Monday 31 January 2011 - Nightexpress Short 360 D-CCAS visits the Elmdon apron

Nightexpress Short 360-300 D-CCAS was an afternoon visitor
to the Elmdon apron.. Photo: Mike Hollick
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Air France Airbus A319-111 F-GRHZ operated their morning

service to Paris CDG in place of the usual Airbus A318

Sunday 30 January 2011 - Airbus A319 G-EZID 100th aircraft in easyJet fleet

easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZID wears "100" on the nose

- its was the 100th aircraft acquired by easyJet....

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.... and operated their morning service to Grenoble
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Monarch Airbus A320-212 G-OZBB operated their flight to Tenerife

Saturday 29 January 2011 - Omni Air DC 10 N603AX makes second visit to BHX

Omni Air International Douglas DC 10-30 N603AX made its second

visit to BHX operating another trooping flight.... ..Photo: Ron Kosys
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.... after unloading it positioned out to Brize Norton

Friday 28 January 2011 - Turkish Airbus A320 TC-JPU makes its first visit to BHX

Turkish Airlines Airbus A320-214 TC-JPU lifts off Runway 15

while the previous departure Thomson Boeing 767-304ER G-OBYJ

turns to the north on its way across the Atlantic to Barbados....
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.... TC-JPU was making its first visit to BHX
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Continental Boeing 757-224 N17104 lifts off Runway 15
operating their delayed flight to Newark

Thursday 27 January 2011 - Dash 8 G-FLBF arrives on delivery to flybe

flybe Dash 8Q-400 G-FLBF was a morning arrival at the end

of its delivery flight from Canada via Reykjavik
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Thomson Boeing 767-304ER G-OBYJ was an afternoon departure
to Havana, Cuba, a new cruise ship destination from Birmingham
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Army Air Corps Apache AH1 ZJ183 overflew
the airfield during the morning

Wednesday 26 January 2011 - Airlinair operate ATR 72 charter from Paris Orly

Airlinair ATR 72-202 F-GPOD operated a day stopping charter

flight from Paris Orly - the aircraft is in Air France colours
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Centreline Air Charter Citation Jet G-CITJ was a visitor
to the Elmdon apron.. Photo: Mike Hollick

Tuesday 25 January 2011 - Police helicopter fly in on the Elmdon apron!!

West Midlands Police AOU's Eurocopter EC 135 P2+ G-POLA (right)

was joined on the Elmdon apron by the East Midlands Police ASU's

Eurocopter EC-135 G-EMID (centre) and Central Counties AOU's

Eurocopter EC 135P2+ G-HEOI (left).. Photo: Mike Hollick

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The East Midlands Police ASU's Eurocopter EC-135 G-EMID

lifts off on its way back to base.. Photo: Ron Kosys
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Omni Air International Douglas DC 10-30 N603AX was
an afternoon arrival operating another trooping flight....
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..it is in their new colour scheme and this was its first visit to BHX

Monday 24 January 2011 - Europe Airpost Boeing 737 EI-STA flying for Aer Lingus

Europe Airpost Boeing 737-31S EI-STA operated the afternoon

Aer Lingus service from Dublin - the latter airlines flights currently

being disrupted by an industrial dispute with their cabin crew

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Citation CJ1 N525GC which arrived on Sunday evening

was an afternoon departure.. Photo: Mike Hollick
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Diamond DA-40D G-CEZR was an afternoon visitor

to the Elmdon apron.. Photo: Mike Hollick

Sunday 23 January 2011 - Network Rail Ecureuil G-NTWK visits the Elmdon apron

Network Rail Ecureuil 2 G-NTWK spent the morning

parked on the Elmdon apron

Saturday 22 January 2011 - Omni Air DC 10 N270AX makes second visit to BHX

Omni Air International Douglas DC 10-30 N270AX was

an afternoon arrival operating a trooping flight....
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.... making an interesting landing!!
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This was the second visit of N270AX to BHX having
operated a similar flight on 14/15 December 2010
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Air Berlin Airbus A320-214 D-ABFN operated their
flight from Hannover - its first visit to BHX

