Wednesday 2 September 2015 - Vueling "Sharklet" Airbus A320-232 EC-MEQ flying for "Pepsi Max"

Vueling "Sharklet" Airbus A320-232 EC-MEQ operated their flight from Barcelona....

.... the aircraft is in a special logo jet scheme promoting "Pepsi Max"

.... with different titles on each side of the aircraft

Cello Aviation Boeing 737-476 G-RAJG which has been parked up on the Elmdon apron since it returned
from lease to Arkefly/Jetairfly on Monday had the "World of TUI" titles removed during the morning

Birmingham Airport handles "10 million passengers in a year" for first time in the airport's 76 year history

Birmingham Airport has broken through the rolling "10 million passengers in a year"
total for the first time in the airport's 76 year history

Latest figures reveal 10,004,119 arriving and departing passengers passed through
the terminal between Friday 28 August 2014 and Thursday 27 August 2015 - this
represents a 5.1% increase compared to the same period the previous year

The airport has achieved nine record-breaking months and four record days, on
the way to breaking the 10 million passenger mark in the past 12 months

Birmingham Airport's Chief Executive, Paul Kehoe, said: "Reaching 10 million
passengers within 12 months is a great achievement for everyone connected
with the airport. It's a real milestone which shows that our strategy of giving
our passengers choice and great customer service is working"

"We have celebrated many accomplishments this year to get to this point, including
American Airlines launching daily flights to New York JFK, Hainan Airlines' historic
flights to Beijing and Emirates launching its third daily service to Dubai"

"We have also seen other airlines commence flights to key destinations such as Madrid
and Reykjavik, as well as monthly and daily passenger records smashed on a regular basis"

Wednesday 2 September 2015

Air France celebrates 30 years of service during the modern era from Paris to Birmingham Airport‏

Juliana Wright, Account Manager at Air France, with Paul Kehoe, Birmingham Airport Chief Executive,
Tim Roulston, Air France Field Sales Manager and Jo Lloyd, Commercial Director at Birmingham Airport

Air France has celebrated 30 years of the service in the modern era operating to Paris Charles de Gaulle

from Birmingham Airport, over which time the airline has carried more than 1.7 million passengers

The national carrier for France operates almost 2,000 flights and carries 225,000 passengers a year

from Birmingham, and has a strong network of onward connectivity from Paris to Nice, Johannesburg,

Beijing, Hong Kong, Marseilles and Shanghai

The morning Air France service to Paris CDG received a water canon salute to celebrate 30 years of service

Paul Kehoe, Birmingham Airport’s Chief Executive, said: "Commencing services in September

1985, Air France is one of Birmingham Airport’s longest serving carriers and has sustained

operations throughout the three decades, growing from strength to strength"

“The commitment from airlines like Air France means that they benefit from Birmingham’s world
class facilities, excellent location and strong catchment area. We look forward to many more
decades of growth and partnership with Air France, and wish the team a very Happy Anniversary"

Warner Rootliep, General Manager for the UK and Ireland, said: "We are proud to be celebrating
the 30th anniversary of Air France’s service from Birmingham Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle
Airport. We are dedicated to continual progress in meeting the expectations of our regional
customers and this is evident in our longstanding relationship with Birmingham Airport

Air France first served Birmingham Airport in the post war years initial flying a Douglas DC3 Dakota

to Paris Le Bourget and later also serving the seasonal holiday destination of Dinard. While the Paris

service was later upgraded to a Douglas DC4 the route was suspended on 11 April 1954

Air France returned to Birmingham on Monday 2 September 1985 initially operating a Monday to Friday
evening service - AF962/961 - from Paris CDG using a Boeing 737-200. Nowadays it operates three flights
a day using Airbus A318/319/320/321 aircraft with a further three daily flights to Paris operated by flybe
under a code share agreement. flybe also serve a number of other French destinations under the agreement  

Tuesday 1 September 2015

Monday 31 August 2015 - Lufthansa Airbus A320-211 D-AIPD flying in "Star Alliance" colours to Munich

Lufthansa Airbus A320-211 D-AIPD which is in "Star Alliance" colours....

.... was an early morning departure to Munich

Vueling Airbus A320-214 EC-HTD operated their flight to Barcelona - its first visit to BHX

Helvetic Embraer 190LR HB-JVR operated the evening Swiss service from Zurich - also its first visit to BHX

Cello Aviation Boeing 737-476 G-RAJG was an afternoon arrival from Brussels as it positioned back on....

.... the completion of its summer lease to Arkefly and Jetairfly for which it had worn "World of TUI" titles
- both airlines being part of the TUI Group

Sunday 30 August 2015 - Turkmenistan Boeing 777-22KLR EZ-A779 arrives from Ashkhabad

Turkmenistan Boeing 777-22KLR EZ-A779 operated their delayed flight from Ashkhabad....

