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Manchester Monday 4 3th October 2025.

YL-LAC, Tupolev TU-154B-2, LatAvio, parked on Gate 200 on Terminal 2 at Manchester Airport, some time in the 1990s, as seen from the top of the T1 car park.
Bonus points for anyone who can identify the 7 planes in the background.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #T2 #Gate200 #L13 #Tupolev #TU154 #LatAvio #ManchesterMonday
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Side view of a 3 engined jet airliner parked by a terminal, facing to the right.
The plane has a white upper fuselage, with grey on the lower section, and a blue stripe running along the body, covering the passenger cabin windows.
There are black "LatAvio" titles on the upper forward fuselage, with smaller white text "Tu154B-2" on the blue stripe just aft of the cockpit.
The black registration "YL-LAC" is on the centre engine intake, just in front of the tail, which itself has a large Latvian flag (2 thick red horizontal stripes separated by a thin white stripe) in the middle.
The other engines, one on each side mounted on the rear fuselage, are grey.
A baggage compartment hatch is open in the lower fuselage, between the forward- and mid-cabin doors, with a mobile baggage-loading belt raised towards it.
Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with a large terminal building on the right of the frame, and several mostly white airliners parked nose in, with white airbridges attached to the far sides.

Manchester Monday 13th October 2025.

PH-NXV, Embraer E195-E2, KLM CityHopper, on final approach to Runway 23 Right at Manchester Airport, 6th March 2025, as seen from Shadowmoss Road.

5 photos behind the link.
https://mancavgeek.co.uk/blog/manchester-monday-13th-october-2025/

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway23Right #ShadowmossRoad #Embraer #ERJ195 #E2 #KLM #CityHopper #ManchesterMonday
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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 behind the wings, suggesting it is about to land.
The plane is mostly light blue, with a white lower fuselage, separated by a thin, dark blue stripe running along the body, sweeping up slightly over the wings.
There are white "KLM CityHopper" titles on the upper forward fuselage, with blue "KLM" titles under a stylised blue crown on the white tail, and in a smaller form on the sides of the white engine pods.
There is blue text "NXV-158" on the open nose-wheel doors.
Thin fluffs of white cloud with patches of blue sky fill the rest of the frame.

On This Day 12th October 2019.

YL-LCV, Airbus A321-231, Jet2, in their "We've borrowed this, but we want you to think it's ours without having to paint it in our colours" livery, lining up on a rather damp Runway 23 Left at Manchester Airport, 12th October 2019, as seen from one of the South Side mounds.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway23left #SouthSide #Airbus #A321 #Jet2 #OnThisDay
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Side view of a twin engined jet airliner parked on a runway, ready for take-off.
The plane is basically white, with red "Jet2.com" titles on the lower forward fuselage, red "Friendly Low Fares" text on the upper middle fuselage, over the wings, and both sets of text on the white engine pods under the wings.
There are also diagonal red "Jet2.com" title on the white tail.
Several lights on the nose-wheel leg are reflected on the damp runway.
Grass fills the foreground, with more grass visible under the plane in the background, leading up to large terminal buildings in the distance on both sides of the frame.
Bright but cloudy sky completes the image.

Photo of the Day 11th October 2025.

TC-ALK, Boeing 727-230, Air Alfa, parked on the cargo ramp at Manchester Airport, some time between April 1994 and October 1996, as seen from the top of the T1 car park.

3 photos behind the link.
https://mancavgeek.co.uk/blog/photo-of-the-day-11th-october-2025/

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #L13 #Boeing #B727 #AirAlfa
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Side view of a 3 engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the rear fuselage, parked facing to the left and slightly away from the camera.
The plane is mostly white, with a pair of thin, pale blue stripes running along the body just under the passenger cabin windows, and black "Air Alfa" titles on the upper forward fuselage.
The tail is the same blue, with diagonal, white, lower-case test "alfa" in the middle.
The centre engine intake is white, and has a small Turkish flag at the front, and the black registration "TC-ALK".
Concrete apron fills the foreground, with the wingtip of another plane just peeking into frame at the bottom right.
The forward fuselage of another jet airliner peeks into frame on the right of the background, with brown, white, and red cargo sheds stretching across the frame beyond that.
Trees in the distance complete the image.

