Airbus – MancAvGeek

Side view of a high-winged, 34 propellor-engined military transport aircraft parked facing to the right on a black runway, with it's cargo ramp in the rear fuselage deployed, with a vehicle moving along the runway that has obviously just come out of the back of the plane. The plane is covered in a grey and green-brown camouflage scheme, with small "Royal Air Force" titles on the side of the forward fuselage, the large black number "218" under the cockpit windows on the nose. There is a large blue and red roundel on the side of the rear fuselage, followed by the small serial "XV218". The black number "218" is repeated on the tail, over a blue and red fin flash. Green grass fills the foreground, with more grass on the far side of the runway. More grass in the background leads up to a pair of white and blue jet fighters on the left, and blue hangars on left and right, with trees beyond, under flat white sky.

Photo of the Day 23rd May 2026.

On: May 23, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B757, Barton, Boeing, C130, C42, CityFlyerExpress, Comco, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EGKK, GatOnASat, Gatwick, Hercules, Ikarus, LGW, Lockheed, London, MainAirFlyingSchool, MAN, Manchester, Monarch, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway05Left, Runway08Right, Runway09Left. ATR42, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, ThomasCook, Woodford

Photo of the Day 22nd May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 22, 2026

In: Frankfurt Friday, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A310, Airbus, AirShow, ArmyAirCorp, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Beaver, Boeing, CrossAir, DeHavilandCanada, DHC2, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, Iberia, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, MiddleEastAirlines, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Runway23Right, Saab, SF340, ShadowMossRoad, ThisDay, TUI

Front side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner moving from left to right along a black runway, with flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and the rear section of the white engine pods pushed backwards, revealing the thrust reversers, suggesting it has just landed. There are dark blue "Air France" titles on the upper forward fuselage, next to a short, red diagonal stripe, and the black registration "F-HZUR" on the upper rear. There is an image of a dark blue winged sea horse in the outline of a blue circle on the side of the front section of the white engine pods under the wings. 3 diagonal blue stripes, getting thinner as they move rearwards, followed by a shorter red stripe, adorn the tail, with a small circle of gold stars at the top. Green grass lines the side of the runway in the foreground, with more grass in the background leading up to trees in the distance, with rolling hills beyond that, under pale blue sky.

Photo of the Day 21st May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 21, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A220, AirAlgerie, Airbus, AirFrance, AvGeek, aviation, BAE, BritishAerospace, Canadair, Challanger, CL600, EGCC, Hercules, J41, Jetstream, L100, Lockheed, MAN, Manchester, MTMAviation, photography, planespotting, Runway10Right, Runway23Right, Runway28Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP

Side view of a twin propellor-engined, World War 2-era fighter-bomber accelerating from right to left along a grey tarmac runway, with it's tail wheel raised off the ground, suggesting it is taking off. The plane has a grey and olive green camouflage scheme on the upper body and upper wing surfaces, with grey belly and undersides of the wings. There are 3 white and 2 black bands under the lower rear fuselage. The pale mint green letters "E-HT" are either side of a blue, white, and red roundel, outlined in yellow, on the rear fuselage, with the black serial "RR299" just after, under a red, white, and blue fin-flash on the tail. Green grass fills the foreground, with trees on small hills in the background.

Photo of the Day 19th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 19, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A319EasyJet, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, BizJet, Canadair, Challanger, CL601, DeHaviland, DH98, Diversion, EGCB, EGCD, FlyBe, Glasgow, LoganAir, Luton, Manchester, Mosquito, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, RollsRoyce, RoyalAirForce, Royton, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Saab, SF340, Slingsby, SouthBay, Swallow, T45, Woodford

Rear side view of a creamy green, high-winged, single-engined light aircraft parked facing to the left on grey tarmac. The large green registration "G-BVIV" is on the side of the rear fuselage. A large green hangar fills the background, it's wide, open entrance on the left of the frame.

