
on Tuesday 19 July 2011 Photo: Ron Kosys

Birmingham Airport movements report week commencing Monday 11 July 2011

Blue Panorama Boeing 757 EI-DKL made its second visit on

Saturday 16 July 2011 when it operated a student charter
flight from Rome while Dubrovnik Airline MD 83 9A-CDA
also made another visit when it operated an Alitalia student
charter flight on Thursday 14 July 2011
.
Titan Boeing 737 G-ZAPZ operated a trooping flight from
Akrotiri, Cyprus, on Tuesday 12 July 2011
.
flybe Dash 8 G-FLBJ arrived from Reykjavik on Sunday
17 July 2011 at the end of its delivery flight from Canada
.

Other first visits included Air Contractors ATR 72F EI-SLJ
and Pegasus Boeing 737 TC-AEP
.
.

MONDAY 11 JULY 2011

0050/0130 V5 9121/902P AT7 from Perpignan/to Bratislava OM-VRA
- return of one off charter - Danube Wings
1030/1130 TK1967/1968 320 from/to Istanbul TC-JPB
- planned aircraft allocation - Airbus A320
1230/1325 PGT1481/1482 73H from/to Dalaman TC-AEP First Visit

- weekly IT - operates to October 2011 - Pegasus

TUESDAY 12 JULY 2011

0735/0920 TS164/165 332 from/to Toronto C-GTSO
- weekly service - operated by Airbus A330

1715/1740 ZT2841/084W 733 from Akrotiri G-ZAPZ
- trooping flight
1800/ N/S OR962P 752 from Eindhoven OH-AFL
- positioning flight - Air Finland flying for Arkefly
.

WEDNESDAY 13 JULY 2011

.
1235/1320 AB3715/3714 73H from/to Hannover D-AHFA
- weekly flight - revised timings for summer

1305/1405 OHY3843/3844 321 from/to Dalaman + Ercan TC-OAL
- weekly IT flight - operates to October 2011 - Onur Air

THURSDAY 14 JULY 2011

0445/ D/S FX8042 AT7 from Paris CDG EI-SLJ First Visit
- planned aircraft allocation
1030/1130 TK1967/1968 320 from/to Istanbul TC-JPP
- planned aircraft allocation - Airbus A320

1225/1345 AZ8560/8561 M83 from/to Rome 9A-CDA

- student exchange charter - Dubrovnik flying for Alitalia

1230/1430 W5 5020/5019 313 from/to Tehran - cancelled
- weekly flight

FRIDAY 15 JULY 2011

0830/0930 OHY1693/1694 321 from/to Bodrum TC-OAI
- weekly IT flight - operates to October 2011 - Onur Air
0925/1025 VKH130/131 320 from/to Heraklion SX-SMT
- weekly IT flight - operates to October 2011 - Fly Hellas
1315/1415 TK1969/1970 320 from/to Istanbul TC-JPG
- planned aircraft allocation - Airbus A320

SATURDAY 16 JULY 2011

1030/1130 TK1967/1968 320 from/to Istanbul TC-JPO
- planned aircraft allocation - Airbus A320
1120/1205 AB3715/3714 73H from/to Hannover D-ABKQ
- weekly flight - revised timings for summer
1240/1330 BV800/9801 752 from Rome/to Bologna EI-DKL
- student exchange charter - Blue Panorama

1810/1910 BGH5537/5538 320 from/to Bourgas LZ-BHD
- weekly IT flight - operates to October 2011
1925/2025 OHY7619/7620 321 from/to Dalaman TC-OAK
- weekly IT flight - operates to October 2011 - Onur Air

SUNDAY 17 JULY 2011

0600/0900 W5 5020/5019 313 from/to Tehran - cancelled
- weekly flight
1315/1415 TK1968/1970 320 from/to Istanbul TC-JPG

- planned aircraft allocation - Airbus A320
1400/ N/S BE001A DH4 from Reykjavik G-FLBJ First Visit
- delivery flight
1455/1540 AB2699/2698 73H from/to Paderborn D-ABAP
- weekly flight
.

This listing only covers interesting airliners movements
that have previously appeared in the weekly "Whats due
at BHX" summary together with notable first visits

Photographs of many of these visitors to BHX can be seen
on this photo blog while a comprehensive listing of visitors
to Birmingham Airport can be found at -

- http://bhxmovements.blogspot.com/

Titan Boeing 737-33AQC G-ZAPZ visited on a trooping
flight on Tuesday 12 July 2011
.
Sunday 17 July 2011

Sunday 17 July 2011 - flybe Dash 8 G-FLBJ arrives on delivery from Canada

flybe Dash8Q-402 G-FLBJ was a lunchtime arrival at the end
of its delivery flight from Canada via Reykjavik
.

Gulfstream 550 N556TT was an afternoon arrival parking up
to night stop on the Elmdon apron

Saturday 16 July 2011 - Hangar8 Hawker 4000 G-PROO visits a wet Elmdon apron

Hangar8 Hawker 4000 G-PROO positioned in to operate a flight
to Toulon - this was only the second visit of a Hawker 4000 to BHX
.

Blue Panorama Boeing 757-231 EI-DNA was a lunchtime arrival
operating the next in a series of student charters from Rome
.

Contact Air Fokker 100 D-AGPH operated the evening Swiss service
from Zurich in place of the usual Helvetic aircraft - the aircraft is in
the "Star Alliance" scheme
.

Farnair Europe ATR 42-320 HB-AFF was an early arrival on a very
wet morning when its diverted in from Kemble while operating a
charter from Basle for the Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford

June 2011 passenger figures

Birmingham Airport handled 861,560 passengers during

June 2011 - a fall of 1.1% on the previous year
.
While growth was achieved on many scheduled service
routes charter/IT passengers fell during the month
reflecting the challenging economic conditions
.

