Manchester Airport Spotting

Etihad B777 lands at Manchester

A6-ETE on a Sunny Saturday
Etihad Airways Boeing 777-300ER A6-ETE lands at a very sunny Manchester Airport on Saturday 21st April 2018.
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Qatar A350-900 Landing at Manchester

Airbus A350-900 A7-ALE inbound from Doha
Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 A7-ALE comes in for a landing on a wet runway at Manchester Airport on Sunday 17th November 2019.
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B767-300 N648UA Departs Manchester

United Airlines Flight UA80 to Newark
United Airlines Boeing 767-300ER N648UA departs Manchester Airport bound for Newark on Sunday 17th November 2019.
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787 G-TUIN First Commercial Flight

Boeing 787-900  G-TUIN Departs Manchester
TUI Airlines UK brand new 787 "Dreamliner" G-TUIN departs Manchester on its first ever revenue flight on Sunday 17th November 2019.
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Wet 747 Takeoff

Boeing 747-400  G-VROY Departs Manchester
Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 G-VROY blow drys a very wet runway at Manchester Airport when departing as VS75 to Orlando on Sunday 17th November 2019.
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Dash-8 Delivery

Ethiopian Airlines Dash-8 Delivery Flight
Ethiopian Airlines Dash-8 ET-AXP visits Manchester Airport for a quick splash & dash as it makes its way from the factory in Canada to Ethiopia on Sunday 17th November 2019.
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Twilight 757 Takeoff

G-LSAN at Manchester Airport - November 2019
Jet2 Holidays Boeing 757 G-LSAN departs from Manchester Airport in the fading evening light on 16th November 2019.
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Monarch Airlines A321 G-ZBAJ

Manchester Airport - August 2016
Monarch Airlines Airbus A321 G-ZBAJ seen in happier times at Manchester Airport on Saturday 27th August 2016.
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Thomas Cook Airlines Tribute

So Long Sunny Heart
A tribute video to Thomas Cook Airlines featuring photos from the early years and videos from 2016 onward.
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Thomas Cook Boeing 767 G-DAJC

Manchester Airport - August 2016
Sporting a hybrid of the old Thomas Cook Airlines livery and new logo ex-Airtours/MyTravel Boeing 767-300ER G-DAJC is seen at Manchester Airport on a wet Saturday 27th August 2016.
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Terminal Spotting at Manchester T1

Manchester Airport - July 2019
25 minutes of plane-spotting from inside Terminal 1 at Manchester Airport, featuring some 757s, 737s, A321s, A330s & more from Privilege Style, Alba Star, El Al, Thomas Cook Airlines, Pegasus Airways, Singapore Airlines and more. 
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Close up Departures at the Southside

Manchester Airport - April 2019
Over 26 minutes of close up departures filmed from the Southside viewing area at Manchester Airport, directly adjacent to Runway 23L. Features A350s, 747s and plenty of A330s as well as a good mix of typical Manchester traffic for a Saturday.
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Kuwait Air Force C-17A Globemaster III

Manchester Airport - April 2019
Kuwait Air Force C-17A KAF343 makes a very noisy departure from Manchester Airport after spending the night in April 2019. Viewed from "The Southside" we are up close & personal with this welcome visitor, turn up the volume and enjoy!
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Plane Spotting at Manchester Airport

Saturday 21st April 2018
A few productive hours at the Aviation Viewing Park at Manchester Airport, it was getting busier with the start of the summer season just over a week away. 
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American Airlines B767 - N342AN

Saturday 27th August 2016
American Airlines operated flight AA54 & AA55 to/from Chicago for nearly 30 years, finally ending the route in October 2018. This video is of Boeing 767 N342AN operating at Manchester on Saturday 27th August 2016.
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Plane Spotting at Manchester Airport

Saturday 27th August 2016
A full day at the Aviation Viewing Park, trimmed down to include only the "heavies" such as the Boeing 757, 767, 777, 787 and the Airbus A321, A330 and Mega A380.
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Emirates A380 at Manchester

Saturday 27th August 2018
A visit of the Emirates Airbus A380 super-jumbo viewed from the Aviation Viewing Park at Manchester Airport. Its size is certainly impressive and it sure brought out crowds despite the rain.
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Plane Spotting at Manchester Airport

Saturday 10th October 2015
Close up landings and departures at Manchester Airport viewed from "The Southside" directly adjacent to Runway 05R/23L. Features plenty of commercial jets and also a low flypast of Avro Vulcan XH558 on her farewell tour.
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Monarch Airlines Memories

Gone but not forgotten
Arguably the hardest video I've had to make, a tribute to the fallen Monarch Airlines. It starts off as a photo slide-show with photos from the late 1990s and early 2000s in their classic years to videos of their final years in operation.
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