Tuesday 31 August 2010 - Travel Service Boeing 737 OK-TVK operates IT flight from Tenerife

Travel Service Boeing 737-86N OK-TVK operated the final rotation

of a short series of additional peak season IT flights to Tenerife

.

First Choice Boeing 767-35EER G-DBLA - which does not

have winglets - operated the Thomson flight to Punta Cana

in the Dominican Republic
.

Arcus Air Dornier 228-212 D-CAAR was an evening arrival
to collect some priority freight....
.
.... parking on the always busy Elmdon apron
. ....with Dornier 228-212 D-CAAZ also arriving to pick up more freight
.

Jet Aviation Citation Bravo HB-VMY made its second visit in a week
.

.... this time accompanied by Citation Excel HB-VMU with
both aircraft departing together in the afternoon
.

Falcon 900EX N85CL was an afternoon arrival

Monday 30 August 2010 - Pegasus Boeing 737 TC-ABP operates their IT flight to Dalaman

Pegasus Boeing 737-82R TC-ABP operated their IT flight to Dalaman

.

SAS MD 87 SE-DIP operated their motning service to Copenhagen
.

Lufthansa Boeing 737-330 D-ABXZ operated their mid

morning service to Frankfurt - the aircraft now wears

additional "Lufthansa.com" titles on the rear fuselage
.

Augusta Air Citation XLS D-CLLL was a midday visitor
to the Elmdon apron

Interesting airliner visitors at BHX - week commencing Monday 23 August 2010

A busy week for football charters - and one that will not be repeated

this season as Aston Villa went out of the UEFA "Europa League"!
.
Austrian, Niki and Travel Service flights brought the Rapid Vienna

team and fans to BHX while Scot Airways visited at the weekend

bringing Newcastle United down for their match again Wolves

.

Lufthansa started to use CityLine Embraer 190's again on the early

morning weekend flights from Frankfurt
.

