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Side view of a twin engined jet airliner rotating as it takes off from a runway at an airport. The plane is largely white with a dark blue belly, a twisted red and blue ribbon on the upper forward fuselage, and black "British Airways" titles on the lower forward fuselage. The black registration "G-BZHA" is on the lower rear fuselage, with the letters "ZHA" repeated on the nose wheel doors in white. The tail is white, with a pair of wavy red lines either side of a wavy blue line, all separated by white., and the black letters "HA" right at the top. Grey taxiways fill the foreground, with a couple of other white airliners visible in the background under this plane. Grey-blue sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo Of The Day 20th August 2026.

On: August 20, 2026

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

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirMacau, AirPortugal, AvGeek, aviation, B767, Blackpool, BLK, Boeing, BoultonPaul, BritishAirways, DC10, Defiant, Douglas, EGCC, EGLL, EGNH, GhanaAirways, Heathrow, LHR, London, Luftwaffe, MAN, Manchester, ME109, Messerschmit, Museum, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Right, SeaLife, SouthSide, SpitfireVisitorCentre, SquiresGate, TAP, ThrowThursday

On This Day 20th August 2024. ‘Throw Thursday 20th August 2026.Read More

Side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner taxiing from left to right along a taxiway hidden behind some grass. The plane is white, with a pale blue belly, and light and dark blue "FlyBe" titles above a series of 6 coloured dots - 2 yellow, 2 red, and 2 purple. Larger, light and dark blue titles adorn the white tail and rear fuselage, with the black registration "G-ECOC" on a fillet at the front of the tail. There is the light blue text "WWWDotFlyBeDotCom"on the sides of the engine pods, under the wings, the engine pods also have pale blue undersides. A large grassed area fills the foreground, with more grass in the background, leading up to a white and yellow jet airliner, which in on an unseen runway, but appears to be on top of our plane. Rows of trees in the distance meet blue-grey skies.

Photo Of The Day 19th August 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: August 19, 2026

In: Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, Dash8, DeHaviland, DeHavilandCanada, DH82, DHC8, DUS, Dusseldorf, Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: A380, EDDL, EGCC, EGLL, EGXI, Finningley, FlyBe, FNY, Heathrow, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, MyrtleAvenue, photography, planespotting, Q4, Qantas, RAF, RAS, RheinlandAirService, RoyalAirForce, Runway05Right, Runway27Left, SD360, Shorts, SouthSide, TigerMoth, WingletWednesday

Winglet Wednesday 19th August 2026.Read More

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with a blue belly at the front, although the rear is mostly blue with a white roof, with a light blue stripe separating the 2 sections. There are blue "Blue Air" titles on the upper forward fuselage, above the passenger cabin windows, with smaller, darker "web.com" web address below the windows. The white registration "YR-BAJ" is on the lower rear fuselage., just ahead of the aft cabin door. The tail is mostly white, with a white leading edge, and white diagonal "Blue Air" titles and "Web.com" web address. A grey runway and taxiway, lined with green grass, fills the foreground, while trees stretch across the background, under blue-grey sky.

Photo Of The Day 11th August 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: August 11, 2026

In: . B737, . LSZH, A340, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, Boeing, Collinstown, Dash8, DC3, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, Douglas, DUB, Dublin, DUS, Dusseldorf, Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday, ZRH, Zurich

Tagged: BlueAir, E2, EDDL, EDDM, EGCC, EIDW, Embraer, ERJ195, KLM, Kloten, MAN, Manchester, MUC, Munich, Museum, photography, planespotting, Runway05Right, Runway28Left, Sabena, SchreinerAirways, SouthSide, Strauss, SwissAir, SwordsRoad, TailsTuesday, TurkishAirlines

Tails Tuesday 11th August 2026.Read More

Side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner taxiing from left to right along a taxiway that is just low enough to appear to be covered in grass. The plane is mostly purple, with a diagonal white band wrapped around the tail and tail-cone, as well as a thin, red, diagonal band and a thicker, yellow, diagonal band wrapped around the rear fuselage. There are white "FlyBe" titles on the side of the forward fuselage, covering some of the passenger cabin windows towards the front, over a series of 6 large white dots. There is white text "Faster than road or rail" on the side of the engine pods under the wings, and the black registration "G-PRPF" on the tail-cone. There are 2-tone blue "FlyBe" titles arranged diagonally on the tail, over 2 yellow, 2 red, and 2 purple dots. Green grass fills the bottom of the frame, lining the side of a black runway, with another thin strip of grass between that and the taxiway our plane is on. Grass and trees stretch across the background, under blue-grey sky.

Photo Of The Day 9th August 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: August 9, 2026

In: . B737, A320, Airbus, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, BAC111, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAircraftCorporation, BritishWorldAirlines, Cointrin, CroatiaAirlines, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: BrithsAircraftCorporation, CyprusAirways, EGCC, EGGP, EHAM, FlyBe, FlyByLight, Geneva, GVA, Liverpool, LPL, LSGG, MAN, Manchester, photography, planespotting, Runway05Right, SchipholSunday, Schipol, SouthSide, Speke

Schiphol Sunday 9th August 2026.Read More

Side view of a white, high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane is almost entirely white, with the registration "EI-FMK" next to an Irish flag on the upper rear fuselage. There are small "Stobart" titles on the forward door. The propellors on the engines are smeared into spinning black and yellow blurs. A large grey and blue hangar dominates the background on the left, under grey-blue sky.

