Monday 18 July 2016 - Vueling Airbus A320-232 EC-LZM operates their flight to Alicante

Vueling Airbus A320-232 EC-LZM operated their flight to Alicante....

.... departing off Runway 33 - its first visit to BHX

Norwegian Boeing 737-8JP EI-FJP operated their flight to Malaga in place
of AirExplore Boeing 737-8AS OM-GEX which usually operates this service

Bright Flight Antonov 26B LZ-FLA was an evening departure operating a freight charter to Sofia

Gulfstream N85V made a brief evening visit to the Elmdon apron arriving
from Lansing, Michigan, before continuing onto Stansted

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Tuesday 17 May 2016 - RAF Airbus A400M Atlas C1 ZM406 makes two approaches to Runway 15

RAF Airbus A400M Atlas C1 ZM406 made two low approaches and go arounds....

.... to Runway 15 during the afternoon

.... only the second visit of this new type of aircraft in RAF service to BHX

.... after the second approach it continued onto RAF Brize Norton

Turkmenistan Boeing 737-82K EZ-A017 operated their flight to Ashkhabad

Smartlynx Estonia Airbus A320-214 ES-SAK operated the Blue Air flight to Bucharest

Bright Flight Antonov 26B LZ-FLL was a morning arrival from Dusseldorf joining
Antonov 26B LZ-FLA which had arrived in the early hours of the morning

Sky Taxi Saab 340A SP-MRB was a morning arrival from Wroclaw operating a freight charter
- the aircraft wears additional IGAvion titles for when it is used on passenger services in France

Eurocopter Ecureuil II G-DCAM was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

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Tuesday 12 January 2016 - ASL Airlines ATR 72-212A HB-ACE is a lunctime arrival on the Elmdon apron

ASL Airlines ATR 72-212A HB-ACE was a lunchtime arrival positioning in from Cologne - its first visit
to BHX - ASL Airlines is the new name of the airline group that included Farnair Europe and this was....

.... the first aircraft to visit in their new colour scheme - it parked up to night stop on the Elmdon apron
in preparation for operating a freight charter to Algiers early on Wednesday morning Photo: Mike Hollick

Bright Flight Antonov 26B LZ-FLA which had been parked up since the previous Thursday....

.... was an afternoon departure to Hamburg

Global Jetcare Learjet 36 N31GJ was a morning arrival from Orlando Executive....

.... via St John's, Newfoundland, and parking up to night stop Photo: Mike Hollick

Learjet 40 M-DMBP was a day stopping visitor from Dublin Photo: Mike Hollick

Gulfstream 4 N721KJ made a brief evening visit to the Elmdon apron while....

.... Agusta A-109S Grand G-BPWR visited in connection with the Aston Villa v Crystal Palace football match

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Wednesday 6 January 2016 - HM Coastguard Rescue AgustaWestland AW139 G-CILN is an evening visitor

HM Coastguard Rescue AgustaWestland AW139 G-CILN was an early evening arrival on the Elmdon apron
operating an air ambulance flight - the helicopter used the call sign "Rescue 187" and is operated on behalf
of HM Coastguard by Bristow Helicopters - it departed back to its base at St Athan, Cardiff Photo: Mike Hollick

flybe ATR 72-212A EI-REM which is operated on their behalf by Stobart Air was a morning
arrival from the Isle of Man when it diverted in because of poor visibility at Stansted

flybe Dash 8-402Q G-PRPD was a morning arrival from Guernsey.... Photo: Mark Presswood

.... the aircraft is in the basic colour scheme of its previous operator United Express/Republic Airways

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-EMI was a morning arrival from Malta - it wears a "National Express - UK
Airport Transfers" logo jet colour scheme which is now only on the starboard side of the aircraft

Small Planet Airbus A320-232 LY-SPD positioned out to Gatwick after operating their flight
from Paderborn as they resumed services after the Christmas break

Farnair Europe ATR 72-202F HB-AFL operated a freight charter from Wroclaw before positioning out to Basle

Bright Flight Antonov 26B LZ-FLA which had arrived on Tuesday and....

.... Businesswings Dornier 228-100 D-IROL both spent the day parked up

European Flight Service Citation Excel SE-RHD was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron

Skyservice Air Ambulance Learjet 45 C-GMCP which had arrived from Canada on Tuesday
spent the morning parked up.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... before departing to Athens off Runway 15

Sunday 29 November 2015 - BH Air Airbus A330-223 LZ-AWA is an early morning arrival from Nairobi

BH Air/Balkan Holidays Airbus A332-223 LZ-AWA was an early morning arrival from Nairobi
- its first visit to BHX. After unloading it positioned out to Sofia Photo: Chris Evans

Hungarian Air Force Antonov 26 603 and 407 spent another day parked up....

.... they were joined by Bright Flight Antonov 26B LZ-FLA which had positioned in earlier

.... to operate a newspaper flight to the Isle of Man due to the windy weather conditions

.... resulting in all three Antonov 26s being parked together on the Elmdon apron

Sikorsky S 92 G-LAWX was a morning arrival with the passengers for....

Boeing 737-73T BBJ N500LS....

.... which departed to Bedford, Massachusetts, in the US

.... followed out by S 92 G-LAWX

Netjets Challenger 350 CS-CHD was a morning departure to Paris Le Bourget

East Midlands Helicopters Agusta A-109S Grand G-EMHD was a morning visitor

Monday 30 November 2015 - Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov 12BK UR-CNT makes its first visit to BHX

Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov 12BK UR-CNT spent the night parked up on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

.... it had earlier arrived from Liege on its first visit to BHX

.... to operate a freight charter to Almeria, Spain, on Tuesday morning

.... parking on Stand 501 next to....

Bright Flight Antonov 26B LZ-FLA which spent the day parked up before departing to Sofia

Hungarian Air Force Antonov 26 603 prepares to depart 407 having left before day break....

.... returning Kecskemet Air Base in Hungary via Brussels

.... and departing off Runway 15

Wizz Air Airbus A320-232 HA-LYL operated their flight from Warsaw....

.... its first visit to BHX