Manchester Airport, 9th August 2023

A nice day at Manchester with a bit of heat haze. Notable features were the complete lack of Dash-8s, being replaced by ATRs, and the rise of 737 Max, both regular 8s and Ryanair's -200s. After a morning on the southside, we tried to get to the Airport Pub for lunch, but the school holidays meant it, and its car park, were completely, hopelessly, full, so I didn't get any finals shots.

Operator Aircraft Reg'n Thumbs Notes
Aegean Airlines Airbus A320neo SX-NEE  
Aer Lingus Regional ATR-72-600 EI-HDH Ex VH-VPJ and 2-KCBA
Aer Lingus Regional (Emerald Airlines) ATR-72-600 G-CMMN Ex 8Q-VAS, F-WTDW, F-WTBA, XY-AMG, EI-FSN, PR-PDL, OE-IHE.
Aer Lingus UK Airbus A330-300 G-EILA Ex EI-ELA
Air France HOP Embraer 190TD F-HBLP  
Air Transat Airbus A321neo LR (A321LR) C-GOIE  
Aurigny ATR-72-600 G-OGFC  
Austrian Airlines Embraer 195LR OE-LWO Ex D-AEBQ
BRA - Braathens Regional Airlines ATR-72-600 SE-MKI Operating Loganair flights
British Airways Airbus A320 G-EUUX  
Brussels Airlines (Eurowings) Airbus A320 OO-SNN Owned and operated by Brussels Airlines despite the Eurowings livery. Ex D-ABFE, OE-LOE, D-AEUG (ntu).
Corendon Airlines Boeing 737-800/W TC-TJR  
easyJet Airbus A319 G-EZAO  
easyJet Airbus A319 G-EZDL  
easyJet Airbus A319 G-EZGK Was HB-JYJ with easyJet Switzerland for a few years.
easyJet Airbus A320 G-EZTJ Ex easyJet Europe OE-IVO
easyJet Airbus A320 G-EZTM  
easyJet Airbus A320 G-EZUP  
easyJet Airbus A320 G-EZUR  
easyJet Airbus A320 G-EZUW  
easyJet Airbus A320/W G-EZOI  
easyJet Airbus A320/W G-EZOU Ex easyJet Europe OE-ICG
easyJet Airbus A320neo G-UZHB NEO livery
easyJet Airbus A320neo G-UZHW  
easyJet Europe Airbus A319 OE-LKV Ex G-EZGP. HB-JYH
Emirates Airbus A380 A6-EOK New livery: wavy, stripey flag, red wing fences, larger Emirates (extends over lower windows)
Emirates Boeing 777-300ER A6-EPQ  
Finnair Embraer 190LR OH-LKN Oneworld livery
Icelandair Boeing 757-200/W TF-FIP  
Jet2 Airbus A330-200 MRTT Voyager G-VYGL Leased from AirTanker
Jet2 Boeing 737-800/W G-DRTA Jet2holidays livery. Ex Air Europa EC-JBJ
Jet2 Boeing 737-800/W G-DRTZ Ex EI-DAX, N594MS, B-5577.
Jet2 Boeing 757-200/W G-LSAC Jet2holidays livery. Rocketing out on a one-hour test flight over the Irish Sea. Ex C-GTSE, N310FV, N254DG.
Jet2 Boeing 757-200/W G-LSAE Jet2holidays livery. Ex PH-AHE, OY-SHE, N335FV, OM-SNA.
KLM Cityhopper Embraer 190STD PH-EXY  
Loganair ATR-42-500 G-LMRA Ex F-GPYD
Lufthansa Airbus A319 D-AIBE  
Lufthansa Airbus A321 D-AISR  
Omni Air International Boeing 767-300ER N378AX Registration is blocked, possibly operating an Air Canada flight. Ex G-OITL, I-DEIL.
Pegasus Airlines Airbus A320neo TC-NCU  
Pegasus Airlines Airbus A321neo LR (A321LR) TC-RBY  
Privilege Style Boeing 777-200ER EC-MUA Sevilla FC markings. Operating for TUI. Ex 9V-SVA, VS-BLC, N593BC. 3rd photo by Dea Parkin.
Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300ER A7-BOG  
Ryanair Boeing 737-800/W EI-DHE  
Ryanair Boeing 737-800/W EI-DHN  
Ryanair Boeing 737-800/W EI-DYD  
Ryanair Boeing 737-800/W EI-EGB  
Ryanair Boeing 737-800/W EI-EVE  
Ryanair Boeing 737-800/W EI-EVS  
Ryanair Boeing 737-800/W EI-EXD  
Ryanair Boeing 737 Max 8-200 EI-HAT  
Ryanair Boeing 737 Max 8-200 EI-HGL  
Ryanair Boeing 737 Max 8-200 EI-IFS  
Ryanair Boeing 737 Max 8-200 EI-IGO  
Ryanair (Buzz) Boeing 737-800/W SP-RSD Ex EI-GJX
Ryanair (Malta Air) Boeing 737-800/W 9H-QAF Ex EI-GDS
Ryanair (Malta Air) Boeing 737-800/W 9H-QBM Ex EI-FOA
Ryanair (Malta Air) Boeing 737-800/W 9H-QER Ex EI-DHV
Ryanair UK Boeing 737-800/W G-RUKE Ex EI-EMP
Ryanair UK Boeing 737-800/W G-RUKH Ex EI-DPM
SAS (Cityjet) Bombardier CRJ-900LR EI-GED Ex OY-KFH
SAS Connect Airbus A320neo EI-SIO  
Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 9V-SMI  
Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 9V-SMJ  
TAP Express Embraer 190LR CS-TPW Operated by Portugalia Airlines. Ex PP-PJV.
TUI Airways (SmartLynx) Airbus A320 ES-SAW Ex PR-MAB, OE-IDT, G-GATO (ntu), UR-AJC, 2-ACSD.
TUI Airways Boeing 737 Max 8 G-TUMO  
TUI Airways Boeing 787-8 G-TUIA Britain's first Dreamliner. I was here when it arrived on its delivery flight just over 10 years ago.
TUI Airways Boeing 787-8 G-TUIC  
TUI Airways Boeing 787-8 G-TUIF  
TUIfly Nordic Boeing 787-9 SE-RFZ Ex G-TUIK
Turkish Airlines Airbus A321neo LR (A321LR) TC-LTL  
Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-300 TC-LOA Ex JA330A, N113NT, EI-FNY.
Virgin Atlantic Airways Airbus A330-300 G-VUFO  
Virgin Atlantic Airways Airbus A350-1000 G-VLIB  
Adolf Wurth GmbH Dassault Falcon 7X D-ASSY  

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