Manchester / Leeds Sunday 14th July Dave Rose, Ian McMaster and Aidan Williamson
As the sun was still shining we decided a day out at Manchester was in order, we parked in the Holiday Inn and climbed up to the south side photo spots. It was clearly evident that runway 23L was not in use, this was dissapointing as the shots at the holding point are excellent. However, we set up camp, turned on FR24 on the Ipad and settled in for a session. Shots of heavies rotating off 23R were OK with a steady stream of departures during the morning. Manchester has turned very quiet after 11am, even at the height of the season there were large gaps, this was made up by the clear skies and FR24 working overtime with the OTT's.
We de-camped to the MSCP level 13 at 12pm, this has reverted to a car park rather than a hire depot so there is much more space. We then drove round under the 23 approach to the Tatton Arms. This pub has been refurbished and is now clearly a gastro pub. Previously I have been chased by an eastern european car park gadgy but they are now very welcoming, as long as you partake in the varied liquids on offer, which we did. Shots are good here till about 4pm which is when we left and headed to Leeds.
Manchester 14/7/13
| 9V-SWP | Boeing 777312ER | 34581 | Singapore Airlines |
| A6-EBJ | Boeing 77736NER | 32787 | Emirates Airlines |
| A6-EEA | Airbus A380861 | 108 | Emirates Airlines |
| A6-EYH | Airbus A330243 | 729 | Etihad Airways |
| A7-AEJ | Airbus A330302 | 826 | Qatar Airways |
| C-FMWQ | Boeing 767333ER | 25584 | Air Canada |
| C-GTSJ | Airbus A330243 | 795 | Air Transat |
| CS-TJF | Airbus A321211 | 1399 | TAP Portugal |
| D-ACNF | Canadair Regional-Jet900 | 15243 | Lufthansa Regional |
| D-AIQP | Airbus A320211 | 346 | Lufthansa |
| D-AKNH | Airbus A319112 | 794 | Lufthansa |
| D-AKNR | Airbus A319112 | 1209 | Germanwings |
| D-ASTA | Airbus A319112 | 4663 | Germania |
| EC-ISY | Boeing 757256 | 26241 | Privilege Style |
| EI-ENK | Boeing 7378AS | 40303 | Ryanair |
| EI-ESO | Boeing 7378AS | 34989 | Ryanair |
| EI-EZW | Airbus A320214 | 1983 | Virgin Atlantic |
| EI-REH | Aerospatiale ATR 72201 | 260 | Aer Lingus Regional |
| EI-REO | Aerospatiale ATR 72212A | 787 | Aer Lingus Regional |
| EI-SLJ | Aerospatiale ATR 72201 | 324 | Air Contractors |
| EI-SLN | Aerospatiale ATR 72212 | 405 | Air Contractors |
| F-GTAS | Airbus A321211 | 3419 | Air France |
| G-COBO | Aerospatiale ATR 72212A | 852 | Aurigny Air Services |
| G-EZTE | Airbus A320214 | 3913 | EasyJet |
| G-EZUI | Airbus A320214 | 4721 | EasyJet |
| G-EZUP | Airbus A320214 | 5056 | EasyJet |
| G-FBJH | Embraer Emb-175200LR | 17000351 | Flybe |
| G-FDZT | Boeing 7378K5 | 37248 | Thomson Airways |
| G-GDFC | Boeing 7378K2 | 28375 | Jet 2 |
| G-GDFV | Boeing 73785F | 28821 | Jet 2 |
| G-POWC | Boeing 73733AF | 25402 | Titan Airways |
| G-TAWD | Boeing 7378K5 | 37265 | Thomson Airways |
| G-TAWR | Boeing 7378K5 | 37256 | Thomson Airways |
| G-TUIC | Boeing 7878 | 34424 | Thomson Airways |
| G-VGAL | Boeing 747443 | 32337 | Virgin Atlantic |
| G-VKSS | Airbus A330343X | 1201 | Virgin Atlantic |
| G-ZAPX | Boeing 757256 | 29309 | Titan Airways |
| G-ZBAE | Airbus A321231 | 5606 | Monarch Airlines |
| HB-JVF | Fokker F-100 | 11466 | Helvetic Airways |
| LN-RPY | Boeing 737683 | 28292 | SAS Scandinavian Airlines |
| N189AN | Boeing 757223ET | 32383 | American Airlines |
| N26123 | Boeing 757224ET | 28966 | United Airlines |
| N270AY | Airbus A330323X | 315 | US Airways |
| N29129 | Boeing 757224ET | 28969 | United Airlines |
