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Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner facing to the left on a grey runway. The plane has a pale blue belly, and pale and dark blue "FlyBe" titles above a series of yellow, red, and purple dots on the forward fuselage. These titles are repeated on the sides of the engine cowlings with additional "[dot] com" titles, as well as on the tail, minus the dots. Green grass fills the bottom of the frame, with the razor-wire on the top of the perimeter fence visible right at the bottom. More grass in the background leads up to a large grey hangar in the distance on the right, and trees on the left, under blue-grey sky.

Photo of the Day 19th April 2026.

2026-04-19

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 19, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: AMS, Amsterdam, AOM, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Boeing, EGCC, EHAM, Embraer, ERJ170, EstonianAir, FlyBe, KLMAsia, LFPO, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, Orly, Paris, photography, planespotting, Runway23Left, RY, Schipol, SouythSide, TU134, Tupolev

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left on a grey runway. The plane is largely white, with a purple, orange, and gold stripe running along the body from just behind the cockpit, with the gold section at the bottom getting slightly wider as it moves backwards, running under the rear fuselage. There are purple "Singapore Airlines" titles on the upper forward fuselage, next to a large Singapore" flag. The tail is purple, with a stylised golden flying bird with wings extended, and an orange stripe on the rear of the tail. Green grass fills the foreground, lining the side of the runway, with a large terminal building in the background, visible under the plane, with several planes parked next to it. Pale blue sky with grey smears of thin cloud fill the top half of the frame.

Photo of the Day 17th April 2026.

2026-04-17

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 17, 2026

In: Frankfurt Friday, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A350, Aberdeen, ABZ, Aerospatiale, Airbus, AirClassik, AS332, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Boeing, Bristow, DC3, Douglas, Dyce, EDDF, EGCC, EGPD, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, KLM, MAN, Manchester, photography, planespotting, Runway23Left, SingaporeAirlines, SouthSide, SuperPuma

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.

2026-04-09

By: Manc AvGeek

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.

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

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 high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner taxiing from right to left along a grey runway. The plane is mostly purple, with large white "FlyBe" titles over 6 white dots., with much smaller, white "Stobart Air" titles next to a white feather on the lower forward fuselage, under the nose. Larger "Operated by Stobart Air" titles are over the rear cabin windows, just forward of the rear door, , with the white registration "EI-FMJ" just under those windows. Yellow and red diagonal bands around the rear body lead into the white tail and tail-cone, with diagonal two-tone blue "FlyBe" titles over 2 yellow, 2red, and 2 purple dots on the tail. At the top of the tail, just above the horizontal stabiliser, there is black "ATR 72-600" text. Green grass stretches across the foreground, lining the side of the runway,. In the background, more grass leads up to a grey terminal building in the distance, with the tail of a very large, white airliner visible over the top of this plane. Blue sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 28th March 2026.

2026-03-28

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 28, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A310, AirBaltic, Airbus, AirEurope, ATR72, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B767, Boeing, BritishAerospace, EasyJet, EGCC, EGKK, FlyBe, GatOnASat, Gatwick, KuwaitAirways, L1011, LGW, Lockheed, London, MAN, Manchester, photography, planespotting, RJ70, Runway08Left, Runway23Left, SouthSide, StobartAir, TriStar

Low side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a very low altitude, with undercarriage lowered and flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land.. The plane is mostly white, with an orange stripe running from the top of the fuselage above the cockpit to the lower fuselage behind the wing, orange engine pods mounted under the wings, orange flap track covers under the wings, and a diagonal orange band wrapped around the rear fuselage and tail. There are diagonal white "EasyJet" titles on the tail, and the black registration "G-EZOU" on the side of the upper rear fuselage and under the outer panels of the left wing, as well as the last 2 letters of the registration "OU" on the open nose wheel doors. The orange up-turned wing-tips have the same diagonal white "EasyJet" titles as on the tail. At the bottom of the frame, a road runs from one side to the other, with a tall, grey, metal fence behind, with tall yellow metal towers with lights on top. A white car is parked in a layby on the bottom left. Blue sky with fluffs of white sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 27th March 2026.

2026-03-27

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 27, 2026

In: Frankfurt Friday, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A320, Airbus, ATR72, AvGeek, aviation, Condor, CrossAir, DC10, DC8, Douglas, EasyJet, EDDF, EGCC, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, GermanCargo, LOT, MAN, Manchester, photography, planespotting, PolishAirlines, RingwayRoad, Runway23Left, Saab, SF340

Side view of a twin propellor-engined, bi-plane, pre-World War 2-era airliner taxiing from left to right on a grass airfield. The plane has a white top half with a grey belly, with a green and black stripe running along the body, and green "Caernarfon Air World" titles on the lower forward fuselage. A man can been seen sitting in the highly glazed cockpit, with a woman staring out from one of the curved, angular passenger cabin windows. A brown brick control tower can be seen in the middle of the background, with a couple of parked light aircraft on the left, and a red fire truck on the right, under flat grey sky.

Photo of the Day 25th March 2026.

2026-03-25

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 25, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: AvGeek, aviation, B737, B777, BAC111, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerosopace, BritishAircraftCorporation, CaernarfonAirWorld, Cranfield, DeHaviland, DH89, Dragon, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EGGP, Emirates, Etihad, FlyByLight, HandleyPage, HP137, Jetstream, Liverpool, LPL, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Rapide, Runway23Left, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, SouthSide, Speke, Thomson, WingletWednesday, Woodford

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane is mostly white, with a red and yellow stripe swooping from under the lower forward fuselage and over the wing, with the yellow descending back under the rear fuselage, while the red takes over the rear fuselage and tail, with additional yellow swirls at the top and on the tail. There are red "Hainan Airlines" titles on the upper forward fuselage, in a Chinese script forward if the mid-cabin door, and in English aft of that door. The black registration "B-304K" is on the upper rear fuselage. Grey concrete apron and black tarmac taxiway fill the foreground, with trees stretching across the background under hazy grey sky. In the middle of the background, a green fire training rig, vaguely resembling a 3-engined Boeing 747, is sitting there looking a bit sorry for itself.

Manchester Monday 23rd March 2026.

2026-03-23

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 23, 2026

In: Manchester Monday

Tagged: A330, AdvancedTurboProp, Airbus, AirShow, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B727, Barton, BN2, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BrittenNorman, CityLine, CzechAircraftWorks, EGCC, F50, FlyIn, Fokker, HainanAirlines, HawkerSiddeley, HS801, Islander, L5, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Manx, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, Nimrod, NorthernAirlines, photography, PierB, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Left, SAS, ScandinavianAirlines, SportCruiser

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