Gatwick – MancAvGeek

Side view of a long, thin, 4 engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is in a pale cream colour, with a gold and red pinstripe running along the body, under the passenger cabin windows. There are large, gold, "Etihad" titles on the upper centre fuselage, with a smaller version in an Arabic script on the upper forward fuselage. There is more Arabic text, in gold, on the lower forward fuselage. There is a large sticker with black and gold text on the upper rear fuselage, with a large black and gold "F1", then smaller text "2016 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix". Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with a mobile set of airstairs with a brown perspex awning over the top seeming to drive towards this plane, and a white van driving from right to left by an airbridge on the left of the frame that seems to hang out of nowhere. Low, grey cargo sheds stretch across the background, with several planes parked nose-in towards them. Taller office buildings and hotels nestled in trees are in the distance, under hazy grey sky.

Photo of the Day 18th April 2026.

On: April 18, 2026

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

Tagged: A340, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B737, BAC111, Boeing, BritishAircraftCorporation, Bulldog, CityHopper, Dublin, EGCC, EGGP, EGKK, EGXI, Etihad, Finningley, FlyOver, FNY, Gatwick, KLM, L13, LGW, Liverpool, London, LPL, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Royton, RyanAir, Saab, ScottishAviation, SF340, Speke, Stansted

Photo of the Day 11th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 11, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A321, AerLingus, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B737, BAE146, Boeing, BritishAerospace, Dash8, DC10, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, Douglas, Dublin, EGCC, EGKK, FlyBe, FlyOver, GatOnASat, Gatwick, JMCAir, LGW, London, MAN, Manchester, Meridiana, Munich, Neo, Oldham, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, UkraineInternational

A white, twin engined jet airliner flying over head from left to right at a very low altitude. It has it's undercarriage lowered, and flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land. There are red and orange "Jet2 Holidays" titles on the lower forward fuselage, and a red and orange sunburst on the blue tail and rear fuselage, as well as on the sides of the engine pods under the wings. Blue sky with fluffs of white cloud fill the background.

Photo of the Day 4th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 4, 2026

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

Tagged: A321, Airbus, Alpine, ATR72, AvGeek, aviation, B747, BAE146, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, EGCB, EGCC, EGKK, Flightline, GatOnASat, Gatwick, Jet2, LGW, London, MAN, Manchester, MTOSport, Neo, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RingwayRoad, RotorSportUK, Runway08Right, Runway23Right, VirginAtlantic

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.

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

Front side view of a bright red, high-winged, twin propellor-engined parked facing to the left and slightly towards the camera. The plane's roof and the tops of the wings and engines are a shiny black, and black "British Antarctic Survey" are on the lower forward fuselage under the passenger cabin windows. A door in the rear fuselage is hanging open. Metal skids are mounted on the undercarriage, the wheels poking through the bottom. There is a white board on a wooden easel which has indecipherable text about this plane which partially obscures the nose on the left of the frame. Crowds of people behind a low metal fence are visible in the background, under flat white skies.

Photo of the Day 21st March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 21, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A321, Airbus, AirShow, Aurigny, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, BritishAntarcticSurvey, C182, Cessna, DeHavilandCanada, DHC6, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EGKK, Embraer, ERJ190, GatOnASat, Gatwick, LGW, London, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, Monarch, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Reims, Runway08Right, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Skylane, TwinOtter, Woodford

Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane has a grey belly, and a thin red and blue stripe running along the body, getting wider as it moves rearwards, then sweeping up to fill the tail. The engines, mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, are in a bare metal state. The registration "G-OBWD" is visible on the upper rear fuselage. Grey concrete taxiways fill almost all the frame, apart from a red and white banded metal barrier stretching across the top of the frame.

Photo of the Day 19th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 19, 2026

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

Tagged: A380, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B707, BAC111, Boeing, BritishAircraftCorporation, BritishAirFerries, BritishWorld, DanAir, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, EGCC, EGKK, EGLL, Embraer, ERJ190, Gatwick, Heathrow, Helvetic, LGW, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Qantas, QueensBuilding, Romavia, Runway09Left, Runway23Left, Runway27Left, Sabena, SchreinerAirways, SouthSide, StanwellMoorRoad, ThrowThursday

Side view of a single-engined light aircraft parked facing to the left on grass. The plane sis in a vaguely military-looking olive-green colour scheme, with large, seemingly random patches of white in several places, and the white registration "D-EARY" on the side of the rear fuselage. The engine cowling on the nose is bright yellow, with a large image of a rather aggressive-looking bird with it's mouth open in a screech, with a red banner with the words "Screaming Eagle" underneath. The tail has a black and white large checkerboard pattern on the front half, the rear half being bright yellow with a black and white fin flash towards the top. A section at the rear of the tail has a finer black and white checkerboard pattern. Green grass fills the rest of the frame, except for a dirt track crossing from one side to the other.

Photo of the Day 14th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 14, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: AirMalta, ATR42, AvGeek, aviation, B737, B757, Barton, Boeing, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, Embraer, ERJ190, FinnAir, GatOnASat, Gatwick, L13, LGW, London, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, P149, photography, photographyAmsterdam, Piaggio, planespotting, RFG, Runway08Right, ThomasCook

Side view of a green, high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, with flaps extended from the rear of the wings, undercarriage retracting, and the nose raised sharply, suggesting it has just taken off. The planes top half is a dark green, with a lighter green stripe over the passenger cabin windows, and a white belly. There are white "Aer Lingus" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and green "Regional" titles at the bottom. The black registration "EI-FAS" is on the lower rear fuselage, next to a small Irish flag. There is a large, light green shamrock leaf on the tail. Pale blue sky with streaks of white cloud fill the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 7th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 7, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A320, AerLingus, Airbus, AirInter, ATR72, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Boeing, DanAir, DC9, Douglas, EGCC, EGLL, GatOnASat, Gatwick, LGW, London, MAN, Manchester, Meridiana, OnurAir, photography, planespotting, Runway23Right, RVP

Side view of a single engined light aircraft moving at speed from right to left along a grass runway, with the nose wheel lifted slightly off the ground, and a small amount of flaps hanging from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is taking off. The plane is white, with a thin black and thicker red stripe running along the body, overlaid with the black registration "G-CIFC" on the rear fuselage. The spats on the undercarriage are white, with a similar black and red stripe. Green grass fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 1st March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 1, 2026

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

Tagged: AirBristol, AirLittoral, AMS, Amsterdam, AugsburgAirways, AvGeek, aviation, B737, BAC111, Barton, Boeing, BritishAircraftCorporation, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, EGCB, EGCC, EGKK, EHAM, F100, Fokker, Gatwick, KLM, L5, LGW, London, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Runway24, Runway26Left, Schipol, SchipolSunday, ShannonAirlines, Socata, TB 200, Terminal3, Tobago

Photo of the Day 28th February 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 28, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirLiberte, AirPortugal, ATR72, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Boeing, BritishAirwaysExpress, CityFlyerExpress, DC10, Douglas, EGCC, EGKK, GatOnASat, Gatwick, KLM, LGW, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, photography, planespotting, Runway08Right, Runway26Left, TAP, VirginExpress