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Manc AvGeekmancavgeek@social.teamb.space
2025-06-18

On This Day 18th June 1993.

N901DC, McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 prototype in MD's in-house livery, on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, operating one of a series of demonstration flights for various airlines based locally, 18th June 1993, as seen from the junction of Ringway Road and ShadowMoss Road.
**Spoiler** - none of them ordered any, and in fact one placed a large order for A320's a few days later, transitioning away from MD83's.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway24 #RingwayRoad #ShadowMossRoad #McDonnellDouglas #MD90 #Prototype #OnThisDay
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Low side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a very low altitude, with flaps extended from the front and rear of the wings, and undercarriage lowered, suggesting it is about to land. The plane is mostly white, with a pair of blue stripes running along the body and a grey belly. There are large, grey and blue "MD90" titles on the forward fuselage, with similar blue titles on the tail. There is blue text "V2500" on the white engine pods mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, with smaller green "IAE" titles at the front of the engine. Somewhat dramatic grey sky fills the rest of the frame.
Manc AvGeekmancavgeek@social.teamb.space
2025-06-14

Gat On A Sat 2 14th June 2025.

F-GHEB, McDonnel Douglas MD-83, Air Liberte, taxiing out to Runway 27 Left at London Gatwick, some time in the late 1990s, as seen from the terraces on top of the South terminal.

#London #Gatwick #LGW #EGKK #Runway27left #McDonnellDouglas #MD83 #AirLiberte #GatOnASat
#Avgeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, taxiing from right to left. The plane is mostly white, with a blue belly, and blue "Air Liberte" titles on the lower forward fuselage. The tail is mostly white, with blue and red text, mostly French words mostly related to "Liberty". In the foreground, the top of a railing at the edge of the viewing terraces can be seen at the bottom of the frame, with large areas of grass divided by runways and taxiways in the background, leading up to brown buildings nestled in trees in the distance.
Manc AvGeekmancavgeek@social.teamb.space
2025-06-07

Gat On A Sat 4 7th June 2025.

EC-FVV, McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Centennial Airlines, being pushed back from it's stand as it sets out off to Runway 27 at London Gatwick, some time between April 1995 and October 1996.

#London #Gatwick #LGW #EGKK #McDonnellDouglas #MD83 #Centennial #GatOnASat
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, facing to the right but being pushed back to the left by an out-of-frame tug attached to the planes nosewheel. The plane is mostly white, with a trio of dark blue pinstripes running along the lower fuselage under the passenger cabin windows, and dark blue "Centennial" titles on the upper forward fuselage, repeated on the sides of the engine pods. The black registration "EC-FVV" is on the upper rear fuselage, next to a small image of a Spanish flag, just aft of the engines. The tail is mostly dark blue, with 2 thin lighter blue stripes and a similar red stripe at the bottom, all outlined in white. The foreground is mostly filled with grey concrete apron, with the white and red tail of a small jet airliner poking out from behind the corner of a dark grey terminal engine on the bottom right of the frame. A grey and dark blue, very large 4 engined airliner is taxiing across the frame from left to right in the background, with a white and black 3 engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left towards the runway beyond that.
Manc AvGeekmancavgeek@social.teamb.space
2025-05-13

Tails Tuesday 13th May 2025.

HS-TME, McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Thai Airways, at Zurich Kloten, either 1993 or 1996.

#Zurich #Kloten #ZRH #LSZH #McDonnellDouglas #MD11 #ThaiAirways #TailsTuesday

Close-up of the rear fuselage and tail of a 3 engined jet airliner parked facing to the right. The plane is mostly white, with red and pink stripe outlined in gold running along the body, along with a red and pink flower design design also outlined in gold. The ed registration "HS-TME" is on the lower rear fuselage. A brown terminal building stretches across the frame in the background, with trees and rolling hills in the distance, under cloudy grey sky.
Manc AvGeekmancavgeek@social.teamb.space
2025-05-04

Bonus Photo of the Day 4th May 2025.

I-SMES, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, Meridiana, taxiing to it's stand at Zurich Kloten, 28th September 1996, as seen from the observation deck on Pier B.

