Tuesday 2 August 2011 - Blu Express and Mistral Air operate final student charters

Blu Express Boeing 737-31S EI-DXB positioned in from Milan Linate
to operate the final Blue Panorama student charter flight to Rome
.

Mistral Air Boeing 737-33AQC EI-DVC positioned in from Rome
to operate their final student exchange charter flight of the season
.

Air Transat Airbus A330-342 C-GCTS operated their flight to Toronto
.

Austrian Arrows/Tyrolean Dash 8Q-402 OE-LGI operated the mid
morning Brussels Airlines service in place of the usual aircraft OE-LGC
.

RAF Puma HC1 XW226 overflew the airfield during the morning

Tuesday 19 July 2011 - Trawel Fly Boeing 737-436 EI-DMR flying for Mistral Air

Trawel Fly Boeing 737-436 EI-DMR operated the Mistral Air student
charter from Rome in place of the previously planned Jetran MD 82
.

.... its first visit wearing this registration - the aircraft had previously
visited BHX on a diversion when it was G-DOCR with British Airways
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Blu Express Boeing 737-31S EI-DXB operated the Blue Panorama
student charter flight to Rome - its first visit to BHX
.

Air Transat Airbus A330-343X C-GTSD operated their weekly
flight to Toronto - its first visit to BHX Photo: Ron Kosys
.

Citation CJ3 OO-FYS was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron....
.

.... as was JOTA King Air G-JOTA Photos: Ron Kosys
.

The two Royal Moroccan Air Force Texan T-6C's departed on the
next stage of their delivery flight - "13/TM" (CN-BTM) leaving first....
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.... followed by Texan T-6C "14/TN" (CN-BTN)

Sunday 15 February 2015 - Mistral Air Boeing 737-4Q8 EI-ELZ operates an ski additional IT flight to Turin

Mistral Air Boeing 737-4Q8 EI-ELZ which had positioned in on Saturday evening was an early
morning departure operating an additional ski IT/inclusive tour flight to Turin for the "Half Term"
holiday - it wears "Poste Italiane" titles and normally operates for the Italian Post Office

Swiss Airbus A321-111 HB-IOD operated their morning service to Zurich

Monarch Airbus A320-214 G-OZBY positioned out to Manchester after a visit to the hangar

PIA Boeing 777-240LR AP-BGZ operated their flight from Islamabad

Tuesday 22 July 2014 - China Southern Airlines Airbus A330-243 B-6056 is a morning arrival from Beijing

China Southern Airlines Airbus A330-243 B-6056 was an early morning arrival from Beijing.....

 

.... operating the first of a short series of charters and being greeted to a water canon salute

.... for a full report of this historic day at Birmingham Airport please see here

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

Aegean Airbus A320-232 SX-DVL operated their weekly IT/inclusive tour flight from Heraklion Photo: Mike Hollick

Fleet Air International Saab 340AF HA-TAG spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron

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

Businesswings Cessna 208 Caravan I D-FALK was an afternoon visitor operating a freight charter

Windrose Air Challenger 300 D-BUBI was an afternoon visitor

Michelin Air Services Falcon 50EX F-HAPN and....

Citation Sovereign OE-GMM were day stopping visitors to the Elmdon apron Photos: Mike Hollick

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

Friday 8 August 2014 - HOP! Embraer 145MP F-GUEA arrives with Parma FC for match against Aston Villa

HOP! Embraer 145MP F-GUEA was a late afternoon arrival bringing in Parma FC for their pre-season
friendly match against Aston Villa on Saturday - its first visit and that of a HOP! aircraft to BHX

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-EMK was an afternoon arrival from Dublin - the aircraft
is in the "National Express - UK Airport Transfers" logo jet colour scheme

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

Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-752 TC-JKJ operated their flight to Istanbul

Thomson Boeing 787-8 G-TUIB positioned in from Manchester to operate their flight to Montego Bay - its first visit

.... the aircraft is named "Alfie" after a baby born prematurely on an Thomson flight - more info here

Germanwings Airbus A319-112 D-AKNL operated their service to Berlin Tegel

Flairjet Cessna 510 Mustang G-FFFC was an afternoon arrival on delivery from Doncaster - it will now be 
BHX based operating on behalf of Farm Foods - G-FFFC = Farm Foods Finest Catch Photo: Mike Hollick

Piper Seneca V G-JMOS was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron