Tuesday 1 August 2017 - Flight Calibration Diamond DA62 G-GBAS arrives to check the ILS overnight

Flight Calibration Services Diamond DA62 G-GBAS was an evening arrival from Shoreham....

.... in advance of an overnight sortie checking the ILS - Instrument Landing System
- with gull-wings doors like that who needs a DeLorean!

Swiss Bombardier C Series CS100 HB-JBH operated their evening service from Zurich

Air India Boeing 787-8 VT-ANU which is in "Star Alliance" colours operated their flight
from Amritsar via Delhi

Blue Air Boeing 737-3Y0 YR-BAP operated their flight to Bucharest

Jet2 Boeing 737-86Q EC-IDT, which is leased from Air Europa for the summer,
operated their mid-morning IT/inclusive tour flight to Palma

CityJet Avro RJ85 EI-RJX operated the mid-morning KLM service from Amsterdam
- the aircraft is in the "Leinster Rugby/Bank of Ireland" special colour scheme

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Tuesday 18 April 2017 - Irish Air Corps Agusta AW139 "279" visits on an air ambulance flight

Irish Air Corps AgustaWestland AW-139 "279" prepares for departure from the Elmdon apron....

.... it had earlier arrived from Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, Dublin

.... operating an air ambulance flight - its first visit to BHX

.... later departing off Runway 33 for its return flight across the Irish Sea

Swiss Bombardier C Series CS100 HB-JBB operated their evening service from Zurich

Blue Air Boeing 737-322 YR-BAF operated their flight from Bucharest

Lufthansa Airbus A320-271N "neo" D-AINC operated their morning flight from Frankfurt Photo: Paul Davies

Netjets Falcon 2000EX CS-DLH was a lunchtime arrival from Nice before departing to Leeds

Interflight Hawker 800XP G-EGSS was an afternoon arrival from Vilnius departing to Biggen Hill

Citation CJ2 M-TBEA returned from Malaga before positioning out to Doncaster

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Monday 13 February 2017 - Germania Boeing 737-75B D-AGER flying in their 30th anniversary colours

Germania Boeing 737-75B D-AGER was an early morning departure operating their flight
to Arvidsjaur via Hahn - the aircraft wears their special 30th anniversary colour scheme

Swiss Bombardier C Series CS100 HB-JBE operated their morning flight from Zurich

Lufthansa Airbus A321-131 D-AIRW which is in "Star Alliance" colours
operated their mid-morning service to Munich Photo: Chris Evans

easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZNM operated their flight from Geneva

Aer Lingus Airbus A320-214 EI-DEO which is in "Irish Rugby #GreenSpirit"
colours operated their early afternoon service to Dublin

Monarch Airbus A321-231 G-ZBAE was an afternoon arrival from Funchal
bouncing on landing on Runway 15 in the strong crosswind

Eurowings/Air Berlin Airbus A319-112 D-ASTX operated their flight to Hamburg

Michelin Falcon 2000S F-HRLX was a lunchtime visitor to the Elmdon apron....

.... the first visit for this recently delivered aircraft

Hawker 4000 N46WC was an afternoon arrival parking up to night stop

New Woodgate/"Northern Ireland Air Ambulance" Super King Air G-NIAB was an afternoon
arrival from Belfast International - another first visit of a recently delivered aircraft

Socata TBM 930 M-ATII which is based at BHX was a lunchtime departure

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Thursday 5 January 2017 - Sprint Air Saab 340A SP-KPU spends the day parked on the Elmdon apron

Sprint Air Saab 340A SP-KPU which had arrived from Gothenburg on Wednesday evening
spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron before positioning out to Aberdeen

Swiss Bombardier C Series CS100 HB-JBE operated their morning flight to Zurich - its
first visit to BHX - all 5 CS100s currently in service with Swiss have now visited BHX

American Boeing 757-223 N197AN operated their penultimate flight to New York JFK
- the service ends on Friday 6 January 2017

flybe Dash 8-402Q G-PRPG was an afternoon arrival from Inverness

Monarch Airbus A320-214 G-ZBAT was an afternoon arrival from Lisbon

GainJet Boeing 757-23N SX-RFA was a morning arrival on the Elmdon apron
when it positioned back from Lasham after maintenance

NPAS Eurocopter EC 135 T2+ G-POLD comes into land after a local sortie

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Wednesday 4 January 2017 - Zimex Aviation ATR 72-202F HB-ALQ flying in basic Aurigny colours

Zimex Aviation ATR 72-202F HB-ALQ was a lunchtime arrival when it positioned in from Maastricht....

.... to operate a freight charter to Gothenburg - this aircraft - Zimex's third ATR - has recently been
acquired from Aurigny in whose basic colour scheme it is still in - it had previously visited as G-BWDB

Swiss Bombardier C Series CS100 HB-JBA operated their morning flight to Zurich

American Boeing 757-223 N197AN operated their flight to New York JFK

flybe Dash 8-402Q G-PRPG which had made its first visit to BHX on Monday evening
before visiting the Monarch hangar operated their morning service from Rotterdam....

.... later departing on their early afternoon service to Dusseldorf

Small Planet Airbus A320-214 D-ASPG operated their weekly flight from Paderborn

Eurowings Airbus A320-214 D-AEWD operated their afternoon service from Dusseldorf

Citation XLS+ D-CSEB was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron

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Wednesday 28 December 2016 - Swiss Bombardier C Series CS100 HB-JBD makes its first visit to BHX

Swiss Bombardier C Series CS100 HB-JBD operated their morning flight to Zurich - its
first visit to BHX - all 4 CS100s currently in service with Swiss have now visited BHX

BA Cityflyer Embraer 190-100SR G-LCYW was an early morning arrival from Frankfurt
when it diverted in due to poor visibility at London City Airport - its first visit to BHX

Emirates Airbus A380-861 A6-EOK operated their flight from Dubai

RAF Airbus A330 Voyager KC2 ZZ330 was an afternoon arrival from RAF Akrotiri
in Cyprus when it diverted in due to poor visibility at RAF Brize Norton

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Monday 12 December 2016 - Swiss C Series CS100 HB-JBC operates their evening service from Zurich

Swiss Bombardier C Series CS100 HB-JBC operated their evening flight from Zurich - the first "in service"
visit of a CS100 to BHX - a new type that will now become a regular visitor on their twice daily service  

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