Saturday 31 July 2010 - BA Cityflyer Embraer 190 G-LCYJ operates IT flight to Palma

BA Cityflyer Embraer 190-100LR G-LCYJ positioned in....

Photo: Martin McGrath

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.... to operate the second of two peak season IT flights to Palma
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Air Berlin Airbus A319-132 D-ABGB operated their flight
to Hannover - the aircraft is still in their old colour scheme
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Royal Danish Air Force Hercules C-130J B-537 made another visit....

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.... to collect passengers off RAF C17 ZZ176
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Citation CJ2 OO-ACC was an afternoon departure - it wears

additional "fedde le Grand takeover" titles on the engine -

a Dutch DJ/producer who had been at the

"Global Gathering" concert at Long Marston airfield
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Citation Encore D-CASA was a day stopping visitor

Friday 30 July 2010 - Aer Arann ATR 72 EI-REL operates Aer Lingus service to Shannon

Aer Lingus Regional ATR 72-212A EI-REL operated their

service to Shannon - the flights are operated on their

behalf by an Aer Arann aircraft

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CityJet Avro RJ85 EI-RJV operated the morning Air France
service to Paris CDG - the aircraft wears the new style CityJet

insignia and titles which are mostly hidden behind the engines!

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Falcon 2000EX N925AK was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

Tuesday 27 July 2010 - Travel Service Boeing 737 OK-TVK makes its first visit to BHX

Travel Service Boeing 737-86N OK-TVK positioned in from Glasgow

to commence a new weekly peak season IT flight to Tenerife for

Thomas Cook Holidays - its first visit to BHX

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Falcon 2000EX D-BIKA was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

Birmingham Airport movements report week commencing Monday 19 July 2010

Saturday 24 July 2010 - Iceland Express Boeing 737 G-STRN flying for Thomas Cook

Iceland Express/Astraeus Boeing 737-7L9 G-STRN commenced its

weekend IT flying programme for Thomas Cook departing to Tenerife
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BA Cityflyer Embraer 190-100LR G-LCYJ positioned in from
Glasgow to start a short peak season series of IT flights to Palma

- the first visit of a BA Cityflyer Embraer 190 to BHX

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Turkish Airbus A321-231 TC-JRA operated their flight
from Istanbul in place of the usual Boeing 737-700
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Titan BAe 146-200QC G-ZAPN positioned in to operate for flybe
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Royal Danish Air Force Hercules C-130J B-537 was a morning arrival
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.... to collect passengers off RAF Tristar C2 ZE705
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Gulfstream 550 N185GA was an afternoon arrival

parking on the Elmdon apron

Friday 23 July 2010 - Atlantic Airlines Electra G-LOFE departs to Coventry

Atlantic Airlines Electra G-LOFE which had arrived....
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.... on Thursday evening positioned over to Coventry
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Iceland Express/Astraeus Boeing 737-7L9 G-STRN positioned in
from Gatwick in preparation for the start of its weekend flying
programme for Thomas Cook Holidays - it will now be based at

BHX every weekend until early September
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Balkan Holidays Airbus A320-212 LZ-BHD positioned in

from Glasgow to start an additional weekly IT flight

to Bourgas for the peak Midlands holiday season
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Piper Cheyenne III D-IAWB was an overnight arrival

operating a priority freight charter...... Photo: Ron Kosys
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.... while Air Taxi Europe Cessna 406 Caravan II D-IATE which

had arrived on Thursday evening departed.. Photo: Ron Kosys
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Tyrol Air Ambulance Citation V OE-GAA was a lunchtime

visitor to the Elmdon apron

Thursday 22 July 2010 - Thomson Boeing 737 G-CDZI operates IT flight to Dalaman

Thomson Boeing 737-804 G-CDZI operated their IT flight

to Dalamam - it is one of their 737-800's without winglets

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Fleet Air International Saab 340A HA-TAB was an afternoon

arrival operating a priority freight charter.. Photo: Ron Kosys
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Air Taxi Europe Cessna 406 Caravan II D-IATE was

an evening arrival operating a priority freight charter

and parking on a packed Elmdon apron

Wednesday 21 July 2010 - Aer Arann ATR 72 EI-REM takes Aston Villa to Dublin

Aer Lingus Regional ATR 72-212A EI-REM positioned in to operate
an Aer Arann flight taking Aston Villa to Dublin - departing from the
Elmdon apron for their friendly match against Irish football team
Bohemians on Saturday afternoon.. Photo: Mike Hollick