Fuselage Friday 10th October 2025.

HB-IN_, or IU_, McDonnell MD82 or MD87, BalAir CTA, parked on Gate 24 at Manchester Airport, some time in the 1990s, as seen from the top of the T1 car park.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Gate24 #L13 #McDonnellDouglas #MD81 #MD87 #BalairCTA #FuselageFriday
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Close-up of the side of a planes fuselage.
The plane is mostly white, with a dark blue belly, and large, billboard-style "BalairCTA" titlers in red and dark blue.
The top of the white fuselage of another plane can be seen at the bottom of the frame, with lower forward fuselage of another plane, this time dark blue with a red strip, in the background, attached to a yellow airbridge.

On This Day 10th October 1992.

A6-PFD, Airbus A300C4-620, Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight, taxiing to the cargo ramp after landing on Runway 06 at Manchester Airport, 10th October 1992, as seen from the old (and much missed) terraces on top of Terminal 1.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway06 #Terminal1 #Airbus #A300 #AbuDhabiAmiriFlight #OnThisDay
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Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right.
The plane is largely white, with a red stripe running along the body, covering the passenger cabin windows.
There are black "United Arab Emirates" titles on the upper fuselage, in an Arabic script above the wings, and in English at the rear.
The black registration "A6-PFD" is on the base of the tail, which has a large United Arab Emirates flag in the middle.
Lush green grass fills the foreground, with a black roadway splitting it on the grass, with a white vehicle with a yellow roof waiting for the plane to taxi past.
A large green metal frame dominates the background on the left, with the tail of a smaller white airliner nestled amongst small buildings, with trees behind.
Bright but hazy sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 9th October 2025.

G-TUIL, Boeing 787-9 DreamLiner, TUI, slowing down after landing on Runway 23 Right at Manchester Airport, 5th July 2018.

3 photos behind the link.
https://mancavgeek.co.uk/blog/photo-of-the-day-9th-october-2025/

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway23Right #SouthSide #Boeing #B787 #DreamLiner #TUI
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Tails Tuesday 8th October 2025.

C-GLRN, Boeing 737-8SH, Sunwing, operating a flight for TUI, lining up on Runway 23 Left for departure, 12th October 2019, as seen from one of the South Side mounds.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway23Left #SouthSide #Boeing #B737 #Sunwing #TailsTuesday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Close-up of the up- (and down-) turned wing tip of a twin engined jet airliner moving from right to left.
The plane is almost entirely white, with the last 2 letters "RN" of the registration on the upper rear fuselage, and grey text "Boeing 737-800" on the lower rear fuselage.
The wing-tips are bright orange, with white "Sunwing" titles under a stylised, child-like image of a sunburst.
The tail is the same bright orange.
Green grass lines both sides of a taxiway in the background, under the tail, with the rear of a yellow sign, and the front of a black sign with yellow letters "VA".
Grey sky with pale blue patches fill the rest of the frame.

On This Day 8th October 2014.

OY-NCN, Dornier 328JET-310, Sun-Air of Scandinavia, operated in British Airways colours, on final approach to Runway 23 Right at Manchester Airport, 8th October 2014, as seen from the railway bridge by Ringway Road.
At one point, this was the only British Airways flight that didn't go to Heathrow - now, we don't even have this much.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway23Right #RingwayRoad #Dornier #DO328JET #SunAirOfScandinavia #BritishAirways #OnThisDay
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Side view of a high-winged, twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, with undercarriage extended and flaps deployed from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land.
The plane is largely white, with a blue belly, and black "British Airways" titles on the lower centre fuselage.
The engines slung under the wings are the same dark blue, and there is a twisted dark blue and red ribbon on the upper forward fuselage, behind the cockpit.
The tail is white, with a pair of wavy red lines with a wavy dark blue triangle between them.
Fluffy white clouds with patches of pale blue sky fill the rest of the frame.

Tails Tuesday 7th October 2025.

