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Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right at a busy airport. The plane is largely white, with large, dark blue "Kuwait" titles on the forward fuselage just aft of the forward door, and a small Kuwaiti flag just forward of the door. A large, blue, stylised bird covers the rear of the tail and lower rear fuselage, with the black registration "9K-AKM" on the upper rear fuselage, over the birds head. A smaller, white bird is also on the tail. The white engine pods under the wing have a diagonal blue band around the rear, and a dark blue flying bird at the front.# Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with the tail of a blue jet airliner on the left of the background, and the nose and forward fuselage of a grey and red jet airliner on the right, both parked facing grey cargo sheds, with trees behind that.

Photo Of The Day 30th August 2026.

On: August 30, 2026

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

Tagged: A310, A320, Airbus, AirShow, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B747, BAE146, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, C310, Cessna, DanAir, EGCB, EGCC, EGLF, EHAM, FAB, Farnborough, KuwaitAirways, MAN, Manchester, MartinAir, Neo, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Schiphol, SchipholSunday, T2, TurkishAirlines

On This Day 30th August 1992. Schiphol Sunday 30th August 2026.Read More

The plane is largely blue, with a white belly that swoops up over the wings and back down again. There are large, red "TUI" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and the black web address "TuiDotCom" on the side of the white engine pods under the wings. The first and last letters of the white registration "G" and "O" are on the upper rear fuselage, just ahead of a small UK flag, with the white text "Boeing 737-800" just ahead of the horizontal stabiliser. The tail is blue, with a red icon that resembles a slightly smooshed up winky-face made up of the letters "T", "U", and "I". Green and brown grass fills the foreground, with more grass on the far side of the runway. Trees stretch across the background, under blue sky with fluffs of grey and white clouds.

Photo Of The Day 29th August 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: August 29, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A310, A320, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B707, B737, Boeing, BritishCaledonian, DC10, Douglas, EGCC, EGKK, Emirates, GatOnASat, Gatwick, LGW, London, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Runway08Right, Runway23Left, Saudia, SaudiArabianRoyalFlight, SouthSide, TUI, WowAir

On This Day 29th August 1987. Gat On A Sat 29th August 2026.Read More

Side view of a small, red, single-seat bi-plane flying from right to left at a very low altitude, just a couple of metres above the ground, quite possibly in the middle of taking off. The plane is almost entirely red, with a pair of white stripes running along the body, looping in from above and under the engine cowling in the nose, overlaid with the white registration "G-HOON" on the side of the rear fuselage. A similar design, minus the registration, is on the spats covering the main landing gear at the front of the plane. The front half of the tail is the same bright red, with white text "Pitts S-1S" at the top, while the rear is covered in a red and white chequerboard pattern. The wings are red, with similar but thicker white lines running from front to back, and along the width. Green grass fill the rest of the frame, blurred into a smear, with the plane casting a strong shadow on the airfield below it, suggesting the sun is fairly low down on the left of the frame.

Photo Of The Day 26th August 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: August 26, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: A320, Aberdeen, ABZ, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Barton, Boeing, BusinessAIr, C47, DC3, Douglas, Dyce, EasyJet, EGCB, EGCC, EGPD, EGSX, FighterMeet, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, photography, Pitts, planespotting, Qatar Airways, Runway23Right, S1S, Saab, SF340, SouthSide, Special, StarAirways, WingletWednesday

On This Day 26th August 1995. Winglet Wednesday 26th August 2026.Read More

Side view of a single-engined light aircraft parked on grass facing to the left. The plane is a silvery-grey on top and white on the bottom, with the red registration "G-BOPU" on the rear fuselage. In then foreground, black tarmac is on the right, with green grass on the left. In the background, a white and red, twin propellor-engined aircraft is parked facing to the right on the left of the frame, with the red and brown tail of another single engined plane facing to the left on the right of the frame, and a small helicopter behind that. Trees line the airport perimeter in the distance, under pale blue sky.

Manchester Monday 24th August 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: August 24, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A300, AdvancedTurboProp, Airbus, AirEngiadina, AirportHotel, AirShow, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B747, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, BrusselsAirlines, C130, CanadianArmedForces, CargoCentre, Centennial, CityOfManchester, DO328, Dornier, EGCB, EGCD, Emirates, G115, Gate5, GillAir, Grob, Lockheed, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Manx, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, PatrouilleEcco, PC7, photography, PierB, Pilatus, planespotting, RJ100, Runway06, Runway23Right, Runway24, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, SD360, Shorts, TurboTrainer, Woodford

On This Day 24th August 2015.Read More

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right, following a yellow line marked on a grey concrete taxiway. The plane is almost entirely blue, with large, white "Zoom" titles on the sides of the forward fuselage, covering the passenger cabin windows, and smaller, white web address "WWWDotFlyZoomDotCom"on the upper mid fuselage, over the rear of the wings. The small white registration "C-GZMM" is on the upper rear fuselage, above the rearmost passenger windows, just forward of a small, red and white Canadian flag, above smaller white text "Boeing 767-300ER" under those windows. Large, white, diagonal "Zoom" titles are on the blue tail. Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with a variety of jet airliners, mostly white with blue or red highlights, parked in the background, with tall lighting poles reaching into the sky scattered amongst them. Brown trees run across the frame in the distance, with buildings and rolling hills beyond that at the top of the frame, under grey-blue sky.