#Zurich #Kloten #ZRH #LSZH #McDonnellDouglas #MD82 #Meridiana
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, taxiing from left to right. The plane has a red and purple stripe running along the body just below the passenger cabin windows, with yellow piping down the middle. There are black "Meridiana" titles on the upper forward fuselage, next to a red and white circular logo. The tail is mostly red, with a purple stripe and yellow piping at the bottom, with the circular logo repeated, only this time with the colours inverted. The registration "I-SMES" is on the tail-cone, behind the engines, next to an Italian flag. The engines have small, black "MD-82" titles. Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, and a good chunk of the background, with a sandy-brown terminal building just edging it's way in to shot on the right. A white, high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner with yellow stripes on the tail is parked behind a brown prefabricated hut and a couple of sets of mobile airstairs in the background. Some light aircraft are parked on grass in the distance on the left, with more grass and trees beyond that leading off to the skyline, under hazy grey sky.
Manc AvGeekmancavgeek@social.teamb.space
2025-03-24

On This Day 24th March 2014.

D-ALCF, McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, Lufthansa Cargo, taxiing past the Runway Viewing park on it's way to the terminal after landing on Runway 23 Right at Manchester Airport, 24th March 2014.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway23Right #RVP #RunwayViewingPark #McDonnellDouglas #MD11 #Lufthansa #OnThisDay

Side view of a white, 3 engined jet freighter taxinng from right to left. The plane has a grey belly and engine pods slung under the wing, with dark blue "Lufthansa Cargo" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The tail and centre engine are a dark blue, with a large yellow circle containing a stylised blue flying bird halfway up the tail-fin. The upturned wingtips are white, as are the smaller downturned tip. Green grass fills the foreground, behind rolls of barbed wire on top of a black metal fence. Under the plane in the background, patches of grass separate taxiways and runways. Above, pale blue sky fills the rest of the frame.
Manc AvGeekmancavgeek@social.teamb.space
2025-03-17

Bonus Photo of the Day 17th March 2025.

EC-FTT, McDonnell Douglas MD-83, SpanAir, at Amsterdam Schipol, 30th October 1993.

#Amsterdam #Schipol #AMS #EHAM #McDonnellDouglas #MD83 #SpanAir
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, taxiing from left to right along a black taxiway. The plane has large, blue, billboard-style "SpanAir" titles on the forward fuselage, and orange and blue waves on the tail, a design repeated on the engine pods. The registration "EC-FTT" is on the lower rear fuselage in black. Large patches of grass with grey tarmac surrounds line the sides of various taxiways in the foreground and background, with trees and large grey fuel tanks in the distance, under murky grey skies.
Manc AvGeekmancavgeek@social.teamb.space
2025-03-06

'Throw Thursday 6th March 2025.

HB-IUM, McDonnell Douglas MD83, CrossAir, at London Heathrow, some time after November 1997.

#London #Heathrow #LHR #EGLL #McDonnellDouglas #MD83 #CrossAir #ThrowThursday

Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, facing to the left but being pushed back to the right from it's gate by an almost-out-of-frame white truck attached to the nosewheel by a long yellow pole. There are blue "CrossAir" titles on the upper forward fuselage, with red and blue splotches on the sides of the fuselage just afore and aft of the wing, repeated on the tail overlaid with a white cross. The registration "HB-IUM" is on the side of the engine pods in black. Concrete apron fills the foreground, with taxiways and a runway separated by grass in the background. A grey airbridge stretches in to frame from the left, attached to a white, twin engined jet airliner with a blue and yellow tail.
Manc AvGeekmancavgeek@social.teamb.space
2025-03-03

Manchester Monday 3 3rd March 2025.

I-DAVB, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, ATI, parked nowhere near it's gate on Pier C at Manchester Airport, some time before October 1994, possibly 1992 given the TransAir Cambodia HS748 in the background.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #PierC #McDonnellDouglas #MD82 #ATI #ManchesterMonday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, parked facing to the right. The plane has a green stripe running along the body and sweeping up into the tail, where it forms the outline of an upper-case letter "A", with a red triangle as the centre part. There are large green "ATI" titles on the forward fuselage, again with a red triangle in the centre of the "A". The registration "I-DAVB" is on the lower rear fuselage in black, and the letters "VB" on the front of the cockpit roof, also in black. The forward door on the opposite side is open, indicating that the plane is parked, even though it is nowhere near the terminal, and in fact is blocking a roadway marked on the concrete apron, which runs directly under the fuselage. The roof of part of the terminal can be seen in the foreground, with a black metal fence around the edge. Sets of blue mobile airstairs are lined up in the background, in front of a large grey hangar. Parked in front of the hangar is a white and blue twin propellor-engined airliner.
Manc AvGeekmancavgeek@social.teamb.space
2025-02-27

'Throw Thursday 3 27th February 2025.

