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Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a very low altitude, just a few metres above a black runway, with flaps extended in front of and behind the wings, the undercarriage lowered, and the nose raised, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is blue on top, with a white lower third, the white swooping up over the wing and back down again. There are red "Thomson" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and a red winky-face made up of the letters "T", "U", and "I" on the blue tail. The blue on the rear fuselage, just in front of and below the tail, swops downwards, the space filles by a dark blue patch. The white registration "G-TUID" is on the dark blue part of the upper rear fuselage, next to a small UK flag, above the rearmost cabin windows and just ahead of the rear door, with white text "Boeing 787-8" just aft of the door. There is cream text "Dream)Liner" below the rear cabin windows. Large, white engine pods hang below and in front of the wing, the scalloped edges of the rear of the fairings being rather obvious. A black taxiway stretches across the bottom of the frame, with strips of grass separating that from the black runway, and more grass visible under the pane in the background leading up to trees in the distance, under bright but hazy sky with patches of pale blue peeking through.

Photo Of The Day 8th September 2026.

On: September 8, 2026

Tagged: 7AC, A320, AerLingus, Aeronca, Airbus, AirShow, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B787, Boeing, Champion, ChinaAirlines, Cointrin, CollinsTown, DreamLiner, DUB, Dublin, EGCC, EGXI, EHAM, EIDW, F100, Finningley, Fokker, Geneva, GVA, LSGG, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, OldAirportRoad, photography, planespotting, Portugalia, Runway23Right, Runway28Right, RunwayVisitorPark, Schiphol, TailsTuesday, Thomson

Tails Tuesday 8th September 2026.Read More

Manchester Monday 7th September 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: September 7, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A380, AerLingus, Airbus, AirShow, AirVIA, AMX, AvGeek, aviation, B727, Barton, BASE, BizJet, Boeing, Brasilia, BritishAirwaysExpress, BusinessAirlines, C310, Cessna, ChichesterMiles, Commuter, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EGLF, EMB120, Embraer, Emirates, F50, FAB, Farnborough, Fokker, ItalianAirForce, Leopard, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, OnThisDay, photography, PierB, planespotting, RingwayRoad, Runway23Right, Runway24, Sabre, SD360, Shorts, SouthSide, Tupolev, VarnaInternational, Woodford

On This Day 7th September 1996.Read More

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner moving rapidly from left to right on a slightly damp runway. The plane is mostly white, with a dark blue belly, dark blue "British Airways" titles on the forward fuselage below the forward cabin windows, below the forward and mid-cabin doors, and a twisted blue and red ribbon on the upper forward fuselage, just aft of the cockpit. There are 3 wavy lines (red, blue, red) on the tail. The rear half of the blue engine pods mounted under the wings has slid back, exposing the engine thrust reversers. The spray from the nose and main wheel suggests this plane is moving pretty fast, while the flaps extended from the rear of the wings and the open thrust reversers suggest this plane has just landed. Strips of green grass line the runway and a taxiway in the foreground, while trees are visible over the top of this plane in the background. The blue tail and blue and white fuselage of another plane can be seen in the background on the right. Dreary grey skies fill the rest of the frame.

Photo Of The Day 6th September 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: September 6, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: A321, Airbus, AirShow, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B737, BizProp, Boeing, BritishAirways, C130, Chieftan, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, EGCC, EGSX, EHAM, EHRD, FighterMeet, Hercules, IcelandAir, Lockheed, MAN, Manchester, Navajo, NorthWeald, PA31, photography, Piper, planespotting, RNZAF, Rotterdam, RoyalNewZealandAirForce, RTM, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Schiphol, SchipholSunday, TulipAir, Tyrolean

Schiphol Sunday 6th September 2026.Read More

Rather tilted side view of a red and white military jet trainer aircraft parked facing to the left on green grass. The plane is white on top and red on the bottom, with the top of the nose-cone painted black, in front of the cockpit. There is a painting of a bird in flight, outlined in white, on the side of the red nose-cone, and red text "The Macaws" on the side of the white tail, under a red, white, and blue fin flash. There are wing-tip fuel tanks, painted red, with a slightly swirly white stripe running along the middle. A green tarpaulin cover is strapped down over the cockpit. Green grass fills the foreground, and much of the background on the left, with a grey prefabricated building on the right, a white sign with red text "Security Point" towards the middle of the frame. Pale blue sky with thin grey haze towards the horizon fills the rest of the frame.

