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Welcome To My Collection Of Aviation Photos That I Have Taken, Mostly At Manchester Airport, UK

Saturday 3 November 2012

Sat 3rd November 2012

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Tunisair > B737-500 > TS-IOG
Ready for taxi as, 'Tunisair 947' a few hours late

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Private > Gulfstream IV > N161MM
Parked on stand 83 for the evening, most probably football related

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Euro Atlantic > B767-300 > CS-TFT
Helping out Monarch, by operating the 12 hour delayed flight to Faro

Friday 2 November 2012

Fri 2nd November 2012

Manchester MAN/EGCC
China Airlines > A330-300 > G-VGEM
Arriving after ending it's lease with China Airlines, to be painted into Virgin colours

Manchester MAN/EGCC
United Airlines > B757-200 > N14102

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Royal Air Force > A330-200MRTT > EC-331
 Leaving Manchester after being painted, for a series of hours building flights

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Royal Air Force > A330-200MRTT > EC-331
Leaving Manchester after being painted, for a series of hours building flights
 

Wednesday 31 October 2012

Wed 31st October 2012

Manchester MAN/EGCC
National Cargo Airlines > B747-400F > N919CA

Monday 1 October 2012

Mon 1st October 2012

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Turkish Airlines > A319 > TC-JLZ
Arriving to take Man Utd FC out to their Champions League match with Cluj of Romania

Tuesday 18 September 2012

Tue 18th September 2012

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Antonov Design Bureau > AN-124 > UR-82072
Parked up for an overnight stay on taxiway 'Papa'

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Antonov Design Bureau > AN-124 > UR-82072
Parked up for an overnight stay on taxiway 'Papa'

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Virgin Atlantic > A340-600 > G-VMEG
Now in all white as it's life with Virgin comes to an end
 

Friday 24 August 2012

Fri 24th August 2012

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Qatar Airways > B777-300 > A7-BAE
Replacing the usual A330 on the Doha route

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Lufthansa Cargo > MD-11 > D-ALCC
Leaving for Frankfurt, wearing the '100 years air cargo' livery

Thursday 23 August 2012

Thu 23rd August 2012

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Qatar Airways > B777-200 > A7-BBI
Nice replacement, because of scheduled A330 maintenance

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Qatar Airways > B777-200 > A7-BBI
Nice replacement, because of scheduled A330 maintenance. Also this is the 100th aircraft delivered to Qatar Airways

Monday 30 July 2012

Mon 30th July 2012

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Condor > B767-300 > EI-CRF (D-ABUM)
Just been painted into 80's Condor retro colours. Ex Alitalia

Friday 27 July 2012

Fri 27th July 2012

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Private VIP > B777-200 > TR-KPR
Rare visitor parked up here, in relation to the London Olympics

Tuesday 24 July 2012

Tue 24th July 2012

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Etihad Airways > A340-500 > A6-EHC
Arriving in to take Man City FC on their pre-season tour of Asia

Saturday 21 July 2012

Sat 21st July 2012

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Qantas > B747-400 > VH-OJS
Operated out of MAN for a series of special charter flights on behalf of a religious group

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Qantas > B747-400 > VH-OJS
Operated out of MAN for a series of special charter flights on behalf of a religious group

Tuesday 22 May 2012

Tue 22nd May 2012

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Korean Air Cargo > B747-400 > HL7603
Leaving after dropping off the 'Black Eagles' Korean display team jets. Performing for the first time at the Fairford Air Tattoo

Manchester MAN/EGCC
British Airways > A319 > G-EUPC
Promoting the London 2012 Olympics in the 'Flame' scheme
 

Monday 30 April 2012

Mon 30th Apr 2012

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Thomson Airways > B767-300 > G-OBYG
Brand new 'Thomson Airways Dreamliner' colours now applied to 'YG

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Thomson Airways > B767-300 > G-OBYG
Brand new 'Thomson Airways Dreamliner' colours now applied to 'YG

