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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

Side view of a single engined light aircraft taxing from right to left across a grass airfield. The plane is a silvery grey, with a black and red stripe swirling it's way along the body, and the black registration "G-CGVT" on the lower rear fuselage. There is black text "Mainair Flying School", alongside a telephone number on the rear half of the tail. Metallic grey spats with black and red stripes cover the wheels on the undercarriage. Two people can be seen in the cockpit through the comically oversized bubble canopy. Green grass fills the foreground and most of the background, with trees on the airfield perimeter, rolling hills in the far distance, and blue sky at the top of the frame.

Photo of the Day 24th March 2026.

2026-03-24

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 24, 2026

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

Tagged: Abbotsinch, AdvancedTurboProp, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B175, Barton, BOAC, Bristol, Britannia, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, BritishOverseasAirwaysCorporation, Cosford, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDLL, EGCB, EGCC, EGPF, EGWC, EuroStar, EV97, Evektor, GLA, Glasgow, L1011, Lockheed, LTU, Lufthansa, MainAirFlyingSchool, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, Museum, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAFMuseum, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, TailsTuesday, TriStar

Side view of a high winged, single engined light aircraft parked facing to the left on grass, with large weights attached to the wings by long red straps to keep it in place. The plane is mostly white, with an orange and grey swirl reaching from near the front of the engine cowling, below and the up around the back of the cockpit, and the silver registration "G-IHXD" on the side sf the rear fuselage. Green grass fills the foreground and a large part of the background, with a couple more planes parked on the left of the frame behind this one, and trees in the distance, meeting flat grey sky.

Photo of the Day 5th March 2026.

2026-03-05

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 5, 2026

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

Tagged: A310, Airbus, AirIndia, AvGeek, aviation, B727, BAE146, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, Cessna, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, F150, Heathrow, LHR, London, MalmoAviation, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, OnThisDay, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Reims, Sterling, SwissAir

Photo of the Day 3rd March 2026.

2026-03-03

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 3, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirCanadaRouge, AirLanka, AirProvence, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B737, B767, BalkanBulgarian, Boeing, Caravelle, EDDF, EGCC, EGLL, EHAM, FRA, Frankfurt, Heathrow, JAT, Kloten, L1011, L13, LHR, Lockheed, London, LSZH, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Schipol, SE210, SudAviation, SwissAirAsia, TailsTuesday, YugoslavAirlines, ZRH, Zurich

Manchester Monday 2nd March 2026.

2026-03-02

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 2, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A380, Airbus, AirShow, Alitalia, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, Barton, British Aerospace, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, Canadair, Cessna, CRJ200, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, Emirates, F172, Fournier, L13, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, MD83, PA15, photography, PierB, PierC, Piper, planespotting, Reims, RF4, RJ100, Runway23Right, SkyHawk, Sunways, TurkishAirlines, UtterlyButterly, Vagabond, Woodford

Side view of a single-engined light aircraft parked facing to the left on yellowing grass, right on the edge of a black tarmac taxiway. The plane is mostly white, with a 2-tone blue stripe running along the body before sweeping up the front of the tail. The registration "G-BPJD" is on the upper rear fuselage, as well as under the left wing. Another couple of planes are parked around it, as well as a couple of wooden buildings on the right. A long bridge reaches over the horizon on the left, with blue-grey sky filling the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 22nd February 2026.

2026-02-22

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 22, 2026

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

Tagged: AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, Aviodome, B777, Barton, Boeing, ChinaAirlines, EGCB, EGCC, EHAM, F27, F27FriendshipAssociation, Fokker, Friendship, Galpoin, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, Museum, OnThisDay, OrbiGeorgian, planespotting, QatarAirways, Rallye, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, Schipol, SchipolSunday, Socata, TU154, Tupolev

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner parked on grey concrete apron, facing to the left. The plane is largely white, with a dark blue belly, and a yellow stripe running along the body, separating the 2 colours. There are large, blue, billboard-style "RyanAir" titles on the sides of the forward fuselage, next to a blue, stylised winged Irish harp. The black registration "EI-EPA" is on the upper rear fuselage, next to a small Irish flag. The engine pods hanging under the wings are the same colours as the body - white on top, and dark blue at the bottom, separated by a yellow stripe. Built-in airstairs are deployed below the closed forwards cabin door, while white mobile airstairs are parked by the closed rear doors. Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with a wide strip of grass leads up to a runway in the background, with trees beyond that. Pale blue sky with wisps of thin grey cloud fill the top half of the image.

Photo of the Day 12th February 2026.

2026-02-12

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 12, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A319, Airbus, AirInter, AirSerbia, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Boeing, CarPark2, EGCC, EGLL, F100, Fokker, Heathrow, LHR, London, MAN, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, MyrtleAvenuue, photography, planespotting, Queens Building, QueensBuilding, RingwayRoad, RoyalAirForce, RoyalSuite, Runway27Left, RyanAir, T3, ThrowThursday, Varig, VC10, Vickers

Side view of a bright red, 2 seat autogyro, parked facing to the left. The aircraft has a sleek red body, with large, fully glazed doors under a large white rotor, with a smaller white pusher propellor at the top of the rear fuselage. A low, thin red tail boom carries the red tail, a large central fin with smaller end-plates on the horizontal stabiliser. The first couple of letters of the registration is visible on the central fin in grey. There are small, grey and black "M24 Orion" titles on the top of the fuselage, just ahead of the pusher prop. Green grass fills the foreground, with several grey cars lined-up side-by-side behind a grey metal fence in the background, with trees in the distance under hazy grey skies.

Photo of the Day 14th January 2026.

2026-01-14

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 14, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Barton, Boeing, Bombardier, BritishMidland, CS100, Cseries, EDI, Edinburgh, EGCB, EGCC, EGPH, EHAM, F100, Fokker, KLM, Kloten, LSZH, M24, Magni, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, Orion, planespotting, Runway23Left, Schipol, SouthSide, Swiss, SwissAir, Turnhouse, WingletWednesday, ZRH, Zurich

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