Sterling European Airlines is a Danish company, that cannot leave any European spotter without interest. They recently have began coloring their aircrafts in an interesting way (see below). They seem to have good leasing agreements with other companies as well.

Belgians will remember the one or two sterling 727s coming into the Sobelair charter fleet during a recent summer and there is no doubt that there is a agreement between Sterling and Britannia to have some Sterling planes under full or partial Britannia colors (see below).

The fleet is composed of a series of older 727s and of a series recent 737s (also new generation). The 727s are mainly operated for TNT cargo in TNT colors scheme. OY-SEZ was used until the fall of '99 for passenger transportation but has been converted to freighter as well.

There was some kind of a Danish invasion on the Gran Canaria on November 13th '99, where the most of the high colored new 737s could be seen among a continuous flow of Premiair and Maersk Air planes.
 
 

	OY-SAU Sterling Boeing 727-200 (1973) taking off from Faro (FAO) in Aug. '95. This is the second typical livery of Sterling planes as they appeared in the mid-nineties. This plane has been OY-SAU three times in its life. It flies since May '97 for Sun Country as N290SC. Picture by Luis Rosa.
	OY-SEZ Sterling Boeing 727-200 (1976) taxiing at Copenhagen (CPH) on July  8th '99. The present livery has been applied to older planes. According to some sources, this particular plane has been converted to a freighter during the autumn of '99. Tome knowledge, it's being flown by Sun Country under reg N294SC. Picture by Alexander Jonsson.
	OY-SEZ, the same, in its earlier livery, leased by and wearing a Sobelair title on its old Sterling livery. SEA title also visible in the upper tail fin. Used round '96 and '97 by Sobelair during the summer for charter flights. Picture by Luis Rosa.
	OY-SEI, Sterling Boeing 737-800 (1999) in position before take-off from 03L at Las Palmas (LPA) on Nov. 13th '99. Interesting red livery. Flown by Tunisair since June '01.
	OY-SEC, Sterling Boeing 737-800 (1999), in yellow livery, approaching runway 03R at Las Palmas on Nov. 13th '99.
	OY-SEH, Sterling Boeing 737-800, in green livery, starting take off on runway 03L at Las palmas (LPA). Subleased to IsrAir, Israël from July '01.
	OY-SEF Sterling 737-300 (1992), blue livery, in short finals to runway 03L at las Palmas on Nov. 13th '99. Flies for AERIS, France, as F-GNFH, since March 2001.
	OY-SEB, Sterling Boeing 737-800 (1998), blue livery with Britannia titles and complete tail colors scheme and insignia. In final to Las Palmas (LPA) on Nov. 13th '99.
	OY-SEA, Boeing 737-800 (1998) operated by Sterling European in full Britannia colors approaching runway on Nov. 13th '99..