MAN 11th July 2025 - Lufthansa "Help Alliance" A321 Neo D-AIEP

 Finally making its first appearance at MAN in the special "Help Alliance" scheme, Lufthansa A321 Neo D-AIEP arrived on 23R early evening.

MAN 20th June 2025 - FlyOne A321 ER-00009

 After hearing the news that they are going to pull their Chisinau - Manchester service from September I thought I'd better make some effort to get a photo of the full colours A321, seen here departing 23L late morning is ER-00009.

MAN 19th June 2025 - HiFly Malta A340-300 9H-TQZ

 Arriving early afternoon on an inbound charter from Islamabad, HiFly Malta A340-300 9H-TQZ is seen here over Cheadle on approach to 23R.

MAN 11th June 2025 - Luxwing Dash8 9H-LWA

 Maltese charter operator Luxwing made their first visit to MAN today when Dash8-Q4 9H-LWA arrived from Bari and departed to Avignon. The ex Flybe Dash is seen here on approach to 23R late morning.

MAN 23rd May 2025 - Emirates "NBA" A380 A6-EOD

 Making its first visit to MAN since acquiring this superb special "National Basketball Association" scheme, A380 A6-EOD is seen here just about to arrive on 23R.

MAN 23rd May 2025 - Air Transat "CF Montreal" A321 Neo C-GOKE

 Short final for 23R, Air Transat A321 Neo C-GOKE wears this special "CF Montreal" scheme in sponsorship of the Canadian football club.

MAN 21st May 2025 - Global Airlines A380 9H-GLOBL

 After wondering for a long time as to whether this would actually happen, Global Airlines A380 9H-GLOBL arrived at Manchester (in the sun!) this morning to operate its outbound charter to New York JFK.

Liverpool 18th May 2025 - Sun Express "Smurfs" B737-800 TC-SPY

 Having failed to show up at Manchester yet I thought I'd take a run over to Liverpool for this evening's Sun Express "Smurfs" B737-800 arrival and departure. Sadly this flight is not timed well for the light but managed a few half decent images. Hopefully it will eventually show at my local!

MAN 1st May 2025 - (ex) Thai A330-300 HS-TBA

 Having been stored here at Manchester for the last three years, ex Thai International A330-300 HS-TBA is ready to meet its maker. Having had all usable parts removed including its landing gear (now resting on pallets) the aircraft is due to scrapped in the very near future.

MAN 1st May 2025 - Corendon Europe B737-800 9H-CXG

 It's taken a while but today finally saw me catch the "Hull City" Corendon Europe B737-800 9H-CXG in the sunshine. My last effort was almost a year ago in rather dull conditions.