MAN 15th November 2011 - United 767-200 N76153 Diverts in en-route Newark-Berlin

Arriving at 06.00 this morning was our first "United" 767-200 when N76153 diverted in for fuel.



MAN 12th November 2011 - Air Transat's new colour scheme !!

Early evening Thomas Cook's A330-200 G-TCXA arrived back from maintenance in Abu Dhabi wearing the new colour scheme for Air Transat.......



MAN 12th November 2011

FinnComm once again operated the morning Finnair service with Emb.170 OH-LEI.

Taxiing past what will become their new colours......



Whilst Air France provided some colour with their Skyteam A320 F-GFKS

5th November 2011 - A misty Bonfire night at MAN

Wideroe Dash8-400 LN-WDE had arrived earlier in the day operating a football charter,

it remained parked up for the night on the west apron.

Tunis Air operated an A319 (TS-IMQ) for the first time to MAN, seen here getting ready for departure.

And Bangladesh Biman's 777-300 S2-AFO paid it's second visit, departing very late evening in the murk.

MAN 4th November 2011 - Lufthansa's "100 Years Air Cargo" MD11F visits.

Making it's first visit in the special "100 Years Air Cargo" scheme,

Lufthansa's MD11F D-ALCC taxis for departure in the sun this morning.



MAN 3rd November 2011 - C-GJZK the first Jazz winter lease to wear titles !!

Ready for departure to Canada on it's winter lease this morning,

C-GJZK is the first one to wear the Thomas Cook and Jazz titles......

MAN 2nd November 2011 - Bangladesh Biman new service to Dhaka !!

Late evening saw the arrival of Bangladesh Biman's new B777-300 S2-AFO on the inaugural service.



MAN 1st November 2011 - The first Tarom 737-800 to visit !!

Mid morning saw Romanian football team Otelul Galati arrive on board Tarom 737-800 YR-BGS, expected to depart again on Thursday at 11.00

Whilst Skywings A320 SX-BTP arrived for attention with Thomas Cook engineering...

MAN 30th and 31st October 2011 (New Services)

The last days of October saw the start of new services by ..............

Iberia / Air Nostrum using CRJ1000's daily to Madrid, the inaugural operated by EC-LJR....

.....Norwegian Air Shuttle 3 x per week to Oslo (Mon / Wed / Fri) with 737-800's .......

............and Blue Islands (daily) to Jersey with ATR42's.



Also of interest during the morning was Arkefly 767-300 PH-OYJ making its first visit operating a sub charter for Thomson

MAN 28th October 2011 - 1st Orbest Orizonia A320 visit.

Late night visit by A320 EC-INZ saw the first sighting at MAN of the new name for Iberworld, Orbest Orizonia albeit on a hybrid scheme rather than the full new colours........

.......Whilst parked up for the night was Eastern Airways newest type and fleet member, Embraer 145 G-CGWV which had made its first visit but unfortunately wears an all white scheme with no titles.