Saturday 14 November 2015 - HOP! ATR 42 F-GPYL spends day parked before returning to La Rochelle

HOP! ATR 42-500 F-GPYL which had arrived from La Rochelle on Friday evening spent the day
parked on Stand 77 before taking Atlantique Stade Rochelais home after their European Rugby
Challenge Cup match against Worcester Warriors

Falcon 900EX N7600S was a morning arrival from Farnborough....

.... after a short stop on the Elmdon apron it continued onto Toronto

Blink Cessna 510 Mustang G-FBKF made a brief morning visit with....

Blink Cessna 510 Mustang G-FBKE making an evening visit

Piper Malibu Mirage D-EKEU was a morning arrival parking up to night stop

Thursday 12 November 2015 - Icelandair Boeing 757-256 TF-FIU flying in "Hekla Aurora" colours

Icelandair Boeing 757-256 TF-FIU which is in their special "Hekla Aurora" - Northern Lights - colour scheme....

.... operated their service from Reykjavik/Keflavik

Valero Energy Gulfstream 550 N550VE was a morning arrival from Stansted....

.... parking on the Elmdon apron - it later departed to Durham Tees Valley

Gulfstream 550 VP-BSI was an afternoon visitor arriving from Farnborough
and later continuing onto Durham Tees Valley

Speedwings Citation CJ2 OE-FXM was a day stopping visitor from Geneva

Also visiting the Elmdon apron during the day where Citation XLS+ D-CSEB....

.... Citation CJ2 M-ICRO

.... Pilatus PC-12 M-BISA

.... and Cessna 425 Conquest 1 M-MANX which parked up to night stop

Wednesday 11 November 2015 - SFD Aviation Embraer Legacy 600 D-AKAT spends day parked up

SFD Aviation Embraer Legacy 600 D-AKAT which had arrived from Nizhnekamsk in Russia on
Tuesday evening spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron before departing Photo: Mike Hollick

Gulfstream 550 N556TT was a morning arrival from Berlin Schönefeld....

.... parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick

Monarch Airbus A321-231 G-ZBAM which wears a "Movember" moustache was a morning departure to Larnaca

Norwegian Boeing 737-8JP LN-DYO operated their flight from Madrid

flybe launch 2016 summer schedule from Birmingham Airport - add services to Knock and Rotterdam‏

flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has today, Tuesday 10 November 2015 put on sale its 2016

summer schedule from Birmingham Airport featuring 26 routes, two of which to Rotterdam and Knock

are new. Next year’s summer programme has a special focus on enhancing regional services for its 

time-sensitive business customers, adding daily frequencies on four of its most popular European routes

flybe has added extra flights to Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, Hannover and Stuttgart to ensure that customers

have more flight time choices on these routes and are able to fly at the times most convenient for them

With a total choice of up to 396 flights a week from Birmingham, tickets are available for booking now

at www.flybe.com with one way fares from £24.99 including taxes and charges - flights currently available

for travel from 27 March through to 30 September 2016

flybe’s new route to Rotterdam The Hague Airport will operate up to two flights a day from September 2016.

The airport is located 20-25 minutes equidistant between Netherlands’ ‘second city’ and the country’s seat

of government in The Hague, and has frequent connections that allow speedy access to both key destinations

Daily flights between Birmingham and Ireland West Airport Knock will give customers access to the unspoilt

beauty of West coast of Ireland, known as the Wild Atlantic Way, as well as providing vital connectivity from

the region direct into Birmingham

Paul Simmons, flybe’s Chief Commercial Officer, comments: "We’re excited to confirm our new schedule from

Birmingham Airport. We are confident we have created a schedule that delivers travel options that are both

appealing and affordable for summer 2016. We look forward to our expanded operations taking off from

Birmingham and to welcoming all our new passengers on board next summer"

