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Winglet Wednesday 24th December 2025.

G-TAWM, Boeing 737-8K5, lining up on Runway 23 Left at Manchester Airport, 24th November 2014, as seen from one of the South Side mounds.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway23left #SouthSide #Boeing #B737 #TUI #WingletWednesday
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Close-up of the up- (and down-) turned wingtip of a twin engined airliner taxiing from right to left.
The fuselage is light and dark blue on top, and white at the bottom.
The wings are mostly white, with pale blue upturned wingtips with a red winky face on the side, and a smaller downturned wingtip with a red tip at the bottom.
Green grass fills the background under the plane, with very pale blue sky over the top.

Winglet Wednesday 2 17th December 2025.

OE-GKW, Gulfstream G100, Tyrol Air Ambulance, taxiing out to Runway 28 at Blackpool Airport, 21st August 2025.

#Blackpool #SquiresGate #BLK #EGNH #Gulfstream #G100 #BizJet #TyrolAirAmbulance #WingletWednesday
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Close-up of the very small, up-turned wingtips of a BizJet taxiing from right to left.
The plane is mostly white, with grey belly and wings.
The upturned wingtip is grey, with black, white, and red stripes along the top, and black "TAA" text at the bottom.
Grass lines the taxiway at the bottom of the frame.

Winglet Wednesday 17th December 2025.

TC-JTR, Airbus A321-231, Turkish Airlines, wearing a special "TeknoFest" livery, lining up on 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 #TurkishAirlines #WingletWednesday
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Close-up of the left, up-turned wingtip of a jet airliner parked facing to the right.
The grey wing curves up at the end, the tip is painted red, with the white outline of a circle containing a stylised white flying bird in the middle.
The plane's body in the background is largely white, with a grey belly.
There is a large blue starfield painted on the upper fuselage over the wings, with white Turkish text with multi-coloured drop-text on the right of the wing-tip, and an orange planet visible over the wing on the right, with the word "TeknoFest" under a 1950's retro-futuristic rocket.
Below the wing, at the bottom of the starfield, is an image of a silver and red military fighter jet.
There is the blue text "Airbus A321" at the bottom rear of the fuselage, on the right.
Green grass split by a grey taxiway is visible under the body of the plane, with blue sky above the body.

Winglet Wednesday 10th December 2025.

C-GLRN, Boeing 737-8SH, Sunwing, lining up for takeoff on Runway 23 left at Manchester Airport, 12th October 2019, as seen from one of the South Side mounds.
This was operating a series of flights for TUI Airways during the summer season, part of a reciprocal deal between the airlines which often saw TUI planes crossing the pond to fly in Canada during the winter.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway23Left #SouthSide #Boeing #B737 #Sunwing #TUI #WingletWednesday
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Close up of the tail and rear fuselage of a jet airliner.
The plane is almost entirely white, with orange registration "C-GLRN" on the side of the upper rear fuselage, above the rear cabin windows, and grey text "Boeing 737-800" below them.
There are very small, orange "Sunwing" and red "TUI" stickers immediately after of the rear passenger door.
The tail is bright orange, with diagonal white "Sunwing" titles, with a small, white, almost child-like picture of a sun over the letter "I".
The up-turned wingtips are bright orange, with diagonal "Sunwing" titles, along with the sun, while the down-turned section is just orange.
The grey runway is visible under the planes rear fuselage, with alternating grassed sections and taxiways leading up to a large grey hangar in the distance.
Grey clouds with blue patches fill the rest of the frame.

Winglet Wednesday 3rd December 2025.

ET-AWP, A350-941, Ethiopian Airlines, parked by one of the maintenance hangars at Manchester Airport, with 2-STBA, A330-343, ex HS-TBA with Thai Airways, whose livery it wears, waiting for it's turn to go into the hangar, 18th May 2023, as seen from the top level of the T1 car park.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #L13 #Airbus #A330 #ThaiAirways #A350 #EthiopianAirlines #WingletWednesday
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Close-up of the up-turned, curved right wingtip of a jet airliner parked out of frame on the left, facing away from the camera, with the wing stretching into frame from the left.
The wing is almost entirely white, with green, yellow, and red wedges on the vertical face of the wingtip.
The purple, up-turned wingtip of another plane is visible towards the top of the frame on the right, in front of the large open door of a grey maintenance hangar, with part of the rear fuselage of an even larger plane visible inside the hangar.
A man wearing a yellow hi-viz vest can be seen dragging a red rubbish bin in front of the hangar.

