Wednesday 18 February 2009 - BHX

Challenger 850 (Canadair CRJ200) VP-BVJ arrived from

Moscow in connection with the CSKA Moscow UEFA cup tie

against Aston Villa and parked on the Elmdon apron

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Photo: Mike Hollick

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Photo: Ron Kosys

Tuesday 17 February 2009 - BHX

CityJet Avro RJ 85 EI-RJY made its second visit to BHX

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Photo: Chris Mabbott

Monday 16 February 2009 - EMA

flyglobespan Boeing 737-600 G-CDKT is now registered SU-MWC

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New Ryanair Boeing 737-800 EI-EBH is currently based at EMA

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Photo: Chris Mabbott

Saturday 14 February 2009 - BHX

Comlux Airbus A319CJ 9H-AFK was a morning visitor to the Elmdon
apron departing to Lyon - it had earlier positioned in from Heathrow

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Falcon 2000 OH-FIX which arrived on Friday morning remained

parked up on the Elmdon apron
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Photos: Ron Kosys
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New Ryanair Boeing 737-800 EI-EBD made its first visit to BHX

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Photo: Chris Mabbott

Friday 13 February 2009 - BHX

Centre Avia Yak 42 RA-42423 arrived from Moscow bringing in

the CSKA Moscow football team for their UEFA cup tie against

Aston Villa next week

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Photo: Ron Kosys

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Photo: Mike Hollick
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Photo: Ian Bowley

Friday 13 February 2009 - Kemble

Air India Airbus A310-300 VT-EVX has now lost its engines....

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.... while former Club Air BAe 146-200 G-CCJP remains in storage

.Photo: Chris Mabbott

Thursday 12 February 2009 - BHX

NetJets Hawker 750XP CS-DUD was a visitor to the Elmdon apron....

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.... as was CitationJet 525B D-CPMI

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Photo: Chris Mabbott

Tuesday 10 February 2009 - BHX

Turkish Airlines Airbus A319 TC-JLM operated their service

from Istanbul - the first visit of a TK 319 to BHX

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Photo: Ron Kosys

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Photo: Chris Mabbott

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Falcon 7X N8000E was a visitor to the Elmdon apron operating

from/to Brno in the Czech Republic
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Photo: Mike Hollick
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Photo: John Gregory
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RAF C17 ZZ173 was a lunchtime visitor to the Elmdon apron
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Photo: John Gregory
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VLM Fokker 50 OO-VLS operated a charter from Geneva spending
the day parked on the Elmdon apron

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Photo: Ron Kosys
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Recently delivered Ryanair Boeing 737-800 EI-EBC was a

morning visitor operating a charter flight
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Photo: Chris Mabbott

Monday 9 February 2009

KLM Boeing 737-800 PH-BXA operated their KL1423/1424 service
from Amsterdam. The aircraft is now in a "retro" colour scheme to
mark the airlines 90th anniversary in 2009

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Brussels Airlines Airbus A319 OO-SSM operated their mid morning

service to Brussels in place of the usual Avro RJ85/100

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Photos: Ron Kosys

Thursday 5 February 2009 - BHX

Air Libya BAe 146-300 5A-DKQ which arrived from Kemble on

Wednesday reappeared out of the flybe and departed shortly

afterwards to Nice onto Libya on delivery

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Photos: Ron Kosys

Wednesday 4 February 2009 - BHX

Air Libya BAe 146-300 5A-DKQ positioned up from Kemble for

attention by flybe and was soon inside Hangar 2 at BHX

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Photo: Ron Kosys

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Photo: Mike Hollick

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Gazelle HA-LFB was an afternoon vistor to the Elmdon apron
- it is operated by the Honister Slate Mine in Cumbria

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Photo: Mike Hollick

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Atlantic Airways Avro RJ100 OY-FJE operated the morning SAS

service to Copenhagen - it retains the basic scheme of Faroe Jet

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Photo: Ron Kosys

Tuesday 3 February 2009 - Tudor Grange Park, Solihull town centre

County Air Ambulance Eurocopter EC-135T-2 G-WMAS made a

precautionary landing in Tudor Grange Park, near Solihull town

centre due to a technical problem....
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Bond who operate the helicopter for County Air Ambulance flew

and engineer up from Staverton on Bolkow 105 G-NDAA....
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.... and Eurocopter EC-135T-2 G-WMAS was soon on its way

back to its base at Cosford....
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.... while Bolkow 105 G-NDAA returned to Staverton
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Photos: Gordon Stretch

Tuesday 3 February 2009 - EMA

Antonov Design Bureau Antonov 124 UR-82027 arrived from

Warton and after refueling continued on to Goa

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British Airways Boeing 777 G-YMMG which had diverted in

on Monday morning departed back to Heathrow....
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.... while flyglobespan Boeing 737-600 G-CDKT went on a test flight
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Photos: John Gregory

Monday 2 February 2009 - BHX

A busy day for diversions! - British Airways Boeing 747-400

G-CIVW was operating flight"BA 118" from Bangalore when

it diverted in from Heathrow....

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.... and joined a large number of earlier diversions!

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Wizz Air Airbus A320 LZ-WZB may have lifted off Runway 33 with

easy as it positioned to Luton but it was soon back again when that

airport closed again for snow clearance
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Photos: Ron Kosys

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Airbus A340 HZ-124 came and went in the snow....

Photo: Mike Hollick
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....while some just waited for the weather to improve!

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Photo: Ian Bowley
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Next years Christmas card? - the FedEx ATR 72 on the Elmdon apron
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Photo: Ron Kosys

Sunday 1 February 2009 - BHX

Boeing BBJ N888TY arrived on Saturday evening and is now parked
up on the Elmdon apron. It is operated on behalf of Ty Corporation
who manufacture "Beanie Babies" stuffed toys and is visiting BHX in
connection with the "International Spring Fair" that is being held at
the nearby NEC this week

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Photo: Ron Kosys

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flybe Dash 8Q-400 G-ECOO arrived from Reykjavik as the

"BE 040" at the end of its delivery flight from Canada

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Photo: Chris Mabbott