Tuesday 31 May 2011 - Dubrovnik Airbus A320 G-STRP operates charter to Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik Airline Airbus A320-211 G-STRP which is leased from
Astraeus positioned in to operate a charter flight to Dubrovnik
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Jet2 Boeing 757-236 G-LSAA positioned in from Manchester....
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.... to operate a charter flight to Lisbon via Gatwick
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Air France Airbus A319-111 F-GRHK operated their morning
service from Paris CDG in place of the usual Airbus A318
.

RAF Chinook HC3 ZH902 made an approach to and low flyby
along Runway 33 during the morning
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Netjets falcon 2000 CS-DFD was a morning visitor.... Photo: Mike Hollick
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.... while Global Express 5000 N700GR was an evening arrival

Monday 30 May 2011 - First visit of winglet equipped Boeing 757-300 to BHX

Thomas Cook Boeing 757-3CQ G-JMAB positioned in from Glasgow....
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.... to operate an additional IT flight to Dalaman for the Bank Holiday
- this was the first visit of a winglet equipped Boeing 757-300 to BHX
this aircraft having recently having had them fitted

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Aer Lingus Airbus A320-214 EI-DVN operated their evening
service to Dublin - its first visit to BHX
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Emirates Boeing 777-31HER A6-EGA operated their lunchtime
service from Dubai - its second visit to BHX

Birmingham Airport movements report week commencing Monday 23 May 2011

Lufthansa are now using CityLine Embraer 195's on all their
services from Munich replacing the Canadair CRJ 900's and
Augsburg Airlines Embraer 195's

Turkmenistan Boeing 737-700 EZ-A007 made a transit stop on
Monday 23 May 2011 on its way to the USA while Boeing 737-82K
EZ-A004 operated their scheduled service on Friday 27 May 2011

Sky Wings continued to experience technical problems with
Airbus A320 SX-BTP with Balkan Holidays Airbus A320 LZ-BHD
operating their Tuesday 24 May 2011 service to Heraklion

Viking Hellas MD 83 SX-SMS operated the first of their weekly
IT flights to Heraklion on Friday 27 May 2011 - this should
become an Airbus A320 rotation from Friday 4 June 2011

First visits included Air France Airbus A320 F-GKXF, Air Transat
Airbus A330 C-GITS, Thomson Boeing 757 G-OOBR

MONDAY 23 MAY 2011

0610/0730 TUA3209 73W from Ashkhabad/to Goose Bay EZ-A007
- ferry flight - Turkmenistan
N/S /0705 LH2513 E95 to Munich D-AEMA
- final service operated by Augsburg Airways
N/S /0945 GSW1011 320 to Corfu SX-BTP
- new weekly IT - operates to October 2011 - Sky Wings
1030/1130 TK1967/1968 319 from/to Istanbul TC-JLS
- planned aircraft allocation - Airbus A319
1625/ N/S GSW1012 320 from Corfu SX-BTP
- new weekly IT - operates to October 2011 - Sky Wings

TUESDAY 24 MAY 2011

N/S /0930 GSW2011 320 to Herkalion LZ-BHD
- weekly IT - delayed Sky Wings flight operated by Balkan Holidays
1135/1320 TS164/165 332 from/to Toronto C-GITS First Visit
- weekly service - revised timings - operated by Airbus A330
1850/ N/S GSW2012 320 from Heraklion LZ-BHD
- weekly IT - delayed Sky Wings flight operated by Balkan Holidays

WEDNESDAY 25 MAY 2011

N/S /0930 GSW3011 320 to Rhodes SX-BTP
- weekly IT flight - operates to October 2011 - Sky Wings
0935/1830 EZE1649/1650 S20 from/to Amsterdam G-CERZ
- one off day stopping charter
1135/1235 OHY3843/3844 321 from/to Dalaman + Ercan TC-OAK
- new weekly IT flight - operates to October 2011 - Onur Air
1235/1320 AB3715/3714 73H from/to Hannover D-ABKM
- weekly flight - revised timings for summer
1900/ N/S GSW3012 320 from Rhodes SX-BTP
- weekly IT flight - operates to October 2011 - Sky Wings

THURSDAY 26 MAY 2011

N/S /0900 GSW4011 320 to Zante SX-BTP
- new weekly IT - operates to October 2011 - Sky Wings
1030/1130 TK1967/1968 320 from/to Istanbul TC-JPO
- planned aircraft allocation - Airbus A320
1230/1430 W5 5020/5019 313 from/to Tehran F-OJHI
- weekly flight - Mahan Air
1700/ N/S GSW4012 320 from Zante SX-BTP
- new weekly IT - operates to October 2011 - Sky Wings

