Comment / Undoubtedly one of the most spectacular schemes around! Promoting the Oakland Raiders, 9M-XAC lines up on Stansted's runway 04 for take-off to Kuala Lumpur. Rumours have it that a link between Stansted and Oakland is next on Air Asia X's radar...

Comment / After less than two hours on the ground, 9M-XAB lines up on Stansted's runway 05 in the fading evening light for the long haul back to Kuala Lumpur. The aircraft's livery features the Malaysian flag on the port winglet, and the Union Jack on the other.

Comment / 9M-XAB was built in 1999 and is an ex. Air Canada aircraft, with whom she flew as C-GDVW.

Comment / My first glimpse of Air Asia X's new A340, which had inaugurated the carrier's latest low cost intercontinental service just ten days pervious, from Kuala Lumpur to London Stansted on 11th March.

Comment / The Gulf Air fleet is now registered in Bahrain, with this A340 previously A4O-LH of Oman.

Comment / A nice angle for the A340 on a clear but cold February morning - the Air Canada Star Alliance logojet C-FDRO glides down onto 27R after the long haul from Vancouver.

Comment / 6Y-JMP approaches 27R from Montego Bay as high level traffic routes overhead.

Comment / UL501 from Colombo glides down on to 27R glistening in the beautiful afternoon sunlight.