Photo of the Day 6th November 2023

Side view of a twin propellor engined airliner taxiing from left to right, seen from a slightly elevated viewpoint. The plane is mostly white, with a light blue and grey stripe running along the body, repeated diagonally on the tail. There are large "Luxair" and smaller "Commuter" titles in black on the upper forward fuselage, with the flags of both the EU and Luxembourg a bit further back. The registration "LX-LGL" is on the rear fuselage in black. In the background, grey concrete apron fills most of the screen, with red-painted concrete with yellow hatchingdelineating a non-accessible area in the middle.
LX-LGL, Embraer EMB120 Brasilia, Luxair, at Manchester Airport, some time in the 1990s.

Side view of a 3 engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left, and away from the camera. The plane is mostly white, with a grey belly, and a dark blue stripe running along the fuselage, covering the passenger cabin windows. There are blue titles in a Cyrillic script on the upper forward fuselage, transliterating to "Aeroflot" in English. The registration "RA-85441" is on the centre engine cowling in black. On the tail is a Russian flag (equal white, red, and blue horizantal stripes), with a big grey drop shadow. In the background, a white jet airliner with a blue and red tail is facing in the opposite direction, with a grey airbridge attached to the forward door on the far side, with trees meeting the hazy sky in the distance.
RA-85441, Tupolev 154B-2, Aeroflot, taxiing away from it’s gate at terminal 1 at Paris Charles de Gaulle, 6th November 1993.

 

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner parked on it's gate with a blue and grey airbridge attached to the forward door on the far side. The plane has a grey top and dark blue belly, with a thin red stripe running along the fuselage, and "British Airways Manchester" titl;es running along the upper fuselage. The registration "G-BGDE" is on the dlower rear fuselage in white, with the letters "DE" repeated on the nose wheel doors and the top of the tail. The tail itself has a dark blue top half and grey bottom, with a dark blue and red triangle seperating the 2 sections, and a royal crest on the blue at the top. In the background, a grey terminal building stretches across the screen, with blue and grey airbridges sticking out, 2 of which have white planes with dark blue tails attached.
G-BGDE, Boeing 737-236(A), British Airways Manchester, at Dusseldorf Airport, either 1993 or 1996.

 

Side view of a high-winged, twin propellor engined alirliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with "Lufthansa Cityline" titles on the lower fuselage. The tail is dark blue, with the outline of a yellow circle with a stylised yellow flying bird in the middle. In the background, a sandy brown building with white panels and light blue trim stretches across the entire frame.
D-B___, De Haviland Canada DHC-8-311, Lufthansa Cityline, at Frankfurt Airport, eighther 1993 or 1996.

 

Side view of a 3 engined jet airliner being towed from right to left. The plane is mostly white, with a grey belly, and a black and brown stripe running along the body. There are red "swissair" titles on the upper forward fuselage, with the registration "HB-IWM" on the black stripe on the rear fuselage, and "MD11" titles on the outside of the upturned wingtips. In the background, a brown terminal building stretches across the entire frame, with tall lighting towers sticking up both in front and behind, with a dismal grey sky beyond that.
HB-IWM, McDonnell Douglas MD11, Swissair, being towed Zurich Kloten, either 1993 or 1996.