Wednesday 30 November 2016

MAN 25th November 2016 - Cityjet SSJ100 EI-FWC

Departing mid morning during its first visit to Manchester, Cityjet Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100 EI-FWC.


MAN 25th November 2016 - British Airways B787-9's G-ZBKG & G-ZBKO

Parked up for a couple of days whilst the U.S. celebrates Thanksgiving ..... British Airways Boeing 787-9's G-ZBKG and G-ZBKO were the first examples of the airline to visit Manchester.



Thursday 24 November 2016

MAN 22nd November 2016 - Brussels Airlines "Magritte" A320 OO-SNC

Making its first visit since acquiring the special "Magritte" colour scheme, Brussels Airlines A320 OO-SNC was parked up overnight.


MAN 22nd November 2016 - DHL B757W G-DHKA

Ready for departure late evening, B757-200F G-DHKA is one of the few in their fleet fitted with winglets.


Monday 21 November 2016

MAN 20th November 2016 - Delta Airlines B757 N722TW

Operating the New York JFK service early afternoon, Delta Airlines B757-200 N722TW wears the Skyteam colours.


MAN 19th November 2016 - Carpatair Fk.100 YR-FZA

Operating a sub-charter for Eastern Airways, Carpatair Fokker 100 YR-FZA arrived late afternoon.


MAN 19th November 2016 - Hainan Airlines A330 B-8287

Departing to Beijing late morning, Hainan Airlines A330-300 B-8287 wears the Hai-MAN-chester titles.




MAN 18th November 2016 - Hainan Airlines A330-200 B-5979

Making its second visit to Manchester, Hainan Airlines A330 B-5979 was also making only the second visit of a -200 series.



MAN 18th November 2016 - ASL Airlines ATR72 EI-SLJ

Parked up for the weekend, Air Contractors ATR72 Freighter now wears the ASL Airlines titles in line with the renaming of the company.


MAN 18th November 2016 - Jet2's latest two 737-800's G-JZHM & G-JZHN

Parked up after arriving on delivery over the last few days, Jet2's latest B737-800's G-JZHM & G-JZHN both wear the basic "Holidays" colours albeit without titles.



MAN 18th November 2016 - Aurigny's new ATR72 G-LERE

Pushed back for departure early morning on its first visit to Manchester, Aurigny's newest fleet member, ATR72 G-LERE 


MAN 17th November 2016 - TUI 737-800 G-TAWK

Thomson's 737-800 G-TAWK now wears the new TUI titles which are becoming standard on thee fleet.


MAN 17th November 2016 - Cathay Pacific B747-400 B-HUJ

After arriving from Hong Kong the day before, Cathay Pacific B747-400 B-HUJ departed mid morning to Bruntingthorpe for scrapping ...... this was the last example in their fleet and ends 37 years of  passenger operations with the type.





MAN 16th November 2016 - Lufthansa's D-AINA the first A320 "NEO" to visit.

Arriving late morning from Frankfurt, Lufthansa A320 D-AINA became the first "NEO" to visit Manchester.