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**Manc AvGeek** @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space · Apr 15

Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

Tails Tuesday 2 15th April 2025.

An Airbus A320 (registration unknown) of Balkan Bulgarian Airlines, YU-ANV, Boeing 737-3H9 operated by JAT Yugoslav Airlines, and D-ABHM, Boeing 737-230Adv, Lufthansa, parked on their gates at London Heathrow, some time between December 1991 August 1996, as seen from the rooftop terraces on the Queens Building.

#London #Heathrow #LHR #EGLL #QueensBuilding #Airbus #A320 #Boeing #B737 #BalkanBulgarian #JAT #YugoslavAirlines #Lufthansa #TailsTuesday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

A line-up of medium-range airliners parked by a terminal building, all facing to the left, with their tails displayed prominently.
Nearest the camera, on the left, is the white rear fuselage and tail of a jet airliner, with a diagonla green and red stripe on the tail.
Next is a white jet airliner, with a blue and red tail with a white flame in the middle, and a set of white airstairs by the open rear door.
At the rear is a white jet airliner with blue "Lufthansa" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and a dark blue tail with a yellow circle containing a blue flying bird, with a green set of airstairs by the open rear door.
A blue and yellow van is driving along the concrete apron on the right of the frame.

**Manc AvGeek** @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space · Apr 15

Apr 15

Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

Tails Tuesday 15th April 2025.

SP-LFC, ATR72-202, LOT Polish Airlines, at Warsaw Okecie, 3rd October 1996.

#Warsaw #Okecie #WAW #EPWA #ATR72 #LOT #PolishAirlines #TailsTuesday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Close-up of the white rear fuselage and blue tail of a propellor-engined airliner taxing from left to right.
The body of the plane is white, with a dark blue stripe running along the body.
The tail is dark blue with a white circle with a stylised blue flying bird in the middle.
Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with more in the background with the occasional strip of grass breaking up the monotony.

**Manc AvGeek** @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space · Apr 8

Apr 8

Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

Tails Tuesday 8th April 2025.

D-AIAN, Airbus A300B4-603, Lufthansa, at Frankfurt Airport, either 1993 or 1996.

#Frankfurt #FRA #EDDF #Airbus #A300 #Lufthansa #TailsTuesday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Close-up shot of the blue tail of a white jet airliner, parked facing to the left.
The tail has a large yellow circle, with a stylised blue flying bird in the middle.
A brown building stretches across the background, with the balance boom of a large yellow crane in the distance on the left of the frame.
Grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

**Manc AvGeek** @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space · Mar 25

Mar 25

Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

Tails Tuesday 25th March 2025.

A6-EDL, Airbus A380-861, Emirates, sailing past the Esso garage on Southern Perimeter Road after taking off from Runway 27 left at London Heathrow, 22nd March 2018.

#London #Heathrow #LHR #EGLL #Runway27Left #SouthernPerimeterRoad #EssoGarage #Airbus #A380 #Emirates #TailsTuesday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Close-up of the white rear fuselage and tail of a very large jet airliner flying from right to left at a low altitude.
There is a stylised, waving flag of the United Arab Emirates (red vertical stripe, then equal green, white, and black horizontal stripes) covering most of the tail, the red section extending down on to the rear fuselage.
The registration "A6-EDL" is visible on the lower rear fuselage, on the left of the frame.
The winglet on the end of the wing ion the other side of the plane is visible under the body on the left.
Cloudy white sky fills the rest of the frame.

**Manc AvGeek** @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space · Mar 18

Mar 18

Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

Tails Tuesday 18th March 2025.

HB-IZK, Saab 2000, CrossAir, in a promotional "The Phantom Of The Opera" colour scheme at Geneva Cointrin, 5th October 1996.

#Geneva #Cointrin #GVA #LSGG #Saab #S2000 #CrossAir #PhantomOfTheOpera #TailsTuesday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Close-up of the black rear fuselage and tail of an airliner taxiing from right to left.
The partial registration "-IZK" is visible on the base of the tail, above a large white letter "A" on the rear fuselage.
There is a large, white partial mask, designed to cover the upper face, on the tail.
Damp concrete apron fills the bottom of the frame in the background, with a grey terminal building behind the tail.

