MAN 14th May 2026 - Vueling "Tour de France" A320 EC-MJB

 Vueling's "Tour de France" special A320 EC-MJB visited MAN from Barcelona today, luckily a bit of a delay allowed its arrival to coincide with a decent sunny spell.

MAN 12th May 2026 - German Airways E190 D-AMWO

 German Airways Embraer E190 D-AMWO operated an Amsterdam service this afternoon on behalf of KLM, the first time this aircraft has visited since acquiring its special "2026 German Touring Car Championship" scheme, sadly the sun didn't hold out for its departure!

A short time earlier Sun Express B737-800 TC-SOZ departed wearing the special "Impressions of Istanbul" scheme.

MAN 6th May 2026 - Travelcoup Emb.145 D-AMME

 making its first visit to MAN on a corporate charter, Travelcoup (Arcus Air) Emb.145 D-AMME is seen vacating 05R early afternoon.

MAN 5th May 2026 - Etihad A350-1000 A6-XWO

 Following a temporary change of aircraft type to the A350-1000 on the morning Etihad EY77 Abu Dhabi service, today's flight was operated by A6-XWO 

MAN 5th May 2026 - Emirates B777-200LR A6-EWI

 A very rare visit of an Emirates B777-200LR took place on this morning's EK21 when A6-EWI made its first visit.

MAN 28th April 2026 - Lufthansa "100 Years" A320N D-AING

 Arriving on the mid morning Frankfurt service, Lufthansa's "100th Anniversary" scheme A320 Neo D-AING is seen vacating 05R.

MAN 28th April 2026 - Brussels Airlines A320 "TinTin" A320 OO-SNJ

 Brussels Airlines new "TinTin" A320 OO-SNJ arrived this morning on 05 allowing a shot of the other side of the scheme.

MAN 26th April 2026 - Lufthansa "Retro" A321 D-AISZ

 Making only its second visit since acquiring the latest "Retro" scheme, Lufthansa A321 D-AISZ is seen rolling on on 23R and taxing back past the RVP.

MAN 22nd April 2026 - Sun Express "Crystal Palace" B737-Max8 TC-SMF

 Making another visit at lunchtime today but in much better weather than the last, Sun Express' great looking new "Crystal Palace - South London & Proud" special B737-Max8 TC-SMF is seen taxiing off 05R

MAN 20th April 2026 - Brussels Airlines "TinTin" A320 OO-SNJ

 Arriving in some great morning sunshine, Brussels Airlines' A320 OO-SNJ wears the new "TinTin Gravity" special scheme.

MAN 19th April 2026 - Royal Air Maroc B737-800 CN-RGV

 Making another visit on the evening Casablanca service but sadly missing the full sun once again, Royal Air Maroc B737-800 CN-RGV still wears the special "60th Anniversary" scheme.

Shannon 15th April 2026

 A brief visit to Shannon enabled the following to be caught,

Ex Rwandair B737-800 9XR-WQ is being prepared for Garuda Indonesia,

Canadian Air Force CC-330 330003 arrived early afternoon,

ASL / Saudia Cargo A330-300F EI-LKE is currently stored.

MAN 13th April 2026 - Sun Express "Crystal Palace FC" B737-Max8 TC-SMF

 Making its first visit to Manchester since being painted in the special "Crystal Palace FC" scheme, Sun Express B737-Max8 TC-SMF is seen arriving on 23R and passing the Runway Visitor Park.

MAN 27th March 2026 - Icelandair B767-300 TF-ISN

 Icelandair upgraded their Keflavik flight today to a B767-300 due to recent cancellations, TF-ISN doing  the honours allowing me to complete the set of three different tail colours.

25th March 2026 - Madrid Trip photos added to the 2026 Trips page

A full day in Madrid on March 1st, photos added to the 2026 Trips page on the following link 

2026 Trips

MAN 21st March 2026 - Sun Express "VfB Stuttgart" B737-MAX8 TC-SOI

 Making its first visit to Manchester since acquiring the great looking "VfB Stuttgart" scheme, B737-MAX8 TC-SOI is seen here approaching 23R early afternoon.

MAN 21st March 2026 - Cathay Pacific "Retro" A350-900 B-LRJ

 Departing 23L in the morning sunshine, Cathay Pacific's stunning "Retro" A350-900 B-LRJ was making only its second visit, today's being in much better weather than the last.

MAN 5th March 2026 - Vueling's "Athletic Club Bilbao" A320 EC-LUO

 Now wearing a new version of the special "Athletic Club Bilbao" football team scheme, Vueling A320 EC-LUO is seen on short final for 23R late morning.

MAN 26th February 2026 - Emirates "Grand Slam" A380 A6-EUH

 Making its first visit to Manchester in the new "Tennis Grand Slam" special scheme, Emirates A380 A6-EUH is seen here slowing down and vacating 23R on the midday Dubai service.

MAN 14th February 2026 - Saudia "Retro" B777-300 HZ-AK28

 Making a very welcome visit to Manchester this morning, Saudia's "75th Anniversary Retro" B777-300 HZ-AK28 was operating the Jeddah service in lieu of the usual B787.

MAN 14th February 2026 - Emirates "Wimbledon" A380 A6-EOE

 Short final for 23R in the morning sunshine, today's EK17 from Dubai was operated by A380 A6-EOE wearing the special "Wimbledon" scheme.

MAN 5th February 2026 - Lufthansa "100 Years" A320N D-AING

 Making its Manchester debut since acquiring the new "100 Years" special scheme, Lufthansa A320 Neo D-AING landed this morning on 05R in pretty awful weather.

MAN 22nd January 2026 - Saudia "Welcome to Arabia" B787-9 HZ-ARF

 Saudia debuted their latest special scheme at Manchester today when B787-9 HZ-ARF arrived wearing the new "Welcome to Arabia" colours, seen here landing just before midday on 05 Left.