Wednesday 22 August 2012 - Air Transat Airbus A330 C-GKTS operates Toronto flight

Air Transat Airbus A330-342 C-GKTS which is still in
the interim version of their new colour scheme....
.

.... which has "Welcome" on the tail as well as the rear fuselage
.

.... operated their weekly flight to Toronto
.

Turkish Airlines Airbus A320-232 TC-JAI operated their
flight to Istanbul - its first visit to BHX registered as such but
it had previously visited as TC-TCC when operated by Turkuaz
.

Armavia Boeing 737-55S EK73771 operated their weekly flight
to Yerevan - its former registration of OM-BTS when operated
by Slovakian Airlines is still clearly visible on the rear fuselage
.

Mistral Air Boeing 737-3M8QC EI-DUS positioned in to
operate the final student charter of the season back to Rome
.

Monarch Airbus A320-231 G-MPCD positioned in to operate
a delayed flight - this 320 is not a BHX regular
.

Shovkoviy Shlyah - Silk Way Ukraine - Antonov 12B UR-CAF
which had arrived on Monday remained parked on the Elmdon
apron during a day of sunshine and showers Photo: Mike Hollick
.

JetAlliance Citation XLS OE-GSP made a brief morning visit
.

Falcon 2000LX M-LJGI was a morning arrival parking up to night stop

Tuesday 21 August 2012 - RAF Sentinel R1 ZJ693 makes two approaches to BHX!!

RAF Sentinel R1 ZJ693 made two ILS approaches and go arounds
to Runway 15 during the morning Photo: Mike Hollick
.

Flightline Metro II EC-JIP was an early morning arrival
.

PIA Boeing 777-240ER AP-BHX which wears the Quetta - "Nature's
Orchard" tail scheme operated their flight from Islambad

Tower Watch - Monday 20 August 2012 - the sun sets on the "Olympic Rings" at BHX

The "Paralympic Games" start next week so in Olympic
terms we are fast approaching the "twelfth night"....
.

.... work starts on Tuesday on removing the Olympic Rings
from the new ATC Tower with this exercise planned to be
completed by the end of the week
.

.... as a result Monday evening, 20 August 2012, was
the final opportunity to see the Olympic Rings on the
new ATC Tower at Birmingham Airport illuminated
.

Monday 20 August 2012

Monday 20 August 2012 - Shovkoviy Shlyah Antonov 12 UR-CAF arrives from Graz

Shovkoviy Shlyah - Silk Way Ukraine - Antonov 12B UR-CAF
was an afternoon arrival from Graz Photo: Mike Hollick
.

Colourful Perfect Aviation Learjet 60XR CS-DTH was
an afternoon arrival parking up to night stop
.

Charter Jets Hawker 800XP LY-LTC which had arrived on
Sunday evening was a lunchtime departure Photo: Mike Hollick
.
More photos soon!!

Monday 13 August 2012 - Alitalia Airbus A320 I-BIKE operates their final charter of season

Alitalia Airbus A320-214 I-BIKE operated their final student charter
of the 2012 season back to Rome - the first time this summer that
the flight had been operated by an I- Italian registered aircraft....
.

.... while Air Explore Boeing 737-436 OM-CEX which has been flying
on behalf of Alitalia operated the other (final) student to Rome....
.

.... making an interesting colour scheme compression with based
Air Explore Boeing 737-4Y0 OM-AEX which is flying on behalf
of Monarch for the rest of the summer season

Sunday 19 August 2012 - Boeing 727 "Super 27" M-FAFD arrives in the afternoon sun!

Boeing 727-76 "Super 27" M-FAHD was an afternoon
arrival parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron
.

luxaviation Citation Excel LX-SEH made an evening
visit to the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick
.
More photos soon!!

Thursday 16 August 2012 - US Air Force C17A 02-1110 is early morning arrival

US Air Force C17A 02-1110 spent the day parked up
on the Elmdon apron.... Photo: Mike Hollick
.

.... it had arrived in the early hours of the morning
operating a medevac flight

Saturday 11 August 2012 - Challenger M-MDDE is an afternoon arrival on the Elmdon apron

Challenger 604 M-MDDE was an afternoon arrival
parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron
.