2016 summer schedule for new flybe routes from Birmingham

Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) - daily

Monday to Friday: Dep BHX 1040 Arr NOC 1205 Dep NOC 1230 Arr BHX 1355
Saturday: Dep BHX 1150 Arr NOC 1315 Dep NOC 1340 Arr BHX 1505
Sunday: Dep 1900 Arr NOC 2025 Dep NOC 2050 Arr BHX 2215

Rotterdam (RTM) – up to two flights a day from 5 September 2016

Monday to Saturday: Dep BHX 0700 Arr RTM 0925 Dep RTM 0950 Arr BHX 1010
Daily excluding Saturday: Dep BHX 1550 Arr RTM 1810 Dep RTM 1835 Arr BHX 1900

Other highlights of flybe’s 2016 summer schedule includes multi frequency services on its Scottish routes and

to Belfast City and the return of regional French routes for peak summer. The airline has also increased frequency

over last summer on a number of its most popular routes including up to five flights a day to Amsterdam and
Dusseldorf; up to three flights a day to Stuttgart and up to two flights daily to Hannover

www.flybe.com

Tuesday 10 November 2015

Tuesday 10 November 2015 - Jet Pool Network Falcon 7X OE-IPW is an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

Jet Pool Network Falcon 7X OE-IPW was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron
arriving from and returning to RAF Northolt

Aviation Beauport Citation XLS G-CXLS was a day stopping visitor arriving from Jersey

Freebird Airbus A320-214 TC-FHE operated their IT flight from Antalya....

.... departing off Runway 15 as it returned via Stansted

Eurowings Airbus A320-214 D-AIZV operated their morning service to Dusseldorf

Thursday 5 November 2015 - Aer Lingus A320-214 EI-DEI now flying as "#GreenSpirit" for Irish Rugby

Aer Lingus Airbus A320-214 EI-DEI which recently returned from operation on behalf of Virgin "Little Red"....

.... has now been repainted into "Irish Rugby" #GreenSpirit colours - it wears an identical scheme to EI-DEO
and it operated their early morning service to Dublin on a very wet day

Citation CJ2+ F-HIJD was a morning arrival from Marseilles parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron

Homeserve Bell 429 M-HRPN diverted in due to poor visibility at its intended destination a private site in Walsall

Monday 9 November 2015 - Wizz Air Airbus A320-232 HA-LPS arrives from Warsaw on its first visit to BHX

Wizz Air Airbus A320-232 HA-LPS operated their flight from Warsaw - its first visit to BHX

Icelandair Boeing 757-208 TF-FII operated their flight to Reykjavik/Keflavik

Western Power Distribution "Electricity" Eurocopter EC 135 P1 G-WPDA overflew the airfield
from west to east at low level during the morning

Sunday 8 November 2015 - Gulfstream 550 N888HZ is a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

Gulfstream 550 N888HZ was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron departing nonstop to Hong Kong....

.... it had earlier positioned in from Oxford for refuelling

Netjets Gulfstream V N516QS which had arrived on Saturday departed to White Plains, New York

Monday 26 October 2015 - Eurowings Airbus A320-214 D-AIZV operates their afternoon service to Hamburg

Eurowings Airbus A320-214 D-AIZV operated their afternoon service to Hamburg - the first visit of

an A320 in their new colour scheme after they took over the route from Germanwings on Sunday

More photos later

Qatar Airways to launch 8 times weekly service from Doha to Birmingham Airport in March 2016‏

Qatar Airways will launch a new service between Birmingham and Doha on Wednesday 30 March 2016
adding to its existing services from London Heathrow, Manchester and Edinburgh

With 8 flights a week, including two flights on Saturdays, passengers travelling to and from Birmingham
will have access to convenient and seamless onward transfers at the airline’s state-of-the-art hub at Doha
Hamad International Airport. The new route will be operated by a Boeing 787-8 "dreamliner" which has a
two-cabin configuration, comprising of 22 seats in Business Class and 232 Economy Class seats

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr Akbar Al Baker said: "We are delighted to announce

