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Manchester Monday 4 22nd December 2025.

G-BEPS, Shorts SC-5 Belfast C.1, HeavyLift, taxiing out to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time in the early 1990s, as seen from the old terraces on top of Terminal 1.

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Side view of a high-winged, 4 propellor-engined cargo plane taxiing from right to left.
The plane has a white top 1/3rd, with a blue/red/blue stripe separating that from the grey lower section.
The stripes are overlaid with blue and red "HeavyLift" titles on both the forward and rear fuselage, and the white registration "G-BEPS" under the tail.
The tail itself is red, with a massive, white, upper-case letter "H", with a big, dark blue drop shadow filling the rest of the tail to the bottom and left.
Gry-brown apron fills the foreground, with a strip of grass coming in from the right.
The rear fuselage of a white and green cargo plane is in the background on the right, with the rest of the frame flooded with bright but hazy sky.

Manchester Monday 4 15th December 2025.

CS-TKB, Boeing 727-2J4, Air Columbus, taxiing out to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, 1992 or 1993.

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Side view of a 3 engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left.
The plane is mostly white, with a solid blue nose section, and wide diagonal yellow stripes, slowly getting thinner until just white remains.
There are dark blue "Air Columbus" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and the black registration "CS-TKB" on the upper rear fuselage.
The engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage are white, with grey "Silent 727" text on the side.
The centre engine inlet is the same dark blue as the nose section, aith yellow and white stripes on the tail, overlaid with black "Air Columbus" titles.
Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with large sections of green grass lining a grey runway in the background, with a black hangar stretching across the frame in the distance, with several light aircraft parked in front, under grey skies.

Manchester Monday 8 8th December 2025.

LZ-MIS, Tupolev TU-154M, Air VIA/Varna International Air, on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, as seen from Ringway Road, some time in the late 1990s.

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Front-side view of a 3 engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the rear fuselage, 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 large, green billboard-style "VIA" titles on the forward fuselage, and a large, black letter "S" on the open nose-wheel doors.
The tail is purple, with large white "VIA" titles in the middle.
The centre engine, at the front of the tail, has purple and white vertical bands.
The white engines , mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, have the black registration "HZ-MIS" on the side.
Grey sky with white highlights fill the background.

Manchester Monday 6 8th December 2025.

G-NROA, Boeing 727-217ADV, Dan Air, turning on to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time in 1992, as seen from the beer garden of the Airport Hotel pub.

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Side view of a 3 engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right, lining up on ma black runway.
The plane is largely white, with a red and blue stripe running along the body, getting wider as it moves rearwards, and a grey belly.
There are blue "Dan Air London" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and the black registration "G-NROA" on the top of the white centre engine in take.
The other engines are white, and mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, and have black "Boeing 727" titles on the sides.
The red and blue stripes sweep up and widen to fill the tail, where they are overlaid with a white circle, with a 4-pointed compass needle over a red and white barred pennant.
Green grass lines the side of the runway in the foreground, with more grass leading up to trees in the distance in the background, under grey sky.

Manchester Monday 4 8th December 2025.

N716AW, Airbus A320-214, AirWorld, on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, as seen from Ringway Road, sometime between April and November 1998.
Although a British airline, this carries an American registration because it had just returned from lease to an American airline, Ryan International.

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Slightly grainy 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 mostly white, with a red pinstripe running along the body just over the passenger cabin windows, with blue "AirWorld" titles just above on the upper forward fuselage, and black registration "N716AW" on the upper rear.
The tail is dark blue, with a stylised red globe, a design repeated on the sides of the dark blue engine pods mounted under the wings.
Cloudy grey sky fills the rest of the frame in the background.

Fuselage Friday 5th December 2025.

F-GKXJ, Airbus A320-214, Air France, lining up on Runway 23 left at Manchester Airport, 14th May 2018, as seen from one of the South Side mounds.
The logo carried on the side of the rear fuselage was to promote their bid for the 2024 Olympic Games.

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Manchester Monday 7 1st December 2025.

G-EMBE, Embraer ERJ-145EU, operated by British Regional Airlines on behalf of British Airways in their "Waves Of The City" livery, on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time between February 1998 and August 2000, as seen from The Airport Hiotel pub.

