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Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with a blue belly at the front, although the rear is mostly blue with a white roof, with a light blue stripe separating the 2 sections. There are blue "Blue Air" titles on the upper forward fuselage, above the passenger cabin windows, with smaller, darker "web.com" web address below the windows. The white registration "YR-BAJ" is on the lower rear fuselage., just ahead of the aft cabin door. The tail is mostly white, with a white leading edge, and white diagonal "Blue Air" titles and "Web.com" web address. A grey runway and taxiway, lined with green grass, fills the foreground, while trees stretch across the background, under blue-grey sky.

Photo Of The Day 11th August 2026.

On: August 11, 2026

In: . B737, . LSZH, A340, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, Boeing, Collinstown, Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday, ZRH, Zurich

Tagged: BlueAir, Dash8, DC3, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, Douglas, DUB, Dublin, DUS, Dusseldorf, E2, EDDL, EDDM, EGCC, EIDW, Embraer, ERJ195, KLM, Kloten, MAN, Manchester, MUC, Munich, Museum, photography, planespotting, Runway05Right, Runway28Left, Sabena, SchreinerAirways, SouthSide, Strauss, SwissAir, SwordsRoad, TailsTuesday, TurkishAirlines

Tails Tuesday 11th August 2026.Read More

Front view of a very large, 4-engined jet airliner being disconnected from a low-slung white tug that has just pushed it back from it's stand. The plane is almost entirely white, with a red tail with indistinct white markings on the side. There are large, thin, purple "Virgin Atlantic" titles on the side of the upper fuselage, with an image of a flying woman wearing a ed leotard and trailing a waving United Kingdom flag from her left wrist, under the cockpit windows, above the small black text "Ruby Tuesday". Grey concrete apron with a slight pink tint fills the foreground, with a different type of tug and a baggage loader following a roadway marked on the surface. More concrete apron fills the near background, with the blue rear fuselage and tail of another jet airliner coming into frame on the left. A ground level car park in the distance stretches across the frame, with trees beyond, under a grey sky.

Photo Of The Day 7th August 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: August 7, 2026

In: A340, AerLingus, Airbus, AirClassik, ATR72, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Boeing, Collinstown, Frankfurt Friday, Photo of The Day

Tagged: DUB, Dublin, EDDF, EGCC, EIDW, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, L13, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, Museum, photography, planespotting, S58, Sikorsky, VirginAtlantic

Frankfurt Friday 7th August 2026.Read More

Side view of a high-winged, single-engined light aircraft taxiing from left to right along a grass taxiway. The plane is mostly white, with a black and blue stripe swooping along the body and lower part of the tail, and the black registration "G-ENEA" on the side of the rear fuselage. White spats cover the main wheels under the wings. Green grass fills the foreground, with more in the background leading up to trees in the distance, under blue sky.

Photo of the Day 9th July 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 9, 2026

In: . B737, A340, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, Barton, BizJet, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BrusselsAirlines, C182, Cessna, On This Day, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, G4, Gulfstream, Heathrow, Iberia, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, RJ100, Runway23Left, SaudiArabianAirlines, Skylane, SouthSide, ThrowThursday, VirginExpress

On This Day 9th July 2014. ‘Throw Thursday 9th July 2026.Read More

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right along a grey taxiway. The plane is mostly white, with a yellow stripe running along the lower body, and large yellow "Buzz" titles outlined in black on the forward fuselage. These titles are repeated over a yellow stripe on the sides of the engine pods, under the wings. There is dark blue text "by RyanAir" under the cockpit windows, and the black registration "SP-RZD" just aft of a white and red Polish flag on the upper rear fuselage. The tail is bright yellow, with a large cartoon image of a bee, with a large upper-case letter "B" on it's black and yellow striped chest. Green grass fills the foreground, partially obscured by a stretched-out roll of razorwire on top. More grass in the background leads up to trees in the distance, under blue sky.

Photo of the Day 7th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 7, 2026

In: . B737, A340, Airbus, AirFrance, AvGeek, aviation, BAC111, BAE146, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAircraftCorporation, BritishMidland, Buzz, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: AirJamaica, DC9, Douglas, EGCC, EGLL, Heathrow, JerseyEuropean, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, Max, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway05Left, Runway27Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Tarom, ThrowThursday

Slightly elevated side view of a twin-engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane is mostly white, with billboard-style, red and green "TAP" titles on the side of the forward fuselage, with smaller "Air Portugal " titles above the windows at the front of the passenger cabin. The tail has part of those same large red and green titles, with white "Express" titles arranged vertically in the long stroke of the red letter "P". Grey concrete apron marked with lines for planes to follow fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 1st May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 1, 2026

In: A340, Airbus, AirPortugal, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Boeing, Frankfurt Friday, Photo of The Day

Tagged: EDDF, EGCC, Embraer, ERJ190, F100, Fokker, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, Gate22, L13, Lufthansa, MalaysianAirlines, MAN, Manchester, photography, planespotting, TAP, TAT

