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Side view of a twin engined jet airliner on a black runway, moving slowly from right to left, slight puffs of steam rising from the runway behind it suggesting it is accelerating for take-off. The plane is mostly white, with thin gold and red pinstripes running along the body, and large gold "Etihad" titles on the upper fuselage, over the wings, in English, with smaller titles in an Arabic script a bit further forward. Additional golden text "From Abu Dhabi To The World" just above the gold and red strip on the forward fuselage. The tail has a golden bird with wings partially extended, and a circular version of the flag of the United Arab Emirates on the chest, in the middle. There is a large text area on the upper rear fuselage advertising the Abu Dhabi Formula Grand Prix on the upper rear fuselage, with the web address "wwwDotEtihadAirwaysDotCom" in gold on the lower rear, and the black registration "A6-ETJ" under the tail. Green grass fills the foreground, with a large terminal building in the background on the right, and a grey hangar in the background on the left. Rolling blue-grey cloud fills the top of the frame, with light blue patches of clear sky in places. Gorgeous golden light washes across the frame from the lower right, especially on the plane's body.

Manchester Monday 27th July 2026.

2026-07-27

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 27, 2026

In: Manchester Monday

Tagged: 594, A300, Airbus, AirportHotel, AirShow, ATP, ATR42, AvGeek, Avian, aviation, Avro, B777, Barton, Beta, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, CityFlyerExpress, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, Etihad, Firefly, Gate42, Hunting, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Monarch, MOSI, Museum, MuseumOfScienceAndIndustry, NightTime, photography, planespotting, R22, Robinson, Runway23Left, Slingsby, SouthSide, T6y7, Terminal1, Woodford

Side view of a metallic blue small helicopter parked on a concrete landing pad, facing to the right. There is a light blue lightning flash on the lower fuselage and door, with silver "R22"text on the upper rear fuselage, above smaller "Beta II" text. The silver registration "G-HIZZ" is at the front of the tail boom, just as it comes out of the fuselage, above the partially exposed engine. The black and white striped tail rotor is on the left side at the rear of the tail boom. Green grass fills the foreground, with several planes parked on more grass in the background, leading up to trees and bushes marking the airfield perimeter in the distance, under blue sky with smatterings of thin white cloud.

Photo of the Day 14th May 2026.

2026-05-14

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 14, 2026

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

Tagged: A319, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B707, Barton, Beta, Boeing, DC9, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, EGSX, Heathrow, JAT, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, PA34, photography, Piper, planespotting, QueensBuilding, R22, Robinson, Runway23Left, Runway27Left, SAS, ScandinavianAirlines, Seneca, SouthSide, TBNAircraft, ThrowThursday

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

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.

2026-03-17

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 small, white helicopter parked on a muddy patch of grass next to an orange and white traffic cone. The chopper is almost entirely white, with golden "Adern" titles on the sides of the cockpit doors, and the golden registration "G-BRBY" on the tail boom. 2 people can be seen in the cockpit, obviously having a discussion about something judging by the pointing hands. Green grass fills most of the background, leading up toa row of bushes in the distance, with trees and houses beyond that, under flat white sky.

Photo of the Day 2nd January 2026.

2026-01-02

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 2, 2026

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

Tagged: A340, AeroLloyd, AhhhDeHaviland, Airbus, AirClassic, AirColumbus, AvGeek, aviation, B727, B757, Barton, Beta, Boeing, DeHaviland, DH89, Dragon, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, LTUSud, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, R22, Rapide, Robinson, SterlingAirways, Terminal1

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