MONDAY 23 AUGUST 2010
.
0600/0800 VIK052P/523 73H from Gatwick/to Gotenburg SE-RHS
- weekly flight to northern Iraq
0850/0940 PGT1481/1482 73H from/to Dalaman TC-AAI
- weekly IT - operates to October 2010
1030/1130 TK1967/1968 73H from/to Istanbul TC-JFM
- planned aircraft allocation
1300/1345 LH4902/4903 320 from/to Frankfurt D-AIQF
- planned upgrade
N/S /1750 AEU503P 73W to Gatwick G-STRN
- positioning flight - Iceland Express
.
TUESDAY 24 AUGUST 2010
.
0320/0420 VIK524/053P 73H from Gotenburg/to Gatwick SE-RHS
- weekly flight from northern Iraq
1345/1445 QS127/126 73H from/to Tenerife OK-TVG
- new weekly IT - operates to Sept 2010 - Travel Service
1740/1820 LH4904/4905 320 from/to Frankfurt D-AIZC
- planned upgrade
.
WEDNESDAY 25 AUGUST 2010
.
0240/0330 TCX452L/452F 752 from Tenerife/to Manchester G-LSAH
- flight sub chartered to Jet2
1100/1145 OS9701/1402 321 from/to Vienna OE-LBF First Visit
- Austrian- Rapid Vienna team flight - aircraft positions out
1155/1240 AB3715/3714 320 from/to Hannover D-ABFF
- weekly flight - revised times for summer
1610/1720 CY466/467 320 from/to Larnaca 5B-DCJ
- weekly schedule for the summer
1730/1820 LH4904/4905 320 from/to Frankfurt D-AIQL
- planned upgrade
.
THURSDAY 26 AUGUST 2010
Aston Villa play Rapid Vienna in UFEA "Europa League"
.
0915/0030 OS9715/9716 321 from Vienna OE-LBF
- charter for Aston Villa v Rapid Vienna - Austrian
1015/2330 QS192/193 73H from Bratislava OK-TVO First Visit
- charter for Aston Villa v Rapid Vienna - Travel Service
1030/1130 TK1967/1968 73H from/to Istanbul TC-JFE
- planned aircraft allocation
1100/1230 W5 5020/5019 313 from/to Tehran F-OJHH
- revised times for the summer
1210/1310 KBR4488/4489 320 from/to Sharm El Sheikh SU-KBD
- weekly IT - operates to October 2010
1430/2359 HG1154/1155 320 from Vienna OE-LEF First Visit
- charter for Aston Villa v Rapid Vienna - Niki
1740/1820 LH4904/4905 321 from/to Frankfurt D-AISU
- planned upgrade
1815/1850 LX424/425 320 from/to Zurich HB-IJQ
- upgrade due to tech aircraft on lunchtime service
2345/0030 OS1421/9702 321 from/to Vienna OE-LBE
- aircraft positions in to collect team - Austrian
.
FRIDAY 27 AUGUST 2010
.
0810/0900 BGH5545/5546 from/to Bourgas LZ-BHC
- weekly IT - operates to Sept 2010
1235/ N/S AEU502P 73W from Gatwick G-STRN
- positioning flight - Iceland Express
1315/1415 TK1969/1970 321 from/to Istanbul TC-JMC
- planned aircraft allocation
1530/ N/S CB761/820P D38 from Newcastle/to Stansted G-BZOG
- Newcastle United for match against Wolves on Saturday
1845/1945 OHY1691/1692 321 from/to Bodrum TC-OAL
- weekly IT - operates to October 2010
2025/2125 OHY5721/5722 320 from/to Dalaman TC-OBI
- weekly IT - operates to October 2010
2110/ N/S WX761P D38 from Rotterdam G-CCGS
- positioning flight
.
SATURDAY 28 AUGUST 2010
.
N/S /0815 AEU424 73W to Tenerife G-STRN
- weekly IT - operates to Sept - Iceland Express
0800/0900 OHY6619/6620 321 from/to Dalaman TC-OAI
- weekly IT - operates to October 2010
0900/0950 LH4900/4901 E90 from/to Frankfurt D-ACED
- planned aircraft allocation - CityLine Embraer 190
0900/1045 W5 5020/5019 313 from/to Tehran F-OJHH
- revised times for summer
1030/1130 TK1967/1968 73H from/to Istanbul TC-JGY
- planned aircraft allocation FC Barcelona special scheme
1045/1130 AB3715/3714 320 from/to Hannover D-ABFF
- weekly flight - revised flights for the summer
1300/1330 LX422/423 AR1 from/to Zurich HB-IXR
- service now operated by Swiss aircraft
1810/1910 BGH5537/5538 320 from/to Bourgas LZ-BHD
- weekly IT - operates to October 2010
N/S /1900 CB762 D38 to Newcastle - Scot Airways G-CCGS
- Newcastle United return after match against Wolves
1740/2020 AEU425/426 73W from Tenerife/to Palma G-STRN
- weekly IT - operates to Sept - Iceland Express
2035/2135 SHY1673/1674 73H from/to Bodrum TC-SKS
- weekly IT - operates to October 2010
.
SUNDAY 29 AUGUST 2010
.
0050/0930 AEU427/410 73W from Palma/to Mahan G-STRN
- weekly IT - operates to Sept - Iceland Express
0825/0925 OHY7619/7620 320 from/to Dalaman TC-OBI
- weekly IT - operates to October 2010
0900/0950 LH4900/4901 E90 from/to Frankfurt D-AECA
- planned aircraft allocation - CityLine Embraer 190
1020/1120 ECA910/911 73H from/to Larnaca 5B-DBX
- weekly IT - operates to October 2010
1100/1230 W5 5020/5019 313 from/to Tehran EP-ENO First Visit
- revised times for summer
1315/1415 TK1968/1970 321 from/to Istanbul TC-JRI
- planned aircraft allocation
1420/1530 TCX549L/549K 733 from/to Ibiza LY-SKA First Visit
- additional peak season IT - op by Aurela (LY-)
1455/1540 AB2699/2698 73H from/to Paderborn D-ABAP
- weekly flight
1700/1830 TCX163L/163K 76W from/to Dalaman G-TCCB
- weekly IT - operates to October 2010
1915/2015 SGX743/744 73H from/to Dalaman TC-SGI
- weekly IT - final week of operation
1945/2045 PC499/500 73H from/to Antalya TC-AAL
- out via Gatwick- revised times - operates to September 2010
2205/ N/S AEU411 73W from Mahon G-STRN
- weekly IT - operates to Sept - Iceland Express
.

This summary retains the details of the "Interesting movements

due at BHX" that have appeared weekly on the "Due BHX" page

- see header above - and adds late inserts and aircraft type changes,

the registrations and other useful information. Photographs

of many of these visitors can be seen on below this photoblog

.

The above summary only includes airliner movements - a

more comphrensive listing of all visitors to BHX can be found

at - http://bhxmovements.blogspot.com/

Birmingham Airport movements report week commencing Monday 23 August 2010

Check link

Sunday 29 August 2010 - Aurela Boeing 737 LY-SKA flying for Thomas Cook

Aurela Boeing 737-35B LY-SKA operated the weekly

Thomas Cook IT flight from Ibiza - its first visit to BHX
.

