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....
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.... departed on its early morning schedule only to find Manchester
fog bound and their ILS unserviceable - as a result it diverted back
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.... to Birmingham and after refuelling continued its journey
- N923FD was a one time BHX regular as G-BYAF with Thomson
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Strategic Airbus A320-212 LX-STA also diverted in while
routing from Zakynthos to Manchester - after refuelling
it continued onto Manchester
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The Aston Villa football team departed to Germany for their
pre season match against Werder Bremen on Saturday....
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.... 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
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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
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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
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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"
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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"
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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....
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.... it first visit as such but the aircraft had previously
visited BHX as OK-EGO while flying for CSA
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Mistral Air Boeing 737-3M8QC EI-DUS operated their
weekly student charter to Rome parking on Stand 3
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Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-DLM operated their flight to Kaunas
- it wears additional "bye bye Latehansa" titles Photo: Ron Kosys
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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
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Air Charter Scotland/Amsair Legacy 650 G-SUGA was an
afternoon arrival from Glasgow followed a bit latter by....
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.... TAG Aviation Legacy G-SYLJ - also from Glasgow - with
both aircraft parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron

Tuesday 7 August 2012 - Strategic Airbus A320 LX-STA operates IT flight from Heraklion

Strategic Airbus A320-212 LX-STA was an afternoon
arrival operating their IT flight from Heraklion
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Global Express N881TS which had arrived on Monday
evening spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron

Monday 6 August 2012 - RAF Avia Antonov 26 YL-RAJ makes its first visit to BHX

RAF Avia Antonov 26B YL-RAJ was a late evening arrival
when it positioned in from Magdeburg Cochstedt Airport....
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.... to pick up a load of priority freight and take it to
Stockholm - YL-RAJ was on its first visit to BHX
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Helitrans Citation CJ3 LN-HOT which had arrived on Sunday
remained parked up on the Elmdon apron while....
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.... London Executive Citation II G-SPUR made two brief
visits during the day Photos: Mike Hollick
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Citation Bravo G-IDAB which had been in the Eurojet
hangar on checks was an evening departure

Sunday 5 August 2012 - Helitrans Citation CJ3 LN-HOT visits the Elmdon apron

Helitrans Citation CJ3 LN-HOT was a morning arrival
parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron
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Emirates Boeing 777-31HER A6-EGS operated their
lunchtime service to Dubai - only its third visit to BHX
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Air Berlin Boeing 737-86J D-ABMC which wears "One World"
titles operated their weekly service to Paderborn

Saturday 4 August 2012 - Air Berlin Boeing 737 D-ABBB in the sunshine and showers!

Air Berlin Boeing 737-86J D-ABBB operated their flight to
Hannover on a day of sunshine and showers! - the aircraft
still wears the interim version of their new colour scheme
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Balkan Holidays Airbus A320-212 LZ-BHC operated their IT flight
from Bourgas departing - the aircraft is still in an all white scheme!

Friday 3 August 2012 - DRF Learjet 35A D-CCCB arrives on an air ambulance flight

DRF Luftrettung Learjet 35A D-CCCB was an afternoon arrival
operating an air ambulance flight.... Photo: Mike Hollick
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.... with Air Med Learjet 35A G-JMED making a similar visit
in the early evening before positioning out to Oxford
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Jet Aviation Citation Excel HB-VMU was an afternoon
visitor to the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick
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Aer Arann ATR 72-201 EI-REH operated the morning Aer Lingus
flight from Shannon - the aircraft now wear Aer Lingus Regional
titles while retaining the basic Aer Arann colour scheme
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Balkan Holidays Airbus A320-212 LZ-BHB operated their
additional peak season IT flight from Bourgas

Thursday 2 August 2012 - Pilatus PC-12 D-FFHZ spends day parked on the Elmdon apron

Pilatus PC-12 D-FFHZ which had arrived on Wednesday evening
remained parked up on the Elmdon apron together with....
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.... Piaggio P-180 Avanti OY-TLP which also arrived on Wednesday
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.... and Air Hamburg Citation XLS D-CEFO which was
an afternoon arrival to night stop Photos: Mike Hollick .

Lufthansa Regional Canadair CRJ900LR D-ACKD operated
their early evening service to Munich in place of the usual
Embraer 195 - this flight on Thursdays only will now be
operated by a "CR9" until the end of August 2012

Birmingham Airport gets shaken up this summer‏ with "Ed's Shakes" milkshakes!!

Paul Kehoe, CEO of Birmingham Airport (right) enjoys
a milkshake with a member of the Ed's Shakes team
.
Birmingham Airport will be keeping passengers cool this summer
as a new milkshake stand opens in its departure lounge
.
Ed's Shakes, with its 1950's American theme, has opened its
doors to passengers at the airport who can now sample their
legendary milkshakes before they fly
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Martyn Lloyd, Commercial Director at Birmingham Airport,
said: "We're pleased to welcome Ed's Shakes to Birmingham
Airport, which I'm sure will prove to be tremendously popular

with our passengers, especially over the summer months"
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Andrew Guy, Director at Ed's Easy Diner, said: "Our Shake
Stands are a relatively new concept for us, featuring the
milkshakes that have become so famous at our full
American Diners. We're delighted that our first
airport location is at Birmingham"
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For more information about Ed's Shakes and
their exciting drinks menu, please visit

www.edseasydiner.com

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Wednesday 1 August 2012

Wednesday 1 August 2012 - Armavia Boeing 737 EK73771 operates their flight to Yerevan

Armavia Boeing 737-55S EK73771 operated their weekly flight
to Yerevan and onto Amritsar - the aircraft is in the basic colour
scheme of Slovakian Airlines whose titles are still visible as it
its former registration - OM-BTS - on the rear fuselage....
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.... Slovakian Airlines never commenced operations and the
former CSA Czech Airlines aircraft was returned to Armavia
- it had previously visited BHX as OK-CGK while flying for CSA
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For more information the new weekly Armavia service
to Birmingham from Yerevan please see here
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Air Transat Airbus A330-342 C-GTSO operated their flight to Toronto
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Mistral Air Boeing 737-3M8QC EI-DUS operated their
weekly student charter to Rome
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Citation Bravo D-CHZF was a morning arrival parking up
to night stop on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick
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Britten Norman BN-2T Islander F-HFIT made another of its regular
visits when it stopped for fuel while routing from its base at Pontoise
to Cumbernauld. It is used for surveying work by FIT Conseil and has
recently gained small titles on the nose and an insignia on the tail