The former Atlas Air Boeing 747-245F N641FE was delivered to the new British cargo airline Airfreight Express at Heathrow on 15/5/99. The aircraft was however noted still parked out on 4/6/99

There were more than fifty charter flights from Manchester to Barcelona for the European Champions League Cup Final between Manchester United and Bayern Munich on 26/5/99. One aircraft used was the Aero Lyon DC-10-30 F-BTDD

The Palestinian Authority's JetStar II 7T-VHP brought Yasser Arafat into Dublin for a meeting with the Irish Government on 3/5/99

The former North American Airlines Boeing 757-23A N757NA was rolled out in National Airlines livery at Shannon and departed for New York/JFK on 15/5/99. National Airlines began operations on 27/5/99 when it launched scheduled services from its Las Vegas base to Chicago and Los Angeles

The Boeing 737-300 TC-GHB of the new Antalya-based charter operator Air Rose arrived at Southend from Istanbul for attention by Heavylift Aircraft Engineering on 12/5/99

The European Cup Winners' Cup Final between Lazio and Real Mallorca at Villa Park on 15/5/99 resulted in a host of charters into Birmingham including Boeing 737-4Q8 N242GD, c/n 24234, of the Rome-based Italian airline Blue Panorama