Manchester Monday 18th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 18, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A330, AerLingus, Airbus, AirFrance, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, Avid, B747, BAE146, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, Edgely, EGCB, EGCD, F28, Fellowship, Flyer, Fokker, IL62, Ilyushin, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, NationAir, OA7, OnThisDay, Optica, photography, PierB, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, SpeedWing, Tarom, TAT, Woodford

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right along a grey taxiway. The plane is largely white, with light and dark blue "Air Transat" titles on the upper forward fuselage, with the black registration "C-GOIM" on the upper rear. The tail and rear fuselage are light blue, with a diagonal silver band separating the blue and the white. The outline of a large silver star adorns the tail. Large grassed areas and grey taxiways fill the foreground, with rolling grey hills in the background, under blue-grey sky.

Photo of the Day 17th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 17, 2026

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

Tagged: A321, AdvancedTurboProp, Airbus, AirHolland, AirShow, AirTransat, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B757, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishMidland, DeHaviland, DH89, Dragon, EGCC, FighterMeet, London, MAN, Manchester, Neo, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, photography, photographyAmsterdam, planespotting, Rapide, Runway23Left, RunwayVisitorPark

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, taxiing from left to right along a reddish-grey taxiway. The plane is mostly white, with red "LoganAir" titles on the lower forward fuselage, and the black registration "G-SAJF" on the lower rear, just below and forward of the red engine pods. The tail is covered in a black, red, and white tartan pattern. Green grass fills the foreground, with some out-of-focus rolls of razor wire at the bottom of the frame. More grass in the background leads up to trees in the distance, under grey-blue skies.

Photo of the Day 16th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 16, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A321, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Boeing, DC9, Douglas, EGCC, EGKK, Embraer, ERJ145, F100, Fokker, GatOnASat, Gatwick, LGW, LoganAir, London, MAN, Manchester, Meridiana, NorwegianAirShuttle, photography, planespotting, Runway05Left, Runway10Right, Runway11Right, Runway28Right, Runway29Left, RunwayVisitorPark, TAT, VirginSun

Side view of a metallic blue small helicopter parked on a concrete landing pad, facing to the right. There is a light blue lightning flash on the lower fuselage and door, with silver "R22"text on the upper rear fuselage, above smaller "Beta II" text. The silver registration "G-HIZZ" is at the front of the tail boom, just as it comes out of the fuselage, above the partially exposed engine. The black and white striped tail rotor is on the left side at the rear of the tail boom. Green grass fills the foreground, with several planes parked on more grass in the background, leading up to trees and bushes marking the airfield perimeter in the distance, under blue sky with smatterings of thin white cloud.

Photo of the Day 14th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 14, 2026

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

Tagged: A319, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B707, Barton, Beta, Boeing, DC9, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, EGSX, Heathrow, JAT, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, PA34, photography, Piper, planespotting, QueensBuilding, R22, Robinson, Runway23Left, Runway27Left, SAS, ScandinavianAirlines, Seneca, SouthSide, TBNAircraft, ThrowThursday

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: Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: A330, Airbus, AirShow, AMS, Amsterdam, AOM, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Barton, Boeing, DC10, Douglas, 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, VirginAtlantic, WingletWednesday

Side view of a very blue, twin engined jet airliner acelerating along a black runway during it's take-off roll. The plane is in a metallic blue livery, with large white "ITA" titles on the upper forward fuselage, over small white text "Airways", amd the white registration "EI-DTM" on the lower rear fuselage. The tail is the same blue, with green, white, and red bands representing the Italian flag running down the trailing edge and round the tail-cone. Green grass and grey taxiways fill the foreground, with trees in the distance, under grey sky.

Manchester Monday 11th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 11, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: 6ReserveFlyingSchool, 6RFS, A320, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, CityLine, Dash8, DeHaviland, DeHavilandCanada, DH82, DHC8, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EGSX, Fairey, FighterMeet, Galopin, Gate4, IEA, InterEuropeanAirways, ITAAirways, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Manx, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, Rallye, RingwayRoad, RN, RoyalAirForce, RoyalNavyHistoricFlight, Runway05Left, Runway24, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, SD360, ShadowMossRoad, Shorts, Socata, Swordfish, TigerMoth, Woodford