Friday 19 April 2013 - Another day - Another new Turkish Boeing 737-8F2 makes its first visit to BHX

Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-8F2 TC-JHS operated their flight from Istanbul
- the second new Turkish 73H to make its first visit to BHX in two days!

SAS Boeing 737-683 SE-DNX operated their flight from Stockholm Arlanda -  another
first visit to BHX of an aircraft normally used on Swedish domestic services

easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZIO operated their evening service from Belfast International
- the aircraft wears a special Unicef "Change for Good" colour scheme

Swiss Avro RJ100 HB-IYU operated their evening service from Zurich - the aircraft
is in "Star Alliance" colours and still wears their "15th anniversary" titles

bmi regional Embraer 145 G-EMBI  was an afternoon arrival bringing in Newcastle United FC
for their Premier League match against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday Photo: Mike Hollick

Arcus Air Dornier 228-212 D-CAAZ spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron

Citation Bravo G-CGEI made a lunchtime visit to the Elmdon apron

Commander 114 G-TECH was day stopping visitor Photo: Mike Hollick

Thursday 18 April 2013 - Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-8F2 TC-JHR makes its first visit to BHX

Turkish Boeing 737-8F2 TC-JHR operated their morning service to Istanbul - its first visit to BHX

Two Aer Lingus Airbus A320-214's - EI-CVA and EI-DEG - had diverted in overnight due to exceptionally
strong cross winds at Dublin - after spending the day parked up both were late afternoon departures

Thomson Boeing 767-304ER G-OBYF positioned in from Manchester to operate their weekly
flight to Orlando Sanford and replacing the usual First Choice aircraft on this service

Flightline Merlin IVA EC-JCV was an evening arrival operating a priority freight flight

Citation CJ2 D-IMAH was a day stopping visitor on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

Michelin Air Services Falcon 50EX F-HAPN made brief late afternoon visit

Monday 15 April 2013 - Citation XLS SE-RIL spends the day parked on the Elmdon apron

Citation XLS SE-RIL was a morning arrival parking up on the Elmdon apron to night stop Photo: Mike Hollick

Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-8F2 TC-JHL operated their morning flight to Istanbul
- the fuselage includes the faces of over 17,000 company employees....

.... as part of their "Globally Yours" special colour scheme

Hangar Watch - Sunday 14 April 2013

A view of the site of new Monarch Aircraft Engineering Hangar on the first clear/sunny day since the
structure starting going up - note the Post Office Tower in Birmingham city centre on the right of the photo

Sunday 14 April 2013

Sunday 14 April 2013 - Phoenix Aviation Learjet 36 N54PA arrives on air ambulance flight from Florida

Phoenix Aviation Learjet 36 N54PA was a morning arrival operating an air ambulance flight

from Ocala, Florida, via Gander and parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron while....

Air Alliance Learjet 35A 35 D-CONE was an afternoon visitor also operating an air ambulance flight

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-EXE operated their flight from Malaga - its first visit to BHX

easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZDP operated their final service from Geneva for the 2012/13 ski season

Air Berlin Boeing 737-86J D-ABMI operated their flight from Paderborn but departed back
to Münster/Osnabrück as the former airport's runway closed for a week for resurfacing

Seeing Turkish Airlines double!? - their morning flight operated by Boeing 737-8F2 TC-JGY diverted
to Manchester due to wind shear at BHX returning later and being joined by Boeing 737-8F2 TC-JFU
on their afternoon service from Istanbul - TC-JGY is in their old scheme - TC-JFU is in the new scheme

Jet Ranger II G-SUEX was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

Saturday 13 April 2013 - Gulfstream G150 C-CXNW is an early morning arrival on the Elmdon apron

Gulfstream G150 C-GXNW was an early morning arrival from St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada....

.... parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron

easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZGN operated their morning service to Geneva - its first visit to BHX

SAS Canadair CRJ 900 OY-KFB which had suffered a bird strike on arrival
on Friday evening positioned back to Copenhagen

Turkish Airbus A321-231 TC-JSF operated their afternoon service to Istanbul - its first visit to BHX

Emirates Boeing 777-31HER A6-ENI operated their evening service from Dubai - also on its first visit

Runway Watch - Friday 12 April 2013

Work continues on the "removal" of the lower (closed) part of the Long Stay Car Park
which is currently higher than the level of the new Taxiway that will be built on that
area parallel to the Runway Extension... 

.... the earth is being moved to the area on the airfield between Taxiway Echo and
Taxiway Charlie and will ultimately be used as part of the project to "level" the area
when the whole Runway is resurfaced during winter 2013/14

As a result Taxiway Echo is now closed during working hours each weekday between
Echo One and Echo Two to allow the contractors to access this area with Runway 33
departures using Taxiway Charlie and back tracking as required - special arrangements
are made to allow wide bodied aircraft arrivals and departures to use Taxiway Echo
with work being suspended and the safety barriers removed

Friday 12 April 2013

Friday 12 April 2013 - Falcon F-HCDD makes a brief later afternoon visit to the Elmdon apron

Falcon 50EX F-HCDD made a brief late afternoon visit to the Elmdon apron

Commander 114B N116SB was an afternoon visitor departing to Guernsey Photo: Mike Hollick

Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-9F2ER TC-JYA operated their morning flight from Istanbul
- its second visit as the aircraft was delivered via BHX on Saturday 10 December 2011

Lufthansa "Sharklet" equipped Airbus A320-214 D-AIZQ operated their morning service
to Frankfurt also on its second visit to BHX

Thomas Cook Airbus A320-214 G-DHRG was a morning departure operating a charter to Valencia

RAF Tristar C2 ZE704 was a morning visitor operating a medivac flight....

.... and continuing onto RAF Brize Norton after a visit to the Elmdon apron

Thursday 4 April 2013 - Lufthansa "Sharklet" Airbus A320-214 D-AIZR makes its first visit to BHX

Lufthansa Airbus A320-214 D-AIZR operated their afternoon service from Frankfurt
- its first visit and the third "Sharklet" equipped Airbus A320 to visit Birmingham

Swiss Avro RJ100 HB-IXW operated their evening service from Zurich

United Technologies Challenger 604 N478U made a brief early morning visit
before departing to Bangor, Maine, in the USA 

Thursday 11 April 2013 - Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-9F2 TC-JYG makes its first visit to BHX

Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-9F2 TC-JYG operated their flight to Istanbul - its first visit to BHX

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-DLO operated their flight from Faro - it wears additional "Bye, Bye EasyJet" titles

Wednesday 3 April 2013 - PDG Helicopters Eurocopter Ecureuil II G-PDGT flying for Network Rail

PDG Helicopters Eurocopter Ecureuil II G-PDGT operating on behalf of Network Rail

made an afternoon visit to the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

SAS Boeing 737-7BX SE-RER operated their flight to Stockholm Arlanda

Air France Airbus A319-111 F-GRXF operated their early afternoon service to Paris CDG