Comment / Having ferried the Zenit St Petersburg football team to Manchester earlier on in the week, Gazpromavia returned on the final day itself with RA-73000. It is one of just two Boeing 737s in the airline's sizeable fleet, having joined at the end of last year from Jet Airways (ex. VT-JNP).

Comment / G-EZJK prepares for the early morning rotation down to London Stansted.

Comment / A lot can change in three years! Around about the time this photo was taken, Maersk Air was bought out by Icelandic investors and was merged with Sterling European Airlines to form a new carrier under the name Sterling Airlines. Despite flying with Sterling titles for a few months, OY-MLZ was withdrawn from service in the spring of 2006, and now flies for the Brazilian airline, GOL, as PR-GIG. Of course, Sterling then went bust in October 2008, though (at the time of writing - December 2008) hopes that the Sterling name may live on have been given a boost with the news that Cimber Air has bought the rights to the brand.

Comment / Returning to Newcastle after her first sortie of the day, down to London Stansted and back.

Comment / Descending over the lights for runway 25 as the sun disappears below the horizon.