Monday 18 November 2013 - Star Air Boeing 767-219F OY-SRN flying for UPS makes its first visit to BHX

Star Air Boeing 767-219F OY-SRN flying on behalf of UPS made its first visit to BHX when it was
an early morning visitor to the Elmdon apron routing from Cologne to Belfast International via BHX
due to the overnight closure of the runway at East Midlands for maintenance Photo: Mike Hollick

Monarch Boeing 757-2T5 G-MONJ was an early morning arrival when it positioned in from Luton
for a visit to their hangar - the aircraft wears "Captain's Choice" titles - an Australian tour operator
that specialises in luxury air tours for which the aircraft is in a VIP configuration

Falcon 50 F-HALM made a brief morning visit to the Elmdon apron

Gama Aviation Gulfstream 550 G-MRLX which had arrived on Sunday was an afternoon departure Photo: Mike Hollick

The new Monarch Aircraft Engineering Hangar

The new Monarch Aircraft Engineering Hangar at Birmingham Airport

Tuesday 26 November 2013

Friday 15 November 2013 - Flight Design CTLS G-CGRB makes first visit of type to BHX

Flight Design CTLS G-CGRB made a morning visit - the first visit of this type of aircraft to BHX

Other visitors to the Elmdon apron included Gama Aviation Gulfstream 550 G-MRLX....

Gulfstream 550 EI-GDL which parked up on arrival to night stop....

Netjets Citation XLS CS-DXH which spent the day parked up....

London Executive Aviation Citation II G-SPUR which brought Princess Anne in to visit an event at the NEC

.... while Citation CJ1 D-INCS made a brief afternoon visit Photos: Mike Hollick

Cross Aviation Citation XLS N575NR was an afternoon departure after a visit to the Eurojet hangar

Robinson R-66 N66EV was a lunchtime visitor to the Elmdon apron

JCB Sikorsky S-76C M-JCBA made an approach and go around to Runway 33 during the afternoon

Monarch Airbus A300B4-605R G-MONS which had arrived on Monday 4 November 2013 and has been
in their hangar ever since was pushed outside now devoid of Monarch titles and insignia....

.... it was then towed over to the terminal side of the airport of some engine runs in preparation for its
planned departure on Saturday to Tupelo in the USA where it will be parted out/scrapped Photo: Mike Hollick

Thomson Boeing 757-28A G-OOBD was a morning arrival from Luton for short term parking....

.... it is currently being operated on behalf of "TCS and Starquest Expeditions" on VIP air tours

Thursday 14 November 2013 - CityJet Avro RJ85 EI-RJO operates a charter to Gothenburg

CityJet Avro RJ85 EI-RJO was morning departure operating the next in a series of charters to Gothenburg

Air France Airbus A319-111 operated their morning service to Paris CDG

Brussels Airlines Avro RJ100 OO-DWI operated their afternoon flight from Brussels

PIA Boeing 777-240ER AP-BGL operated their flight from Islamabad

Wednesday 13 November 2013 - Thomas Cook Airbus A321-211 G-NIKO now flying with their new tail logo

Thomas Cook Airbus A321-211 G-NIKO operated flight to Enfidha - it now wears their new styles tail logo

Thomson Boeing 737-8K5 G-TAWL operated their flight from Enfidha

Air Berlin Boeing 737-86J D-ABMU operated their flight to Hannover - its first visit to BHX

SAS Boeing 737-76N SE-RJU operated their flight to Stockholm

Lufthansa Regional Embraer 195LR D-AEMC operated their morning service from Munich
- its first visit to BHX since its recent transfer from Augsburg Airways to Lufthansa CityLine

Germanwings Airbus A319-132 D-AGWO operated their flight to Berlin Tegel - another first visit to BHX

Freebird Airbus A320-214 TC-FBH operated their weekly IT flight to Antalya

Thomson Boeing 757-204 G-BYAW spent the day parked up on Stand 25

Socata TBM 850 M-SHEP was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

Tuesday 12 November 2013 - Germanwings Airbus A319-132 D-AGWM makes its first visit to BHX

Germanwings Airbus A319-132 D-AGWM operated their flight to Berlin Tegel - its first visit to BHX

Thomson Boeing 737-8K5 G-TAWR operated their flight from Alicante

Sunday 17 November 2013 - Blue1 Boeing 717-23S OH-BLP flying in "Star Alliance" colours

Blue1 Boeing 717-23S OH-BLP operated the SAS service from Stockholm - the aircraft
is in "Star Alliance" colours and still wears additional "15th anniversary" titles

Lufthansa Cityline Canadair CRJ 701ER D-ACPF operated their morning service to Frankfurt

North Flying Citation III OY-EDP made a brief morning visit departing to Aalborg

Piper Malibu Mirage N10522 was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron

Saturday 16 November 2013 - Airbus A300B4-605R G-MONS departs to Tupelo, USA, to be scrapped

Airbus A300B4-605R G-MONS reappeared out of the Monarch Hangar devoid of titles and insignia and
was towed across to the terminal side of the airport in preparation for its departure to the USA....

....later lifting off Runway 33 into the gathering gloom en route to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and onto Tupelo
in Mississippi where the aircraft will be parted out and scrapped - it had originally joined Monarch in April 1990

Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-8F2 TC-JHU operated their afternoon service from Istanbul
- the aircraft is in a special "BVB 09 - Borussia Dortmund" colour scheme

Global 5000 N711LS was an early morning arrival from Geneva with....

Agusta A-109SP GrandNew G-MAOL visiting to collect the passengers....

.... before N711LS departed to Northolt

Beechjet 400A HB-VPV was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

Saturday 9 November 2013 - FAI Challenger 604 D-AFAC visits on an air ambulance flight

FAI Challenger 604 D-AFAC was a lunchtime arrival on the Elmdon apron....

.... for a crew change and fuel stop while operating an air ambulance flight to Boston, USA

Airlec Air Espace Citation 1 F-HFRA was an afternoon visitor

SaxonAir Hawker 900XP G-KLNE was a morning visitor departing to Glasgow

Netjets Falcon 2000 CS-DFD was an afternoon arrival when it diverted in from Gloucester

Air X Embraer Legacy 600 9H-WFC which had arrived on Friday was a morning departure

BA Cityflyer Embraer 190-100SR G-LCYR positioned in from London City to take the CBSO
to Dusseldorf for the start of their European concert tour - its first visit to BHX

Thomson Boeing 757-236 G-CPEV which was an early morning arrival when it positioned
in from Norwich after repainting into their new "dreamliner" colour scheme

Aviavilsa ATR 42-300F LY-ETM which had arrived on Thursday morning remained parked up