Photo Of The Day 23rd August 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: August 23, 2026

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

Tagged: AdvancedTurboProp, AMS, Amsterdam, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, Aviodome, B767, BAC111, Blackpool, BLK, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAircraftCorporation, BritishAirways, BritishMidland, EGCC, EGNH, EHAM, Embraer, ERJ190, Grumman, IvyFarm, L13, MaerskAir, MAN, Manchester, Museum, NetherlandsNavy, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Runway28, S2, Schipol, SquiresGate, Terminal2, TitanAirways, Tracker, Zoom

On This Day 23rd August 2025. Schiphol Sunday 23rd August 2026.Read More

Side view of a blue helicopter parked on a concrete landing pad, surrounded by green grass. There is a gold stripe running along the body, with large gold text "R44" above smaller gold text "Raven II" just aft of the cockpit doors. The gold Registration "G-OGJC" sis on the long, blue tail-boom, which has a 2-bladed, black and white stripes rotor at the end, above a red and white striped pole attached to the underside of the boom. A tall blue fairing is wrapped around the main rotor mast. Green grass in the background stretches off into the distance, with trees on the horizon meeting blue sky with fluffs of white cloud.

Photo Of The Day 22nd August 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: August 22, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A319, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B787, Barton, BizJet, Blackpool, BLK, Boeing, C130, Dassault, DreamLiner, EGCB, EGCC, EGNH, EGVA, EuroWings, FA900, Fairford, Falcon, FFD, Hainan, HarmonyJets, Hercules, IAT, InternationalAirTattoo, IvyFarm, L13, Lockheed, MAN, MAN< EGCC, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, R44, RAF, Raven, Robinson, RoyalAirForce, Runway28, SquiresGate, Terminal2

On This Day 22nd August 2013. On This Day 22nd August 2017. On This Day 22nd August 2025.Read More

Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, taxiing from left to right along a grey taxiway. There are large, grey "Helvetic" titles on the side of the forward fuselage, covering the passenger cabin windows, above smaller grey "Airways" titles. The grey registration "HB-JVF" is on the sides of the white engine pods mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage. A diagonal red band wraps around the tail and rear fuselage, with a large white cross in the middle of the tail. Lush green grass fills the foreground, while there is a blue and white airliner trying to sneak out of frame on the left of the background, and rolling hills in the distance, under bright but hazy sky.

Photo Of The Day 21st August 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: August 21, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: AvGeek, aviation, Blackpool, BLK, DA40, Diamond, EC135, EGCC, EGNH, EuroCopter, F100, Fokker, Helvetic, MAN, Manchester, model, NorthWestAirAmbulance, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Left, RunwayVisitorPark, Spitfire, SpitfireIsland, SquiresGate, Star, Supermarine

On This Day 21st August 1995. On This Day 21st August 2024. On This Day 21st August 2025.Read More

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner rotating as it takes off from a runway at an airport. The plane is largely white with a dark blue belly, a twisted red and blue ribbon on the upper forward fuselage, and black "British Airways" titles on the lower forward fuselage. The black registration "G-BZHA" is on the lower rear fuselage, with the letters "ZHA" repeated on the nose wheel doors in white. The tail is white, with a pair of wavy red lines either side of a wavy blue line, all separated by white., and the black letters "HA" right at the top. Grey taxiways fill the foreground, with a couple of other white airliners visible in the background under this plane. Grey-blue sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo Of The Day 20th August 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: August 20, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirMacau, AirPortugal, AvGeek, aviation, B767, Blackpool, BLK, Boeing, BoultonPaul, BritishAirways, DC10, Defiant, Douglas, EGCC, EGLL, EGNH, GhanaAirways, Heathrow, LHR, London, Luftwaffe, MAN, Manchester, ME109, Messerschmit, Museum, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Right, SeaLife, SouthSide, SpitfireVisitorCentre, SquiresGate, TAP, ThrowThursday

On This Day 20th August 2024. ‘Throw Thursday 20th August 2026.Read More

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner parked facing away from the camera. The plane is largely white, with a deep purple belly and engine pods under the wings, and yellow rear fuselage and tail. There are blue "Olympus" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and the black registration "SX-ACP" on the lower rear. The tail has a blue image of the head of a person with long, flowing hair, wearing a floral crown, and with chains of flowers behind them. Strong sunlight from the upper right corner casts a shadow under the plane towards the bottom left. The plane is parked facing a strip of grass with a mesh metal barrier on the other side, with a large concrete area beyond filling the rest of the frame.

Photo Of The Day 18th August 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: August 18, 2026

In: Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B767, Barton, Boeing, Consolidated, On This Day, Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: A321, Catalina, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, EGSX, FairhavenLake, FighterMeet, FlyIn, FyldeSpotfireMemorial, Heathrow, LHR, London, LythamStAnnes, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD520, Monarch, NorthWeald, Olympus, OnThisDay, PBY, photography, planespotting, RAF, Replica, RoyalAirForce, SAS, ScandinavianAirlines, Spitfire, Supermarine, T2, T2W, TailsTuesday

On This Day 18th August 2024. Tails Tuesday 18th August 2026.Read More

Manchester Monday 17th August 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: August 17, 2026

In: . B737, A300, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, Boeing, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: AirAtlantis, ATR72, BACExpress, CityLine, EGCC, EGCD, EMB312, Embraer, Emirates, FlyBe, FrenchAirForce, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, OnThisDay, photography, PierB, planespotting, RingwayRoad, Runway05Left, Runway24, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, SD360, Shorts, StobartAir, T1, Taifun, Tucano, Valentin, Woodford

On This Day 17th August 1992.Read More

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