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Low side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined 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 plane is almost entirely purple, with an orange and purple band around the rear fuselage, and a white tail-cone and tail. There are white., billboard-style "FlyBe" titles above 6 white dots on the side of the forward fuselage, with similar diagonal titles in light and dark blue on the tail, over 2 orange, 2 red, and 2 purple dots. The white titles are also inverted on the underside of the fuselage. The engine pods mounted out on the wings are also purple, with the main undercarriage hanging down on long, spindly legs from the rear. The black registration "G-JECZ" is on the side of the tail-cone right at the rear. Flat grey clouds fill the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 3rd February 2026.

On: February 3, 2026

Tagged: AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B737, BAC111, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAircraftCorporation, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada DHC8, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDDH, EDDL, EGCC, EGCD, EGGP, FlyBe, HAM, Hamburg, HapagLloyd, L1011, Liverpool, Lockheed, LPL, LTU, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, photography, planespotting, RingwayRoad, RJ85, Runway23Right, RyanAir, ShadowMossRoad, Speke, TailsTuesday, TriStar, Woodford

Manchester Monday 2nd February 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 2, 2026

In: Photo of The Day

Tagged: A300, AA5, Airbus, AirShow, Airtours, AirUK, Anson, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B777, BAESystems, Barton, BN2, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, BrittenNorman, C130, CabAir, EGCC, EGCD, Embraer, ERJ145, F100, Fokker, Grumman, Hercules, Islander, L13, Lockheed, LoganAir, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, NorthernAirlines, photography, planespotting, PremiAir, QatarAirways, RAF, RingwayRoad, RoyalAirForce, T1, T2, Tarom, Tiger, TU154, Tupolev, Woodford

Site Updates – Photo Galleries

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 1, 2026

In: Blog, Updates

Tagged: galleries, photography

So, I’ve finally put up enough content to make photo galleries worthwhile, so they are now active – see the link up in the top right corner. More photos are being added on a daily basis. MancAvGeekRead More

Manchester, Barton, EGCB, Evektor, EV97, MainAirFlyingSchool, AvGeek, aviation, planespotting, photography Side view of a small, single-engined light aircraft taxiing from left to right along a grass runway. The plane is in a silvery grey finish, with a pair of black and red tripes entwined around each other, arcing their way along the fuselage. Similar, smaller, stripes are on the silver spats over the nose wheel and main wheels The black registration "G-CDAP" is on the side of the lower rear fuselage. A couple of people can be seen sitting in the cockpit through the large bubble canopy. Green grass fills the foreground and most of the background, with trees and bushes marking the airfield perimeter in the distance.

Photo of the Day 1st February 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 1, 2026

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

Tagged: A320, AerLingus, Airbus, AirFrance, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, Condor, EGCB, EGCC, EHAM, EV97, Evektor, MainAirFlyingSchool, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Runway23Left, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Schipol, SchipolSunday, SkyTeam, SpanAir

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

Tagged: A340, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, 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 twin engined BizProp parked on a grey runway, facing to the left. The plane is mostly white, with black "Huawei" titles on the nosecone, black text "Huawei P20 Pro" on the sides of the engine cowlings on the wings, and the black registration "G-YEOM" on the lower rear fuselage. There are red "Vodafone" titles on the upper rear fuselage, next to a red circle with a white, single quote mark in the middle. The tail is red, with diagonal white "Huawei" titles next to a white stylised image of an open flower. A thin strip of green grass at the bottom of the frame lines the side of the grey runway, with more grass and a taxiway visible under the plane in the background, with a large, green, boxy metal structure in front of a large grey hangar in the distance, under blue sky.

Photo of the Day 30th January 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 30, 2026

In: Frankfurt Friday, Photo of The Day

Tagged: AirNewZealand, AirPortugal, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Boeing, Chieftan, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, EDDF, EGCC, FosterYeomanAviation, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, HeavyLift, Hercules, L100, L1011, Lockheed, MAN, Manchester, Navajo, PA31, photography, Piper, planespotting, RheintalFlug, Runway27Left, SouthSide, TAP, TriStar

Photo of the Day 29th January 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 29, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A330, AirAlgerie, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Boeing, Dassault, EGCC, EGLL, F50, FA900, Falcon, Fokker, Heathrow, Hercules, L100, L13, LHR, Lockheed, London, LuxAir, MAN, Manchester, MiddleEastAirlines, MyrtleAvenue, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway27Left, Terminal2, ThrowThursday, TUI

Side view of a black, single engined military jet fighter taxiing from left to right along a grey runway. The plane is basically a large black engine pod with a white belly, with twin black tail booms stretching backwards from the wing root, carrying the small twin tails. The cockpit canopy at the front of the plane is open, slid back along the top of the fuselage, with the bright red helmet of the pilot clearly visible in the gap. The tail booms has white "Royal Navy" titles, just aft of a blue, white, and red roundel. The registration "G-GONE" is on the end of the boom in white, under the tail. Green grass fills the foreground, with a large grey building dominating the frame on the right, and trees on the left in the background, under bright but hazy skies.

Photo of the Day 28th January 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 28, 2026

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

Tagged: A310, AirAlgerie, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Boeing, Dassault, DeHaviland, DH112, DO328, Dornier, EGCC, EGCD, EGGW, EuroJetItalia, FA20, Falcon, FlyBe, LFPO, LTN, Luton, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, Orly, ORY, Paris, photography, planespotting, RoyalNavy, Runway23Left, SouthSide, Thomson, Venom, WingletWednesday, Woodford

Side view of a single-engined light aircraft parked facing to the left, with it's tail weighed down so it's nose, minus the nose-wheel, is raised in the air. The plane is mostly white, with bright orange stripes running along the body, and the black registration "G-BLTM" on the lower rear fuselage. There is a green hangar in the background on the right, with more green buildings in the distance on the right, under flat grey skies.

Photo of the Day 27th January 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 27, 2026

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

Tagged: A320, Airbus, ATR42, AvGeek, aviation, B767, Barton, Berlin, Boeing, BritAir, CimberAir, Ecole, EDDT, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, EuroWings, GulfAir, Heathrow, HR200, LFLL, LHR, London, Lyon, LYS, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Robin, Runway24, Satolas, SouthSide, TailsTuesday, Tegel, TXL

Manchester Monday 26th January 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 26, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A350, Airbus, AirEngiadina, AirportHotel, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B200, B737, B757, Barton, Beech, BizProp, Boeing, Canadair, CathayPacific, CimberAir, CRJ100, DO328, Dornier, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, Embraer, ERJ145, HeklaAurora, IcelandAir, IrishAirCorps, KingAir, L13, L5, LaudaAir, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, NorthFlying, Oasis, OnThisDay, PierB, Pitts, planespotting, Portugalia, Runway23Right, S2, SA227, SAS, ScandinavianAirlines, SouthSide, Special, Swearingen, Woodford