Comment / Germanwings' first factory fresh A319, delivered new from Airbus in December last year.

Comment / LN-KKW is another recent addition to the ever-growing Norwegian Boeing 737-300 fleet. She was delivered in April after receiving attention at Lasham, and has previously served with TAP Air Portugal, Air Atlantis, BRA Brasil Rodo Aereo and Euro Atlantic Airways.

Comment / It is unusual to see UPS operating in daylight hours at Stansted - although most days normally see a 767-300F day stopper on the cargo ramp, for much of the year flights operate under the cover of darkness. The long summer evenings obviously make a big difference, with N305UP seen here departing runway 05 in beautiful evening light as the UPS238 to Louisville at 2040 local time.

Comment / G-GSSC arrives back at Stansted from Houston with her reverse thrust kicking up some spray as she passes the SR Technics diamond hangar.

Comment / A nice surprise arrival just after 8pm at Stansted yesterday as SV7049 - although with some tricky lighting conditions in play! The setting sun had disappeared behind a bank of low haze by this point, but the result is not too bad never the less.

Comment / Having worn a series of special liveries and titles in it's time with Norwegian, LN-KKR currently advertises the airline's routes for skiing breaks in Turin, Salzburg and Geneva.

Comment / A WDL Aviation BAe 146 has been operating for Air Berlin into Stansted regularly over the last few weeks. Of course, it is a setup that D-AWBA knows well - three years ago WDL were contracted to operate a number of 146s between Stansted and Moenchengladbach in full Air Berlin colours.

Comment / Now no longer with the Tirol stickers on the right hand side...

Comment / Making a few last minute adjustments!

Comment / Based at Stansted for the summer season, this Nordic MD-83 is operating a fairly comprehensive charter program on behalf of Excel Airways.

Comment / Finally managed to catch up with the T-Com logojet this evening, arriving at Stansted from Cologne just as the sun started to reappear after a long day of heavy rain showers.