VirginAtlantic

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right, crossing over a roadway marked on the surrounding grey apron area. The plane is almost entirely white, with black "Virgin Atlantic" titles on the upper forward fuselage, with the black registration "G-VEVE" on the side of the lower rear fuselage, almost hidden by the plane's wing. There is additional black text "Airbus A350-1000" on the lower forward fuselage, and an image of a flying woman wearing a red mini-dress and trailing a waving UK flag from her right wrist, below the cockpit windows. The tail is a bright red, wrapping around part of the rear fuselage, with white, seemingly hand-written "Virgin" titles across the middle, with the last 2 letters of the registration, "VE", at the top in white. The engine pods under the wings and the upturned wing-tips are the same bright red, with white "Virgin" titles on the inner faces of the wing-tips. A white airport bus is following a cargo loader along the roadway marked on the apron in the foreground, with another cargo loader and a baggage truck parked on the right of the roadway, with grey apron filling the rest of the foreground. More grey apron fills most of the background, with a black and grey terminal building stretching into frame from the right in the distance, with a pair of jet airliners parked nose-in to it. Another twin-engined airliner is being towed towards the camera, parallel and to the left of the marked roadway, with yet another airliner parked, facing to the left, on the left of the frame, it's nose and forward fuselage out of frame. A veritable forest of tall lighting poles fill a great deal of the apron in the distance, with trees running from one side of the image to the other beyond that, under grey sky.

Photo Of The Day 16th August 2026.

On: August 16, 2026

In: . B737, A320, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, Boeing, DC10, Douglas, Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday, VirginAtlantic

Tagged: A350, AMS, Amsterdam, D112, EGCB, EGCC, EgyptAir, EHAM, Gate204, Jodel, KLM, L13, LOT, MAN, Manchester, photography, planespotting, PolishAirlines, Schiphol, SchipholSunday, Terminal2

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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, DUB, Dublin, Frankfurt Friday, Photo of The Day, VirginAtlantic

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

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Side view of a very large, 4 engined jet airliner flying from right to left at a very low altitude, with undercarriage extended, flaps deployed from the front and rear of the wings, and the nose raised sharply, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is mostly white, with large purple "Virgin Atlantic" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and an image of a flying woman wearing a red leotard and a cape made out of a British flag under the cockpit windows. The tail and rear fuselage is a vibrant red, with white, hand-written "Virgin" titles. The engine pods mounted under the wings are the same red, as are the planes up-turned wing-tips. Green grass fills the foreground, while a grey terminal building stretches across the background, with a tall grey tower with black top floors soars into the grey sky on the left.

Photo of the Day 2nd June 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: June 2, 2026

In: A330, Airbus, AirLiberte, AvGeek, aviation, B747, B767, BHX, Birmingham, Boeing, DUS, Dusseldorf, On This Day, Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday, VirginAtlantic

Tagged: AtlasGlobal, EDDL, EGBB, EGCC, Embraer, ERJ170, ERJ190, Jet2, L1011, LFPO, Lockheed, LTU, LTUSud, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, MD80, OnThisDay, Orly, ORY, Paris, photography, planespotting, Runway05Left, Runway23Right, SouthSide, TriStar

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Front side view of a microlight aircraft parked on grass, facing to the right, with its left wingtip resting on the ground. What little fuselage there is, is a metal frame covered in a carbon fibre shell, with a pair of tandem seats in an open cockpit on top, with a small engine driving a pusher propellor immediately behind, suspended under a large, triangular parasol wing. A small nosewheel is embedded in the forward shell, with main gear covered in yellow spats are on the end of outriggers attached just in front of the engine. The carbon fibre shell is bright yellow, with the wing being mostly yellow, and blue leading edges and cream trailing edge. The black registration "G-MTMW" is on the underside of the left side of the wing. Green grass fills most of the bottom of the frame, with another microlight with a yellow and purple wing on the right of the background, and a single engined light aircraft taxiing away from the camera on the left. Bright but hazy sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 13th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 13, 2026

In: A330, Airbus, AirShow, AMS, Amsterdam, AOM, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Barton, Boeing, DC10, Douglas, Photo of The Day, VirginAtlantic, Winglet Wednesday, WingletWednesday

Tagged: EGCB, EGCC, EGXI, EHAM, F27, Finningley, Flash, FNY, Fokker, Gemini, KLM, KLU, LFPO, MainAir, MAN, Manchester, Microlight, Orly, ORY, Paris, photography, planespotting, RoyalDutchAirForce, Runway05Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Schipol, Troopship

Side view of a white, 4 engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right with flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it has just landed. The plane has purple "Virgin Atlantic" titles on the upper mid-fuselage, with an image of a woman wearing a red mini-dress flying through the air and trailing a Union Flag positioned under the cockpit windows on the forward fuselage. The tail is a bright metallic red, with seemingly hand-drawn "Virgin" titles. The engine pods slung under the wings are the same metallic red. The squared-off up-turned wingtips have a waving modified Union Flag. Green grass fills the foreground, with trees dominating the background, under grey-blue skies.