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Air France Airbus A320-214 F-GKXI operated their evening

service from Paris CDG in place of the usual CityJet Avro RJ 85

as they tried to catch up after earlier flights had been cancelled

by industrial action in France
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Onur Air Airbus A321-231 TC-OAE replaced the previously
planned Saga 737-800 from Dalaman as the CAA organised
repatriation flights returned Goldtrail Travel customers home
after the failure of that tour operator
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Fleet Air International Saab 340A HA-TAD was a morning
arrival operating a priority freight charter....
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.... while Nightexpress Beech 99 D-IEXB was an afternoon arrival
operating a priority freight charter from Frankfurt
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Learjet 40 D-CGGC which had arrived on Tuesday was
an afternoon departure from the Elmdon apron

Tuesday 20 July 2010 - WDL Friendship D-ADEP operates charter from Zweibrucken

WDL Fokker Friendship 600 D-ADEP was an afternoon visitor on

a priority freight charter from Zweibrucken.. Photo: Mike Hollick

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Zorex Metro II EC-HJC was an evening priority freight arrival
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Citation XLS SP-KCS was a visitor to the Elmdon apron

Photo: Mike Hollick

New EC 135 for West Midlands Police

The West Midlands Police Air Support Unit's new helicopter

- Eurocopter EC 135 P2+ G-POLA - was handed over to the

Chief Constable of the West Midlands Police at a ceremony

on Monday 19 July 2010 at the the Farnborough Air Show

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G-POLA is on display at the Eurocopter/EADS stand in Hall 4

until the Farnborough Air Show ends on Sunday 25 July 2010

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The starboard side of the tail rotor wears a

St George's Cross - "English" flag - ....
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.... rather than the "Union Jack" which still appears on the port side
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When the show finishes G-POLA will be dismantled again (to get it

out of the hall) and trucked to Oxford for reassembly and acceptance

flights. Subject to these it should then be delivered to BHX during

August at which time G-SUFF - which replaced G-WMAO after

that helicopter was destroyed in an arson attack in the early hours of

Monday 8 June 2009 - will be returned to Eurocopter

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Tuesday 20 July 2010

Monday 19 July 2010 - Pegasus Boeing 737 TC-AAZ makes its first visit to BHX

Pegasus Boeing 737-82R TC-AAZ operated their

weekly IT flight to Dalaman - its first visit to BHX
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Viking Boeing 737-8Q8 SE-RHR positioned in from Gatwick

to operate their weekly flight to Malmo and onto Northern Iraq

Birmingham Airport movements report week commencing Monday 12 July 2010

Sunday 18 July 2010 - Brit Air Canadair CRJ100 F-GRJU makes its first visit to BHX

Brit Air Canadair CRJ 100 F-GRJU operated their afternoon

service to Lyon - its first visit wearing this registration. It was

formerly F-GRJH before being leased to Air Uganda as 5X-UGD
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Eurocypria Boeing 737-8Q8 5B-DBV operated their IT flight to Larnaca
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Netjets Hawker 800XP CS-DRA which had arrived

on Saturday evening positioned to East Midlands

Saturday 17 July 2010 - Onur Air Airbus A321 TC-OAF operates IT flight from Dalaman

Onur Air Airbus A321-231 TC-OAF operated their IT flight

from Dalaman - following the failure of Goldtrail Travel the

aircraft positioned back to Turkey empty
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PIA Boeing 777-240ER AP-BGL which is now in their

new colour scheme operated their flight to Islambad
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Emirates boeing 777-21H A6-EME operated their evening
service from Dubai in place of the usual 777-300ER