Friday 31 October 2014 - Air India Boeing 787-8 VT-ANB operates delayed flight to Delhi and Amritsar

Air India Boeing 787-8 VT-ANB was a lunchtime departure off Runway 15....

.... operating their flight to Delhi and Amritsar that had been delayed from Thursday evening

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

Stobart Air ATR 72-201 EI-REH operated the morning Aer Lingus Regional flight to Shannon
with the propeller blades cutting through the early morning moisture

easyJet Airbus A320-214 G-EZUL which had arrived on Thursday evening for attention by Monarch....

.... was a lunchtime departure back to Gatwick Photos: Roy Kesterton

Vizion Air/VLM Fokker 50 OO-VLO which had arrived on Thursday positioned out to Durham Tees Valley

Twinjet Airbus A319CJ G-NMAK which has been under care and maintenance with Monarch
- and parked in front of their hangar - has been repositioned to the Elmdon apron

TAG Aviation Boeing 757-2K2 G-TCSX which will be operated on behalf of TCS Expeditions and has been
undergoing maintenance and refurbishment in the Monarch hangar was towed outside and parked up

Sunday 26 October 2014 - Germanwings Airbus A319-132 D-AGWU operates their flight to Hamburg

Germanwings Airbus A319-132 D-AGWU operated their flight to Hamburg in place of the usual Canadair CRJ900

Stobart Air ATR 72-201 EI-REI positioned in from Dublin to take over the operation
of the flybe services to the Isle of Man - the aircraft wears Aer Lingus Regional titles

flybe commenced their winter schedule with Embraer 175 G-FBJH operating their inaugural flight to Oslo....

.... while earlier Embraer 175 G-FBJA had operated their inaugural service to Berlin Tegel - they also
restarted a service to Hamburg which was operated by Embraer 175 G-FBJH on its return from Oslo

KLM cityhopper Fokker 70 PH-KZO operated their lunchtime service from Amsterdam
as they resumed using this type of aircraft to BHX on a daily basis again

Titan Airbus A320-233 G-POWI had arrived overnight from Rome under easyJet
flight numbers for attention by Monarch

Netjets Falcon 2000EX CS-DLD was a lunchtime arrival parking up to night stop

Marshall of Cambridge Citation Bravo G-FIRM was a morning departure to Aberdeen

Saturday 25 October 2014 - Danu Oro Transportas ATR 72-201 LY-MCA departs after lease to flybe

Danu Oro Transportas/DOT ATR 72-201 LY-MCA was an afternoon departure to Sonderborg, Denmark....

.... as it lease to flybe came to an end - it had earlier arrived from the Isle of Man

Monarch Airbus A321-231 G-ZBAJ operated their flight from Faro

Jet Executive Learjet 35A D-CAPO was an afternoon arrival operating an air ambulance flight

Grumman American AA-5B Tiger G-BHLX was a visitor to the Elmdon apron

West Atlantic BAe ATP G-MANM was an early morning arrival when it positioned in....

.... from Guernsey to operate the Sunday morning newspaper flight to the Isle of Man

Thursday 23 October 2014 - Falcon 50EX N865PC is a lunchtime arrival from Gatwick

Falcon 50EX N865PC was a lunchtime arrival from Gatwick parking up to night stop Photo: Mike Hollick

Boeing 737-73T BBJ N500LS which had arrived on Saturday evening....

.... was a morning departure to Cardiff with

Global 5000 N468GH following it out also on its way to Cardiff

Sunwest Aviation Gulfstream G150 C-GZCZ which arrived on Sunday departed to Newcastle

Xclusive Jet Charter Citation Bravo G-SPRE which had arrived on Wednesday departed to Wroclaw

London Executive Cessna 510 Mustang G-LEAI was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

Titan Boeing 737-33AQC G-ZAPZ which is in there new colour scheme operated a charter to Hannover

Wednesday 22 October 2014 - Cavok Air Antonov 12AP UR-CCP is a morning departure to Valencia

Cavok Air Antonov 12AP UR-CCP lifts off Runway 33 on its way to Valencia.... Photo: James Ralph

.... it had earlier positioned in from Maastricht to collect a load of freight Photo: Mike Hollick

.... having only once previously visited BHX when operated by Aerovis Airlines

.... after departing from Foxtrot 1 it made a long take off roll

.... climbing slowly over the airfield boundary at Sheldon Country Park

.... "smoking" as only an Antonov 12 can! Photos: James Ralph

.... before turning and heading back over the airfield as it slowly climbed away

Jet2 Holidays Boeing 737-8K5 G-GDFD positioned in from Glasgow....

.... to operate a cruise charter to Malaga - its first visit to BHX - with....

Jet2 Boeing 737-36Q G-GDFT arriving from East Midlands to operate a second flight to Malaga....

.... this aircraft was previously G-TOYM with bmibaby but has subsequently had winglets fitted

Danu Oro Transportas/DOT ATR 72-201 LY-MCA operated the flybe service to the Isle of Man

Global 5000 N468GH which arrived on Monday afternoon spent the day parked up Photo: Mike Hollick

Air Hamburg Embraer Phenom 300 D-CHIC was a morning arrival....

.... parking up on the Elmdon apron before departing to Cologne Photo: Mike Hollick

Blink Cessna 510 Mustang G-FBKB and Aviation Beauport Cessna 510 Mustang G-XAVB
which had both arrived on Tuesday departed during the day

Sikorsky S-76A 2-BYDF was a lunchtime visitor to the Elmdon apron - the first visit of
a Guernsey registered helicopter to BHX - it was previously G-BYDF Photos: Mike Hollick

Tuesday 21 October 2014 - Global 5000 N468GH spends the day parked on the Elmdon apron

Global 5000 N468GH which arrived on Monday afternoon spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron

Sunwest Aviation Gulfstream G150 C-GZCZ which arrived on Sunday also remained parked up

Aviation Beauport Cessna 510 Mustang G-XAVB was an afternoon arrival parking up to night stop

It was a blustery day as the remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo passed over the country
- PIA Boeing 777-340ER AP-BHW makes an interesting approach to Runway 33....

.... as a shower and Rainbow pass over the airfield while the strong northerly wind resulted in some

.... in some very short take off runs - Monarch Airbus A321-231 G-OZBN
uses less than half the runway to depart to Tenerife