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Side view of a twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage flying from left to right at a very low altitude, with undercarriage lowered and flaps extended from the rear of the wins, suggesting it is about to land.
The plane is largely white, with a dark blue belly, and black "British Airways" titles on the lower forward fuselage.
There is a twisted blue and red ribbon on the upper forward fuselage, between the cockpit and the forward cabin doors, and the black registration "G-EMBE" on the sides of the white engine pods on the sides of the rear fuselage.
The tail is covered in white, light blue, mid blue, dark blue, and red wavy stripes that that overlap and twist around each other.
Grey clouds fill the rest of the frame.

Manchester Monday 6 1st December 2025.

EI-CNY, Boeing 737-230ADV, RyanAir, carrying a promotional "Kilkenny" livery advertising an Irish beer (They don't just drink Guiness, you know!), lining up on Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, as seen from the Airport Hotel pub, some time after October 1997.

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Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right, lining up on a black runway.
The plane is mostly a pale red, turning brown and then cream as it goes further forward.
There are large, cream-coloured "Kilkenny" titles on the forward fuselage, covering the passenger cabin windows, and smaller, seemingly hand-written text "The cream of Irish beer" above the cabin windows on the rear fuselage.
The gold registration "EI-CNY" is on the lower rear fuselage, next to an Irish flag, and there are crem "RyanAir" titles next to a small, winged Irish harp on the sides of the engines, under the wings.
In the foreground, green grass lines the runway, partially hidden behind a couple of metal fences.
More grass can be seen on the far side of the runway under the plane, with trees meeting grey sky in the distance.

Manchester Monday 5 1st December 2025.

G-GNTZ, British Aerospace 146-200A, operated by British Regional Airlines on behalf of British Airways, whose "Benyhone" livery it wears, lining up on Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, as seen from The Airport Hotel pub, some time between April 1998 and March 2000.

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Side view of a high-0winged, 4 engined jet airliner lining up on a black runway.
The plane is largely white, with a dark blue belly, and dark blue "British Airways" titles on the lower forward fuselage.
There is a twisted blue and red ribbon on the upper forward fuselage, directly aft of the cockpit, and the black registration "G-GNTZ" on the lower rear fuselage.
The tail cone and tail are covered in in a red, black, grey, and white tartan.
In the foreground, a group of people wearing coats or jumpers are standing looking at the plane, with a pair of fences separating them from the action.
Green grass in the background gives way to trees in the distance, under grim grey sky.

Manchester Monday 7 17th November 2025.

G-LEGS, Shorts SD3-60-100, Manx Airlines, on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time between 1992 and 1994, as seen from Ringway Road.

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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 lowered and flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land.
The plane is largely white, with a two-tone green stripe running along the bottom of the fuselage, with dark green "Manx" titles under the cockpit windows, with a smaller version under the rear passenger door, and the black registration "G-LEGS" on the upper rear fuselage, under the tail.
The tail is dark green, with a thick red stripe in the middle, containing 3 armoured legs arranged so they look as if they are running in a circle, with white "Manx" titles above this red stripe.
Pale blue sky with fluffs of grey cloud at top and bottom fill the rest of the frame.

Manchester Monday 4 17th November 2025.

ZK-NZZ, Boeing 747-219B, Airtours, in basic Air New Zealand livery, lining up on Runway 24 by the Airport Hotel pub at Manchester Airport, some time between April and November 1998.

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Side view of a very large, 4 engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right along a black runway.
The plane is mostly white, with a grey belly, and a thick green and blue stripe running along the body, covering the lower passenger deck windows.
There are dark blue "Airtours" titles on the upper forward fuselage, between the upper and lower decks.
The tail is dark blue, with 3 long and thin red and 3 green triangles rooted to the leading , overlaid with 3 similar yellow triangles, at a jaunty angle.
In the foreground, crowds of people are standing in a grassed area, with a black chainlink fence between them and the plane.
Grass and trees stretch across the frame in the background, under patchy cloudy sky with hints of blue.

Manchester Monday 8 10th November 2025.

PH-BRI, Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia, Base Airlines, lining up on Runway 24 by the beer garden at The Airport Hotel pub at Manchester Airport, some time between August 1997 and Jul 1998.

