Saturday, 1 May 2021

MAN 30th April 2021 - RAF Avia ATR72 YL-RAI

 Making only its second visit to Manchester, RAF Avia ATR72 Freighter YL-RAI was operating a cargo charter and now wears special "30th Anniversary" titles.



MAN 22nd April 2021 - Ethiopian Airlines B787-8 ET-ATG

 Ethiopian Airlines used B787-8 ET-ATG on this morning's service in to Manchester, the aircraft wears the Star Alliance scheme and is seen approaching 23R in the early sunshine.



MAN 17th April 2021 - Brussels Airlines' A320 OO-SNF

 A sunny morning meant another chance to shoot Brussels Airlines' "Tomorrowland" liveried A320 OO-SNF as it operated their daily BRU service.



MAN 13th April 2021 - Etihad B787-9 A6-BLT

 Some decent weather coinciding with a day off allowed me the opportunity to catch a sunny shot of Etihad's B787-9 A6-BLT which wears the "Choose Italy" special scheme when it operated the daily Abu Dhabi service late morning.



BHX 12th April 2021 - Love Fly B737-800 VP-BQR

 A quick visit to Birmingham to catch a record shot of  B737-800 VP-BQR which wore the livery of Malaysia's failed start up carrier "Love Fly", the aircraft was originally due to ferry from BHX to East Midlands for repainting but the flight was cancelled.



MAN 9th April 2021 - Wamos Air A330 EC-NCK and Jordan Aviation A330s JY-JVA & JY-JVB

 Having all operated inbound charters from Islamabad very late the previous night, Wamos Air A330 EC-NCK and Jordan Aviation A330s JY-JVA & JY-JVB departed during the evening of the 9th April.







MAN 8th April 2021 - GullivAir A330 LZ-ONE

 Arriving just after dark on its first visit to Manchester, GullivAir A330 LZ-ONE was operating a charter from Islamabad.



Thursday, 29 April 2021

MAN 7th April 2021 - Aeroflot A330-200 VQ-BBG

 Making its first visit to Manchester on the 7th April, Aeroflot A330-200 VQ-BBG was arriving to take Manchester United over to Granada in Spain for their Europa League Quarter Final tie.




Tuesday, 30 March 2021

MAN 30th March 2021 - Air Senegal / HiFly A330-900 9H-SZN

 Making its first visit to Manchester on a lovely sunny afternoon, HiFly A330-900 Neo 9H-SZN wearing the very colourful Air Senegal scheme was arriving for a flight on behalf of Pakistan International.




Saturday, 20 March 2021

MAN 18th March 2021 - Qatar Airways "FIFA World Cup 2022" B777-300 A7-BEB

 Making its first visit to Manchester since being painted in to the special "FIFA World Cup 2022" scheme, Qatar Airways B777-300 A7-BEB is seen just before landing on 23 Right on a murky day.