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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 very large, 4 engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with diagonal light and blue bands around the plane's nose, with large black "China Airlines" titles on the upper forward fuselage, next to larger blue "Cargo" text. The black registration "B-18721" is under the upper deck windows, as well as on the upper rear fuselage. The tail is white at the top and a pale purple at the bottom, with a pink and red flower filling most of the rest. The roof of a terminal building fills the foreground, with large air conditioning ducts in the middle, with large grey metal structures on either side of the screen. A large grey hangar fills most of the background, with a white and blue twin engined jet airliner parked in front. Hazy grey skies fill the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 16th April 2026.

2026-04-16

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 16, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A340, AdriaAirways, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Boeing, ChinaAirlines, DC9, Douglas, EGCC, EGLL, F70, Fokker, Heathrow, KLMQueensBuilding, KuwaitAirways, L13, LHR, London, LOT, MAN, Manchester, NorthernPrimeterRoad, photography, planespotting, PolishAirlines, Runway09Left, Runway27Right, StanwellMoorRoad, ThrowThursday, TU154, Tupolev

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, taxiing from left to right along a grey taxiway. The plane is mostly white, with billboard-style "Star Alliance" titles on the side of the fuselage, running the length of the body. The engine pods on the rear fuselage are blue, with white registration "OH-BLP" next to a small Finnish flag on the side, with a black square with white text "15 years" on the upper rear fuselage just in front. The black tail has a circle of 5 white and grey arrowheads pointing in different directions. Green grass lines the sides of the taxiway in the foreground, with a grey terminal building stretching across the frame from the left, with several planes parked in front, under pale blue-grey sky.

Manchester Monday 13th April 2026.

2026-04-13

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 13, 2026

In: Manchester Monday

Tagged: A320, Aerospatiale, AhhhDeHaviland, Airbus, AirShow, AS555, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B717, Barton, Blue1, Boeing, C172, C30, Cessna, Cierva, D120, DeHaviland, DH82, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, Excalibur, Fennec, FrenchAirForce, G115, Grob, Jodel, LancashireAeroClub, LatAvio, LoganAir, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, ParisNice, photography, PierB, planespotting, RAF, Rota, RoyalAirForce, Runway05Left, Runway24, RunwayVisitorPark, SD360, Shorts, SkyHawk, StarAlliance, TigerMoth, TU154, Tupolev, Woodford

Side view of a white, high-winged, single-engined light aircraft taxiing from left to right on grass. The plane has a red and grey stripe running along the body, and the black registration "G-CIRZ" on the tapered rear fuselage. 2 men can been seen in the cockpit through the large windows. Green grass fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 20th March 2026.

2026-03-20

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 20, 2026

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

Tagged: AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, C42, Canadair, Challanger, CL601, Comco, CSA, Cyclone, CzechSlovakAirlines, EDFF, EGCB, EGCC, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, HapagLloyd, Ikarus, L1011, Lockheed, LTU, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, TriStar, TU134, Tupolev

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

Photo of the Day 27thFebruary 2026.

2026-02-27

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 27, 2026

In: Frankfurt Friday, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A129, A320, Agusta, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, AvionExpress, B767, Boeing, Condor, CSA, CzechSlovakAirlines, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, EDDF, EGCC, EGVA, Fairford, FFD, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, HamburgAirlines, InternationalAirTattoo, ItalianArmy, MAN, Manchester, Mangusta, photography, planespotting, Runway05Left, SouthSide, ThomasCook, TU134, Tupolev

Side view of a single-engined light aircraft parked facing to the left on yellowing grass, right on the edge of a black tarmac taxiway. The plane is mostly white, with a 2-tone blue stripe running along the body before sweeping up the front of the tail. The registration "G-BPJD" is on the upper rear fuselage, as well as under the left wing. Another couple of planes are parked around it, as well as a couple of wooden buildings on the right. A long bridge reaches over the horizon on the left, with blue-grey sky filling the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 22nd February 2026.

2026-02-22

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 22, 2026

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

Tagged: AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, Aviodome, B777, Barton, Boeing, ChinaAirlines, EGCB, EGCC, EHAM, F27, F27FriendshipAssociation, Fokker, Friendship, Galpoin, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, Museum, OnThisDay, OrbiGeorgian, planespotting, QatarAirways, Rallye, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, Schipol, SchipolSunday, Socata, TU154, Tupolev

Manchester Monday 2nd February 2026.

2026-02-02

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 2, 2026

In: Photo of The Day

Tagged: A300, AA5, Airbus, AirShow, Airtours, AirUK, Anson, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B777, BAESystems, Barton, BN2, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, BrittenNorman, C130, CabAir, EGCC, EGCD, Embraer, ERJ145, F100, Fokker, Grumman, Hercules, Islander, L13, Lockheed, LoganAir, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, NorthernAirlines, photography, planespotting, PremiAir, QatarAirways, RAF, RingwayRoad, RoyalAirForce, T1, T2, Tarom, Tiger, TU154, Tupolev, Woodford

Side view of a high-winged, twin propellor engined light transport plane parked on grass facing to the right. The plane is mostly white, with a dark blue lower body, sweeping up to fill the rear fuselage and tail. Green grass fills the foreground, with a white, single engined light aircraft just nosing in to frame from the left. There are several buildings in various shades of grey in the background, with a white fuel tank with red "Total" markings on the left of the frame, all under flat white sky.

Photo of the Day 22nd January 2026.

2026-01-22

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 22, 2026

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

Tagged: A320, Aeronavale, Air Canada, Airbus, AirFrance, AirShow, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B787, BalkanHolidays, Barton, BN2, Boeing, BritAir, BritishAerospace, BritishMidland, BrittenNorman, BusinessAir, DreamLiner, EastchurchRoad, EGCB, EGCC, EGGP, EGLL, Fregate, FrenchMarine, HattonCross, Heathrow, Iberia, Islander, LHR, Liverpool, London, LPL, MAN, Manchester, N262, Nord, OnThisDay, photography, PierA, planespotting, Police, Runway09Left, Runway24, Runway27Left, Saab, SF340, Speke, StanwellMoorRoad, ThrowThursday, TU154, Tupolev

Side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner turning on to a wide, grey runway. The plane is white, with a dark blue tail and rear fuselage. No other markings are visible, apart from the yellow tips of the spinning black propellors. Green grass fills the foreground, with more grass lining the other side of the runway visible under the belly. A tall and wide terminal building stretches across the frame in the distance, under pale blue sky.

Manchester Monday 19th January 2026.

2026-01-19

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 19, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A310, Aeroflot, Airbus, AirEngiadina, AirIndia, AirUkraine, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B727, B767, Barton, Boeing, BritishAeropsace, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, BrusselsAirlines, Cranfield, Dan Air, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, DO328, Dornier, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, FA200, FlyBe, Fujio, Gate26, HandleyPage, HP137, Jetstream, L13, MAN, ManchesterMonday, Manx, MyTravel, OnThisDay, photography, PierA, PierB, planespotting, RingwayRoad, Runway23Left, Runway24, SD360, Shorts, SouthSide, TU154, Tupolev, Woodford

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