Thursday 12 July 2012 - Airport Fire Service marks 15 years of United Airlines at Birmingham Airport

The Airport Fire Service were on hand to mark the celebration of
the 15th anniversary of United Airlines service to Birmingham....
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.... with a water cannon salute as Boeing 757-224 N17128 taxied
for departure back to Newark, New York, as the "UA 027"....
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.... with the early morning sun creating a rainbow!
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For more on United Airlines 15th anniversary celebration see here
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Swiftair Embraer Brasilia EC-HTS which is normally a
nocturnal visitor operating the FedEx Feeder flight
from/to Belfast International failed to depart and spent the
day parked up on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick
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Citation II N80AX which was formerly G-JETJ with Eurojet
finally reappeared out of their hangar and departed to Wick
on delivery to the USA Photo: Mike Hollick
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Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov An 12BK UR-CAH was an
evening departure with a load of freight for Monrovia
via Malaga by which time it was raining again!

Tuesday 10 July 2012 - Air Contractors Lockheed Hercules EI-JIV is off back to Saarbruken

Air Contractors Lockheed L100-30 Hercules EI-JIV which
had arrived from Saarbrucken on Monday night spent
the morning parked up before returning to Germany
to collect another load of freight
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Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov An 12BK UR-CAH spent
the day parked up after arriving from Brno in the
early hours of the morning
Photos: Mike Hollick

Tuesday 5 May 2015 - Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov 12s UR-CAH and UR-CGV visit the Elmdon apron

Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov 12BK UR-CAH was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... to operate a relief flight to Juba in South Sudan - it had earlier arrived from Casablanca with

Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov 12BP UR-CGV operating a second flight also to Juba.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... having earlier positioned in from Chernivtsi in the Ukraine

Air India Boeing 787-8 VT-ANU which is in "Star Alliance" colours operated their flight from Amritsar via Delhi

Norwegian Boeing 737-8JP LN-DYI operated their service from Madrid - its first visit to BHX

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

Gulfstream IV N771AV was a lunchtime arrival parking up to night stop

Challenger 604 N581TS which had arrived on Monday evening spent the day parked up

Solaris Aviation Citation Excel S5-BDG which had also arrived on Monday spent the day parked up

Citation CJ3 F-HBPP spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron Photos: Mike Hollick

Friday 22 August 2014 - Blue City Aviation handle three Antonov 12 freighters plus an An 26 in a day!!

Cavok Air Antonov 12B UR-CJN was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... one of three Antonov 12s that arrived during the day bringing in an urgent consignment
of freight from Timisoara, Romania - after being unloaded by local ground handler
Blue City Aviation it positioned to East Midlands - the other flights were operated  by....

Ruby Star Antonov 12BP EW-394TI which arrived in the early evening to night stop and....

Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov 12BK UR-CAH which positioned out to Prestwick after unloading

Aviavilsa Antonov 26B HA-TCV was a morning arrival from Leipzig parking up to night stop

More photos later!!

Friday 15 March 2013 - Danish Air Transport Super King Air LY-LTE made it "Red Nose Day" at BHX!!

Danish Air Transport/DAT Lite Super King Air LY-LTE made it a "Red Nose Day" at BHX....

.... when it positioned in from Luton to operate a flight to Salzburg

Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov 12BK UR-CAH made it "Red Prop Day" as it positioned out

.... having been parked up on the Elmdon apron since it arrived on Wednesday evening

.... as always a classic departure off Runway 15!

Air Contractors Lockheed L100-30 Hercules EI-JIV which had arrived from Saarbrucken
on Wednesday morning spent the day parked up with .... Photo: Mike Hollick

Farnair Europe ATR 72-201F HB-AFS was also parked up after going "tech" on arrival
on Thursday and needed a visit to the flybe Hangar before it departed while....

Swiftair Embraer Brasilia EC-JBD had also gone "tech" and remained on the Elmdon apron
rather than returning to Belfast International on the morning FedEx flight Photo: Mike Hollick

RAF C-17A Globemaster III ZZ176 was a morning visitor operating a medevac flight

Friday 8 March 2013 - Hawker 850XPi TC-DOY diverts in due to poor visibility at Oxford

Hawker 850XPi TC-DOY was a morning arrival when it diverted in due to poor visibility
at Oxford its first visit - it parked up to night stop at BHX Photo: Mike Hollick

RAF Avia Antonov 26B YL-RAI was an afternoon departure when it positioned out

to Saarbrucken to collect another load of priority freight while....

Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov 12BK UR-CAH which had arrived on Thursday evening

positioned out to Liege on a day when few aircraft were visible through the fog!

Wednesday 11 July 2012 - Ukraine Air Alliance Anotonov 12 UR-CAH with new tail insignia

Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov An 12BK UR-CAH remained parked
up on the Elmdon apron - it now sports.... Photo: Mike Hollick
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.... the Ukraine Air Alliance insignia on the tail

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RAF Avia Antonov 26B YL-RAE which had arrived
the previous Thursday departed to Munster
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Boeing 727-76 "Super 27" M-FAHD which arrived on Friday
remained parked up on the Elmdon apron while....
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.... Piaggio P-180 Avanti LX-JFP of Jetfly Aviation
was a day stopping visitor Photos: Mike Hollick
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Mistral Air Boeing 737-3M8QC EI-DUS operated the
second of a series of student charters from Rome