Birmingham: (BHX) - Expected Movements & Heads Up

[Aviador]

Super pics Ray. My parents saw it down Bristol way at around 4pm.

 

[Ray Finkle]

The 1000th 777 A6-EGO was in again yesterday and yet again I missed it. I'll get a picture of it one day :shout:

 

[Ray Finkle]

Jet2 B757 G-LSAJ arrived this morning.

A6-DAS 737 BBJ arrived at 15:54 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19944078

 

[Aviador]

Is Jet2 doing Hajj flights from Birmingham?

 

[CL44]

Looks like Brize Norton may be out of action over the coming weekend. We may see various grey coloured metal here at BHX as well as any other kit being used by the RAF for trooping flights etc. Lets kep our eyes peeled to see what comes in shall we?

 

[Ray Finkle]

It's been an interesting day at BHX. C-17 ZZ175 landed around 09.30. An Air contractors Hercules was in most of the day with another RAF C-130 C5 Hercules, ZH883, due in about now. RAF L-101 ZE705 landed just after 1 o'clock and Transaero 747-300F, VP-BGX, diverted from Bruntingthorpe just after half two.

Wish I'd been able to go down and grab some pics.

 

[Aviador]

What's happening at Brize Norton CL44 ^^^ ? Is that why you'be seen some "gray" coloured stuff in today?

 

[CL44]

I am led to believe there is work being done on the runway at Brize Norton. How long this work will last is anyones guess. Hopefully we shall see some kit that we would not normally see. BBC Breakfast News did a feature on the Christmas flights done by the RAF with all the mail etc shown being loaded onto Airline Pallets. In the background there was (what looked like) an MNG A300 parked up next to some C-17's. Lets keep our eyes peeled over the next few days and see what comes in.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Enter Air - the Polish charter airline - is planning to operate a series of Boeing 737-400
"Santa flights" from Birmingham to Enontekio in Arctic Finland during December 2012

The programme comprises of a day trip and a series of longer breaks which conveniently
depart Birmingham at 1000 - please see below for the planned schedule

SATURDAY 15 DECEMBER 2012

1835/ N/S ENT321P 734 from Gatwick
- positioning flight - Enter Air

SUNDAY 16 DECEMBER 2012

N/S /1000 ENT3235 734 to Enontekio
- Santa flight to Lapland - Enter Air

TUESDAY 18 DECEMBER 2012

1755/1830 ENT3240/321P 734 from Enontekio/to Manchester
- Santa flight from Lapland - Enter Air

WEDNESDAY 19 DECEMBER 2012

1850/ N/S ENT321P 734 from Bristol
- positioning flight - Enter Air

THURSDAY 20 DECEMBER 2012

N/S /0700 ENT3243 734 to Enontekio
- day trip to visit Santa in Lapland
2120/2155 ENT3244/321P 734 from Enontekio/to Doncaster
- return of day trip to see Santa

SATURDAY 22 DECEMBER 2012

2210/ N/S ENT321P 734 from Manchester
- positioning flight - Enter Air

SUNDAY 23 DECEMBER 2012

N/S /1000 ENT3115 734 to Enontekio
- Santa flight to Lapland

THURSDAY 27 DECEMBER 2012

1745/1820 ENT3118/321P 734 from Enontekio/to Leeds
- return Santa flight from Lapland - Enter Air

 

[Ray Finkle]

Looks as though EMA was the destination of choice for the Brize traffic, they had an RAF A330 today amongst others.

Source of info and pic

http://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/East-Mi ... 8105552567

 

[Aviador]

Shame about the Brize traffic Ray, never mind.

The Enter Air you mention in your previous post is currently sat on the deck at Leeds.

 

[Ray Finkle]

This info is taken from another forum but maybe someone here knows more?

Euro Atlantic Airways have slots booked for the whole of Jan between BHX and Imam Khomieni Iran, positioning to/from Lisbon using a 763.

Outbound on a Monday + Wednesday at 2100pm.
Inbound on a Tuesday + Thursday at 1200pm.

 

[Ray Finkle]

A Beluga landed at BHX around 11.30 only managed to get a glimpse as I drove past. F-GSTF was due to depart to Bremen at 15:15 but I think it's still parked on the Elmdon apron.

 

[Aviador]

It's not every day you see a Beluga. I've only ever seen one once near Chester a year or so ago.

 

[CL44]

I think this is the second or possibly third time I have seen the Beluga parked up here at BHX. I must say it does turn most people's heads when they see it parked up.

 

[Ray Finkle]

A Royal Flight 146 landed about an hour ago. It made a go around around 15:20 just as I was leaving work then landed around 10 mins later. No idea who was aboard.

 

[Ray Finkle]

This afternoons Lufthansa flight from FRA at 17:25, LH 956, is currently scheduled to be an A320 with sharklets. Subject to change of course.

 

[Ray Finkle]

As above D-AIZR is showing. There is also the possibility of a VC10 flypast XR808 around 17:00ish.

 

[Ray Finkle]

A great video of last Fridays VC10 touch and go complete with car alarms 😆 Wish I could have gone to see it but we were on our way to Cornwall.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=30N9EMl6E3U[/video]

 

[Aviador]

Thanks for posting the video Ray, it's a superb aircraft. I remember seeing them on many occasions when I was a teenager back in the 90's. They bring all the memories flooding back. Even by 90's standards they were noisy and if you heard them you knew it was something out of the ordinary.