.... in place of the usual Boeing 757

Vueling Airbus A320-214 EC-MBD operated their flight from Barcelona - its first visit to BHX

Thomas Cook Airbus A321-211 G-NIKO operated their IT flight from Reus

Piper Cherokee Arrow IV G-JSCA was an afternoon arrival from Coventry parking up to night stop

Saturday 29 August 2015 - Piper Meridian N446ST is a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

Piper Meridian N446ST was a morning arrival from Wick on the Elmdon apron....

.... having started its journey in the USA - after refuelling it continued onto Wellesbourne

Falcon 7X VP-BZE was a morning arrival parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron

Evelop Airlines "Sharklet" Airbus A320-214 EC-LZD operated their weekly IT flight to Palma

Tuesday 18 August 2015 - Travel Service Boeing 737-86Q OK-TVE makes its first visit to BHX

Travel Service Boeing 737-86Q OK-TVE operated their IT flight to Tenerife - its first visit to BHX - while....

Air Berlin Boeing 737-86J D-ABMQ positioned in to operate a charter to Munich Photos: Ron Kosys

Smartlynx Airbus A320-214 YL-LCO operated the Thomas Cook flight to Dalaman

Lufthansa Airbus A319-112 D-AIBE operated their early morning service to Munich

Saturday 8 August 2015 - Enter Air Boeing 737-86N SP-ENY makes its first visit to BHX

Enter Air Boeing 737-86N SP-ENY operated their weekly IT flight to Kefalonia - its first visit to BHX
as such - the aircraft had previously visited as SE-RHX with Viking Airlines Photo: Ron Kosys

Orbest Airbus A320-214 CS-TRL operated the weekly Evelop Airlines IT flight from Palma

Swiftair ATR 72-212A EC-KUL which wears Air Europa titles operated the morning flybe service to Aberdeen

Lufthansa Airbus A319-114 D-AILB operated their early morning service to Munich

Sun Air Dornier 328JET OY-JJG which had been parked up on the Elmdon apron since it had arrived
from Stornoway the previous Saturday was an afternoon departure to Brest Photo: Ron Kosys

Air Pink Citation Bravo YU-BTB was an afternoon arrival parking up to night stop Photo: Ron Kosys

Thursday 23 July 2015 - Aer Lingus Airbus A320-214 EI-EZW flying in Virgin Atlantic colours

Aer Lingus Airbus A320-214 EI-EZW operated their evening service from Dublin - it is in Virgin Atlantic
colours and normally operates the latter's domestic flights from Heathrow. It was its first visit to BHX

Sunday 12 July 2015 - Blink Cessna 510 Mustang G-FBKF is an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

Blink Cessna 510 Mustang G-FBKF was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron....

.... the aircraft was previously I-STCC with MyJet a company recently taken over by Blink
and while this aircraft has been transferred to the UK register it still wears MyJet colours

Vueling Airbus A320-214 EC-HQI operated their flight from Barcelona - its first visit to BHX

Thomas Cook Airbus A321-211 G-TCDX positioned in from Gatwick to operate their flight to Bodrum

Saturday 11 July 2015 - Stobart Air ATR 72-212A EI-REL flying in flybe colours for Aer Lingus

Stobart Air ATR 72-212A EI-REL which is in flybe's new purple colour scheme operated
the delayed mid-morning Aer Lingus service from Dublin

Enter Air Boeing 737-85F SP-ENZ operated their weekly IT flight from Kefalonia

Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov 12BP UR-CGW which had arrived on Thursday a lunchtime departure to Vatry

Air X Charter Boeing 737-505 9H-OME which had arrive on Friday positioned out to Luton

Speedwings Executive Jet Citation Excel OE-GXL was a morning visitor....

.... to the Elmdon apron departing to Toulon

Paul Kehoe, CEO of Birmingham Airport, talks about the start of the Hainan Airlines flights from Beijing

Paul Kehoe, CEO of Birmingham Airport, talks about the start of the Hainan Airlines charter flights
from Beijing and the growth of new services that the airport is experiencing in the current year

Paul Kehoe, CEO of Birmingham Airport, (right) with Gordon Stretch and Derek Pedley

Friday 3 July 2015

Hainan Airlines operate first Boeing 767 charter flight from Beijing to Birmingham on Friday 3 July 2015

Hainan Airlines will be operating the first of a series of Boeing 767-300 charter

flights from Beijing to Birmingham Airport on Friday 3 July 2015

  

The flights will arrive at 0800 and then depart back to Beijing at 1000 and will

be operating twice weekly on Monday and Friday until 28 August 2015

  

This series of flights is a joint initiative between Birmingham Airport, Hainan

Airlines and Caissa Travel Management - both members of the HNA Group -

and are expected to carry over 4,000 Chinese tourists into the UK on package tours 

  

Hainan Airlines will operate the flight using a Boeing 767-300 aircraft with

233 seats - 34 in Business Class and 199 in Economy Class 

  

These services follow the success of a short series of flights operated

by China Southern Airlines in 2014  

  
Hainan Airlines Summer 2015 schedule to Birmingham Airport
 
0800/1000 HU7949/7950 763 from/to Beijing
- flight operate on Monday and Friday from 3 July to 28 August 2015

Schedule/timings subject to change

Thursday 2 July 2015