Thanks go to friend John Beastall who provided much of the information accompanying the images.
For those of you who are familiar with the spectators area at ‘MIA’ you will be aware of the viewing mounds that were put in some years ago to enable photographs to be taken over the fencing topped off with wire.
Well the first image below shows what was the location of the left hand and best of the two mounds. It has become the site of an executive terminal which effectively blocks the view of the apron and much of the runway.
If you are thinking of visiting and intend taking photographs, you have only the right hand mound to work from so, take a step ladder.
Registration recorders are OK, they can read registrations through the fencing.
For photographers, it is very disappointing.
Readers seeking further details on particular aircraft are recommended to Google the aircraft type and the c/n. ie ‘Airbus A330’ c/n 0455’.
Manchester Airport spectators viewing area looking East towards the terminal
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
C-GUBH ‘Air transat’, Canada. Airbus A330-243 c/n 0455
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
It first flew in 2003 and was destined for ‘British Midland’ as G-WWBC which didn’t happen and it subsequently spent 13 years or so working for ‘Emirates’ registered A6-EAS.
TC-NBR ‘Pegasus Airlines’, Turkey. Airbus A320-251 c/n 8136
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
It first flew in 2018.
B-6527 ‘Hainan Airlines’, China. Airbus A330-243 c/n 1178
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
It first flew in 2010.
EC-MUB ‘Alba Star’, Spain. Boeing 737-86J c/n 29320
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
It first flew in 2003 as D-ABBI for ‘Air Berlin’ and since then has worked extensively in Europe.
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