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Photo of the Day 19th September 2023

Posted on September 19, 2023September 18, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with large billboard-style "STAR ALLIANCE" titles running along the upper fuselage, with smaller "SINGAPORE AIRLINES" titles next to a golden flying bird on the lower forward fuselage. There are 5 grey pyramids on the tail, arranged in a circle, each one inb a different alignment. In the foreground, grassed areas on the left have low orange or yellow and black signs are scattered around.In the background, a low terminal buildingis bisible behind this plane on the right, with taller buildings looming over the scene on the left, one of which has a heavliy glazed tower on top with green tinted glass. Above it all, white and grey clouds complete the image. — 9V-SWJ, Boeing 777-312ER, Singapore Airlines, in a Star Alliance livery, taxiing out to the active runway at Manchester Airport, 4th February 2016.

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Photo of the Day 8th August 2023

Posted on August 8, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner, with the engines mounted on the rear fuselage, taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with large "Star Alliance" titles running along the fuselage. The engines are a deep blue, with a wide black vertical vertical band in the middle with the registration "OH-BLP" in white, as well as a white flag with a black cross. The tail is black, with 5 silver arrowheads arranged in a circle. Those same arrowheads are visible in a smaller form under the cockpit windows at the front of the fuselage. In the background, a large terminal building is visible, with several planes parked on their stands. Above it all, the sky is a hazy grey-blue. — OH-BLP, Boeing 717-23S, Blue1, in Star Alliance livery, taxiing out to Runway 05L past the Aviation Viewing Park at Manchester Airport, 29th March 2014.

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