Side view of a long, thin, 4 engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is in a pale cream colour, with a gold and red pinstripe running along the body, under the passenger cabin windows. There are large, gold, "Etihad" titles on the upper centre fuselage, with a smaller version in an Arabic script on the upper forward fuselage. There is more Arabic text, in gold, on the lower forward fuselage. There is a large sticker with black and gold text on the upper rear fuselage, with a large black and gold "F1", then smaller text "2016 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix". Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with a mobile set of airstairs with a brown perspex awning over the top seeming to drive towards this plane, and a white van driving from right to left by an airbridge on the left of the frame that seems to hang out of nowhere. Low, grey cargo sheds stretch across the background, with several planes parked nose-in towards them. Taller office buildings and hotels nestled in trees are in the distance, under hazy grey sky.

Photo of the Day 18th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 18, 2026

In: . B737, A340, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, BAC111, Boeing, BritishAircraftCorporation, Bulldog, CityHopper, Gat On A Sat, Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: Dublin, EGCC, EGGP, EGKK, EGXI, Etihad, Finningley, FlyOver, FNY, Gatwick, KLM, L13, LGW, Liverpool, London, LPL, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Royton, RyanAir, Saab, ScottishAviation, SF340, Speke, Stansted

Side view of a very large, 4 engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with diagonal light and blue bands around the plane's nose, with large black "China Airlines" titles on the upper forward fuselage, next to larger blue "Cargo" text. The black registration "B-18721" is under the upper deck windows, as well as on the upper rear fuselage. The tail is white at the top and a pale purple at the bottom, with a pink and red flower filling most of the rest. The roof of a terminal building fills the foreground, with large air conditioning ducts in the middle, with large grey metal structures on either side of the screen. A large grey hangar fills most of the background, with a white and blue twin engined jet airliner parked in front. Hazy grey skies fill the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 16th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 16, 2026

In: A340, AdriaAirways, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Boeing, ChinaAirlines, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: DC9, Douglas, EGCC, EGLL, F70, Fokker, Heathrow, KLMQueensBuilding, KuwaitAirways, L13, LHR, London, LOT, MAN, Manchester, NorthernPrimeterRoad, photography, planespotting, PolishAirlines, Runway09Left, Runway27Right, StanwellMoorRoad, ThrowThursday, TU154, Tupolev

Side view of a single engined light aircraft parked on tarmac facing to the right. The plane is mostly white, with a black belly, and a thick yellow stripe running along the body, over-laid with the black registration "G-BKAE" on the rear fuselage, the last letter partially obscured by the slightly up-turned wing-tip. White spats cover the fixed main landing gear, under the wings. A man with short dark hair and beard, wearing a blue top, can be seen in the cockpit, possibly running an engine test, as the propellor on the nose looks to be slightly blurred. Black tarmac apron fills the foreground, with a green hangar on the right of the frame in the background, with cars parked behind the plane on the left, with brown brick buildings beyond that. Flat white sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 9th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 9, 2026

In: . B737, A340, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, Boeing, CrossAir, On This Day, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: D120, DO328, Dornier, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, Heathrow, Jodel, LHR, LithuanianAirlines, LoganAir, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, NorthernPerimeterRoad, ParisNice, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway23Left, Runway27Left, SouthSide, ThrowThursday, VirginAtlantic

Almost head-on view of a single-engined, high-winged light aircraft parked facing to the left of the camera on a grassy field. The plane is mostly in a golden finish on the body and wings, with silver engine cowlings and doors. The wooden propellor has white, red, and white bands on the tips. The red registration "G-RWIN" is visible on the tail. Green grass fills the foreground and most of the background, with trees in the distance visible over the tops of the wings, meeting grey sky.

Photo of the Day 31st January 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 31, 2026

In: . B737, A340, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, Boeing, Gat On A Sat, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: Diversion, EasternAirways, EGCB, EGCC, EGKK, GatOnASat, Gatwick, LGW, London, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, NorwegianAirShuttle, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Rearwin, Runway09Right, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, S2000, Saab, SkyRanger, TranSwede

Side view of a white, 4 engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left along a grey taxiway. The plane has a grey and dark blue stripes running along the body, swooping up over the wing and back down again, and a smaller, similar stripe on the white tail. The engine pods under the wings are s deep blue, almost purple. The black registration "CS-TFX" is on the upper rear fuselage. Green grass fills the foreground on the left, with a black taxiway with a yellow line down the middle on the right. Grey airport buildings fill the background, with tall lighting towers climbing into the blue sky.

Manchester Monday 5th January 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 5, 2026

In: A340, Airbus, AirportHotel, AirShow, ArmyAirCorp, AvGeek, aviation, B727, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, CzechAirlines, Manchester Monday, Woodford

Tagged: AOP9, Auster, EAS, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EMB145, Embraer, EuropeAeroService, HiFly, J31, Jetstream, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, photography, planespotting, Runway24, RunwayVisitorPark, TU154, Tupolev

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