Tuesday 30 September 2014 - Hawker 800XP N880SP spends the day parked up on the Elmdon apron

Hawker 800XP N880SP which had arrived overnight from DuPage, Chicago, via Gander
spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron

Gulfstream IV N555LK which had diverted in on Monday remained parked up

Beechjet 390 Premier 1A D-ISAG was a morning visitor departing to Dresden

Air Hamburg Citation CJ3 D-CAST made a brief afternoon visit

Amsair/Air Charter Scotland Embraer Legacy 650 G-SUGR was a lunchtime visitor

Specsavers Super King Air M-SPEC was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

Danish Air Transport ATR 72-202 OY-RUG operated the flybe service to the Isle of Man

PIA Boeing 777-340ER AP-BHW operated their flight from Islamabad

Emirates Boeing 777-36HER A6-ECP operated their lunchtime service to Dubai -  only the third
visit for this aircraft which as a satellite communications unit on the top of the fuselage

Monday 29 September 2014 - Gulfstream IV N555LK diverts in due to poor visibility at RAF Brize Norton

Gulfstream IV N555LK was a morning arrival from Teterboro, New York, when it diverted
in due to poor visibility at RAF Brize Norton Photo: Mike Hollick

Air France Airbus A321-212 F-GTAU operated their lunchtime flight from Paris CDG - its first
visit to BHX - as their services started to return to normal after recent industrial action

Monarch "Sharklet" Airbus A320-214 G-ZBAB operated their flight from Barcelona

Danish Air Transport ATR 72-202 OY-RUG operated the flybe service to the Isle of Man where it is now based

Tuesday 23 September 2014 - Thomas Cook Airbus A330-243 G-OMYT is a morning departure

Thomas Cook Airbus A330-243 G-OMYT was a morning departure to Manchester....

.... it had arrived on Sunday afternoon for attention by Monarch

.... after pushing back from the hangar it started up on Taxiway Lima Photo: Mike Hollick

.... before departing off Runway 33 via Taxiway Sierra

 

Aegean Airbus A320-232 SX-DGR operated their final IT/inclusive tour flight of the season from Heraklion

Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov 12BP UR-CZZ which was an early morning arrival from Bamako, Mali,
spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

Challenger 300 N360PA spent the day parked up Photo: Mike Hollick

Centreline Citation CJ2 G-SONE was an afternoon visitor while....

Atlas Air Service Citation CJ2 D-IVIV which had arrived on Monday was an afternoon departure

Friday 26 September 2014 - Danish Air Transport/DAT ATR 72-202 OY-RUG operating on charter to flybe

Danish Air Transport/DAT ATR 72-202 OY-RUG which is on charter to flybe operated their
morning service to/from Glasgow before visiting the Elmdon apron for a crew change

RAF Airbus A330 Voyager KC2 ZZ338 made an afternoon visit....

.... while operating a training flight from RAF Aldergrove/Belfast International

.... after a brief stop on the Elmdon apron it continued onto RAF Brize Norton Photo: Mike Hollick

Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov 12BP UR-CGW spent the afternoon parked up in the sun.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... having earlier operated a freight charter from Casablanca

Challenger 300 D-BIGA made a brief morning visit while....

SaxonAir Beechjet 400XP G-KLNR was an afternoon visitor Photo: Mike Hollick

Citation XLS G-RSXL made a brief afternoon visit

Aviation Beauport Citation XLS G-CXLS was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

Saturday 27 September 2014 - ULS Cargo Airbus A310-308F TC-LER is an early morning arrival

ULS Cargo Airbus A310-308F TC-LER was an early morning arrival from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen
- it is planned to depart at 1100 on Saturday morning to Abu Dhabi Photo: Mike Hollick

Birmingham Airport at "World Routes 2014" Chicago

Paul Kehoe, CEO, enjoys a curry on the Birmingham Airport stand with "Zoom" the airports
Mascot at the "World Routes 2014" the 20th World Route Development Forum that was
held in Chicago, Illinois between Saturday 20 and Tuesday 23 September 2014

William Pearson, Birmingham Airport's Aviation Development Director (right) updates
Marc Watkins, editor of anna.aero, on the latest developments at the airport

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Monday 29 September 2014

Thursday 25 September 2014 - Eastern Embraer 135ER G-CGMB flying in "Best of British" colours

Eastern Airways Embraer 135ER G-CGMB operated their evening service to Newcastle....

.... in place of the usual Jetstream 41 - the aircraft is in their "Best of British" colour scheme

Danish Air Transport/DAT ATR 72-202 OY-RUG was an afternoon arrival when it positioned
in from Esbjerg to be based over the weekend flying for flybe

CityJet Avro RJ85 EI-RJG operated the morning Air France service to Paris CDG....

..... Air France services continued to be disrupted by industrial action

easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZBO operated their morning service to Belfast International
unusually making a full length departure on Runway 33 from Sierra 1

Luxembourg Air Rescue Learjet 35A LX-LAR was a morning arrival - after a crew change
it continued onto Keflavik while....

Luxembourg Air Rescue Learjet 35A LX-TWO which had arrived on Wednesday evening returned to Luxembourg

Citation Bravo G-CGEI made a brief morning visit departing to Gloucester

Wednesday 24 September 2014 - Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov 12BP UR-CZZ operates relief flight to Juba

Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov 12BP UR-CZZ which had arrived on Tuesday morning.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... was an afternoon departure operating a relief flight to Juba in South Sudan, via Heraklion and Aswan

Luxembourg Air Rescue Learjet 45 LX-EAA was a late afternoon visitor Photo: Mike Hollick

Citation Sovereign OE-GMM was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron....

.... as was Citation Ultra 9H-VLZ which departed to Zurich

Hamburg Airways Airbus A320-214 D-AHHH operated their weekly flight from Hannover

Air Transat Airbus A310-304 C-GFAT operated their weekly flight to Toronto

Swiss Airbus A320-214 HB-IJX operated their morning service to Zurich in place of the usual Helvetic Fokker 100