Tag: AmericanAirlines

Photo of the Day 14th November 2023

Posted on November 14, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin propellor-engined airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude with it's undercarriage lowered. The plane is almost entirely white, with a large blue splotch overlaid with a smaller red splotch on the rear fuselage, the same design repeated on the tail, but with the red splotch squared off and with a large white cross in the middle, and the blue splotch having a ring of gold stars in the top left corner. There are blue "Crossair" titles on the upper forward fuselage. In the background, blue sky with wisps of white fill the rest of the frame. — HB-IZY, Saab 2000, Crossair, on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time after May 1997.

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Photo of the Day 7th November 2023

Posted on November 7, 2023 by mancavgeek

Rear view of a 4 propellor-engined airliner taxiing away from the camera and slightly to the right. The plane is mostly white, with a red and blue stripe separating that from the blue belly. There are red "British Air Ferries" on the upper forward fuselage, and the registration "G-CSZB" on the lower rear fuselage in white. In the background, grey apron leads up to grass, which fills the rest of the frame. — G-CSZB, Vickers 804 Viscount, British Air Ferries, at Manchester Airport, some time in the early 1990s.

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Photo of the Day 17th September 2023

Posted on September 17, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The planes body is in a natural metal finish, with a blue, white, and red stripe running from nose to tail, and red "American" titles on the upper forward fuselage. There are a pair of capital letter "A"s, one red, the other blue, on the tail, with an image of a stpooping eagle between them. In the background, various large building line the airfield, with a pair of planes, in front of them, one plane on each side of the frame, both facing to the lower right corner. Threes are visible through the haze in the distance. The overall scene is a bit hazy and grainy, but with some strong sunlight from the left, with bright speckles on this planes forward fuselage, and a strong shadow on the ground. — Unknown registration Airbus A300-605R, American Airlines, at London Heathrow, some time in the 1990s.
I was hoping the RAF VC10 in the background would gicve me a clue as to the date and/or registration, but no.

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Photo of the Day 6th September 2023

Posted on September 6, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin propellor-engined airliner accellerating from right to left on a runway. The plane is mostly white, with very small "Stobart Air" titles on the forward door, and just aft of the rear door. The registration "EI-FMK" is on the upper rear fuselage, just forward of the rear door, and just aft of an Irish flag (equal green, white, and orange vertical bands). Grass fills the foreground, while in the background, red and white banded metal towers are behind the plane, made blurry by panning the camera, with trees in the far distance, under a grey sky. — EI-FMK, ATR72-600, Stobart Air, operating for Aer Lingus, starting it’s take off roll on Runway 23 Left at Manchester Airport, 13th March 2017.

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Photo of the Day 22nd June 2023

Posted on June 22, 2023June 22, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left, turning away from the left of the camera. The plane is mostly white, with a thick pale blue line running along the body, with green "Cathay Pacific" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The tail is green, with a stylised white flying bird, looking as if it has been drawn with a single brush stroke. The same bird is just behind the cockpit in green, as well as on the green upturned wingtips. In the background, are several terminal buildings, the one under the planes tail is rather blurry because of the hot exhaust coming out of the engines. Above, the sky is blue with streaks of grey cloud. — B-LXD, Airbus A350-1041, Cathay Pacific, turning on to Runway 23L at Manchester Airport, 15th May 2019.

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Photo of the Day 15th April 2023

Posted on April 15, 2023 by mancavgeek

Low side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from right to left at low level, it's nose raised as it climbs. The plane's body is mostly white, with a dark blue belly and a yellow rear fuselage, wing tips, and tail. The forward fuselage has large dark blue billboard-style "Monarch" titles, while the tail has a dark blue letter "M" resembling a 3-pointed crown. Behind it, clear blue skies are giving way to white fluffy clouds. — G-OJEG, Airbus A321-231, Monarch, crossing the perimeter after taking off from Runway 08R at London Gatwick, 12th September 2014.

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Photo of the Day 29th March 2023

Posted on March 29, 2023 by mancavgeek

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