Chinese Premier Wen Jaibao departs to Heathrow after visit to Birmingham

Air China Boeing 747-4J6 B-2472 lifts off Birmingham Airport's
Runway 15 as Chinese Premier Wen Jaibao departs to Heathrow
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Premier Wen Jaibao who had arrived in Birmingham on Saturday
evening had spent Sunday morning visiting Stratford-upon-Avon
for a Shakespeare performance and the Chinese owned MG car plant
at Longbridge returning to Birmingham Airport shortly after 1330....
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.... the passengers were soon back on Boeing 747-4J6 B-2472
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.... which started up and taxied out to depart on Runway 15
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.... after briefly holding for arriving traffic
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.... it lined up and departed to London Heathrow and
the next stage of Premier Wen Jaibao's visit to the UK
Note: Some photos suffer from heat haze - sorry
about that it has been a hot day in Birmingham
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Sunday 26 June 2011

Sunday 25 May 2008 - Air Bee MD 82 I-DAVA makes its first visit to BHX

Air Bee MD 82 I-DAVA operated the first of a weekly series of
IT flights to Naples. The aircraft wears large Itali Airlines titles on

the forward fuselage under whose airline code the flight operated
.

Corsairfly Boeing 747-422 F-HLOV positioned in from

Paris Orly to operate a charter flight to Lourdes
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bmi regional Embraer 145 G-RJXM operated a charter flight

from Olbia before positioning out to Heathrow

Wednesday 4 April 2012 - Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 G-VROS diverts in from Manchester

Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-443 G-VROS diverted in from
Manchester while operating flight "VS 074" from Orlando....
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Photos: Mike Hollick
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.... after unloading it positioned back to Manchester
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.... quickly lifting off a very wet Runway 33
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Lufthansa Regional Embraer 195LR D-AEBM operated
their early morning service to Munich - it had arrived on
its first visit to BHX on Tuesday evening
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Air Berlin Airbus A319-112 D-ABGP operated their flight to Hannover
.

Citation XLS SE-RIL made a brief morning visit Photo: Mike Hollick

Chinese Premier Wen Jaibao welcomed to UK on arrival at Birmingham Airport

Chinese Premier Wen Jaibao arrived at Birmingham Airport on
Saturday evening/25 June 2011 at the start of his visit to the UK
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His flight - operated by Air China Boeing 747-4J6 B-2472 -
was welcomed by an honour guard from the RAF Regiment
who lined the red carpet
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Chinese Premier Wen Jaibao disembarked....
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.... to be greeted by Paul Kehoe, CEO of Birmingham Airport....
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.... also in the welcoming party at Birmingham Airport were (from left
to right) Councillor Mike Whitby, leader of Birmingham City Council,
Liu Xiaoming, the Chinese Ambassador, Stephen Green, Minister of
State for Trade and Investment all seen with Paul Kehoe
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Saturday 25 June 2011

Chinese Premier Wen Jaibao arrives at Birmingham Airport at start of visit to UK

Chinese Premier Wen Jaibao arrived in Birmingham this evening/
Saturday 25 June 2011 on board Air China Boeing 747-4J6 B-2472....
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.... as the aircraft came onto final approach to Runway 33
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.... the honour guard on Stand 86 lined the red carpet
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.... the aircraft touches down at BHX at the start of the UK tour of
Premier Wen Jaibao which includes visits to Stratford-upon-Avon
for a Shakespeare performance and the Chinese owned MG
car plant at Longbridge, Birmingham
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Air China Boeing 747-4J6 B-2472 - which arrived from Budapest -
had previously visited Birmingham on Sunday 22 October 2006....
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.... the aircraft routed via Taxiway Tango
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.... following a "Follow Me" vehicle on its way to Stand 86
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.... heading for the red carpet
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.... and the welcoming party
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As soon as the aircraft was parked Premier Wen Jaibao disembarked
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.... and was soon on the way into Birmingham

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Saturday 25 June 2011

Sunday 31 January 2010 - Virgin Boeing 747 G-VLIP diverts in from Manchester

Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-443 G-VLIP diverted in while operating

flight "VS 076" from Orlando when the runway at Manchester was

closed following an early morning snow shower....
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.... it later positioned back to Manchester
.
Thomas Cook Airbus A330-243 G-MDBD was operating flight
"TCX 034L" from Calgary to Manchester when it also diverted
.
Continental Boeing 757-224 N14120 operated their service
to Newark - the aircraft is now in "Star Alliance" colours
.
Maldivian Air Taxi/Kenn Borek Air Twin Otter C-GTKB was a
late afternoon arrival from Dubrovnik - after refueling it continued
on its way to Keflavik, Iceland, and onto Calgary, Canada
.
Piper Dakota G-ODAK which had arrived on Saturday evening
departed - it wears a British Airways tail colour scheme

Thursday 7 January 2010 - Air Tahiti Nui Airbus A340 star diversion as the big freeze continues

Air Tahiti Nui Airbus A340-313X F-OSEA was operating the regular

scheduled service to Brize Norton from Mount Pleasant in the

Falkland Islands via Ascension when it diverted on Wednesday

evening - the first visit of an Airbus A340-300 to BHX

.

It was original planned to position out today but as Brize Norton

remained closed the aircraft was moved to Taxiway Lima - the old

cross Runway 06/24 - to free Terminal stands for other aircraft
.

Air Tahiti Nui is one of a number of airlines that has been operating
the UK - Falklands service since flyglobespan ceased operations
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Cimber Air ATR 42-500 OY-CIJ was operating the SAS service
from Copenhagen to London City when it diverted on Wednesday
evening - it positioned direct back to Copenhagen
.
Seeing BA double! - a shortage of stands at Heathrow T5 resulted
in a number of British Airways flights diverting - Boeing 747-436
G-BNLM in the foreground was operating flight "BA 206" from
Miami while G-BNLN which is just clearing the runway was on
the "BA 194" from Houston....
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.... while Boeing 777-236 G-VIIW was on the "BA 294" from Chicago
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The 747's positioned back to Heathrow - G-BNLN was the first go....
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.... followed by G-BNLM clearing to snow on its way!
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British Airways/BA Connect Avro RJ100 G-BZAY was another
Wednesday evening diversion - it positioned back to London City
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Meanwhile snow clearance continued on the airfield - there
has been a lot of it to move!!