Tuesday 31 July 2012 - Swiftair Brasilia EC-JKH flying for FedEx from Belfast International

Swiftair Embraer Brasilia EC-JKH operated the evening FedEx

feeder flight from Belfast International - its second visit to BHX
having replaced EC-HTS which had operated the service since
it started at the end of March 2012 on Monday evening
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AeroMedevac Ireland Citation II EI-MED which had arrived
on Monday evening for attention by Eurojet visited the terminal
side of the airport to do some engine runs Photo: Mike Hollick
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RAF C17 ZZ173 was a lunchtime visitor to the Elmdon
apron operating a medevac flight Photo: Mike Hollick

Turkish Airlines to increase Birmingham Airport to Istanbul service to 10 flights a week!!

Turkish Airlines will be increasing the frequency
of their Istanbul to Birmingham service to 10 flights
a week from the start of the summer 2013 schedules
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Turkish Airlines increased the frequency of their
Birmingham service to daily with effect for
Sunday 25 March 2012 so the frequency
of the service will have doubled within a year
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Turkish Airlines provisional summer 2013 schedule at BHX
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1015/1115 TK1967/1968 73H from/to Istanbul
- operates daily except on Tuesday and Saturday
1505/1605 TK1969/1970 73H from/to Istanbul
- operates daily except on Wednesday and Friday
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- http://www.turkishairlines.com/en-uk/

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Monday 30 July 2012

Monday 30 July 2012 - Alitalia Airbus A320 EI-DTL makes its first visit to BHX

Alitalia Airbus A320-216 EI-DTL operated a student
charter flight to Rome - its first visit to BHX - while....
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.... Air Explore Boeing 737-436 OM-CEX operated the
second Alitalia student charter of the day from Rome
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Brit Air Canadair CRJ 1000 F-HMLD operated the evening
Air France service from Paris CDG - its first visit to BHX and
bringing to an end 61 consecutive daily visits by F-HMLA
on this service!

Sunday 29 July 2012 - Air Berlin Boeing 737 D-ABMB marks Borussia Dortmund "double"

Air Berlin Boeing 737-86J D-ABMB is currently wearing additional
titles "Real love BVB - Double winner 2012" marking the success
of Borussia Dortmund winning the German football "double"....
.

.... D-ABMB operated their weekly flight to Paderborn
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Air France Airbus A318-111 F-GUGI - which is in their "new"
colour scheme - operated their afternoon service to Paris
.

luxaviation Challenger 604 LX-MDA which had arrived on
Saturday remained parked up on the Elmdon apron....
.

.... and was joined by Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner's
Falcon 7X N85DN which was an early morning arrival

Birmingham Airport out and about in the community at "Sheldon Countryside Festival"

Birmingham Airport was out and about in the local community
on Sunday when members of the Community and Environment
team attended the annual "Sheldon Countryside Festival"....
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.... which is held in Sheldon Country Park which runs along the
North West boundary of the airport site. Local residents could
enter a free competition and also ask the team questions
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For more information on Birmingham Airport activities
in the local community please see here
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Sunday 29 July 2012

Saturday 28 July 2012 - luxaviation Challenger LX-MDA makes its first visit to BHX

luxaviation Challenger 604 LX-MDA was an afternoon arrival
parking up to night stop - its first visit to BHX Photo: Mike Hollick
.

Ryanair's new Learjet 45 M-ABEU also made its first visit to
BHX - they have recently acquired this aircraft to ferry
engineers around to fix "tech" aircraft and it operated
from/to Stansted so they could attend to a Boeing 737
.

Citation XLS I-CNDG which had arrived on Friday evening
was an afternoon departure Photo: Mike Hollick
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BA Cityflyer Embraer 190-100LR G-LCYO positioned in from
Glasgow to operate an IT flight to Palma - its first visit to BHX
.

Air Berlin Boeing 737-86J D-ABKC operated their flight
to Hannover - it was also on its first visit to BHX
.

Lufthansa Regional Embraer 195LR D-AEBQ operated their
morning service to Munich - it had arrived on Friday evening
on its first visit to BHX
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Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-EBK operated their morning service
to Dublin - it wears additional "City of Nykoping" titles

Friday 27 July 2012 - Balkan Holidays Airbus A320 LZ-BHD operates IT flight to Bourgas

Balkan Holidays Airbus A320-211 LZ-BHD operated their
additional weekly peak season IT flight to Bourgas
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Air Hamburg Citation XLS D-CEFO was a morning visitor
to the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

Thursday 26 July 2012 - Emirates Boeing 777 A6-EGB makes its first visit to BHX

Emirates Boeing 777-31HER operated their evening
service from Dubai - its first visit to BHX
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Citation Sovereign D-CYOU was an afternoon arrival
parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron

Armavia resume weekly service from Birmingham to Yerevan and onto India

Armavia have resumed their service from Birmingham to
Yerevan with the flights now offering direct connections
onto Amritsar, India....

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.... Armavia first operated from Birmingham in September
2010 - see here for more information - but the flights had
to be suspended because of issues over Traffic Rights
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Flights will now depart Birmingham for Yerevan at 1125
on Wednesday's and will offer a direct connection onto
Amritsar - the return flight arrives at 1025 on Wednesday
.
Initially the flights will operate on a weekly basis but are
expected to increase for the peak winter season
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Armavia summer 2012 schedule from Birmingham
to Yerevan and onto Amritsar

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1025/1125 U8 107/108 320 from/to Yerevan
- operates weekly on Wednesday

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Schedule/timings subject to change!!

