Birmingham: Airport Photos

[Kevin Farnell]

I've been searching through a few old storage boxes and came across some old photographs. Unfortunately, I didn't find the negatives, so the following are from scans of prints. The quality therefore isn't as good as I would like, but still hope you enjoy the shots.
I'll start with a few visitors to BHX for the G8 Summit Conference in 1998.

Regards

Kevin

 

[Elmdon80slad]

What an excellent set of photos and what a great few days, I had to wag it from work (as you do)😏😉👍 that gally even makes the IL76 look like a toy, and that Lifter Wowzer.

Thank you for sharing these kevin.

E.

 

[Ianbutty]

Love the photos Kevin. Note how quiet the airport was back then.

 

[Brum X]

Love the photos Kevin. Note how quiet the airport was back then.

Also note how Hot the summers used to be, i remember this weekend very well. Oooooooooh i was a young lad back then.

Id been out on the raz allnight and went over to Sheldon Country park still a little drunk from the night before.

 

[rollo]

Fantastic photos Kevin I was self employed at the time so I I was able to spend loads of time to watch the coming and goings mostly from what is now car park5 (cost a fortune in parking ).Missed Air Force One though.

Thanks again.

 

[rollo]

Fantastic photos Kevin I was self employed at the time so I I was able to spend loads of time to watch the coming and goings mostly from what is now car park5 (cost a fortune in parking ).Missed Air Force One though.

Thanks again.

 

[CoalPowered]

G-CKNA Norwegian Boeing 787 and in the background A6-EOP Emirates A380 can be seen departing for Dubai. Taken 6th November 2017.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Could it be the transport for the U.S. press core for Ryder Cup at the Belfry I well remember the actual team came in on a chartered Concord the show offs.

That's a possibility, Rollo.

Also in view is the nose of a Turkmenistan B757 in the old blue colour scheme. Behind the aircraft is temporary fencing, which would indicate that apron expansion construction work was going on. Would this time with the Ryder Cup?
At the time, I was told that the Concorde service from JFK to BHX was in fact a rescheduled JFK-LHR service and not a charter so that BHX had a scheduled supersonic service from JFK (even if it was a one off). Can anyone confirm or correct this?

Kevin

 

[Ianbutty]

Fantastic pictures, they really took me on a trip down memory lane 🙂

Also great to see MAEL having a booming winter 👍

The Framework Plan for UK Hub Central talks up the growth in maintenance at BHX which is interesting. Little talk of cargo.....maybe we could become a national strategic facility as the number of bases grow. Centre of aviation engineering....

 

[Ray Finkle]

The Framework Plan for UK Hub Central talks up the growth in maintenance at BHX which is interesting. Little talk of cargo.....maybe we could become a national strategic facility as the number of bases grow. Centre of aviation engineering....

With the way that MAEL have been gaining contracts I could definitely see that happening, especially if the much rumoured third bay ever gets built.

The one spanner in the works is Boeing's own hangar planned for LGW. I imagine it could/would be much more efficient for the likes of Virgin and Norwegian to get their 787 work done there when it opens? I guess we'll see.

 

[CoalPowered]

It's not an illusion.

 

[Ianbutty]

"Could it be that.... it's just an ilyushin...."

I'll get my coat....

 

[rollo]

Actually it's an optical ilyushin.

 

[elmdon74]

Afternoon all,pictures from last Monday 13th November.Visited for the IL76 but was quite busy at times but very cold.

 

[elmdon74]

13/11/2017 Part 2

Full set on https://flic.kr/s/aHskxbVZka
Regards,Simon.

 

[BHXsupporter]

Very nice, thanks elmdon74.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Fabulous as always 🙂

 

[Ianbutty]

Neat pics. Thanks for posting. Do Blue have a Birmingham Cool/Music City livery?

 

[elmdon74]

Afternoon everyone,few from last Weds 15th November,only a quick visit to see the 2 AN12`s.Hoped to see them go but missed 1 taking off as I was inside the terminal and the other left after dark.

Regards,Simon.

 

[elmdon74]

Hi all,pictures from last Sunday a "must go" day for obvious reasons!

Full set on https://flic.kr/s/aHsm8ZK6Un

Regards,Simon.