Tuesday, 4 September 2012

Manchester - 02/06/12

My second visit of the year to Manchester and although summer in the UK had officially started the day before, you wouldn't have believed it from looking at the weather!

Low cloud and torrential rain didn't do much for photography, however, there was a brief opportunity in the morning to catch a few aircraft landing on runway 05R before operations were transferred to 05L.

The afternoon was spent in the Runway Viewing Park on the north side of the airfield. A rather unwelcome development here has been the addition of rolls of razor wire on the top of the existing substantial security fence - good for security, no doubt, but it does nothing for we photographers.

Belavia Boeing 737-500 EW-294PA arriving from Minsk.



Smoke billows from the tyres as KLM Cityhopper's Embraer 190 PH-EZM, is caught by the slight crosswind across runway 05R.


On lease from FlyBe, Dash 8-400 G-ECOH operating for Brussels Airlines.


Philadelphia-bound, Airbus A330-300 N277AY of US Airways lifts off from 05L.


ATR42 G-DRFC of Blue Islands departs for the Channel Islands


BA Cityflyer G-LCYE, an Embraer 175.


Reflections in metal, in the shape of Cathay Pacific Cargo's Boeing 747-400 B-HUP.




Hard-working ATR42 freighter, LY-ETM, of Lithuanian operator Aviavilsa.



A brace of Bombardier CRJ900s - SAS's LN-RNL and S5-AAN of Slovenian operator Adria Airways.




Fresh from the paint-shop, Airbus A319 VP-BBT departs on delivery to its new operator, Donavia of Russia.



Strategic Airlines' well-worn Airbus A320 LX-STC.


Embraer 190 G-LCYJ of BA Cityflyer.


Boeing 757-200 EC-HDS of Spanish airline Privilege Style


Retro-liveried Aer Lingus Airbus A320 EI-DVM



A welcome 'biz-jet' visitor, Hawker 4000 Horizon, G-PROO


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