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Hainan Airlines operate first Boeing 767 charter flight from Beijing to Birmingham on Friday 3 July 2015 
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 2 Jul 15
Hainan Airlines will be operating the first of a series of Boeing 767-300charter flights from Beijing to Birmingham Airport on Friday 3 July 2015 The flights will arriveat 0800and then depart back to Beijing at 1000 andwill be operating twice weekly…
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Wizz Air announces direct flights from Budapest and Warsaw to Birmingham Airport from September 2015
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 25 Jun 15
Wizz Air , the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, todayThursday 25 June 2015 announced direct flights from Birmingham to Budapest and Warsaw.
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Monday 25 May 2015 – HondaJet HA-420 N420HE makes first visit of type of aircraft to BHX
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 25 May 15
HondaJet HA-420 N420HE was an evening arrival from Cambridge – thefirst visit of this type of aircraft to BHX …
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Hainan Airlines to operate an expanded programme of charter flights from Beijing to Birmingham in 2015
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 3 Mar 15
Hainan Airlines will be operating and expanded programme of Boeing 767-300 charter flights from Beijing to Birmingham Airport this summer following the success of the short series on flights operated in July and August 2014 The joint initiative …
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Birmingham Airport relaunch www site – “Hello world”
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 10 Feb 15
Birmingham Airport have launched their new www site in the ” Hello world ” theme at – www.
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Norwegian launch advertising campaign for routes from Birmingham to Barcelona, Madrid and Malaga
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 9 Feb 15
Norwegian have launched a billboard advertising campaign around Birmingham for their new routes to Barcelona, Madrid and Malaga for summer 2015 Flights from Birmingham Airport to Malaga will commence on the 30 March 2015 and will operate every …
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Birmingham Airport 2014 – The Year in Review
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 31 Dec 14
Welcome to ” BHX 2014 – The Year in Review ” which brings the highlights of the year at Birmingham Airport together in a photo review 2014 has been a trulyhistoric year for Birmingham Airport with the opening of the 400 metre runway extension at 0600…
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Wednesday 31 December 2014
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 31 Dec 14
Thomson Boeing 787-8 G-TUIC operated their flight to Montego Bay, Jamaica, having earlier arrived from the same destination on its first visit to BHX Thomas Cook Airbus A321-211 G-TCDZ which had positioned in from Bristol on Tuesday evening operated …
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Sunday 28 December 2014 – Thomson Boeing 757-28A G-OOBF flying for TCS Expeditions
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 28 Dec 14
Thomson Boeing 757-28A G-OOBF was a morning departure positioning out toOrlandoSanford…
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Happy Christmas!!
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 23 Dec 14
The Birmingham Airport Symphonic Orchestra celebrate Christmas 2014 Thursday 25 December 2014…
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Emirates to commence a third daily service from Dubai to Birmingham Airport on 1 August 2015
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 22 Dec 14
Emirates has announced that it is to commence a third daily service from Dubai to Birmingham Airport, becoming the first airline to offer a direct First Class service to the Midlands region Commencing Saturday 1August 2015, Emirates flight EK041, …
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Air India and Birmingham Airport celebrate the start of daily “dreamliner” flights to Delhi and onto Amritsar
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 21 Dec 14
William Pearson, Birmingham Airport’s Aviation DevelopmentDirector (front left) andVishwanath Panyam, Air India’s Astt.
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Emergency Planning Exercise at Birmingham Airport
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 16 Dec 14
An Emergency Planning Exercise took place at Birmingham Airport on Sunday 7December 2014…
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Sunday 14 December 2014 – Monarch Airbus A321-231 G-OZBP now painted in Aegean Airlines colours
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 14 Dec 14
Monarch Airbus A321-231 G-OZBP returned from East Midlands now painted inAegean Airlines colours Titan Boeing 757-256 G-ZAPX operated the first serviceof a new weekly IT/inclusive tour flight to Chamberyfor the ski season Thomas Cook Airbus A321-211 …
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Norwegian announce flights from Barcelona, Madrid and Malaga to Birmingham for summer 2015
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 11 Dec 14
Norwegian – Europe’s third largest low-fare airline – have announced that flights will commence from Birmingham Airport to Madrid, Barcelona and Malaganext summer Norwegian will offer regular services to the trio of Spanish routes, withMadrid …
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Turkish Airlines to increase Istanbul to Birmingham service to 12 flights a week for summer 2015!!