During June significant growth was achieved on
scheduled flights to destinations such as -

Almeria 121.4%, Fuerteventura 59.7%, Milan 36.0%,
Malta 34.0%, Arrecife 26.0%, Munich 24.9%,
Hannover 24.3%, Brest 18.4% and Londonderry 15.6%

.
Charter traffic which experience growth included -
Jamaica 21.7%, Greece 21.1% and Portugal 8.6%
.
Scheduled traffic accounted for 71.9% of the total
passenger traffic in June whilst charter passengers
made up the remaining 28.1%
.

Friday 15 July 2011

Wednesday 13 July 2011 - Pilatus PC-12 M-ATHS visits the Elmdon apron

Pilatus PC-12 M-ATHS was a morning arrival - its first visit to BHX
.

Other visitors to the Elmdon apron included Lydd Air Navajo
Chieftain G-LYDF which arrived with freight from Erfurt....

.

.... Citation XLS D-CVHB
.

.... and Netjets Beechjet 400XP CS-DMM Photos: Mike Hollick
.

Falcon 50EX D-BETI made a brief afternoon visit
.

Air Berlin Boeing 737-8K5 D-AHFA operated their flight to Hannover
- the aircraft has recently joined their fleet from TUIfly

BHX welcomes new Chief Financial Officer

Birmingham Airport has welcomed the arrival of Simon Richards
who has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer
.
Simon is no stranger to the aviation industry, joining Birmingham
from Stansted Airport, part of the BAA group, where he has held
the post of Finance Director since 2009
.
Commenting on his arrival, Paul Kehoe, CEO of Birmingham Airport,
said, "I welcome Simon’s appointment and am keen to work
alongside him as he takes the lead on our financial management
performance. I am confident that he will be a great asset to our
team as we strive to deliver profitable and sustainable growth at
the Airport for all our stakeholders"
.
Simon, previously held senior positions in E.ON, including Finance
Director of the retail division, Powergen, and of the distribution
division, East Midlands Electricity
.
He will head up Birmingham Airport’s Corporate Resources Division,
which includes the Finance, IS, Property and Purchasing
Departments, as well as being a key member of the Executive Team
.
Simon, who lives in Solihull, said, "I’m looking forward to working
with the new team and being involved in key decisions to take the
business forward. Living in Solihull, with my wife and children, the
Airport is quite literally on my doorstep, so I’ve always had a keen
interest in what’s happening here. Now I will be able to become
personally involved in the exciting developments that are
planned for the future"
.

Wednesday 13 July 2011

Tuesday 12 July 2011 - Air Med Cheyenne G-GZRP visits on air ambulance flight

Air Med Piper Cheyenne IIIA G-GZRP was an afternoon visitor
operating an air ambulance flight before positioning to Oxford
.

Titan Boeing 737-33AQC G-ZAPZ operated a trooping flight from
Akrotiri, Cyprus, before positioning to Stansted Photo: Ron Kosys

.

Air Finland Boeing 757-204 OH-AFL was an afternoon arrival from
Eindhoven positioning back after several days flying for Arkefly

.

Air Transat Airbus A330-342 C-GTSO operated their flight to Toronto
.

Air Contractors ATR 72-202 EI-SLG which operates for FedEx
spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron Photo: Ron Kosys

Monday 11 July 2011 - King Air G-JOTA operates freight charter to Lyon

JOTA Aviation King Air G-JOTA positioned in from Southend
to a consignment of freight to Lyon Photo: Mike Hollick
.

Pegasus Boeing 737-82R TC-AEP operated their weekly IT flight
to Dalaman - its first visit to BHX

Update - flybe Embraer 175's to now start operating to BHX on Monday 15 August 2011

Photo: flybe
flybe have now updated their schedules again to reflect the
continued slippage in the delivery of their new fleet of
Embraer 175's as a result of production delays following
the Japanese earthquake....
.
Now delayed until further notice!!
.
.... the start of operations to Birmingham is now planned for
Monday 15 August 2011 - from that date Embraer 175's
- "E75" - are planned to operate Glasgow to BHX three
times daily on weekdays for a period of three weeks
.
From Monday 5 September 2011 these flights - which are
currently operated by a Dash 8 - are planned to be operated
by an Embraer 195 and at this time there are no more "E75"
flights at BHX until the start of the Winter schedules....
.
.... from Sunday 30 October 2011 the Embraer 175 returns
to BHX operating three of the daily Dusseldorf flights
- the fourth service which night stops in Dusseldorf will
continue to be operated by a Dash 8
.

Monday 11 July 2011

Sunday 10 July 2011 - Alitalia flying for the 2011 British Grand Prix winners Ferrari

Alitalia Airbus A320-216 EI-DTK positioned in from Milan Linate
to collect the victorious Ferrari F1 team after their victory in
the British Grand Prix at Silverstone - its first visit to BHX
.

Eastern Airways Jetstream 41 G-MAJB was another Grand Prix visitor
operating a charter from Aberdeen and parking on the Elmdon apron
.

Swiftair MD 83 EC-JJS positioned in from Stansted to operate
the first Spanish student charter of the summer to....
.

.... the aircraft operated under Privilege Style - PVG - flight numbers
and it returned in the afternoon before positioning out to Madrid
.

Danube Wings ATR 72-202 OM-VRA which had arrived on Saturday
was a morning departure operating a day trip charter to Perpignan
.

Global Express N51SE which had arrived on Thursday
was an afternoon departure to Luton
.

Blink Mustang G-FBKC made a brief afternoon visit