On 12 July 2008, the Airbus A380 - F-WWDD performed a flypast at Liverpool in recognition of it's European Capital of Culture status - and in appreciation of the local expertise involved in building the wings for this technological marvel. It drew huge crowds to the airport and made for a most impressive site.

Orlando September 2008

Nice to see some Russian visitors but a shame it was Rangers ..

A two day trip to Frankfurt late August 2009 saw some new and varied carriers - all shown in good light in the warm summer sun

An EZY day return to Paris netted the following images. And thanks to EasyJet for running a prompt and efficient service. A good day out.

BTW - flew SFO - Vegas with Virgin America - USD50 one way. Brilliant. Proof that cheap can be cheerful - it doesn't have to be nasty, Mr O'Leary. The classy internal design on the planes, staff uniforms, friendly, professional staff, seat back screens - everything about the package was different class to the mean spirited experience that is flying with Ryanair, these days.

Really can't recommend Virgin America highly enough.

A VFR flight from Liverpool to Breighton in August 2006 revealed many delights from the Real Aeroplane Collection - here are the highlights. Thanks for the ride to Tommy Mc and 'JF. Thanks are also due to the staff at Breighton for allowing us full access to their priceless collection of historic aircraft.

I explored a new vantage point to shoot 09 arrivals today - a long trek across fields - but worth the effort - just that the quality of the visitors was a little disappointing

This brilliant adventure included flights in a Cessna 208 Caravan and a DHC2 Beaver of Air Whitsunday

Now coming together nicely - former Kemble resident G-ANCF being re-assembled on the old airport site at Liverpool.

An interesting variety of visitors to Manchester on a cold winter's Saturday - all nicely lit in the winter sunshine

Airports look different from the air - here are some
you might recognise.

A well organised event with a nice variety of GA

A nice variety of charter traffic left Liverpool, taking the Red Army to Athens - and brought them home the next day. By no means an exhaustive coverage - but most of the highlights are here.

A family trip to Oz included Perth, Sydney, Hamilton Island and Brisbane - here are the images

Glorious weather and some good flying. Usual Biggin problem when the sun comes around in the afternoon and display aircraft appear as silhouettes - makes for challenging shooting.

A debt of thanks is owed to Kermit Weeks for putting this memorable collection together. This wonderful collection of veteran aircraft is all the more remarkable because most are maintaned in flying condition. Restoration work goes on as new types are acquired. I was pleased to see some visiting WW2 veterans were treated with the respect and dignity they richly deserve.

Well worth a visit if you are in Florida.

Braving storm force winds - I took a FlyBe day trip to Frankfurt - as rewarding as ever and well worth the effort

A mixture of sunshine and thunderstorms made for challenging conditions. But the rich variety of aircraft made getting soaked, all worthwhile. Although my travelling companions, Tommy and Billy might disagree!

Here are 48 of my best images from a memorable day at Manchester - enjoy!

A look at West Lancs Microlight School at Ince Blundell

The Musee de l'Air is helpfully laid out from the photographer's point of view

A return to Paris in May 2004 and some unusual (to me) aircraft