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Thomson Airways > B767-300 > G-OBYG
Brand new 'Thomson Airways Dreamliner' colours now applied to 'YG
 

Sunday 29 April 2012

Sun 29th April 2012

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Air Astana > A320 > P4-WAS
Leaving after a stop at Air Livery, 'Kazakhstan Independence' titles now removed

Tuesday 24 April 2012

Tue 24th Apr 2012

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Boeing 787-800 > N787BX
 Taxiing out to 05L for a special VIP promo flight
 
Manchester MAN/EGCC
Boeing 787-800 > N787BX
 Taxiing out to 05L for a special VIP promo flight

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Boeing 787-800 > N787BX
 Leaving runway 05L for a special VIP promo flight


Sunday 8 April 2012

Sun 8th Apr 2012

Manchester MAN/EGCC
British Airways > A319 > G-EUOH
Leaving MAN for LHR as 'Shuttle 3R' in the new 'Gold Dove Olympics 2012' colours

Manchester MAN/EGCC
British Airways > A319 > G-EUOH
Leaving MAN for LHR as 'Shuttle 3R' in the new 'Gold Dove Olympics 2012' colours

Saturday 31 March 2012

Sat 31st Mar 2012

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Corsairfly > B747-400 > F-HLOV
Operating on behalf on Monarch, leaving for Sharm el Sheikh


Manchester MAN/EGCC
Corsairfly > B747-400 > F-HLOV
Operating on behalf on Monarch, leaving for Sharm el Sheikh
 
 

Friday 30 March 2012

Fri 30th Mar 2012

Manchester MAN/EGCC
AeroSur > B747-400 > G-VROM
Being painted back into Virgin colours after the end of the lease with AeroSur in Bolivia


Manchester MAN/EGCC
AeroSur > B747-400 > G-VROM
Being painted back into Virgin colours after the end of the lease with AeroSur in Bolivia


Monday 26 March 2012

Mon 26th Mar 2012

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Etihad Airways > A330-300 > A6-AFA
1st visit to Manchester of the 'Visit Abu Dhabi' coloured A330


Manchester MAN/EGCC
Etihad Airways > A330-300 > A6-AFA
1st visit to Manchester of the 'Visit Abu Dhabi' coloured A330


Friday 23 March 2012

Wed 21st Mar 2012

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Swiss > A320 > HB-JLR
Heading for Zurich as the LX395 in the revised Swiss billboard livery



Manchester MAN/EGCC
Private (Pacpal) > Challenger CL600 > N401NK
Parked up for a few days on stand 100

Thursday 15 March 2012

Thu 15th Mar 2012

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Virgin Atlantic > A340-600 > G-VEIL
1st Virgin A346 to be painted into the new livery


Wednesday 14 March 2012

Wed 14th Mar 2012

Manchester MAN/EGCC
EasyJet >A319 > G-EZFY
Taxiing past me in a rare sunny spot



Manchester MAN/EGCC
Suckling Airways > Dornier 328 > G-BWWT
Operating for Loganair, in FlyBe colours...



Manchester MAN/EGCC
Private > Embraer 135 Legacy > N827TV
Parked up for a few days on stand 100



Manchester MAN/EGCC
Thomson Airways > A320 > G-OOPT
Parked up, destined for a new owner...


Wednesday 8 February 2012

Wed 8th Feb 2012

Manchester MAN/EGCC
Qatar Emiri Air Force > C-17 Globemaster > A7-MAB
Leaving Manchester after making a surprise visit



Manchester MAN/EGCC
Monarch > A320 > G-OZBK
Parked up during the night, wearing the brand new livery


Tuesday 7 February 2012

Tue 7th Feb 2012

Manchester MAN/EGCC
US Airways > A330-300 > N275AY



Manchester MAN/EGCC
Thomson Airways > B737-800 > G-TAWB
Parked up after completing its delivery flight from Boeing Field that morning


Manchester MAN/EGCC
Royal Air Force > L1011 Tristar > ZE704
Leaving after a quick drop-off