Thursday 3 June 2010 - AMC Airlines Boeing 737-86N SU-BQA flying for Koral Blue

AMC Airlines Boeing 737-86N SU-BQA operated the Koral Blue

flight from Sharm el Sheikh in place of their Airbus A320

.Aer Arann ATR 42-300 EI-CPT operated their service
to Waterford in place of the usual ATR 72
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CityLine Hungary Antonov 26B HA-TCT which had arrived on
Wednesday evening spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron

Wednesday 9 May 2012 - Emirates Boeing 777 A6-EGO visits BHX - its the "1000th 777"

Emirates Boeing 777-31HER A6-EGO operated their
evening service from Dubai - its first visit to BHX....
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.... it wears additional "1000th 777" titles - it is
the 1000th Boeing 777 to be built
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Binair Metro III D-CAVA was a visitor to a wet Elmdon apron
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Global 5000 N700LS was an afternoon departure

Wednesday 22 August 2012 - Air Transat Airbus A330 C-GKTS operates Toronto flight

Air Transat Airbus A330-342 C-GKTS which is still in
the interim version of their new colour scheme....
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.... which has "Welcome" on the tail as well as the rear fuselage
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.... operated their weekly flight to Toronto
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Turkish Airlines Airbus A320-232 TC-JAI operated their
flight to Istanbul - its first visit to BHX registered as such but
it had previously visited as TC-TCC when operated by Turkuaz
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Armavia Boeing 737-55S EK73771 operated their weekly flight
to Yerevan - its former registration of OM-BTS when operated
by Slovakian Airlines is still clearly visible on the rear fuselage
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Mistral Air Boeing 737-3M8QC EI-DUS positioned in to
operate the final student charter of the season back to Rome
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Monarch Airbus A320-231 G-MPCD positioned in to operate
a delayed flight - this 320 is not a BHX regular
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Shovkoviy Shlyah - Silk Way Ukraine - Antonov 12B UR-CAF
which had arrived on Monday remained parked on the Elmdon
apron during a day of sunshine and showers Photo: Mike Hollick
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JetAlliance Citation XLS OE-GSP made a brief morning visit
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Falcon 2000LX M-LJGI was a morning arrival parking up to night stop

Tuesday 21 August 2012 - RAF Sentinel R1 ZJ693 makes two approaches to BHX!!

RAF Sentinel R1 ZJ693 made two ILS approaches and go arounds
to Runway 15 during the morning Photo: Mike Hollick
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Flightline Metro II EC-JIP was an early morning arrival
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PIA Boeing 777-240ER AP-BHX which wears the Quetta - "Nature's
Orchard" tail scheme operated their flight from Islambad

Monday 6 August 2012 - RAF Avia Antonov 26 YL-RAJ makes its first visit to BHX

RAF Avia Antonov 26B YL-RAJ was a late evening arrival
when it positioned in from Magdeburg Cochstedt Airport....
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.... to pick up a load of priority freight and take it to
Stockholm - YL-RAJ was on its first visit to BHX
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Helitrans Citation CJ3 LN-HOT which had arrived on Sunday
remained parked up on the Elmdon apron while....
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.... London Executive Citation II G-SPUR made two brief
visits during the day Photos: Mike Hollick
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Citation Bravo G-IDAB which had been in the Eurojet
hangar on checks was an evening departure

Wednesday 11 July 2012 - Ukraine Air Alliance Anotonov 12 UR-CAH with new tail insignia

Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov An 12BK UR-CAH remained parked
up on the Elmdon apron - it now sports.... Photo: Mike Hollick
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.... the Ukraine Air Alliance insignia on the tail

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RAF Avia Antonov 26B YL-RAE which had arrived
the previous Thursday departed to Munster
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Boeing 727-76 "Super 27" M-FAHD which arrived on Friday
remained parked up on the Elmdon apron while....
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.... Piaggio P-180 Avanti LX-JFP of Jetfly Aviation
was a day stopping visitor Photos: Mike Hollick
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Mistral Air Boeing 737-3M8QC EI-DUS operated the
second of a series of student charters from Rome

Saturday 10 March 2012 - Jet2 Boeing 737 G-CELY operates charter to Leipzig

Jet2 Boeing 737-377QC G-CELY positioned in from Newcastle
to operate a charter flight to Leipzig
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Meridian Aviation Antonov An 12BK UR-DWF which had
arrived on Thursday positioned out to Chateauroux
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Atlantic Airlines BAe ATP G-BTPF spent the day parked on
the Elmdon apron prior to operating a newspaper flight to
the Isle of Man on Sunday morning
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Netjets Hawker 800XP CS-DRY made a brief afternoon visit....
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.... while Gulfstream 550 N332MM arrived to night stop

Friday 10 February 2012 - Hello Airbus A320 HB-JIW flying for Air France

Hello Airbus A320-214 HB-JIW operated the lunchtime Air France
service from Paris CDG - its first visit to BHX....
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.... Air France have been suffering delays and cancellations
all week due to a National strike in France Photo: Ron Kosys
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Air France Airbus A320-214 F-HEPA had operated their morning
service from Paris CDG - also on its first visit to BHX
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Avion Express Saab 340F LY-NSB which had arrived from Saarbrucken
on Thursday evening spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron
- another first visit to BHX! Photo: Ron Kosys
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Ruby Star Antonov 12BK EW-275TI, Air Contractors Lockheed
L100-30 Hercules EI-JIV and Meridian Aviation Antonov An 12BK
UR-DWF all spent the day parked up Photo: Ron Kosys

.Global Express D-AXTM was an early morning arrival

parking up for the day while....
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.... Hawker 800XP M-FRZN made an afternoon visit Photos: Mike Hollick

FedEx to use Boeing 757F's on their nightly service from Birmingham to Paris CDG

FedEx Express (FX) are planning to start using Boeing 757F's
on their nightly weekday service from Paris CDG to Birmingham
with effect from the morning of Friday 23 March 2012 replacing
their existing Air Contractors ATR 72 operation
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From this date the service will become a joint operation with

Manchester the nightly flights routing MAN-BHX-CDG-BHX-MAN
with the result that there will no longer be a day stopping
aircraft at Birmingham - the nightly schedule is set out below
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FedEx Express schedule from Friday 23 March 2012
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0410/0455 FX9708 75F from Paris CDG/to Manchester
- operates Tuesday to Friday
2200/2245 FX9707 75F from Manchester/to Paris CDG
- operates Monday to Thursday

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Schedule subject to change
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Thursday 9 February 2012

Friday 3 February 2012 - Air Charter Europe Beech 1900 N800CA makes first visit to BHX

Air Charter Europe Beech 1900D N800CA was a day stopping visitor
from Groningen parking on the Elmdon apron - its first visit to BHX
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Aviavilsa ATR 42-300F LY-ETM was an early morning arrival
from Saarbruken parking up to night stop at BHX
.Meridian Aviation Antonov 12BK UR-CAJ and Air Contractors

Lockheed L100-30 Hercules EI-JIV both spent the day parked up....

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.... BHX where East meets West!!
Photos: Ron Kosys