Sunday 11 July 2010 - Swiftair MD 83 EC-JJS operates student charter from Malaga

Swiftair MD 83 EC-JJS operated the student charter from Malaga

in place of the previously planned Blue Line aircraft....

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.... departing back to Malaga off Runway 33
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Air One Airbus A320-216 EI-DSP positioned in from Rome (again
operating under Alitalia/AZ flight numbers) to take the Ferrari team
home to Bologna after the British Grand Prix at Silverstone
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Swiss Avro RJ100 HB-IXO operated their evening flight
from Zurich in place of the usual Helvetic Fokker 100
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Cello's Avro Business Jet G-RAJJ positioned out to Farnborough

as "Cellojet 107P/CLJ107P" in preparation for their first revenue

flight on Monday morning to Munich after they were granted their

AOC on Friday - http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.com/2010/07/news-cello.html
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Citation V N560GT which had arrived on Saturday afternoon

spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron before departing....
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.... while Netjets Gulfstream IV-SP N426QS was an

evening arrival from Teterboro Airport, New York

Thursday 21 June 2012 - Royal Thai Air Force Boeing 737-4Z6 HS-CMV/11-111 visits BHX!!

Royal Thai Air Force Boeing 737-4Z6 HS-CMV/11-111 was
a lunchtime arrival from Farnborough.... Photo: Laurence Jones
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.... bringing Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkom of Thailand on
a visit to Birmingham - after spending the afternoon parked up....
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.... on the Elmdon apron it departed back to Farnborough
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Aer Arann ATR 72-201 EI-REI has now joined EI-REH
in gaining Aer Lingus Regional titles Photo: Ron Kosys
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Cello BAe 146-200 G-RAJJ made a rare visit to the terminal
side of the airport spending the day operating for flybe
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Gulfstream 550 HB-IGM made a brief afternoon visit

Monday 14 June 2010 - Bahrain Amiri Flight Gulfstream A9C-BHR visits the Elmdon apron

Bahrain Amiri Flight Gulfstream 450 A9C-BHR was

an evening arrival on the Elmdon apron ....

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.... before positioning out to Farnborough
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Cyprus Turkish KTHY Airbus A321-212 TC-KTD operated their
weekly flight from Ercan, Northern Cyprus, via Dalaman

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Pegasus Boeing 737-82R TC-AAN operated their

weekly IT flight to Dalaman - its first visit to BHX
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Lufthansa Airbus A319-112 D-AIBC operated their mid morning

service to Frankfurt - its first visit to BHX
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First Choice Boeing 767-35EER G-DBLA operated the Thomson flight

to Cancun, Mexico - the aircraft has yet to have winglets fitted

Sunday 1 June 2008 - Dubrovnik Airline MD 83 9A-CDB flying for Air Bee/Itali Airlines

Dubrovnik Airline MD 83 9A-CDB operated the Air Bee/Itali Airlines

IT flight to Naples - the aircraft has an aerial image of Dubrovnik

city on the forward fuselage

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Ford Motor Company Gulfstream 5 N300K arrived from Detroit

in the early evening to night stop on the Elmdon apron
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Hola Airlines Boeing 737-382 EC-IOR operated the Norwegian flight

Sunday 31 May 2009 - Saga Airlines Boeing 737-86J TC-SGH operates IT flight from Dalaman

Saga Airlines Boeing 737-86J TC-SGH arrived from Dalaman on

the return sector of an extra IT flight for the Bank Holiday before

positioning to Glasgow. It wears additional "Scottravel Holidays"

titles on the lower rear fuselage
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Emirates Airbus A330-243 A6-EAK arrived from Dubai operating

the final Airbus evening service before it is upgraded to a Boeing 777

operation effective from Monday 1 June 2009
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Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-EFF operated their evening service from

Dublin - its second visit of the day having "first visited" at lunchtime
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Gulfstream 550 EI-GDL was an early evening arrival parking

on the Elmdon apron

Friday 26 March 2010 - RAF Nimrod MR2 farewell flypast prior to retirement

RAF Nimrod MR2 XV250 made an ILS approach and go around to
Runway 15 as part of a series of flights to mark its retirement....

