Monday 17 September 2007 - "Ayline 678" emergency landing

Aurginy ATR 72 G-BWDB operating flight GR 678 from Guernsey to

Manchester made a full emergency landing at BHX just before 1815 after

reporting smoke in the cabin........

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.....the aircraft vacated Runway 33 at Bravo and then stopped - with the

Airport Fire Service in attendance - on Taxiway Alpha....

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.... where the passengers rapidly disembarked the aircraft onto the taxiway....
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.... with everyone off the aircraft and the situation now under control the passengers

walk to the bus that has now arrived to take them to the terminal

Well done to all the emergency services for their prompt action!

Monday 17 September 2007 - Airbus A340 HZ-124 spends day parked up

Airbus A340-213 HZ-124 of the Saudi Ministry of Aviation

and Defence seen parked on Stand 86 while on its

second visit to Birmigham

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SAS used MD 82 OY-KHE in "Star Alliance" colour scheme

on the evening "SK 2535" service from Copenhagen in place

of the usual Dash 8Q-400 which remain grounded

Sunday 16 September 2007 - Flightline BAe 146 G-FLTC operates Swiss service to Zurich

Flightline have added their insignia to the tail of BAe 146-300

G-FLTC which continues to operate the morning and

evening Zurich services on behalf of Swiss
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Norwegian continue to operate a number of Boeing 737-300's

that

do not have a "famous Norwegian" on the tail

Saturday 15 September 2007 - Transavia Boeing 737 PH-HZM operates charter from Paris CDG

Transavia Boeing 737-8K2 PH-HZM which had operated
a charter from Paris CDG positioned back to Amsterdam

Friday 14 September 2007 - Titan Boeing 737 G-POWC flying for flybe

Thursday 13 September 2007 - flyglobespan Boeing 757 TF-FIS

Wednesday 12 September 2007 - Lufthansa Airbus A321 D-AIRU

Tuesday 11 September 2007 - Air India Boeing 777 VT-AIR flying in their new colour scheme

Air India have now painted the first of their Boeing 777-200's
- VT-AIR - into their new colour scheme and as with all their
aircraft the Indian/English titles are reversed on each side. It
first visited BHX on the evening of Monday 10 September 2007
and returned from Toronto on Tuesday afternoon.
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. SAS used a MD 82 on their evening service from Copenhagen

Sunday 9 September 2007 - Orionair BAe 146 EC-JVJ flying for flybe

flybe used Orionair BAe 146-300 EC-JVJ on their mid morning

BE 403/404 service from Belfast City

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Freebird used Airbus A320 TC-FBY on their last IT flight from

Dalaman for the summer season. The aircraft departed to Edinburgh

Friday 7 September 2007 - Swiss Avro RJ100 HB-IYS

Thursday 6 September 2007 - West Midlands Police Eurocopter EC 135 G-WMAO

West Midlands Police Air Support Unit's new Eurocopter EC-135

G-WMAO undergoing checks on the western apron

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Air Contractors are currently using ATR 72 EI-FXJ-202 - which

still wears the basic scheme of former operator Eurowings - on their

nightly FedEx feeder service to Paris CDG

. Former Birmingham European Airways Jetstream 31 G-WMCC

remains hidden behind the Airport Fire Station where it is used

a cabin trainer

Thursday 6 September 2007 - HZ-124

Airbus A340-200 HZ-124 of the Saudi Ministry of Aviation

and Defence crosses Runway 33 and taxy's down "Charlie"

before coming back along taxiway "Echo" to line up for departure
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HZ-124 slowly climbs off Runway 33 in a classic "low" Airbus A340 departure

Wednesday 5 September 2007 - Airbus A340 HZ-124 - first visit of an A340 to BHX!!