LZ-BTQ, Tupolev TU-154M, Balkan Bulgarian, parked on it's gate on Pier B at Manchester Airport, some time before March 1996.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Tupolev #TU154 #BalkanBulgarian #TailsTuesday
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The rear fuselage of a 3 engined jet airliner, with the engines mounted on the top and sides of the rear fuselage, parked facing to the left.
The plane is mostly white, with green stripe running along the top of the rear fuselage under the centre engine, sweeping diagonally up into the white tail, where it is joined by a diagonal red stripe.
The black registration "LZ-BTQ" is on the centre engine intake, while the side mounted engine has black text "Tupolev 154M".
A dark brown brisk building in the background is partially hidden by the tail, with a taxiway beyond that, and blue airport vans parked in front of some grey pre-fabricated buildings in the distance.

Manchester Monday 6 6th October 2025.

G-BTPD, British Aerospace ATP (Advanced Turbo Prop), British Airways, parked on Gate 42 at Manchester Airport one night some time between March 1992 and November 1993, as seen from the old terraces on top of Terminal 1.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Gate42 #Terminal1 #BritishAerospace #ATP #BritishAirways #Nighttime #ManchesterMonday
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Night-time side view of a twin propellor-engined airliner parked facing to the left.
The plane has a dark blue lower fuselage, with the upper fuselage being dark grey, with black "British Airways" titles on the upper forward fuselage.
The grey registration "G-BTPD" is on the lower rear fuselage
The forward door is open, with a built-in set of airstairs deployed.
A larger, twin engined jet airliner in a similar livery is parked on the next gate, with an air bridge attached to the forward door.
Bright lights from airport lighting stands, vehicles, and other planes illuminate the scene, blowing out some parts of the image with the long exposure required to bring out details.

Manchester Monday 5 6th October 2025.

EI-FKC, Fokker 50, Aer Lingus Commuter, on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, as seen from the junction of Ringway Road and Shadowmoss Road, some time in the 1990s.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway24 #RingwayRoad #ShadowmossRoad #Fokker #F50 #AerLingus #ManchesterMonday
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Side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, with undercarriage extended from the engine pods on the wings, and flaps extended from behind the wings, suggesting it is about to land.
The plane has a bright green upper fuselage, with a pale blue and thick dark green stripe running along the body, a thick white stripe below that, and a grey belly.
There are black "Aer Lingus Commuter" titles on the lower forward fuselage, with a green shamrock in the middle.
A large white shamrock fills the green tail.
The black registration "EI-FKC" is on the lower rear fuselage, next to a small Irish flag.
Flat grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

ManchesterMonday 4 6th October 2025.

G-BFVB, Boeing 737-204ADV, Ambassador Airways, sailing past the Airport Hotel pub on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, sometime between March and November 1994.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway24 #AirportHotel #Boeing #B737 #Ambassador #ManchesterMonday
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Side view of a twin-engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, with undercarriage lowered and flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land.
The plane is largely white, with a blue lower fuselage with a thin yellow stripe separating the 2 colours, and dark blue "Ambassador" titles on the upper forward fuselage.
The black registration "G-BVFB" is on the upper rear fuselage.
The tail is blue, with the yellow outline of a circle, containing 6 letter "A"'s, arranged in a circle, all connected by their topmost point.
The engine pods mounted under the wings are also blue.
Flat grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

Manchester Monday 6th October 2025.

EI-REH, ATR72-201, Stobart Air, climbing out of Runway 23 left after takeoff at Manchester Airport, 26th January 2015, as seen from the Runway Visitor Park.

7 photos behind the link.
https://mancavgeek.co.uk/blog/manchester-monday-6th-october-2025/

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway23Left #RVP #RunwayVisitorPark #ATR72 #StobartAir #ManchesterMonday
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Side view of a white, high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner flying from left to right at a very low altitude, with undercarriage already retracted, flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and the nose raised, suggesting it has just taken off.
The plane is almost entirely white, with a grey belly, and vivid blue engine pods mounted on the front of the wings.
The black registration "EI-REH" is on the lower rear fuselage, next to small Irish and EU flags.
A blue feather with a grey drop shadow is in the middle of the white tail.
Bright but hazy sky with hints of blue on the sides fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 5th October 2025.

UK-86575, Ilyushin IL-62M, Uzbekistan Airways, powering out of Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, 27th October 1995, as seen from near the old South Side hangars.
This spot no longer exists, having been buried under 23L/05R when that was built years ago.

