Tuesday 10 February 2015 - Blue Islands ATR 42-320 G-ISLG operates a charter from Guernsey

Blue Islands ATR 42-320 G-ISLG was a morning arrival operating a day stopping charter from Guernsey

Thomas Cook Airbus A321-211 G-TCDA operated their weekly IT flight to Banjul
in the Gambia - the aircraft wears additional "Egypt where it all begins" titles

Due to work in progress adjacent to Taxiway Sierra....

Monarch Airbus A321-231 G-ZBAJ had to backtrack down Runway 33 before departing to Sharm el Sheikh

easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZBF which wears a Tartan colour scheme
and is named "Inverness" operated their flight to Geneva

Monday 9 February 2015 - Frontier Airbus A320-214 N228FR departs to Keflavik on delivery to USA

Frontier Airlines "Sharklet" Airbus A320-214 N228FR which was previously Monarch Airlines G-ZBAA....

.... departed Keflavik, Iceland, on the first stage of its delivery flight to the USA Photo: Brett Allen

.... before continuing (on Tuesday) on to Goodyear, Arizona, via Chicago Rockford

.... climbing quickly off Runway 33

Icelandair Boeing 757-256 TF-FIA operated the second flight of their new service from Reykjavik/Keflavik....

.... its first visit to BHX and the first visit of an aircraft in the standard Icelandair colour scheme

Farnair ATR 72-202F HB-AFW was an afternoon visitor positioning in from Cologne to operate a freight
charter to Casablanca - the aircraft had previously visited wearing Quikjet (of India) titles

West Atlantic Airlines Boeing 767-232SF N747AX - that briefly wore the registration SE-RLA -
remains parked up in front of the Monarch hangar Photo: Brett Allen

B-Air Charter Citation Bravo D-CYKP made a brief morning visit departing to Stockholm

Norwegian launch advertising campaign for routes from Birmingham to Barcelona, Madrid and Malaga

Norwegian have launched a billboard advertising campaign around Birmingham
for their new routes to Barcelona, Madrid and Malaga for summer 2015

  

Flights from Birmingham Airport to Malaga will commence on the 30 March 2015
and will operate every Monday, Friday and Saturday

Flights from Birmingham Airport to Madrid will commence on the 31 March 2015
and will operate each Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday

Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona will commence on the 1 June 2015
and will operate each Monday and Friday

www.norwegian.com

Monday 9 February 2015

Birmingham Airport relaunch www site - "Hello world"

Birmingham Airport have launched their new www site in the "Hello world" theme  at -

 www.birminghamairport.co.uk

The new www site has been designed and developed for mobile, tablet and desktop by Connect Group

www.connect-group.com

Tuesday 10 February 2015

Sunday 8 February 2015 - easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZIW is a morning diversion from a foggy Liverpool

easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZIW was a morning visitor when it diverted in due to fog at Liverpool arriving
from Belfast International - the aircraft wears the "Linate - Fiumicino Per Tutti" special colour scheme

Germanwings Airbus A319-132 D-AGWT operated their afternoon service from Hamburg

Titan Boeing 757-256 G-POWH operated their weekly ski IT/inclusive tour flight to Chambery

Frontier Airlines "Sharklet" Airbus A320-214 N228FR - previously Monarch Airlines G-ZBAA -
was moved to the Elmdon apron in preparation for its departure to the USA on delivery

TAG Aviation Boeing 757-2K2 G-TCSX was pushed out of the Monarch hangar now wearing titles
unfortunately parked behind Airbus A319-115CJ G-NMAK - it was soon back in the hangar

Saturday 7 February 2015 - Austrian Airbus A320-214 OE-LBS operates their weekly IT flight to Innsbruck

Austrian Airbus A320-214 OE-LBS operated their weekly IT flight to Innsbruck

easyJet "Sharklet" Airbus A320-214 G-EZWK operated their afternoon flight from Geneva

Frontier Airlines "Sharklet" Airbus A320-214 N228FR - previously G-ZBAA with Monarch Airlines
remains parked in front of the hangar flanked by A319-115CJ G-NMAK  and West Atlantic Airlines
Boeing 767-232SF which now wears registration N747AX again (rather than SE-RLA)

Thursday 22 January 2015 - Private Sky Citation X EI-LEO is an afternoon departure

Private Sky Citation X EI-LEO which had arrived on Tuesday was an afternoon departure while....

Jet Executive Learjet 55 D-CGBR was an afternoon arrival parking up to night stop Photos: Mike Hollick

Lufthansa Airbus A319-114 D-AILU - "Lu" - operated their morning lunchtime service from Frankfurt
- the aircraft wears additional markings as part of Lufthansa's "jetfriends" promotion for younger travellers

Monarch Airbus A321-231 G-OZBS - which has now been withdrawn from airline service -
performed some engine runs on Taxiway Echo having recently emerged from the hangar
- it is expected to go to Aegean Airlines in due course (with G-OZBP)

Monarch Airbus A320-214 G-OZBY spent the day parked on Stand 23
- not a usual place to see a Monarch aircraft!

KLM Boeing 737-9K2 PH-BXS operated their service to Amsterdam on a very foggy morning....

.... the top of the new ATC Tower - and the sun behind it - only slowly appearing through the mist!

Friday 6 February 2015 - Frontier Airbus A320-214 now marked as N228FR - previously G-ZBAA with Monarch

Frontier Airlines "Sharklet" Airbus A320-214 - previously Monarch Airlines G-ZBAA -
is now marked as N228FR pending formal registration with the FAA Photo: Mike Hollick

Fleet Air International Saab 340A HA-TAB which had arrived on Wednesday
evening spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron

Turkmenistan Boeing 757-22K EZ-A012 operated their flight to Ashkhabad

Monday 26 January 2015 - FAI Learjet 45 D-CFAI is an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

FAI Learjet 45 D-CFAI was a lunchtime arrival from Tenerife operating an air ambulance flight and
spending the afternoon parked up on the Elmdon apron before departing to Nuremberg while....

Luxembourg Air Rescue Learjet 35A LX-LAR also visited arriving from Malaga Photos: Mike Hollick

London Executive Citation XLS G-GXLS made a brief lunchtime visit arriving from Berne....

.... before positioning out to Luton Photo: Mike Hollick

Gallagher Eurocopter Squirrel II G-CHER made a brief morning visit to the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-EFY operated their lunchtime service to Dublin - the
aircraft wears additional "Bydgoszcz Torun | Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region" titles

Sunday 25 January 2015 - AirExplore Boeing 737-8Q8 OM-FEX operates weekly flight from Paderborn

AirExplore Boeing 737-8Q8 OM-FEX which is now based at BHX operated the weekly flight from Paderborn

Germanwings Airbus A319-112 D-AKNO operated the flight from Hamburg

Titan Boeing 757-256 G-POWH operated their weekly ski IT/inclusive tour flight from Chambery

Air Bright Antonov 26B LZ-ABR was a morning arrival when it positioned in from Leipzig....

.... parking on the Elmdon apron

.... to collect a load of priority freight with which it departed to Gothenburg