Civilian Aviation

My first dedicated plane spotting trip in many years, having arrived back from South America the day before, we spent a few hours watching planes at Manchester in appalling weather that saw several go-arounds and diversions.

Some highlights from the day.


Saudi Arabian 777 HZ-AKJ departs for Jeddah by Timothy Young, on Flickr


Jet2 737 G-GDFM departing Manchester by Timothy Young, on Flickr


Monarch A321 G-ZBAO goes around by Timothy Young, on Flickr


Helvetic ERJ-190 departs Manchester by Timothy Young, on Flickr


Emirates A380 A6-EDG departs Manchester by Timothy Young, on Flickr


Etihad A340 A6-EHK lands at Manchester by Timothy Young, on Flickr


Ryanair EI-EKE arrives from Dublin by Timothy Young, on Flickr


Jet2 737 G-GDFR at Manchester Airport by Timothy Young, on Flickr

More pictures from the day at https://www.flickr.com/photos/r-t-c/alb ... 4103999965

Good shots, especially considering the conditions. The first two are really vibrant and I like the action of them just becoming airborne. Same for the Emirates A380. Some nice spray shots too, and always interesting to see an A340-600.