SL-ABE, McDonnell Douglas MD-81, Adria Airways, parked at it's gate at London Heathrow some time between December 1991 and April 1993, as seen from The GlassHouse on The Queens Building.
I believe the "SL-" registry for Slovenia was unofficial, used after the seccesion of Slovenia from Yugoslavia until the " S5-" registry was introduced.

#London #Heathrow #LHR #EGLL #QueensBuilding #GlassHouse #McDonnellDouglas #MD81 #Adria
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, parked facing to the right by a terminal building that stretches all the way across the frame. The plane has a blue stripe running along the body covering the passenger cabin windows, and blue "Adria Airways" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The tail is white, with a blue square containing a white circle, itself containing a couple of blue caret marks. Under the tail , a set of built-in airstairs descends from the rear fuselage, between the engines. The tips of the wing are painted a bright red. Concrete apron fills the foreground, with some metal luggage containers parked right at the bottom. A couple of peoples heads can be seen in the bottom right corner of the frame. In the background, a white jet airliner with an orange and yellow stripe running along the body and over the top of the front fuselage can be seen, also parked facing to the right.
Manc AvGeekmancavgeek@social.teamb.space
2025-02-25

Photo of the Day 25th February 2025.

LN-RMK, McDonnell Douglas MD-87, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, taxiing out to the runway at Manchester Airport, 20th January 2006, as seen from the top of the Terminal 1 car park.

3 photos behind the link.
mancavgeek.co.uk/blog/photo-of

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #L13 #McDonnellDouglas #MD87 #SAS #ScandinavianAirLines
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Rear side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the rear fuselage, facing to the left but being pushed back to the right by a small blue tug attached to the nose-wheel. The plane has silver "Scandinavian" titles on the upper forward fuselage, with grey "Airlines" titles on the lower fuselage. The tail is a deep blue, with large white "SAS" titles at the base. The engine pods are a bright red, with white "Scandinavian" titles. Grey concrete apron fills the frame, with white road markings on the right, and yellow markings on the left.
Manc AvGeekmancavgeek@social.teamb.space
2025-02-17

Manchester Monday 17th February 2025.

OH-LMU, McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Oasis, On final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, either February or March 1994, as seen from the junction of Ringway Road and Shadowmoss Road.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway24 #ShadowmossRoad #RingwayRoad #McDonnellDouglas #MD83 #Oasis #ManchesterMonday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Side view of a white, 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 it's undercarriage lowered and flaps extended from behind the wings, suggesting it is about to land. The plane has a thick blue stripe running along the body, covering the passenger cabin windows, and small black "Oasis" titles on the upper forward fuselage. Under the "Oasis" titles, a vertical bar in 3 shades of blue extends down towards the plane's belly. Pale blue sky with hazy white cloud fill the rest of the frame.
Manc AvGeekmancavgeek@social.teamb.space
2025-02-11

Tails Tuesday 11th February 2025.

EI-CDI or EI-CDK, McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Garuda Indonesia, at Frankfurt Airport, either 1993 or 1996.

#Frankfurt #FRA #EDDF #McDonnellDouglas #MD11 #Garuda
#TailsTuesday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Close-up of the dark blue tail and centre engine of a white, 3 engined jet airliner parked facing to the right. There is a stylised, light blue flying bird with wings stretched out on the tail. A set of mobile airstairs is attached to the closed rear door under the tail, with a pair of dark and light blue stripes with white writing "Flughafen Frankfurt Main" on the side. A door in the loser fuselage is hinged to open upwards, partially obscuring the planes registration marks, so only "EI-" is visible. In the background, Brown and grey buildings stretch across the frame, under grey skies.
Manc AvGeekmancavgeek@social.teamb.space
2025-02-10

Manchester Monday 10th February 2025.

SE-DIF, McDonnell Douglas MD-87, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, taxiing to the terminal at Manchester Airport, some time in the early 1990s.
The HS.748 parked in front of the hangar in the background dates this to somewhere in the region of 1992-1994 - this particular Budgie was regularly seen in different parts of the airport, in a couple of different liveries and wearing several different registrations for at least 3 years before it finally left for Canada.

