Comment / One of the first arrivals of the day from New York's JFK airport.

Comment / MyTravel have announced that their last Boeing 757, G-WJAN, shall be leaving the fleet at the end of November, ending the airline's long association with the type. G-WJAN was first delivered direct to Airtours International Airways in March 1997, and shall be leaving for Canada to fly for Skyservice.

Comment / Another PIA Triple Seven departs runway 24L at Manchester, on a very soggy January morning last winter! A month after this photo was taken, PIA took delivery of a pair of 777-200LRs, with the first aircraft AP-BGY passing through Manchester on its delivery flight from Seattle on the 26th February.

Comment / This Boeing 757 is a relatively new addition for Loftleidir Icelandic, joining the fleet from US Airways earlier in May this year. Previously she flew with America West Airlines as N907AW and was painted up for a spell, you may remember, in the purple Phoenix Suns basketball team scheme. Here she is rotating away from runway 24L at Manchester operating the Monarch 532 to Palma de Mallorca.

Comment / Having missed the Star Airlines A330 operating for easyJet out of Stansted a few weeks ago, it was good to catch F-GRSQ filling in for an Excel Airways charter up at Manchester.

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.

Comment / Albino VLM arriving amongst some gloomy skies...