BHX 2008 - The Year in Review

BHX 2008 - The Year in Review - OVERVIEW

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Welcome to "BHX 2008 - The Year in Review" brought to you by

the photographers of the "Birmingham Aviation Enthusiasts Group"
.
2008 has been another classic year at Birmingham - BHX - and as
usual the local enthusiasts have had a busy time recording the
ever changing scene at the airport
.
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 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
.
Alternatively just look down the index (in the panel on the right)
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

No introduction would be complete without thanks to BAEG's
dedicated team of photographers (again see panel on right)
who not only made this review possible but also record the
daily goings on at BHX and other Midlands airfields on -

http://baeg.blogspot.com/
http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!

Gordon Stretch

The Highlights -

Star movements

"Star" movements at BHX during 2008 included -

- Tasilli DH4 7T-VCN
- Saudi/Atlas Jet TC-OGT
- Centre-Avia Yakovlev Yak 42D RA-42423
- Samsung Boeing BBJ HL7770
- Belavia Boeing 737-500's EW-251PA and EW-252PA
- Cairo Aviation Tupolev 204-120 SU-EAI
- Falcon 900EX PR-FRU
- Royal Air Force Avro Vulcan G-VLCN/"XH558"
- Air Caraïbes Airbus A330-200 F-OPTP

- Qatar Airways Global Express A7-AAM

To find out what all these aircraft where doing at BHX
and to see see photos of them click here -

http://bhx2008-baeg.blogspot.com/search/label/0%20-%20Star%20movement

The above can only be a personal choice - other "stars"
are included in the following -

New at BHX

Always something "new" at BHX - even if only the next
Ryanair delivery! - during the year Air Bee, AMC, Koral
Blue, Loganair and Turkish Airlines were "new" operators
to the airport....

... while KLM introduced their new Boeing 737-700's and
Embraer 190's onto their BHX services

To see photos of these operators at BHX click here -

http://bhx2008-baeg.blogspot.com/search/label/1%20-%20New

Air India Express deliveries

Unfortunately there was only one Air India Express delivery
via BHX - VT-AXV - to see this at BHX click here -

http://bhx2008-baeg.blogspot.com/search/label/1%20-%20AIX

Diversions

2008 was a good year for diversion! - to see some of the
aircraft that diverted to BHX click here -

http://bhx2008-baeg.blogspot.com/search/label/1%20-%20Diversions

flybe maintenance

flybe have a maintenance base at BHX which covers their
based fleet, usually receives new DH4's on delivery from
Canada and now deals with an increasing amount of third
party work

2008 visitors to the hangars included DH4's of Augsburg,

/Lufthansa Regional, baboo and Tasilli, an Aegean AR1
and a Cimber CR2. To see the photos click here -

http://bhx2008-baeg.blogspot.com/search/label/1%20-%20flybe%20maint

Kenn Borek Air/Maldivian Air Taxi transits

The Kenn Borek Twin Otters that ferry back and forward
between the Maldives and Canada returned to BHX this
year - for more information and to to see them at BHX
click here -

http://bhx2008-baeg.blogspot.com/search/label/1%20-%20Kenn%20Borek

Sport charters

European football returned Birmingham - and what was
even better news was than Aston Villa made it through to
the next stage of the UEFA Cup! -

http://bhx2008-baeg.blogspot.com/search/label/1%20-%20UEFA

There were also various other sport charters at BHX and
to see a selection of these click here -
http://bhx2008-baeg.blogspot.com/search/label/1%20-%20Sport

Sub charters

"Things change...!!"

.... and it was another good year for subcharters! - to
see some of these click here -

http://bhx2008-baeg.blogspot.com/search/label/1%20-%20Sub%20charter

Trooping flights

Our armed forces are now active in many parts of the
world and with the UK only having a limited airlift capacity
this often results in some interesting charters - click
here to see some that visited BHX this year -

http://bhx2008-baeg.blogspot.com/search/label/1%20-%20Trooping

Star colour schemes

Some aircraft are interesting just of the colour scheme they
are in - here are just a few that have visited this year -

http://bhx2008-baeg.blogspot.com/search/label/0%20-%20Star%20scheme

Norwegian special schemes

Norwegian have a number of "logo jets" all of which visited
BHX during 2008 - see them click here -
http://bhx2008-baeg.blogspot.com/search/label/1%20-%20Norwegian

Unfortunately Norwegian have now ceased serving BHX

Farewell

2008 has been a very difficult year for the aviation
industry - by the time the year ended European,
Flightline, LTE and XL Airways - all longstanding
operators to BHX - had gone out of business.
The airport had also said goodbye to its Air Malta

based IT 320, to Norwegian and SkyEurope who

both had ceased their services to BHX while Air India

have temporarily moved their service to Heathrow

- to see photos of these operators at BHX click here -

http://bhx2008-baeg.blogspot.com/search/label/1%20-%20Farewell

"Least we forget"

Unfortunately BHX also continued to receive regular visits
of RAF medivac flights from Afghanistan and Iraq carrying
injured service personnel on their way to the Royal Centre
for Defence Medicine, based at Selly Oak Hospital

To see some of the aircraft that have visited click here -

http://bhx2008-baeg.blogspot.com/search/label/1%20-%20Medivac

The monthly review now starts below!

JANUARY 2008

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A good start to the year!

The third Tassili Airlines Dash 8Q-400 to visit flybe emerged

from their hangar and was soon on its way back to Algeria....

.... at the end of the month it was replaced by a baboo DH4

An AtlasJet Boeing 757 operated the sole Saudi Arabian Hajj

charter flight for the year....

.... and an Air India Express Boeing 737-800 passed through

on delivery - VT-AXV - unfortunately this was to be the last

one to route via BHX

Tuesday 1 January 2008

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New Year's Day 2008 at BHX!

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Wednesday 2 January 2008

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BritishJet/Hello MD 90 HB-JIB operated the return sector of

an extra flight over Chritmas and the New Year - its last visit

as such as Air Malta then took over the flying for the Tour

Operator using this service

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Thursday 3 January 2008

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Tassili Airlines Dash 8Q-400 7T-VCN emerged from the flybe

hangar at lunchtime and then taxied over to the terminal side

of the airport to test run its engines on Taxiway Echo. It

departed back to Algeria in the early evening

Photos: Gordon Stretch

Friday 4 January 2008

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Omni Air International DC 10 N621AX diverted

in due to poor visability at RAF Brize Norton

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Saturday 5 January 2008

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Onur Air Airbus A321 TC-OAK operated the return sector

of an extra IT flight for Christmas and the New Year

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Sunday 6 January 2008

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SAS Airbus A319 OY-KBR operated the morning SAS service

Photo: Gordon Stretch

2008-12-20T19:28:00.002Z

easyJet Boeing 737-700 G-EZJV operated their flight to Grenoble

Photo: Gordon Stretch
Sunday 6 January 2008

Tuesday 8 January 2008

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Air France used Regional Embraer 145 F-GRGC on their morning

service from Lyon in place of the usual BritAir Canadair CRJ 100

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Wednesday 9 January 2008

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Norwegian used Boeing 737-300 LN-KKS - the aircraft in the

"Unicef" scheme - on their service from Warsaw

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Saturday 12 January 2008

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Saudi Arabian operated their return Hajj charter flight into BHX

in the early hours of Saturday morning. The flight was operated

by AtlasJet Boeing 757 TC-OGT in a hybrid colour scheme with

the aircraft spending the day parked on the 70's stands before

positioning out in the evening

Photo: Gordon Stretch

2008-12-20T16:28:00.002Z

Austrian Arrows used Dash 8Q-400 OE-LGI on their weekly IT

flight - it was delayed due to snow at Bolzano with the inbound

flight arriving from Verona

Photo: Gordon Stretch
Saturday 12 January 2008

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BA Cityflyer Avro RJ100 G-BZAV was based operating ski charters

Photo: Gordon Stretch
Saturday 12 January 2008

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flybe BAe 146-300 G-JEBG is in a "Mansion" logo jet colour scheme

Photo: Gordon Stretch
Saturday 12 January 2008

Tuesday 15 January 2008

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Michael O'Leary comes to town!!

Ryanair hold a press conference to launch BHX as their 25th base

Michael O'Leary with Peter Vella, Business Development Director

of Birmingham International Airport

Wednesday 16 January 2008

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Blue Line Fokker 100 F-GNLG operated the early

morning Air France service from Paris CDG

Photo: Ian Bowley

Thursday 17 January 2008

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Air India Express Boeing 737-800 VT-AXV arrived from Toronto

on its delivery flight shortly after 0800 and spent the day and

night parked on stand 24

Photo: Ron Kosys
.

Photo: Mike Hollick

2008-12-20T13:58:00.004Z

Hamburg Boeing 737-700 D-AHID operated a charter flight to Lyon

Photo: Mike Hollick

Thursday 17 January 2008

Friday 18 January 2008

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Air India Express Boeing 737-800 VT-AXV departed to

Sharjah on the next stage of its delivery flight to India

Photo: Ian Bowley

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Monday 21 January 2008

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flybe Dash 8Q-400 G-JEDP wears a special scheme

and "low cost but not at any cost" titles

Photo: Ian Bowley

Thursday 24 January 2008

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European Boeing 737-200 G-GPFI operated the return of a

charter flight from Faro - the aircraft is in the colour scheme

of OzJet their former Australian subsidiary

Photo: Ian Bowley

Friday 25 January 2008

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Air France used Hex Air Embraer 145 F-HBPE on both their Lyon
services in place of the usual Brit Air Canadair Regional Jet

Photo: Gordon Stretch

2008-12-20T09:58:00.005Z

Eastern Airways Saab 2000 G-CDKB operated a charter flight to Wick

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Friday 25 January 2008

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The latest Dash 8Q-400 for flybe - G-ECOB - starts up to taxy to
the terminal after the completion of its post delivery inspection

Photo: Ron Kosys

Friday 25 January 2008

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Lufthansa Regional Canadair CRJ 900 D-ACKH operated

their mid morning service to Munich

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Friday 25 January 2008

Saturday 26 January 2008

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SAS used Spanair MD 87 EC-KJE on their service from Copenhagen
- the aircraft is in the "Star Alliance" colour scheme

Photo: Gordon Stretch

2008-12-20T09:28:00.001Z

Titan Boeing 737-300 G-POWC operated their

weekly IT flight from Chambery

Photo: Gordon Stretch
Saturday 26 January 2008

Sunday 27 January 2008

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flybaboo Dash 8Q-400 HB-JQA visited flybe for maintenance

and departed back to Geneva in the early afternoon

Photo: Ron Kosys

Tuesday 29 January 2008

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NetJets Beech 1900 CS-DOC visited on a training flight from Luton

Photo: Ron Kosys

Thursday 31 January 2008

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KLM used Fokker 50 PH-LXK on their lunchtime

service from Amsterdam

Photo: Gordon Stretch

2008-12-20T02:00:00.003Z

For FEBRUARY 2008 and the rest of the

year click "Older Posts" on the right below

FEBRUARY 2008

2008-12-19T22:30:00.002Z

Another interesting month!

The month started with the arrival of the first of three Augsburg

Airways Dash 8Q-400's to visit flybe....

....while Turkmenistan Boeing 737-800 EZ-A005 passed through

on the way to the US only to return later in the month in a new

colour scheme!

The month also saw one of the star movements of the year -

Centre-Avia Yakovlev Yak 42D RA-42423 arrived from Moscow

Domodedovo and spent two days parked up at BHX

Friday 1 February 2008

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Augsburg Airways Dash 8Q-400 D-ADHA arrived in the afternoon

for attention by flybe - the aircraft is in "Lufthansa Regional" colours

Photo: Ian Bowley

Saturday 2 February 2008

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SAS used WDL BAe 146-300 D-AWBA on their Copenhagen
service with the aircraft wearing SAS logo and titles

Photo: Ian Bowley

Monday 4 February 2008

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Atlantic Express ATR 42 G-DRFC was parked up on the Elmdon apron

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Tuesday 5 February 2008

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Thomas Cook having taken over MyTravel the based Airbus

A320's started to be repainted - G-OMYA departs off Runway 15

Photo: Gordon Stretch

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Emirates Boeing 777-300ER A6-ECB departs off Runway 15

Photos: Gordon Stretch
Tuesday 5 February 2008

Wednesday 6 February 2008

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SAS used MD 81 SE-DMB on their morning service from

Copenhagen - the aircraft is in "Star Alliance" colours

Photo: Ron Kosys

Friday 8 February 2008

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Turkmenistan used former Government Boeing 757

EZ-A010 on their service from Ashgabat

Photo: Ron Kosys

Saturday 9 February 2008

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Turkmenistan Boeing 737-800 EZ-A005 arrived from Ashgabat as

the "TUA 3209" on its way to the US for modifications by Boeing
.

Photo: Ian Bowley

2008-12-19T17:58:00.005Z

Scot Airways Dornier 328 G-CCGS arrived with the Newcastle

United football team on Friday and spent the day parked on

the Elmdon apron departing after their match with Aston Villa

Photo: Ron Kosys

Saturday 9 February 2008

2008-12-19T17:56:00.003Z

West Midlands Police Eurocopter EC-135P-2 G-WMAO

returns to its base on the Elmdon apron

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Saturday 9 February 2008

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SAS used WDL BAe 146-200 D-AMGL on their service from

Copenhagen - the aircraft has a SAS tail insignia and

"Flying for Scandiavian Airlines" titles

Photo: Gordon Stretch
Saturday 9 February 2008

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Norwegian Boeing 737-300 LN-KKB now wears new style
titles similar to those on their new Boeing 737-800's

Photo: Gordon Stretch
Sunday 10 February 2008

Sunday 10 February 2008

2008-12-19T17:30:00.002Z

After night stopping at BHX Turkmenistan Boeing 737-800
EZ-A005 departed just after 0800 to Goose Bay, Canada

Photo: Gordon Stretch

2008-12-19T17:28:00.001Z

Brussels Airlines Avro RJ 85 OO-DJT lifts off Runway 15

Photos: Martin McGrath

Sunday 10 February 2008

Tuesday 12 February 2008

2008-12-19T16:30:00.003Z

SAS Airbus A319 OY-KBO operated their afternoon service

from Copenhagen - the aircraft is in their "retro" scheme
.

Photo: Ian Bowley

Wednesday 13 February 2008

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Itali Dornier 328 JET I-ACLH was an early morning diversion from

Farnborough due to fog and spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron

Photo: Ron Kosys

Saturday 16 February 2008

2008-12-19T14:30:00.002Z

Swiss Airbus A319 HB-IPT operated the lunchtime

service from Zurich in place of the usual Avro RJ100

Photo: Gordon Stretch

2008-12-19T14:28:00.003Z

BA Cityflyer Avro RJ 100 G-BXAR is in a all white scheme and

was a regular weekend visitor operating ski charters

Photo: Ron Kosys

Saturday 16 February 2008

Sunday 17 February 2008

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Norwegian Boeing 737-300 LN-KKY operated the early morning

service from Warsaw - the aircraft is in the "acta" scheme

Photo: Ian Bowley

2008-12-19T13:58:00.003Z

Eastern Jetstream 41 G-MAJM is in a "North East" scheme

Photo: Ron Kosys

Sunday 17 February 2008

2008-12-19T13:56:00.001Z

Swiss Avro RJ 100 HB-IYU is in "Star Alliance" colours

Photo: Ron Kosys

Sunday 17 February 2008

2008-12-19T13:54:00.002Z

SAS MD 87 SE-DIP operated their service to Copenhagen

Photo: Gordon Stretch
Sunday 17 February 2008

Monday 18 February 2008

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Centre-Avia Yakovlev Yak 42D RA-42423 arrived from

Moscow Domodedovo just after 1800 and parked up on

stand 81 for its two day stay at BHX

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Tuesday 19 February 2008

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Augsburg Dash 8Q-400 D-ADHE - which is in Lufthansa Regional

colours - arrived at mid day for attention by flybe and parked up in

front of Hangar One waiting for the crew to take back D-ADHA

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Wednesday 20 February 2008

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Centre-Avia Yak 42D RA-42423 departed back to

Moscow off Runway 15 after its two stay at BHX

Photo: Ron Kosys
.
Photo: Ian Bowley

2008-12-19T12:28:00.004Z

Turkmenistan Boeing 737-800 EZ-A005 returned

from the US in a new "green" colour scheme

Photo: Ian Bowley

Wednesday 20 February 2008

Saturday 23 February 2008

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PIA Boeing 777-300ER AP-BHV was one of a number of

aircraft that diverted into BHX due to the closure - by a

disabled aircraft - of Manchester's runway. It wears the

"Thar - Colours of the Desert" tail colour scheme

Photo: Gordon Stretch

2008-12-19T10:58:00.003Z

MyTravel Airbus A321 G-OMYJ operated in place

of the usual based Airbus A320

Photo: Gordon Stretch
Saturday 23 February 2008

Wednesday 27 February 2008

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Emirates Airbus A330-200 A6-EAC made a hard landing on arrival

from Dubai on the evening of Tuesday 26 February 2008. After

inspection it was moved to the 80's stands for further checks

Photo: Gordon Stretch

2008-12-19T08:58:00.000Z

KLM used Fokker 100 PH-OFD in the new KLM cityhopper colour
scheme on their first inbound service from Amsterdam

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Wednesday 27 February 2008

2008-12-19T02:00:00.002Z

For MARCH 2008 and the rest of the

year click "Older Posts" on the right below
.
To go back to JANUARY 2008 and earlier in
the year click "Newer Posts" on the left below

MARCH 2008

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A good month for diversions!

Bad weather at Heathrow and Gatwick resulted in a number

of diversions on Monday 10 March 2008 including two BA

Boeing 747's, a BA Boeing 777, and a First Choice Boeing 767

"Least we forget" the important role the airport plays in the

conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq the Airport Police organised

the "Pulling Together" charity event in aid of those who have
been injured whilst serving their country

Friday 7 March 2008

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Air Berlin used Boeing 737-800 D-ABBB on their service

from Münster Osnabrück - the aircraft wears the first

version of their new colour scheme

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Sunday 9 March 2008

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SkyEurope Boeing 737-700 OM-NGA operated their service

from Bratislava - the aircraft wears the face of "Adriana"

Photo: Ian Bowley

Monday 10 March 2008

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Bad weather at Heathrow and Gatwick resulted in a number including

two BA Boeing 747's, a BA Boeing 777, a First Choice Boeing 767 and

a Thomsonfly Boeing 767-300

British Airways Boeing 747-400 G-CIVE arrived as the "BA 028"

from Hong Kong while the aircraft behind it - G-CIVU - arrived as

the "BA 054" from Johannesburg

Photos: Gordon Stretch

2008-12-18T17:28:00.007Z

British Airways Airbus A320 G-EUUJ was operating flight

"BA 881" from Moscow to Heathrow when it diverted to BHX

while the Avro RJ 100 behind - G-BZAX - was operating flight

"BA 8731" from Frankfurt to London City

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Monday 10 March 2008

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The day also saw the start of the Irish invasion for the "Cheltenham

Gold Cup Festival" with Aer Lingus operating a number of additional

flights/upgrades - Airbus A321 EI-CPF operated the mid morning

service from Dublin

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Monday 10 March 2008

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The morning Norwegian service from Warsaw was

operated by Boeing 737-300 LN-KKT

Photo: Ian Bowley

Monday 10 March 2008

Tuesday 11 March 2008

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The three British Airways "heavy" diversions from Monday

made an early departure - Boeing 747-400 G-CIVE and

G-CIVU went first....

Photo: Ian Bowley

2008-12-18T16:58:00.002Z

.... with Boeing 777 G-VIIP following

Photo: Ian Bowley
Tuesday 11 March 2008

2008-12-18T16:56:00.007Z

Lufthansa Regional swapped over the Dash 8Q-400's on maintenance

with flybe with D-ADHP arriving and D-ADHE (behind) then departing

back to Munich

Photo: Mike Hollick
Tuesday 11 March 2008

2008-12-18T16:54:00.005Z

The Cheltenham Gold Cup Festival resulted in a number

of helicopter movements including AW 139 M-ERIT

Photo: Mike Hollick

Tuesday 11 March 2008

Wednesday 12 March 2008

2008-12-18T16:30:00.002Z

FedEx ATR 72 EI-FXG parked up on the Elmdon apron

between its nightly trips to Paris CDG

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Thursday 13 March 2008

2008-12-18T16:00:00.004Z

Flightline MD 83 G-FLTM - which is in Aviajet colours - operated a
charter flight from Knock for the Cheltenham Gold Cup Festival

Photo: Gordon Stretch

2008-12-18T15:58:00.000Z

Swiss Air Force Falcon 50 T-783 visited the

Elmdon apron during the morning

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Thursday 13 March 2008

Saturday 15 March 2008

2008-12-18T15:00:00.005Z

RAF C 17 ZZ174 visited during the morning in support of the

"Pulling Together" charity event in aid of those who have

been injured whilst serving their country

Flights from Afghanistan and Iraq regularly arrive into

Birmingham International Airport with injured military

personnel before transferring by road to Selly Oak Hospital

- for more information see -

http://www.forceshospitalcharity.org/

The first phase of this event was a "Plane Pull" using a Flybe

BAe 146-300 aircraft, attempting to pull it 100 metres across

the Elmdon apron....

