Friday 30 September 2011

Thursday 29 September 2011

Wednesday 28 September 2011 - Air Marrakech Cheyenne CN-TJL a long way from home!!

Air Marrakech Piper Cheyenne IIIA CN-TJL was an early morning
arrival from Casablanca with a load of urgent freight
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More photos later!!

Tuesday 27 September 2011 - Belle Air Airbus A319 F-ORAG diverts in from Stansted

Belle Air Airbus A319-132 F-ORAG was a morning arrival when
it diverted in due to fog at Stansted - after spending the day....
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.... parked up at BHX waiting for the passengers to arrive from
Stansted it departed back to Tirana, Albania
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Aer Arann ATR 42-300 EI-EHH diverted in from Southend - again
due to fog - while operating their service from Waterford
.United Continental Boeing 757-224 N14120 operated their service

to Newark - the aircraft is in the "Star Alliance" colour scheme

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RAF Avia Saab 340AF YL-RAG was an afternoon arrival from
Marseilles as it returned to BHX after its lease to Air Scorpio
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AeroVis Airlines Antonov An 12PB UR-CBG was an afternoon
from Graz, Austria, with an urgent load of freight....
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Photo: Ron Kosys
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.... parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick
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Learjet 36A N32PA was an early morning arrival when it diverted
in due to fog at East Midlands - other visitors to the Elmdon apron....
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.... included Citation CJ2 D-ISCH
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.... and Grumman Jetprop M-BETS Photos: Mike Hollick

Monday 26 September 2011 - Flight Calibration Navajo G-FCSL visits Elmdon apron

Flight Calibration Services Navajo Chieftain G-FCSL
was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron....
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.... while Pilatus PC-12 M-HARP was an afternoon visitor
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.... and Netjets Citation Bravo CS-DHJ which had arrived
on Sunday evening spent the day parked up Photos: Mike Hollick
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Bin Air Merlin IVC D-CBIN which had arrived on Tuesday spent
the day parked up before departing in the evening Photo: Ron Kosys

.Pegasus Boeing 737-82R TC-AAH operated their weekly
IT flight to Dalaman

Sunday 25 September 2011 - Blink Mustang G-FBKB visits the Elmdon apron

Blink Cessna 510 Mustang G-FBKB was an afternoon
visitor to a wet Elmdon apron

Saturday 24 September 2011 - bmi Airbus A320 G-MIDY flying for Lufthansa

bmi Airbus A320-232 G-MIDY operated the evening Lufthansa
service from Frankfurt replacing the usually based Airbus A320
G-MIDS which is in "Star Alliance" colours
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Balkan Holidays Airbus A320-214 LZ-BHF operated their weekly
IT flight from Bourgas - only its second visit to BHX

Friday 23 September 2011 - Sky Wings MD 83 SX-BTG flying for Tor Air

Sky Wings MD 83 SX-BTG was an afternoon departure....
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.... positioning out to Manchester to fly for Tor Air Photo: Ron Kosys
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Bin Air Metro III D-CSAL spent the day parked up Photo: Ron Kosys
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Hawker 800XP HB-VCJ made a brief afternoon visit
to the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

Thursday 22 September 2011 - "Skyteam" and "retro" KLM Boeing 737's both visit BHX

"Skyteam" Boeing 737-9K2 PH-BXO operated the afternoon
KLM service to Amsterdam....
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.... while Boeing 737-8K2 PH-BXA which is in their "retro"
scheme operated their morning service
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Sky Wings MD 83 SX-BTG which had arrived on Monday
evening remained parked up on the 70's stands
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Piper Malibu G-GREY which ah arrived on Wednesday spent the day
parked on the Elmdon apron before departing.... Photo: Mike Hollick

. .... Super King Air F-HEAL was an afternoon departure Photo: Ron Kosys

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Cessna 182S Skylane G-XLTG was a late afternoon arrival

Wednesday 21 September 2011 - Farnair Beech 1900 HA-FAM visits the Elmdon apron

Farnair Europe Beech 1900D HA-FAM which had arrived
on Tuesday spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron
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Capital Super King Air G-KVIP was an afternoon visitor Photo: Ron Kosys
.Onur Air Airbus A321-231 TC-OBJ operated their weekly flight

to Dalaman and onto Ercan in Northern Cyprus Photo: Ron Kosys

Tuesday 20 September 2011 - Sky Wings MD 83 SX-BTG spends day parked up at BHX

Sky Wings MD 83 SX-BTG which had operated their delayed flight
from Zakynthos on Monday evening spent the day parked up....
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.... while Airbus A320-231 SX-BTP which had gone "tech" at Paphos
on Sunday arrived from Corfu with the outbound flight having been
operated by their Avro RJ 100 SX-DMA which had arrived on Monday
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Air Transat Airbus A310-304 C-GTSK operated their weekly flight
to Toronto the final Airbus A330 of the season having operated
the previous week
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KLM Boeing 737-7K2 PH-BGT operated their mid morning
service from Amsterdam - its first visit to BHX
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Lufthansa Regional Avro RJ 85 D-AVRR operated their morning
service from Munich - a rare visit to BHX now for a Lufthansa
RJ 85 as they are progressively withdrawn from service
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Gulfstream G150 OE-GAS was an afternoon visitor.... Photo: Ron Kosys
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.... while Jet Ready Eclipse 500 EC-LII made a brief visit to
the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

Monday 19 September 2011 - Sky Wings Avro RJ100 SX-DMA arrives from Zakynthos

Sky Wings Avro RJ100 SX-DMA was an afternoon arrival....
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.... from Zakynthos via Milan making its second visit to BHX
covering for Airbus A320 SX-BTP which had gone "tech" at
Paphos, Cyprus, on Sunday afternoon
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Pegasus Boeing 737-82R TC-AHP operated their weekly
IT flight to Dalaman - its first visit to BHX
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Farnair Europe ATR 42-320 HB-AFF operated a day stopping charter
from Basle parking on the Elmdon apron.... Photo: Ron Kosys
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.... it wears an additional logo on the starboard side only
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.... advertising "Wirtschaftskammer Baselland" Photo: Ron Kosys
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Other visitors included Falcon 900B N900MG which had arrived
in the early hours of the morning from Farmingdale....
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.... and King Air G-ORTH Photos: Mike Hollick

Sunday 18 September 2011 - Iceland Express Boeing 737 G-PJPJ back in the sunshine!!

Astraeus/Iceland Express Boeing 737-5H6 G-PJPJ operated the
afternoon flybe service from/to Edinburgh - it returned later before
positioning out to Keflavik at the end of its weekend lease to flybe
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KLM Boeing 737-8K2 PH-BXA which is in their "retro" scheme
operated their afternoon service to Amsterdam
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TAG Aviation Learjet 60 G-LGAR was a morning visitor
to the Elmdon apron departing to Geneva