BHX LOG/INFO NOVEMBER 1991
Scheduled flights,
Air France used a 727 F-GCDH f/t CDG Oon 25/11.Iberia will not be returning to BHX next summer,but will increase services to MAN.NLM used a KLM 733 PH-BDI f/t AMS on 5/11,and first visit of SAAB 340B PH-KSL on 21/11.SAS will also not return next summer.
I.T Flights,
Air Atlantis 733 3/11 TIR,10/11 TIF,17/11 TIR,24/11 TIR
Nortjet 734 2/11 ETB FUTURA,8/11 EMI,15/11 EMY,22/11 EMI,29/11 EMI
Diversions,
MAN night closure diversions were,
BY 767 f/MLA 6/11 BNCW,13/11 BYAB,20/11 BOPB
f/TFS 6/11 BKPW,13/11 BKPW,20/11 BKPW
LH 737F 5/11 ABHE,6/11 ABGE,7/11 ABHE.8/11 ABGE,14/11 ABGE,19/11 ABHE,20/11 ABHE,21/11 ABHE,22/11 ABHE
Weather related,
11/11 EI-CDC 735 EI MAN
G-BECH 737 BY LTN
14/11 G-AMRA DC3 AAG CVT
21/11 G-BHDI DC10 BA LGW
27/11 G-AWSY 737 BY LTN
VR-BJR DC8-72 LTN
Charters,
5/11 SOBELAIR 737-400 OO-SBZ,also on 7/11 and 25/11 all f/t BRU
14/11 TIME AIR 737 SE-DLP f/t ARN
26/11 AIR PROVENCE GULFSTREAM 1 F-GFGT,F-GFIC f/t ORY INTERBUILD SHOW NEC
26/11 TRANSAVIA 733 PH-HVT f/t AMS INTERBUILD
27/11 BUSY BEE FOKKER 50 LN-BBD RTM/TEESIDE INTERBUILD
28/11 TRANSAVIA 733 PH-HVT,PH-HVM INTERBUILD
29/11 AIR SUL 737 CS-TME f/t FAO
UK Airlines,
BA used newly delivered BAE ATP G-BTPK on 1/11 from HAJ to ABZ and return,the second ATP G-BTPL was seen on 24/11 from GLA.Birmingham European Airways is starting a 1-11 service to GVA on 14/12 for the Winter.The evening flight to BFS is usually operated by BA and the BHX-ORK-BHX Jetstream service is now daily,fitted in between 2 NCL rotations on weekdays.The 3rd J31 G-CBEA is still in many pieces in Hangar 2.The 3rd G1 G-BNKN is expected to return from store with NEA at MAN in December.
British Midland have no significant changes to their BHX operation this Winter with a ATP and DC9-10 based.The LHR service is flown by ATP`s or DHC7`s.Despite having a licence to operate to BER,ZRH and MUC there has been no evidence of plans to operate these routes.
Manx used BAE146 G-OJET f/t IOM on 11/11 but is scheduled on SD360`s for the Winter.JEA continue to use an all F-27 service to BHX
Britannia have leased 757 G-BTEJ based since 1/11 with a 737 in support,with the odd 737-300.Airtours MD83`s interchange with MAN and LGW every 2 weeks.Air 2000 have a 757 based usually G-BKRM or G-OOOM.On 19/11 new 757 G-OOOU made its first visit to TFS as RM was tech.
Two UK charter Airlines have taken over the TEA UK BHX operation.On Thurs/Fri an Air UK Leisure 737-400 arrives from LGW to operate to ACE and TFS,usually G-UKLA or E.Dan Air use one of their MAN based 737`s,either G-BLDE or G-BMDF,to Spain on Sat/Sun.
Freight services,
Channel Express still fly the Herald t/f MST 5 nights per week for Emery as LS901/2,but it also now flies for UPS t/f MAN in daytime as EXS4411 departing 0815,returning at 1730.The regular based aircraft is usually G-AYMG but others sometimes appear.
The BFS based Fedex F27 still operates throug BHX from BFS to BRU as EXS501/2,returning early hours as EXS503/4.The Air Bridge Electra used to be F-OGST but recently Channel Express Electra`s,such as N5539,347HA,have been borrowed for the BHX sevice which operates as EXS4423 to SEN,then STN,before returning next morning as EXS4424 for UPS.
Another cargo service coming from BFS is Air Foyle BAE146QT for TNT as UPA147 to BHX,then UPA121 to CGN,returning early next day as UPA122 from CGN to BFS as UPA124.Yet another BFS originating flight is Air Bridge Merchantman,or sometimes Electra,that arrives as AG501,continuing as AG402 to BRU.It returns early next day as AG502.Another recent change is the changeover from an Iona National A/W E110 to either Celtic or Gill Air SD330 on the Fedex service f/t DUB.It has flight numbers BAC736 inbound,and BAC746 on return to DUB as Business Air has the contract.
GA,Military,Biz-jets,
2/11 OO-IBI CIT 500
3/11 D-INGO CESSNA 310
4/11 F-GCCB CESSNA 310,N421WF CESSNA 421,G-SWFT BE200
7/11 F-GELS FALCON 100,I-CAFD F50,N161EU FALCON 20,ZG844 BN2 AAC
8/11 N3FE CL601,XV732 WESSEX,N161EU F20
9/11 ZG847 BN2 AAC
10/11 EI-BEO C310
11/11 D-ICAS C406
12/11 EC-743 CIT 550,F-GHOA BE200,OO-OSA CIT 550,G-DBII CIT 560,SE-DEG CIT 500
13/11 D-IFES BE200,D-IFFG C404,F-GFFP FALCON 10,F-GFHB MU2,N103GC G3,N1224J C425,PH-VDC C210
14/11 F-GETJ BE90,I-ITPR FALCON 10,I-SAFR F50,N212T F50
15/11 D-CCAY LJ 35,XX500 JETSTREAM O/S,N5531W C210
16/11 F-GGVH BE200,HB-IAE F50
18/11 D-CBIG CIT 560,F-GKBZ F50,G-HAMA BE200,I-STAP BE400,N210MP C210,N400GA G4
19/11 F-GGAK BE200,F-GKBC FALCON 10,N404MA CIT 550,OE-FPA CIT 551,ZD403 BAE125 RAF
21/11 D-INWK MERLIN,F-GFHB MU2,OO-EJM PA31
22/11 N11HJ CIT 500,N78AB CIT 501
23/11 N55UK LJ 55
24/11 D-ICOA BE00,N91053 C340
25/11 D-CCHB LJ 35,G-BFOL BE200,G-ICED CIT 501,G-MTLE CIT 501
26/11 D-CAWU CIT 560,F-GHSK FALCON 10,F-GIML BE90,I-CMUT F20,VR-BTT F50
27/11 D-CBIG CIT 560,,F-GICV BE200,N8197P PA32,OE-GSC FALCON 10
28/11 F-BRPP AZTEC,F-GHYV BE200,F-GICV BE200
29/11 D-IEIR CIT 501,EI-BSV TB20,F-GGMS BE200,ZE380 LYNX AAC
30/11 G-BLNJ BN2,G-OSNB CIT 550
Regards,Simon.
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