LHR – MancAvGeek

Side view of a single engined light aircraft parked on tarmac facing to the right. The plane is mostly white, with a black belly, and a thick yellow stripe running along the body, over-laid with the black registration "G-BKAE" on the rear fuselage, the last letter partially obscured by the slightly up-turned wing-tip. White spats cover the fixed main landing gear, under the wings. A man with short dark hair and beard, wearing a blue top, can be seen in the cockpit, possibly running an engine test, as the propellor on the nose looks to be slightly blurred. Black tarmac apron fills the foreground, with a green hangar on the right of the frame in the background, with cars parked behind the plane on the left, with brown brick buildings beyond that. Flat white sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 9th April 2026.

On: April 9, 2026

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

Tagged: A340, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, CrossAir, D120, DO328, Dornier, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, Heathrow, Jodel, LHR, LithuanianAirlines, LoganAir, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, NorthernPerimeterRoad, ParisNice, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway23Left, Runway27Left, SouthSide, ThrowThursday, VirginAtlantic

Side view of a long, thin, twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left as it turns on to a grey runway. The plane is mostly white, with grey "Scandinavian" titles on the upper forward fuselage, with additional "Airlines" titles on the lower forward fuselage. Smaller "Scandinavian" titles are on the sides of the white engine pods, mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, just in front of and below the tail. The blue registration "EC-MLC" is on the lower rear fuselage, just aft of a small Spanish flag, which itself is just aft of a stylised golden crown. On the upper rear fuselage, there is a 9*3 grid of coloured dots, representing the flags of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, the 3 countries for whom SAS is the nominal flag carrier. Slightly yellowing grass fills the foreground, along the side of the runway, while grey hangars are visible over the top of the plane in the background, under blue skies.

Photo of the Day 7th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 7, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: A310, Aberdeen, ABZ, Airbus, AirNostrum, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B737, BizJet, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, BruneiRoyalFlight, Canadair, CRJ1000, EGCC, EGGW, EGLL, EGPD, EHAM, FilderAirService, G4, Gulfstream, Heathrow, J31, Jetstream, KLM, LHR, London, LTN, Luton, MAN, Manchester, photography, planespotting, Runway23Left, SAS, ScandinavianAirlines, Schipol, SouthSide, TailsTuesday

Side view of a high-winged, twin engined BizProp taxiing from left to right. The plane is largely white, with a 2-tone blue stripe running along the body from under the nose, and sweeping up into the lower parts of the tail. The registration N690PK is on the rear fuselage. Green grass fills the bottom of the frame, lining each side of the taxiway, with more grass in the background, leading up to trees in the distance under blue sky.

Photo of the Day 3rd April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 3, 2026

In: Frankfurt Friday, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: Airbus #A320 #Pegasus #AdriaAirways, ATR72, AvGeek, aviation, B777, BizProp, Boeing, DC10, Douglas, EDDF, EGCC, EGLL, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, GreatWestRoad, Heathrow, JetAirways, LHR, London, LOT, MAN, Manchester, MyrtleAvenue, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, PolishAirlines, Rockwell, Runway05Left, Runway09Right, RunwayyYVisitorPark, RVP, TurboCommander

Side view of a very large, 4 engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with a maroon stripe running along the body, covering the lower deck windows, and maroon "Qatar Airways" titles on the forward fuselage, in an Arabic script between the upper and lower deck windows, and in English below the lower deck windows. The tail is also maroon, with the white head of a horned, goat-like animal inside the outline of a white circle. Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with a large grey hangar in the background on the left, several pale blue fuel tanks towards the middle, and a selection of other airport buildings on the right. Trees in the distance slowly vanish into a bright but hazy sky.

Photo of the Day 2nd April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 2, 2026

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

Tagged: AvGeek, aviation, B737, B747, BAC111, Boeing, BritishAircraftCorporation, BrymonEuropean, Budapest, Dash7, DeHavilandCanada, DHC7, Dublin, EGCC, EGLL, Embraer, ERJ190, FlyOver, Heathrow, KLMCityHopper, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, Oldham, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, QatarAirways, QueensBuilding, Runway09Left, RyanAir, StanwellMoorRoad, Tarom, ThrowThursday

Side view of a high-winged, 4 propellor-engined military cargo plane parked on a black runway, with the red and white tips of the propellors a spinning blur indicating they are running full tilt, flaps extended from behind the wings, and the rear cargo loading ramp almost fully deployed, with a man wearing olive-green fatigues crouched by the end of the ramp. The plane is covered in an olive-green and grey camouflage scheme, with a blue and red roundel on the rear fuselage, next to the black serial number "VX232". There is a black number "232" on the nose under the cockpit, repeated on the tail, where it is sandwiched between a British flag above, and a red and blue fin flash below. Green grass fills the foreground, with more grass leading up to a tall grey hangar on the left, and a lower blue hangar on the left, with a couple of grey fighter jets in front of the latter. Grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 26th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 26, 2026

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

Tagged: AirShow, Alitalia, ATI, AvGeek, aviation, B787, Boeing, C130, DC9, Douglas, EGCD, EGLL, EssoGarage, Heathrow, Hercules, JapanAirLines, LHR, Lockheed, London, Manchester, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway27Left, SouthernPerimeterRoad, ThrowThursday, 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

Elevated side view of a single-engined tri-plane on display facing to the right in a museum. The doped-cloth skin of the plane has a streaky, light brown colour, similar to varnished oak. As well as having 3 stacked wings at the front, there are 3 horizontal stabilisers at the rear. The black words "Bullseye" and "Avroplane" are visible on the sides of the rear fuselage. Creamy-grey floor fills moist of the foreground and part of the background, with a military jet fighter plane visible at the top of the frame.

Photo of the Day 18th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 18, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: AeroLloyd, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, Avroplane, B777, BimanBangladesh, BizProp, Boeing, C4211, Cessna, Dassault, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDLL, EGCC, EGLL, FA900, Falcon, GoldenEagle, Heathrow, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, Museum, MuseumOfScienceAndIndustry, OnThisDay, PierB, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway09Left, StanwellMoorRoad

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.

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 twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane is mostly white, with a blue rear fuselage and tail, and 2 tone blue "Air Transat" titles on the upper forward fuselage. Grey concrete apron fills most of the background, with various pieces of airport furniture -mobile air stairs, lighting poles, luggage carts, and more - littering the area, and another airliner in the top right corner, with trees in the distance.

Photo of the Day 12th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 12, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A321, AdriaAirways, Airbus, AirTransat, AvGeek, aviation, B777, Boeing, BritishAircraftCorporation, BritishAirways, Concorde, EGCC, EGLL, Heathrow, KoreanAirlines, L13, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, ManxAirlines, McDonnellDouglas, MD81, Neo, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, RingwayRoad, Runway09Left, Runway09Right, Runway24, SD360, Shorts, StanwellMoorRoad, ThrowThursday

Side view of a white, twin propellor-engined airliner parked on a runway facing to the left, it's propellors blurred as they spin. The plane has red "LoganAir" titles on the upper forward fuselage, followed by black text "Scotlands Airline". The registration "G-LGNT" is on the upper rear fuselage, in black. The tail is covered in a red, black, and white tartan pattern. Green grass fills the foreground, with more grass in the background leading up to a large grey building in the distance. Pale blue sky with smears of grey cloud fill the rest of the frame

Photo of the Day 10th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 10, 2026

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

Tagged: A330, AdvancedTurboProp, Airbus, AirShow, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B121, B727, Barton, Beagle, Boeing, BritishAerospace, EAS, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EGLL, EuroDirect, EuropeAeroService, Heathrow, LFPO, LHR, LoganAir, London, MAN, Manchester, MyrtleAvenue, OnThisDay, Orly, ORY, Paris, photography, planespotting, Pup, Runway23Left, Runway27Left, S2000, Saab, SouthSide, TailsTuesday, TurkishAirlines, Woodford