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Low front view of a 3 engined jet airliner parked facing to the right on gravel. The plane is white on top, with a grey lower half, and a thick stripe that used to be dark blue but is now faded to dark green running along the body, covering the passenger cabin windows. There are red and white letters "BEA" on the upper forward fuselage, and a partial UK flag on the now-green tail. The underside of the wings is red. A long yellow pushback pole is attached to the nosewheel. White airstairs are attached to the front and rear cabin doors on the far side of the plane. Trees fill the background on the left of the frame, with a rather square and boxy green metal frame taking up most of the rest of the background, and the grey tail of another plane on the right, all under gorgeous blue sky.

Manchester Monday 4th May 2026.

2026-05-04

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 4, 2026

In: Manchester Monday

Tagged: AirEuropaExpressManchester, Airport Hotel, AirShow, AirUK, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B727, BAC111, Barton, BEA, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAircraftCorporation, BritishAirways, BritishEuropeanAirlines, D119, DC8, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, F100, Fokker, HawkerSiddeley, HS121, Jodel, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, photography, planespotting, RingwayRoad, Runway24, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, TopAir, TransLift, Trident, Woodford

Side view of a white, 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. There are large, billboard-style, dark blue "Icelandair" titles on the forward fuselage, with dark blue engine pods in front of and below the wings, and a dark blue tail and rear fuselage. There 2 thick, white, waving stripes on the tail, with a pale blue diagonal stripe running down the front of the tail and across the rear fuselage. Trees in the distance fill the bottom of the frame, with cloudy grey skies filling the top of the frame.

Manchester Monday 27th April 2026.

2026-04-27

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 27, 2026

In: Manchester Monday

Tagged: A300, Airbus, AireDEvasions, AirShow, Arrow, AvGeek, aviation, B737, BAC111, BAE146, Barton, BIA, BiPlane, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAircraftCorporation, BritishAirways, BritishIslandAirways, DC8, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, Embraer, Emirates, ERJ145, F50, Fokker, Gate24, HandleyPage, IcelandAir, L13, Lufthansa, Luscombe, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, photography, PierC, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Right, Silvaire, Spartan, TitanAirways, Victor, WavesOfTheCity, Woodford, WorldTails

Side view of a white, 4 engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right with flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it has just landed. The plane has purple "Virgin Atlantic" titles on the upper mid-fuselage, with an image of a woman wearing a red mini-dress flying through the air and trailing a Union Flag positioned under the cockpit windows on the forward fuselage. The tail is a bright metallic red, with seemingly hand-drawn "Virgin" titles. The engine pods slung under the wings are the same metallic red. The squared-off up-turned wingtips have a waving modified Union Flag. Green grass fills the foreground, with trees dominating the background, under grey-blue skies.

Photo of the Day 25th April 2026.

2026-04-25

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 25, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A319, AffretAir, Airbus, ATR2, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Barton, Boeing, CityFlyerExpress, DC8, Douglas, EasyJet, EGCB, EGCC, EGKK, GatOnASat, Gatwick, LGW, London, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, R44, Raven, Robinson, Runway08Right, Runway23Right, Runway27, SouthSide, VirginAtlantic

Front view of a blue, 2 seat gyrocopter parked facing the camera. The aircraft has no wings, but instead a rotor like a helicopter, but also has a pusher propellor at the rear. The fuselage is dark blue on the top surfaces, with a creamy white belly. It is parked on a small concrete slab surrounded by grass, with a brown wooden fence separating the airfield from parked cars, with tall trees behind, under pale grey skies.

Photo of the Day 12th April 2026.

2026-04-12

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 12, 2026

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

Tagged: AfricanInternational, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B737, B757, Barton, BizJet, Boeing, Britannia, BritishAirways, DC8, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, EHAM, Gyrocopter, Heathrow, LearJet, LHR, LJ35, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, MTOSport, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, RotorSportUK, Schipol, SchipolSunday, TAGAviation, Varig

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

Slightly elevated side view of a twin propellor-engined BizProp parked on grass facing to the left. The plane is largely white, with a black and brown stripe running along the body, as well as along the sides of the engine cowling on the wings. The black registration "N889VF" is under the stripe on the lower rear fuselage, with a brown drop shadow. Green grass fills most of the frame, mostly short cropped, with some slightly longer patches, and with some trees right at the back.

Photo of the Day 13th February 2026.

2026-02-13

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 13, 2026

In: Frankfurt Friday, Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A310, AeroCancun, Airbus, AirProvence, AvGeek, aviation, B767, Barton, Boeing, C303, Caravelle, Crusader, DC8, Douglas, EDDF, EDFF, EGCB, EGCC, EgyptAir, FineAir, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, SE210, Sud

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