Winglet Wednesday 19th November 2025.

VH-OQD, Airbus A380-842, Qantas, sailing over the field behind Myrtle Avenue on final approach to Runway 27 Left at London Heathrow, 11th July 2014.

#London #Heathrow #LHR #EGLL #Runway27Left #MyrtleAvenue #Airbus #A380 #Qantas #WingletWednesday
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View from below of the outer engine and wing panels of a very large, 4 engined jet airliner flying directly overhead at a very low altitude, with flaps extended inboard of the engine and slats extended along the leading edge of the wing, suggesting it is about to land.
The underside of the wing and most of the engine pod is white, with only a flash of red on the side of the pod adding a bit of colour.
The black registration "VH-OQD" is visible just behind the wing leading edge.
The flat, white wingtip fence (often referred to as a "winglet", although that is technically incorrect on this aircraft type) extends both above and below the wing, and is raked baked sharply.
Flat grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

Winglet Wednesday 5th November 2025.

G-SUNC, Airbus A321-251NX Neo, Jet2, at Birmingham Airport, 12th August 2025.

#Birmingham #BHX #EGBB #Airbus #A321 #Neo #Jet2 #WingletWednesday
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Close-up of the up-turned wingtips of a white jet airliner parked facing to the right, with another, nearly identical plane in the background.
The plane is mostly whit, with a blue lower rear fuselage, reaching up towards the tail, , with the black registration "G-SUNC" on the upper rear.
There is red text starting with the word "Package" on the upper fuselage towards the right - the plane in the background has the full text "Package holidays you can trust" running along the fuselage.
The up-turned wing-tips are blue, with a yellow, orange, and red sunburst coming from the rear.
In the distance, yellow airport vehicle sare clustered around a large yellow shed and a pair of brown brick buildings.

Winglet Wednesday 22nd October 2025.

The winglets of a pair of RyanAir Boeing 737's parked side-by-side at their gates at Manchester Airport, 14th August 2024, as seen from inside Terminal 3, taken with my Samsung A55S phone.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Terminal3 #Boeing #B737 #Max8 #RyanAir #WingletWednesday
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A pair of different up-turned wingtips on RyanAir Boeing 737's.
On the left is the up-turned blue and down-turned yellow winglet of a Boeing 737 Max 8, with diagonal yellow "RyanAir" titles on the outer face.
On The right is a different winglet, only the up-turned section, and squared-off towards the top.
The inner face is white, with diagonal dark blue "RyanAir" titles.
Grey concrete apron fills the rest of the frame, with some people right at the bottom, and grass right at the top.

Winglet Wednesday 11th January 2024.

B-304K, Airbus A330-343, Hainan Airlines, taxiing the last few metres to Gate 201 at Manchester Airport , 12th May 2024.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Gate201 #Airbus #A330 #HainanAirlines #WingletWednesday
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Close-up of the rear fuselage and upturned wingtips of a white jet airliner taxiing from left to right.
A red stripe edged in yellow stretches along the body, getting wider as it moves to the rear, with the registration "B-304K" in black on the upper fear fuselage.
The wingtips are red, with yellow swirls, and a yellow stripe at the bottom.
Grey concrete apron with a white and black stripe running through the middle fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 11th December 2024.

EI-CKP, Boeing 737-2K2A, RyanAir, lined up on Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time in the late 1990s, as seen from SouthSide.

Winglet Wednesday 11th January 2024.B-304K, Airbus A330-343, Hainan Airlines, taxiing the last few metres to Gate 201 at Manchester Airport , 12th May 2024.

Bonus Photo of the Day 11th January 2024.G-BOZP, Beech 76 Duchess, at Manchester Barton, 26th May 1996.

#a330 #airbus #avgeek #aviation #b737 #barton #BE76 #Beech #boeing #Duchess #egcb #egcc #Gate201 #HainanAirlines #man #manchester #photography #PhotoOfTheDay #planespotting #runway24 #ryanair #southside #WingletWednesday

Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane has a deep blue belly, with a yellow stripe running along the body and under the nose, , with blue engine pods slung under the wing, and a blue tail with a yellow, winged flying harp in the middle. There are blue "RyanAir" titles on the upper forward fuselage, just aft of another, smaller, yellow flying harp. The registration "EI-CKP" is on the upper rear fuselage in black. Green grass and a wooden fence stretch across the foreground, with more grass and a tall concrete wall stretching across the background. Tall lighting poles reach into the grey sky, looming over the rest of the scene.

