Comment / The Swiss 458 diverts into Stansted from London City with a techinical problem. The aircraft landed safely and departed again an hour later.

Comment / Despite going twice daily on the Brussels to Newcastle route last summer, this summer sees only an evening service from the Belgian capital, arriving in the north east at approximately 8pm.

Comment / Despite some low cloud rolling in, OO-DJV catches a few last glimmers of the setting sun.

Comment / OO-DJP arrives in the glow of the setting sun on the daily service from Brussels.

Comment / Arriving in the very last of the day's sun - photo taken at 2057 local time.

Comment / Despite launching a twice daily Stansted to Helsinki route last year, Blue1 now only fly an evening rotation. I can vouch for a good service on board; I flew on this RJ85 on the route last summer.

Comment / Jet2 are leasing Flightline's BAe 146 G-FLTC again this summer, this time to operate between London Gatwick and Newcastle. She's seen here moments from touching down on runway 25.

Comment / Flightline's G-FLTA was up at Manchester during early April in this all white colour, flying for Flybe on the former BA Connect services to Brussels and Paris.

Comment / The cancellation of the Avro RJX program in November 2001 was a major blow to the British aviation industry, from which you could say it has never recovered. RJX100 G-IRJX was the program's second prototype, flying for the first time on 23rd September 2001. The flight from Woodford lasted 3 hours and 10 minutes during which she reached 26,000ft and 250kts.