Comment / G-TOYA is another ex. Buzz and Ryanair aircraft, previously flying in bright yellow and purple as G-BZZE. She holds the honour of flying the very last Buzz service before Ryanair shut the airline down, arriving at London Stansted at 2203 from Berlin Schonefeld on 31st March 2003.

Comment / JMC Airlines took receipt of a pair of Boeing 757-300s in the spring of 2001, with the first being G-JMAA seen here. The series -300 is some 7m longer than the baseline series -200, and can seat up to 279 passengers. Production of the Boeing 757 ended in 2005 after a run of 1050 airframes.

Comment / G-XLAG's nose wheel just starts to lift away from the tarmac after quite a lengthy take off run.

Comment / G-TOYB is one of 22 Boeing 737s now in service with bmi baby. She first flew in December 1994 as a brand new aircraft for Continental Airlines, before joining Buzz as G-BZZF in January 2003.

Comment / G-OBYE is one of eight Boeing 767-300s in service with Thomsonfly, flying both medium and long haul charters. She was delivered to Britannia Airways almost 10 years ago now, in February 1998.

Comment / You don't seem to hear much from bmi baby HQ these days. Nevertheless, they are still going strong in the Midlands, with a fair number of Boeing 737s based at Manchester. Series -500 G-BVKD is the ex. Visit Wales liveried aircraft, and now flies in the standard bmi baby colours as Ice Ice Baby.

Comment / G-JECL is christened The George Best after the late footballer who died last year - although sadly this is only apparent if viewed from the other side! Here she is making a dawn landing on 06R.

Comment / Climbing sharply away from runway 24L and into the sun, en route to Dusseldorf.

Comment / Literally just inches away from splashing down on the Manchester tarmac from Philadelphia.

Comment / Having missed the arrival of B-18715 earlier on in the day, a shot of her departing overhead off 24L had to suffice. China Airlines Cargo serve Manchester three times a week from Taipei.