#Manchester #Man #EGCC #McDonnellDouglas #MD87 #SAS #ScandinavianAirLines #ManchesterMonday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the side of the rear fuselage, taxiing from left to right. There are a number of coloured near-vertical bars - blue, yellow, red, and black - on the lower forward fuselage, starting under the passenger cabin windows and looping under the belly, as well as squares on the engine pods - red with a white cross, red with a black cross inside a white cross, and blue with a yellow cross, each representing the countries Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. There are black "Scandinavian" titles on the upper forward fuselage and a black "SAS" logo on the tail. Grey concrete fuselage fills the foreground, with another white, twin engined jet airliner with a blue belly and tail in the immediate background, facing more or less away from the camera. Beyond that, a white, twin propellor-engined airliner with a blue belly and a yellow stripe running along the body is parked facing to the left in front of a large grey hangar, the hangars doors dwarfing this latter plane.
Aviation & Traveltravel@social.beachcom.org
2025-01-12

#Aerotelegraph - Legendärer Dreistrahler: McDonnell Douglas DC-10: Grounding, Abstürze und doch noch Welterfolg - aerotelegraph.com/mcdonnell-do #McDonnellDouglasDC-10 #McDonnellDouglasMD-11 #McDonnellDouglas #Flugzeuge #Galerie

JL Johnson :veri_mast:User47@vmst.io
2025-01-10

**Speculation**

EDIT to add: This classic landed at SBD. San Bernardino airport is home to the US Forest Service air tanker base.

It sure seems this retired tanker has been pulled from storage and granted a new mission given the massive challenges in Los Angeles.

Long live the #MadDog!

#Avgeek #McDonnellDouglas #MD87 #CaliforniaWildFires

Screenshot from FR24 an aero tanker pulled from storage at MDJ and heading to California
Manc AvGeekmancavgeek@social.teamb.space
2024-12-12

'Throw Thursday 2 12th December 2024.

HB-IWB, McDonnellDouglas MD-11, SwissAir, taxiing past the Queens Building at London Heathrow, sometime after February 1992.

#London #Heathrow #LHR #EGLL #QueensBuilding #McDonnellDouglas #MD11 #SwissAir #ThrowThursday
#avgeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Side view of a white, 3 engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane has a brown and black stripe running along the body, just below the cockpit and passenger cabin windows, with red "SwissAir" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The engine pods mounted under the wing are white, while the centre engine s red, as is the rest of the tail it is attached to, which has a large white cross in the middle. Grey concrete apron and a large strip of green grass filling the foreground, while a red brick hangar with a grey roof is in the centre of the background, beyond a runway and more grass. Several bizjets are parked in front of the hangar, with more visible through the open doors. A blue hangar is off to the rear left of the frame, with trees in the distance on the right, under bright but hazy skies.
mancavgeekmancavgeek@mancavgeek.co.uk
2024-12-12

Photo of the Day 12th December 2024.

N1805, Douglas DC-8-62, Rich International, taxiing to it’s gate at Manchester Airport, some time after July 1995, as seen from the top of the T1 car park.
    ‘Throw Thursday 12th December 2024.
G-EUYM, Airbus A320-232, British Airways, on final approach to Runway 09 Left at London Heathrow, as seen from Stanwell Moor Road, 18th March 2016.
    ‘Throw Thursday 2 12th December 2024.
HB-IWB, McDonnellDouglas MD-11, SwissAir, taxiing past the Queens Building at London Heathrow, sometime after February 1992.

#a320 #airbus #avgeek #aviation #BritishAirways #dc8 #douglas #egcc #egll #heathrow #l13 #lhr #london #man #manchester #McDonnellDouglas #md11 #photography #PhotoOfTheDay #planespotting #QueensBuilding #RichInternational #Runway09Left #StanwellMoorRoad #swissair #TrowThursday

Side view of a white, 4 engined jet airliner jet airliner taxiing from right to left. There is a red, white, and blue stripe running along the body, covering the passenger cabin windows, with bluye "Rich International" titles overlaid on the top, red stripe. The white tail has large blue "RI" letters, with a red flame on the top of the "I". Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with a large grey hangar filling the background.Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude. The planes undercarriage is lowered, and the flaps are extended from behind the wings, suggesting it is about to land. The plane has a deep blue belly and engine pods, with blue "British Airways" titles on the lower forward fuselage, partially obscured by the engines, with a curved red and blue ribbon towards the front. There are red, blue, and red wavy stripes on the tail, and the registration "G-EUYM" on the lower rear fuselage in black. Grim grey sky fills the rest of the frame.Side view of a white, 3 engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane has a brown and black stripe running along the body, just below the cockpit and passenger cabin windows, with red "SwissAir" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The engine pods mounted under the wing are white, while the center engine s red, as is the rest of the tail it is attached to, which has a large white cross in the middle. Grey concrete spron and a large strip of green grass filling the foreground, while a red brick hangar with a grey roof is in the centre of the background, beyond a runway and more grass. Several bizjets are parked in front of the hangar, with more visible through the open doors. A blue hangar is off to the rear left of the frame, with trees in the distance on the right, under bright but hazy skies.
Manc AvGeekmancavgeek@social.teamb.space
2024-12-10

