Today’s News

Friday 21st February 2025

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…

15th-16th February 2025 - the weekend saw the TAS Aviation Memorabilia Fair in the Concorde Hangar at the Runway Visitor Park - another great event and very well attended - thanks to all of those who helped out, the stall holders and everyone who came along

11th February 2025 - Global Jet Luxembourg Global Express XRS LX-GOL photographed landing from Madrid by Greg Mape

6th February 2025 - Iberia Express A321N EC-NIF. Photo: Steve Seal

3rd February 2025 - a great view of Manchester Airport from the southside of the airfield by Paul Rowland

2nd February 2025 - VistaJet Bombardier Challenger 350 9H-VCJ arriving from Geneva. The a/c later positioned to Farnborough. Photo: Debbie Riley

29th January 2025 - Egyptair A321N SU-GFX about to touchdown on Runway 23R from Cairo. A view of the City Centre in the background. Photo: Paul Rowland

26th January 2025 - Something a little different from Greg Mape who decided to visit Barton Aerodrome today and photographed PDG Aviation Aerospatiale AS355 G-NLSE. It provides support for Network Rail. The Control Tower is featured - built in 1932 it is reported as the first purpose built ATC Tower in the UK. It is now a Grade II listed building and is still in operational use today

16th January 2025 - Turkish Airlines A321 TC-JRO (Euroleague Livery) is seen taxiing out for departure from Runway 23R. Photo: Bradley Caslin

15th January 2025 - Aurigny ATR 72 G-PBOT on finals for Runway 23R. Photo: Liam McManus

8th January 2025

A sad day indeed with the last flight of Jet2 B757-200 G-LSAI departing to St Athan to be broken up.

Firstly a little about AI... first flown on 8th October 1987, she was then delivered as B-2803 to China Southern on 7th November 1987. Briefly stored at Ghangzhou in October 2006, she then went to Jet2 under her current registration on 23rd November 2006. A short Covid induced storage from November 2020 to April 2021 she then returned to service.

Thanks go to Jet2, Manchester Airport and NATS Manchester (Air Traffic provider at MAN) for facilitating this great photo opportunity so that AI could have a dignified goodbye.

Photo: Martyn Cartledge

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Todays Highlight’s Friday 21st February 2025

Runway in Use 23L & 23R

05.36 3V4815 OE-IXV B737-800F

05.43 QR21 A7-BHE B787-9

06.29 GF5 A9C-FI B787-9

06.45 EK21 A6-EOX A380

06.49 EY77 A6-ETH B777-300

D07.00 HEY02P SP-JOY Cessna 525B

07.20 EW9340 9H-EWF A320

07.23 HO1661 B-209R B787-9 Chinese Peony Livery

07.26 OK-PHM Phenom 300 D09.00

07.34 CX219 B-LRK A350-900

08.10 LX390 YL-AAX A220-300 Air Baltic

08.20 KL1029 PH-BXO B737-900 SkyTeam Livery

08.23 SQ52 9V-SMU A350-900

08.35 LH940 D-AILU A319 Lu Sticker

08.57 Z05878 G-CKOF B787-9

D10.00 IFA5014 D-CFAX Learjet 60

10.20 SN2173 OO-SBD A320N

10.45 FI440 TF-FIP B757-200

11.00 BA1390 G-TNEE A321NX

11.00 LG4541 LX-LQA DH8D

11.01 EK17 A6-EEN A380

11.46 SV123 HZ-AR25 B787-10

12.05 QR27 A7-AOD A350-1000

12.30 MS781 SU-GFU A321NX

12.58 VJH236 D-CROG Phenom 300 D14.30

13.15 TK1991 TC-LOC A330-300

13.33 VJT683 9H-ILZ Challenger 850 D14.20

14.20 BA1394 G-TTNA A320N BA Better World Livery

16.00 TK1995 TC-JOE A330-300

16.10 DY1344 LN-ENL B737-800

D17.05 SAH53P SP-EAK Beechcraft 400

18.05 LX380 YL-ABI A220-300 Air Baltic

18.40 EK19 A6-EOR A380

19.05 DY1348 LN-NIN B737-800

19.05 EW9344 D-AEEE A321NX

19.25 QR23 A7-BHH B787-9

19.40 D83522 SE-RRB B737-800

20.15 DY1326 SE-RPI B737-800

21.35 SN2183 OO-SNB A320 Tintin Comics Livery

*** PLEASE NOTE SUBJECT TO CHANGE ***