Comment / Just days after this photo was taken, PH-MCY was repainted into the latest livery at Helsinki.

Comment / It's taken me a while to grab a photo of Martinair's new scheme, but here we are - PH-MCT arrives at Stansted on one of a number of weekly MD-11 services to Essex from the Americas.

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.

Comment / FedEx 5 from Paris slows down on runway 05 as Ryanair 737-800 EI-DAP taxis out...

Comment / Lightly loaded and going up fast! Departing off 05 back to Amsterdam.

Comment / Another MD-11 snapped up by FedEx, this airframe being ex. HB-IWA of Swissair which was converted to a freighter at Naples during the first half of 2005. Note also the new style 'Express' titles.

Comment / Lining up on runway 05 about to depart to Paris.