Today’s News

Tuesday 3rd February 2026

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Discounted tickets available for TAS members, please call Reception on 0161 489 3932 quoting your membership number for more details

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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…

1st February 2026 - Debbie Riley was on commentary duty at the RVP and photographed Elite Air Gulfstream G200 Galaxy N710RH arriving from Stansted

28th January 2026 - Liam McManus made the most of the sunny day to photograph Gulfstream G450 TC-VTN on approach to Runway 23R from Istanbul Ataturk

25th January 2026 - a grey Manchester day and not a lot of interest, but Debbie Riley was on Commentary Duty at the RVP and photographed the first visit of brand new Qatar Airways B787-9 Dreamliner A7-BHZ departing back to Doha. The aircraft was delivered to Qatar Airways on 29th December 2025.

24th January 2026 - Emirates A380 A6-EEW (Destination Dubai Livery) with a crosswind landing. Photo: Alex Roebuck

Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Paul Rowland made use of a better weather day today and captured Easyjet A321 G-UZME with Scout Moor wind farm in the background

16th January 2026 - It is nice to see Buzz in their own livery - the B737 MAX 8-200 SP-RZF is currently based in Dublin. Photo: Paul Rowland

7th January 2025 - a great shot from Claire Cavanagh - Virgin Atlantic A330-300 G-VSXY departing to New York JFK whilst Challenge Airlines B747-4F taxies in form Tel Aviv. The aircraft later departed to Liege

30th December 2025 - Cathay Pacific B787-9 B-LRS. Photo: Paul Rowland

28th December 2025 - Debbie Riley was on commentary duty at the RVP today and photographed VistaJet Embraer Legacy 650 D-AHOI departing to Aswan

25th December 2025 - Gulf Air B787-9 Dreamliner A9C-FE on approach over the village of Mobberley today. Photo: Greg Mape

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*** Todays Highlights ***

Tuesday 3rd February 2026

RUNWAY 05L & 05R IN USE

05.19 HU753 B-5955 A330-200

05.48 QR21 A7-BHY B787-9

06.08 EY77 A6-ETA B777-300

06.38 EK21 A6-EOR A380

07.28 CX219 B-LQB A350-900

07.49 ET726 ET-ATR A350-900

08.24 SQ302 9V-SMQ A350-900

D09.00 NJE625P CS-DLH Falcon 2000

10.20 PC1179 TC-RFO A321NX

11.07 EK17 A6-EUG A380

12.03 EY73 A6-BLZ B787-9

12.16 SV123 HZ-ARB B787-9 2024 National Day Livery

12.20 EJU1977 EI-DTM A320 ITA

12.54 QR27 A7-AOF A350-1000

13.46 AAN181 OK-PHN Phenom 300E D15.00

15.34 NJE713T CS-LAU Cessna 680

16.00 PK701 AP-BGK B777-200

16.15 AT818 CN-ROA B737-800

17.43 PTN81F D-CFBL Pilatus PC 24 D18.30

18.20 SAH48P SP-ATT Beechcraft 400XP

18.35 EK19 A6-EVB A380

18.40 BG207 S2-AJT B787-8

19.40 QR23 A7-BHT B787-9

*** PLEASE NOTE - SUBJECT TO CHANGE ***