Tuesday 30 April 2013 - EMA

Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov 12BP UR-CGV was a morning arrival from Stavanger
later departing to Billund Photo: John Gregory

Saturday 27 April 2013 - Coventry

The end of an era! - Atlantic Airlines last airworthy Electra G-LOFC ferried from Katowice to Coventry in the
early hours of Saturday after operating their final Electra commercial flight from Leipzig on behalf of DHL

The aircraft has been sold to Buffalo Airways at Yellowknife and departed to Keflavik just after 1045....

 

.... Atlantic Airlines staff were out in force to wave it off and it received a water canon salute

.... as it taxied out to depart Coventry for the last time lining up on Runway 05 Photos: Mike Hollick

.... after taking off it made one final approach

.... and flyby along Runway 05 Photo: Mike Hollick

.... before climbing away en-route to it new home in Canada

A close up look at G-LOFC earlier in the morning when the sun was out

.... and a final look in the cockpit

 

.... and at those powerful Allison turboprops

"Buffalo Joe" - the owner of Buffalo Airways - was on hand to supervise the departure

A final sunny shot of Lockheed Electra G-LOFC which was the last airworthy Electra in Europe
Photos: James Ralph

Tuesday 23 April 2013 - East Midlands

Cargolux Boeing 747-8R7F LX-VCG was a lunchtime arrival from Bahrain....

.... bringing back "Formula1" racing cars and equipment after the recent Grand Prix

.... after unloading it positioned out to Luxembourg

Atlas Air Boeing 747-47UF N415MC also arrived from Bahrain positioning out to Barcelona 

Thomson Boeing 737-8K5 G-FDZE is now in their new "dreamliner" colour scheme
Photos: John Gregory

Thursday 18 April 2013 - RAF Shawbury

Four French Army Air Corps - ALAT - helicopters including Puma 1093/DCG visited RAF Shawbury
on a familiarisation flight around the UK as part on the ongoing development of interoperability
between the UK and French armed forces     

Also dropping in for fuel was Gazelle 3546/GJF....

.... Gazelle 3947/GAS

.... and Gazelle 4189/GCN all belonging to the 3rd Combat Helicopter Regiment and operating
out of Middle Wallop in Hampshire Photos: Mark Presswood

Tuesday 16 April 2013 - Wellesbourne

Embraer Phenom 300 PT-TOH was a lunchtime visitor on a demonstration flight Photo: Mark Presswood

Tuesday 19 March 2013 - Kemble

A general view of some of the aircraft stored at Kemble.....

.... a wider view of the same area

.... the aircraft in the scrapping area

.... and a closer view - aircraft currently in storage/awaiting scrapping include

former Air Contractors/DHL Airbus A300B4-203F EI-OZI

former Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-467 B-HOX

former Corsairfly Boeing 747-422 F-HKIS which now wears the registration TF-AMG

former bmibaby Boeing 737-3L9 G-OGBD

former Europe Airpost Boeing 737-348QC F-GIXI

former Hi Fly Airbus A340-312 CS-TQL

former MK Airlines Boeing 747-2B5BF G-MKCA

former MK Airlines Boeing 747-2R7F G-MKGA

A general view of BAe 146's/Avro RJ85's parked on the Chevron apron

Photos: Ron Kosys

Monday 4 March 2013 - Minoan Air Fokker 50 SX-BRS operates their inaugural scheduled service from Oxford to Edinburgh

Minoan Air Fokker 50 SX-BRS operated the inaugural flight of their new Oxford to Edinburgh
scheduled service - flights from Oxford to Dublin start of Wednesday 6 March 2013

The team from Oxford Airport were on handed to welcome Minoan Air

The cake!!

For more information on these new services from Oxford Airport to Dublin and Edinburgh
see www.minoanair.com or www.oxfordairport.co.uk

Monday 18 February 2012 - Birmingham

RAF BAe 146-200QC ZE707 was an afternoon visitor.... Photo: Ron Kosys

.... when it made an ILS approach and go around to Runway 15 Photo: Robert Jones

RAF Tristar C2 ZE705 was a lunchtime visitor operating a medevac flight

Jet2 Boeing 737-377QC G-CELY was an afternoon arrival operating a charter flight from Odense

Bin Air Metro III D-CPSW made a brief lunchtime visit operating a priority freight charter

Photos: Ron Kosys

Saturday 16 February 2013 - Birmingham

Titan Boeing 737-33AQC G-POWC positioned in to operate an additional IT flight to Chambery

Austrian Airbus A320-214 OE-LBT operated their weekly IT flight to Innsbruck

Swiss Airbus A321-212 HB-IOM operating their lunchtime flight from Zurich as they
upgraded their services for the start of the "Half Term" holiday week Photos: Ron Kosys

Global Express OE-IGS which had arrived on Wednesday was a morning departure Photo: Robert Jones

Saturday 9 February 2013 - Birmingham

Austrian Airbus A320-214 OE-LBS operated their weekly IT flight to Innsbruck

Jet2 Boeing 737-330 G-CELH positioned in from Leeds to operate a charter to Dublin
in connection with the Ireland v England "Six Nations" rugby match on Sunday

Thomson Boeing 757-28A G-OOBD was an afternoon arrival when it positioned in
from Norwich after repainting in their new "dreamliner" style colour scheme

Bin Air Metro 23 D-CNAG was a lunchtime arrival from Leipzig

Gama Aviation Hawker 800XP G-CDLT made a brief afternoon visit to the Elmdon apron

Photos: Ron Kosys