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Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, with undercarriage lowered and flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land. The planes id largely white with partially obscured "Thomas Cook" titles on the side of the forward fuselage, and the black registration "LY-VEB" on the lower rear fuselage. A diagonal light grey and orange band covers the rear fuselage, below the grey tail, which has a large yellow and orange love heart in the middle. Vivid blue sky with occasional light fluffs of thin cloud fills the background.

Photo of the Day 31st May 2026.

On: May 31, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirNewZealand, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B747, BizJet, Boeing, DC10, Douglas, EGCC, EGKK, EGLL, EHAM, G1159, G3, Gatwick, Gulfstream, Heathrow, KLGW, KLM, L1011, LHR, Lockheed, London, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RoyalJordanian, Runway23Right, Schipol, SchipolSunday, ShadowMossRoad, ThomasCook, TriStar

On This Day 31st May 1992. Schipol Sunday 31st May 2026.Read More

Side view of a bright orange, twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, with undercarriage still lowered, flaps slightly extended from the rear of the wings, and the nose raised sharply, suggesting it has just taken off. There are large, white "EasyJet.com" titles written across the fuselage, with smaller "EasyJet" titles on the engine pods under the wings, as well as diagonally on the tail. There is a large white number "200" on the forward fuselage just under the cockpit windows, and the black registration "G-EZUI" on the lower rear fuselage. Pale blue sky with white patches of cloud fill the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 30th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 30, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B767, B777, Boeing, BritishCaledonian, CityFlyerExpress, DC10, Douglas, EasyJet, EGCC, EGKK, GatOnASat, Gatwick, LGW, London, MAN, Manchester, Metro, photography, Piedmont, planespotting, RegionalAirlines, Runway08Right, Runway23Right, Runway27Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, SA227, SD360, Shorts, Swearingen, VietnamAirlines

Gat On A Sat 30th May 2026.Read More

Side view of a 3 engined jet airliner flying from right to left at a low altitude, with undercarriage already tucked away, flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and the nose raised significantly, suggesting that it has just taken off. The plane is mostly white, with a grey belly, and dark blue "Lufthansa Cargo" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and the black registration "D-ALCD" next to a small German flag on the lower rear. The tail and centre engine pod are dark blue, with a yellow circle containing a stylised blue flying bird in the middle. The engine pods mounted under the wings are grey, as are the up-turned wing-tips. Pale blue sky with grey fluffs of cloud fill the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 29th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 29, 2026

In: Frankfurt Friday, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A319, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Boeing, CroatiaAirlines, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, EDDF, EGCC, F50, Fokker, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, HamburgAirlines, HapagLloyd, Lufthansa, LuxAir, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, photography, planespotting, Runway23Right, SouthSide

Frankfurt Friday 29th May 2026.Read More

Side view of a very large, 4 engined jet airliner parked facing to the left. The plane is mostly white, with a blue belly, and blue "Kabo Air" titles on the upper forward fuselage, between the upper and lower deck cabin windows. A blue circle with a red outline is on the tail, with a stylised white lightning bolt (or possibly upper case letter "N") in the middle. A tall, grey lighting pole in the foreground partially obscures the tail-cone and tail. Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with various white airport trucks and mobile airstairs gathered in the bottom right corner. Trees fill the background, under grey skies.

Photo of the Day 28th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 28, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A319, Airbus, AirSerbia, AirUK, AustrianAirlines, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Boeing, DC10, Douglas, EGCC, EGLL, F27, Fokker, Friendship, Heathrow, Iberia, KaboAir, L13, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway09Left, Runway28Left, StanwellMoorRoad, ThrowThursday

‘Throw Thursday 28th May 2026.Read More

Does anyone know if there is a Mastodon-style front end for the #Friends plugin for #WordPress?

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 28, 2026

In: Photo of The Day

The current frontend is a bit clunky, and is possibly the thing is miss most about the Masto apps and web F/E.Read More

Side view of a high-winged, single propellor-engined light aircraft flying straight and level from right to left at a very low altitude, with flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land. The plane is white, with a blue and black stripe running along the body, overlaid with the black registration "G-BPVA" on the sides of the rear fuselage, with similar stripes running over the spats on the undercarriage. Green grass fills the bottom of the frame, except for a narrow strip of yellow grass that runs across the frame. Trees fill the background.

Photo of the Day 27th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 27, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: A330, AerLingusUK, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B767, Barton, Blackpool, BLK, Boeing, C172, Cessna, DA50, Diamond, DO328Jet, EGCB, EGCC, EGLF, EGNH, FAB, FairChildDornier, Farnborough, Fornier, LeisureInternational, MAN, Manchester, MidWestExpress, photography, planespotting, SkyHawk, SquiresGate, WingletWednesday, WingWednesday

Side view of a very large, 4 engined jet airliner parked facing to the right on a large section of concrete apron. The plane is almost entirely white, with large, golden "Emirates" titles on the forward fuselage, between the 2 passenger deck windows. A large, diagonal version of the United Arab Emirates flag fills the tail and part of the upper rear fuselage. Grey taxiways and a strip of green grass fills the foreground, with several more jet airliners parked in the background, with trees in the distance, under grey sky.

Photo of the Day 26th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 26, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: A380, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, CaernarfonAirWorld, Dash8, DeHaviland, DeHavilandCanada, DH89, DHC8, Dragon, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDDF, EDDL, EGCB, EGCC, EGGP, Emirates, FRA, Frankfurt, Garuda, JohnLennon, KlasJet, L13, Liverpool, LPL, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Rapide, Sabena, TailsTuesday

Side view of a long and thin twin propellor-engined airliner taxiing from right to left along a black taxiway. The plane is mostly white, with a thin red and blue stripe running along the body, and large blue "BinAir" titles under the cockpit windows. There are large blue letters "BA" on the tail, and the black registration "D-CPSW" on the rear fuselage, next to a large German flag. Green grass lines the taxiway in the foreground, with a roll of razorwire on top of a fence visible right at the bottom. More grass lines taxiways and a runway in the background, leading up to trees vanishing in to mist in the distance.

Manchester Monday 25th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 25, 2026

In: Manchester Monday

Tagged: A300, Airbus, AirShow, ATR42, AvGeek, aviation, B727, Barton, BinAir, Boeing, BritishAirways, Brymon, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, GillAir, ItalianAirForce, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Metro, Panavia, photography, planespotting, PremiAir, Runway23Right, Runway24, RunwayVisitorPark, SA227, Socata, Swearingen, TB200, Tobago, Tornado, Woodford

A solid block of vivid blue sky sandwiched between a fence and a tree at the bottom, and a large red parasol at the top.

This is the life…

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 25, 2026

In: Blog

Tagged: AvGeek, aviation, BackGarden, DotSpotting, photography, planespotting, planspotting

Sitting in the back garden doing a bit of DotSpotting (mostly stuff on approach to Manchester from the North, with some high-level stuff, mostly heading to or coming from the North Atlantic track) while writing blurbs for photos and enjoying a chilly root beer. Youngest daughter is curled up besideRead More

Photo of the Day 24th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 24, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: AirShow, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B2000, B737, Beech, BizProp, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishMidland, CrossAir, DND, Dundee, EGCC, EGLF, EGPN, EHAM, Embraer, ERJ170, FAB, Farnborough, FlyBe, G115, Grob, London, MAN, Manchester, photography, planespotting, RiverSide, RJ100, Runway05Left, Schipol, SchipolSunday, Starship