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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Sunday 14 September 2014 - Bell 429 M-YMCM is a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

Bell 429 M-YMCM was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

TUIfly Boeing 737-8K5 D-ATUB operated their weekly IT flight from Palma....

.... its first visit to BHX and departing back to Palma off Runway 15

Aer Lingus Airbus A321-211 EI-CPH operated their afternoon service to Dublin in place of the usual A320

Air France Airbus A320-211 F-GFKY which is in "Skyteam" colours operated their evening service from Paris CDG

Flightline BCN Merlin IVA EC-GFK spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron

Sunday 7 September 2014 - BA Cityflyer take the CBSO to Cologne, GainJet fly England to Basle

BA Cityflyer Embraer 170ST G-LCYH which now wears the "To fly. To serve" coat of arms after the titles....

.... was a morning departure taking the CBSO - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - to Cologne

.... for the start of their European tour - it had earlier positioned in from Edinburgh

GainJet Boeing 737-406 SX-ATF which had arrived on Saturday afternoon spent the morning on the
Elmdon apron preparing to take the England football team to Switzerland for the Euro 2016 qualifier....

.... more photos and information here

.... before departing to Basle

.... note the (small) England team FA crest by the front passenger door

TUIfly Boeing 737-8K5 D-ATUF which is in the Hapag-Lloyd retro colour scheme....

.... operated their weekly IT/inclusive tour flight to Palma - its third visit this summer!

Hi Fly Airbus A310-304 CS-TEX was an afternoon arrival operating their weekly flight from Paderborn

GAS Air Service Learjet 31A D-CGGG was an afternoon visitor operating an air ambulance flight

National Police Air Service - NPAS - Eurocopter EC 135 P2+ G-POLA comes into land after a local sortie

Sunday 31 August 2014 - bmi regional Embraer 135LR G-RJXK operates their flight from Gothenburg

bmi regional Embraer 135LR G-RJXK operated their flight from Gothenburg
as the 135 replaced the Embraer 145 on this daily service

Swiss Airbus A320-214 HB-JLS operated their evening service from Zurich in place of the usual Fokker 100

Germanwings Airbus A319-112 D-AKNG operated their final flight from Berlin Tegel

Carpatair Fokker 100 YR-FKA operated a charter from Milan Malpensa parking up to night stop

Air Contractors Boeing 737-4YO EI-JRE operated the lunchtime Ryanair service from Dublin
- this was the final day of the summer lease of (EI-JRD and) EI-JRE to Ryanair

TUIfly Boeing 737-8K5 D-ATUL operated their weekly IT/inclusive tour flight to Palma
- the aircraft has the new Aviation Partners Boeing Split Scimitar winglets

Thomson Boeing 787-8 G-TUIF positioned out to Manchester after arriving from Cancun with....

Thomson Boeing 767-304ER G-OBYF operating their flight to Orlando Sanford in place of the 787

Quick Air Learjet 36A D-CFGG was an afternoon visitor operating an air ambulance flight while....

SaxonAir Super King Air G-KLNB arrived and parked up to night stop on the Elmdon apron

Sunday 24 August 2014 - TUIfly Boeing 737-8K5 D-ATUF flying in Hapag-Lloyd retro colour scheme

TUIfly Boeing 737-8K5 D-ATUF which is in the Hapag-Lloyd retro colour scheme....

.... operated their weekly IT/inclusive tour flight to Palma

Air France Airbus A321-212 F-GTAN operated their morning service to Paris CDG - its first visit to BHX

Germanwings Airbus A320-211 D-AIQD operated their flight from Berlin Tegel
- it wears additional "Die Biene Maja/Maya the Bee" cartoons and titles

Falcon 2000EX HB-IAU was a morning arrival parking up to night stop

Beechjet 400A G-ERIE made a brief morning visit to the Elmdon apron

Sunday 10 August 2014 - TUIfly Boeing 737-8K5 D-AHFR makes its first visit to BHX

TUIfly Boeing 737-8K5 D-AHFR operated their weekly IT/inclusive tour flight to Palma....

.... its first visit to BHX - the aircraft wears a non-standard colour scheme

Germanwings Airbus A320-211 D-AIQH operated their flight from Berlin Tegel - the Sunday
evening flight will be operates by an A320 in place of the usual A319 until late August

FAI Learjet 35A D-CFAX which had arrived in the early hours spent the morning
parked up on the Elmdon apron before departing Photo: Mike Hollick

Flairjet Cessna 510 Mustang G-FFFC - which is now based at BHX - was an evening arrival

Cirrus SR22T N648AB was an evening arrival when it diverted in from a closed Coventry

RAF Airbus A330 Voyager KC2 ZZ331 which had arrived the previous Sunday
reappeared out of the Monarch hangar before departing to RAF Brize Norton