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Manc AvGeek

Photo of the Day 29th March 2025.

Onl;y one photo today - work has been intense over the last few days, and I am utterly wiped out...

VT-JWP, Airbus A330-202, Jet Airways, turning on to Runway 05 Left at Manchester Airport on a slightly frosty morning, 1st February 2019, as seen from one of my fave spots, between the runways.

mancavgeek.co.uk/blog/photo-of

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway05Left #Airbus #A330 #JetAirways
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner with a grey belly taxiing from right to left. The plane has a wavy stripe running along the body from the nose, starting off yellow, then orange, and finally turning blue, running along the body until it widens and turns up to fill the tail. There are black "Jet Airways" titles on the upper forward fuselage. There is a yellow sun on the tail, with 3 blue cutouts on the left. Grass covered by a light white frost fills the foreground, with leafless trees in the background on each side, with houses and more trees in the distance visible through the middle of the frame. Murky grey skies fill the rest of the frame.
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Manc AvGeek

Photo of the Day 26th February 2025.

F-GMDB, Airbus A330-301, Air Inter, bringing in a group of French football fans for a match against Spain in Leeds during the Euro'96 Championships, 15th June 1996.
Quite why they didn't fly in to Leeds-Bradford Airport I don't know, seeing as the ground is at least an hour closer by road than it is from here, but that was what they did, and I was glad to see this flight!

3 photos behind the link.
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#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Airbus #A330 #AirInter
#Euro96
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. There are blue and red "Air Inter" titles on the upper fuselage, and a light blue stripe on the tail, wrapping around the bottom of the rear fuselage, with red and dark blue triangles at the top of the tail. Green grass fills the bottom of the frame, with a large grey and blue hangar dominating the background, under grey sky.
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Manc AvGeek

Fuselage Friday 20th December 2024.

G-VYGL, Airbus A330-243, Jet2, on final approach to Runway 23 Right at Manchester Airport, 26th May 2023, as seen from the junction of Ringway Road and Shadowmoss Road.
This is actually an A330-243MRTT (Multi-Role Tanker Transport) Voyager KC2, owned by a company called Air Tanker, and forms part of the RAF's reserve fleet, but has had all the tanker equipment removed, and has been leased out to Jet2 to make some money.
It can be recalled in time of emergency and refitted to full military spec in a couple of weeks, if necessary, but in the meantime is ferrying holidaymakers around.

Close-up of the lower forward fuselage of a white jet airliner flying from left to right at a very low altitude with the undercarriage lowered. The plane has large, red, billboard-style "jet2" titles on the forward fuselage, and the black letters "GL" on the open portion of the nose-wheel doors. The wing root is visible on the left of the frame, the wings sprouting from the lower section of the fuselage. Blue sky fills the rest of the frame, with wisps of white fluff in the lower right corner.
#manchester#MAN#EGCC
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mancavgeek

Photo of the Day 20th December 2024.

G-BMAB, Douglas DC-9-15, British Midland, taxiing out to runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time before September 1994.
    Frankfurt Friday 20th December 2024.
N177DN, Boeing 767-332ER, Delta Air Lines, at Frankfurt Airport, either 1993 or 1996.
    Fuselage Friday 20th December 2024.
G-VYGL, Airbus A330-243, Jet2, on final approach to Runway 23 Right at Manchester Airport, 26th May 2023, as seen from the junction of Ringway Road and Shadowmoss Road.
This is actually an A330-243MRTT (Multi-Role Tanker Transport) Voyager KC2, owned by a company called Air Tanker, and forms part of the RAF’s reserve fleet, but has had all the tanker equipment removed, and has been leased out to Jet2 to make some money.
It can be recalled in time of emergency and refitted to full military spec in a couple of weeks, if necessary, but in the meantime is ferrying holidaymakers around.
Side view of a blue, twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, taxiing from right to left. The plane has a grey belly, and a thin white stripe running along the body. There are white "British Midland" titles on the upper forward fuselage, just aft of a red "BM" logo, which also appears on the tail in a larger form. The registration "G-BMAB" is on the lower rear fuselage in black. Wide strips of green grass either side of a black runway dominate the background, with the grey and dark blue forward fuselage of another airliner poking into frame on the left just behind this plane. A black hangar stretches across the frame in the distance.
Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane has a bare metal belly, and a thin red and thick black stripe running along the body, the black part covering the passenger cabin windows. There are black "Delta" titles on the upper forward fuselage, just aft of a black triangle with a red base that covers the forward door, a logo repeated on the tail with white "Delta" titles overlaid, as well as on the white engine pods under the wings, with black "Delta" titles underneath. The wing of another plane stretches across the foreground from the bottom left, the rest of the foreground filled with grey concrete apron. A grey terminal building stretches across the background, with another plane similar to this one parked facing away from the camera, connected to that building by a blue and grey airbridge. Part of that terminal building extends slightly higher than the rest on the left, clad in black, with grey "Frankfurt Main" signage, with plumes of smoke coming from the top. More buildings lie beyond that, under blue skies.
Close-up of the lower forward fuselage of a white jet airliner flying from left to right at a very low altitude with the undercarriage lowered. The plane has large, red, billboard-style "jet2" titles on the forward fuselage, and the black letters "GL" on the open portion of the nose-wheel doors. The wing root is visible on the left of the frame, the wings sprouting from the lower section of the fuselage. Blue sky fills the rest of the frame, with wisps of white fluff in the lower right corner.
#a330#airbus#avgeek
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mancavgeek