Side view of a cream-coloured, twin propellor-engined light aircraft parked on grass facing to the left. There is a thick, brick-red stripe running along the planes body, overlaid by the white registration "G-BOZP" on the rear fuselage. Grass fills the foreground, and runs off to trees in the background, under bright but hazy skies.

Winglet Wednesday 27th November 2024.

EI-DLI, Boeing 737-8AS, RyanAir, parked on the tarmac at Manchester Airport, taken as I walked out to board via the rear doors.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Boeing #B737 #RyanAir #WingletWednesday
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Closeup portrait view of the blue uptuirned wingtip of a white, twin engined jet airliner parked facing to the left.
The plane has a blue belly, with a yellow stripe running along the body, with a similar livery on the underwing engine pod.
The front fuselage is emblazoned with blue "RyanAir" titles, partially obscured by the left wing.
The wing has black registration "EI-DLI" on the lower surface, while the blue upturned wingtips have yellow "RyanAir" titles.
Cloudy grey skies fill the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 27th November 2024.

G-LOGA, British Aerospace ATP, in basic LoganAir colours but with Manx Airlines titles, sailing past the Airport Hotel pub on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time between March and September 1994.

Winglet Wednesday 27th November 2024.EI-DLI, Boeing 737-8AS, RyanAir, parked on the tarmac at Manchester Airport, taken as I walked out to board via the rear doors.

Bonus Photo of the Day 27th November 2024.G-DAAM, Robinson R22 Beta, on static display at Farnborough Air Show, 12th September 1992.

#airshow #atp #avgeek #aviation #b737 #Beta #boeing #BritishAerospace #egcc #eglf #fab #farnborough #loganair #man #manchester #Manx #photography #planespotting #R22 #Robinson #ryanair #WingletWednesday

Side view of a small, white helicopter on display on a raised platform, facing to the right. There is a blue stripe running along the body and along the tail boom, with the registration G-DAAM" overlaid on the boom. The rotor mast is white, with the blue outline of a letter "S" in the middle, and "Sloane Helicopters" and a telephone number underneath. In the foreground, a man wearing sunglasses and a sandy brown jacket is leaning on the platform the plane is sitting on, talking to someone in a green jacket and blue cap. In the background, green grass leads up to trees in the distance, with an array of planes parked in the middle distance. Bright but hazy grey-blue skies fill the rest of the frame.

Winglet Wednesday 15th October 2024.

SU-GFR, Airbus A321-251NX, EgyptAir, parked on Gate 24 at Manchester Airport, as seen from the top of the Terminal 1 car park, 20th May 2024.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #L13 #Airbus #A321 #Neo #EgyptAir #WingletWednesday
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Closeup of the left upturned wingtip, engine, and centre fuselage of a white, twin engined jet airliner parked facing to the left.
There are diagonal blue stripes on the forward part of the fuselage, darker to the left and getting lighter towards the right.
There are dark blue "Egypt" titles on the fuselage, and dark blue titles in an Arabic script on the engine pods.
There are chocks on the wheels, to prevent the plane from moving.

164999, Lockheed KC-130T Hercules, United States Marine Corp, on static display at Fairford International Air Tattoo,
24th July 1993.

D-EHFO, Dornier DO-27B-1, part of the Air Classic collection, on display on the roof-top terrace on Terminal 1 at Frankfurt Airport, 16th October 1993.

SU-GFR, Airbus A321-251NX, EgyptAir, parked on Gate 24 at Manchester Airport, as seen from the top of the Terminal 1 car park, 20th May 2024.

https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2024/10/16/photo-of-the-day-15th-october-2024/

#a321 #airbus #AirClassic #airshow #c130 #DO27 #dornier #eddf #egcc #EGVA #egyptair #Fairford #ffd #fra #frankfurt #hercules #InternationalAirtattoo #l13 #lockheed #man #manchester #NEO #OnThisDay #UnitedStatesMarineCorps #USMC #WingletWednesday

Side view of a very grey, high-winged, 4 propellor-engined military transport plane parked facing to the left. The top surfaces are a fairly dark grey, most of the body and the sides of the engine pods and external, wing-mounted fuel tanks are a mid grey, and the belly and undersides of the engines and fuel tank are a light grey. The number "999" is on the nose below the cockpit in a darker grey, as well as the number "4999" under letters "NY" on the tail, Stars-And-bars on the rear fuselage, and "marines" titles under the wings. A young person in dark blue pants, blue shirt, and dark blue pullover with patches on the shoulder is walking to the left, looking away from the plane. Grey sky fills most of the rest of the frame.

