Saturday 31 January 2015 - Thomson Boeing 787-8 G-TUIG makes its first visit to BHX

Thomson Boeing 787-8 G-TUIG was an early morning arrival on its first visit to BHX when it positioned in....

.... from Manchester to cover for the later arrival of G-TUIA - it then operated their flight to Barbados
its first revenue service having only arrived in the UK on delivery from the US on Friday morning

Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-214 OE-LBP which wears their 1958 "retro" colour scheme....

.... again operated their weekly IT flight to Innsbruck

Former ABX Air Boeing 767-232SF now wears registration N747AX again - while it had been
towed out of the Monarch Hangar on Wednesday with West Atlantic Airlines titles and marked
as SE-RLA - photo here - it remains on the US Register as N747AX

Sunday 1 February 2015 - Vulkan Air Antonov 26B EW-378TG is a morning departure to Jerez

Vulkan Air Antonov 26B EW-378TG which had arrived on Saturday was a morning departure to Jerez
taking a Lotus "Formula1" car out as testing starts for the 2015 motor racing season.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... the aircraft is operated on behalf of South African based Vulkan Air by Grodno Aviakompania
and had previously visited BHX when it was YL-RAE with RAF Avia

AirExplore Boeing 737-8Q8 OM-FEX was a morning arrival from Copenhagen as it positioned
back to BHX after flying for Danish airline Jettime

Thursday 29 January 2015 - Bright Flight Antonov 26B LZ-FLL is a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

Bright Flight Antonov 26B LZ-FLL was an early morning visitor to the Elmdon apron operating a
priority freight charter - it had previously visited as HA-TCV when it was with CityLine Hungary

Tuesday 13 January 2015 - Embraer Legacy N809TD is a late afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

Embraer Legacy N809TD was a late afternoon arrival on the Elmdon apron from Farnborough....

.... after a short stop it continued onto Teterboro, New York, via Gander Photo: Mike Hollick

Topjet Beechcraft 400XP I-TOPX which had arrived on Monday was an afternoon departure

Air France Airbus A321-212 F-GTAJ operated their morning service to Paris CDG

Eastern BAe Jetstream 41 G-MAJT operated their morning service to Newcastle

Monday 12 January 2015 - Valair Embraer Phenom 100 CS-DTC is a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron

Valair Embraer Phenom 100 CS-DTC was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron

Topjet Beechcraft 400XP I-TOPX was a morning arrival parking up to night  stop Photo: Mike Hollick

Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-8F2 TC-JVG operated their morning flight to Istanbul

Sunday 11 January 2015 - Germanwings Airbus A319-132 D-AGWW makes its first visit to BHX

Germanwings Airbus A319-132 D-AGWW operated their flight to Hamburg - its first visit to BHX

Titan Boeing 757-256 G-POWH operated their weekly ski IT/inclusive tour flight from Chambery

Saturday 10 January 2015 - Austrian Airbus A320-214 OE-LBP flying in their 1958 "retro" colour scheme

Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-214 OE-LBP again operated their weekly IT flight to Innsbruck....

.... the aircraft wears their 1958 "retro" scheme to mark the airlines 50th anniversary in 2008

easyJet Swiss Airbus A319-111 HB-JZI operated their morning service to Geneva while....

easyJet Airbus A320-214 G-EZUW operated their afternoon service from Geneva - its first visit to BHX

Air India Boeing 787-8 VT-ANE which had gone "tech" on arrival on Thursday spent
the day parked up on Stand 86C before departing back to Delhi during the evening

West Air Europe/Atlantic Airlines BAe ATP G-MANO positioned in to spend the day parked up on the
Elmdon apron in preparation for operating the Sunday morning newspaper flight to the Isle of Man

Monarch Boeing 757-2T7 G-MONJ has now been moved to Stand 502 on the Elmdon apron

Friday 9 January 2015 - Pilatus PC-12 N234RG is a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron

Pilatus PC-12 N234RG was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

Other visitors on a busy day included Citation CJ2 N525DT....

Citation CJ1+ D-IOBB which had arrived on Thursday evening....

Cessna 421 G-SVIP and.... Photos: Mike Hollick

Super King Air F-GNOE while....

MHS Aviation Embraer Phenom 100 D-ISTP which had arrived on Wednesday was a morning departure

United Airlines Boeing 757-224 N34137 operated their delayed flight to Newark Photo: Mike Hollick

KLM cityhopper Fokker 70 PH-KZU operated their lunchtime service to Amsterdam
- the aircraft is now in their new style colour scheme

ABX Air Boeing 767-232SF N747AX has now moved to the area in front of the Monarch hangar
joining Airbus A319-115CJ G-NMAK and Monarch Boeing 757-2T7 G-MONJ while....

.... Boeing 757-2T7 G-MONK has now been moved to the 80 Stands

Thursday 8 January 2015 - easyJet "Sharklet" Airbus A320-214 G-EZOA makes its first visit to BHX

easyJet "Sharklet" Airbus A320-214 G-EZOA operated their lunchtime flight from Geneva....

.... in place of the usual Airbus A319 - its first visit to BHX

Thomson Boeing 787-8 G-TUIA operated their delayed flight from Montego Bay, Jamaica

ABX Air Boeing 767-232SF N747AX is now parked on Stand 25 as it waits its turn in the Monarch hangar

Aeronova Fairchild Metro III EC-IXL was a lunchtime arrival parking up to night stop

Netjets Hawker 800XP CS-DRU was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

Army Air Corps Eurocopter Dauphin 2 ZJ781 made two approaches and go arounds to Runway 33

Agusta A-109S Grand G-MSVI was an early morning arrival spending the day on the Elmdon apron

Wednesday 7 January 2015 - Turkish Airlines Airbus A320-232 TC-JUE makes its first visit to BHX

Turkish Airlines Airbus A320-232 TC-JUE operated their morning service from Istanbul....

.... departing off Runway 15 on its first visit to BHX

Thomas Cook Airbus A321-211 G-TCDW operated their flight to Fuerteventura - it had positioned
in from Glasgow on Tuesday evening to cover for a delayed flight - its first visit to BHX

MHS Aviation Embraer Phenom 100 D-ISTP was an afternoon arrival....

.... parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

Tuesday 6 January 2015 - Michelin Air Services Falcon 2000LX F-HLPM is an early morning visitor

Michelin Air Services Falcon 2000LX F-HLPM made a brief early morning visit to the Elmdon apron

ABX Air Boeing 767-232SF N747AX started the morning on the Elmdon apron
before being moved to the apron in front of the Monarch hangar

Air France Airbus A319-111 F-GRHL operated their lunchtime flight to Paris CDG
climbing quickly off Runway 33

National Police Air Service - NPAS - Eurocopter EC 135 P2+ G-POLA lifts off on a local sortie