Mahan Air Airbus A310-304 EP-MNO operated their flight

to Tehran - its first visit to BHX since joining the Mahan Air

fleet earlier in the year. The aircraft had previously visited

BHX when it was operated by Air Transat as C-GTSI
.

Saga Airlines Boeing 737-86J TC-SGI operated their flight

from Dalaman - following the collapse of the tour operator

using this rotation - Kiss Flights - this was the final planned

Saga Airlines flight of the summer to BHX

.

RAF C17 ZZ174 was a lunchtime visitor on a medivac flight
.
Netjets Gulfstream 550 CS-DKJ was a morning arrival
spending the day parked on the Elmdon apron

Saturday 28 August 2010 - Turkish Boeing 737 TC-JGY flying in FC Barcelona colours

Turkish Boeing 737-8F2 TC-JGY operated their flight from Istanbul....
.
.... the aircraft wears a special colour scheme....
.

.... to mark their sponsorship of FC Barcelona
.

.

CityLine Embraer 190-100LR D-AECD operated the morning

Lufthansa service to Frankfurt - from today this service on

Saturday's and Sunday's is again being operated by a CityLine

Embraer 190 until the end of the summer schedules -

http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.com/2010/07/news-lufthansa.html
.

Falcon 7X VP-BZE was a morning arrival parking on the Elmdon apron
.

Newcastle United returned to BHX after their

Premier League match against Wolves....
.

.... to board Scot Airways Dornier 328-100 G-CCGS
.

.... for the flight home to Newcastle

Friday 27 August 2010 - Swiss Avro RJ100 HB-IXN operates morning service to Zurich

Swiss Avro RJ100 HB-IXN operated their morning service to

Zurich covering for Helvetic Fokker 100 HB-JVC which went

"tech" on Thursday and was still parked on the 80's stands
.

Balkan Holidays Airbus A320-212 LZ-BHC operated

their IT flight to Bourgas
.

Scot Airways Dornier 328-110 G-BZOG was an afternoon

arrival bringing Newcastle United south for their Premier

League match against Wolves on Saturday
.

RAF BAe 125 CC3 ZD620 made a brief later afternoon
visit to the Elmdon apron while....
.
.... C17 ZZ174 had visited earlier on a medevac flight
.

Centreline Air Citation CJ G-OCJZ was an afternoon visitor

Thursday 26 August 2010 - Niki and Travel Service bring Rapid fans to Birmingham

Niki Airbus A320-214 OE-LEF emerges from the murk....
.
.... the final arrival of the three charters bringing Rapid Vienna
fans to Birmingham for their teams UEFA "Europa League"
second leg play off against Aston Villa....
.
.... Travel Service Boeing 737-8CX OK-TVO had earlier....
.
....arrived from Bratislava which is only a short distance from Vienna
.
.... while Austrian Airbus A321-211 OE-LBF returned again after its
visit on Wednesday bringing the Rapid Vienna team to Birmingham
.
As the Rapid Vienna fans flooded out of arrivals....
.

.... and onto the coaches they looked confident
.

.... which was justified as they beat Aston Villa 2-3 - and 3-4 on

aggregate - and for the second year running Rapid Vienna have
knocked Villa out of the UEFA "Europa League"

Wednesday 25 August 2010 - Austrian Airbus A321 arrives with Rapid Vienna team

Austrian Airbus A321-211 OE-LBF was a morning arrival....

Photo: Laurence Jones

.... bringing Rapid Vienna to Birmingham to play Aston Villa in the

UEFA "Europa League" second leg play off at Villa Park on Thursday

.

After off loading the team the aircraft positioned back to Vienna
.
More flights are expected on Thursday for the match! -
http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.com/2010/08/due-rapidvienna.html
.
Farnair Europe Fokker Friendship 500 HA-FAB which
had arrived from Katowice on freight charter in the early
hours of the morning was an evening departure
.

Jet Aviation Citation Bravo HB-VMY was a morning arrival....
.

.... followed in by fellow Citation Bravo HB-VMX

Tuesday 24 August 2010 - Lufthansa Airbus A320 D-AIZC operates evening service from Frankfurt

Lufthansa Airbus A320-214 D-AIZC operated

their evening service from Frankfurt

.

Citation Sovereign G-NSJS was an evening visitor
.
Via Tauro Metro II EC-JIP spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron