Tuesday 29 January 2008 - BHX

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

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MyTravel airbus A320 G-OMYA has now been repainted into
Thomas Cook colours
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Photos: Ron Kosys

Sunday 27 January 2008 - BHX

flybaboo Dash 8Q-400 HB-JQA visited flybe for maintenance and
departed back to Geneva in the early afternoon

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Photo: Ron Kosys

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Photo: Martin McGrath

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Photo: Ian Bowley

Friday 25 January 2008 - BHX

The latest Dash 8Q-400 for flybe - G-ECOB - starts up to taxy to

the terminal after the completion of its post delivery inspection

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Photo: Ron Kosys

Thursday 24 January 2008 - BHX

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 Australian subsidiary

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Photo: Ian Bowley

Wednesday 23 January 2008 - EMA

Douglas DC 8-62 TR-LIC was a rare visitor to East Midlands arriving

in the gathering gloom of a January afternoon

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Thomsonfly Boeing 737-800 G-FDZB
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Photos: Ian Bowley

Monday 21 January 2008 - BHX

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

"low cost but not at any cost" titles

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Photo: Ian Bowley

Friday 18 January 2008 - BHX - VT-AXV

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

on the next stage of its delivery flight to India

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Photo: Ian Bowley

Thursday 17 January 2008 - BHX - VT-AXV

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

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Photo: Ron Kosys

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Photo: Mike Hollick

Thursday 17 January 2008 - BHX

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

Photo: Mike Hollick

Wednesday 16 January 2008 - BHX

Blue Line Fokker 100 F-GNLG operated the early morning Air France

service from Paris CDG

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Brussels Airlines Avro RJ 100 OO-DWC taxy's to depart

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Photos: Ian Bowley

Ryanair launch BHX base!!

Michael O'Leary comes to town!!

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

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Michael O'Leary (centre) with Peter Vella (left), Business Development Director of

Birmingham International Airport, and Joe Kelly (right) Acting Managing Director
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Time to fly home to Dublin!! - I brought my own plane!!

Saturday 12 January 2008 - BHX

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 at BHX before positioning out in the evening.

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Photo: Martin McGrath

BHX Airport Forum 2008

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The "Birmingham Aviation Enthusiasts Group" held its annual enthusiasts "Forum"

at BHX on Wednesday 9 January 2008

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Joe Kelly, the Acting Managing Director of Birmingham International Airport

opens the Forum

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The BHX presenters - Marc Watkins, Business Development Manager,

Joe Kelly and Andy Davies, Aviation Planning Manager
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PC Ian Drewitt from the Airport Police unit gives an update on the BAESS scheme

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The Forum was attended by over 50 local aviation enthusiasts

Thanks as always to Birmingham International Airport
for hosting this important event

Wednesday 9 January 2008 - BHX

KLM Boeing 737-800 PH-BXC has now had winglets fitted

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Lufthansa Canadair CRJ 700 D-ACPQ is in "Star Alliance" colours
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Photos: Ron Kosys

Sunday 6 January 2008 - BHX

KLM used Boeing 737-800 PH-BXI on their morning Amsterdam service

- one of a growing number of their 738's that have now had winglets fitted

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Photo: Ian Bowley

Thursday 3 January 2008 - BHX

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. It departed back to Algeria in the early evening

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Photos: Gordon Stretch