Tuesday 9 September 2014 - Farnair ATR 72-202F HB-AFM operates freight charter to Tromso, Norway

Farnair Europe ATR 72-202F HB-AFM was a morning arrival when it positioned in from Cologne....

.... its first visit to BHX - after loading with freight on the Elmdon apron

.... it was soon on its way to Tromso, Norway

flybe Dash 8Q-402 G-JEDV which is now in their "#purpleplane" colour scheme
operated their early morning service from Edinburgh

Air Explore Boeing 737-436 OM-CEX operated both the early morning and mid-morning Ryanair flights to Dublin

KLM cityhopper Embraer 190-100LR PH-EZX operated their mid-morning service
to Amsterdam - the aircraft is in the "Skyteam" colour scheme

Aegean Airbus A320-232 SX-DGJ operated their weekly IT/inclusive tour flight from Heraklion

Netjets Citation XLS CS-DXE was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

London Executive Citation XLS G-GXLS which had arrived on Monday was an early morning departure

Saturday 6 September 2014 - GainJet Boeing 737-4Y0 SX-ATF is an afternoon arrival from Norwich

GainJet Boeing 737-406 SX-ATF was an afternoon arrival when it positioned in from Norwich
in preparation for taking the England football team to Basle, Switzerland, on Sunday morning

Evelop Airlines "Sharklet" equipped Airbus A320-214 EC-LZD operated their weekly IT flight to Palma

Aegean Airbus A320-232 SX-DVT operated their weekly IT/inclusive tour flight to Rhodes

Thomson Boeing 787-8 G-TUID operated their weekly flight to Cancun, Mexico

Air Explore Boeing 737-4Y0 OM-AEX operated the mid-morning Ryanair flight from Dublin....

.... the aircraft is on lease to Ryanair for the peak summer season

West Atlantic BAe ATP G-BTPH positioned in from Guernsey to operate
the Sunday morning newspaper flight to the Isle of Man

RAF BAe 125 CC3 ZE396 made a brief early morning visit to collect passengers off....

RAF C-17A Globemaster III ZZ174 which had earlier arrived on a medevac flight
later departing onto RAF Brize Norton climbing quickly off Runway 33

Saturday 2 August 2014 - Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-EMK "National Express - UK Airport Transfers"

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-EMK operated their service to Bratislava having earlier arrived from Murcia...

.... on its first visit to BHX since it gained a "National Express - UK Airport Transfers" logo jet colour scheme

Air Contractors Boeing 737-4YO EI-JRD operated the morning Ryanair service from Dublin - its first visit to BHX

.... it has been leased in with EI-JRE for the peak summer season and these aircraft will be operating
the Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon Ryanair flights from Dublin during August 2014

Air Explore Boeing 737-4YO OM-AEX which is also on lease to Ryanair diverted in while operating a
Dublin - Leeds service due to poor visibility at the latter airport - after refuelling it continued to Leeds

Air Europa Boeing 737-85P EC-LPQ was a wet morning arrival from Barcelona - another first visit to BHX....

.... parking on the Elmdon apron - it had positioned in to collect FC Barcelona

.... after their pre-season training at the Football Association's St George's Park training facility

.... and take them to Nice to play a pre-season friendly before returning to Barcelona

Ruby Star Antonov 12BP EW-394TI which had arrived on Friday departed to Stockholm.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... climbing quickly off Runway 15

.... before finally finding a sunny break as it made a signature Antonov 12 departure

RAF Hercules C4 ZH869 was an afternoon visitor on a medevac flight - after an extended tour of the airfield....

.... it parked on the Elmdon apron before continuing to RAF Brize Norton Photo: Mike Hollick

West Air Europe BAe ATP SE-MAO which had positioned in from Guernsey spent the day parked up in
preparation for operating the newspaper flight to the Isle of Man on Sunday morning Photo: Mike Hollick

Luxwing Citation VII 9H-WII made a lunchtime visit to the Elmdon apron

Fly Alpha Beechjet 390 Premier 1A D-IDBA made a brief morning visit

Wednesday 24 July 2013 - Danish Air Transport ATR 72-202 OY-RUB flying for Aer Lingus Regional

Danish Air Transport ATR 72-202 OY-RUB operated the early evening
Aer Arann/Aer Lingus Regional service to Dublin

FedEx Express Boeing 757-23ASF N922FD went "tech" on arrival from Manchester on Tuesday evening....

.... after spending the morning on the Elmdon apron it continued its journey to Paris CDG Photos: Mike Hollick

Blu Express/Blue Panorama Boeing 737-436 OM-CEX operated a student charter
to Rome - the aircraft is leased from Air Explore

SAS MD 82 OY-KHE which is in "Star Alliance" colours operated their evening service from Copenhagen

Lufthansa Airbus A321-231 D-AIRY operated their delayed early morning service to Frankfurt....

.... it has an image of "Die Maus" a German children's TV character on its  rear fuselage

Air Transat Airbus A310-308 C-GLAT operated their weekly flight to Toronto
- from next week this becomes an Airbus A330 service until the end of August

Citation Ultra 9H-VLZ was an afternoon arrival....

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

.... other visitors included Citation CJ1 F-HKRA

.... while Challenger 300 N360PA which had arrived on Tuesday departed Photos: Mike Hollick

Fly Point Mitsubishi MU-2B D-IAHT was an afternoon visitor operating a priority freight charter flight

Monday 13 August 2012 - Alitalia Airbus A320 I-BIKE operates their final charter of season

Alitalia Airbus A320-214 I-BIKE operated their final student charter
of the 2012 season back to Rome - the first time this summer that
the flight had been operated by an I- Italian registered aircraft....
.

.... while Air Explore Boeing 737-436 OM-CEX which has been flying
on behalf of Alitalia operated the other (final) student to Rome....
.

.... making an interesting colour scheme compression with based
Air Explore Boeing 737-4Y0 OM-AEX which is flying on behalf
of Monarch for the rest of the summer season