Monday 27 April 2015

Photo: Mike Hollick

Sunday 26 April 2015





Photos: Mike Hollick

Saturday 25 April 2015 - Kuwait Air Force C-17A Globemaster III KAF 342 is an afternoon departure

Kuwait Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III KAF 342 was an afternoon departure back to Kuwait....

.... after spending the day parked up on Stand 86C following its arrival on Friday evening

Helvetic Embraer 190LR HB-JVO operated the morning Swiss service to Zurich....

.... its first visit to BHX

KLM Boeing 737-9K2 PH-BXP operated their afternoon service to Amsterdam

Lufthansa Boeing 737-330 D-ABEB operated their afternoon service from Frankfurt

Danish Air Transport MD 83 OY-RUE was an early evening arrival from Karup on its first visit to BHX
- it parked up on the Elmdon apron where it will be based for the summer season Photo: Mike Hollick

Sunday 5 April 2015 - Turkmenistan Boeing 777-22KLR EZ-A779 operates their flight from Ashkhbad

Turkmenistan Boeing 777-22KLR EZ-A779 operated their flight from Ashkhabad
- its first daylight visit to BHX Photo: Ian Bowley

Norwegian Boeing 737-8JP LN-DYN operated their flight from Madrid - its first visit to BHX

Thomson Boeing 787-8 G-TUIF was a morning departure to Barbados - it wears #787pics titles

KLM cityhopper Fokker 70 PH-KZC operated their mid-morning service from Amsterdam

Saturday 11 April 2015 - Austrian Airbus A320-214 OE-LBS "Building Bridges" for Eurovision 2015

Austrian Airbus A320-214 OE-LBS operated their final IT flight of the ski season from Innsbruck....

.... the aircraft wears additional "Building Bridges" markings on the rear fuselage promoting
the Eurovision Song Contest which is being held in Vienna during May 2015

.... the other side of the aircraft retains their normal colour scheme!

Norwegian Boeing 737-8JP LN-DYK operated their flight to Malaga

Thomson Boeing 787-8 G-TUIF was a morning departure to Cancun, Mexico....

.... the aircraft is now named "Neil" after the winner of the Thomson #787pics competition

easyJet Swiss Airbus A320-214 HB-JXD operated their service to Geneva - its first visit to BHX

Enter Air Boeing 737-4Q8 SP-ENA operated a return charter from Lourdes  before positioning back

United Boeing 757-224 N14120 operated their service to Newark - the aircraft is in "Star Alliance" colours

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

Swiss Airbus A320-214 HB-IJB operated their morning service to Zurich after their Friday evening service was cancelled

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-FIG operated their early morning service to Dublin - its first visit to BHX

Beechjet Premier 1A F-HNCY was a morning arrival....

.... spending the day parked on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

Friday 24 April 2015 - Kuwait Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III KAF 342 is an evening arrival

Kuwait Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III KAF 342 was an evening arrival.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... landing on Runway 33 in the gathering gloom

.... and then taxying to park on Stand 86C to night stop at BHX

RAF Lockheed C-130J Hercules C5 ZH872 was an afternoon visitor to the
Elmdon apron operating a medevac flight Photo: Mike Hollick

Small Planet Boeing 737-382 LY-LFH was a morning arrival positioning in from Perugia in Italy....

.... to operate their final twice weekly service to Hannover

Thomas Cook Airbus A321-211 G-TCDA which wears additional "Egypt where it all begins" titles
positioned in from East Midlands to operate an additional IT flight to Sharm El Sheikh

Turkmenistan Boeing 757-22K EZ-A012 operated their flight to Ashkhabad

Titan Airbus A320-233 G-POWK was a lunchtime departure to Stansted....

.... after attention by Monarch Aircraft Engineering

Frontier/(Monarch) Airbus A320-214 G-ZBAB reappeared out of the Monarch hangar while....

.... stored Airbus A319-115CJ G-NMAK made one of its regular visits to the Monarch hangar
later returning to be parked up again in the Elmdon apron

Air Charter Scotland Citation CJ3 G-YEDC was an afternoon visitor Photo: Mike Hollick

Thursday 23 April 2015 - West Air Europe BAe ATP G-MANO is a morning visitor on a training flight

West Air Europe/Atlantic Airways BAe ATP G-MANO was a morning visitor on a 
crew training flight using Taxiway Sierra to make full use of the extended runway

Air Bright Antonov 26B LZ-ABR was a morning arrival when it positioned in from Leipzig to operate a freight charter

Thomson Boeing 737-8K5 G-TAWL was a morning departure to Las Palmas
- the aircraft is now fitted with Split Scimitar winglets

Norwegian Boeing 737-8JP LN-DYR operated their flight from Madrid - its first visit to BHX

SAS Airbus A320-232 OY-KAY operated their morning service to Copenhagen

Small Planet Airbus A320-232 LY-SPA was an afternoon departure when it positioned out
to Gatwick at the end of its time based at BHX

Cirrus SR-22 G-ZRZZ was an afternoon departure from the Elmdon apron