3 photos behind the link
https://mancavgeek.co.uk/blog/photo-of-the-day-5th-october-2025/

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway24 #SouthSide #Ilyushin #IL62 #UzbekistanAirways
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Side view of a 4 engined jet airliner with the engines mounted in pairs on the rear fuselage, flying from left to right at a low altitude, with the undercarriage starting to rotate into the wings and fuselage, flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and the nose raised sharply, suggesting it has just taken off.
The plane is white on the top of the body, with a grey belly, and green and blue stripes running from running from front to the back.
There is a large Uzbek flag (equal blue, white, and green stripes) on the white tail.
The engines are almost hidden behind the wings, at the rear of the plane.
The top of the control tower peeks into the bottom of the frame, surrounded by grey cloudy skies.

On This Day 4th October 2017.

G-LGNG, Saab 340B, LoganAir, taxiing off Runway 23 Right by the Runway Visitor Park at Manchester Airport, 4th October 2014.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway23Right #RVP #RunwayVisitorPark #Saab #SF340 #LoganAir #OnThisDay
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Side view of a twin propellor-engined airliner taxiing along a black taxiway from left to right.
The plane is largely white, with a black belly, and the black letters "NG" above the cockpit windows, repeatedin white on the open nose-weheel doors.
There are black "Scotlands Airline" titles on the upper forward fuselage, with larger, red "LoganAir" titles on the upper rear.
The black registration "G-GNG" is on the lower rear fuselage, partially obscured by the wing.
The rear fuselage and tail is covered in a red, black, and white tartan.
The engine pods on the wings are a bright red.
Black taxiway fills the foreground, lined by green grass.
A black runway stretches across the background, with trees leading off into the distance, under bright but hazy sky.

Photo of the Day 3rd October 2025.

LN-NGV, Boeing 737-8JP, Norwegian Air Shuttle, powering out of Runway 23 Left at Manchester Airport, 13th march 2017, as seen from one of the South Side mounds.

3 photos behind the link.
https://mancavgeek.co.uk/blog/photo-of-the-day-3rd-october-2025/

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway23Left #SouthSide #Boeing #B737 #NorwegianAirShuttle
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from right to left at a very low altitude, with undercarriage extended, flaps extended from the rear of the wing, and the nose raised sharply, suggesting it has just taken off.
The plane's forward fuselage is red, with white "Norwegian.com" web address at the bottom.
A thin blue band around the body separated the forward fuselage from the rest of the plane, which is almost entirely white, marred only red up-turned wing-tips, a thick red stripe at the top of the tail, and the black registration "LN-NGV" on the upper rear fuselage.
Green grass fills the bottom of the frame, under the plane, with another couple of airliners, one white and orange, the other white and grey with yellow highlights on the left of the frame, next to a large terminal building in the background.
Jelly from the engine exhaust partially obscures this background.
Grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

On This Day 2nd October 2015.

YR-BAJ, Boeing 737-430, Blue Air, taxiing off Runway 05 Right after landing at Manchester Airport, 2nd October 2015, as seen from one of the South Side mounds.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway05Right #SouthSide #Boeing #B737 #BlueAir #OnThisDay
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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.

Winglet Wednesday 1st October 2025.

EC-MLC, Canadair CRJ-1000, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, lining up on Runway 23 left at Manchester Airport, 5th July 2018, as seen from one of the South Side mounds.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway23Left #SouthSide #Canadair #CRJ1000 #SAS #ScandinavianAirlines #WingletWednesday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Close-up of the red up-turned wingtip of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left.
The plane is almost entirely white, with a stylised yellow crown and a small Spanish flag next to the blue registration "EC-MLC" on the lower rear fuselage, between the rear of the wing root and the white engine pods mounted on the upper rear fuselage.
There are blue "Scandinavian" titles on the sides of the engine pods.
Grass lines the sides of the grey runway, with the roof of a grey hangar visible over the top of the fuselage in the background, under blue-grey sky.

On This Day 1st October 2015.

D-COCA, Beech 1900D, Private Wings, taxiing out to Runway 05 left at Manchester Airport, 1st October 2015, as seen from one of the South Side mounds.

#Manchester #Man #EGCC #Runway05Left #SouthSide #Beech #B1900 #PrivateWings #OnThisDay
#Aveek #aviation #planespotting #photography

#EGCC

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