A morning plane spotting at Auckland Airport

Yesterday morning, I went plane spotting at Auckland Airport, planning to stay for just a few hours, but it ended up lasting about five hours. Huge thank you to my beautiful wife who sat patiently in the car all that time.

AIR NEW ZEALAND AIRBUS A320-232 ZK-OXM (MSN 7362)
NZ534 ARRIVING FROM CHRISTCHURCH (CHC) 10 YEARS

AIR NEW ZEALAND BOEING 787-9 ZK-NZJ (MSN 37966)
NZ90 ARRIVING FROM TOKYO (NRT) 10 YEARS

AIR CHATHAMS ATR 72-500 ZK-MCU (MSN 632) 26 YEARS

AIIR NEW ZEALAND DASH 8 300 ZK-NEW (MSN 648)
NZ5128 ARRIVING FROM TAURANGA (TRG) 19 YEARS

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES BOEING 787-9 B-209X (MSN 63983)
CZ336 OFF TO GAUNGZHOU (CAN) 7 YEARS

BARRIER AIR CESSNA GRAND CARAVAN ZK-SDD (MSN 208B2087)
GBA355 OFF TO CLARIS (GBZ) 17 YEARS 

AIR NEW ZEALAND DASH 8 300 ZK-NEQ (MSN 636)
NZ5164 ARRIVING FROM GISBORNE (GIS) 20 YEARS

AIR CHATHAMS SAAB 340A ZK-CIT (MSN 340A-155)
3C709 ARRIVING FROM WHANGANUI (WAG) 27 YEARS

EMIRATES AIRBUS A380-861 A6-EUI (MSN 221)
EK448 ARRIVING FROM DUBAI (DXB) 10 YEARS

QANTAS BOEING 737-838 VH-XZF (MSN 39370)
QF118 OFF TO BRISBANE (BNE) 13 YEARS

KOREAN AIR BOEING 787-10 HL8577 (MSN 60310)
KE412 OFF TO SEOUL (ICN) 10 MONTHS

AIR NEW ZEALAND DASH 8-300 ZK-NEM (MSN 630)
NZ5038 ARRIVING FROM NEW PLYMONTH (NPL) 20 YEARS

AIR NEW ZEALAND AIRBUS A321-271N ZK-OYB (MSN 11049)
NZ637 OFF TO QUEENSTOWN (ZQN) 3 YEARS

CATHAY PACIFIC AIRBUS A350-941 B-LRR (MSN 119)
CX113 ARRIVING FROM HONG KONG (HKG) 9 YEARS

MALAYSIA AIRLINES AIRBUS A330-941 9M-MNP (MSN 2122)
MH145 ARRIVING FROM KUALA LUMPUR (KUL) 8 MONTHS

ATLAS AIR BOEING 747-47U N409MC (MSN 30558)
QF7552 OFF TO SYDNEY (SYD) 26 YEARS

AIR NEW ZEALAND AIRBUS A320-232 ZK-OAB (MSN 4553)
NZ542 ARRIVING FROM CHRISTCHURCH (CHC) 15 YEARS

AIR NEW ZEALAND BOEING 787-9 ZK-NZE (MSN 34334) 12 YEARS

AIR CHATHAM CESSNA GRAND CARAVAN ZK-SDE (MSN 208B-2003)
GBA106 ARRIVING FROM CLARIS (GBZ) 18 YEARS

FIJI AIRWAYS AIRBUS A330-243 DQ-FJT (MSN 1394)
FJ411 ARRIVING FROM NADI (NAN) 13 YEARS

SINGAPORE AIRLINES BOEING 777-312 9V-SWR (MSN 34583)
SQ285 ARRIVING FROM SINGAPORE (SIN) 18 YEARS

FEDEX BOEING 777-FS2 N858FD (MSN 37729)
FX75 OFF TO SYDNEY (SYD) 15 YEARS

DASSUALT FALCON 7X EASY N997X (MSN 144) 15 YEARS

Tyre shreds on our Air New Zealand 787

Yesterday, my wife and I flew from Brisbane (BNE/YBBN) to Auckland (AKL/NZAA) on Air New Zealand, marking my first time with the airline. The three-hour flight across the Tasman was smooth and uneventful until the top of descent, when the captain informed us we had shredded a tyre on departure from Brisbane. He reassured us not to worry, as there were three others on that side, and explained we’d be doing one circuit to allow separation from another aircraft. He also mentioned that if we see fire trucks upon landing, it was standard procedure. Touchdown was normal, though there was some vibration throughout the aircraft on our long roll through.

BATIK AIR BOEING 737-MAX 8 9M-LRL (MSN 43012)
OD158 OFF TO DENPASAR (DPS) 7 YEARS

NAURU AIRLINES BOEING 737-79L VH-INU (MSN 34538) 20 YEARS

AIR NEW ZEALAND BOEING 787-9 ZK-NZD (MSN 41989)
NZ145 ARRIVING FROM AUCKLAND (AKL) 12 YEARS

QANTAS AIRBUS A321-271NY VH-OGF (MSN 12835)
QF6111 ARRIVING FROM SYDNEY (SYD) 6 MONTHS

QANTASLINK DASH 8 400 VH-LQD (MSN 4371)
QLK312D ARRIVING FROM CANBERRA (CBR) 15 YEARS

AIR CANADA BOEING 787-9 C-FGEI (MSN 37174)
AC36 OFF TO VANCOUVER (YVR) 10 YEARS

EMIRATES AIRBUS A380-842 A6-EUT (MSN 236) 9 YEARS

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA BOEING 737-8FE VH-YIG (MSN 38711)
VA1213 ARRIVING FROM CANBERRA (CBR) 14 YEARS

QANTAS AIRBUS A330-202 VH-EBD (MSN 513) 23 YEARS

JETSTAR BOEING 787-8 VH-VKF (MSN 36231)
JQ54 ARRIVING FROM SEOUL (ICN) 12 YEARS

SINGAPORE AIRLINES AIRBUS A350-941 9V-SHW (MSN 485) 4 YEARS

CHINA AIRLINES AIRBUS A350-941 B-18922 (MSN 060) 8 YEARS

QANTASLINK EMBRAER E190AR VH-UZF (MSN 19000166)
QLK357 OFF TO HONIARA (HIR) 18 YEARS

SINGAPORE AIRLINES BOEING 747-412F 9V-SFN (MSN 32899) 22 YEARS

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRBUS A350-941 B-30F9 (MSN 417) 5 YEARS

QANTAS BOEING 787-9 VH-ZNJ (MSN 66074)
QF3 OFF TO NEW YORK (JFK) 6 YEARS

CHINA EASTERN BOEING 777-39P B-2009 (MSN 43269)

EMIRATES AIRBUS A380-842 A6-EVS (MSN 272) 5 YEARS

LATAM AIRLINES BOEING 787-9 CC-BGC (MSN 35231) 11 YEARS

QANTAS BOEING 737-838 VH-XZP (MSN 44577) 11 YEARS