Photo Of The Day 5th September 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: September 5, 2026

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

Tagged: A319, ABAirlines, Airbus, AirMalta, AirSwho, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B737, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, C47, DC3, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGKK, EGSX, FighterMeet, GatOnASat, Gatwick, HuntingPercival, JetProvost, LGW, London, MAN, Manchester, Museum, NorthWeald, photography, planespotting, Prototype, RAF, RJX, RoyalAirForce, Runway08Right, RunwayVisitorPark, StarAirways, TheMacaws

On This Day 2 5th September 2013. Gat On A Sat 5th September 2026.Read More

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right along a grey taxiway. The plane is largely white, with a cream-coloured lower and rear fuselage, separated by a green and gold stripe coming from under the lower forward fuselage, then running over the wing and towards the tail-cone. There are large, green, billboard-style "PIA" titles on the side of the forward fuselage, over smaller, golden, "Pakistan International" text. Green Arabic calligraphy sits on the side of the forward fuselage, between the cockpit windows and forward passenger windows. The green registration "AP-BGY" is on the lower rear fuselage, under the rear-most cabin windows, with black text "Boeing 777-300ER" underneath, and green Arabic text just above those windows. The tail is mostly dark green, with a white star above a white crescent moon, with white waves at the base. The large engines, mounted under the wings, are the same cream colour as the rear fuselage. Green grass fills the foreground, with grey sky filling the rest of the frame.

Photo Of The Day 4th September 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: September 4, 2026

In: Frankfurt Friday, Photo of The Day

Tagged: AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B777, Boeing, BritishAirportsAuthority, DeHaviland, DH82, EDDF, EGCC, EGLF, EGPF, F100, FAB, Farnborough, Fokker, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, Garuda, GLA, Glasgow, HawkerSiddeley, HS121, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, PakistanInternational, photography, PIA, planespotting, Portugalia, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Left, RunwayVisitorPark, ShuttleworthTrust, TigerMoth, Trident

Frankfurt Friday 4th September 2026.Read More

Side view of a very large, white, 4 engined jet airliner moving from right to left . The plane is mostly white, with purple "Virgin Atlantic" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and a scarlet red rear fuselage and tail, with white "Virgin" titles. The upturned wing-tips have part of a waving Union Flag. The engine pods slung under the wings are the same scarlet red, with the rear 1/3rd of the cowling having moved backwards to expose the thrust reversers, which along with the flaps hanging from the rear of the wings is slowing the plane after landing. Taxiways lined with strips of grass fill the foreground, with a grey terminal building with several planes parked in front of it stretching across the frame, under grey-blue skies.

Photo Of The Day 3rd September 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: September 3, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: AIrLanka, AvGeek, aviation, B747, B757, Boeing, BritishAircraftCorporation, BritishAirways, Concorde, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDDL, EGCC, EGLL, Heathrow, L1011, LHR, Lockheed, London, MAN, Manchester, photography, planespotting, Runway23Right, Runway27Left, SouthSide, ThrowThursday, TriStar, VirginAtlantic

‘Throw Thursday 3rd September 2026.Read More

Front view of a single-engined light aircraft parked on black asphalt, facing to the left and slightly towards the camera. Ther plane is largely white, with only the black registration "G-CIFL" visible under the left wing, with the flaps hanging down at the rear of the wing. Grey asphalt fills the foreground, with a large, black hangar looming over the background, it's doors open, revealing a white and blue light aircraft inside. A single storey brown brick building with red-framed windows is on the left of the frame, with a sliver of blue sky above it.