Friday 21 January 2011 - Citation X G-CEDK departs to Salzburg

Citation X G-CEDK which diverted in on Thursday evening

due to fog at its Chester base departed to Salzburg - its first

visit to BHX. It is operated for the Duke of Westminster
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TAG Aviation España Gulfstream G150 EC-KPJ

was a lunchtime arrival parking up to nightstop
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Citation CJ2+ D-IFDN was a morning arrival departing
at lunchtime to Manston, Kent.. Photo: Ron Kosys
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FedEx/Air Contractors ATR 72-202F EI-FXJ was an afternoon
visitor to the Elmdon apron.. Photo: Ron Kosys
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Via Tauro Metro II EC-JIP which had arrived on Thursday
evening departed.. Photo: Ron Kosys

Thursday 20 January 2011 - VW Falcon 900EX VP-CLD diverts in from foggy Chester

Volkswagen Air Services Falcon 900EX VP-CLB was a lunchtime arrival

when it diverted in due to fog at Chester.. Photo: Ron Kosys

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RAF Islander CC2B ZH537 was an afternoon visitor.. Photo: Ron Kosys
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Turkish Airbus A320-232 TC-JPH operated their flight to Istanbul

Wednesday 19 January 2011 - Network Rail Twin Squirrel G-NTWK visits the Elmdon apron

Network Rail Twin Squirrel G-NTWK was a morning visitor

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Operajet Citation CJ3 OM-LBG which had arrived on a priority

freight charter on Tuesday evening positioned out to Bratislava
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Gulfstream 450 N451C which arrived on Tuesday spent the day
parked on the Elmdom apron before departing during the evening
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Thomas Cook Airbus A321-211 G-DHJH positioned in
from Manchester to operate a charter flight to Valencia

Tuesday 18 January 2011 - Silver Air Let 410 OK-SLD currently based at BHX

Silver Air Let 410UVP OK-SLD which is currently based at BHX

to operate the nightly freight servive to Amsterdam spent the day

parked on the Elmdon apron - for more information please see -
http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.com/2011/01/news-silver-air.html

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Challenger 300 HB-JFM was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron
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Woodgate Air Charter Navajo Chieftain G-JAJK visited
on an air ambulance flight.. Photo: Ron Kosys

Monday 17 January 2011 - Ryanair Boeing 737 EI-DPY flying with "Gerona" titles

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-DPY operated their service to Londonderry

- the aircraft wears additional "Costa Brava Pirineu de Girona" titles

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KLM cityhopper Embraer 190-100LR PH-EZF

operated their lunchtime service to Amsterdam
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Air Charter Scotland Citation CJ2 G-EDCM was an arrival

on the Elmdon apron parking up to nightstop
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Citation XLS F-GVYC made a brief lunchtime visit

Sunday 16 January 2011 - Jet2 Boeing 737 G-GDFB makes first visit to BHX

Jet2 Boeing 737-33A G-GDFB positioned in from Leeds to operate

a charter flight to Munster/Osnabrück - its first visit to BHX
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Mahan Air Airbus A310-304 EP-MNO operated their flight from

Tehran - its third visit to BHX since joining the Mahan Air fleet

Saturday 15 January 2011 - Omni Air DC 10 N522AX operates trooping flight

Omni Air International Douglas DC 10-30 N522AX was an
afternoon arrival operating a trooping flight..Photo: Ron Kosys

Friday 14 January 2011 - Turkish Boeing 737 TC-JHA operates their flight to Istanbul

Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-8F2 TC-JHA operated

their service to Istanbul.. Photo: Ron Kosys

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Another busy day on the Elmdon apron - visitors
included Citation CJ2+ F-GMIR....
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Citation Encore D-CIFM....
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Pilatus PC-12 D-FCAP....
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Agusta A 109C G-HBEK....
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.... and Ecureuil 2 G-JPAL.. Photos: Mike Hollick