Monday 20 March 2017 - Royal Jordanian Boeing 787 JY-BAF replaces JY-BAE on checks with Monarch

Royal Jordanian Boeing 787-8 JY-BAF was an afternoon arrival from Amman via Heathrow - its first visit to BHX

.... replacing JY-BAE which had departed earlier after maintenance checks with Monarch Aircraft Engineering

Royal Jordanian Boeing 787-8 JY-JAE had spent the morning parked in front of the Monarch hangar....

.... before departing to Heathrow and onto Amman

.... off Runway 33

easyJet Airbus A320-214 G-EZUI operated their lunchtime flight from Geneva....

.... it wears a special "reverse" colour scheme and "easyJet's 200th Airbus" titles

easyJet Switzerland Airbus A319-111 HB-JYJ operated their lunchtime flight to Geneva
- it wears small "Spirit of easyJet 2016 Team Brussels" titles on the nose

Icelandair Boeing 757-208 TF-FIJ operated their flight to Reykjavik Keflavik

Eurowings Airbus A319-112 D-ABGN operated their flight from Hamburg

Cross Aviation Embraer Phenom 300 N272NR was a morning visitor on
a crew training sortie before departing to Wellesbourne

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Thursday 9 March 2017 - Ryukyu Air Commuter Dash 8-402Q C-FTLW is a morning departure to Malta

Ryukyu Air Commuter Dash 8-402Q Combi C-FTLW was a morning departure to Malta....

.... on the next stage of its long delivery flight to Japan - it had arrived from Goose Bay
via Reykjavik on Wednesday evening parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron

.... it will become JA84RC in due course with this Okinawa based commuter airline
that operates under the JAL/Japan Air Lines brand

Eurowings Airbus A320-214 D-AIZQ operated their morning service to Dusseldorf

Edelweiss Air Airbus A320-214 HB-IHY operated the morning Swiss service from Zurich....

.... its first visit to BHX

flybe Dash 8-402Q G-PRPG which gained additional "Hearts" to celebrate Valentine's Day....

.... operated their morning service to Glasgow

SAS Airbus A321-232 LN-RKI operated their morning service from Copenhagen

easyJet Airbus A320-214 G-EZPK operated their lunchtime flight to Geneva - its first visit to BHX

Royal Jordanian Boeing 787-8 JY-BAC reappeared out of the Monarch hangar for engines and systems checks

North Flying Metro IV OY-NPD was a morning arrival on the Elmdon apron when it diverted in due to
poor visibility at Cardiff while operating the Citywing morning service from Anglesey/RAF Valley....

.... after refuelling it continued onto Cardiff

NPAS Eurocopter EC135 T1 G-LASU remained based operating as "Police 41"

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Thursday 2 March 2017 - Royal Jordanian Boeing 787 JY-BAC replaces JY-BAA on checks with Monarch

Royal Jordanian Boeing 787-8 JY-BAC was an afternoon arrival from Amman via Heathrow - its first visit to BHX

.... to replace JY-BAA which had departed earlier after maintenance checks with Monarch Aircraft Engineering

Royal Jordanian Boeing 787-8 JY-BAA had spent the morning parked in front of the Monarch hangar....

.... before being towed to Lima 1 to start up for its departure to Heathrow

.... after an extended taxy around the airfield

.... it departed off Runway 33 - note this aircraft has no colour scheme on the engines

.... climbing away to operate Royal Jordanian's return service to Amman from Heathrow Photo: Brett Allen

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-FTL operated their early afternoon service from Dublin - its first visit to BHX

easyJet Airbus A320-214 G-EZOU operated their lunchtime flight to Geneva

Air France Airbus A318-111 F-GUGL operated their morning service to Paris CDG

Monarch "Sharklet" Airbus A321-231 G-ZBAE was an afternoon arrival from Tenerife

Businesswings Dornier 228-100 D-IROL was an afternoon visitor operating a freight charter

Gulfstream III N270MC was an early evening arrival on the Elmdon apron from Boston
- a rare visit nowadays for a hush kit fitted Gulfstream III

Gulfstream IV N962SS was a morning arrival parking up to night stop

Med Call Learjet 45 D-CSOS which had arrived on Wednesday was a morning departure

Piper Saratoga G-KNCG made an afternoon visit to the Elmdon apron

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Sunday 19 February 2017 - Royal Jordanian Boeing 787-8 JY-BAA is towed into the Monarch hangar

Royal Jordanian Boeing 787-8 JY-BAA which had arrived from Amman via Heathrow
on Saturday evening performed some engine runs and system checks....

.... before being towed into the Monarch Aircraft Engineering hangar

Air France Airbus A318-111 F-GUGN operated their morning service to Paris CDG

RAF Airbus A330 Voyager KC3 ZZ337 positioned in from RAF Brize Norton
to operate their weekly flight to Paderborn

Pilatus PC-12/45 M-PCPC was a morning arrival from Southampton....

.... spending the day parked on the Elmdon apron

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Saturday 5 April 2014 - former Royal Jordanian Airbus A321-231 G-ZBAK arrives on delivery to Monarch

Airbus A321-231 G-ZBAK was an afternoon arrival from Amman, Jordan, on delivery to Monarch

- the aircraft is still in the colours of Royal Jordanian and was previously registered JY-AYJ