Flightline Merlin IVA EC-JCV which had arrived on Friday
morning remained parked up - it is on its first visit to BHX

Friday 10 August 2012 - FedEx Boeing 757F N923FD diverts back from Manchester

FedEx Express Boeing 757-2o4F N923FD made a rare daylight
visit after it diverted back from Manchester having earlier....
.

.... departed on its early morning schedule only to find Manchester
fog bound and their ILS unserviceable - as a result it diverted back
.

.... to Birmingham and after refuelling continued its journey
- N923FD was a one time BHX regular as G-BYAF with Thomson
.

Strategic Airbus A320-212 LX-STA also diverted in while
routing from Zakynthos to Manchester - after refuelling
it continued onto Manchester
.

The Aston Villa football team departed to Germany for their
pre season match against Werder Bremen on Saturday....
.

.... on flybe Embraer 175 G-FBJC which took them to Hannover

Thursday 9 August 2012 - Legacy's G-SYLJ and G-SUGA both depart to Dublin

TAG Aviation Legacy G-SYLJ which had arrived from Glasgow
on Wednesday was an afternoon departure to Dublin with....
..... Air Charter Scotland/Amsair Legacy 650 G-SUGA following

it out to the same destination
.

flybe Embraer 175 G-FBJE arrived on the morning service
from Dusseldorf to become based - its first visit to BHX -
it then departed to Bergerac
.

Emirates Boeing 777-31HER A6-EGV operated their lunchtime
service to Dubai - it was also on its first visit to BHX
.

Super King Air G-JASS was a morning arrival parking up
to day stop on the Elmdon apron

"Meriden Bar and Restaurant" takes off in the departure lounge at Birmingham Airport‏

The Mayor and Mayoress of Solihull with Nathan Wall, MD of SSP

Birmingham Airport yesterday, Thursday 24 May 2012,
officially welcomed a new food and beverage outlet to its
departure lounge. The Meriden Bar and Restaurant,
aptly named after the nearby village in the borough of
Solihull where the Airport is located, is operated by its
existing concessionaire partner SSP - Select Service Partner
.

This new light and airy addition to the departure lounge
offers travellers an extensive menu with many products from
local suppliers, and for those who enjoy a little tipple before
jetting off, the local cask ales will be a welcome addition
.

Paul Kehoe, CEO of Birmingham Airport, said, "We were
delighted to work with SSP to create its new UK flagship bar
and restaurant here at Birmingham Airport. The Meriden
Bar fits perfectly into our overall food and beverage range
and provides further choice for our passengers travelling
through the airport. We chose the name Meriden after the
village six miles from the airport which is traditionally
known as the centre of England"
.

Jackie Smith, SSP UK Local Site Marketing Manager believes
the bar will be highly popular with passengers at Birmingham;
"We always aim to offer our customers choices that are ideally
suited to their needs, and also reflect the community we serve.
We believe that Meriden Bar combines a flavour of the heritage
of the region with the high standards expected of a leading
international airport"
.

Friday 25 May 2012

Wednesday 8 August 2012 - Armavia Boeing 737 EK73775 operates flight from Yerevan

Armavia Boeing 737-55S EK73775 operated their
weekly flight from Amritsar via Yerevan....
.

.... it first visit as such but the aircraft had previously
visited BHX as OK-EGO while flying for CSA
.

Mistral Air Boeing 737-3M8QC EI-DUS operated their
weekly student charter to Rome parking on Stand 3
.

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-DLM operated their flight to Kaunas
- it wears additional "bye bye Latehansa" titles Photo: Ron Kosys
.

Emirates Boeing 777-31HER A6-EGO which wear "1000th 777" titles
operated their lunchtime service from Dubai Photo: Ron Kosys

.Global Express N881TS which had arrived on Monday
was a morning departure to Shannon
.

Air Charter Scotland/Amsair Legacy 650 G-SUGA was an
afternoon arrival from Glasgow followed a bit latter by....
.

.... TAG Aviation Legacy G-SYLJ - also from Glasgow - with
both aircraft parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron