Sunday 31 August 2008 - BHX

Gama Aviation Challenger G-IMAC was a morning
visitor to the Elmdon apron

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Boeing 737-300 LN-KKY operated the final Norwegian service

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

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Photos: Ron Kosys

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Balkan Holidays Airbus A320 LZ-BHC was an early morning

diversion due to fog at East Midlands
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Photo: Ian Bowley

Wednesday 27 August 2008 - BHX

Adria Canadair RJ900 S5-AAL operated their weekly flight to Ljubljana

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Photo: Ron Kosys

Tuesday 26 August 2008 - EMA

Cathay Pacific Cargo Boeing 747-400BCF was a visitor to EMA - the

aircraft wears additional "First Boeing Converted Freighter" titles on

the nose and departed to Dubai

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Photo: John Gregory

Monday 25 August 2008 - BHX

Monarch Boeing 757 G-MONJ operated their weekly IT flight

from Bourgas. The aircraft wears the "Hedkandi" special scheme

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Photos: Ron Kosys

Sunday 24 August 2008 - BHX

Air Bee MD 82 I-DAVB again operated their weekly IT flight from Naples

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Photo: Ian Bowley

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Kenn Borek Air Twin Otter C-GKCS arrived from Keflavik in the early
hours of Sunday morning and spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron

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Photo: Ron Kosys
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Photo: Ian Bowley
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flybe Dash 8Q-400 G-KKEV "Kevin Keegan" was also parked on

the Elmdon apron in front of the flybe hangar
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Eurocypria Boeing 737-800 5B-DBZ operated their weekly IT flight to Larnaca
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Photos: Ron Kosys

Friday 22 August 2008 - BHX

baboo Embraer 190 HB-JQG operated the early morning
Air France service from Paris CDG in place of the usual
CityJet Avro Avro RJ85

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Photos: Ron Kosys

Sunday 17 August 2008 - BHX

Belavia Boeing 737-500 EW-252PA operated the return charter

flight to Minsk on behalf of the "Children of Chernobyl" charity

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Photos: Ron Kosys

Saturday 16 August 2008 - BHX

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Air Finland Boeing 757 OH-AFI positioned in to operate a flight for
Thomas Cook only to return to Gatwick....

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.... to be replaced by XL Airways Boeing 767-200 G-BOPB

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Thomas Cook Airbus A321 G-SMTJ operated their IT flight to Mahon

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Austrian Arrows Canadair RJ200 OE-LCL operated their IT flight to Innsbruck

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Photos: Ron Kosys
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Friday 15 August 2008 - BHX

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Iberworld Airbus A320 EC-IMU operated their IT flight to Tenerife

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Spanair MD 83 EC-GQG operated their weekly IT flight from Ibiza

- the aircraft is in Star Alliance colours
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Photos: Ron Kosys
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Thursday 14 August 2008 - BHX

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Norwegian Boeing 737-300 LN-KKX operated their service from
Warsaw - the aircraft is in "Network Norway" colours

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Photo: Ron Kosys

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Photo: Ian Bowley
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Photo: Ron Kosys
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Wednesday 13 August 2008 - BHX

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"Celeb Air" Monarch Airbus A321 G-OZBI which is currently

based was an early morning departure to Malaga

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Photo: Ian Bowley
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Tuesday 11 August 2008 - BHX

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Monarch Airbus A321 G-OZBI paid its first visit to BHX since it was

painted in "Celeb Air" colours to promote a new ITV reality show

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Photo: Ron Kosys
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Tuesday 11 August 2008 - GLO

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The morning Manx2 flight to Gloucester from the Isle of Man

was operated by Top Fly Metro EC-ITP

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Photo: Ron Kosys
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Monday 11 August 2008 - BHX

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TAG Aviation Legacy G-SYLJ was an early moring arrival

spending most of the day parked on the Elmdon apron

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Markoss Canadair RJ200 G-MKSA was also parked on the

elmdon apron receiving attention from flybe

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Photos: Ron Kosys
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Sunday 10 August 2008 - BHX

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Recently delivered Air Bee MD 82 I-DAVB operated their weekly IT

flight from Naples - the first time since Sunday 25 May 2008 that this

flight has been operated by an Air Bee aircraft

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Photo: Ron Kosys

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Photo: Ian Bowley

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AMC Boeing 737-800 SU-BQA operated their weekly IT flight from Sharm el Sheikh

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Photo: Ron Kosys
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Photo: Ian Bowley
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Dash 8Q-400 G-ECOC is a recent delivery to flybe

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Photo: Ron Kosys
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Friday 8 August 2008 - BHX

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New bmibaby Boeing 737-300 G-TOYI positioned in from

East Midlands to operate their afternoon flight to Amsterdam.

The aircraft wears new style billboard titles

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Air Berlin used Boeing 737-700 D-ABAB on their flight to

Paderborn in place of the usual 737-800

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Aegean Avro RJ100 SX-DVE reappeared from the flybe hangar

to go for a test flight only to return to the hangar again!
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Photos: Ron Kosys
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Thursday 7 August 2008 - BHX

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Aegean Avro RJ 100 SX-DVE reappeared from the flybe hangar
only to return after an abortive attempt to depart back to Greece

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Photo: Mike Hollick

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Photo: Ron Kosys

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Lagunair Embraer 145 EC-KBI operated a charter flight from Pamplona
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Photo: Chris Mabbott
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Photo: Mike Hollick
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Wednesday 6 August 2008 - CVT

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Colourful Lear Jet 45 M-EOCV was a visitor to Coventry

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Photo: Chris Mabbott
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Tuesday 5 August 2008 - BHX

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Thomsonfly Boeing 767-300 G-OBYE makes a dramatic departure

off Runway 15 in the morning rain

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Photo: Ron Kosys
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Sunday 3 August 2008 - BHX

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For the second week running Fly Excellent MD 83 SE-DJE operated

the Air Bee/Itali Airlines IT flight to Naples. The aircraft wears

"Purobeach" titles advertising a Spanish hotel chain

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Photo: Ian Bowley
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Sunday 3 August 2008 - Stoke Golding

Stoke Golding airfield, near Nuneton, held its annual

"Stakeout Fly-In" over the weekend - attendees included....

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Slingsby T-61F G-BUFG seen departing to Hinton-in-the-Hedges

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Locally based Yak-18T HA-YAK which gave a display
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Thruxton Jackaroo G-AOIR arriving from Baxterley
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Jodel D..17 G-AYGA arriving from Oxenhope
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Chipmunk G-BVTX alias WP809 departing to Husbands Bosworth
.

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Dyn'Aero MCR-01 G-CCFG from Headon Farm, Notts
.

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Jabiru J430 G-JABU from Bourn
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Photos: Mike Hollick