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.
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.
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.
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.
#a330#airbus#avgeek
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mancavgeek

Photo of the Day 7th December 2024.

 

D-AFFC, Fokker F50, Lufthansa, taxiing to it’s gate at Manchester Airport, some time between November 1992 and November 1995.

 

    Gat On A Sat 7th December 2024.
C-GTSJ, Airbus A330-234, Air Transat, tucking away it’s undercarriage just seconds after taking off from Runway 28 Right at London Gatwick, 12th September 2014.

 

    Bonus Photo of the Day 7th December 2024.
XV292, Lockheed C-130K Hercules C.3P, Royal Air Force, taking off for a flying display at Fairford International Air Tattoo, some time in the early1990s.
Side view of a white, high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane has a silver belly, blue "Lufthansa" titles on the lower forward fuselage, and a blue tail with a yellow circle containing a stylised flying blue bird in the middle. The left hand propellor is blurred because of it's rotation speed, while the right engine is stationary. Grey concrete apron fills the rest of the frame, with a small piece of grass on the right of the frame.
Front view from below of a white, twin engined jet airliner flying from the bottom to the top of the frame at a low altitude, with flaps extended from behind the wings, the underdcarriage is being retracted, and the nose raised significantly, suggesting it has just taken off. There are dark blue "Transat" titles on the on the forward fuselage, and the tail and rear fuselage are a similar blue. The damp air is causing momentary clouds to appear in the front of the engines. Cloudy grey skies fill the rest of the frame.
Side view of a high-winged, 4 propellor-engined military cargo plane in an olive green and grey camouflage scheme flying from left to right with the undercarriage being retracted, flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and the nose raised sharply, suggesting it has just taken off. There is a large blue and red roundel on the rear fuselage, and the small serial "XV292" in white just aft, with the large number "292" on the nose. There is a large, blue and red, number "25" on the tail, with a heavy white drop-shadow, with smaller, white "Hercules" above and "Years in RAF Service" below. Bright but hazy sky with just the merest hint of blue on the left fills the rest of the frame.
#a330#airbus#airshow
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mancavgeek

Photo of the Day 6th December 2024.

 

SE-DPT, IAI 1124A Westwind 2, Time Air Sweden, parked by the Airport Hotel pub, waiting for take-off clearance for Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time in the 1990s.

 

    Fuselage Friday 6th December 2024.
B-8118, Airbus A330-343, Hainan Airlines, with a large sticker promoting the China Britain Film Festival, lining up for departure on Runway 23 Left at Manchester Airport, 12th October 2019.

 

    Bonus Photo of the Day 6th December 2024.
D-ABVK, Boeing 747-430, Lufthansa, at Frankfurt Airport, either 1993 or 1996.
Side view of a sandy brown, twin engined bizjet with it's engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, parked facing to the left, with a brown brick building with a black roof in the background, under grey skies.
Close-up of the left-hand forward fuselage of a white jet airliner parked facing to the left. There is a yellow and red stripe swooping along the lower fuselage, and red "Hainan Airlines" titles in a Chinese script towards the front, and in English towards the rear, on the upper fuselage. There is additional blue text on the lower forward fuselage, "China Britain Film Festival", in a a Chinese script under the cabin windows, and in English below that. The bottom of the right-hand engine is visible under the fuselage, as well as grass in the background, while grey-blue sky can be seen above the fuselage.
Side view of a very large, white, 4 engined jet airliner being towed from left to right by a low-slung yellow tug attached to the nose-wheel. The plane has a grey belly, large blue "Lufthansa" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and a blue tail with a yellow circle containing a stylised flying bird in the middle. A row of white and red striped barriers stretches across the taxiway in the foreground, while buildings and trees in the background vanish into bright but hazy skies.
#a330#airbus#AirportHotel
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