**Manc AvGeek** @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space · Mar 11

Mar 11

Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

Tails Tuesday 2 11th March 2025.

C-GGWD, Airbus A330-202, Canada 3000, at London Gatwick, 2000 or 2001.
This is another spectators terrace on top of a Terminal 1 that is sorely missed.

#London #Gatwick #LGW #EGKK #Airbus #A330 #Canada3000 #TailsTuesday
#Avgeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Close-up of the white rear fuselage and tail of a jet airliner taxiing to the left.
There is an amber and red stripe running up into the lower reaches of the tail from the body, as well as red "Canada 3000" titles with an amber drop-shadow.#
The registration "C-GGWD" is on the upper rear fuselage in red.
The plane's red upturned wingtip is visible under the tail, with white and amber stripes running along the side.
In the background, the noses and tails of several colourful jet airliners fill the frame, with trees rising up a hill in the distance.

**Manc AvGeek** @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space · Mar 11

Mar 11

Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

Tails Tuesday 11th March 2025.

D-ABTD, Boeing 747-430, Condor, taxiing past the spectator terraces on Terminal 1 at Frankfurt Airport, 2nd November 1993.

#Frankfurt #FRA #EDDF #Boeing #B747 #Condor #TailsTuesday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Closeup of the white rear fuselage and yellow tail of a very large jet airliner taxiing from left to right.
There is the blue outline of a circle on the tail, with a stylised blue flying bird in the middle.
The plane's white, upturned wingtip is visible in the bottom right corner of the framer.
Blue metal fences and a yellow pre-fabricated are visible under the plane's rear fuselage.
Behind the tail is a view across the airfield to a creamy-coloured hangar, under grey skies.

**Manc AvGeek** @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space · Feb 25

Feb 25

Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

Tails Tuesday 2 25th February 2025.

D-AHLR, Boeing 737-4K5, Hapag-Lloyd, at Hamburg Airport, 26th October 1993.

#Hamburg #HAM #EDDH Boeing #B737 #HapagLloyd #TailsTuesday
#Avgeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Closeup of the white rear fuselage and bright orange tail of a jet airliner parked facing to the left.
There is an orange and blue stripe running along the body, and a stylised upper-case letter "H" in blue on the orange tail.
A set of white mobile airstairs is connected to the open rear door.
A pair of white jet airliners can be seen in the background on the left of the frame, with light aircraft and bizjets parked on an apron surrounded by grass further back, under cloudy grey sky.

**Manc AvGeek** @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space · Feb 25

Feb 25

Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

Tails Tuesday 25th February 2025.

TC-JOG, Airbus A330-303, Turkish Airlines, over Myrtle Avenue on final approach to Runway 27 Left at London Heathrow, 22nd March 2018.

Closeup of the white rear fuselage and red tail of a jet airliner flying from right to left at a very low altitude.
The rear fuselage has a silver flower head on the rear fuselage, while the red tail has a stylised white flying bird inside the outline of a white circle.
Blue sky with hazy grey cloud fills the rest of the frame.

#London #Heathrow #LHR

**Manc AvGeek** @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space · Feb 18

Feb 18

Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

Tails Tuesday 18th February 2025.

YL-BAN, British Aerospace Avro RJ70, Air Baltic, at London Gatwick, 1st March 1996.

#London #Gatwick #LGW #EGKK #BritishAerospace #Avro #RJ70 #AirBaltic #TailsTuesday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Close-up of the white and blue tail of a white jet airliner taxiing from right to left.
The plane's tail starts as plain white on the left, and a series of dark blue blocks start appearing, growing larger and more numerous as they move to the right, until the fill the back end of the tail.
The registration "YL-BAN" is on the rear fuselage, just aft of the cabin rear door and a small Latvian flag ( thick red bars on the top and bottom, with a thinner white bar across the middle.)
Concrete apron fills the foreground, with a small building site behind the planes tail, and the forward fuselage of a white and grey jet airliner with the words "Kuwait Air Force" on the side further back.

**Manc AvGeek** @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space · Feb 11

Feb 11

Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

Tails Tuesday 2 11th February 2025.