Photo of the Day 10th December 2024.

PH-MCR, McDonnell Douglas MD-11, MartinAir, taxiing to the terminal after landing on Runway 06 at Manchester Airport, some time in the late 1990s.

3 photos behind the link.
mancavgeek.co.uk/2024/12/10/ph

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #McDonnellDouglas #MD11 #MartinAir #PhotoOfTheDay
#avgeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Side view of a white, 3 engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right at a busy airport. The plane has a bare-metal belly and a red stripe running along the body, along with black "MartinAir" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and the registration "PH-MCR" on the upper rear. There is a red logo on the tail that looks somewhere between a letter "M" and a raised fist with the thumb pointed down, as well as black "MartinAir" titles on the centre engine cowling. The white rear fuselage and blue and green tail of a smaller jet airliner is in the bottom right corner of the frame in the foreground, while a large green frame stretches across the background from the right. In the top left, a white and yellow jet airliner can be seen in the distance waiting to turn onto the runway, while a twin propellor-engined plane can be seen on final approach. Hazy grey sky with a tinge of orange fills the rest of the frame.
mancavgeekmancavgeek@mancavgeek.co.uk
2024-12-10

Photo of the Day 10th December 2024.

 

PH-MCR, McDonnell Douglas MD-11, MartinAir, taxiing to the terminal after landing on Runway 06 at Manchester Airport, some time in the late 1990s.

 

    Tails Tuesday 10th December 2024.
N784AN, Boeing 777-223ER, American Airlines, at London Heathrow, either 2000 or 2001.

 

    Bonus Photo of the Day 10th December 2024.
XZ694, Westland WG-13 Lynx HAS3, Royal Navy, parked in front of the crowd line at the Woodford Air Show, some time in the 1990s.

#airshow #AmericanAirlines #avgeek #aviation #b777 #boeing #egcc #egcd #egll #heathrow #lhr #london #Lynx #man #manchester #Martinair #McDonnellDouglas #md11 #photography #PhotoOfTheDay #planespotting #RN #RoyalNavy #TailsTuesday #Westland #woodford

Side view of a white, 3 engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right at a busy airport. The plane has a bare-metal belly and a red stripe running along the body, along with black "MartinAir" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and the registration "PH-MCR" on the upper rear. There is a red logo on the tail that looks somewhere between a letter "M" and a raised fist with the thumb pointed down, as well as black "MartinAir" titles on the centre engine cowling. The white rear fuselage and blue and green tail of a smaller jet airliner is in the bottom right corner of the frame in the foreground, while a large green frame stretches across the background from the right. In the top left, a white and yellow jet airliner can be seen in the distance waiting to turn onto the runway, while a twin propellor-engined plane can be seen on final approach. Hazy grey sky with a tinge of orange fills the rest of the frame.Closeup of the rear fuselage and tail of a jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The fuselage is in a bare metal finish, with a blue, white, and red stripe running along the body, above the blue registration "N784AN". The tail is grey, with red and blue letters "AA" with a blue stooping eagle between them. In the background, a strip of green grass runs below the tail, bounded by taxiways at top and bottom, while more grass over the top of the body is split by the runway, leading up to an expanse of grey concrete apron in the distance. A tall, grey concrete wall separates the airport from houses, trees, and tower blocks in the distance, under grey skies.Side view of a grey helicopter parked on grass. There is the white number "307" on the slightly open sliding door on the side of the fuselage, "Royal Navy" titles on the front of the tail boom, and the serial "XZ694" on the rear. A man in a green flight suit is standing in front of the helicopters nose, staring out of frame on the right, while another man in a green flight suit is climbing on the side of the fuselage, looking at the engine mounted on the top. Green grass fills the foreground, the background being dominated by grey skies.

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