Manchester Airport
The Ultimate Manchester Airport Quiz
The Airliner World team are at The Aviation Show at Manchester Airport’s viewing park this weekend, so in the spirit of that we present a series of questions on the North West England hub.
Planespotting highlights of busiest ever day at Manchester Airport
Two decades ago, AC Milan and Juventus met in the 2003 Champions League final held at Old Trafford. The associated airlift of Italian football fans culminated in what remains the busiest day in Manchester Airport’s history as 55,000 additional passengers passed through the hub. Richard Vandervord shares images from the ‘Italian Invasion’
Jet2 welcomes first A321neo into service
The low-cost leisure carrier rolled out the VIP treatment in celebration
UK planespotting highlights for April 2023
We present a selection of images of visiting aircraft from airports around the UK. For the most part, they’re commercial jets, but almost all of them are unusual types, wearing new or unique liveries, or first visits by an airline or airliner to a particular airport.
Fire on the runway: How British Airtours Flight 28M changed aviation forever
In the latest of a special series of reports, Stephen Skinner recalls how tragic events at Manchester Airport in August 1985 became a watershed moment in improving safety standards throughout the global aviation industry
Why a Ryanair 737 caught fire at Manchester
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has published new insights following an incident involving a Ryanair jet at Manchester Airport.
UK planespotting highlights for January 2023
We present a selection of images of visiting aircraft from airports around the UK.
British Airways A320 makes emergency landing at Manchester
A British Airways Airbus A320 made an emergency landing at Manchester Airport this afternoon.
Manchester Airport traffic figures for 2022 revealed
Manchester Airport has released figures for December 2022 which show strong signs of recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recent UK planespotting highlights!
We present a selection of images of visiting aircraft from airports around the UK. For the most part, they’re commercial jets, but almost all of them are unusual types, wearing new or unique liveries or first visits by an airline or airliner to a particular airport.