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Wednesday 25 July 2012

Wednesday 25 July 2012 - Armavia Airbus A320 EK32008 makes its first visit to BHX

Armavia Airbus A320-211 EK32008 operated the first flight
as they resumed their new weekly service to Yerevan....
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.... which now offers an onward connection to Amritsar, India
- this was the first visit of an Armavia Airbus A320 to BHX
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Global Express VP-CEO was an early morning arrival from Luton
for parking during the London 2012 Olympics
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More photos soon!!

flybe announces new three times daily service between Birmingham and Amsterdam

flybe will be commencing a three times daily service
from Birmingham to Amsterdam on Sunday 28 October 2012

- the route was formerly operated by bmibaby
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Initially the route will be operated three times a day
using Dash 8Q-400's and takes to 24 the number of
flybe routes serving Birmingham
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Andrew Strong, Flybe UK Managing Director comments:
"Flybe is committed to developing its route network out

of Birmingham and we have every confidence that our
new service with its convenient timings will prove
successful in offering an attractive and affordable way
for travellers to access this vital international hub"
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Martyn Lloyd, Commercial Director, Birmingham Airport,
said: "Amsterdam is an important route for both business

and leisure travellers and last year it was the third busiest
destination from Birmingham. Flybe is a strong brand and
has a successful product which I’m sure will be perfect for
this route so we’re extremely pleased that the carrier will

be starting daily services from the winter period"

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flybe schedule from Birmingham to Amsterdam
from Sunday 28 October 2012

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Flights depart Birmingham for Amsterdam at -
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0705 on Monday to Saturday
1355 on Sunday
1420 on Monday, Thursday and Friday
1735 on Monday to Friday and Sunday
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Flights arrive at Birmingham from Amsterdam at -
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1025 on Monday to Saturday
1710 on Sunday
1735 on Monday, Thursday and Friday
2050 on Monday to Friday and Sunday
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Flights can be booked at -
www.flybe.com
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Wednesday 25 July 2012

Tuesday 24 July 2012 - Army Air Corps Apache ZJ228 makes flyby along Runway 15

Army Air Corps Apache AH1 ZJ228 was an evening visitor
when it did a flyby along Runway 15 before departing
in the direction of Coventry
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More photos soon!

Friday 20 July 2012 - Danish AT ATR 72 OY-RUB operates a charter to Perpignan

Danish Air Transport ATR 72-202 OY-RUB was a morning
arrival when it positioned in from Copenhagen....
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.... to operate a day trip charter to Perpignan
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.... it wears additional "Bornholmer Flyet" titles advertising
the Copenhagen to Bornholm route that Danish Air Transport
took over following the demise of Cimber Sterling in May 2012
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Monarch Airbus A320-212 G-MONX operated their inaugural
flight to Nice as they commenced their peak season schedules....
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.... to mark this and their new route to Barcelona that starts on
Saturday 21 July 2012 the terminal floor was decorated with a
Salvador Dali inspired 3D piece of artwork - for more see here
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Two additional leased in aircraft also entered service with Monarch
.

.... Aurela Boeing 737-35B LY-SKA which had positioned in over
night operated its first Monarch flight to Milan Malpensa while
.

.... Air Explore Boeing 737-4YO OM-AEX which had arrived
on Thursday operated its first Monarch flight to Palma
.

Balkan Holidays Airbus A320-212 LZ-BHC arrived from Glasgow
to commence an additional peak season IT flight to Bourgas

Monarch celebrate launch of new flights from Birmingham to Barcelona and Nice with 3D art

Monarch celebrated the launch of their new flights to Barcelona
and Nice by commissioning the design of a Salvador Dali inspired
3D piece of artwork, which was unveiled to passengers at
Birmingham Airport today/Friday 20 July 2012
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Kevin George, Managing Director of Monarch Airlines comments:

"We are delighted to celebrate the launch of our new flights to
Barcelona and Nice this weekend. The Salvador Dali inspired
3D artwork is a great way to promote our new flights and engage
with passengers at Birmingham Airport in an interactive way"
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Martyn Lloyd, Commercial Director at Birmingham Airport,
added: "This addition to our summer flight schedule is great
news for passengers wanting more choice and better value
from their regional airport"

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Monarch Airbus A320 G-MONX operated their inaugural flight
to Nice today/Friday 20 July 2012 which now operate daily for
the rest of the summer season. Services to Barcelona - which will
operate four times a week - commence on Saturday 21 July 2012
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Friday 20 July 2012

Thursday 19 July 2012 - Air Explore Boeing 737 OM-AEX arrives to operate for Monarch

Air Explore Boeing 737-4Y0 OM-AEX positioned in from Bratislava
in preparation for commencing operations on behalf of Monarch
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Farnair ATR 42-320 HB-AFD which arrived from Gdansk in the
early hours spent the day parked up Photo: Mike Hollick
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Visitors to the Elmdon apron included Cirrus SR-22 N600LB....
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.... and Multiflight Dauphin II G-CGGD Photos: Mike Hollick
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RAF Lockheed C-130J Hercules C4 ZH878 made a brief
evening visit operating a medevac flight