FRIDAY 27 MAY 2011

N/S /0555 GSW5011 320 to Skiathos SX-BTP
- new weekly IT - operates to October 2011 - Sky Wings
0805/0930 AF2064/2065 320 from/to Paris CDG F-GKXF First Visit
- planned aircraft allocation
0830/0930 OHY1693/1694 321 from/to Bodrum TC-OAE
- weekly IT flight - operates to October 2011 - Onur Air
0925/1025 VKH130/131 M83 from/to Heraklion SX-SMS
- new weekly IT flight - operates to October 2011 - Viking Hellas
1315/1415 TK1969/1970 320 from/to Istanbul TC-JPB
- planned aircraft allocation - Airbus A320
1505/1635 TOM7503/768 75W from Zante/to Dalaman G-OOBR First Visit
- aircraft is ex G-BYAN - recent operated by TUIfly Nordic as SE-RFP
1540/ N/S GSW5012 320 from Skiathos SX-BTP
- new weekly IT - operates to October 2011 - Sky Wings

SATURDAY 28 MAY 2011

0655/0830 ZT013Y/1011 733 from Stansted/to Lourdes G-ZAPW
- annual pilgrimage to Lourdes - Titan
0800/0840 LX420/421 320 from/to Zurich HB-IJI
- planned upgrade
N/S /0900 GSW6011 320 to Larnaca SX-BTP
- weekly IT flight - operates October 2011 - Sky Wings
1030/1130 TK1967/1968 320 from/to Istanbul TC-JPT
- planned aircraft allocation - Airbus A320
1120/1205 AB3715/3714 73H from/to Hannover D-ABBG
- weekly flight - revised timings for summer
1330/1430 ZT020P/2013 733 from/to Lourdes G-ZAPW
- annual pilgrimage to Lourdes
1345/1430 ZT001P/2011 142 from/to Lourdes G-ZAPN
- annual pilgrimage to Lourdes
1810/1910 BGH5539 320 from/to Bourgas LZ-BHC
- weekly IT flight - operates to October 2011
1925/2025 OHY7619/7620 321 from/to Dalaman TC-OBJ
- weekly IT flight - operates to October 2011
2000/ N/S GSW6012 320 from Larnaca SX-BTP
- weekly IT flight - operates to October 2011 - Sky Wings

SUNDAY 29 MAY 2011

0725/0820 OHY7619/7620 320 from/to Dalaman TC-OBD
- additional IT flight for Bank Holiday
N/S /0905 GSW7011 320 to Paphos SX-BTP
- weekly IT flight - operates to October 2011 - Sky Wings
1050/1145 OHY2456/1694 321 from Newcastle/to Bodrum TC-OAL
- additional IT flight for Bank holiday
1315/1415 TK1968/1970 320 from/to Istanbul TC-JPS
- planned aircraft allocation - Airbus A320
1455/1540 AB2699/2698 73H from/to Paderborn D-ABKP
- weekly flight
1530/1600 SN2045/2046 DH4 from/to Brussels OE-LGC
- operated by Tyrolean
1945/ N/S GSW7012 320 from Paphos SX-BTP
- weekly IT flight - operates to October 2011 - Sky Wings

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/

SAS Airbus A319-132 OY-KBO visited on Friday 27 May 2011

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Sunday 29 May 2011

Sunday 29 May 2011 - AeroMedevac Ireland Citation EI-MED makes first visit

AeroMedevac Ireland Citation II EI-MED was a morning arrival on the
Elmdon apron operating an air ambulance flight - its first visit to BHX
.

Welcome Air Dornier 328-110 OE-GBB was an afternoon visitor
operating an air ambulance shuttle flight for Tyrol Air Ambulance
.

RAF Tristar KC1 ZD953 operated a medevac flight departing
off Runway 15 to RAF Brize Norton
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Onur Air Airbus A320-211 TC-OBD operated an additional
IT flight to Dalaman for the Spring Bank Holiday week
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Challenger 850/Canadair CRJ200) UR-ICD which had arrived
on Friday afternoon departed back to Luton

Air Caraibes to operate Airbus A330 charter from Lisbon on Friday 3 June 2011

Air Caraibes are planning to operate an Airbus A330-200
charter flight to Birmingham on Friday 3 June 2011
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This is the return sector of a Jet2 charter departing BHX on
Tuesday 31 May 2011 - the flight is from Lisbon via Gatwick
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The date/timings are as follows -
.
FRIDAY 3 JUNE 2011
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1915/2045 CAJ1509 332 from Lisbon via Gatwick/to Paris Orly
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Schedules subject to change!

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Sunday 29 May 2011

Monday 16 May 2011 - late update!

