Monday 20 March 2017 - Royal Jordanian Boeing 787 JY-BAF replaces JY-BAE on checks with Monarch

Royal Jordanian Boeing 787-8 JY-BAF was an afternoon arrival from Amman via Heathrow - its first visit to BHX

.... replacing JY-BAE which had departed earlier after maintenance checks with Monarch Aircraft Engineering

Royal Jordanian Boeing 787-8 JY-JAE had spent the morning parked in front of the Monarch hangar....

.... before departing to Heathrow and onto Amman

.... off Runway 33

easyJet Airbus A320-214 G-EZUI operated their lunchtime flight from Geneva....

.... it wears a special "reverse" colour scheme and "easyJet's 200th Airbus" titles

easyJet Switzerland Airbus A319-111 HB-JYJ operated their lunchtime flight to Geneva
- it wears small "Spirit of easyJet 2016 Team Brussels" titles on the nose

Icelandair Boeing 757-208 TF-FIJ operated their flight to Reykjavik Keflavik

Eurowings Airbus A319-112 D-ABGN operated their flight from Hamburg

Cross Aviation Embraer Phenom 300 N272NR was a morning visitor on
a crew training sortie before departing to Wellesbourne

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Wednesday 24 February 2016 - Small Planet Airbus A320-232 LY-SPB flying with Atlas Atlantique titles

Small Planet Airbus A320-232 LY-SPB positioned in from Vatry, France, to operate their flight to Paderborn
- it is currently being operated on behalf of Atlas Atlantique Airlines whose titles it wears minus the "AT"....

.... it does have the full titles on starboard side - after returning from Paderborn it positioned back to Vatry

Norwegian Boeing 737-8JP EI-FJH operated their flight to Madrid - its first visit to BHX

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-DHT operated their afternoon service to Dublin
- the aircraft wears additional "Visit us: Bremen-tourism.de" titles

Stobart Air ATR 72-212A EI-REM which in flybe colours operated their service from the Isle of Man

Flightline Barcelona Metro III EC-GPS was an afternoon departure Photo: Mike Hollick

Cross Aviation Embraer Phenom 300 N272NR spent  is parked on the Elmdon apron

Fly Point Mitsubishi MU-2B D-IAHT which had arrived on Tuesday evening was a morning departure to Munster

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Tuesday 28 April 2015 - Frontier Airbus A320-214 N229FR departs to Keflavik on delivery to USA

Frontier "Sharklet" Airbus A320-214 N229FR which was previously G-ZBAB with Monarch.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... was repositioned to the Elmdon apron in preparation for its delivery flight to the USA

.... initially departing to Keflavik before continuing (on Wednesday) onto Goodyear, Arizona, via Milwaukee

Air Malta Airbus A320-214 9H-AEN operated their flight from Malta via Bristol
as they resumed their twice weekly scheduled service for the summer

Turkmenistan Boeing 777-22KLR EZ-A779 operated their flight from Ashkhabad

easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZFD which is now in their new colour scheme operated
their late afternoon service from Belfast International

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

Topjet Executive Hawker 850XP I-TOPH was a morning arrival parking up to night stop while....

.... Cross Aviation Embraer Phenom 300 N272NR was a morning visitor Photos: Mike Hollick

Tuesday 18 November 2014 - Eastern Saab 2000 G-CDKB operates morning service to Newcastle

Eastern Saab 2000 G-CDKB operated their morning service to Newcastle in place of the usual Jetstream 41....

.... following Jetstream 41 G-MAJE making a precautionary landing on Monday morning
- after parking on Stand 505 it was latter towed into the Monarch hangar for repairs

Stobart Air ATR 72-201 EI-REH operated the morning Aer Lingus service to Shannon

Monarch Boeing 757-2T7 G-MONJ which has now been withdrawn from service remains parked up on Stand 81

Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov 12BP UR-CGV was an afternoon arrival from Prague....

.... after off-loading it was soon on its way to Frankfurt Hahn

.... making its usual distinctive departure off Runway 33

Cross Aviation Citation XLS N575NR was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron

Citation CJ1 D-ITIP made a brief lunchtime visit

Woodgate/"Northern Ireland Air Ambulance" Super King Air G-NIAA was an afternoon visitor

Friday 15 November 2013 - Flight Design CTLS G-CGRB makes first visit of type to BHX

Flight Design CTLS G-CGRB made a morning visit - the first visit of this type of aircraft to BHX

Other visitors to the Elmdon apron included Gama Aviation Gulfstream 550 G-MRLX....

Gulfstream 550 EI-GDL which parked up on arrival to night stop....

Netjets Citation XLS CS-DXH which spent the day parked up....

London Executive Aviation Citation II G-SPUR which brought Princess Anne in to visit an event at the NEC

.... while Citation CJ1 D-INCS made a brief afternoon visit Photos: Mike Hollick

Cross Aviation Citation XLS N575NR was an afternoon departure after a visit to the Eurojet hangar

Robinson R-66 N66EV was a lunchtime visitor to the Elmdon apron

JCB Sikorsky S-76C M-JCBA made an approach and go around to Runway 33 during the afternoon

Monarch Airbus A300B4-605R G-MONS which had arrived on Monday 4 November 2013 and has been
in their hangar ever since was pushed outside now devoid of Monarch titles and insignia....

.... it was then towed over to the terminal side of the airport of some engine runs in preparation for its
planned departure on Saturday to Tupelo in the USA where it will be parted out/scrapped Photo: Mike Hollick

Thomson Boeing 757-28A G-OOBD was a morning arrival from Luton for short term parking....

.... it is currently being operated on behalf of "TCS and Starquest Expeditions" on VIP air tours