Thursday 28 January 2016 - PIA Boeing 777-2Q8ER AP-BMG flying in their "retro" colour scheme!

Pakistan International/PIA Boeing 777-2Q8ER AP-BMG operated their flight from Islamabad....

.... it is in their 1960's "retro" colour scheme to mark their 60th anniversary Photo: Paul Townsend

.... the aircraft has been recently acquired from Vietnam Airlines

.... and this was it first visit to BHX Photo: Matt Kidgell

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

Cello Aviation BAe 146-200 G-RAJJ and Boeing 737-476 G-RAJG spent the day parked on Elmdon apron

Extra EA-400 N400YY was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

National Police Air Service - NPAS - Eurocopter EC 135 P2+ G-POLA was back in service
after being replaced by G-NMID while it was away at Oxford on maintenance

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Wednesday 20 January 2016 - Learjet 45 LX-JAG and Avanti F-HGOD are morning diversions from Oxford

An impressive line-up of business aircraft on the Elmdon apron including….

Global Jet Luxembourg Learjet 45 LX-JAG which was a morning arrival from Paris Le Bourget
when it diverted in due to poor visibility at Oxford.... Photos: Mike Hollick

 

…. it wears a colourful tail

.... Piaggio P-180 Avanti F-HGOD which had also diverted in from Oxford Photo: Mike Hollick

.... and GlobeAir Cessna 510 Mustang OE-FCB which had arrived on Sunday morning

Citation CJ3 F-GVVB was a day stopping visitor joining....

.... Gulfstream 550 SE-RDY which had night stopped - other visitors during the day included

.... Netjets Citation XLS CS-DXV Photos: Mike Hollick

.... Xclusive Jet Charter Citation Bravo G-IPLY

.... and London Executive King Air G-CIFE while....

Gulfstream 550 M-USIC was a late afternoon arrival from Geneva

Aer Lingus Regional ATR 72-212A EI-FMJ operated their late morning service to Dublin - after being
delivered to Stobart Air in an all white scheme it has now been painted into Aer Lingus colours

flybe ATR 72-212A EI-REM operated their service from the Isle of Man
- it is operated on their behalf by Stobart Air

Small Planet Airbus A320-232 LY-SPD operated their flight to/from Paderborn
before positioning back to Gatwick

Cello Aviation BAe 146-200 G-RAJJ was an afternoon arrival positioning
back from Cranfield after maintenance

National Police Air Service - NPAS - Eurocopter EC 135 P2+ G-NMID remained based
at BHX operating as "Police 41" in place of the usual based helicopter G-POLA

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Tuesday 19 January 2016 - PDG Helicopters Ecureuil II G-BVLG conducts an aerial survey of the airfield

PDG Helicopters Eurocopter Ecureuil II G-BVLG made a number of low passes over the airfield....

.... during the afternoon conducting an aerial survey Photo: Mike Hollick

National Police Air Service - NPAS - Eurocopter EC 135 P2+ G-NMID is currently based
at BHX operating as "Police 41" in place of the usual based helicopter G-POLA

Stobart Air ATR72-212A EI-FMK operated the flybe service from the Isle of Man

Global Express N881TS was a late afternoon departure to Edinburgh while....

Global Express N881TS was a late afternoon departure to Edinburgh while....

.... and Citation Sovereign OE-GMM made a brief visit to the Elmdon apron

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Tuesday 6 January 2015 - Michelin Air Services Falcon 2000LX F-HLPM is an early morning visitor

Michelin Air Services Falcon 2000LX F-HLPM made a brief early morning visit to the Elmdon apron

ABX Air Boeing 767-232SF N747AX started the morning on the Elmdon apron
before being moved to the apron in front of the Monarch hangar

Air France Airbus A319-111 F-GRHL operated their lunchtime flight to Paris CDG
climbing quickly off Runway 33

National Police Air Service - NPAS - Eurocopter EC 135 P2+ G-POLA lifts off on a local sortie

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

Tuesday 7 January 2014 - Eurocopter EC 135 P2+ G-POLA now flying for National Police Air Service

Police Eurocopter EC 135 P2+ G-POLA lifts off the Elmdon apron on another mission....

.... since October 2013 the West Midlands Police Air Operations Unit has become part of the new

 

.... National Police Air Service - NPAS - and their crest has replaced that of the West Midlands Police

Netjets Falcon 2000EX CS-DLF made a brief morning visit to the Elmdon apron departing to Leeds

MyJet Cessna 510 Mustang I-STCA which had arrived on Monday spent the day parked up