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Side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner taxiing from right to left along a grey runway. The plane is mostly purple, with large white "FlyBe" titles over 6 white dots., with much smaller, white "Stobart Air" titles next to a white feather on the lower forward fuselage, under the nose. Larger "Operated by Stobart Air" titles are over the rear cabin windows, just forward of the rear door, , with the white registration "EI-FMJ" just under those windows. Yellow and red diagonal bands around the rear body lead into the white tail and tail-cone, with diagonal two-tone blue "FlyBe" titles over 2 yellow, 2red, and 2 purple dots on the tail. At the top of the tail, just above the horizontal stabiliser, there is black "ATR 72-600" text. Green grass stretches across the foreground, lining the side of the runway,. In the background, more grass leads up to a grey terminal building in the distance, with the tail of a very large, white airliner visible over the top of this plane. Blue sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 28th March 2026.

2026-03-28

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 28, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A310, AirBaltic, Airbus, AirEurope, ATR72, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B767, Boeing, BritishAerospace, EasyJet, EGCC, EGKK, FlyBe, GatOnASat, Gatwick, KuwaitAirways, L1011, LGW, Lockheed, London, MAN, Manchester, photography, planespotting, RJ70, Runway08Left, Runway23Left, SouthSide, StobartAir, TriStar

Side view of a small helicopter hovering a few metres above a grassy field, facing to the left. The copter is in a metallic blue livery, with a large golden zig-zag stripe on the side of the fuselage, partially missing because the doors aren't being carried on this flight, and the golden registration "G-GHIZZ" on the long, thin tail boom. A man is sitting in the left seat in the cockpit, holding a camera as he takes a photo towards the viewer. Green grass in the background leads up to trees stretching across the frame in the distance, and a tall electricity pylon with cables that reach across the frame, under cloudy white sky.

Photo of the Day 17th March 2026.

2026-03-17

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 17, 2026

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

Tagged: AirShow, ATR72, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, Beta, BritishAerospace, EGCB, EGCC, EGLF, EGLL, EPWA, FAB, Farnborough, FlyBe, Heathrow, HungarianAirlines, ImpulseAirlines, J41, Jetstream, LHR, London, LOT, Malev, MAN, Manchester, Okęcie, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, PolishAirlines, R22, Robinson, Runway05Right, StobartAir, TailsTuesday, TU154, Tupolev, Warsaw, WAW

Side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined purple airliner flying from left to right at a very low altitude, with undercarriage extended and flaps deployed from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land. The plane is mostly a lush purple, with a yellow and red band around the rear fuselage, and a whitetail and tail-cone. There are large white "FlyBe" titles over 6 white dots on the forward fuselage, a design replicated diagonally on the tail, only this time the text is in 2 shades of blue, and with 2 yellow dots, 2 red dots, and 2 purple. There are white "Stobart Air" titles under the forward fuselage, just over the nose-wheel doors, repeated over the rear passenger cabin windows, and the registration "EI-REM" just under those windows, also in white.

Photo of the Day 20th February 2026.

2026-02-20

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 20, 2026

In: Fuselage Friday, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A310, Airbus, ATR72, AvGeek, aviation, CanadianAirlines, Dash7, DC10, DeHavilandCanada, DHC7, Douglas, EDDF, EGCC, FlyBe, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, MAN, Manchester, MEA, MiddleEastAirlines, planespotting, Runway23Right, ShadowMossRoad, StobartAir, Tyrolean

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.

2026-02-03

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 3, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

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

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.

2026-01-28

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 very large, 4 engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right along a black runway. The plane is mostly white, with golden "Emirates" titles on the side of the forward fuselage, and smaller titles in a golden Arabic script over the wings. Golden Arabic calligraphy covers the white engine pods under the wings, echoing the titles on the fuselage. Images of grey and black elephants wander across the rear fuselage. A large grassed area fills the foreground, with a grey taxiway right at the bottom of the frame. Trees line the far side of the runway, with buildings in the far distance disappearing into murky grey sky.

Photo of the Day 24th January 2026.

2026-01-24

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 24, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A380, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, AviStar, B707, Boeing, Canadair, Centennial, CRJ100, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, EGCC, EGKK, Emirates, FlyBe, GatOnASat, Gatwick, Lauda, LGW, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, photography, planespotting, Runway05Left, Runway08Right, Runway09Left, SouthSide

Side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner turning on to a wide, grey runway. The plane is white, with a dark blue tail and rear fuselage. No other markings are visible, apart from the yellow tips of the spinning black propellors. Green grass fills the foreground, with more grass lining the other side of the runway visible under the belly. A tall and wide terminal building stretches across the frame in the distance, under pale blue sky.

Manchester Monday 19th January 2026.

2026-01-19

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 19, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A310, Aeroflot, Airbus, AirEngiadina, AirIndia, AirUkraine, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B727, B767, Barton, Boeing, BritishAeropsace, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, BrusselsAirlines, Cranfield, Dan Air, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, DO328, Dornier, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, FA200, FlyBe, Fujio, Gate26, HandleyPage, HP137, Jetstream, L13, MAN, ManchesterMonday, Manx, MyTravel, OnThisDay, photography, PierA, PierB, planespotting, RingwayRoad, Runway23Left, Runway24, SD360, Shorts, SouthSide, TU154, Tupolev, Woodford

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner moving at speed from right to left along a black runway. The plane is mostly white, with a pale blue belly, and large light and dark blue "FlyBe" titles above 6 coloured dots (2 yellow, 2 red, 2 purple) on the forward fuselage, a design repeated on the sides of the white engine pods mounted under the wings with additional ".com" text at the end. The light and dark blue "FlyBe" titles are repeated in a larger form but without the dots on the rear fuselage and tail. The black registration "G-FBJI" is on the upper rear fuselage. Green grass fills the foreground, lining the sides of the runway. A pair of large grey hangars dominate the background on the right, behind a large green metal wall. Pale blue sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 8th January 2026.

2026-01-08

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 8, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A300, Airbus, AirFrance, AvGeek, aviation, B737, BalkanBulgarian, Boeing, BritishMidland, DC9, Douglas, EGCC, EGLL, Embraer, ERJ170, EuroBelgian, FlyBe, Heathrow, IL18, Ilyushin, LHR, London, LOT, MAN, Manchester, photography, planespotting, PolishAirlines, Runway23Left, Runway27Left, SouthSide, TheQueensBuilding, ThrowThursday, VirginExpress

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