Wednesday 19 August 2009 - BHX

bmi 321 G-MEDF positioned in from Heathrow to take Aston Villa to
Vienna for their UEFA Europa League match against Rapid Vienna

.

Cyprus Airbus A320 5B-DBD operated their flight from Larnaca

.

Photos: Ron Kosys

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Dash 8Q-400 G-PTHA re-emerged from the flybe hangar now

registered SX-OBA....
.

Photo: Ron Kosys
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....and departed as "Pantheon 032P" to Norwich
.

Photo: Chris Mabbott

Sunday 16 August 2009 - BHX

Olympic Dash 8Q-400 G-FLBD which had arrived from Norwich

on Saturday afternoon departed to Athens on delivery

.

Photo: Ron Kosys

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Photo: Chris Mabbott

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Dash 8Q-400 G-PTHA - the next aircraft due to go to Olympic -
arrived from Reykjavik at the end of its delivery flight
.

Photo: Chris Mabbott
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Eurocypria Boeing 737-800 5B-DBX operated their flight from Larnaca
.

Photo: Ron Kosys

Saturday 15 August 2009 - BHX

Mahan Air Airbus A310-300 EP-MHO operated their flight

from Tehran - its first visit to BHX

.

Air Berlin Airbus A319 D-ABGC operated their flight
to Hannover in place of the usual Airbus A320

.

RAF Tristar C2 ZE704 operated a medevac flight before
positioning to Brize Norton.
.
Royal Danish Air Force Challenger C-172 was an early morning
arrival to pick up passengers off the RAF Tristar
.

Photos: Ron Kosys

Friday 14 August 2009 - Kemble

Preserved RAF Bristol Britannia C1 XM496 has now been moved

to a new location on the northside of the airfield

.

Photo: Gordon Stretch

Thursday 13 August 2009 - EMA

Challenger M-NHOI was an afternoon arrival

.

Photo: Chris Mabbott

Thursday 13 August 2009 - BHX

SAS Canadair CRJ 900 OY-KFH operated their morning

flight from Copenhagen - its second visit to BHX

.

Photo: Chris Mabbott

Wednesday 12 August 2009 - Kemble

MK Airlines Boeing 747F G-MKCA which only arrived on

Friday 7 August 2009 has already lost its engines!

.

Photo: Chris Mabbott

Tuesday 11 August 2009 - BHX

Hellenic Imperial Airways Boeing 747-200 SX-TIE operated its
second flight to BHX from Jeddah and Athens making another

low approach this time to Runway 15

.

After offloading the passengers SX-TIE positioned back to Athens

- this time departing off Runway 33

.PIA Boeing 777-200ER AP-BGJ operated their service from Islamabad

.

Photos: Ron Kosys

Monday 10 August 2009 - BHX

Turkish Airbus A321 TC-JRB operated their flight from Istanbul

.

Photo: Ron Kosys

Sunday 9 August 2009 - BHX

RAF Tristar KC1 ZD952 operated a medevac flight before

departing off Runway 15 to Brize Norton

.

Eurocypria Boeing 737-800 5B-DBR operated their weekly

IT flight to Larnaca

. Turkish Boeing 737-800 TC-JGN operated their flight from Istanbul
.

Photos: Chris Mabbott

Saturday 8 August 2009 - Kemble

MK Airlines Boeing 747F G-MKCA arrived on Friday 7 August 2009....
.

Photo: Mike Hollick

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.... to join G-MKGA in storage

.

Photo: Ian Bowley
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Kemble always has plenty of variety including an impromptu

display by Vulcan G-VLCN while it was out on a test flight!
.

Photos: Mike Hollick
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Photo: Ron Kosys
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Other visitors included Cub G-BMKC....

.

.... Synergy Aviation Cessna 525 G-EDCJ which visited

from Nice to Blackbushe....
.

.... C-42 G-HBBH....
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.... and RV8 G-HILZ
.

Photos: Mike Hollick
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A large number of airliners are now being scrapped at Kemble
including SkyExpress Boeing 737-300 VP-BBN....
.

.... DHL Airbus A300B4 OO-DIF....
.

.... Clickair Airbus A320's EC-GRE and EC-GRF....
.

.... and former Air Lanka Airbus A320 4R-ABD
.

Photos: Ron Kosys

Saturday 8 August 2009 - BHX

Blue Line Fokker 100 F-GNLG which had arrived from Asturias,

Spain, with Real Sporting de Gijon for their friendly football match

against Birmingham City departed after the match....

.

.... as did Eastern Saab 2000 G-CFLV which had brought Fiorentina

from Florence for their friendly match against Aston Villa

.

Swiss Airbus A319 HB-IPU operated their evening service

from Zurich in place of the usual Helvetic Fokker 100
.

Onur Air Airbus A320 TC-OBD operated their flight to Bodrum
.
Balkan Holidays Airbus A320 LZ-BHE operated their flight from Bourgas
.

Photos: Ron Kosys

Friday 7 August 2009 - BHX

Emirates flights have now moved to Stand 42C following the....

.

.... opening of the "south gates" of the new International Pier
.

Meanwhile the old Pier is currently being demolished!
.

Photos: Matt Kidgell

Thursday 6 August 2009 - EMA

Antonov Design Bureau Antonov 124 UR-82027 was a

morning arrival into EMA parking on the DHL apron
.

Thomson Boeing 737-800 G-FDZS wears their new style titles
.

Aeronova Metro EC-IXL
.

Photos: Chris Mabbott

Wednesday 5 August 2009 - BHX

Cyprus Airbus A320 5B-DBC operated their flight to Larnaca

.

Photo: Ron Kosys