Tuesday 13 March 2012 - Royal Falcon Boeing 737 JY-RFF diverts in from Brize Norton

Royal Falcon Boeing 737-4K5 JY-RFF was a morning arrival....
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.... when it diverted in from RAF Brize Norton parking on the

Elmdon apron - after refuelling it continued its journey
Photos: Mike Hollick

Sunday 11 March 2012 - easyJet Airbus A320 G-EZTX makes first visit to BHX

easyJet Airbus A320-214 G-EZTX operated their flight to Grenoble
in place of the usual Airbus A319 - its first visit to BHX....
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.... while Airbus A319-111 G-EZGM operated the easyJet flight
to Geneva - another first visit to BHX!
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flybe Dash 8Q-402 G-JEDK has recently been repainted "all white"
at East Midlands but remains it service departing here to Guernsey
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Brit Air Canadair CRJ 100ER F-GRJU has suffered a similar fate!
- Air France end their Lyon service on Friday 23 March 2012
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Citation CJ2 OE-FPS was a morning arrival parking up
to night stop on the Elmdon apron....
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.... while Agusta A-109A G-IWRB made a brief afternoon visit

Tower Watch - Sunday 11 March 2012

The structure of new ATC Tower is now complete with the final
parts of the external cladding having recently been added
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When it is handed over to the Airport Company work will start
fitting it out with the ATC equipment and after training will be
operational in 2013
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Sunday 11 March 2012

Saturday 10 March 2012 - Jet2 Boeing 737 G-CELY operates charter to Leipzig

Jet2 Boeing 737-377QC G-CELY positioned in from Newcastle
to operate a charter flight to Leipzig
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Meridian Aviation Antonov An 12BK UR-DWF which had
arrived on Thursday positioned out to Chateauroux
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Atlantic Airlines BAe ATP G-BTPF spent the day parked on
the Elmdon apron prior to operating a newspaper flight to
the Isle of Man on Sunday morning
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Netjets Hawker 800XP CS-DRY made a brief afternoon visit....
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.... while Gulfstream 550 N332MM arrived to night stop

Friday 9 March 2012 - Turkmenistan Boeing 737 EZ-A005 operates service to Ashgatbat

Turkmenistan Boeing 737-82K EZ-A005 operated their lunchtime
flight to Ashgabat in place of the usual Boeing 757
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flybe Embraer 175 G-FBJB operated their afternoon service to
Dusseldorf - it had arrived on its first visit on Wednesday
becoming the last of the current flybe "E75" fleet to visit BHX
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Farnair Europe ATR 72-201F HB-AFS which had arrived in
the early hours of the morning was an afternoon departure
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Beechjet 390 Premier 1A M-YSKY was a late afternoon
visitor to the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

Friday 2 March 2012

Thursday 1 March 2012 - Silk Way Antonov 12 UR-CAF makes it 10 An 12's in 2012

Silk Way Ukraine - Shovkoviy Shlyah - Antonov 12 UR-CAF

was an early morning arrival from Graz - the 10th different

Antonov 12 to visit BHX in 2012 and its only March!!

It later positioning out.... Photos: Mike Hollick
.... departing in classic Antonov style

Photos: Nick Broome

Icelandic Coastguard Dash8 TF-SIF also visited

More photos later

Wednesday 29 February 2012 - Thomson Boeing 737 G-TAWC makes first visit to BHX

Thomson Boeing 737-8K5 G-TAWC operated their weekly IT flight
from Enfidha in place of the usual Boeing 737-300 - the first visit
of one of Thomson's new G-TAW- registered aircraft to BHX
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Emirates Boeing 777-31HER A6-EGM operated their lunchtime
service from Dubai - another first visit Photos: Laurence Jones
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Meridian Aviation Antonov 12BK UR-CAG was an afternoon....
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.... arrival from Graz
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.... while Meridian Antonov An 12BK UR-DWF had arrived earlier
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Farnair Europe ATR 72-201F HB-AFG which had arrived
in the early morning spent the day parked up
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Blue City Metro G-CEGE visited on a training flight out of Coventry
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Citation XLS D-CSEB which had arrived on Tuesday morning spent
the day parked up before departing in the late afternoon
Photos: Ron Kosys

Blue City Aviation Metro G-CEGE visits Birmingham on training flight

Blue City Aviation Metro G-CEGE dropped into Birmingham

while on a training flight out of Coventry
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It has been undergoing maintenance in preparation for
its return to service and will shortly become Birmingham
based again and available for general charter work
Photo: Mike Hollick
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Wednesday 29 February 2012

Tuesday 28 February 2012

Monday 27 February 2012 - Ryanair Boeing 737 EI-EVH makes its first visit to BHX

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-EVH operated their afternoon flight
from Dublin then becoming BHX based - its first visit to BHX
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Meridian Aviation Antonov An 12BK UR-DWF was
an afternoon arrival from Graz Photo: Ron Kosys

Sunday 26 February 2012 - Gulfstream Galaxy OE-HAS visits the Elmdon apron

Gulfstream G200 Galaxy OE-HAS which arrived on Saturday
evening spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron
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flybe Dash 8Q-402 G-JECI still wears "british european" titles....
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.... although the rest of the aircraft is in their current colour scheme
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Brussels Airlines leased Tyrolean Dash 8Q-402 OE-LGC operated
their afternoon service to Brussels - it overheated it brakes on
landing and required the attendance of the Airport Fire Service

Saturday 25 February 2012 - Citation XLS D-CKHG visits the Elmdon apron

Citation XLS D-CKHG was a lunchtime arrival parking up
to night stop on the Elmdon apron - its first visit to BHX
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Challenger 300 N360PA which had arrived on Monday
was an afternoon departure

Tower Watch - Saturday 25 February 2012

The setting sun is reflected on Birmingham Airport's new ATC Tower
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Saturday 25 February 2012

New Air Traffic Control Tower - new view of Birmingham Airport!!

This will be the view the Air Traffic Controllers will have when
Birmingham Airport's new ATC Tower is completed in 2013....
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.... going outside gives a much better view of the Terminal site
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.... want to see everything? - you will need to "click" on this photo to
see the full size image which goes from the 80's stands on the left all
the way to the 20's stands on the right with the Terminal in the middle
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The Emirates Boeing 777 taxies past the end of the new
International Pier as it prepares to depart to Dubai....
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.... another view as it makes its way along Taxiway Echo
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.... and then departs off Runway 33
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The Elmdon apron/site with two Antonov 12's, an Antonov 26 and
a Hercules are on the apron - the new Eurojet hangar is on the left
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Where did he come from!? - the structure of new ATC Tower
is now nearing completion - it will then be fitted out with the
ATC equipment and after training will be operational in 2013
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Some more photographs will follow in due course!
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Thursday 23 February 2012