.... while the second phase of the charity event was to recreate

the journey the wounded take from the airport to the Royal

Centre of Defence Medicine at Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham

Photos: Gordon Stretch

2008-12-18T14:58:00.003Z

Challenger VP-CKR - which diverted from Luton earlier in

the week - remained parked on the Elmdon apron

Photo: Gordon Stretch
Saturday 15 March 2008

Monday 17 March 2008

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SAS started to use Atlantic Airways BAe 146-200's their services

from Copenhagen - OY-RCA operated the morning service

Photo: Ian Bowley

Tuesday 18 March 2008

2008-12-18T13:30:00.003Z

London Executive Aviation Embraer Legacy 600 G-WCCI

visited the Elmdon apron during the morning

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Wednesday 19 March 2008

2008-12-18T13:00:00.002Z

Eurocypria Boeing 737-800 5B-DBR operated

their first IT flight of the season

Photo: Ron Kosys

2008-12-18T12:58:00.001Z

Norwegian Boeing 737-300 LN-KKE operated their service to Warsaw

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Wednesday 19 March 2008

2008-12-18T12:56:00.001Z

Flightline BAe 146-300 G-FLTC operated the morning

Swiss service from Zurich

Photo: Gordon Stretch
Wednesday 19 March 2008

2008-12-18T12:54:00.000Z

Ryanair Boeing 737-800 EI-CTB operated their morning service

to Dublin - it wears "Say No to BA Fuel Levy" titles

Photo: Gordon Stretch
Wednesday 19 March 2008

2008-12-18T12:52:00.000Z

SAS MD 82 OY-KHE operated their afternoon service from

Copenhagen - the aircraft is in the "Star Alliance" scheme

Photo: Gordon Stretch
Wednesday 19 March 2008

Thursday 20 March 2008

2008-12-18T12:30:00.002Z

Air Malta used former BritishJet MD 90 HB-JIB on their

scheduled service from Malta

Photo: Ron Kosys

2008-12-18T12:28:00.000Z

Welcome Air Dornier 328 JET OE-LJR visited the

Elmdon apron during the morning

Photo: Ron Kosys

Thursday 20 March 2008

Friday 21 March 2008

2008-12-18T12:00:00.001Z

TAG Aviation Falcon 2000 HB-IBH was a visitor to the Elmdon apron

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Saturday 22 March 2008

2008-12-18T11:30:00.003Z

European Boeing 737-200 G-CEAE operated a charter to Lourdes

- the aircraft has recently regained "European" titles

Photo: Ron Kosys

2008-12-18T11:28:00.001Z

BA Cityflyer Avro RJ 100 G-BZAX still wears BA Connect titles

Photo: Gordon Stretch
Saturday 22 March 2008

Sunday 23 March 2008

2008-12-18T11:00:00.004Z

MyTravel Boeing 767-300 G-DAJC was a morning diversion

from Manchester - it later positioned to Filton for painting

into Thomas Cook colours

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Saturday 29 March 2008

2008-12-18T08:00:00.002Z

Royal Danish Air Force C-130J Hercules B-537 was

an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

Photo: Gordon Stretch

2008-12-18T07:58:00.002Z

RAF VC 10 C1K XR807 was a morning arrival on a "medivac"

flight before positioning to Brize Norton

Photos: Martin McGrath

Saturday 29 March 2008

2008-12-18T02:00:00.003Z

For APRIL 2008 and the rest of the

year click "Older Posts" on the right below
.
To go back to FEBRUARY 2008 and earlier in
the year click "Newer Posts" on the left below

APRIL 2008

2008-12-17T22:30:00.002Z

Snow in April? - and more diversions!

The summer schedules start - new this year Atlantic BAe 146's

operating for SAS and Helvetic Fokker 100's flying for Swiss.

Another star movement - Boeing BBJ HL7770 of Samsung visited

for an afternoon - the first Korean registered aircraft to visit BHX!

A Kenn Borek Twin Otter transited - the first of many!

Tuesday 1 April 2008

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The start of the "summer" schedules brought new colour to BHX

- Swiss starting using a Helvetic Fokker 100 on two of their daily

flights from Zurich - HB-JVE passes Terminal 1 on arrival

Photo: Ron Kosys

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Norwegian Boeing 737-300 LN-KKI wears additional "Krakow" titles

Photo: Gordon Stretch
Tuesday 1 April 2008

Thursday 3 April 2008

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West Air Europe BAe ATP LX-WAO operated in place of the usual
FedEx ATR 72 and spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron

Photo: Ron Kosys