Sunday 31 May 2009 - EMA

Kuzu Airlines Cargo Airbus A310-300F TC-VEL was an early morning

arrival into EMA - unfortunately in an all white scheme!

.

Photo: John Gregory

Sunday 31 May 2009 - BHX

flybe have now reregistered Dash 8Q-400 LN-WDT back to G-ECOB

.

Photo: Ron Kosys

Tuesday 26 May 2009 - GLO

Socata TBM-700 106/MN is operated by CEV - Centre d'Essais en Vol

.

Photo: Ron Kosys

Monday 25 May 2009 - BHX

KTHY - Cyprus Turkish Airlines - used Airbus A321 TC-KTD

on their weekly flight from Ercan via Dalaman in place of

the usual Boeing 737-800

.

Turkish Boeing 737-800 TC-JGU operated their flight from Istanbul

.

Photos: Ron Kosys

Sunday 24 May 2009 - BHX

flyglobespan Boeing 767-300 G-SPNA positioned in from Dublin

to operate a subcharter on behalf of Monarch to Paphos

.

Air Finland Boeing 757 OH-AFJ positioned out to Oslo

.

US Airways Boeing 757 N942US operated their flight to Philadelphia
.
Onur Air Airbus A321 TC-OAE departs off Runway 15 back to Dalaman
.
Photos: Ron Kosys
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Saga Airlines Boeing 737-400 TC-SGD operated an extra IT flight
from Dalaman - it still wears small Air Algerie titles and tail insignia
from an earlier lease

.

Photo: Ian Bowley

Saturday 23 May 2009 - Leicester

Leicestershire Aero Club is celebrating its Centenary Year

and held a vintage a vintage aircraft "fly in" over the

weekend visitors and residents on Saturday included

Isaacs Fury II K8303/G-BWWN....

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Aeronca 7AC Champion G-BVCS
. Piper Cherokee G-ZEBY

.
.

RAF Jet Provost T4 XR673/G-BXLO
.

Slingsby Venture G-BUGV
.

Piper Super Cub N7238X
.

Photos: Chris Mabbott

Saturday 23 May 2009 - BHX

CityJet/Scot Airways Dornier 328 G-BYMK arrived with the
Newcastle United FC team for their match against Aston Villa

on Sunday afternoon

.

Thomas Cook Airbus A321 G-NIKO operated their flight to Mahon

.

Photos: Ron Kosys

Friday 22 May 2009 - BHX

flybe Dash 8Q-400 G-ECOT arrived from Reykjavik

at the end of its delivery flight from Canada

.

Photo: Chris Mabbott

Thursday 21 May 2009 - BHX

Dash 8Q-400 LN-WDT arrived from Eindhoven after repainting

back into flybe colours - it has been on lease to Wideroe of Norway

and will be restored to G-ECOB

.

Marshall of Cambridge Citation Bravo G-FIRM was an

afternoon arrival parking on the Elmdon apron
.

Photos: Mike Hollick

Wednesday 20 May 2009 - BHX

Aeronova Metro EC-JCU was an early morning arrival

spending the day parked on the Elmdon apron....

.

.... together with Astra N630S

.

Photos: Ron Kosys

Tuesday 19 May 2009 - BHX

Arcus Air Dornier 228 D-CUTT was an afternoon arrival operating

a cargo flight and parking on the Elmdon apron....

.

Photo: Ron Kosys

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.... where it joined Bin Air Metro D-CPSW that had arrived in the
early hours of the morning

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Cessna 172 G-ROKT was also parked on the Elmdon apron
.

Photos: Mike Hollick

Monday 18 May 2009 - BHX

Cyprus Turkish Boeing 737-800 TC-CTA operated their first

service of the 2009 season - its first visit to BHX

.

Photo: Chris Mabbott

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Photo: Ron Kosys
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Turkish Airbus A321 TC-JMH operated their service from Istanbul

.

Photo: Ron Kosys

Sunday 17 May 2009 - BHX

Maldivian Air Taxi/Kenn Borek Air Twin Otter 8Q-MAU

arrived from Brindisi (and the Maldives). After refueling on

the Elmdon apron it departed to Keflavik and onto Canada

.

Photo: Chris Mabbott

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Photo: Martin McGrath
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Photo: Ron Kosys

Saturday 16 May 2009 - EMA

Royal Netherlands Air Force KDC 10-30CF T-235 was a

morning visitor to EMA

.

Photo: Ian Bowley

Saturday 16 May 2009 - BHX

Eurojet's Belfast International based Citation XLS G-OSVM

spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron - it had arrived

on Friday evening its first visit to BHX

.

Photo: Ron Kosys

Saturday 16 May 2009 - CVT

Gulfstream IV G-MATF was parked on the south apron....

.

.... while Robinson R22 G-IIPT was parked on the north apron

.

Photos: Chris Mabbott

Friday 15 May 2009 - BHX

BAe 125-800B M-HDAM was a morning departure after

arriving on Thursday evening

.

Galaxy HB-IUT was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

.

Turkish Airbus A320 TC-JPO operated their service to Istanbul
.

Photos: Ron Kosys
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Citation CJ3 D-CNOB was an afternoon visitor
.

Photo: Chris Mabbott

Wednesday 13 May 2009 - Kemble

MK Airlines Boeing 747-200F G-MKGA arrived at Kemble on

Monday 11 May 2009 for storage

.

Photo: Chris Mabbott

Wednesday 13 May 2009 - BHX

US Airways Boeing 757 N201UU operated their inaugural
service from Philadelphia

.

Air Berlin Airbus A319 D-ABGH operated their flight from

Hannover in place of the usual A320

.

Photos: Chris Mabbott

Tuesday 12 May 2009 - BHX

SAS used Canadair CRJ 900 OY-KFF on their morning service

from Copenhagen - its first visit to BHX

.

VLM Fokker 50 OO-VLK operated a day stopping
charter flight from Rotterdam

.

Photos: Chris Mabbott

Monday 11 May 2009 - BHX

Titan Super King Air G-POWB was a morning visitor to the Elmdon
apron operating a flight for the NHS Transplant service

.

Photo: Ron Kosys

Sunday 10 May 2009 - Langar

After several days of poor weather/high winds Antonov 28 RF-00308

had a busy Sunday dropping skydivers at Langar....

.

Photo: Mike Hollick

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.... to reduce turnround times the skydivers were ferried out

to the runway to board the aircraft through the rear door
.

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A view inside the Antonov 28....
.
.... the cockpit
.
.

Photos: Gordon Stretch
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Also in use were the two based Caravans D-FLOH....
.

.... and D-FBPS
.

Photos: Mike Hollick