Comment / Qatar Airways now fly into Manchester daily with a mixture of A330 series -200s and -300s. A7-ACD was an early delivery back in March 2003, with their A330 fleet now totalling 28 frames.

Comment / The Qatar A330s painted up to celebrate the 2006 Asian Games in Doha are becoming old news now, but nevertheless, this was my first glimpse of the colourful schemes - certainly a welcome contrast to the murky weather! A7-AEE is seen here lifting away from Manchester's runway 24L.