165094, Gulfstream C-20G (military version of the G4), United States Navy, on static display at Farnborough Air Show, 10th September 1994.

#Farnborough #FAB #EGLF #AirShow #Gulfstream #C20 #G4 #USN #UnitedStatesNavy #TailsTuesday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Closeup of the white tail and rear fuselage of a twin engined BizJet with the rear of the engines visible mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, parked facing to the left.
There is a US flag at the top of the tail, with large letters "JR" in black underneath, and the number "5094" below that and very slightly further forward.
The tailcone has text "C-20G" in very small letters, with the number "165094" in slightly larger letters below that.
A black stripe runs along the body, wrapping around under the tailcone.
The planes wing stretches across the bottom of the frame, with a white, twin engined jet airliner visible over the top, with trees filling the skyline , under blue-grey skies.

**Manc AvGeek** @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space · Feb 11

Feb 11

Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

Tails Tuesday 11th February 2025.

EI-CDI or EI-CDK, McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Garuda Indonesia, at Frankfurt Airport, either 1993 or 1996.

#Frankfurt #FRA #EDDF #McDonnellDouglas #MD11 #Garuda
#TailsTuesday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Close-up of the dark blue tail and centre engine of a white, 3 engined jet airliner parked facing to the right.
There is a stylised, light blue flying bird with wings stretched out on the tail.
A set of mobile airstairs is attached to the closed rear door under the tail, with a pair of dark and light blue stripes with white writing "Flughafen Frankfurt Main" on the side.
A door in the loser fuselage is hinged to open upwards, partially obscuring the planes registration marks, so only "EI-" is visible.
In the background, Brown and grey buildings stretch across the frame, under grey skies.

**Manc AvGeek** @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space · Dec 10, 2024

Dec 10, 2024

Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

Tails Tuesday 10th December 2024.

N784AN, Boeing 777-223ER, American Airlines, at London Heathrow, either 2000 or 2001.

#London #Heathrow #LHR #EGLL #Boeing #B777 #AmericanAirlines #TailsTuesday
#avgeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Closeup of the rear fuselage and tail of a jet airliner taxiing from right to left.
The fuselage is in a bare metal finish, with a blue, white, and red stripe running along the body, above the blue registration "N784AN".
The tail is grey, with red and blue letters "AA" with a blue stooping eagle between them.
In the background, a strip of green grass runs below the tail, bounded by taxiways at top and bottom, while more grass over the top of the body is split by the runway, leading up to an expanse of grey concrete apron in the distance.
A tall, grey concrete wall separates the airport from houses, trees, and tower blocks in the distance, under grey skies.

**Manc AvGeek** @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space · Dec 3, 2024

Dec 3, 2024

Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

Tails Tuesday 3rd December 2024.

EI-EFX, Boeing 737-8AS, RyanAir, looking a bit over-exposed, in the last few seconds of final approach to Runway 28 Right at Dublin Airport, 14th August 2024.

#Dublin #DUB #EIDW #Runway28Right #Boeing #B737 #RyanAir #TailsTuesday
#avgeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Slightly over-exposed and marginally soft-focus close-up of the rear fuselage and tail of a twin engined jet airliner flying from right to left at a very low altitude.
The plane has a white body with a deep blue belly, with a bright yellow stripe separating the 2 colours.
The registration "EI-EFX" is on the upper rear fuselage in black, just aft of a small Irish flag.
The blue upturned wing-tips have yellow "RyanAir" titles, while the blue tail has a yellow, winged Irish harp.
Grey blue skies fill the rest of the frame.

**Manc AvGeek** @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space · Nov 26, 2024

Nov 26, 2024

Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

Tails Tuesday 2 26th November 2024.

B-HUA, Boeing 747-467, Cathay Pacific, taxiing past the Airport Hotel pub just before turning on to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time after August 1997.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway24 #AirportHotel #Boeing #B747 #CathayPacific #TailsTuesday
#avgeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Close-up of the green tail and white rear fuselage of a very large jet airliner taxiing from right to left.
There are 2 thick white stripes running across the tail, and a green stripe running along the body.
The registration "B-HUA" is on the rear fuselage in white.
A grey metal fence and a black chainlink fence separate us from the plane in the foreground, with a grassed area leading off to trees visible in the background under the tail.
Cloudy grey skies fill the rest of the frame.

