Manchester Monday 2 30th June 2025.

TF-ABE, Lockhead L-1011-1 TriStar, Peach Air, taxiing the last few metres to it's gate on Pier C at Manchester Airport, some time in the late 1990s.
These were leased from Air Atlanta, an Icelandic airline, and there was some speculation that the name might be an attempt to convince passengers that this was an American airline, possibly based in the biggest city in the State of Georgia (peaches being the un-official fruit of the State).
But no, it's an anagram, which shall be left for the reader to puzzle out…

Incidentally, Air Atlanta (AKA Atlanta Icelandic) bought old TriStars from a variety of airlines who were modernising their fleets, and flew them in the basic colours of their previous owners, and again, there was speculation they were trying to persuade people that these were flights operated by Hawaiian, Cathay Pacific, TWA, and others.
In reality, they were too cheap to bother with new paint jobs if they could possibly get away with it.

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#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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#a300 #AirAtlantaIcelandic #AirBristol #airbus #AviaExpress #b737 #bac111 #boeing #BritAir #BritishAircraftCorporation #egcc #f27 #fokker #JerseyEuropean #KLM #l1011 #l13 #learjet #LJ55 #lockheed #man #manchester #ManchesterMonday #McDonnellDouglas #md83 #Oasis #PeachAir #PremiAir #runway24 #saab #sf340 #tristar #yak42 #yakovlev

G-HIZZ, Robinson R22 Beta II, at City Airport Manchester/Barton, 23rd May 2019.

G-EZUI, Airbus A320-214, easyJet, sailing past the Aviation Viewing Park after taking off from Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 5th September 2013.

PH-BUI, Boeing 747-206B(SUD), KLM, at Amsterdam Schipol, either 1992, 1993, or 1996.

9M-MHI, Boeing 747-236B, Malaysian Airlines, at Frankfurt Airport, either 1993 or 1996.

G-OJSW, Boeing 737-8Q8, Sabre Airways, at London Gatwick, either 1999 or 2000.

YU-AJK, Douglas DC9-32, JAT Yugoslav Airlines, at London Heatrhrow, either 1887 or 1998.

D-AFFI, Fokker F50, Lufthansa Cityline, at Dusseldorf Airport, 11th October 1996.

TF-ABM, Lockheed L1011-1 Tristar 50, Peach Air (apparently, “peach” is an anagram of “cheap”!), parked on the far side of the T2 apron at Manchester Airport, 1997 or 1998.
Photo taken either from Runger Lane, or Melbourne Avenue.

F-GNEM, Douglas DC10-30, AOM Airlines, Paris Orly, 22nd September 1996.

HB-IIE, Boeing 737-3Q8, TEA Switzerland, at Zurich Kloten, 28th September 1996.

#a320 #airbus #airoutremer #ams #amsterdam #aom #aviationviewingpark #avp #b737 #b747 #barton #beta #boeing #cityairport #dc10 #dc9 #douglas #dus #dusseldorf #easyjet #eddf #eddl #egcc #egkk #egll #eham #f50 #fokker #fra #frankfurt #gatwick #heathrow #jat #klm #kloten #l1011 #lfpo #lgw #lhr #lockheed #london #lszh #lufthansacityline #malaysianairlines #man #manchester #melbourneavenue #orly #ory #paris #peachair #r22 #robinson #rungerlane #runway23l #sabreairways #schipol #teaswitzerland #tristar #yugoslavairlines #zrh #zurich

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