Wednesday 11 May 2016 - Airbus A380-861 A6-EER flying in "The Emirates FA Cup" colour scheme

Emirates Airbus A380-861 A6-EER operated their lunchtime flight to Dubai....

.... its first visit to BHX - the aircraft wears additional titles and insignia to mark

.... Emirates sponsorship of the "FA Cup"

.... departing off Runway 33

Norwegian Boeing 787-8 LN-LNG was a lunchtime departure to Copenhagen after attention....

.... by Monarch Aircraft Engineering - the last of the 8 Norwegian Boeing 787-8s to visit the hangar

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

Brussels Airbus A319-111 OO-SSA operated their mid-morning service to Brussels - its first visit to BHX

Air Transat Airbus A310-308 C-GTSH operated their flight to Toronto....

.... as they resumed their weekly seasonal service for summer 2016

Small Planet Airbus A320-232 SP-HAD operated their flight to Paderborn

Vueling "Sharklet" Airbus A320-214 EC-LVX operated their flight to Barcelona

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-FRI operated their afternoon service to Dublin while....

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-ENS operated their flight to Madrid - the aircraft
wears additional "Bydgoszcz Torun | Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region" titles

flybe Dash 8-402Q G-JECJ operated their afternoon service to Belfast City
- the aircraft still wears old style "british european" titles

Gulfstream 550 N119LE was an early morning arrival parking up on
the new apron area in front of the Marshall Aviation Services hangar

Citation CJ2 D-ISCH was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron

Homeserve Bell 429 G-HPIN made a brief afternoon visit Photo: Ron Kosys

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Friday 15 April 2016 - Homeserve Bell 429 G-HPIN is a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

Homeserve Bell 429 G-HPIN was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron when it diverted in due to poor
visibility at its intended destination a private site in Walsall - this was its first visit wearing this registration
it having previously visited when registered M-HRPN

Air Alliance Express Learjet 35A D-CFOR was a late afternoon visitor operating an air ambulance flight

Michelin Air Services Falcon 50EX F-HAPN made a brief afternoon visit from/to Clermont Ferrand

Air X Charter Canadair CRJ200/Challenger 850 9H-BOO was an afternoon arrival from Karup, Denmark....

.... parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron

Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 A7-BCE operated their service to Doha - its first visit to BHX

Iberia Express Airbus A320-214 EC-JSK operated their flight to Madrid - also on its first visit to BHX

Vueling Airbus A320-232 EC-LRM operated their flight from Barcelona - another first visit to BHX

DHL Air - former TUIfly - Boeing 767-304ER N284DH - ex SE-RFS - appeared out of the
Monarch hangar to perform some engine runs before being towed back inside

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Thursday 5 November 2015 - Aer Lingus A320-214 EI-DEI now flying as "#GreenSpirit" for Irish Rugby

Aer Lingus Airbus A320-214 EI-DEI which recently returned from operation on behalf of Virgin "Little Red"....

.... has now been repainted into "Irish Rugby" #GreenSpirit colours - it wears an identical scheme to EI-DEO
and it operated their early morning service to Dublin on a very wet day

Citation CJ2+ F-HIJD was a morning arrival from Marseilles parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron

Homeserve Bell 429 M-HRPN diverted in due to poor visibility at its intended destination a private site in Walsall

Monday 1 September 2014 - Netjets Falcon 2000 CS-DFD is a morning visitor to a wet Elmdon apron

Netjets Falcon 2000 CS-DFD was a morning visitor to a wet Elmdon apron while....

SaxonAir Super King Air G-KLNB which had arrived on Sunday spent the day parked up Photos: Mike Hollick

Homeserve Eurocopter Ecureuil 2 G-ORDH was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

Twinjet Airbus A319CJ G-NMAK is now parked up in front of the Monarch hangar

Eastern BAe Jetstream 41 G-MAJK which is in the basic colour scheme of Greek airline
Sky Express to whom it had been leased operated their evening service to Newcastle

Friday 26 July 2013 - Camco Air Citation XLS G-EGPI is an afternoon arrival on the Elmdon apron

Camco Air Citation XLS G-EGPI was an afternoon arrival parking up to night stop....

.... other visitors to the Elmdon apron included Falcon 50EX F-HAPM

.... AeroMedevac Ireland Citation II EI-MED which departed after attention by Eurojet

.... and Homeserve Ecureuil 2 G-ORDH Photos: Mike Hollick

KLM Boeing 737-8K2 PH-BXA which is in their "retro" colour scheme operated
their afternoon service to Amsterdam Photo: Mike Hollick

Danish Air Transport ATR 72-202 OY-RUB operated the early evening
Aer Arann/Aer Lingus Regional service from Dublin

Bin Air Merlin IVC D-CBIN and....

Arcus Air Dornier 228-212 D-CAAR were both afternoon departures

Tuesday 7 May 2013 - Turkmenistan Boeing 737-82K EZ-A015 visits on its delivery flight to Ashkhbad

Turkmenistan Boeing 737-82K EZ-A015 was an afternoon arrival from Boeing Field via Goose Bay....

.... on its delivery flight - after refuelling it continued onto Ashkhbad Photo: Mike Hollick

Air Malta Airbus A320-214 9H-AEF operated their flight from Malta....

.... the aircraft is still in the basic colour scheme of failed Polish operator OLT Express

Atlantic Airlines Boeing 737-322SF G-JMCL which had had arrived on Sunday.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... was an afternoon departure to Amsterdam Photo: Ron Kosys

Time Air Beech 400 OK-ESC was a lunchtime visitor to the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

Citation Encore D-CIFM and....

King Air D-ISIX were both day stopping visitors

Homeserve Ecureuil 2 G-ORDH was an afternoon arrival parking up to night-stop Photo: Mike Hollick

RAF Northolt Station Flight Islander CC2 ZH536 made an afternoon visit