Photo Of The Day 2nd August 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: August 2, 2026

In: . B737, A330, Airbus, AirbusTransportInternational, AirUkraine, AMS, Amsterdam, ATR72, AvGeek, aviation, Beluga, Boeing, Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: CEG, Chester, EDHI, EGCC, EGNR, EHAM, Finkenwerder, Hamburg, Hawarden, IL62, Ilyushin, MAN, Manchester, photography, planespotting, Royton, Runway23Left, Schiphol, SchipholSunday, SouthSide, StobartAir, Tarom, XFW

Schiphol Sunday 2nd August 2026.Read More

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.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 27, 2026

In: 594, A300, Airbus, AirportHotel, AirShow, ATP, ATR42, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B777, Barton, Beta, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, CityFlyerExpress, Manchester Monday, Woodford

Tagged: Avian, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, Etihad, Firefly, Gate42, Hunting, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Monarch, MOSI, Museum, MuseumOfScienceAndIndustry, NightTime, photography, planespotting, R22, Robinson, Runway23Left, Slingsby, SouthSide, T6y7, Terminal1

Side view of a single-engined light aircraft taxiing from left to right across a grass airfield. The plane is in a metallic grey finish, with red and blue stripes swirling across the body, and the blue registration "G-CDOA", with a red drop-shadow, on the side of the rear fuselage. There is blue and red "EuroStar" text on the engine cowling in the nose, and black text "MainAir Flying School" above a web address and a telephone number on the tail. A large bubble canopy covers the 2 seat cockpit, with an man wearing a black cap and black polo-shirt in the right-hand seat and a woman with curly dark hair in the left-hand seat, looking at him and laughing, both of them wearing a headset and microphone. Green grass fills the rest of the frame.

Photo Of The Day 14th July 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 14, 2026

In: AdvancedTurboProp, AirShow, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B777, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, Cointrin, DC9, Douglas, Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday, Woodford

Tagged: EGCB, EGCD, EGLF, Etihad, EV97, Evektor, FAB, Farnborough, Geneva, GVA, J61, Jetstream, LSGG, MainAirFlyingSchool, Manchester, photography, planespotting, RJ70, Runway23Left, SAS, ScandinavianAirlines, SouthSide, TailsTuesday

Tails Tuesday 14th July 2026.Read More

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner with thrust reversers open in the sides of the engine pods, moving at speed from right to left as it turns off the runway. The plane is mostly white, with a pair of thin stripes coming up from under the nose, over the wing, and along to the end of the body, with a similar stripe on the tail. The black registration "HZ-A5" is on the upper rear fuselage, and is about the only other markings. Green grass fills the foreground, with a runway passing through at the bottom of the frame. A large grey hangar with roofs at various heights dominates the rest of the frame, under pale blue sky.

Manchester Monday 13th July 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 13, 2026

In: A318, ACJ, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Barton, Boeing, BusinessAir, Cherokee, DeHaviland, Manchester Monday, UzbekistanAirways, Woodford

Tagged: AlphaStar, DH100, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EmeraldAirways, HawkerSiddeley, HS748, IL62, Ilyushin, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, MOSI, Museum, MuseumOfScienceAndIndustry, OkadaAir, PA28, photography, Piper, planespotting, Runway23Right, SD360, Shorts, SouthSide, SwissAirForce, Vampire

Side view of a high-winged, single-engined light aircraft taxiing from left to right along a grass taxiway. The plane is mostly white, with a black and blue stripe swooping along the body and lower part of the tail, and the black registration "G-ENEA" on the side of the rear fuselage. White spats cover the main wheels under the wings. Green grass fills the foreground, with more in the background leading up to trees in the distance, under blue sky.

Photo of the Day 9th July 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 9, 2026

In: . B737, A340, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, Barton, BizJet, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BrusselsAirlines, C182, Cessna, On This Day, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday, VirginExpress

Tagged: EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, G4, Gulfstream, Heathrow, Iberia, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, RJ100, Runway23Left, SaudiArabianAirlines, Skylane, SouthSide, ThrowThursday

On This Day 9th July 2014. ‘Throw Thursday 9th July 2026.Read More

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner parked facing to the left on a grey runway. The plane is mostly yellow, with a grey stripe outlined in white swooping it's way along the body and up into the lower reaches of the tail, with a black belly, also outlined in white. There are grey "ASL Airlines" titles on an orange stripe on the upper forward fuselage, and the white registration "F-GZTO" on the black part of the upper rear fuselage. The tail is mostly yellow, with a couple of grey stripes. Black engine pods hang under the wings. Green grass fills the foreground, with more grass in the background leading up to trees in the distance on the left, and a couple of large grey buildings on the right, under vivid blue skies.

Manchester Monday 6th July 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 6, 2026

In: . B737, A300, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, Boeing, CityLine, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, Manchester Monday, Victor, Woodford

Tagged: ARV, ASLAirlines, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, Gate3, Gate40, HandleyPage, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Manx, MartinAir, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, photography, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Left, SD360, Shorts, SouthSide, Super2, TransLift

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