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Side view of a twin propellor-engined airliner on a grey runway, preparing for take-off.
The plane is mostly white, with a diagonal red and blue band around the body by the wings, and "Base Airlines" titles on the rear fuselage.
The black registration "PH-BRI" is on the tail cone, below diagonal blue "Base" titles on the tail.
A black chainlink fence stretches across the bottom of the frame, with a crowd of people in the bottom right corner watching the plane through the fence.
Trees and a house stretch across the background, under grey sky

Manchester Monday 6 10th November 2025.

G-BXBV, ATR 42-300, Gill Air, on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, as seen from Ringway Road, some time after May 1997.

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Manchester Monday 5 10th November 2025.

OY-CNL, Airbus A300B4-120, Premiair, taxiing out to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time after June 1996.

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Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left along a reddish-grey taxiway cutting it's way through a large patch of grass.
The plane is almost entirely white, with black "Premiair" titles on the upper forward fuselage, with orange and blue dots over the letter "I's", which is repeated on the sides of the white engine pods under the wings.
The black registration "OY-CNL" is on the lower rear fuselage, just ahead of the rear cabin door, while there is black text "Airbus A300" just aft of the door.
A large blue dot is on the white tail, partially overlaid by a larger orange dot.
Green grass fills most of the foreground, with a large green, box-like metal structure in the background on the right, and a 3 engined jet airliner taxiing in after landing on the left.
In the distance, trees lead off to the horizon, under hazy grey sky.

Manchester Monday 4 10th November 2025.

OO-SDD, Boeing 737-229A, Sabena, on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time in the 1990s, as seen from the beer garden at The Airport Hotel pub.

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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 hanging from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land.
The plane is largely white, with a creamy grey belly, and a thick light blue stripe running along the body.
There are large, light blue "Sabena" titles on the upper forward fuselage, with much smaller "Belgian World Airlines" titles over the wing, with a small Belgian flag separating the 2 text fields.
There is black text "Boeing 737-200" on the lower forward fuselage, just aft of the forward door, a black uppercase letter "D" on the nose-cone just in front of the cockpit, and the white registration "OO-SDD" on the blue stripe on the rear fuselage.
There is additional black text "Sabena" on the sides of the bare metal engine pods mounted under the wings.
The tail is the same light blue, with a white circle containing a stylised, elongates white letter "s".
Stormy grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

Manchester Monday 5 27th October 2025.

YU-AKH, Boeing 727-2L8, Aviogenex, on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time in the early 1990s.

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Side view of a 3-engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the rear fuselage, 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 white, with an orange stripe running along the lower fuselage, and a terracotta red belly, and black "Aviogenex" titles on the upper forward fuselage.
The tail and the centre engine intake are the same terracotta red, with a stylised white upper-case letter "A", vertically mirrored below, in the middle.
White and grey fluffy clouds fill the background, with patches of pale blue peeking through.

Manchester Monday 4 27th October 2025.

G-AVMT, British Aircraft Corporation 1-11-510ED, in basic EuroScot colours but no markings to indicate an operator probably European Air Charter, lining up on Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, 1997-1999, as seen from the beer garden of the Airport Hotel pub.

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Side view of a twin engined jet airliner, with the engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, taxiing from left to right.
The plane is pretty much entirely white, with only the blue engine pods with white registration "G-AVMT", and the blue tail standing out.
In the foreground, a large group off people are clustered at the bottom of the frame, mostly not watching this plane, with a black chain-link fence separating them from the runway and the plane.
In the background, green grass runs up to trees and houses in the distance, under bright but hazy sky.

Photo of the Day 24th December 2024.

G-GNTZ, British Aerospace 146-200A, British Airways, taxiing past the Airport Hotel pub as it turns on to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, sometime after April 1998.

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Side view of a white, high-winged, 4 engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right along a grey runway.
The plane has a dark blue belly and red/black/grey/white tartan on the tail.
There are black "British" titles on the lower fuselage, under the wing, and the registration "G-GNTZ" on the lower rear fuselage.
In the foreground, several people are standing looking at this plane through a black chain-link fence.
In the background, green fields are visible under the tail, with trees along the skyline, under grey skies.

Photo of the Day 14th December 2024.

ZS-SAL, Boeing 747-244, South African Airlines, taxiing past the Airport Hotel pub as it turns on to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time in the 1990s.

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https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2024/12/14/photo-of-the-day-14th-december-2024/

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