Comment / FedEx's A300 N727FD arrives for a short stop at Stansted, enroute from Dublin to Paris.

Comment / N583FE is one of several ex. American Airlines MD-11s converted into freighters for FedEx. She was originally ordered by British Caledonian, only to be cancelled by BA following the take over.

Comment / N575FE is one of the latest additions to the FedEx fleet. Her conversion to a freighter was completed early last year, and for a while flew in this hybrid scheme. She is previously PK-GIH and EI-CDJ with Garuda Indonesia, and finished her passenger career as PP-VPO with Varig.

Comment / A Stansted arrival that you can only catch during the middle of summer - FedEx 5 from Paris.

Comment / FedEx 2 was running late yesterday, with the arrival of N604FE coinciding nicely with sunset. N604FE is an 'original' FedEx MD-11F, delivered to the carrier some 15 years ago on May 22nd 1992.

Comment / MD-11s can make for some great photos, especially in damp conditions when they produce some fantastic vortices. Couple that with a sunset and the results can be more than agreeable! This aircraft, N524FE, is no stranger to transatlantic duties, having previously served with Delta Airlines as N809DE between 1993 and 2003, and is seen here arriving on the daily FedEx flight from Memphis.

Comment / With a low pressure system currently flirting with the east coast of the UK, there was plenty of wing vortex action at Stansted this evening. By far the best 'performer' was this FedEx MD-11 which produced a trail from a good 6 or 7 miles out. N577FE is an ex. Mandarin aircraft registered B-18172.

Comment / FedEx 2 from Memphis roars overhead moments before landing on runway 23 at Stansted.