Today’s News

FRIDAY 18th october

A big thanks to everyone who submitted photos from yesterday - these have now been added to our MAN NEWS - This months photo page (and below).

Our Volunteer Engineering Team will be present working on the RJX at the Runway Visitor Park this Saturday - please pop over and say “Hello”. We will also have some new recruits joining the team tomorrow…welcome on board!

It’s nice to know that the Management Team at Jet 2 have been reading Winged Words and as a consequence have announced that they will be serving Skiathos twice weekly from Manchester commencing May 2020…bound to be popular choice with our readers! For further info on this and further new routes from MAN see our Route News section

Our next TAS Social Evening will take place on Monday 28th October when we will be welcoming along Air Marshal Philip Sturley CB,MBE who has flown no fewer than 110 different aircraft types (mainly fast jets) and held a number of very senior staff posts including Base Commander at RAF Cottesmore,Chief of Staff NATO HQ in Germany, Secretary NATO Brussels,UK Government advisor on Defence. Air Marshal Sturley will be visiting TAS for the first time to talk about his flying Career with the RAF and a passion for “flying with the Condors” in the Andes!…Make a date!!

We have started to populate the Events - TAS Toulouse trip photo page. A log of the aircraft seen on the TAS trip has now been published on the site under Events / Toulouse Log. (Many thanks to Dave Roberts) Plenty of new photos have been added to our MAN News - this months Photo page .

Further information about The Aviation Society (TAS) and Manchester airport news can be found on this web site (which actually contains hundreds of photos and articles) by clicking on the tabs above and simply scrolling through the information pages.

Nordica CRJ900LR ES-ACG operated the SK2547/8 from / to Stockholm on 17th October. She is seen here departing on Runway 23 Left. Photo: Stuart Prince

Nordica CRJ900LR ES-ACG operated the SK2547/8 from / to Stockholm on 17th October. She is seen here departing on Runway 23 Left. Photo: Stuart Prince

A superb Autumn sunshine shot by Paul Bailey from the RVP on 2nd October 2019 of Miami Air B737-800 N739MA.

A superb Autumn sunshine shot by Paul Bailey from the RVP on 2nd October 2019 of Miami Air B737-800 N739MA.

Thank you for helping us out “Big Boy” - Malaysian A380 9M-MNF departing back to Kuala Lumpur following it’s work for the UK CAA repatriating Thomas Cook passengers. Photo:Stuart Prince 2nd October 2019.

Thank you for helping us out “Big Boy” - Malaysian A380 9M-MNF departing back to Kuala Lumpur following it’s work for the UK CAA repatriating Thomas Cook passengers. Photo:Stuart Prince 2nd October 2019.

Evelop A330-300 EC-MII departing on Runway 23 Left on 2nd October. Photo: Stuart Prince.

Evelop A330-300 EC-MII departing on Runway 23 Left on 2nd October. Photo: Stuart Prince.

Hi Fly A380 9H-MIP made her first visit to Manchester on 2nd October 2019. Photo: Stuart Prince.

Hi Fly A380 9H-MIP made her first visit to Manchester on 2nd October 2019. Photo: Stuart Prince.

Euro Atlantic B767-300 CS-TSU on final to Runway 23 Right 2nd October 2019.Photo: Geoff Ball.

Euro Atlantic B767-300 CS-TSU on final to Runway 23 Right 2nd October 2019.Photo: Geoff Ball.

A rare visitor to these shores…Miami Air B737-800 N758MA is seen taxiing out for departure from Runway 23 Left on 30th September. The aircraft was chartered by the UK CAA to operate one of many Thomas Cook passenger repatriation flights for the UK CAA. Photo: Geoff Ball.

A rare visitor to these shores…Miami Air B737-800 N758MA is seen taxiing out for departure from Runway 23 Left on 30th September. The aircraft was chartered by the UK CAA to operate one of many Thomas Cook passenger repatriation flights for the UK CAA. Photo: Geoff Ball.

WHAT’S DUE

friday 18th october 2019

Runway 23 currently in use

0632 QR021 A7-ALH

0640 CX219 B-LRA

0702 EY015 A6-BMD

0710 UA081 N12109 B757-200

0716 EW9340 D-AEWL

0719 ET728 ET-AUQ B787-9

0721 TS564 C-GTSR

0730 EK021 A6-EUQ

0730 D-ATWO CHALLENGER 604

0751 LX390 HB-JVL

0815 G-WLKR EMB LEGACY 500

0820 DY4479 EI-FHW

0832 LH940 D-AIBH A319

0835 AA734 N398AN

0835 FR1592 9H-QAG

0845 SK4609 LN-RRT

0846 SQ052 9V-SMT

0905 SK2547 SE-DOZ

0912 AY1361 OH-LVA A319

0932 TP1316 CS-TMW A320

0935 SK539 OY-KBK A321

0939 TK1993 TC-JSU A321 LEGO LIVERY

1005 LH2500 D-AIZF A320

1030 LH942 D-AIRT A321

1035 SK1537 EI-FPU CRJ900LR

1055 DY1326 LN-NGP

1140 PC1179 TC-CPN ADA. E. LIVERY

1145 FI440 TF-ISX B757-300

1150 OS463 OE-LXB A320

1155 EK017 A6-EUA

1323 QR027 A7-ALO

1405 LH938 D-AIWD

1430 ENZ511P G-JOTS AVRO RJ100

1450 EW9342 D-ABGP

1507 EY021 A6-BLW

1520 CS-DLC FALCON 2000EX

1630 D-BUBI CHALLENGER 300

1640 CS-PHA EMB PHENOM

1940 DK4573 YL-LCX A321

2015 DY1348 9H-Ama A320 avion express

…………………………………………………………………………………………….

Manchester - Dates for the diarY

Monday 21st October
1220 Alitalia A319 D1310

1505 EY021 B787-9 A6-BND MCFC livery D2030

Tuesday 22nd October

Subject to confirmation..

0730 Travel Service B737-800 D0845

0910 Alba Star B737-400 D0030 23rd
0925 Volotea A319 D0030 23rd

0950 Alba Star B737-800 D0030 23rd

1015 Air Horizont B737-400 D2330

1015 Neos B737-800 D0055 23rd
1015 Blue Panorama B737-800 D0200 23rd
1035 Enter Air B737-800 D0030 23rd
1100 Ernest A320 D0000
1105 Enter Air B737-800 D0200 23rd
1230 Trade Air Fk100 D0105 23rd

1445 Fly Egypt B737-800 D1545
2340 Alitalia A319 D0030 23rd

Wednesday 23rd October

1230 Privilege A320 D1330 25th
1300 Aeroflot A330-300 D1430
1530 Travel Service B737-800 D0845 24th

Friday 25th October
0110 Aeroflot A330-300 D0240

0730 Travel Service B737-800 D0845
1530 Travel Service B737-800 D0415 26th

Wednesday 6th November

1105 Air Serbia A319 D1255

1520 Travel Service B737-800 D1610

Thursday 7th November
1005 Air Serbia A319 D1055
2340 Air Serbia A319 D0130 8th