Wednesday 30 July 2014 - Challenger 605 N343FX and Challenger 601 N23SB visit the Elmdon apron

Challenger 605 N343FX was an early morning arrival.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... departing during the afternoon

Challenger 601 N23SB was an evening arrival parking up to night stop

Blink Citation Mustang G-LEAC was a lunchtime arrival parking up to night stop

Piper Malibu Mirage N186CB which had arrived on Tuesday spent the day parked up Photos: Mike Hollick

Atlantique Air Assistance Beech 1900C F-GVLC was a morning arrival....

.... parking up to night stop

Fleet Air International Saab 340A HA-TAD spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron

JCB Sikorsky S 76C++ M-JCBC was an afternoon visitor Photos: Mike Hollick

Air Transat Airbus A330-243 C-GTSZ operated their weekly flight to Toronto....

.... having also visited on Monday morning when it diverted in due to poor weather at Gatwick

Germanwings Airbus A319-112 D-AKNS operated their service to Berlin Tegel
- this aircraft had last visited BHX when they served Cologne in 2005

Jettime Boeing 737-382QC OY-JTF operated the Mistral Air student exchange charter to Rome

Wednesday 12 March 2014 - Thomas Cook Airbus A321-211 G-TCDA now flying with their new tail logo

Thomas Cook Airbus A321-211 G-TCDA operated their weekly IT flight to Enfidha - the
aircraft wears their new style tail logo and additional "Egypt where it all begins" titles

SAS Boeing 737-76N SE-REY operated their flight to Stockholm Arlanda

Air Berlin Boeing 737-86J D-ABKJ operated their flight to Hannover

Aer Lingus Airbus A320-214 EI-DVM operated their afternoon flight to Dublin
- the aircraft is in their "retro" colour scheme

Citation Bravo G-IPLY was an early morning arrival when it diverted in due to
poor visibility at Wellesbourne - other visitors to the Elmdon apron included....

.... Cirrus SR-22 N600LB

.... and JCB Sikorsky S 76C++ M-JCBC which arrived from Cheltenham Race Course
- it had previously visited when registered G-XJCB Photos: Mike Hollick

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

Thursday 18 July 2013 - Air Bright Antonov 26B LZ-ABR spends the day parked on the Elmdon apron

Air Bright Antonov 26B LZ-ABR which arrived on Wednesday evening spent the day parked up....

.... on the Elmdon apron with Aviavilsa ATR 42-300F LY-ETM

Falcon 50EX F-HAPM made a brief afternoon visit....

Aviation Beauport Citation XLS G-CXLS was a day stopping visitor....

Diamond DA-42 Twin Star G-DJET was an afternoon visitor....

JCB Sikorsky S 76C++ G-XJCB was a morning visitor Photos: Mike Hollick

Avion Express Airbus A319-112 LY-VEU positioned in from Dublin to operate
the Small Planet IT flight to Zakynthos.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... it has small Avion Excellence titles by the front passenger door

easyJet Airbus A320-214 G-EZWC operated their evening service from Belfast International
in place of the usual Airbus A319 - its first visit to BHX

Swiftair Embraer Brasilia EC-HCF operated the evening FedEx Feeder service
from Belfast International also on its first visit to BHX

Wednesday 29 March 2013 - JCB Sikorsky S 76C++ G-XJCB visits the Elmdon apron

JCB Sikorsky S 76C++ G-XJCB made a brief afternoon visit....

.... parking on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

Jetairfly Boeing 737-7K5 OO-JAO which had arrived with the "Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester"
for their concert at Symphony Hall on Tuesday departed to Marseilles

Thomson Boeing 737-8K5 G-TAWN again operated their weekly IT flight from Enfidha while....

Thomas Cook Airbus A321-211 G-TCDA which wears additional "Egypt where it all begins" titles
operated their flight to Enfidha - both services will be operated by Boeing 757's from next week

Centreline Citation CJ2 G-SONE made a morning visit to the Elmdon apron

Friday 18 January 2013 - JCB Gulfstream 550 G-JCBB diverts in before the snow arrives at BHX!!

JCB Gulfstream 550 G-JCBB was an early morning arrival from Salt Lake City when
it diverted in from Oxford which had been closed by snow.... Photo: Laurence Jones

.... unfortunately it just kept snowing soon covering Flightline Metro II EC-GXJ which was
parked up on the Elmdon apron resulting in BHX also closing at lunchtime

.... despite the best endeavours of the snow clearance crews the airport remained closed until 1800