Photo Of The Day 2nd September 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: September 2, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: A330, A350, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B727, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDDL, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EGLL, EthiopianAirlines, Heathrow, Iberia, L13, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, photography, planespotting, RJ100, RV6, SyrianArabAirLines, ThaiAirways, Vans, WingletWednesday, Woodford

Winglet Wednesday 2nd September 2026.Read More

Side view of a white, single-engined light aircraft taxiing from right to left on a grass airfield. There is a blue and red stripe running along the body, with the blue registration "G-CGMH" on the lower rear fuselage. The outer panels on the wings are tilted slightly upwards, with the tips painted red. There are white spats covering the fixed main wheels under the wings, with a pair of thin blue stripes running along the sides. Green grass fills most of the frame, with a high-winged, single engined light aircraft parked just behind this one. Trees stretch across the frame in the distance, under grey-blue skies.

Photo Of The Day 1st September 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: September 1, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirNewZealand, AirShow, AutoGyro, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B747, Barton, Boeing, C30, Cierva, D150, EDDF, EGCB, EGCD, FRA, Frankfurt, Jodel, Manchester, Mascaret, photography, planespotting, RAF, Rota, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Left, SouthSide, TailsTuesday, Woodford

Tails Tuesday 1st September 2026.Read More

Low-down close-up of the nose and cockpit of a three-engined jet airliner, parked facing to the right, with the rest of the fuselage and tail visible on the left of the frame. The plane is white on the top, with a grey lower half, and a dark blue stripe, faded to green, running along the body, covering the passenger cabin windows. There are white "BEA" titles with large red drop-shadows on the upper forward fuselage. The black registration "G-AWZK" is on the lower rear fuselage, just forward of the side-mounted engines. The centre-engine intake at the bottom of the front of the tail has a red baffle inside, with white text "Trident Three" on the side of the faded green intake, and a quarter of a British flag on the side of the tail. A long yellow pole is attached to the plane's nose-wheel, running out of the lower right of the frame. A set of white air-stairs is parked against the forward door on the other side of the plane. Grey gravel fills the bottom of the frame, with another, military grey aeroplane visible under this plane's nose. Trees and a large, green metal box tower over the plane on the left of the frame. Vivid blue sky fills the rest of the frame.

Manchester Monday 31st August 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: August 31, 2026

In: Manchester Monday

Tagged: A330, AerLingus, Aerospatiale, Airbus, AirFrance, AirportHotel, AirShow, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B200, B767, Barton, BEA, Beech, BizProp, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishEuropeanAirways, BritishMidland, Concorde, DC9, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EMB120, Embraer, FockeWulf, Gate22, GoldAir, GulfAir, HawkerSiddeley, HS121, HS748, J61, Jetstream, KingAir, L13, Liat, LuxAir, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Museum, P149, photography, Piaggio, PierB, planespotting, Runway24, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Trident

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right at a busy airport. The plane is largely white, with large, dark blue "Kuwait" titles on the forward fuselage just aft of the forward door, and a small Kuwaiti flag just forward of the door. A large, blue, stylised bird covers the rear of the tail and lower rear fuselage, with the black registration "9K-AKM" on the upper rear fuselage, over the birds head. A smaller, white bird is also on the tail. The white engine pods under the wing have a diagonal blue band around the rear, and a dark blue flying bird at the front.# Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with the tail of a blue jet airliner on the left of the background, and the nose and forward fuselage of a grey and red jet airliner on the right, both parked facing grey cargo sheds, with trees behind that.

Photo Of The Day 30th August 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: August 30, 2026

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

Tagged: A310, A320, Airbus, AirShow, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B747, BAE146, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, C310, Cessna, DanAir, EGCB, EGCC, EGLF, EHAM, FAB, Farnborough, KuwaitAirways, MAN, Manchester, MartinAir, Neo, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Schiphol, SchipholSunday, T2, TurkishAirlines

On This Day 30th August 1992. Schiphol Sunday 30th August 2026.Read More

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