Thursday 30 August 2012 - Air Italy Boeing 737 I-AIMR makes its first visit to BHX

Air Italy Boeing 737-430 I-AIMR positioned in from Milan
- its first visit to BHX - to be based for Monarch for a day on
Friday while one of their Airbus A320's visits East Midlands
for the launch of their new scheduled services from that airport
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Farnair Europe ATR 72-201F HB-AFN was an evening
arrival operating a priority freight charter from Munich
before positioning out to Basle
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Citation CJ3 N403ND was a day stopping visitor....
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.... while Hawker 850XP HB-VOJ joined Hawker 850XP
HB-VCJ on the Elmdon apron Photos: Mike Hollick
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Falcon 100 EC-KPP was an early morning arrival to the
Elmdon apron later departing to Malaga

Blue City Aviation launch Elmdon apron re-fuelling service at Birmingham Airport

Blue City Aviation have launched a new Elmdon apron based
Jet A1 re-fuelling service with their own dedicated fuel truck
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For aircraft looking for a rapid turn at Birmingham Airport
Blue City Aviation now offer a 24 hours a day/7 days a week
aircraft handling and refuelling service
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www.bluecityaviation.co.uk
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Thursday 30 August 2012

Wednesday 29 August 2012 - Hawker 1000 HB-VOO visits the Elmdon apron

Hawker 1000 HB-VOO was an afternoon arrival parking up
to night stop on the Elmdon apron next to Hawker HB-VCJ
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Bin Air Metro III D-CPSW was an afternoon visitor
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WDL BAe 146-200 D-AMAJ positioned in from Cologne
to operate the afternoon flybe service to Stuttgart
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Air Transat Airbus A330-342 C-GTSO operated
their weekly flight to Toronto

Tuesday 28 August 2012 - Turkish Airbus A321 TC-JRA marking 15 years of "Star Alliance"

Turkish Airbus A321-232 TC-JRA operated their flight to Istanbul
- it is in "Star Alliance" colours with large 15th anniversary stickers
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Transavia Boeing 737-8K2 PH-HZJ operated the afternoon
KLM service to Amsterdam
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Denim Air Fokker 50 PH-KXX is again flying for flybe operating
their morning service from the Isle of Man - it has gained
"Denim" titles since it was last based at BHX
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Learjet 45 D-CNMB was an early morning arrival on a busy
day for general aviation movements....
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.... another early arrival was Gulfstream IV N189J
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.... while Eurojet Cessna 500 Citation G-JTNC was a departure
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Sky Work Citation Excel HB-VOU was a day stopping visitor....
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.... while Netjets Gulfstream IV-X N421QS was an afternoon
arrival parking up to night stop Photos: Mike Hollick
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Citation CJ2 F-HEOL made a brief evening visit Photo: Mike Hollick

Monday 27 August 2012 - London Executive Citation G-PEPE visits the Elmdon apron

London Executive Citation Excel G-PEPE was a morning
visitor to the Elmdon apron departing to Farnborough
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Lufthansa Regional Embraer 190-100LR D-AECH operated their
morning service from Frankfurt in place of the usual Boeing 737
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KLM cityhopper Fokker 100 PH-OFM operated their morning
service to Amsterdam in place of the usual Embraer 190

Sunday 26 August 2012 - Contact Air Fokker 100 D-AGPK flying for Swiss

Contact Air Fokker 100 D-AGPK which is in "Star Alliance"
colours operated the morning Swiss flight to Zurich
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Jet Fly Citation XLS OE-GGG spent the day parked up
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Falcon 7X N85DN which is the aircraft used by Aston Villa
owner Randy Lerner was an afternoon arrival
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Piper Arrow III G-TOLL was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

Saturday 25 August 2012 - Airways Flying Club Piper Dakota G-ODAK visits the Elmdon apron

(British) Airways Flying Club Piper Dakota G-ODAK made
an afternoon visit to the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick
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Netjets Gulfstream 450 N450QS was an afternoon arrival when
it diverted in from Brize Norton due to thunderstorms in the area
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East Midlands Helicopters Robinson R-22 G-SCHO made

a brief lunchtime visit Photo: Mike Hollick
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Shovkoviy Shlyah - Silk Way Ukraine - Antonov 12B UR-CAF
remained park up before departing in the early hours of
Sunday morning after nearly a weeks stay at BHX
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Swiftair ATR 72-212A EC-KUL positioned in to operate a flybe
service to the Isle of Man - its first visit to BHX. After spending
the afternoon parked up on Stand 24 it departed to Madrid

Tower Watch - Wednesday 22 August 2012 - a final farewell to the "Olympic Rings"!!

The Olympic Rings on the west side/A45 Coventry Road side
of the new ATC Tower were removed during the day....
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.... being lowered to to ground one at a time
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.... resulting in a changing view
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.... until the final Olympic Ring was removed during
the afternoon leaving only the frame in place
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Wednesday 22 August 2012

Friday 24 August 2012 - Air Mediterranee Boeing 737 SX-BHR off to Lourdes

Air Mediterranee Boeing 737-5L9 SX-BHR positioned in from
Nantes to operate a charter to Lourdes - the aircraft is
operated on their behalf by Hermes Airlines and this was
its first visit to BHX registered as such but it had previously
visited as OY-APP when operated by Maersk Air
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Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-ENJ which is currently based wears
additional titles advertising Podkarpackie Province in southern
Poland the capital of which is the city of Rzeszow
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Perfect Aviation Learjet 60XR CS-DTH was an afternoon
visitor to the Elmdon apron while....
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.... Jet Fly Citation XLS OE-GGG arrived to night stop at BHX
Photos: Mike Hollick

Tower Watch - Tuesday 21 August 2012 - work starts on removal of the "Olympic Rings"

Work started during the day on removing the
Olympic Rings from the top of new ATC Tower....
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.... the air side/east side rings were removed by
the end of the day although the frame that had held
them on the side of the ATC Tower was still in place
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.... the work is planned to be completed by the end of the week
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Tuesday 21 August 2012

Thursday 23 August 2012 - Swiss Air Force King Air T-721 visits the Elmdon apron

Swiss Air Force Beech Super King Air T-721 was a morning
visitor to the Elmdon apron.... Photo: Mike Hollick
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.... operating a training flight
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Grundfos Falcon 2000 OY-CKN made a brief afternoon visit
Photo: Mike Hollick
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Learjet 45XR D-CRBE which had arrived on Wednesday
was an evening departure to Palma
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Diamond DA-42 Twin Star G-DJET made an afternoon visit
Photo: Mike Hollick
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Turkish Airlines Airbus A321-231 TC-JRZ operated their
flight from Istanbul - its first visit to BHX