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Saturday 29 June 2013

Emirates 777 spray and dust storms!


By flugsnug
Published on 29 Jun 2013
Emirates 777 spray and dust storms!
Three landings at Birmingham Airport/BHX/EGBB in summer 2013.
The first one is the most spectacular water spray performance I've seen to date. The plane approaches through a heavy shower which is just starting to leave the airfield, emerging from it into the brightness with reverse-thrust full on, looking like a dog shaking itself after a bath!
The third one must make the Emirates plane feel at home as its wake kicks up clouds of dust from the desert-like runway extension site (please note that the WIND direction is left to right).

Tuesday 25 June 2013

Birmingham Airport Unveils Five New Fire Fighting Vehicles


 By BirminghamAirport
Published on 25 Jun 2013

Birmingham Airport (BHX) Unveils Five New Fire Fighting Vehicles Birmingham Airport has unveiled five new state-of-the-art fire fighting vehicles that will change the way the Airport's fire-fighters tackle aircraft fires.

Monday 24 June 2013

Air India to start Dreamliner flights from Birmingham Airport to Delhi s...


By E Birmingham
Published on 25 Jun 2013

Air India to start Dreamliner flights from Birmingham Airport to Delhi starting August National carrier Air India (AI) will launch Birmingham-Delhi flights from August 1 on its new Boeing 787-800 aircraft. The flights will operate four times a week. This piece first broadcast on 24 Jun 2013. Televised on UK's regional television BBC1 West Midlands.Programme (Program) -- Midlands Today

Saturday 22 June 2013

Birmingham Airport activities - early summer 2013


By flugsnug
Published on 22 Jun 2013

Birmingham Airport (BHX) activities - early summer 2013

A selection of shots from BHX/EGBB in late May and early June. It isn't raining in every shot, but that seems to be the general theme. Monarch Airbuses everywhere.

Sunday 16 June 2013

RAF Tristar visit to Birmingham Airport


By flugsnug
Published on 16 Jun 2013

RAF Tristar visit to Birmingham Airport
Another small tribute to all those involved in these medevac flights from Afghanistan to BHX, and to this old RAF transporter which we may not see for very much longer. This is the landing and take-off of ZE704 (Lockheed L-1011 385 3 TriStar C2) , 216 Squadron Brize Norton, on 10th June 2013.

Friday 14 June 2013

Birmingham Airport Heathrow Hub - Sunday Politics


By E Birmingham
Published on 13 Jun 2013

Birmingham Airport Heathrow Hub - Sunday Politics

9th June 2013 - Patrick Burns with the latest political news

Wednesday 12 June 2013

757 close-up wing condensation and vortex show


By flugsnug
Published on 12 Jun 2013

757 close-up wing condensation and vortex show

Two Thomson 757's display lovely water effects on the wings on landing and takeoff, also some nice spray from the wheels. On a very wet day at Birmingham Airport (BHX) (the same day as the 777 water show http://youtu.be/gJcYDBIcC64 ) the saturated air allows water to condense into visible clouds and vortices where the pressure drops enough on and around the wings.

Monday 10 June 2013

Birmingham: Proposed site for second runway at the airport (ITV Central ...



By BhamUrbanNewsUK
Published on 10 Jun 2013

Birmingham: Proposed site for second runway at the airport (ITV Central coverage)

This piece first broadcast on 10 Jun 2013. Televised on UK's regional television ITV Central. Programme (Program) -- ITV News Central.

Birmingham Airport BHX / UK Central 2nd runway vision

Birmingham Airport 2nd runway & UK Central Proposal


Birmingham Airport 2nd runway & UK Central Proposal
By E Birmingham Published on 8 Jun 2013

Midlands Today broadcast on 7th June 2013 about Birmingham Airport's 50 year plan, which includes a new terminal called UK central and a second runway.

Birmingham airport could become 'European hub'

Birmingham Airport will give its recommendations to Sir Howard Davies on Monday

Regional aviation plan up in the air Airport launches new European routes Work starts on aircraft hangar Birmingham Airport has the potential to become a hub serving north-west Europe, a West Midlands MP has said. The airport will unveil details of a 50-year plan for growth when it submits recommendations to the commission examining UK airport policy next week. Proposals include another terminal, incorporating HS2, and a second runway. MP Mark Garnier said the airport could make a "global" statement, but a Solihull councillor said proposals have been drawn up by "economic dinosaurs". Managers at the airport, where work is being carried out to extend its runway, are due to submit plans to the commission headed by Sir Howard Davies on Monday.

Sunday 2 June 2013

Pakistan International Airlines 777-200 landing BHX


By flugsnug
Published on 2 Jun 2013

Pakistan International Airlines 777-200 landing BHX
Finally on 28th May 2013 in pouring rain I got to see my first PIA 777. In a year of filming at Birmingham Airport the inconvenient (for me) arrival time of the PIA flight PK791 meant I only ever got to see the Emirates 777, so it was a special moment to film "the other" 777 - and a super-smooth landing to celebrate!.