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Sunday 28 February 2016 - Maleth-Aero Boeing 737-329 9H-MTF now based at Birmingham Airport

Maleth-Aero Boeing 737-329 9H-MTF which had arrived from Liverpool on Saturday afternoon
spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron - the aircraft is now based at BHX

Air X Charter Boeing 737-505 9H-AHA operated another return charter from Kuusamo, Finland....

.... before positioning out to Bournemouth

Titan Boeing 757-256 G-POWH which is now in their new colour scheme operated
their weekly IT/inclusive tour flight from Chambery

Small Planet Airbus A320-232 SP-HAG operated their flight from Paderborn - its first visit to BHX - safely....

.... making the turn onto Taxiway Alpha where SP-HAI had its mishap the previous week - photos here

.... Small Planet Airbus A320-232 SP-HAG was soon on its way back to Paderborn while....

Airbus A320-232 SP-HAI which had spent a week in the Monarch hangar positioned out to Katowice

easyJet Switzerland Airbus A319-111 HB-JYF operated their afternoon flight from Geneva

Air France Airbus A318-111 F-GUGD operated their morning service to Paris CDG

Lufthansa Boeing 737-330 D-ABEH operated their morning service to Frankfurt

After an overnight visit to the Monarch hangar former TUIfly Nordic Boeing 767-304ER SE-RFS
which is going to DHL after freighter conversion is now wearing registration N284DH
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Saturday 27 February 2016 - easyJet Airbus A320-214 G-EZUI flying in special "200th Airbus" colour scheme

easyJet Airbus A320-214 G-EZUI operated their afternoon service from Geneva....

.... it wears a special "reverse" colour scheme and small "easyJet's 200th Airbus" titles

.... and was soon on its way back to Geneva

Maleth-Aero Boeing 737-329 9H-MTF was an afternoon arrival from Liverpool
parking up on the Elmdon apron where it will now be based

PDG Helicopters Eurocopter Ecureuil II G-BVLG which had been carrying out survey work
to the south of the airport made a brief afternoon visit to the Elmdon apron
More photos later
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Thursday 25 February 2016 - GainJet Boeing 737-406 SX-ATF now wearing large "Long Range" titles

GainJet Boeing 737-406 SX-ATF which arrived from Stansted in the early hours of last Friday
morning remains parked up on Stand 506 - it now wears large "Long Range" titles following
the fitting of auxiliary fuel tanks when it was undergoing maintenance in 2015 Photo: Mike Hollick

Global Express XRS M-GYQM which arrived from Luton the previous Wednesday
for short term parking is also still on Stand 506 Photo: Mike Hollick

Air X Charter Boeing 737-505 9H-AHA operated the return charter from Kuusamo, Finland....

.... parking on the Elmdon apron and later departing back to Kuusamo Photo: Mike Hollick

Challenger 604 D-AAAY was an early evening arrival from Zurich....

.... parking up to night stop Photo: Mike Hollick

Citation XLS F-GVYC was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron

Flightline BCN Merlin 4 EC-JCV was a morning departure
 
Sprint Air ATR 72-202F SP-SPA was an evening visitor operating a freight charter.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... from Cologne - after unloading it positioned out to Warsaw
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Wednesday 24 February 2016 - Small Planet Airbus A320-232 LY-SPB flying with Atlas Atlantique titles

Small Planet Airbus A320-232 LY-SPB positioned in from Vatry, France, to operate their flight to Paderborn
- it is currently being operated on behalf of Atlas Atlantique Airlines whose titles it wears minus the "AT"....

.... it does have the full titles on starboard side - after returning from Paderborn it positioned back to Vatry

Norwegian Boeing 737-8JP EI-FJH operated their flight to Madrid - its first visit to BHX

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-DHT operated their afternoon service to Dublin
- the aircraft wears additional "Visit us: Bremen-tourism.de" titles

Stobart Air ATR 72-212A EI-REM which in flybe colours operated their service from the Isle of Man

Flightline Barcelona Metro III EC-GPS was an afternoon departure Photo: Mike Hollick

Cross Aviation Embraer Phenom 300 N272NR spent  is parked on the Elmdon apron

Fly Point Mitsubishi MU-2B D-IAHT which had arrived on Tuesday evening was a morning departure to Munster
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Tuesday 16 February 2016 - Air Alliance Express Learjet 35A D-CFIV visits on an air ambulance flight

Air Alliance Express Learjet 35A D-CFIV was a morning arrival from Gander operating an air ambulance flight

Luxaviation Citation XLS LX-NAT was a morning arrival from Luxembourg....

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

Speedwings Executive Citation Excel OE-GXL and....

Prince Aviation Citation XLS YU-SVL both arrived during the day parking up to night stop Photos: Mike Hollick

Gulfstream 550 N119LE which had arrived on Monday was a morning departure to Iasi, Romania

Pilatus PC-12 M-BISA was a day stopping visitor while....

Army Air Corps Eurocopter Dauphin 2 ZJ785 made another lunchtime visit Photos: Mike Hollick

Bin Air Metro III D-CAVA and....

Bin Air Metro 23 D-CNAG were both visitors to the Elmdon apron

Stobart Air ATR 72-212A EI-REL which in flybe colours operated their service from the Isle of Man

Icelandair Boeing 757-256 TF-LLX operated their flight to Reykjavik/Keflavik

Lufthansa Boeing 737-330 D-ABEC operated their morning service to Frankfurt

easyJet Airbus A320-214 G-EZWF operated their morning service to Belfast International
in place of the usual A319
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Small Planet Airlines Airbus A320-233 SP-HAI taxied onto the grass after landing safely from Paderborn

Small Planet Airlines Airbus A320-233 SP-HAI taxied onto the grass adjacent to Taxiway Alpha
after landing safely from Paderborn at Birmingham Airport on Sunday 21 February 2016....

.... the passengers were safely disembarked onto coaches and taken to the airport terminal

.... while an operation commenced to recover the aircraft the runway at Birmingham Airport

.... remained open with other flights continuing to arrive and depart normally and without delay

The operation get the aircraft back onto the taxiway took over 2 hours....

.... before it was finally pulled back on to the taxiway

.... it was then towed up Taxiway Alpha

.... while an operation to clean the taxiway commenced

.... the aircraft was towed across the runway

.... to the Monarch Aircraft Engineering hangar for further inspection - it had been operating
Small Planet flight S5 3260 from Paderborn, Germany - there were no reported injuries

Sunday 21 February 2016
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