Monday 15 December 2008

Turkish Airlines launched their new 5 times weekly service from

Istanbul with the aircraft receiving a water cannon welcome!

Photo: Gordon Stretch

The inaugural service was operated by Airbus A321 TC-JRE

Photo: Ron Kosys
More photos of the important launch can be seen at -
http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.com/2008/12/monday-15-december-2008-turkish.html

The Birmingham Aviation Enthusiasts Group

"BAEG" - the Birmingham Aviation
Enthusiasts Group, which was
founded in 1999, provides an in
depth forum for movements, news
and views at Birmingham Airport
and other Midlands airfields.

The group has established close
links with the Airport company
who have in recent years hosted
the annual “BHX Airport Forum”
and organised visits to the Control
Tower and Airport Fire Station at
BHX.

“BAEG” has worked together with
both the Airport Division of the
West Midlands Police and the
Airport Company to introduce the
“Birmingham Airport Enthusiasts
Security Scheme” - BAESS - at
BHX.

Membership is open to local
aviation enthusiasts.

For further information about the
Group either speak to any BAEG
member or for up to date contact
details send an email to:
gordon@airtimepublishing.co.uk

Introduction to the index!!

This photographic review is set up
to work in several ways - you can
either just scroll down month by
month - each month is set up to
appear on a separate "page" with
an overview at the top....

.... or to just looks at the
"highlights" which are set out below
with a single "click" bringing all the
photos in each particular category
together on one page - see the
overview on the left for more info

Alternatively just look down the
index (in the panel below) for a
photo of a particular aircraft at
BHX in 2008 - this is split into
three categories -
A - airliners
B - business and general aviation
C - military

Just click the reg to see the photo!

BAEG – The "Birmingham Aviation Enthusiasts Group" - working for the local aviation enthusiast since 1999 - http://baeg.blogspot.com/
.
For the latest BHX photos also see - http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.com/
.
For BHX news and movements see - http://bhxflightguide-news.blogspot.com/
.
BAESS – The "Birmingham Aviation Enthusiasts Security Scheme" is a joint initiative of the West Midlands Police Airport Division and the Birmingham Aviation Enthusiasts Group and is sponsored by Birmingham International Airport Limited

BHX 2008 - The Year in Review