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 10 Dec 14
Turkish Airlines will be increasingthe frequency of their servicefrom Istanbul to Birmingham Airport to12 flights a week from the start of the summerschedules on Sunday 29 March 2015 Flights will operate twice daily except on Tuesday and Wednesday …
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Wednesday 3 December 2014 – Thomas Cook Airbus A321-211 G-TCDG now their based aircraft
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 3 Dec 14
Thomas Cook “Sharklet” Airbus A321-211 G-TCDG operated their flight toFuerteventura as they launched A321 services from Birmingham taking overas their basedaircraft from…
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Thomas Cook Airlines welcomes the first of its new Airbus A321s to be based at Birmingham Airport
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 3 Dec 14
David Winstanley, Birmingham Airport and LouiseArscott from Thomas Cook with passenger Mya Yardley from Stourbridge holding thenew Sunny Heart Airbus A321 Thomas Cook Airlines UK has welcomed the first of its new Airbus A321 aircraft to be based at …
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Monday 1 December 2014 – CityJet Fokker 50 OO-VLM operates return VLM charter from Amsterdam
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 1 Dec 14
CityJet Fokker 50 OO-VLM operated the return VLM charter from Amsterdam…
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Friday 28 November 2014 – Polish Air Force CASA C-295M 014 arrives from Krakow
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 29 Nov 14
Polish Air Force CASA C-295M 014parked up to night stop on the Elmdonapron…
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October 2014 passengers at Birmingham Airport
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 27 Nov 14
BirminghamAirport handled 878,689passengers duringOctober2014 – an increase of 5.8% on the previousyear Another solid result and while not a “record month” the airport remains on track for a record year for the first time since 2008…
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Air India to increase Delhi and Amritsar service to daily flight from Sunday 21 December 2014
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 27 Nov 14
Air India have confirmed that they will be increasingtheirBirmingham-Delhi-Amritsar service to a daily flight with effect from Sunday 21 December 2014 The flight is operated by a Boeing 787 “dreamliner”, which has a256 splitseat cabin consistingof …
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Monarch Aircraft Engineering – MAEL – completes successful first year at Birmingham Airport
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 26 Nov 14
Monarch Aircraft Engineering’s (MAEL) Birmingham Airport maintenance facility today celebrates a highly successful first 12 months of operation, having completed over 1,000 aircraft maintenance events for 15 different airlines MAEL engineers at the…
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Aegean Airlines return to Birmingham Airport for Summer 2015 with increased capacity to Athens
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 26 Nov 14
Aegean Airlines , Greece’s largest carrier and a Star Alliance member, has announced that it will increase capacity between Birmingham and Athens for its return in Summer 2015, following the successful launch of the route in June this year …
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Vueling – the Spanish low cost airline – to launch new service between Barcelona and Birmingham Airport
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 6 Nov 14
Vueling , Spain’s leading low cost carrier, will launch flights to Barcelona from Birmingham Airport on Monday 1June 2015.
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American Airlines to launch daily non-stop flights between New York JFK and Birmingham Airport!!
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 3 Nov 14
American Airlines have announcedthat they will be launching a newdailynon-stop year round Boeing 757 service from Birmingham Airportto New York JFK on Friday 8 May2015 The route will provide nearly 100,000 seats between and Birminghamand NewYork and …
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Wednesday 22 October 2014 – Cavok Air Antonov 12AP UR-CCP is a morning departure to Valencia
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 22 Oct 14
Cavok Air Antonov 12AP UR-CCP lifts off Runway 33 on its way to Valencia…
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September 2014 passengers at Birmingham Airport
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 12 Oct 14
BirminghamAirport handled 1,008,859passengers duringSeptember 2014 – an increase of 3.4% on the previousyear Another solid result and the third consecutive month that the passengers numbers have exceeded one million although the total fell just short …
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Birmingham Airport backs Gatwick expansion to deliver greater competition across UK airports
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 1 Oct 14
The CEOs of Birmingham Airport and Gatwick Airport have for the first timejoined together to call on the Airports Commission to ensure any newrunwaydevelopments promote competition and choice across the UK The two airport CEOs stood side-by-side at …
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Birmingham Airport at “World Routes 2014″ Chicago
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 28 Sep 14
Paul Kehoe,CEO, enjoys a curry on the Birmingham Airportstand with”Zoom” the airports Mascot at the ” World Routes 2014 ” the 20th World Route Development Forum that was held in Chicago, Illinois betweenSaturday 20 and Tuesday 23 September 2014 …
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Airliner Experience operating an enthusiast flight from Birmingham to Dublin on Cello BAe 146-200 G-RAJJ
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 24 Sep 14
Airliner Experience are planning to operate an enthusiasts flight from Birmingham Airport to Dublin on the Cello Aviation Avro BJ/BAe 146-200departingon Monday 13 October 2014 Thisis a once in a life time opportunity to experience a flight on board a…
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flybe set to launch three new routes from Birmingham Airport as part of their winter 2014/15 schedule
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 23 Sep 14
flybe are set to launch three brand new routes to Berlin Tegel, Hamburg and Oslofrom Birmingham Airport next month when their2014/15 winter schedule gets underway The five times weekly service to Berlin Tegel and daily services to Hamburg and Oslo …
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Birmingham Airport opens new purpose-built airside passenger transit and transfer facility
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 22 Sep 14
Birmingham Airport has today announced the completion of a new purpose-built transit and transfer facility, providing passengers with the UK’s fastest and most efficient option for onward connecting flights The Airport has invested £200 million on…