HZ-124 was an evening arrival and the first

Airbus A340 to visit Birmingham

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Adria used Boeing 737-500 UR-GAS in place of the now regular

Canadair CRJ 900 on their morning service from Ljubljana

Monday 3 September 2007 - Brit Air Canadair CRJ100 F-GRJO operates Lyon inaugural flight

Air France commenced their new twice daily scheduled service

from Lyon which is operated on their behalf by Brit Air. The

inaugural flight was operated by Canadair Regional Jet F-GRJO

seen here arriving onto stand 25

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The first outbound service carried a delegation to visit Lyon

which is "twinned" with the City of Birmingham

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Canadair Regional Jet F-GRJO of Air France/Brit Air

holds at "Echo One" prior to is departure back to Lyon

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The mid morning Ryanair service from Dublin - FR 664/665

was operated by Boeing 737-800 EI-CSC which is painted in

Cable and Wireless colours

Sunday 2 September 2007 - Air Berlin Boeing 737 D-ABKA

Air Berlin used their recently delivered Boeing 737-800 D-ABKA

on their afternoon service from Paderborn. It is notable for both

being one of a small number of their 738's not to have winglets and

also having a registration once used on a Lufthansa Boeing 727-200

Saturday 1 September 2007 - CityJet BAe 146 EI-CNQ flying for Air France

The AF 5133 to Paris CDG was operated by BAe 146-200 EI-CNQ

which is still in the original CityJet colour scheme

Friday 31 August 2007 - ADAC Dornier 328JET D-BADA visits on air ambulance flight

ADAC - the German "AA" - operated an Air Ambulance flight

from Corfu using Dornier 328JET D-BADA which is operated

on their behalf by Aero Dienst.
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After being based at BHX for nearly a month Boeing 737-800

EI-DMZ of Futura operated its final flights for MyTravel before

positioning back to Palma as the MYT 506P

Wednesday 29 August 2007 - Cirrus Dornier 328JET D-BGAL operates charter from Zurich

Cirrus Dornier 328JET D-BGAL operated a charter flight from

Zurich - after day stopping on the western apron the aircraft
returned to Zurich in the early evening.
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The morning SAS service - SK 2533/2334 - was operated by

MD 81 SE-DMB which is in the "Star Alliance" colour scheme

Wednesday 22 August 2007 - SAS Airbus A321 OY-KBE operates morning flight from Copenhagen

SAS used an Airbus A321-232 OY-KBE in place of the

usual MD 87 on their morning service from Copenhagen

Friday 17 August 2007 - Onur Air Airbus A300 TC-ONT operates their flight from Bodrum

Onur Air used an Airbus A300B4 - TC-ONT - in place of the

usual -600R on their flight "OHY 1691" from Bodrum. The

aircraft still wears the fuselage scheme of Saudi Arabian

from its earlier lease to that airline

Thursday 16 August 2007 - RAF VC 10 C1K operates flight to Hannover

Always good to see a "classic" aircraft at BHX! - VC 10 C1K XV105

- which wears the "101 Squadron 90th Anniversary" tail scheme -

positioned in from Brize Norton to operate flight RR 2508 to Hannover

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TUIfly used a Boeing 737-300 in place of the usual -700 on the

X3 4120 from Cologne - the aircraft wears the "Bach-Leipzig" tail c/s

Tuesday 14 August 2007 - LAT Charter Airbus A320 YL-LCD flying for Air Malta

LAT Charter used Airbus A320 YL-LCD, in place of YL-LCC which

was away on checks, on the Air Malta KM 5172/5173 IT flight from

Malta. It still wears "231" on the tail and front undercarriage door

from its time with Air Canada

Monday 13 August 2007 - Norwegian Boeing 737 LN-KKS operates their flight to Warsaw

Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-300 LN-KKS prepares to depart

on runway 33 - "Eduard Munch" is the famous Norwegian on the tail

Sunday 12 August 2007 - Air Slovakia Boeing 737 EC-JXD operates flight from Bratislava

Air Slovakia used their leased Boeing 737-300 EC-JXD

in place of the usual Boeing 757 on their regular GM 510P/511

service from/to Bratislava

Friday 10 August 2007 - RAF C17 ZZ171 visits on a medevac flight

RAF C-17 ZZ171 lifts off runway 33 on its way to Brize Norton

after arriving earlier on a medivac flight