Comment / Omni's Douglas DC-10 N522AX passed through Stansted earlier this afternoon, arriving from Salt Lake City before departing again about an hour and 20 minutes later. Great to see a DC-10 again at Stansted - N522AX is a relatively new aircraft for Omni, joining the carrier six months ago from Northwest Airlines. She was originally delivered on 30th March 1988 as JA8550 to Japan Air System, and has also spent three years flying with Harlequin Air. She's seen here lining up for her departure on runway 05.

Comment / XL Airways flew three charter flights into Stansted from Lourdes today, with G-XLAK seen here completing the last. 'AK was delivered to the recently rebranded carrier in January earlier this year.

Comment / G-GPFI has retained her OzJet markings, despite being redeployed by EAAC on European charters again. She dropped by Stansted this afternoon, arriving as the EAF1601 from Nice.

Comment / After a brief stop on the ground, the Bahrain Amiri Flight Boeing 727, A9C-BA, prepares to depart runway 05 in the fast fading sunlight... Twenty seven years on she's still in immaculate condition!

Comment / The sole euroAtlantic 757 was a welcome visitor yesterday standing in for Cyprus Airways.

Comment / In an unexpected move, Flyglobespan bought their brand new Boeing 737-700, G-MSJF, down to Stansted on the 1st April to fly the new summer schedules to Tenerife and Larnaca.

Comment / Centralwings started a new route from Warsaw to Stansted in the winter, and is due to fly up to 5 services a week during the coming summer. It looks as if this Boeing 737-400, SP-LLE, has only recently been repainted from a hybrid LOT scheme into the smart Centralwings colours.

Comment / A rare sunset arrival of a MAXjet Boeing 767 at Stansted. This one arrived as a charter from Kingston, Jamaica via Keflavik; I wonder if it was in connection with the Cricket World Cup?

Comment / This little one is operated by Bookajet Aircraft Charter & Management of Farnborough, to which she departed shortly after landing at Stansted. An apt registration?

Comment / VP-BWR makes a short roll down runway 05 from hold GA1, destination Paris Le Bourget.

Comment / Monarch have long operated a Saturday afternoon charter from Stansted to Geneva during the winter, and this season has been no exception. A321 G-OZBL is seen here lining up on runway 05.