Frency Army Socata TBM-700 F-MABR/136 made a low approach
and go around to Runway 33 at lunchtime Photo: Laurence Jones

Saturday 28 May 2011 - Titan operate annual Birmingham Diocesan Pilgrimage flights

Titan operated the annual Birmingham Diocesan Pilgrimage charter
flights to Lourdes - BAe 146-200QC G-ZAPN positioned in during
the afternoon to operate the third and final flight of the day....
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.... while Boeing 737-3L9QC G-ZAPW had been an early morning
arrival from Stansted to operate the first departure to Lourdres
visiting again during the afternoon - the return flights will be
operated by Air Mediterranee on Friday 3 June 2011
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PIA Boeing 777-240ER AP-BHX operated their service to Islamabad
- it wears the Quetta - "Nature's Orchard" tail colour scheme

Friday 27 May 2011 - Challenger 850 UR-ICD afternoon arrival from Luton

Challenger 850 UR-ICD was an afternoon arrival.... Photo: Ron Kosys
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.... from Luton parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron
- the Challenger 850 is the biz jet version of the Canadair CRJ200
Photo: Mike Hollick Viking Hellas MD 83 SX-SMS positioned in to operate
their first IT flight of the season to Heraklion
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Thomson Boeing 757-204 G-OOBR made its first visit to BHX
registered as such having recently been transferred back to the
UK from TUIfly Nordic were it operated as SE-RFP - it was
previously registered G-BYAN when last operated by Thomson
.

Turkmenistan Boeing 737-82K EZ-A004 operated their delayed
flight from Ashgabat in place of the usual Boeing 757
.

RAF C17 ZZ176 did a low flyby down Runway 33 after reporting a
warning light indicated the pole that extends when parked to ensure
it does not tip onto its tail might have come loose in flight....
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.... all looked OK as it went passed and it returned to land safely
operating a medevac flight

Thursday 26 May 2011

Mahan Air Airbus A310-304 F-OJHI operated their flight
to Tehran - it now wears bolder style titles similar to those
on their EP- aircraft Photo: Ron Kosys

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Aer Lingus Airbus A320-214 EI-DVL operated their evening service from
Dublin - its fourth visit since it was delivered at the end of April 2011
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CitationJet D-IKOP was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron
Photo: Mike Hollick

Wednesday 25 May 2011 - Eastern Saab 2000 G-CERZ flying for Jaguar

Eastern Saab 2000 G-CERZ was a morning arrival operating
a day stopping charter from Amsterdam for Jaguar - it has
small "Jaguar" titles next to the front passenger door
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Swiss Avro RJ100 HB-IYQ operated their morning service
to Zurich in place of the usual Helvetic Fokker 100
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King Air G90GTX G-MOSJ was an afternoon visitor.... Photo: Mike Hollick
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.... as was Air Med Cheyenne IIIA G-GMED which was operating
and air ambulance flight before positioning back to Oxford
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.... and Alelag Citation Excel OO-SLM which arrived to night stop
Photo: Mike Hollick

Tuesday 24 May 2011 - Swiss Avro RJ100 HB-IYS in "Shopping Paradise" scheme

Swiss Avro RJ100 HB-IYS operated their evening service from

Zurich in place of the usual Helvetic Fokker 100 - the aircraft

is in the "Shopping Paradise Zurich Airport" colour scheme

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. bmibaby Boeing 737-36N G-TOYL remained based....
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.... displaying the latest version of "tiny" on the tail
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Air Transat Airbus A330-243 C-GITS operated their weekly flight
from Toronto - this aircraft became famous as the "Azores Glider"
when it suffered a fuel leak over the Atlantic while enroute to
Lisbon and had to glide to land safely in the Azores
.
Balkan Holidays Airbus A320-211 LZ-BHD positioned in from
Stockholm to operate the delayed Sky Wings flight to Heraklion
as their Airbus A320 SX-BTP was "tech" again
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RAF Avia Antonov 26B YL-RAD operated a charter taking the daily
newspapers to the Isle of Man after the ferry was delayed after high
winds in the Irish Sea the previous evening Photo: Ron Kosys
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Longranger III G-LVDC made an afternoon visit to the Elmdon apron

Monday 23 May 2011 - Turkmenistan Boeing 737 EZ-A007 makes stop on way to USA

Turkmenistan Boeing 737-7GL EZ-A007 was an early morning
arrival from Ashkabad making a brief refuelling stop before
continuing onto Goose Bay, Canada, on its way for maintenance
in the USA - it is a Government/VIP aircraft
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Turkish Airlines Airbus A319-132 TC-JLS operated their flight from
Istanbul - it is in their new colours and this was its second visit to BHX
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Lufthansa Regional Embraer 195LR D-AEBB operated their
afternoon service to Munich - from today all flights on this route are
now planned to be operated by Lufthansa CityLine Embraer 195's
.

Luxembourg Air Rescue Learjet 35A LX-LAR was an afternoon
visitor operating an air ambulance flight Photo: Mike Hollick
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Woodgate Air Charter Navajo Chieftain G-JAJK was another
visitor to the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick