Friday 2 September 2011 - Balkan Holidays Airbus A320 LZ-BHF makes first visit to BHX

Balkan Holidays Airbus A320-214 LZ-BHF operated their final
Friday IT flight of the season to Bourgas - its first visit to BHX
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Viking Hellas/Fly Hellas Airbus A320-231 SX-SMT operated
their weekly IT flight from Heraklion
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Turkish Airlines Airbus A319-132 TC-JLZ operated their
flight to Istanbul - its first visit to BHX
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Eurocopter Ecureuil G-GMCM was a morning visitor....
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.... while Liberty XL-2 G-OIVN was an afternoon visitor
to the Elmdon apron Photos: Mike Hollick

Friday 5 August 2011 - Cello Avro Business Jet G-RAJJ takes Aston Villa to Porto

Cello Aviation Avro Business Jet G-RAJJ was a morning departure
taking Aston Villa to Porto for their pre season friendly match
against S. C. Braga on Saturday
.

RAF Avia Antonov 26B YL-RAD was an afternoon departure
positioning to Aberdeen to operate a charter to Bergen - the aircraft
will then be continuing to Riga to be replaced by Antonov 26B
YL-RAE which should arrive at BHX on Monday Photo: Mike Hollick
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Fly Hellas Airbus A320-231 SX-SMV operated their weekly
IT flight to Heraklion Photo: Ron Kosys
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Gestair Learjet 60 EC-JVM was a morning visitor Photo: Ron Kosys
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Other visitors included Citation CJ3 D-CELE....
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.... London Executive Super King Air G-BYCP
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.... and Robinson R44 Raven II G-CCYC Photos: Mike Hollick

Friday 8 July 2011 - Meridian Antonov 12 UR-CAG departs (in the rain!) to Tunis

Meridian Aviation Antonov 12BK UR-CAG which had arrived....
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.... on Wednesday was a morning departure to Tunis
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.... climbing into the murk of a wet Midland day
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Viking Hellas Airbus A320-231 SX-SMT operated their weekly
IT flight from Heraklion
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Arcus Air Dornier 228 D-CAAM which had arrived in the early
hours was an Afternoon departure Photo: Ron Kosys
.

Global Express N51SE which had arrived on Thursday evening
spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick
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Other visitor included Citation XLS D-CDDD.... Photo: Mike Hollick
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Citation Excel G-LDFM.... Photo: Ron Kosys

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Phenom G-ROOB.... Photo: Mike Hollick
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.... and King Air M-OTOR Photo: Ron Kosys

Friday 24 June 2011 - Eurowings Canadair CRJ900 D-ACNV makes first visit to BHX

Eurowings Canadair CRJ900LR D-ACNV operated the morning
Lufthansa service to Dusseldorf - its first visit to BHX
.

Fly Hellas Airbus A320-231 SX-SMV operated their weekly IT flight
to Heraklion - Fly Hellas is the new name of Viking Hellas
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RAF Avia Antonov 26B YL-RAD which is based at BHX
was an afternoon departure Photo: Ron Kosys
.

Aerowest Piper Cheyenne III D-IAWB was an afternoon visitor
operating a priority freight charter Photo: Ron Kosys

Friday 17 June 2011 - Fly Hellas Airbus A320 SX-SMV makes first visit to BHX

Fly Hellas Airbus A320-231 SX-SMV operated their weekly IT flight
to Heraklion - Fly Hellas is the new name of Viking Hellas

Friday 10 June 2011 - Viking Hellas Airbus A320 SX-SMT operates IT flight to Heraklion

Viking Hellas Airbus A320-231 SX-SMT operated their weekly
IT flight to Heraklion - its second visit to BHX
.

Sky Taxi Saab 340A SP-MRB was an afternoon arrival on the Elmdon
apron positioning in to operate a priority freight charter to Brno
.

Falcon 100 EC-KPP which had arrived on Thursday evening
departed on an air ambulance flight to Gibraltar Photo: Ron Kosys

Friday 3 June 2011 - Air Caraibes Airbus A330 F-OFDF operates charter from Lisbon

Air Caraibes Airbus A330-243 F-OFDF was an evening arrival
operating the return charter from Lisbon via Gatwick....
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.... after unloading it positioned out to Paris Orly
.

Aer Lingus Airbus A320-214 EI-DVM which is in a "retro"
colour scheme operated their evening service to Dublin
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Air Mediterranee Airbus A321-111 F-GYAN operated the return
Birmingham Diocesan Pilgrimage charter from Lourdes before
positioning back to operate a second (delayed) flight to BHX
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Viking Hellas Airbus A320-231 SX-SMU operated
their delayed IT flight to Heraklion
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Germania Boeing 737-3L9 D-AGEJ operated their return charter
flight from Berlin Tegal before continuing onto Dublin
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Swiss Jet Dornier 328JET HB-AEU was an afternoon arrival
parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick
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Global Express 5000 VT-JSK spent the day parked
on the Elmdon apron.... Photo: Mike Hollick
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.... after an early morning arrival from Mumbai

Friday 27 May 2011 - Challenger 850 UR-ICD afternoon arrival from Luton

Challenger 850 UR-ICD was an afternoon arrival.... Photo: Ron Kosys
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.... from Luton parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron
- the Challenger 850 is the biz jet version of the Canadair CRJ200
Photo: Mike Hollick Viking Hellas MD 83 SX-SMS positioned in to operate
their first IT flight of the season to Heraklion
.

Thomson Boeing 757-204 G-OOBR made its first visit to BHX
registered as such having recently been transferred back to the
UK from TUIfly Nordic were it operated as SE-RFP - it was
previously registered G-BYAN when last operated by Thomson
.

Turkmenistan Boeing 737-82K EZ-A004 operated their delayed
flight from Ashgabat in place of the usual Boeing 757
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RAF C17 ZZ176 did a low flyby down Runway 33 after reporting a
warning light indicated the pole that extends when parked to ensure
it does not tip onto its tail might have come loose in flight....
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.... all looked OK as it went passed and it returned to land safely
operating a medevac flight

Tuesday 22 December 2009 - WDL Friendship D-AELK visits on freight charter

WDL Aviation Cargo Fokker Friendship 600 D-AELK was

an afternoon arrival on the Elmdon apron positioning in

from Cologne to operate a freight charter to Zweibrucken

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easyJet Airbus A319 G-EZDP was one of 31 aircraft that diverted

into BHX on Monday evening after heavy snow effected airports

in the South East including Luton, Stansted and Gatwick....
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.... from where Viking Hellas MD 83 SX-SMS had diverted - it
operated its next flight direct from BHX to Arrecife....
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.... while BA Cityflyer/British Airways BAe Avro RJ100 G-BZAY
which had diverted from London City positioned out to Edinburgh
- it still wears BA Connect titles
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Regional Fokker 100 F-GNLK operated the morning Air France
service from/to Paris CDG in place of the usual CityJet RJ85
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Atlantic Airlines BAe ATP G-BTPF was an afternoon departure