This 154 was originally delivered to the Czechoslovak Govt. in January 1991. It was leased to Ensor Air for only a few days prior to this picture and was in Glasgow (IIRC) for a football charter. In April 1993 it was re-registered OK-VCP and went on to fly for Air Terrex, Czech. Govt. and Travel Service before leaving the Czech Republic in October 1999. It became RA-85841 with Omskavia and then was leased to iran Air Tour as EP-MBG. It returned to Omskavia in April 2003 and went on to fly with Domodedovo Airlines and Atlant-Soyuz before being scrapped at Mineralnyye Vody (MRV) around May 2011.

Apologies for the poor quality but this is a relatively rare picture of this plane carrying its Soviet rather than Russian reg. It was built in July 1992, registered CCCP-86123 the following month and parked up at SVO. The plane became RA-86123 in March 1993 and flew with Transaero until July 2000, when it joined KrasAir. The plane was also leased to VASO Airlines and ended its life with Atlant-Soyuz and was last noted operational at Dubai (DXB) in March 2008. It was then stored, minus engines, at the Vnukovo (VKO) VARZ-400 Aircraft Repair Plant, where it was scrapped around February 2011.

This A300 was delivered to Olympic in February 1979 and is pictured on one of its many visits to Heathrow. After Olympic, in May 1996, the plane was leased by Translift but was bought in January 1997 by Polaris Holding and parted out as N202AP at Greensboro - High Point (GSO), NC.

This early morning view of Sheremetyevo-2 was taken from Tu-154 CCCP-85639 as we lift off rw06R departing for LHR.

Pushing back for the return flight to SVO. This was an extra flight due to the no-show service the previous day.

Taxying out to depart off Rwy 27L.

Leased from Time Air Sweden.

A rather nostalgic shot for three reasons; IMHO the nicest variation of the Sabena c/s worn before that airline went under, the old Spectator terrace gave good shots (with care) and a Concorde moving in the background.

A Heathrow regular for many years, pictured here pushing back from Terminal 1 to depart for Plymouth. Note the pilots are just starting up the No.1 engine.

Taken from CCCP-85639, taxing out for departure to LHR.

Obviously this a/c is from Alitalia but had been pressed into service with subsidiary company ATI. Hence, it wore this hybrid scheme for a while but on this day she was back operating for the parent company.