Today’s News

Monday 22nd December 2025

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Guidelines for Submitting Photographs to TAS

Please follow the guideline below when you submit photographs.

As previous, we ask that your images :

  • Do not exceed 4mb in size

  • Are in focus and have a level horizon and

  • Are renamed as per the following example: 20-03-24 Fred Bloggs A6-EEY

The rationale behind this request is that we collate every photograph that is submitted not only for the Facebook page but also for potential use in Winged Words, the TAS website and other Society publications. By submitting your images renamed with the date first this allows us to search by date of submission (and therefore aircraft arrival) which makes the task of collating the images so much easier for us as a team.

In addition, given that we are likely to see an increase in submissions as the weather improves and the days become longer, can we please ask that unless the image has an element of the unusual, submissions featuring our regular visitors are kept to a minimum. As we are sure everyone will appreciate, as attractive as some of our 'regulars' are, posting the same aircraft over several consecutive days from several different photographers does reduce the impact somewhat.

Please send your photos to:- tasmanchesterphotos@gmail.com

On behalf of the Team, a sincere thanks to all those of you who support our Facebook page etc by submitting your images as well as reading and commenting on our posts, please continue to do so and here's hoping for some great 'numbers' and a really good rest of the year.

The Facebook Admin Team

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recent photos…

21st December 2025 - Luminair Cessna Citation XLS D-CRIE was photographed by Debbie Riley taxiing out for a departure to Linz. The aircraft had arrived earlier in the day from Dublin

20th December 2025 - Egyptair used the B787-9 Dreamliner on their route today; they will be operating Dreamliners tomorrow (Sunday) and Monday then reverting back to the A321. So we were treated to a first visit today by SU-GFY. Photo: Paul Rowland

20th December 2025 - Agusta Westland AW139 G-MCFC photographed by Debbie Riley. She had taken off from Barton, circled over Sale Water Park before coming to Manchester

19th December 2025 - Helicentre Aviation Ltd Robinson R44 Raven II G-GOES at Barton Aerodrome. Photo: Greg Mape

18th December 2025 - Gulfstream G650ER N1989R arriving from West Palm Beach. Photo: Paul Bailey

15th December 2025 - There was a pavement failure on Runway 23R this morning which meant that the airport had to operate on single runway operations on Runway 23L for several hours whilst repairs were undertaken. As there is no parallel taxiway on 23L, this results in backtracking and inevitable delays. Emirates A380 A6-EOD seen landing with Cathay Pacific A350-900 B-LQD and a Ryanair B737 waiting to depart. Thanks to Paul Rowland for braving the torrential rain today

14th December 2025 - a murky day, but Darren Moston braved the rain. EasyJet A320’s G-UZLK (foreground) and G-EZGY

13th December 2025 - Air France A220-300 F-HZUC - the Snow Fleet clearly visible in the background in preparation for potential forthcoming winter weather. Photo: Paul Rowland

12th December 2025 - British Airways A320 G-EUPJ (BEA Retro Livery) on finals to 23R. Photo: Paul Rowland

4th December 2025 - Brussels Airlines A320 OO-SBB (Amare Tomorrowland Livery). Photo: Paul Bailey

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*** Todays Highlights ***

Monday 22nd December 2025


RUNWAY 05L & 05R IN USE

05.35 HU753 B-1020 A330-300

05.37 QR21 A7-BHH B787-9

06.12 HO1661 B-20EQ B787-9 Colouful Petals Livery

06.14 EY77 A6-ETE B777-300

06.25 EK21 A6-EUY A380

07.15 CX219 B-LRV A350-900

07.57 ENT3094 SP-ESL B737-800

08.00 D83522 SE-RTV B737 MAX8

08.02 ET726 ET-ATY A350-900

08.36 VJH721 D-AIRZ Legacy 650E D10.00

09.12 6E31 LN-FNL B787-9 Norse

D09.20 SAH26P SP-TAT Beechcraft 400A

10.33 KU113 9K-API A330-800 National Celebration Stickers

10.50 DY1344 SE-RPJ B737-800

10.52 EK17 A6-EEX A380

D11.00 Castle 28 G-MCFC Agusta 139

11.22 SV123 HZ-AR33 B787-10 The Red Sea Stickers

11.45 LG4541 LX-LQJ DH8D

12.02 QR27 A7-AOF A350-1000

12.20 EJU1977 EI-DTO A320 ITA

12.22 MS781 SU-GEU B787-9 *** First Visit ***

12.28 SJI1 SP-UMA Cessna 560

12.54 VJT464 9H-VCV Challenger 350

13.05 TK1991 TC-JRR A321 Star Alliance Livery

13.30 RJ115 JY-RAL A320N

13.52 6E33 LN-FNC B787-9 Norse

16.10 DY1348 SE-RPJ B737-800

16.15 AT818 CN-ROT B737-800

17.55 EY75 A6-BLK B787-9

17.55 LX380 HB-IJO A320 Star Alliance Livery

18.30 PTN97E D-CVMS Pilatus PC 24

18.35 EK19 A6-EVA A380

18.45 DY1326 LN-NIL B737-800

19.02 NJE839M CS-DXJ Cessna 560

19.40 QR23 A7-BHO B787-9

*** PLEASE NOTE - SUBJECT TO CHANGE ***