Comment / Some trivia! Did you know... that this particular Boeing 737 debuted as first series -800 for Britannia Airways in March 2000 (delivered as G-BNYB), later debuting (whilst on lease to Hapag Lloyd as D-ATUB) as the first aircraft to wear the new Hapagfly.com colours introduced in April 2005?

Comment / TC-JGM is a relatively new Boeing 737-800 for Turkish Airlines, delivered on May 16th 2006. She is seen here arriving on runway 23 on her very first visit to Stansted.

Comment / During the middle of winter, the sun sets in just the right position at Stansted, nicely silhouetting arrivals on to runway 23, whilst also revealing traffic further south over London.

Comment / A lucky shot here as Ryanair's Boeing 737-800 EI-CTA approaches Stansted's runway 23, whilst an easyJet B737-700 descends in the background for runway 26 at nearby Luton.

Comment / Good to be back around Stansted again, and to see the Turkish Airlines route to Istanbul now bumped up to a daily service. Boeing 737-800 TC-JGD shows some signs of wear and tear here as she climbs away from runway 23 on her way back to Turkey. Two weeks later, on the 13th January 2007, this aircraft slid off the runway in icy conditions at Oslo, thankfully with no injuries to those on board.

Comment / This Boeing 737-800 was delivered as a brand new airframe to Pegasus in March 1999, but has also spent time leased to Air Algerie (1999-2001) and Myanmar Airways (2003-2004).

Comment / Glad to be down! After flying through a thunderstorm and being struck by lightening whilst on approach into Luton, EI-DLK then encountered another storm cell right over the airfield and had to perform a go-around due to the poor visibility. She eventually landed successfully the second time round.

Comment / Ajet is the new name for Helios Airways, rebranded after the tragic 737-300 accident over Greece last year. I last saw 5B-DBI in October last year at Luton flying in the old Helios colours.

Comment / The original Ryanair 737-800. Delivered back in March 1999 in the classic Ryanair livery, she now wears the updated colours and winglets, with additional "Scotland - Welcome to our life" titles. With over one hundred more 737-800s delivered since her arrival she is still going strong, but in true Ryanair cost-cutting style, she will be returned to her lesser during late 2007 and replaced by new build aircraft.