Thursday 7 January 2021 - Boeing 737-73W N946BC arrives for conversion to an E-7 Wedgetail for the RAF

Boeing 737-73W BBJ N946BC was an afternoon arrival from Bangor - the first aircraft for

conversion to an E-7 Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning aircraft for the Royal Air Force

by STS Aviation Services in their hangar at Birmingham Airport.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... the aircraft was previously operated as a Boeing BBJ by Deer Jet as B-5273 before

being acquired by Boeing and prepared at Georgetown, Delaware, from where it had

departed on Wednesday morning using flight number "BOE126" Photo Andrew Fellows

.... after night stopping at Bangor, Maine, it continued onto BHX for a late afternoon

arrival landing on Runway 33 and taxying to the STS Aviation Services hangar which

it soon disappeared into - it is due to enter service with the Royal Air Force in 2023

Emirates Boeing 777-31HER A6-EPE operated their "EK040" flight to Dubai....

.... the aircraft is in their Expo 2020 green "Sustainability" colour scheme

.... on a day when aircraft appeared and disappeared as banks of fog moved across

the airfield Photos: Matt Kidgell

easyJet Airbus A320-251N G-UZLF operated their flight "EZY203" from Belfast International

SAS Airbus A330-343 LN-RKM was a morning departure operating another freight flight to Brussels

Beech King Air D-IBFS was an afternoon arrival from Coburg - after a short stop on

the Elmdon apron it departed to Nuremburg and onto Coburg Photo: Andrew Fellows 

Sunday 16 May 2010 - the Icelandic Volcanic Ash Cloud is coming back again....

.... but first we have the diversions! With the Volcanic Ash Cloud

returning to UK air space many airports north of BHX closed

resulting in a large number of aircraft diverting in during the

afternoon filling the 70's and 80's stands....

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.... and with 7 Ryanair Boeing 737's parking on Taxiway Tango

the former cross/short runway - BHX closed at 1900.....

Aurigny ATR 72-202 G-BWDB operated the afternoon Guernsey

to Manchester service to BHX while ....
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.... a number of biz jets also diverted including Learjet 40XR G-HPPY
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.... and Learjet 31A D-CSAP
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Pegasus Boeing 737-8S3 TC-APH operated their weekly flight
to Antalya - the aircraft wears billboard "flypgs.com" titles
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Turkmenistan Boeing 737-7GL EZ-A007 was an early morning
visitor as it made a fuel stop on its way back to Ashkabad from

Lackland in the US where it had been for maintenance

Sunday 3 May 2015 - Antonov 12BP UR-CGX arrives to operate Earthquake relief flight to Kathmandu, Nepal

Shovkoviy Shlyah Airlines Antonov 12BP UR-CGX was an afternoon arrival....

.... landing on Runway 15 from Baku, Azerbaijan, via Bourgas

.... the aircraft was positioning in to operate an Earthquake relief flight

 

.... to Kathmandu, Nepal, parking on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

.... where the cargo was already waiting to be loaded onto the aircraft

Jettime Boeing 737-7Q8 OY-JTY operated the Monarch service to Nice

Titan Boeing 737-33AQC G-ZAPZ operated the Monarch service to Rome

Monarch Airbus A330-243 G-EOMA which had arrived on Thursday remained for parked on Stand 84C

Danish Air Transport MD 83 OY-RUE operated their flight from Paderborn

Lufthansa Boeing 737-530 D-ABIS operated their lunchtime service to Frankfurt

Friday 29 April 2011 - Monarch add "Just Married" titles to mark Royal Wedding Day

Monarch Airlines celebrated the day of the Royal Wedding by

adding "Just Married" to the "Congratualations Wills & Kate"

titles on Airbus A321-231 G-OZBR....
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.... and Airbus A321-231 G-OZBN
. KLM Boeing 737-7K2 PH-BGN operated their afternoon
service to Amsterdam - its first visit to BHX

Sunday 25 April 2010 - Euro Atlantic Boeing 767 CS-TFS diverts in from Manchester

Euro Atlantic Boeing 767-3Y0ER CS-TFS was an operational

diversion while operating a Banjul - Manchester repatriation

flight for Thomas Cook as they caught up following the airspace

closures caused by the Volcanic Ash Cloud....
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.... after offloading the passengers it positioned out to Faro
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Turkish Boeing 737-752 TC-JKN operated their flight to Istanbul
- the second Turkish 737-700 to visit BHX
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Thomas Cook Boeing 757-3CQ G-JMAA positioned in from Gatwick

to operate an early season IT flight to Dalaman in Turkey

Saturday 24 April 2010 - Air Armenia Antonov 12 EK-11001 charter to BHX!!

The after effects of the Volcanic Ash Cloud resulted in an exotic

movement to BHX - Air Armenia Antonov 12BK EK-11001

brought in a consignment of urgent freight that had been stranded

in Johannesburg routing via Luanda and Tamanrasset in Algeria

and arriving in the early hours of Saturday morning
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After spending the day parked on the Elmdon apron....
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.... it positioned out to Luxembourg lifting off Runway 15....
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.... and climbing away as only an Antonov 12 can!!
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Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-752 TC-JKJ operated their service

from Istanbul - the first visit of a Turkish 737-700 to BHX
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PIA Boeing 777-340ER AP-BID operated their service to Islamabad
- its first visit to BHX since it was painted in their new colour scheme
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Arcus Air Dornier 228 D-CAAM was an afternoon arrival operating

a priority freight charter from Egelsbach in Germany
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A morning view of the packed Elmdon apron including the

Air Armenia Antonov 12 EK-11001, CityLine Hungary

Antonov 26 HA-TCN and Atlantic Electra G-LOFC

Thursday 18 May 2017 - Boeing 737-82R TC-AAY arrives on delivery to Monarch - to become G-ZBAV

Boeing 737-82R TC-AAY was a morning arrival on delivery to Monarch - ii is due to become G-ZBAV....

.... when it enters airline service in June 2017 based at BHX - the former Pegasus Airlines
aircraft arrived from their base at Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Photo: Matt Waudby

Blue Air Boeing 737-79P YR-BMA operated their flight to Bucharest - its first visit to BHX

Eurocopter Dauphin 2 G-DOLF was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

BHX regular Eurocopter Dauphin 2 EI-GJL was an afternoon arrival

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Saturday 11 February 2017 - Vueling Airbus A320-214 EC-KDG makes its first visit to BHX

Vueling Airbus A320-214 EC-KDG operated their flight to Alicante - its first visit to BHX

Eurowings Airbus A320-214 D-AIZT operated their delayed flight to Dusseldorf

easyJet Switzerland Airbus A320-214 HB-JYA operated their morning service from Geneva

Freebird Airbus A320-214 TC-FHE operated their weekly flight to Antalya via Manchester

Germania Boeing 737-75B D-AGEU operated their weekly IT/inclusive tour flight to Chambery....

.... it wears addition markings advertising Erfurt Airport

Air Charter X Boeing 737-5Q8 9H-YES returned from Kuusamo, Finland, again parking up to night stop

Blink Cessna 510 Mustang G-FBKF was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron

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