Tag: BritishAirways

Photo of the Day 28th November 2023

Posted on November 28, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a high-winged, 4 engined, grey jet airliner with a dark blue belly and tail, taxiing from left to right. In the background, a large expanse of grass leads up to trees in the distance. — G-MANS, British Aerospace 146-200, British Airways Express, at Manchester Airport, some time in the late 1990’s.

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Photo of the Day 22nd November 2023

Posted on November 22, 2023November 21, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with a deep blue belly that sweeps up to fill most of the rear of the tail, and a red cheatlin running along the body from under the nose and up into the tail, seperating the 2 colours. There are pale blue "Onur Air" titles on the upper forward fuselage, just aft of a Turkish flag (red field with a white star in the center and white crescent offset it the right), and the registration "TC-ONF" on the upper rear fuselage in black. The tail has the red outline of a circle, containing a stylised image of a red flying bird. In the background, a large blue hangar dominates the rest of the frame, with various airstairs, trucks, trailers, and cranes parked randomly in front. — TC-ONF, Airbus A320-231, Onur Air, in basic Leisure Air colours (which themselves look very much like Presidential Airways colours) taxiing to it’s gate at Manchester Airport, somewhere between April 1995 and February 1999.

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Photo of the Day 8th November 2023

Posted on November 8, 2023November 7, 2023 by mancavgeek

Rather backlit side view of a twin propellor engined airliner flying from left to right at a very low level, with undercarriage lowered and flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is just about to land. The plane has a grey top and a dark blue belly, with a thin red stripe running along the middle of the body. There are black "British Airways" titles on the upper forward fuselage. In the backgroune, the sky is a very pale blue, getting whiter and brighter towards the bottom of the frame under the plane, suggesting that the sun is very low in the sky, the shadows on thkis side of the plane suggesting that the sun is shining brightly on the other side. — G-BTPE, British Aerospace Advanced TurboProp (ATP) crossing the airport perimeter fence on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time in the 1990s.

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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 6th November 2023

Posted on November 6, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin propellor engined airliner taxiing from left to right, seen from a slightly elevated viewpoint. The plane is mostly white, with a light blue and grey stripe running along the body, repeated diagonally on the tail. There are large "Luxair" and smaller "Commuter" titles in black on the upper forward fuselage, with the flags of both the EU and Luxembourg a bit further back. The registration "LX-LGL" is on the rear fuselage in black. In the background, grey concrete apron fills most of the screen, with red-painted concrete with yellow hatchingdelineating a non-accessible area in the middle. — LX-LGL, Embraer EMB120 Brasilia, Luxair, at Manchester Airport, some time in the 1990s.

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Photo of the Day 31st October 2023

Posted on October 31, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane is mostly white, with a grey belly, with a pair of thin red stripes running along the body, above and below the cabin windows, with the windows edges painted to resemble arched windows used in Indian palaces. There are red titles on the upper fuselage in an Indian script that translate to "Air India". On the tail, there is a red stylised flying bird, under diagonal red "Air India" titles. In the background, a white 3 engined jet airliner faces to the right, amidst acres of paved apron, with trees running off into the far distance, under a bright but hazy sky. — VT-EJJ, Airbus A310-304, Air India, at Manchester Airport, some time in the late 1990s.

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Photo of the Day 3rd September 2023

Posted on September 3, 2023September 2, 2023 by mancavgeek

View from below of a very large 4 engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a very low altitude with slats and flaps deployed from the front and rear of the wings respectively, and the nose raised significantly, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is mostly white, with a dark blue belly and engine pods., and red stripes on the tail. The registration "G-CIVB" is painted in black on the outer section of the left wing. In the background, the sky is a flat grey. — G-CIVB, Boeing 747-436, BritishAirways, flying out of Runway 09R at London Heathrow, 3rd April 2014.

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Photo of the Day 2nd September 2023

Posted on September 2, 2023 by mancavgeek

Low side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a very olow altitude with flaps deployed from behind the wing and the nose raised steeply, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is mostly white, with golden feathers on the nose, mid fuselage, and engine pods, emulating the look of a dove. There are 3 wavy golden stripes on the tail, with golden "BritishAirways" titles just aft of a golden ribbon on the upper rear fuselage. Behind, the sky is a pale blue. — G-DBCD, Airbus A319-131, British Airways, crossing the airfield perimeter after taking off from Runway 08L at London Gatwick, 12th September 2014.

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Photo of the Day 15th August 2023

Posted on August 15, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a single engined light aircraft parked on grass, facing to the right. The plane is mostly red, with cream upper surfaces and tail. The plane has a fixed undercarriage, with white spats with a red stripe covering the main wheels, under the wings. The top of the nose, over the engine, is painted black in front of the cockpit. The outer 1/3rd of the wings is raked upwards to a significant degree. In the background, trees mark the airfields perimeter, under a blue sky. — G-AZVL, Jodel D-119, at City Airport Manchester/Barton, 3rd June 2023.

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Photo of the Day 3rd August 2023

Posted on August 3, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner rolling at high speed from right to left. The plane is mostly white, with a light blue belly, and a darker blue rear fuselage and tail, as well as dark blue engine pods and upturned wingtips. There are small "boeing 767-300" titles on the lower forward fuselage. The foreground is yellowy-green grass, the background is grass leading off to trees and buildings in the background, and the sky above is a mix of a pale blue with dark, stormy looking clouds. — N1469A, Boeing 767-3K1ER, Atlas Air, in basic Thomas Cook Airlines colours, in the middle of it’s take-off roll on Runway 23L at Manchester Airport, en route to Taipei for conversion to a freighter, 26th January 2018.

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