Birmingham as Qatar Airways’ fourth destination in the United Kingdom from March 2016. This additional

route strengthens Qatar Airways’ commitment to the regions across the UK and will create new commercial

and leisure links between the city of Birmingham and the 152 destinations served by the airline"

  

Birmingham Airport Chief Executive Officer, Paul Kehoe said: "This is fantastic news for both Birmingham

Airport and the region, and is our tenth new airline to announce or launch this year. Not only will our

passengers have the choice of flying with the award winning carrier to Doha’s state-of-the-art hub

Hamad International Airport, they will have a choice of 152 destinations served by the airline,

including South East Asia, China and Australasia"

Connections between countries such as Pakistan and Australia from Birmingham have never been easier

thanks to Qatar Airways. In Pakistan the airline serves seven destinations including Karachi, Multan,

Faisalabad, Sialkot, Peshawar, Lahore and Islamabad. The airline has also recently announced two new

destinations in Australia, Sydney and Adelaide, commencing in March and May 2016 respectively, in

addition to the currently operated Perth and Melbourne services

Qatar Airways schedule to Doha from Wednesday 30 March 2016

0645/0915 QR035/036 Boeing 787-8 from/to Doha
- operates on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
1250/1500 QR033/034 Boeing 787-8 from/to Doha
- operates on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday

www.qatarairways.com
 

Monday 26 October 2015

Wednesday 7 October 2015 - Volotea Boeing 717-2BL EI-EXI operates charter flight to Granada

Volotea Boeing 717-2BL EI-EXI was a morning arrival when it positioned in from Stansted....

.... to operate a charter flight to Granada, Spain - its first visit to BHX

More photos later

Tuesday 6 October 2015 - Cavok Air Antonov 12BK UR-KDM is an afternoon arrival from Zurich

Cavok Air Antonov 12BK UR-KDM was an afternoon arrival from Zurich operating a freight charter....

.... its first visit to BHX - after unloading on a wet Elmdon apron it departed to Eindhoven

More photos later

VLM Airlines operate their inaugural Fokker 50 flight from Antwerp, Belgium, to Birmingham Airport

William Pearson, Aviation Development Director of Birmingham Airport, Alix De Weerdt,

Chief Commercial Officer of VLM Airlines and His Excellency Guy Trouveroy, the Belgium 

Ambassador to the UK, hold the Belgium flag in front the VLM Fokker 50 aircraft

VLM Airlines today, Monday 5 October 2015, launched a direct service from Birmingham

Airport to the thriving commercial and tourist centre of Antwerp in Belgium

The inaugural VLM flight was greeted with a water arch salute whilst VIP passengers were

greeted by The Belgium Ambassador to the United Kingdom, His Excellence Guy Trouveroy

H.E. Guy Trouveroy showed further support for the new service during an exchange of gifts

between Antwerp-based goldsmith, Wim Meeussen, and Birmingham-based jewellery designer,

Alice Stewart. The gifts represent the strong business synergies between these two cities in

industries including jewellery, fashion, automotive and chemicals

Steve Blair, Chief Operating Officer of VLM Airlines, says: "This new route not only serves

many businesses in the area, but is also ideal for travellers looking for a city break. Antwerp

is a magnificent place, home to one of Europe’s oldest and richest ports, with a bold and

diverse arts, fashion and culinary scene. A short train ride takes you to other popular
Belgian cities including Bruges, Ghent and Brussels"

William Pearson, Aviation Development Director of Birmingham Airport, commented: "This

new route to Antwerp is great news for the Birmingham catchment area; providing a fast,

practical connection to one of the most creative and cosmopolitan cities in Europe. We are

delighted to welcome H. E. Guy Trouveroy to Birmingham Airport for the first time to help

inaugurate this valuable new service"

Flights between Birmingham and Antwerp will operate three times weekly on Mondays,

Wednesdays and Fridays, with one-way fares starting from £39. VLM Airlines also provides

scheduled services from Birmingham to Waterford, Ireland, and onto Geneva via Antwerp

www.flyvlm.com

Monday 5 October 2015