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.... from RAF service at the end of March 2010 - the
flight originated at RAF Kinloss, in Scotland, and....
..... routed via Newcastle to BHX....
..... after flying down Runway 15...... Photo:Laurence Jones
..... it continued onto Liverpool and back to RAF Kinloss
Photo: Laurence Jones.The reason for the visit to BHX was that the flight deck crew all
came from Birmingham or Solihull! - they are seen above with
the whole Nimrod crew back at RAF Kinloss
Photo: RAF Kinloss
.A number of Nimrod's have visited BHX over the years - Nimrod MR2
XZ284 was present for the airport's 60th anniversary air display in
July 1999 parking in the static display on the former cross runway
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Jet2 Boeing 737-330 G-CELH was an early morning arrival
operating a charter flight fromMunster/Osnabruck
.Newly registered Hawker 850XP M-IRNE was a late
afternoon arrival on the Elmdon apron....
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.... as was Gulfstream IV N317MJ
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.... while Gulfstream 550 N556TT which had arrived
on Tuesday afternoon departed

Tuesday 21 November 2017 - Norwegian Boeing 787-9 G-CKNA departs after a visit to the Monarch hangar

Norwegian Boeing 787-9 G-CKNA was a morning departure to Gatwick after work....

.... in the Monarch Aircraft Engineering hangar following an earlier ground incident at Gatwick

The aircraft has an image of British Rock Legend Freddie Mercury on the tail....

.... and departed off Runway 33

Lufthansa Airbus A321-131 D-AIRW operated their mid-morning service to Munich
- the aircraft is in "Star Alliance" colours

flybe Dash 8Q-402 G-ECOI operated their early morning service from Glasgow - the aircraft has
recently completed a lease to Brussels Airlines whose basic scheme it retains Photo: Chris Evans

LGW Dash 8Q-402 D-ABQK operated the morning Eurowings service to Dusseldorf
- the aircraft is still in Air Berlin colours

Aer Lingus Airbus A320-214 EI-DEI operated their morning service to Dublin
- the aircraft is in "Irish Rugby" #GreenSpirit colours

Jet2 Boeing 757-27B G-LSAB was a lunchtime arrival from East Midlands - its first visit to BHX
- it had positioned in to operate their first "Christmas shopping" trip to Newark on Wednesday

Gulfstream IV N970KG was an afternoon arrival from Zurich parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron

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Thursday 8 June 2017 - Monarch Boeing 737-82R G-ZBAV operates its first crew training flight

Monarch Boeing 737-82R G-ZBAV was a morning departure to Durham Tees Valley....

.... as Monarch commenced a series of crew training flights prior to the aircrafts entry
into service at the end of June 2017 - it then continued onto Prestwick and Newquay

.... before returning to BHX at lunchtime - it operated the route in reverse during the
afternoon and will fly a similar pattern of flights over the coming days

Titan Boeing 757-256 G-ZAPX was a morning arrival when it positioned in
from Stansted to operate a charter to Rome

Freebird Airbus A320-214 TC-FHC operated the final flight of a series of weekly
seasonal IT flights to Antalya departing via Manchester

Icelandair Boeing 757-256 TF-FIU operated their flight to Reykjavik Keflavik....

.... the aircraft is in the special "Hekla Aurora" - Northern Lights - colour scheme

Vueling Airbus A321-231 EC-MLD operated their flight to Paris Orly

Czech Airlines Airbus A319-112 OK-NEP which is in the "Wow Prague" colour
scheme operated their flight to Prague

Lufthansa Airbus A321-131 D-AIRW which is in "Star Alliance" colours
operated their late afternoon service to Munich

SAS Boeing 737-683 SE-DNX operated their evening service to Copenhagen

GetJet Airlines Boeing 737-4Q8 LY-GTW operated the Norwegian service to Barcelona

Gulfstream 550 N524VE which had arrived on Wednesday spent the day parked up

Embraer Phenom 100 D-IDAS spent the day parked up before departing

Capital Super King Air G-ZVIP was a lunchtime visitor departing to Exeter

Brose Super King Air D-IBTA was a day stopping visitor on the Elmdon apron

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