Photo of the Day 25th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 25, 2026

In: A319, AffretAir, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Barton, Boeing, CityFlyerExpress, DC8, Douglas, EasyJet, Gat On A Sat, On This Day, Photo of The Day, VirginAtlantic

Tagged: ATR2, EGCB, EGCC, EGKK, GatOnASat, Gatwick, LGW, London, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, R44, Raven, Robinson, Runway08Right, Runway23Right, Runway27, SouthSide

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, D120, DO328, Dornier, On This Day, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday, VirginAtlantic

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

A white, twin engined jet airliner flying over head from left to right at a very low altitude. It has it's undercarriage lowered, and flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land. There are red and orange "Jet2 Holidays" titles on the lower forward fuselage, and a red and orange sunburst on the blue tail and rear fuselage, as well as on the sides of the engine pods under the wings. Blue sky with fluffs of white cloud fill the background.

Photo of the Day 4th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 4, 2026

In: A321, Airbus, ATR72, AvGeek, aviation, B747, BAE146, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, Gat On A Sat, Manchester Monday, On This Day, VirginAtlantic

Tagged: Alpine, EGCB, EGCC, EGKK, Flightline, GatOnASat, Gatwick, Jet2, LGW, London, MAN, Manchester, MTOSport, Neo, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RingwayRoad, RotorSportUK, Runway08Right, Runway23Right

Photo of the Day 7th February 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 7, 2026

In: A330, AirBaltic, Airbus, Alitalia, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B747, Boeing, BritishAerospace, Gat On A Sat, Photo of The Day, VirginAtlantic

Tagged: EGCC, EGKK, Embraer, ERJ145, GatOnASat, Gatwick, L5, LGW, LoganAir, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD82, photographyLondon, planespotting, RJ70, Runway08Right, Runway23Right, ThomasCook

Side view of a light helicopter hovering just a couple of metres above a grass runway. The chopper is a deep blue, with a gold stripe running along the body, and the gold registration "G-OJGC" on the long tail boom. Green grass fills the foreground and large parts of the background, with bushes and tyres in the distance marking the airfield perimeter, under grey-blue sky.

Photo of the Day 15th January 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 15, 2026

In: . B737, A320, Airbus, AirUK, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, Boeing, On This Day, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday, VirginAtlantic, VivaAir

Tagged: EGCB, EGLL, F50, Fokker, Heathrow, LHR, London, Manchester, MyrtleAvenue, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, R44, Raven, Robinson, Runway27Left, ThrowThursday

Side view of a single engined light aircraft parked facing to the right on grass. The plane is largely white, with a black anti-dazzle panel on top of the engines directly in front of the large bubble cockpit canopy, and a red belly. The horizontal stabiliser and the outer panels of the wings are also painted red. There is a blue, white, and red roundel on the rear fuselage, and a blue, white, and red fin flash under the red number "06" on the tail. The number "06" is repeated in white on the front of the engine cowling. The black serial "XX522" is visible under the horizontal stabiliser on the rear fuselage. Green grass fills the foreground and a good part of the background, leading up to trees and bushes lining the airfield perimeter. A man with short dark hair and wearing a yellow hi-viz vest is standing on the far side of the planes rear fuselage, accompanied by a pair of children, with the head of one wearing a hat visible over the top of the plane, and 2 pairs of legs wearing short trousers visible below. Blue sky over rolling hills in the far distance completes the image.

Photo of the Day 11th January 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 11, 2026

In: A320, Aberdeen, ABZ, Aerospatiale, AirFrance, AirLanka, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B767, Barton, Berlin, Boeing, Bulldog, Concorde, Dyce, On This Day, Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday, TXL, VirginAtlantic

Tagged: AirAndApaceMuseum, EDDT, EGCB, EGCC, EGPD, EHAM, Electra, Gate13 Airbus, HuntingCargo, L188, LBG, LeBourget, LFPB, Lockheed, MAN, Manchester, Museum, OnThisDay, Paris, photography, planespotting, Prototype, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway24, Schipol, SchipolSunday, ScottishAviation, Tegel, TriStar

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