Side view of a red, high-winged, single-engined light aircraft with a lime green stripe running along the body and on the rear of the tail. A white picket fence stretches across the foreground, with grey skies filling most of the rest of the frame.

Winglet Wednesday 9th October 2024.

The different styles of winglets used on RyanAir's Boeing 737-8AS's are shown to good effect - on the right, the inner, white face of the standard winglet contrasts with the newer "Scimitar" winglet of later models, with both up- and down-turned lobes.
Manchester Airport Terminal 3, 14th August 2024, photo taken with my Samsung A55 5G phone.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #T3 #Boeing #B737 #RyanAir #WingletWednesday
#avgeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Closeup of the up-turned wingtips of 2 planes parked next to each other.
The one on the right is the white inner face of a winglet, with blue "RyanAir" titles, which sits almost vertically on the end of the wing, while the one on the left is in 2 parts, a blue upper part with yellow "RyanAir" titles, and a yellow lower part, both parts canted out slightly.
Grey concrete apron fills the space between and behind them.

N60LJ, LearJet 60, on static display at Farnborough Air Show, 25th June 1994.

The different styles of winglets used on RyanAir’s Boeing 737-8AS’s are shown to good effect – on the right, the inner, white face of the standard winglet contrasts with the newer “Scimitar” winglet of later models, with both up- and down-turned lobes.
Manchester Airport Terminal 3, 14th August 2024, photo taken with my Samsung A55 5G phone.

G-BTGM, Aeronca 7AC Champion, on static display at Finningley Air Show, some time in the early 1990s.

https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2024/10/09/photo-of-the-day-9th-october-2024/

#Aeronca #AerShow #airshow #avgeek #aviation #b737 #boeing #Champion #egcc #eglf #fab #farnborough #Finningley #FNY #learjet #lj60 #man #manchester #photography #planespotting #ryanair #T3 #VBizJet #WingletWednesday

Side view of a sleek, white, twin engined bizjet parked facing to the right. The plane has a grey belly, and thin blue stripes running along the body. A couple of people are visible sitting in the planes cockpit, looking as if they are talking to each other. Bright sunlight coming from low on the right of the frame is casting long shadows to the left. In the background, blue sky gives way to thick, grey clouds.

Side view of a yellow, high-winged, single engined light aircraft parked facing to the right. The plane has a red lower rear fuselage, overlaid with the registration "G-BTGM" in black. In the background, a large green hangar stretches across most of the frame from the left, under grey skies.

Winglet Wednesday 2nd October 2024.

EI-EVO, Boeing 737-8AS, RyanAir, loading passengers, including Yours Truly, for a flight to Manchester at Dublin Airport, 14th August 2024, taken with my Samsung A55 5G.

#Dublin #Collinstown #DUB #EIDW #Boeing #B737 #RyanAir #WingletWednesday
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Close-up of the blue and yellow up-turned wingtip and tail of a twin engined jet airliner parked facing to the left.
Passengers can be seen boarding via a white set of airstairs by the aft doors.
The wingtip has yellow "RyanAir" titles, while the tail has a yellow Irish harp.
The registration "EI-EVO" can be seen on the upper rear fuselage.
The planes body is white with a blue belly, and yellow piping.
Cloudy grey skies fill the background.

C-493/F-AZJC, F+W C-3605, in Swiss Air Force colours, performing a spirited flying display at Woodford Air Show, 25th June 1994.

OY-JJG, Dornier 328JET-310, JoinJet, operating flights for Sun-Air of Scandinavia, taking off from Runway 05 Right at Manchester Airport, 2nd October 2015.EI-EVO, Boeing 737-8AS, RyanAir, loading passengers, including Yours Truly, for a flight to Manchester at Dublin Airport, 14th August 2024, taken with my Samsung A55 5G.

https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2024/10/02/photo-of-the-day-2nd-october-2024/

#airshow #avgeek #aviation #b737 #boeing #Collinstown #DO328JET #dornier #DUB #Dublin #egcc #egcd #EIDW #FWmC3605 #JoinJet #man #manchester #OnThisDay #photography #planespotting #Runway05Right #ryanair #SunairOfScandinavia #SwissAirForce #WingletWednesday #woodford