Comment / British Airways' first Shuttle flight of the day from Heathrow arrives against an inky blue sky with the rising sun obscured by a low bank of cloud in the horizon.

Comment / On short final for Newcastle's runway 25 inbound from Stavanger.

Comment / Arriving at Newcastle on the midday flight from Amsterdam. PH-EZA is the first of ten ERJ-190s due for delivery to KLM Cityhopper.

Comment / KLM Cityhopper's new ERJ-190s dropped into Newcastle on several occasions over Christmas and New Year. PH-EZA was the first of the new type to be delivered to Amsterdam, arriving on 10th November 2008.

Comment / Newcastle's 2329m runway can prove challenging for some operators and aircraft, though Emirates' A330s get away with no problem at all.

Comment / The daily Emirates A330-200 flight to Dubai lines up on runway 07 on a murky December afternoon. There will be a short wait as a Cessna 172 departs and clears ahead!

Comment / It's great to see the Maersk livery still flying. Although Maersk Air the airline has disappeared from our skies, this Challenger is employed by the Maersk shipping line on executive duties.

Comment / Good to see the old Eastern Airways colour scheme still flying...

Comment / One of a few Eurowings CRJs that wear the Eurowings livery, as opposed to that of Lufthansa Regional for whom they do most of their flying.

Comment / This Ryanair 737-800 was delivered in October 2006 and wears stickers promoting the Costa Brava, added in conjunction with Ryanair's large base at Girona.