Wednesday 18 April 2012 - Brit Air Canadair CRJ 1000 F-HMLA makes its first visit to BHX

Brit Air Canadair CRJ 1000 F-HMLA operated the evening Air France
service from Paris CDG - its first visit to BHX - this is the only CRJ
1000 in Brit Air, as opposed to Air France, colours Photo: Nick Broome
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Air Berlin Airbus A319-112 D-ABGP operated their flight to Hannover
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Hawker 800XP EI-WXP was an afternoon visitor.....
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.... while Citation CJ3 D-CEFD was an evening arrival to night stop
Photos: Mike Hollick

Tuesday 17 April 2012

City Airline/Skyways to cease their Birmingham to Gothenburg service‏

City Airline (CF) - who have still to re brand as Skyways despite
their flights now only being bookable via the latter's www site -
will be ceasing their weekday evening Birmingham - Gothenburg
service with the last flight planned for Tuesday 1 May 2012
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The route - which started back in November 2003 - has had
its up and downs over recent years - it was once twice daily -
and the regular schedule/timings changes during the early
part of 2012 clearly have not helped
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Tuesday 17 April 2012

Monday 16 April 2012 - Challenger HB-JGR visits the Elmdon apron

Challenger 604 HB-JGR was a morning arrival parking up

to night stop on the Elmdon apron

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Gulfstream G150 OE-GAS made a brief morning visit

Photo: Mike Hollick

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Citation XLS SE-RIL was a morning arrival to night stop

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CitationJet N224CJ made a brief afternoon visit

- its first visit to BHX Photo: Mike Hollick

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Citation Bravo M-WOOD which has been undergoing
maintenance in the Eurojet hangar appeared outside to do
some engine runs before being pushed back into the hangar

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Former Olympic Airlines ATR 72-202 SX-BIG made yet
another visit to the flybe hangar Photo: Mike Hollick

Sunday 15 April 2012

Friday 13 April 2012 - British Airways Airbus A321 G-EUXH diverts in from Heathrow

British Airways Airbus A321-231 G-EUXH was a morning visitor
when it diverted in due to landing delays at London Heathrow
while operating flight "BA561" from Milan Linate - its first visit
to BHX - after refuelling it continued its journey to Heathrow
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CityJet Fokker 50 OO-VLM also diverted in due to poor visibility
at London City while operating a flight from Paris Orly
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Air France Airbus A320-211 F-GJVW operated their morning
service to Paris CDG - its first visit to BHX - while....
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.... Brit Air Canadair CRJ 1000 F-HMLH operated their evening
service from Paris CDG - also its first visit to BHX
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RAF C17 ZZ173 made to visits to the Elmdon apron - firstly on
a medevac flight and then when it diverted back to BHX due
to poor visibility at Brize Norton

Thursday 12 April 2012 - Meridian Antonov 12 UR-CGW positions out to Aberdeen

Meridian Aviation Antonov 12BP UR-CGW which arrived from Graz
the previous Thursday and has spent Easter on the Elmdon apron....
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.... positioned out to Aberdeen
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Air Charter Scotland Legacy 600 G-WCCI operated
a return charter before positioning out to Stansted
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Pilatus PC-12 LX-JFM was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron
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Lufthansa Airbus A319-114 D-AILR operated their morning
service to Frankfurt in place of the usual Boeing 737

Wednesday 11 April 2012 - Netjets Hawker 800XPi CS-DRS visits the Elmdon apron

Netjets Hawker 800XPi CS-DRS was an afternoon arrival
on the Elmdon apron parking up to night stop
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With former Olympic Airlines ATR 72-202 SX-BIG currently
undergoing checks with flybe SX-BII is now parked on its own
on Stand 506/at the end of the old cross Runway

Tuesday 10 April 2012 - Gulfstream N91LA spends day parked on the Elmdon apron

Gulfstream 550 N91LA which arrived on Monday evening on its
first visit to BHX spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron....
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.... while Ecureuil G-SPVK was a morning visitor lifting off with
Meridian Antonov 12BP UR-CGW in the background Photos: Mike Hollick
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Former Olympic Airlines ATR 72-202 SX-BIG which has been in and
out of the flybe hangar over the last fortnight is now parked on the
Elmdon apron and looks ready to be leaving soon Photo: Mike Hollick
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CityJet Fokker 50 OO-VLJ visited on a day stopping charter
departing back to Rotterdam in the late afternoon

Monday 9 April 2012 - Easter Monday

Meridian Aviation Antonov 12BP UR-CGW spent a damp
Easter Monday parked up on the Elmdon apron

Sunday 8 April 2012 - Easter Day

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-EVN operated their early
morning flight to Dublin - its first visit to BHX

.Aer Arann ATR 72-201 EI-REH operated the morning
Aer Lingus Regional service to Cork

Saturday 7 April 2012 - Thomson Boeing 737 G-THOO off to Lourdes and St Petersburg

Thomson Boeing 737-33V G-THOO positioned in from
Manchester to operate a charter to Lourdes....
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.... returning in the afternoon to operate another charter
this time to St Petersburg in Russia
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Lauda Air Boeing 737-8Z9 OE-LNK operated the weekly
Austrian Airlines ski IT flight to Innsbruck....
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.... it wears "The Austrian way to holiday" titles on the nose
- Lauda Air being a brand within the Austrian Airlines Group

Friday 6 April 2012 - Good Friday

Turkish Airbus A320-232 TC-JPN operated their flight to Istanbul
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Falcon 900EX G-JPSZ positioned in from its Gloucester base
to night stop on the Elmdon apron

Thursday 5 April 2012 - Air Charter Scotland Legacy G-WCCI visits the Elmdon apron

Air Charter Scotland Legacy 600 G-WCCI was a morning
visitor to the Elmdon apron departing to Geneva
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Agusta A-109SP Grand G-SGRP which is operated for the
Stobart Group was an afternoon visitor Photo: Mike Hollick
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CityLine Hungary Antonov 26B HA-TCO which has been parked up
since it arrived on Wednesday 28 March 2012 positioned out to
Aberdeen to operate a charter to Bergen Photo: Mike Hollick
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SAS Airbus A319-131 OY-KBO operated their morning service
to Copenhagen - the aircraft is in their "retro" colour scheme

Menzies Aviation commence passenger ground handling operations at Birmingham Airport

Menzies Aviation today, Wednesday 28 March 2012, commenced
a 3 year ground handling contract for flybe at Birmingham Airport
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Menzies have a cargo facility on the Elmdon site but this is their
first passenger ground handling contract at Birmingham - as
a result the airport again has three terminal based handling
agents - Menzies, Servisair and Swissport
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Wednesday 28 March 2012

Wednesday 4 April 2012 - Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 G-VROS diverts in from Manchester

Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-443 G-VROS diverted in from
Manchester while operating flight "VS 074" from Orlando....
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Photos: Mike Hollick
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.... after unloading it positioned back to Manchester
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.... quickly lifting off a very wet Runway 33
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Lufthansa Regional Embraer 195LR D-AEBM operated
their early morning service to Munich - it had arrived on
its first visit to BHX on Tuesday evening
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Air Berlin Airbus A319-112 D-ABGP operated their flight to Hannover
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Citation XLS SE-RIL made a brief morning visit Photo: Mike Hollick