Friday movements around Tullamarine

Due to the accomadation not being up to stratch and certainaly not how it looked on the internet I checked out of that one yesterday and last night moved into a far better more upmarket place. Lucky for me this one is closer to the airport and I have views of aircraft either arriving or departing.
Below are some photos I took this morning from my balcony of a few arrivals,

EMIRATES A380-861 A6-EDZ (CN 107)

QANTAS A330-202 VH-EBV (CN 1365)

QANTAS A380-841 VH-OQC (CN 022)

SINGAPORE B777-312 9V-SWB (CN 33377)

UNITED B787-9 N35953 (CN 36404)

Yesterday I noticed these two Tiger B737-8FE's; but didn't have my camera with me, so today on my way to the office I came out to get them. These aircraft are owned by Virgin Australia and no doubt will be repainted back into the Virgin Australia colour scheme very soon, Tiger had three 737's and one is already painted completly white, ready for repainting.

LEFT: TIGER B737-8FE VH-VUB (CN 34013)

RIGHT: TIGER 737-8FE VH-VOY (CN 33996)

Then some departures from my office

QANTAS B747-438 VH-OJS (CN 25564)

THAI B777-3AL HS-TKP (CN 41525)

and then this afternoon I went out to the airport viewing area to get a few movements.
I must say it was cold and windy and a really horrible afternoon.

JETSTAR A320-232 VH-VGF (CN 4497)

SINGAPORE B777-312 9V-SWB (CN 33377)

AIR CHINA A330-243 B-6073 (CN 780)

ETIHAD B777-3FX A6-ETN (CN 39689)

AIR NEW ZEALAND B777-219 ZK-OKE (CN 32712)

JETSTAR B787-8 VH-VKB (CN 36228)

SINGAPORE B777-212 9V-SVI (CN 32316)

AIR NORTH EMBRAER 170-100 VH-ANT (CN 17000357)

AIR AMBULANCE AGUSTAWESTLAND AW 139

VH-YXF (CN 31591)

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA B737-8FE VH-VOK (CN 33758)

QATAR B777-3DZ A7-BAF (CN 37661)

ETIHAD A380-861 A6-APE (CN 191)

Last of all an Emirates A380 departing, once again taken from my balcony.

EMIRATES A380-861 A6-EOO (CN 190)

Happy Birthday "SPEEDBIRD"

IATA ICAO Callsign BA BAW SPEEDBIRD

      BRITISH AIRWAYS B747-436 G-BNLW (CN 25432)     File Photo

In January 1972, a British Airways Board was established by the United Kingdom government following the passing of the Civil Aviation Act of 1971, to manage British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and British European Airways (BEA). On 1 September 1972 the management service functions of both BOAC and BEA were combined under the newly formed British Airways Group.

British Airways was established as an airline on 31 March 1974 by the dissolution of BOAC and BEA. Following two years of fierce competition with British Caledonian, the second-largest airline in the United Kingdom at the time, the Government changed its aviation policy in 1976 so that the two carriers would no longer compete on long-haul routes.

British Airways is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom and is the largest airline in the United Kingdom based on fleet size. When measured by passengers carried, it is second-largest in United Kingdom (behind EasyJet). The airline is based in Waterside near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport.

After almost 13 years as a state company, British Airways was privatised in February 1987 as part of a wider privatisation plan by the Conservative government.

British Airways is a founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance, the alliance has since grown to become the third-largest, after SkyTeam and Star Alliance.

A long-time Boeing customer, British Airways ordered 59 Airbus A320 aircraft in August 1998. In 2007 it purchased 12 Airbus A380s and 24 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, marking the start of its long-haul fleet replacement. The centrepiece of the airline's long-haul fleet is the Boeing 777, with 58 in the fleet. British Airways is still the largest operator of the Boeing 747-400 in the world, with 52 registered to the airline.

Spotting in Melbourne

The good thing about our office here in Melbourne is it is right on the flight path and when they are using runway 34 arriving aircraft come in low and slow over our office.
While I worked I was watching the flight radar and I had my eye on the Emirates A380, (my favorite aircraft) I rang my family in Brisbane to say good morning and much to my disappointment Emirates flew right over the top of me. I was really angry with myself for missing it, but then I couldn't believe what happend. Emirates performed a missed approach and went around so I got it on the second go. Sometimes you can be lucky...

EMIRATES A380-861 A6-EUC (CN 214)

Below are some of the heavies I got this morning.

GARUDA A330-343 PK-GPW (CN 1585)

UNITED B787-9 N35953 (CN 0269)

HAINAN A330-343 B-5935 (CN 1438)

AIR ASIA X A330-343 9M-XXI (CN 1411)

MALAYSIA A330-323 9M-MTK (CN 1388)

VIETNAM B787-9 VN-A865 (CN 38761)

All day I have been hearing heavies coming in over our roof teasing me so after work I went out to the airport for some more spotting, but mainly for the Etihad A380 and the Qatar 777.

ETIHAD B777-3FX A6-ETS (CN 44548)

QANTAS B747-438 VH-OEG (CN 39211)

TIGERAIR B737-8FE VH-VUD (CN 34015)

AIR NEW ZEALAND B787-9 ZK-NZH (CN 37964)

SINGAPORE B777-212 9V-SVI (CN 32316) CITY IN BACK GROUND

JETSTAR B787-8 VH-VKK (CN 36327)

AIR NORTH EMBRAER 170 VH-ANT (CN 17000357)

REX SAAB 340 VH-SBA (CN 311)    CITY OF WAGGA WAGGA

ETIHAD A380-861 A6-APC (CN 176)

QATAR B777-3DZ A7-BED (CN 60330)

SUNSET

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA A330-243 VH-XFD (CN 1306)

QANTAS A330-202 VH-EBF (CN 853)