Brand New Condor 'Retro Jet'

Today the new Condor 'Retro' did an air test and engine runs after painting... And for once it was actually in good weather ! Here are the results...

A few visitors in MAN..

Today we had a few unusual visitors in Manchester, and with the forecast being for full sun all day I decided to go down... Sadly the forecast (as usual) was wrong and it clouded over completely for the 'Dreamliner' Ryanair, Etihad A345 and TCX Special A321... Here is a selection anyway..

QANTAS and Nouvelair Hybrid @ MAN !

Today we had very mixed weather, and although the forecast was for full sun, we seemed to be overcast for most of the day ! The QANTAS departed to Cardiff, and the Nouvelair operated the weekly charter in basic Eritrean hybrid scheme. Here are the shots...

Weekend down South !

Last week I had a three days down South for the RIAT Airshow, Farnborough Airshow and Heathrow ! More photos with mixed weather, which will go to the back of the ever growing pile to edit ! Here are a couple from the weekend I edited, with the IL-62 being the highlight !