| N387AM | Boeing 767323ER | 27184 | American Airlines |
| N854NW | Airbus A330223 | 620 | Delta Air Lines |
| N901FD | Boeing 7572B7F | 27122 | Federal Express |
| OH-LKM | Embraer Emb-190100IGW | 19000160 | Finnair |
| OO-TUC | Boeing 767341ER | 24844 | Jetairfly |
| OY-KFD | Canadair Regional-Jet900 | 15221 | SAS Scandinavian Airlines |
| OY-NCN | Dornier Do.328310 | 3193 | Sun-Air |
| PH-BGW | Boeing 7377BK | 38128 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| PH-EZI | Embraer Emb-190100LR | 19000322 | KLM cityhopper |
| SE-RFS | Boeing 767304ER | 28040 | TUIfly Nordic |
| SU-GED | Boeing 737866 | 40802 | EgyptAir |
| TC-JGJ | Boeing 7378F2 | 34408 | THY Turkish Airlines |
| TC-JYG | Boeing 7379F2ER | 40983 | THY Turkish Airlines |
| TS-INN | Airbus A320212 | 793 | Nouvelair Tunisie |
Manchester OTT's 14/7/13
| A6-EGS | Boeing 77731HER | 41078 | Emirates Airlines |
| C-GFUR | Airbus A330343X | 344 | Air Canada |
| C-GTSD | Airbus A330343X | 407 | Air Transat |
| D-ALPC | Airbus A330223 | 444 | Air Berlin |
| EI-DVH | Airbus A320214 | 3345 | Aer Lingus |
| EI-DVK | Airbus A320214 | 4572 | Aer Lingus |
| EI-EFE | Boeing 7378AS | 37533 | Ryanair |
| EI-EMJ | Boeing 7378AS | 34975 | Ryanair |
| EI-EMJ | Boeing 7378AS | 34975 | Ryanair |
| EI-EPR | Airbus A319111 | 3169 | Aer Lingus |
| EI-EPU | Airbus A319111 | 3102 | Aer Lingus |
| EI-ESY | Boeing 7378AS | 34999 | Ryanair |
| EI-EVX | Boeing 7378AS | 40317 | Ryanair |
| EI-FCC | Airbus A320214 | 1229 | Aer Lingus |
| F-GSPQ | Boeing 777228ER | 28682 | Air France |
| F-GZNI | Boeing 777328ER | 39973 | Air France |
| G-EZWA | Airbus A320214 | 5201 | EasyJet |
| G-GSSD | Boeing 74787UF | 37561 | Global Supply Systems Ltd |
| HB-JMG | Airbus A340313X | 562 | Swiss International Air Lines |
| JY-AIB | Airbus A340211 | 43 | Royal Jordanian Airlines |
| JY-AID | Airbus A340212 | 22 | Royal Jordanian Airlines |
| LN-DYU | Boeing 7378JP | 39008 | Norwegian Air Shuttle |
| LZ-WOW | Airbus A320232 | 2457 | Air VIA Bulgarian Airways |
| N218UA | Boeing 777222 | 30222 | United Airlines |
| N229UA | Boeing 777222ER | 30557 | United Airlines |
| N27015 | Boeing 777224ER | 28678 | United Airlines |
| N274AY | Airbus A330323X | 342 | US Airways |
| N665US | Boeing 747451 | 23820 | Delta Air Lines |
| N723AN | Boeing 777323ER | 33125 | American Airlines |
| N724AN | Boeing 777323ER | 31548 | American Airlines |
| N772LA | Boeing 777F6N | 37708 | LAN Cargo |
| N837MH | Boeing 767432ER | 29710 | Delta Air Lines |
| OY-KBM | Airbus A340313X | 450 | SAS Scandinavian Airlines |
| OY-RCG | Airbus A319115 | 5079 | Atlantic Airways |
| PH-AKB | Airbus A330303 | 1294 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| TC-OBJ | Airbus A321231 | 835 | Onur Air |
| TF-FIN | Boeing 757208 | 28989 | Icelandair |
| TF-FIZ | Boeing 757256 | 30052 | Icelandair |
| TF-ISL | Boeing 757223 | 25295 | Icelandair |
| TF-IST | Boeing 757256 | 29307 | Icelandair |
| ZK-OKN | Boeing 777319ER | 38406 | Air New Zealand |
A SELECTION OF MANCHESTER PHOTOS
On arrival at Leeds we made for the Multiflight crash gate, timing was perfect as a Maltese Hawker 4000 was starting up. I put the scanner on and an American G4 was on approach, so worth the call.
Leeds 14/7/13
| 9H-BOA | Raytheon Hawker 4000 | RC-69 | Corporate |
| CS-DRR | Hawker-Siddeley 125800XPi | 258786 | NetJets Europe |
| G-CELB | Boeing 737377 | 23664 | Jet 2 |
| G-GDFN | Boeing 73733V | 29332 | Jet 2 |
| G-JECX | de Havilland Canada DHC-8Q-402 | 4155 | Flybe |
| N3H | Gulfstream G4 | 1134 | Corporate |