Monday 30 September 2013

MAN 30th September 2013 - DHL Cargo B767-300F G-DHLE arrives for maintenance.

Arriving in the early hours of the morning for a maintenance visit.


MAN 29th September 2013 - Saudia Cargo B747-400BCF TF-AML

Arriving shortly after sunset, Saudia Cargo B747-400BCF TF-AML was inbound from Amsterdam to operate a freight charter, it was wearing the basic new colour scheme and titles of  the airline.






Wednesday 25 September 2013

25th September 2013 - Heathrow July 2013 Photos added.

With MAN not providing much in the way of interesting subjects to photograph lately I have managed to get around to editing my photos that were taken on my trip to Heathrow back in July!

They have now been added to the 2013 Trips page here .....

Tuesday 17 September 2013

Heathrow 15th September 2013 - A quick visit!

Whilst spending a weekend down in London with my beloved Wife, we happened to pass Heathrow at the right time on the Sunday afternoon. In a fairly short time the following three new subjects passed by on approach.......sadly the weather was far from ideal!!


Finnair A321 OH-LZG was on its first visit and is the first A321 with "Sharklets",


China Southern 787 B-2833 which had only started serving LHR that week


and Azerbaijan Airlines A320 4K-AZ78 which wears the airline's brand new scheme.

Wednesday 11 September 2013

MAN 11th September 2013 - T2 Aviation's 727 G-OSRA now wears "Oil Spill Response" colours

Having just rolled out of Air Livery after painting in to this brand new scheme, 727 G-OSRA was due to depart to Lasham for further work before entering service as "Oil Spill Response" 



Saturday 7 September 2013

MAN 7th September 2013 - Monarch's G-SMAN goes on the Hajj

Once again, Monarch Airlines are leasing one of their A330's to Garuda Indonesia for the Hajj, it was parked up overnight awaiting its departure to Padang this morning at 09.00.


Tuesday 3 September 2013

MAN 2nd September 2013 - T2 Aviation 727 G-OSRA arrives for painting.

The first Boeing 727 to visit Manchester for over six and a half years!!
T2 Aviation's G-OSRA arrived early evening for painting by Air Livery, once in service the aircraft is to be based at Doncaster for Oil Spill Response work.





For nostalgia ..... one of the rarer 727's to visit MAN in the past was this example, TAME of Ecuador HC-BZS which passed through on delivery on the 20th February 1999 after leaving the fleet of Istanbul Airlines.




Monday 2 September 2013

MAN 2nd September 2013 - Saudi Cargo's 747-200F EK-74799

Armenian registered 747-200F EK-74799 made its first visit to Manchester this morning operating a Saudi Cargo freight charter,  the aircraft is due to day stop and depart back to Saudi Arabia this evening.