Thursday 25 January 2024

25th January 2024 - Madrid & Lisbon visit added to 2024 Trips Page

  A two day flying visit to Madrid & Lisbon in mid January, I have added my images from the trip to the 2024 Trips page, click on the link below to view the page.

2024 Trips


Saturday 20 January 2024

MAN 19th January 2024 - Kenya Airways Cargo B737-800F 5Y-KCA

 Departing two and half hours late (after the typical delay that saw the best of the sunshine pass!), Kenya Airways Cargo B737-800F 5Y-KCA was on delivery ferrying Dothan - Bangor - MAN - Cairo - Nairobi.



Monday 1 January 2024

MAN 1st January 2024 - Pegasus A321 Neo TC-RDP

 Pegasus Airlines provided Manchester with its first newcomer of 2024,  A321 Neo TC-RDP arrives on 23R early afternoon wearing their special "100th Airbus" scheme.



MAN 1st January 2024 - Saudia B787-10 HZ-AR33

 Arriving at a sunny Manchester on New Year's Day, Saudia B787-10 wears the "new" colours along with a special "The Red Sea" logo.


Sunday 24 December 2023

MAN 16th December 2023 - Saudia B787-10 HZ-AR29

 A lovely sunny winter day enabled me to finally catch a decent shot of the new (old) colours Saudia B787-10 as HZ-AR29 arrived on 23R from Jeddah.


Sunday 29 October 2023

MAN 29th October 2023 - Emirates A380 A6-EOE

 A change from the usual A380 type on the morning Dubai service today saw A6-EOE (a low density / Ultra Long Haul fit) departing rather late but looking great in the new colour scheme along with special "Rugby World Cup - France 2023" logos.



Friday 27 October 2023

MAN 22nd October 2023 - DHL Air B777-F N705GT

 Making its first visit for maintenance at STS, DHL Air B777-F N705GT arrived early afternoon. This aircraft would depart a few days later having been re-registered as G-DHMA.


MAN 22nd October 2023 - Saudia B787-9 HZ-ARE

 Arriving in the sunshine early afternoon, Saudia B787-9 HZ-ARE wears the special "75th Anniversary" scheme.


MAN 13th October 2023 - Avanti Air Dash8-Q400 D-AASG

 Making its first visit to Manchester, Avanti Air Dash8-Q400 D-AASG was arriving from Perpignan with Catalans Dragons Rugby fans for the Cup Final at Old Trafford.


Thursday 12 October 2023

MAN 12th October 2023 - Austrian Airlines A320 "Retro" OE-LBO

Adding a little colour to the day, Austrian Airlines used their "Retro" scheme A320 OE-LBO on the scheduled Vienna service this morning, greeted by blue skies once the early fog had disappeared.