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Hello China!! – the first direct China Southern Airlines charter flight from Beijing lands at Birmingham Airport
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 18 Sep 14
On Tuesday 22July 2014, Birmingham Airport welcomed the UK’s first directflight from China into a non-London airport and inaugurated the use of itsrecently extended runway as the service departed for its five thousand milejourney back to Beijing – …
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Germanwings takes over the operation of the Birmingham to Dusseldorf service from Lufthansa
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 18 Sep 14
Germanwings have today, Thursday 18 September 2014, takenover the operation of the Birmingham to Dusseldorf service from parent companyLufthansa The route will continue to be operated on a three times daily basis by Eurowings Canadair CRJ900’s now …
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Friday 12 September 2014 – Estonian Air Embraer 170LR ES-AEC is now based at Birmingham Airport
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 12 Sep 14
Estonian Air Embraer 170LR ES-AEC which had positioned in from Cambridge onThursday to become Birmingham based – replacing ES-AEB – spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron Photo: MikeHollick Air Charter Scotland Embraer Legacy 650 G-WIRG was a …
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Wednesday 9 September 2009 – the day Emirates Airbus A380 A6-ADE came to Birmingham Airport
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 9 Sep 14
Emirates Airbus A380-861 A6-EDE operated their midday service from Dubai…
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Tuesday 19 August 2014 – Challenger 300 M-EVAN is an evening visitor to the Elmdon apron
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 8 Sep 14
Challenger 300 M-EVAN was an evening visitor to the Elmdon apron bringing inthe Chairman of Ipswich Town Football Club to watch his teamplayagainst Birmingham Cityat St Andrews Aviavilsa Antonov 26B HA-TCV positioned in to be loaded with freight…
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England football team fly from Birmingham Airport to Basle, Switzerland, for Euro 2016 qualifer match
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 7 Sep 14
The England football team flew out of Birmingham Airport on Sunday morningon their way to Basle for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier match against SwitzerlandonMonday evening…
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Sunday 7 September 2014 – BA Cityflyer take the CBSO to Cologne, GainJet fly England to Basle
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 7 Sep 14
BA Cityflyer Embraer 170ST G-LCYH which nowwears the ” To fly.
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Balkan Holidays/BH Air to use new Airbus A330 LZ-AWA on flights from Bourgas to Birmingham
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 28 Aug 14
Balkan Holidays/BH Air are planning to use their recently acquired AirbusA330-223 LZ-AWA ontheir weekly Saturday afternoon IT/inclusive tour flight fromBourgas to Birmingham between 6 and 27 September2014 – SATURDAY – weekly from 6 to 27 September …
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Wednesday 27 August 2014
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 27 Aug 14
TAG Aviation Boeing 757-2K2 G-TCSX positioned in from Manchester via an airtest over Walesafter repainting into an all black scheme – the aircraft will now befitted out…
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Wednesday 20 August 2014 – The Royal Air Force Red Arrows perform a flypast at Birmingham Airport
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 20 Aug 14
The Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic team performed a flypast over Birmingham Airport flying from east to west at 1420 while routing from RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire to Exeter Airport Note the 10th aircraft on the right as they approached …
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Birmingham Airport reports 2013/14 profits up by 4.9% – invests £28.4 million in improved facilities
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 20 Aug 14
BirminghamAirport havereleased their financialresults for the yearended31 March 2014 Turnover for the year increased by 5.8%with profits aftertaxup4.9%driven by a 3.7% increase in passengernumbersto 9,250,997- long haul traffic in the yearwasup13.3% The …
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RAF Red Arrows to flypast Birmingham Airport at circa 1420 this afternoon/Wednesday 20 August 2014
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 20 Aug 14
The Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic team are flying from RAF Scampton to Exeter Airport this afternoon/Wednesday 20 August 2014…
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July 2014 passengers at Birmingham Airport
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 19 Aug 14
BirminghamAirport handled 1,051,052passengers duringJuly 2014 – an increaseof 4.6%on the previous year which makes the month the “busiest July” ever at BHX This is yet another excellent result – the second busiest month in the airport’s history and …
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Saturday 9 August 2014 – Falcon 2000 I-JAMJ, VLM, HOP! and Small Planet visit for pre season football
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 12 Aug 14
Falcon 2000EX I-JAMJ was an afternoon arrival from Olbia with footballsupporters for Parma FC’s pre-season friendly match against Aston Villa…
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Friday 8 August 2014 – HOP! Embraer 145MP F-GUEA arrives with Parma FC for match against Aston Villa
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 12 Aug 14
HOP! Embraer 145MP F-GUEA was a late afternoon arrival bringing in Parma FCfor their pre season friendly match against Aston Villa on Saturday – its first visitand that of aHOP! aircraft to BHX Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-EMK was an afternoon arrival …
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New Post Office open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, opens in Birmingham Airport’s Spar store
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 11 Aug 14
Post Office Stakeholder ManagerRichard Hall (left), with BirminghamAirport’s Head of Commercial, Richard Gill A new Post Office open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a yearhas opened in Birmingham Airport’s Spar convenience storein …
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Air India commits to daily “dreamliner” flights from Birmingham Airport effective from November 2014
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 6 Aug 14
Air India has committed to increase its Birmingham-Delhi-Amritsar operationfrom four flights per week to daily services from November 2014, when its 18th Boeing 787 “dreamliner”aircraft is inducted into service Announcing the growth plans at a …