**Manc AvGeek** @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space · Nov 26, 2024

Nov 26, 2024

Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

Tails Tuesday 26th November 2024.

N12114, Boeing 757-224, Continental Airlines, taxiing out to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time in the late 1980s.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Boeing #B757 #Continental #TailsTuesday
#avgeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Close-up of the blue tail of a white, twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left.
The plane has a creamy-grey belly, with a thin gold line running along the body.
The tail has a gold and white wire-frame globe in one corner.
The planes left wing stretches across the frame in the foreground, with the left engine pod in the bottom left corner.
A heavily glazed red brick building is hiding behind some yellow metal frames in the background, with black hangars beyond that, under cloudy grey skies.

**mancavgeek** @mancavgeek@mancavgeek.co.uk · Nov 5, 2024

Nov 5, 2024

mancavgeek @mancavgeek@mancavgeek.co.uk

Photo of the Day 5th November 2024.EI-SHN, Airbus A330-301, Aer Lingus, approaching it’s stand on Pier C at Manchester Airport, some time after May 1994.

On This Day 5th November 1993.SX-CBG, Boeing 727-230, Olympic Airways, at Amsterdam Schipol, 5th November 1993.

Tails Tuesday 5th November 2024.G-BNWA, Boeing 767-336ER, British Airways, taxiing out to the active runway at Manchester Airport, some time in the early 1990s.

https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2024/11/05/photo-of-the-day-5th-november-2024/

Side view of a green, twin engined jet airliner with a grey belly taxiing from left to right. There is a thick white stripe running along the body, with dark green "Aer Lingus" titles on the lower forward fuselage. The green tail has a large white shamrock in the middle, a design repeated on the upturned wingtips. Strong sunlight coming from the left of the frame casts long shadows under the plane. A pair of large grey hangars are on either side of the frame in the background, under bright but hazy skies.

Side view of a white, 3 engined jet airliner taxiing from, right to left. The plane has a dark blue stripe running along the body and up into the tail, and a silver belly. There are dark blue "Olympic" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and a series of linked, coloured rings on the blue tail. The top of a grey airbridge stretches across the foreground, while dark taxiways stretch off into the distance, wending their way around large islands of green grass, slowly vanishing in to haze, under hazy grey sky.

Closeup of the grey and dark blue tail of a jet airliner moving from right to left. A grey crest featuring a winged lion and a winged horse either side of a shield is in the middle of the tail, under grey letters "NWA" at the top. A large concrete apron area with a large patch of green grass in the middle dominates the background, with a pair of wide, black hangars in the distance, under grey skies.

#a330 #AerLingus #airbus

**Manc AvGeek** @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space · Oct 15, 2024

Oct 15, 2024

Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

Tails Tuesday 2 15th October 2024.

OY-ASD, Boeing 737-8FZ, AirSeven, landing on Runway 28 Left at Dubiln Airport, 14th August 2024.

#Dublin #DUB #EIDW #Runway28Left #Boeing #B737 #AirSeven #TailsTuesday
#avgeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Closeup of the black tail of a white jet airliner flying from right to left at a very low altitude.
The tail has a series of nestled green number 7's, themselves forming the shape of a number 7, with "AirSeven" superimposed in white.
The registration "OY-ASD" is on the upper fuselage in green.
The background is blurred to a smear under the tail, with green grass leading up to a large grey hangar.
Grey sky with streaks of blue almost breaking through fill the rest of the frame.

**Manc AvGeek** @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space · Oct 15, 2024 *

Oct 15, 2024 *

Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

Tails Tuesday 15th October 2024.

G-VLNM, Airbus A330-223, Virgin Atlantic, lining up of Runway 23 Left at Manchester Airport, 15th May 2019.
This was one of a short-lived handful of -200s Virgin picked up after the demise of Air Berlin.

3 photos behind the link.
https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2024/10/15/tails-tuesday-15th-october-2024/

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway23Left #SouthSide #Airbus #A330 #VirginAtlantic #TailsTuesday
#avgeek #aviation #planespotting #photography