Monday 11 June 2012 - Sunwing/Thomson Boeing 737-8K5 C-FTLK off to "Euro 2012"!!

Sunwing Boeing 737-8K5 C-FTLK positioned in from Dublin
to operate a Thomson charter flight to Donetsk in the Ukraine
taking England fans to watch their first "Euro 2012" match
against France this evening/Monday. The aircraft - which left
BHX at 0540! - is in the Hapag Lloyd "retro" colour scheme
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Air VIA Airbus A320-214 LZ-MDB positioned in from Bourgas
to operate for Monarch initially departing on their morning
service to Alicante - this was its first visit to BHX

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Lufthansa Airbus A321-231 D-AIDB operated their morning
service from Frankfurt - its first visit to BHX - while....
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.... Lufthansa Regional Embraer 195LR D-AEBO operated their
afternoon service from Munich - also on its first visit to BHX
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Aer Lingus Regional/Aer Arann ATR 72-212A EI-REL operated
their inaugural service to Knock/Ireland West Airport - a route
dropped by bmibaby the previous day
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Suckling Dornier 328-110 G-BWWT operated the morning flybe
service to Dundee in place of the usual Loganair Saab 340
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Citation XLS+ D-CHEM was a morning arrival parking up to night
stop on the Elmdon apron - its first visit to BHX Photo: Mike Hollick
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Jet Ranger III G-MFMF operating in the area as "Electricity 18"
made a precautionary landing on the Elmdon apron adjacent to
Taxiway Golf - after a check it was on its way again Photo: Mike Hollick

Thursday 10 November 2016 - Air India Express Boeing 737-86N VT-GHF arrives on its delivery flight

Air India Express Boeing 737-86N VT-GHF was an early morning arrival from Toronto
on its delivery flight from Seattle to India parking up on Stand 72 to night stop....

.... it has an image of the Taj Mahal on the starboard side of the tail Photos: Chris Evans

.... the long view of Boeing 737-86N VT-GHF from the Elmdon side of the airport

TUI/Thomson Boeing 737-8K5 G-TAWS was a morning departure to Tenerife

BDAviation Short 360-300 D-CCAS spent the morning parked up before departing to Frankfurt

Fleet Air International Saab 340A HA-TVJ spent the day parked up before departing

A busy day for biz jets - Gulfstream 450 N192NC and....

Gulfstream IV N842PA both arrived from Luton to park up and night stop

SPX Corporation Global 5000 N15PX which had arrived on Wednesday afternoon....

.... spent the morning parked up before departing to Charlotte, North Carolina

Mustang N759SB spent the day parked up before departing

RVL Cessna 406 Caravan G-RVLX was an afternoon departure to East Midlands

Bell Jet Ranger II G-WIZZ made a brief lunchtime visit to the Elmdon Apron

NPAS Eurocopter EC 135 T2+ G-POLD is now the BHX based Police helicopter
having arrived from Boreham, Essex, on Tuesday morning

Sunshine after the rain! - a flybe Dash 8 climbs through a rainbow....

.... which rises out of the airport terminal site

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Saturday 30 April 2016 - Air India Express Boeing 737-86N VT-GHB arrives on its delivery flight to India

Air India Express  Boeing 737-86N VT-GHB was an early morning arrival from Toronto on its delivery flight
from Seattle to India - the aircraft will night stop at BHX and continue its journey on Sunday evening....

.... it has Kites on one side of the tail

.... and a floral image on the other side - a distant shot I am afraid!

Qatar Boeing 787-8 A7-BCM operated their flight to Doha - its first visit to BHX

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

Blue Air Boeing 737-4Q8 YR-BAR operated their flight from Bucharest - its first visit....

.... wearing this registration - it had previously visited when TC-SKG with Sky Airlines (of Turkey)

Freebird Airbus A320-214 TC-FHE operated another "final" return IT flight
of the season from Antalya before positioning out to Amsterdam

Norwegian Boeing 737-8JP EI-FHZ operated their flight to Malaga

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-FRK operated their afternoon service from Dublin - its first visit to BHX

PIA Boeing 777-2Q8ER AP-BMG which is in their "retro" colour scheme....

.... operated their flight from Islamabad

Smartlynx Airbus A320-214 YL-LCL which now wears billboard Thomas Cook titles and tail insignia
went on an air test returning in a passing rain shower! - the aircraft is planned to enters service with
Thomas Cook on Monday 2 May 2016 and will be based at Birmingham for the summer season

Bell Jet Ranger II G-WIZZ made a brief morning visit to the Elmdon apron

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Friday 15 August 2014 - Amsair/Air Charter Scotland Embraer Legacy 650 G-SUGR arrives to night stop

Embraer Legacy 650 G-SUGR was an afternoon arrival from East Midlands parking up to night stop
on the Elmdon apron - it is operated on behalf of Amsair/Lord Sugar by Air Charter Scotland

Gama Aviation Learjet 45 G-GMAA was an afternoon visitor operating an air ambulance flight

Jet Ranger III G-LBDC made a brief afternoon visit Photos: Mike Hollick

Balkan Holidays/BH Air Airbus A320-214 LZ-BHF operated their IT/inclusive tour flight
to Bourgas - it does not wear titles since an earlier lease to Eritrean Airlines

Germanwings Airbus A319-132 D-AGWG operated their flight to Berlin Tegel

Eastern Embraer 145MP G-CHMR was a late afternoon arrival from Newcastle and parking....

.... on the Elmdon apron - it brought down Sunderland for their Premier League match against
West Bromwich Albion on Saturday - it has small "Eastern Airways" titles by the passenger door

Monday 8 July 2013 - Citation Sovereign LN-SOV is a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

Citation Sovereign LN-SOV made a brief morning visit to the Elmdon apron

Jet Ranger III G-RNBW was a day stopping visitor

Mistral Air Boeing 737-36EQC EI-DVA again operated a student charter flight
from Rome - the aircraft wears additional "Poste Italiane" titles

Grand Cru Airlines Boeing 737-35B LY-BGC operated the Small Planet IT flight to Corfu

Turkmenistan Boeing 737-82K EZ-A015 operated their flight from Ashkhabad

SAS MD 82 LN-RML operated their evening service from Copenhagen

flybe Dash 8-402Q G-JECL was an evening arrival....

.... the aircraft is named after footballer George Best