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Photo of the Day 25th November 2023

Posted on November 25, 2023November 24, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner, being pushed back from it's stand by a blue truck attached to the nose wheel. In the background is a busy scene from an airport, with many planes parked in various areas, under a cloudy white sky. — N78003, Boeing 777-224ER, Continental Airlines, being pushed back from it’s stand at London Gatwick, some time after November 1998.

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Photo of the Day 23rd November 2023

Posted on November 23, 2023November 22, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a white twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left and slightly towards the camera, with a black chainlink fence filling most of the lower frame, and a bright but cloudy sky filling the top of the frame. — Unknown registration (F-G___) Fokker F100, Air Littoral, taxiing past the Airport Hotel as it turns on to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time in the early 1990s.

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Photo of the Day 19th September 2023

Posted on September 19, 2023September 18, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with large billboard-style "STAR ALLIANCE" titles running along the upper fuselage, with smaller "SINGAPORE AIRLINES" titles next to a golden flying bird on the lower forward fuselage. There are 5 grey pyramids on the tail, arranged in a circle, each one inb a different alignment. In the foreground, grassed areas on the left have low orange or yellow and black signs are scattered around.In the background, a low terminal buildingis bisible behind this plane on the right, with taller buildings looming over the scene on the left, one of which has a heavliy glazed tower on top with green tinted glass. Above it all, white and grey clouds complete the image. — 9V-SWJ, Boeing 777-312ER, Singapore Airlines, in a Star Alliance livery, taxiing out to the active runway at Manchester Airport, 4th February 2016.

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Photo of the Day 7th September 2023

Posted on September 7, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane's body is almost entirely white, with large red "Swiss" titles on the forward fuselage, and the registration "HB-IPT" on the lower rear fuselage in black. The tail is white, with a thick red stripe running along it, with a large white cross over the top. Green grass fills the foreground, while a terminal buildingstretches across the middle of the frame in the background, under a grey sky. — HB-IPT, Airbus A319-112, Swiss, taxiing out to Runway 23 Left at Manchester Airport, as seen from the Aviation Viewing park, 4th February 2016.

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Photo of the Day 25th August 2023

Posted on August 25, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner moving from right to left, with the thrust reversers extended on the engines, with the flaps deployed from the rear of the wings, suggesting it has just landed and is rapidly decelerating. The plane's body and engine pods are mostly silver, with dark blue "SKYTEAM" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and dark blue "KLM" titles under a stylised crown on the lower forward fuselage. The rear fuselage carries some intricate dark blue scrollwork, partially obscured by the wing. The tail is dark blue, with silver "SKYTEAM" titles forming part of a circle around some silver scrollwork. Green grass fills the foreground, with trees and bases of lighting poles visible on the skyline under the plane, the tops of the lighting poles also being visible over the top of the plane. The sky is a hazy grey. — PH-BVD, Boeing 777-306ER, KLM, in Skyteam colours, landing on Runway 23L at Manchester Airport, 15th March 2017.

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Photo of the Day 19th August 2023

Posted on August 20, 2023August 21, 2023 by mancavgeek

Low side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude with the flaps extended behind the wings and nose raised quite sharply, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is mostly dark blue with a dark grey belly, and white "Vietnam Airlines" titles on the upper forward fuselage, partially obscured by the engine. A large golden flower adorns the upper forward fuselage, the tail, and the engine pods. The registration "VN-A142" is visible in white on the upper rear fuselage, and in black under the left wing. Behind the plane, the sky is an intense blue, with wisps of cloud in the top left corner. — VN-A142, Boeing 777-2Q8ER, Vietnam Airlines,crossing the airfield perimeter shortly after taking off from Runway 08 at London Gatwick, 12th September 2014.

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Photo of the Day 9th August 2023

Posted on August 9, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right, with the undercarriage extended, flaps deployed from the rear of the wing, and the nose raised significantly, suggests it has just taken off. The plane is mostly white, with grey lower body, and a thick green horizontal stripe wrapped around the nose., extending almost to the forward door. There are green "Cathay Pacific" titles on the lower forward fuselage. The tail is white, with a thick green stripe with a red base, and a stylised white flying bird that appears to have been drawn with a single brush stroke. In the background, the sky is a light blue, with white clouds at the bottom of the frame. — B-KQD, Boeing 777-367ER, Cathay Pacific, sai;ling pas the Aviation Viewing Park while taking off from Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 4th June 2015.

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Photo of the Day 22nd July 2023

Posted on July 22, 2023 by mancavgeek

Low side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, withflaps extended from the rear of the wing, and the nose raised significantly, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is mostly white, with a light blue band around the rear fuselage, extending up in to the darker blue tail. There are "Garuda Indonesia" titles on the upper forward fuselage, partially pbscured by the right engine. behind it, the sky is a gorgeous blue. — PK-GIA, Boeing 777-3U3ER, Garuda Indonesia, crossing the perimeter fence after taing off from Runway 08R at London Gatwick, 12th September 2014.

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Photo of the Day 29th June 2023

Posted on June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at low level, with undercarriage extended, flaps deployed from behind the wings, and the nose raised steeply, suggesting it has just taken off. There is a noticeable bend in the wings, the normal level wing surves upwards towards the tips. The plane is mostly white, with a grey belly, and thick light blue stripe running along the body, with a thick green stripe under the cockpit. There are green "Cathay Pacific" titles on the lower forward fuselage. The tail is white, with a thick green stripe with a stylised white bird, looking as if it was made with a single brush stroke. behind, the sky is a vivid blue, with some clouds at the bottom of the frame. — B-KQD, Boeing 777-367ER, Cathay Pacific, powering out of Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 4th June 2015.

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Photo of the Day 15th June 2023

Posted on June 15, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner moving from right to left. The planes body is a light sandy brown, with a triangle-based geometric abstract design in various shades of brown and red on the tail and rear fuselage.There are large golden "Etihad" titles in English on the upper forward fuselage, just behind smaller golden titles in an Arabic script. The engines are white, with "F1" titles, advertising the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Behind the plane is a view across the airfield, the nose of an airliner in the Viewing park just visible under the nose, with one of the terminal buildings under the tail, but rather blurry because of all the hot exhaust pouring out of the engines. Above, the sky is grey, with hints of blue threatening to come through. — A6-ETD, Boeing 777-3FXER, Etihad, starting it’s takeoff roll on Runway 23L at Manchester Airport, 15th March 2017.

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