• Aircraft:

  ATR 42-300(F)

• Reg: EI-SLD photos
• Serial #:

  005

• Airline: Air Contractors
• Photo Date: Apr 04, 2007
• Uploaded: Apr 09, 2007
• Manchester Ringway Int'l Airport - EGCC, United Kingdom

Formed as Air Bridge at Castle Donington in 1972, Hunting Cargo Airlines was taken over by a consortium of Safair and Compagnie Maritime Belge and moved to Dublin to become Air Contractors in 1998. It operates scheduled and charter freight services within Europe and as an express parcel carrier, carrying mail and newspapers. A mixed fleet of 34 aircraft includes eleven of these ATR-42s. This one is seen taxiing in after landing on Manchester’s Runway 24.

Photographer

Aircraft

Rafal Bartnik EI-SLD

1,730 0 0 ATR 42-300(F)

Taken in great light at dusk approaching runway 23

Paul Massey EI-SLD

1,413 0 0 ATR 42-300(F)

Short finals for 24 right in the evening sunshine

Nik French EI-SLD

1,239 0 0 ATR 42-300(F)

Photo location

Andy Fonseca G-FDZR

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Paul Spijkers G-JZBH

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JoshuaPage G-UZLB

111 1 0 Airbus A320-251N

Photographer

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Michael Brazier G-JMAW

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One of Martin Baker’s King Air 250s is seen here at its base at Chalgrove

Michael Brazier G-BGRE

873 0 0 Beechcraft 200 Super King Air

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Michael Brazier WL419

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