Monday January 01, 2007
and welcome to www.ringwayreports.co.uk -the Manchester Airport aircraft movements website.
BOEING 777-240LR 'AP-BGY' [C/n 33781/504]
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Pakistan Airlines accepted their first Longer Range Boeing 777-200LR 'Worldliner' from the manufacturer on Sunday 26th February 2006. The aircraft staged through Manchester Airport on delivery to the carrier. AP-BGY departed Everett, Paine Field at 1629L on Saturday 25th February as flight PK7772, crossing the Atlantic in 8 hours 37 minutes for a Runway 06R arrival at 0906L.
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After a water canon salute from the Airport fire service to signal the event, AP-BGY joined several other members of the fleet at the airlines' Terminal 2 hub before collecting passengers for the next sector to Islamabad. PK7722 rotated from Runway 06L at 1148L into a cold and overcast North West sky.
Although at a glance no different to the previous three 'standard' Boeing 777-240ER in the fleet, AP-BGY was a first visit of the new generation of 777 aircraft in the Boeing portfolio, and as usual, Manchester Airport photographers turned out in force for the occasion. Special thanks to Dale Coleman, Keith Costello, Tom Gibbons, Ken Fielding, Nik French, Shabaz Hashmi, Denis Norman, Matt McNulty, Mike Obern, Rick Savage, Phil Taylor and Keith Wignall for their help in making this page possible.
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AP-BGY Arrives ... |
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(c) Keith Wignall |
(c) Denis Norman |
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(c) Tom Gibbons |
(c) Dale Coleman |
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(c) Phil Taylor |
(c) Phil Taylor |
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(c) Nik French |
(c) Ken Fielding |
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... and is welcomed to Ringway |
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(c) Rick Savage |
(c) Denis Norman |
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AP-BGY Departs ... |
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(c) Matt McNulty |
(c) Steve Hall |
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(c) Mike Obern |
(c) Dan Raistrick |
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(c) Steve Hall |
(c) Dan Raistrick |
![AP-BGY on finals ... [26/2/06] Photo: Keith Wignall](http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/AP-BGY_KW_260206.jpg)
![AP-BGY on finals ... [26/2/06] Photo: Denis Norman](http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/AP-BGY2_DN_260206.jpg)
![AP-BGY catches the sun ... [26/2/06] Photo: Tom Gibbons](http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/AP-BGY_TG_260206.jpg)
![AP-BGY in the morning sunlight ... [26/2/06] Photo: Dale Coleman](http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/AP-BGY_DC_260206.jpg)
![Touch down for AP-BGY... [26/2/06] Photo: Phil Taylor](http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/AP-BGY2_MO_260206.jpg)
![Touch down for AP-BGY... [26/2/06] Photo: Phil Taylor](http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/AP-BGY_PT_260206.jpg)
![AP-BGY taxies in ... [26/2/06] Photo: Nik French](http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/AP-BGY_NF_260206.jpg)
![AP-BGY taxies in ... [26/2/06] Photo: Ken Fielding](http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/AP-BGY_KF_260206.jpg)
![Water canon salute for AP-BGY ... [26/2/06] Photo: Rick Savage](http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/AP-BGY_RS_260206.jpg)
![AP-BGY on the apron ... [26/2/06] Photo: Denis Norman](http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/AP-BGY_DN_260206.jpg)
![AP-BGY taxying for departure ... [26/2/06] Photo: Matt McNulty](http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/AP-BGY_MM_260206.jpg)
![AP-BGY. Big engines! [26/2/06] Photo: Steve Hall](http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/AP-BGY1_SH_260206.jpg)
![AP-BGY taxies out ... [26/2/06] Photo: Mike Obern](http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/AP-BGY_MO_260206.jpg)
![AP-BGY goes 'head-to-head' with another recent 777 delivery - A6-EBL of Emirates [26/2/06] Photo: Dan Raistrick](http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/AP-BGY3_DR_260206.jpg)
![AP-BGY departs into the blue (eventually!) ... [26/2/06] Photo: Steve Hall](http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/AP-BGY2_SH_260206.jpg)
![AP-BGY passes a new (and senior) colleague... [26/2/06] Photo: Dan Raistrick](http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/AP-BGY_DR_260206.jpg)