Birmingham Aviation Enthusiasts Group: April 2012

Monday 30 April 2012 - Birmingham

Jet2 Boeing 737-8K2 G-GDFC was an afternoon arrival from Glasgow
Photo: Laurence Jones
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....positioning in to operate a charter to Krakow on Tuesday
Photo: Robert Jones

Saturday 28 April 2012 - Coventry

Dubai Air Wing Avro RJ 85 A6-RJ1 made a number of approaches
while on a test flight out of Norwich Photo: Paul Sliwinski

Friday 27 April 2012 - Coventry

Former Swiftair Cargo Boeing 737-3Y0SF EC-KRA was a lunchtime
arrival from Madrid on delivery to Atlantic Airlines - it is expected
to become G-JMCM in due course Photo: Chris Mabbott

Tuesday 24 April 2012 - East Midlands

Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 747-47UF N415MC made another
visit with yet more "Formula 1" cars returning to the UK....
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.... with Cargolux Boeing 747-4R7F LX-PCV also bringing in cars
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.... both aircraft parking on the DHL apron
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Challenger 850 D-AJOY made an afternoon visit....
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.... while Challenger 604 G-LTSK made two visits during the day
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Other arrivals included Cessna 310R N747YK....
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.... and Cessna 182K Skylane G-CBIL
Photos: Nick Broome

Monday 23 April 2012 - East Midlands

Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 747-47UF N415MC

was an afternoon....

.... arrival the first of a series of flights bringing

the "Formula 1" cars back to the UK

Photos: Nick Broome

Tuesday 17 April 2012 - Gloucester Staverton

Natural Environment Research Council Dornier Do-228-101 has
been re registered G-EVNR - it was previously D-CALM
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Scottish Air Ambulance Eurocopter EC 135T2+ G-SASA was a visitor
Photo: Kevin Farley

Tuesday 17 April 2012 - Birmingham

City Airline Embraer 145LR SE-RAF operated their flight to Gothenburg
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Loganair Saab 340B G-LGNI operated the evening flybe service
to Dundee - the aircraft wears their 50th anniversary titles
Photos: Robert Jones

Wednesday 4 April 2012 - Birmingham

Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-443 G-VROS diverted in from Manchester
while operating flight "VS 074" from Orlando.... Photo: Laurence Jones
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.... after unloading it positioned back to Manchester Photo: Nick Broome

Sunday 15 April 2012 - East Midlands

OLT Jetair Fokker 100 D-ALOH was a lunchtime arrival
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DHL Airbus A300-622RF D-AEAP remained parked on a Taxiway
after being involved in a ground incident on Saturday evening
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RAF Hercules C-130J ZH885 made an approach and go around
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Titan Airways Agusta A109E Power G-WELY was a visitor
Photos: Nick Broome

Wednesday 11 April 2012 - East Midlands

RAF Airbus A330-243MRTT "Voyager" ZZ330 was a lunchtime
visitor on a training flight making a short stop on the DHL apron
before departing back to RAF Brize Norton
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Photos: Ian Busby

Monday 27 February 2012 - Birmingham

Meridian Aviation Antonov An 12BK UR-DWF was an afternoon....
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.... from Graz Photos: John Gregory
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Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-EVH operated their afternoon flight
from Dublin - its first visit to BHX Photo: Laurence Jones

Sunday 26 February 2012 - Birmingham

First Choice Boeing 767-35EER G-DBLA operated the
Thomson flight to Barbados Photo: Owen Ceney
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Gulfstream G200 Galaxy OE-HAS which arrived on Saturday spent
the day parked up on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mark Sheen

Saturday 25 February 2012 - Birmingham

Lauda Air Boeing 737-8Z9 OE-LNK operated the weekly Austrian
Airlines ski IT flight from Innsbruck Photo: Owen Ceney
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SAS Canadair CRJ 900 LN-RNL operated their morning
service to Copenhagen Photo: Owen Ceney
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Photo: Robert Jones
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easyJet Swiss Airbus A319-111 HB-JZL operated their flight to Geneva
Photo: Robert Jones

Friday 24 February 2012 - Birmingham

Aero-Charter Airlines Antonov 12BP UR-CJN was a lunchtime
departure to Tekirdag, Turkey Photo: Ron Kosys
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Skydrift Embraer Bandeirante G-TABS which had arrived on Thursday
evening spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron Photo: Mike Hollick
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Suckling Dornier 328-110 G-BZOG was an afternoon arrival from
Newcastle bringing Sunderland AFC down for their Premier League
match against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday Photo: Mike Hollick