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| Thomson Boeing 737-8K5 G-FDZG is now wearing a "Family Life Hotels" logo jet colour scheme.... |
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| .... which includes a couple of cartoon characters on the rear fuselage - Family Life is a Thomson Holidays brand and the aircraft positioned in from Norwich on Thursday evening after repainting |
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| .... it wears no Thomson titles but has "TUI.COM" titles on the engine |
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| Monarch Airbus A330-243 G-EOMA was an afternoon arrival from Manchester where it has been painted into the colours of Spanish airline Wamos Air - it is due to become EC-MJS in due course |
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| Ukraine International Boeing 737-84R UR-PSF was a morning arrival from Kiev when it diverted in from Gatwick after the runway there was temporally closed due to an oil spillage - it was soon joined by.... |
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| Norwegian Boeing 787-8 LN-LNA another Gatwick diversion arriving from Los Angeles Photo: Mike Hollick |
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| Norwegian Boeing 787-8 LN-LND had arrived earlier from Oslo for attention by Monarch while.... Photo: Mike Hollick |
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| Norwegian Boeing 737-8JP EI-FHJ was another Gatwick diversion arriving from Copenhagen meanwhile.... |
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| Norwegian Boeing 737-8JP LN-NGN had operated their BHX scheduled service to Malaga - all four Norwegian aircraft where on their first visits to BHX |
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| Norwegian Boeing 787-8 LN-LNA later positioned out to Gatwick while.... |
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| Norwegian Boeing 787-8 LN-LND was towed to the Monarch hangar |
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| Ukraine International Boeing 737-84R UR-PSF later positioned back to Gatwick.... |
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| .... departing off Runway 15 - this was the first visit of a Ukraine International aircraft to BHX Photo: Mike Hollick |
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| Vueling "Sharklet" Airbus A320-232 EC-MEL operated their service from Barcelona - its first visit to BHX |
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| Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 TC-JVJ operated their afternoon service from Istanbul - also on its first visit to BHX |
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| Bright Flight Antonov 26B LZ-FLL was a lunchtime arrival from Katowice joining.... |
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| .... Grodno Aviakompania Antonov 26B EW-364TG which had arrived the previous Friday Photo: Mike Hollick |
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| Maleth-Aero Boeing 737-329 9H-MTF which had arrived on Saturday remained parked up Photo: Mike Hollick |
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| Challenger 605 HB-JGT was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron |
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| SaxonAir Beechjet 400XP G-SKBD made a brief afternoon visit |
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| A new shelter has been erected in the Viewing Area in Car park 5 adjacent to Taxiway Sierra and the Runway.... |
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| .... it replaces the one that was damaged in a storm during November 2015 |
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| .... and this time it is brand new and includes seating |
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| From flat pack to new Shelter!! |
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| Tuesday 8 March 2016 |
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Back row (from left to right): Helen Peters, CEO of Shakespeare’s England, Geoff Spooner, Chairman of
Shakespeare’s England and Paul Kehoe, CEO of Birmingham Airport. Front row (from left to right): Emmeline
Foster, Mollie Taylor and David Jackson all actresses and actors from Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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| Tuesday 8 March 2016 |
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| Germania Boeing 737-75B D-AGEL positioned in from Gatwick to operate their flight to Arvidsjaur via Hahn - another of their aircraft that had last visited back in 2007 when it operated on behalf of Hapag Lloyd Express |
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| Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-8F2 TC-JVK operated their morning service to Istanbul - its first visit to BHX |
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| Thomson Boeing 787-8 G-TUII which had arrived from Cancun was a morning departure to Barbados |
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| VLM Fokker 50 OO-VLM operated their final service to Antwerp a route they have now dropped |
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| Vueling "Sharklet" Airbus A320-232 EC-MFM was a lunchtime arrival from Barcelona when it diverted in due to weather related landing delays at Manchester - it was followed in by.... |
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| .... Vueling "Sharklet" Airbus A320-232 EC-MER which was operating their BHX service |
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| Air Independence Super King Air OE-GTH positioned in from Biggin Hill.... Photo: Mike Hollick |
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| .... to operate a charter to Newcastle |
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| Advance Air Citation 2SP D-IRUP was a morning arrival parking up to night stop joining.... |
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| .... Luxwing Citation CJ2 9H-ALL which has a cover over the nose to protect it from the weather Photos: Mike Hollick |
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| Learjet 40 M-DMBP was a lunchtime visitor while.... |
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| Netjets Hawker 800XPi CS-DRN was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron |
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| Hellenic Republic/Hellenic (Greek) Air Force Gulfstream V 678 was a morning visitor.... |
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| .... to the Elmdon apron operating an air ambulance flight from Athens |
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| Icelandair Boeing 757-256 TF-ISJ operated their flight to Reykjavik/Keflavik |
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| Falcon 7X G-SRDG which had arrived on Wednesday was a morning departure to Grand Cayman |
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| London Executive Citation XLS G-GXLS was a lunchtime visitor to the Elmdon apron |
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| Grodno Aviakompania Antonov 26B EW-364TG was an early morning departure.... |
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| .... when it positioned out to Basle |
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| Bright Flight Antonov 26B LZ-FLL which had arrived on Monday remained parked up on the Elmdon apron |
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| Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-FOK operated their late morning service from Dublin - its first visit to BHX |
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| Germania Boeing 737-75B D-AGEQ positioned in from Dusseldorf to operate their flight to Arvidsjaur in Sweden via Frankfurt Hahn - it had previously visited back in 2007 when it operated on behalf of Hapag Lloyd Express |
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| Wizz Air Airbus A320-232 HA-LPT operated their flight to Poznan - its first visit to BHX |
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| Cavok Air Antonov 12BP UR-CEZ which had arrived on Tuesday evening remained parked up |
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| Citation XLS+ D-CVHB was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron |
