Friday, November 29, 2013

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

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Wednesday 20 November 2013 - easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZIW in "Linate - Fiumicino" colours

 easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZIW operated their morning service to Belfast International....

.... the aircraft wears the "Linate - Fiumicino Per Tutti" special colour scheme  - Per Tutti = For All

Germanwings Airbus A319-132 D-AGWR operated their flight from Berlin Tegal - its first visit to BHX

SAS Boeing 737-76N SE-REU operated their lunchtime flight from Stockholm Arlanda

Thomas Cook Airbus A321-211 G-TCDA which wears additional "Egypt where it all begins"
titles operated their flight to Enfidha while....

Thomson Boeing 737-8K5 G-TAWR operated their flight from Enfidha

Europe Airpost Boeing 737-3Q8QC F-GIXO made its first visit to BHX when it operated a late evening
freight charter from Prague - after unloading it positioned out to Paris CDG Photo: Mike Hollick
 
North Flying Citation III OY-JPJ was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

Tuesday 19 November 2013 - "Captain's Choice" Boeing 757-2T5 G-MONJ spends day parked up

"Captain's Choice" Boeing 757-2T5 G-MONJ which had arrived from Luton on Monday morning
spent the day parked up in front of the Monarch Hangar waiting its turn to go inside for a check
- the aircraft is operated by Monarch on behalf of "Captain's Choice" - an Australian tour operator
that specialises in luxury air tours for which the aircraft is fitted out in a VIP configuration

Lufthansa Regional Embraer 195LR D-AEMC operated their morning service to Munich - the aircraft
has recently been transferred from the now defunct Augsburg Airways to Lufthansa CityLine

Lufthansa "Sharklet" equipped Airbus A320-214 D-AIZT operated their lunchtime service to Frankfurt

Thomson Boeing 737-8K5 G-TAWL operated their flight from Alicante

Air Bright Antonov 26B LZ-ABR which had arrived on Monday evening spent the day parked up
on the Elmdon apron in its  "The Expendables 3" colour scheme

Monday 18 November 2013 - Star Air Boeing 767-219F OY-SRN flying for UPS makes its first visit to BHX

Star Air Boeing 767-219F OY-SRN flying on behalf of UPS made its first visit to BHX when it was
an early morning visitor to the Elmdon apron routing from Cologne to Belfast International via BHX
due to the overnight closure of the runway at East Midlands for maintenance Photo: Mike Hollick

Monarch Boeing 757-2T5 G-MONJ was an early morning arrival when it positioned in from Luton
for a visit to their hangar - the aircraft wears "Captain's Choice" titles - an Australian tour operator
that specialises in luxury air tours for which the aircraft is in a VIP configuration

Falcon 50 F-HALM made a brief morning visit to the Elmdon apron

Gama Aviation Gulfstream 550 G-MRLX which had arrived on Sunday was an afternoon departure Photo: Mike Hollick

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Thursday, November 21, 2013

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

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Thursday 14 November 2013 - CityJet Avro RJ85 EI-RJO operates a charter to Gothenburg

CityJet Avro RJ85 EI-RJO was morning departure operating the next in a series of charters to Gothenburg

Air France Airbus A319-111 operated their morning service to Paris CDG

Brussels Airlines Avro RJ100 OO-DWI operated their afternoon flight from Brussels

PIA Boeing 777-240ER AP-BGL operated their flight from Islamabad