Birmingham: (BHX) - Expected Movements & Heads Up

[Ray Finkle]

Titan 737 G-ZAPZ is operating for Monarch having just departed to Nice on ZB466.

 

[Ray Finkle]

I see we had Emirates Fifa World Cup Brazil 773 A6-CEV this morning with the world cup towards the front and Pele above the wings.

Photo courtesy of the BHX photo blog.

 

[Brum X]

On my visit to BHX today, i saw a Jetairfly E195 operating a charter from Seville, nice to see.

 

[Ray Finkle]

The BHX arrivals page is showing flights CTM1080 and PVT1111 from Bordeaux due at 16:30 tomorrow (13th). I've done some searches but cannot find an airline for 'PVT' but CTM seems to be Commandement Du Transport Aerien Militaire Francais, which is French Military Airlift Command and the flight number are as follows:

COTAM 0001 : President of the Republic .
COTAM 0002 : Prime Minister .
COTAM 0003: Minister of Defence .
COTAM 0004-0009: High ministerial authorities.
COTAM 0010-0099: High state authorities.

According to Wikipedia they have 3x A310's and 1x A330 in the VIP config. so it'll be interesting to see what turns up.

 

[User0001]

PVT will just be 'private'.
CTM is the French Air Force.

 

[Ray Finkle]

According to the movements blog the French aircraft was A340-200 F-RAJB which was due at 16:05, I don't know if it arrived as I've only just got home. The ETD is 18:00.

 

[Ray Finkle]

The French Air force A340 landed at 16:08, as far as I'm aware the ETD is still 18:00 but it could change.

 

[Brum X]

The French Air force A340 landed at 16:08, as far as I'm aware the ETD is still 18:00 but it could change.

Does anybody know the reason why it was the French Air Force or was it just charted out ??

Very Interesting

 

[Ray Finkle]

The French Air force A340 landed at 16:08, as far as I'm aware the ETD is still 18:00 but it could change.

Does anybody know the reason why it was the French Air Force or was it just charted out ??

Very Interesting

Apparently it was originally destined for LHR but was then changed to BHX, I don't know why yet but am trying to find out.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Hi Fly A321 CS-TRJ is about to land to operate the charters to Germany, it's arriving from Brussels and I think is in the Belgian Air Force livery.

 

[Blackbird]

Hi,

Anyone know the serial of the Fr AF A340 that arrived at Birmingham on Friday afternoon (13-06-14)?

Cheers

 

[Ray Finkle]

Hi mate it was F-RAJB.

 

[Ray Finkle]

The French Air Force A340 was in to collect the band of the foreign legion who had been playing on Horse Guards Parade in London.

 

[Ray Finkle]

A Spitfire is due to perform a flypast along the runway at around 19:40 this evening.

Subject to change of course.

 

[justplanecrazy]

An RAF A330 just flew over my house in solihull about 20 mins ago at about 5000ft is it due in to MAEL?

 

[Brummiegem]

An RAF A330 just flew over my house in solihull about 20 mins ago at about 5000ft is it due in to MAEL?

according to the BHX blog arrivals page RAF A330 ZZ332 landed @1750,using call sign RR2703. :good:

 

[Brummiegem]

Further to the above post,the RAF A330 was on a Medevac flight from Iceland.
It departed shortly afterwards.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Meridian AN12 UR-CAJ is due in the early hours, not sure how long it will be in for.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Another Alitalia A320 is due at 21:20, this time from Rome as AZ 8698, the aircraft should be EI-IKG.

 

[Ray Finkle]

The BHX arrivals page is showing TAP flight TP9460 from Lisbon due 08:30 tomorrow (Saturday) morning.