Monday 25 November 2013 - Van RV-9A G-XSAM is an unusual visitor to the Elmdon apron

Vans RV-9A G-XSAM was an unusual visitor on a busy day on the Elmdon apron...

FlightCal Diamond DA-42 Twin Star G-DGPS was a morning arrival before checking the Runway 33 ILS

Aerodata Surveys Rockwell 690A Turbo Commander OO-GOA which had arrived
on Saturday remained parked up while....

.... Aerodata Surveys Merlin III PH-PIX went for a short flight

Learjet 45 9H-BCP day stopping visitor

Challenger 300 N125TM which had arrived on Saturday spent the day parked up before departing

Challenger 300 D-BADO was an afternoon arrival spending the evening parked up

Eurocopter EC120B Colibri G-FCKD was a day stopping visitor Photos: Mike Hollick

Monarch Airbus A300B4-605R G-MAJS was a morning arrival from Manchester....

.... after an extended tour of the airport it parked up on Stand 85C

Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-752 TC-JKO operated their morning service to Istanbul

Star Air Boeing 767-232F OY-SRP flying on behalf of UPS was an early morning visitor when it made
its first visit to BHX operating an additional flight from/to Cologne via BHX due to the overnight runway
closure at EMA - it was followed in by....

Star Air Boeing 767-219F OY-SRN which operated the regular Cologne - EMA - Belfast International service
on behalf of UPS - again operating via BHX because of the overnight closure of the runway at EMA

Air Bright Antonov 26B LZ-ABR in its "The Expendables 3" colour scheme remained parked up

Friday 22 November 2013 - Citation CJ2 YU-BUU is a morning departure from the Elmdon apron

Citation CJ2 YU-BUU which had arrived on Thursday was a morning departure

Falcon 7X VP-BZE which had arrived on Thursday was an afternoon departure to Teterboro, New York

Piper Meridian PH-FHB was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron

Titan Boeing 757-256 G-POWH was a morning departure operating a charter to Prague.....

.... the aircraft wears "Titan Airways - 25 years" titles by the front passenger door

easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZIW which wears the "Linate - Fiumicino Per Tutti" special
colour scheme again operated their morning service to Belfast International

Monarch Airbus A300B4-605R G-OJMR was repositioned to spend the weekend parked on the Elmdon apron

Air Bright Antonov 26B LZ-ABR which wears "The Expendables 3" colour scheme remained parked up

Thursday 21 November 2013 - Falcon 7X VP-BZE is an afternoon arrival on the Elmdon apron

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

Beech Duke N626N was a morning arrival also parking up to night stop

Monarch Airbus A300B4-605R G-OJMR reappeared out of the Monarch Hangar
joining Airbus A321-231 G-OZBL and Boeing 757-2T5 G-MONJ outside....

.... while Airbus A300B4-605R was towed over to the terminal for an engine run

.... Airbus A321-231 G-OZBL positioned out to Arrecife to fly for Thomas Cook

Friday 15 November 2013 - Flight Design CTLS G-CGRB makes first visit of type to BHX

Flight Design CTLS G-CGRB made a morning visit - the first visit of this type of aircraft to BHX

Other visitors to the Elmdon apron included Gama Aviation Gulfstream 550 G-MRLX....

Gulfstream 550 EI-GDL which parked up on arrival to night stop....

Netjets Citation XLS CS-DXH which spent the day parked up....

London Executive Aviation Citation II G-SPUR which brought Princess Anne in to visit an event at the NEC

.... while Citation CJ1 D-INCS made a brief afternoon visit Photos: Mike Hollick

Cross Aviation Citation XLS N575NR was an afternoon departure after a visit to the Eurojet hangar

Robinson R-66 N66EV was a lunchtime visitor to the Elmdon apron

JCB Sikorsky S-76C M-JCBA made an approach and go around to Runway 33 during the afternoon

Monarch Airbus A300B4-605R G-MONS which had arrived on Monday 4 November 2013 and has been
in their hangar ever since was pushed outside now devoid of Monarch titles and insignia....

.... it was then towed over to the terminal side of the airport of some engine runs in preparation for its
planned departure on Saturday to Tupelo in the USA where it will be parted out/scrapped Photo: Mike Hollick

Thomson Boeing 757-28A G-OOBD was a morning arrival from Luton for short term parking....

.... it is currently being operated on behalf of "TCS and Starquest Expeditions" on VIP air tours

Saturday 16 November 2013 - Airbus A300B4-605R G-MONS departs to Tupelo, USA, to be scrapped

Airbus A300B4-605R G-MONS reappeared out of the Monarch Hangar devoid of titles and insignia and
was towed across to the terminal side of the airport in preparation for its departure to the USA....

....later lifting off Runway 33 into the gathering gloom en route to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and onto Tupelo
in Mississippi where the aircraft will be parted out and scrapped - it had originally joined Monarch in April 1990

Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-8F2 TC-JHU operated their afternoon service from Istanbul
- the aircraft is in a special "BVB 09 - Borussia Dortmund" colour scheme

Global 5000 N711LS was an early morning arrival from Geneva with....

Agusta A-109SP GrandNew G-MAOL visiting to collect the passengers....

.... before N711LS departed to Northolt

Beechjet 400A HB-VPV was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron