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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.

2026-04-07

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

Rear view of a squat and boxy, high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner facing slightly to the right but mostly away from the camera. The plane has a grey upper half and dark blue lower, with a thin red pinstripe on the lower fuselage, ending in a half arrowhead at the front. There are black "British Airways Express" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The top half of the tail are dark blue, with a large grey heraldic crest in the middle. The lower half is grey, with a dark blue and red triangle at the rear. A group of people, some wearing bright yellow hi-viz jackets, are clustered around the left rear of the plane. Grey concrete apron fills most of the background, with A pair of white airbridges hanging off the side of a grey building on the left of the frame, and a larger jet airliner wearing the same livery nosing into frame from the right.

Manchester Monday 6th April 2026.

2026-04-06

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 6, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: 504, A310, AdvancedTurboProp, Airbus, AirportHotel, AirShow, AirTransat, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B121, B727, BAE146, Barton, Beagle, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, CardinalHelicopterService, EAS, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EuropeAeroService, F27, Firefly, Fokker, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Manx, OnThisDay, photography, PierB, PierC, planespotting, Pup, RFC, RoyalFlyingCorps, RoyalNetherlandsAirForce, Runway24, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, S76, SD360, Shorts, Sikorsky, Slingsby, T1, T67, Troopship, Woodford

Side view of a very large, 4 engined jet airliner moving from right to left along a runway with the rear panel of one of the engines slid back, exposing the thrust reversers, suggesting it has just landed. The plane is mostly white, with large gold "Emirates" titles in English on the upper forward fuselage, between the 2 rows of passenger windows, and smaller titles in an Arabic script a bit further back, over the wings. A waving United Arab Emirates flag (red vertical bar on the left, with equal green, white, and black stripes on the right) covers the tail and part of the rear fuselage. Golden calligraphic art made up of the characters that make up the airlines Arabic name adorns the engine pods, the cowling of the inner engines split as the rear portion has moved backwards to expose the thrust reversers. Another runway stretches across the foreground, lined by green grass, while a pair of large grey hangars dominate the background, under pale blue-grey sky.

Photo of the Day 5th April 2026.

2026-04-05

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 5, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: A380, Airbus, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, BAC111, BritishAircraftCorporation, BritishWorld, EGCC, EHAM, Emirates, F70, Fokker, KLMCityHopper, L1011. TriStar, Lockheed, MAN, Manchester, MandarinAirlines, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, photography, planespotting, RoyalJordanian, Runway23Right, Schipol, SchipolSunday, SouthSide

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.

2026-04-04

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 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.

2026-04-03

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.

2026-04-02

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 white and black, single engined aerobatic light aircraft parked on grass facing to the left. The plane has black top and bottom surfaces, with a thick white stripe running along the body, and gold piping in between. The registration "G-IITI" is on a thick white stripe on the black tail. There is a large, glazed canopy over the cockpit, with small white "Nigel Lamb" titles on the fuselage immediately behind the canopy. There are also glazed panels in the lower fuselage, under the wings. Black spats cover the wheels on the fixed landing gear. Green grass fills the foreground. A large, red brick hangar is on the right of the frame in the background, with smaller green buildings next to it, towards the middle of the frame. The tail of a white light aircraft and a small, camouflaged helicopter are in the background on the left. Cloudy grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 1st April 2026.

2026-04-01

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 1, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B757, BAE146, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, Cointrin, CrossAir, EA300, EGCB, EGCC, Extra, Geneva, GVA, Jet2, Kloten, L13, LSGG, LSZH, MAN, Manchester, NigelLamb, photography, planespotting, Runway05Left, WingletWednesday, ZRH, Zurich

Side view of a light helicopter parked on grey concrete facing to the left. The chopper is mostly white, with red trim around the cockpit and on the tail boom. The tail boom has the white registration "G-UPCC" on the red section. A grey prefabricated building with a blue frame is in the background on the right, while a brown brick building with a grey car parked in front is on the left.

Photo of the Day 31st March 2026.

2026-03-31

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 31, 2026

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

Tagged: A300, A321, Airbus, AirIndia, AvGeek, aviation, B7M, Barton, Benson, Beta, EGCB, EGCC, EngineTestBay, MAN, Manchester, Metro, Monarch, MOSI, Museum, MuseumOfScienceAndIndustry, NewAir, OnThisDay, photography, PierB, planespotting, R22, Robinson, Runway23Left, SA226, Swearingen, TailsTuesday

Manchester Monday 30th March 2026.

2026-03-30

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 30, 2026

In: Manchester Monday

Tagged: A32000, Airbus, AirShow, AirUK, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B737, Barton, BizProp, Boeing, BritAir, BritishAerospace, C421, Canadair, Cessna, CRJ100, DeHaviland, DH98, Edelweiss, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, F100, Fokker, GoldenEagle, KLM, LancashireAeroClub, LaudaAir, M38, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Messenger, miles, Monty, Mosquito, PA28, photographyManchester, PierC, Piper, planespotting, RAF, RJ85, RollsRoyce, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Left, Runway24, Saab, SF340, SouthSide, Warrior, Woodford

Side view of a twin propellor-engined airliner flying from left to right at low angle with the undercarriage retracted and only a small amount of flaps from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is doing a flypast as part of a display routine. The plane is mostly white, with black "EuroDirect" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and an enormous, black, lower-case letter "e" , tilted slightly on it's side, on the rear fuselage. The tail is yellow, with a large, black, lower=case letter "e" in the middle. Grey sky fills the background.

Photo of the Day 29th March 2026.

2026-03-29

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 29, 2026

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

Tagged: AdvancedTurboProp, AMS, Amsterdam, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B737, BAC111, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAircraftCorporation, BrusselsAirlines, C210, Centurion, Cessna, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EHAM, EuroDirect, European, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Schipol, SchipolSunday, TransAvia, Woodford

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