Tuesday, 26 April 2022

MAN 23rd April 2022 - Buzz B737-MAX8 SP-RZF

 My first real chance to catch a full colours Buzz B737-MAX8 in the sunshine due to my shifts, SP-RZF taxiing for departure mid afternoon as seen from the RVP.


Sunday, 17 April 2022

MAN 17th April 2022 - TAP "Retro" A321 Neo CS-TJR

 Finally making its first appearance at Manchester and on a sunny morning ... TAP Air Portugal A321 Neo CS-TJR wears this superb "Retro" scheme and is seen taxiing to stand 22.


Friday, 15 April 2022

MAN 15th April 2022 - SAS B737-700 SE-RJX

 SAS Scandinavian Airlines finally sent in their one and only 737 in the new colours this morning, SE-RJX caught a very brief bit of sun on approach.



Thursday, 31 March 2022

MAN 31st March 2022 - Ethiopian Airlines A350-900 ET-AYN

 Ethiopian Airlines type changed their scheduled service today to this great looking A350-900 (ET-AYN) wearing the Star Alliance scheme. The aircraft is seen here about to touch down on 05L on its first visit.




MAN 31st March 2022 - Qatar Airways B777-300 A7-BEB, KLM E295 PH-NXH & Air Baltic A220-300 YL-CSE

 A lovely sunny but very cold morning at MAN produced a few subjects to photograph, Qatar Airways sent in B777-300 A7-BEB in the great looking World Cup scheme,


KLM Cityhopper operated the early morning Amsterdam arrival with one of their new Embraer E295s PH-NXH (actually its 2nd visit but much better weather than yesterday!)

while Air Baltic sent in A220-300 YL-CSE on its first visit to MAN operating on behalf of Eurowings.

Wednesday, 23 March 2022

MAN 23rd March 2022 - Lufthansa Cargo A321F D-AEUC

Having only started their new (nocturnal) 2x per week A321 Freighter service on the 16th March, it was quite a surprise to get a chance to catch this aircraft in daylight so soon here at Manchester, D-AEUC seen here about to land on 23R early afternoon after being rescheduled from the early hours.




MAN 23rd March 2022 - Freebird A320s TC-FBV & 9H-FHB

 Another lovely sunny Spring day with the chance of catching two Freebird A320s, TC-FBV from the Turkish side and 9H-FHB of the Maltese.


Tuesday, 22 March 2022

MAN 18th March 2022 - FlyDubai / Jet2.com B737-800 G-DRTK

 The first visit of a B737-800 wearing the FlyDubai livery occurred on the 18th March when G-DRTK arrived on delivery to Jet2.com, the aircraft visited for pre-service maintenance before going for paint.



MAN 18th March 2022 - Etihad "Greenliner" B787-10 A6-BMH

 Finally making a visit in decent weather and coinciding with a day off! Etihad's smart looking "Greenliner" B787-10 A6-BMH is seen here landing in the late morning sunshine.


Thursday, 17 March 2022

MAN 15th March 2022 - Iberojet A320 EC-LZD

 Operating an Atlético de Madrid fans charter from Madrid, Iberojet A320 EC-LZD was displaying the latest scheme and titles for this airline having been known by a few other names over the years.