Month: June 2023

Photo of the Day 30th June 2023

Posted on June 30, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a very large 4 engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane is mostly white, with a grey belly, and thick green and red stripes running along the body from the nose, covering the lower deck passenger windows. There is a large, red piece of Arabic script on the upper forward fuselage, transliterating into English as Royal Air Morocco". On the tail, there is the green outline of a 5-pointed star, with a red src for a tail, above the red letters "RAM". In the background is a tall lighting pole looming over the plane, with a sprawling white building and a couple more lighting poles further back, with hazy trees in the background. — CN-RMS, Boeing 747SP-44, Royal Air Maroc, taxiing at Paris Orly, 1st November 1993.

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Photo of the Day 29th June 2023

Posted on June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at low level, with undercarriage extended, flaps deployed from behind the wings, and the nose raised steeply, suggesting it has just taken off. There is a noticeable bend in the wings, the normal level wing surves upwards towards the tips. The plane is mostly white, with a grey belly, and thick light blue stripe running along the body, with a thick green stripe under the cockpit. There are green "Cathay Pacific" titles on the lower forward fuselage. The tail is white, with a thick green stripe with a stylised white bird, looking as if it was made with a single brush stroke. behind, the sky is a vivid blue, with some clouds at the bottom of the frame. — B-KQD, Boeing 777-367ER, Cathay Pacific, powering out of Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 4th June 2015.

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Photo of the Day 28th June 2023

Posted on June 28, 2023June 28, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner facing to the right and away from camera. The plane is mostly white, with a dark blue belly, and a yellow rear fuselage and tail. There are large blue "Olympus" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and a blue line drawing of a woman with long hair and a crown on the tail. In the background is a triangular metal fence, with a collection of luggage containers and an airport vehicle just beyond that. — SX-ACP, Airbus A321-231, Olympus Airways, in basic Monarch Airlines colours, parked on stand at Manchester Airport, as seen from the new T2West car park, 15th May 2019.

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Photo of the Day 27th June 2023

Posted on June 27, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin propellor engined business aircraft moving from right to left, with the nose lifted slightly off the ground as it rotates off the runway. The plane is mostly white, with a thin blue and gold stripe running along the body from the nose, widening behind the cabin windows, before sweeping up to occupy most of the tail. The registration "G-LYDF" is on the tail in large golden letters. In the background is a large grey-brown hanger, behind which is a white jet airliner with "Avro RJX" titles on the forward fuselage. — G-LYDF, Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain, taking off from Runway 23L at Manchester Airport, 15th March 2017.

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Photo of the day 26th June 2023

Posted on June 26, 2023 by mancavgeek

Low view of a twin engined jet airliner flying at low altitude almost directlydirectly overhead, with it' undercarriage being stowed in the wing root, and flaps deployed from the back of the wings, and it's nose slightly raised, indicating it has just taken off. The lower fuselage is a light grey, with a yellow stripe running along the middle of the fuselage, turning a dark blue just in front of the wing, then running to the rear, where it runs up in to the tail. The large main undercarriage doors in the wing root are still partially open. In the background, the sky is a flat grey. — VT-JEG, Boeing 777-53RER, Jet Airways, passing over Myrtle Avenue shortly after leaving Runway 09L at London Heathrow, 3rd April 2014.

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Photo of the Day 25th June 2023

Posted on June 25, 2023June 24, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a very large 4 engined jet airliner flying from left to right at low level, with the undercarriage fully extended, flaps deployed bewhind the wing, and nose raised slightly, suggesting it is about to land. The plane is mostly white, with the rear fuselage and tail painted red. There are large, billboard style dark grey "QANTAS" titles on the forward fuselage, between the 2 rows of cabin windows. There are also large green "Wallabies" titles over the wing, slightly obscured by the wing from this angle. Between the rear of the wing and the red portion of the rear fuselage, there is a yellow drawing of an kangaroo, with smaller green "Wallabies" titles below. The red tail is overlaid with a white winged kangaroo, wearing a yellow jersey. The engines are white, with a red triangular flash containing a white winged kangaroo. Behind, the sky is a flat grey. — VH-OQH, Airbus A380-842, Qantas, in the Australian Wallabies colour scheme, advertising the Australian national Rugby Union team taking part in the 2016 Rugby World Cup of Nations, on inal approach to Runway 09L at London Heathrow, 18th March 2016.

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Photo of the Day 24th June 2023

Posted on June 24, 2023June 24, 2023 by mancavgeek

Low side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at low altitude, with flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and the nose raised. The plane is mostly white, with large orange "easyJet.com" titles running along most of the body. The tail and engines are a bright orange, with white "easyJet" titles. There is a small light shiniing forwards where the right wing meets the fuselage. Above, the sky is a pale blue. — G-EZIN, Airbus A319-111, EasyJet, crossing the perimeter fence after taking off from Runway 08L at London Gatwick, 12th September 2014.

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Photo of the Day 23rd June 2023

Posted on June 23, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from right to left at very low level, with undercarriage extended, flaps deployed from the rear of the wing, and the nose raised steeply, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is mostly white, with large "Air Transat" titles in blue on the forward fuselage. The rear fuselage and tail are dark blue, with the outline of a light blue star on the tail, while the body has the word "Welcome", in English, and in several other languages. In the background is a large terminal building, with a couple of orange and white planes parked in front, the lowest part of which is partially obscured by the heat haze from the hot engine exhaust. The sky is a rather ominous grey. — C-GTSH, Airbus A310-308, Air Transat, taking off from Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 26th January 2018.

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Photo of the Day 22nd June 2023

Posted on June 22, 2023June 22, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left, turning away from the left of the camera. The plane is mostly white, with a thick pale blue line running along the body, with green "Cathay Pacific" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The tail is green, with a stylised white flying bird, looking as if it has been drawn with a single brush stroke. The same bird is just behind the cockpit in green, as well as on the green upturned wingtips. In the background, are several terminal buildings, the one under the planes tail is rather blurry because of the hot exhaust coming out of the engines. Above, the sky is blue with streaks of grey cloud. — B-LXD, Airbus A350-1041, Cathay Pacific, turning on to Runway 23L at Manchester Airport, 15th May 2019.

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Photo of the Day 21st June 2023

Posted on June 21, 2023June 20, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with a silver belly, and 3 thin dark blue lines running towards the rear. There are red "Air Malta" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The tail is white at the bottom, with 3 blue lines seperating it from the red section at the top, which is overlaid with a white Maltese Cross. In the background, taxiways criss-sross their way across the airfield, seperated by large areas of grass.Trees lead off into the far distance, under a grey sky. — OO-SCI, Airbus A310-222, Air Malta, taxiing to the terminal at Manchester Airport, sometime between 5th April 1995 and 18th January 1996.

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