Earlier this morning we had a PAE (Pacific Air Express) Boeing 757 arrive into Brisbane for the first time, and late this afternoon Brisbane said goodbye to the very last Boeing 747 to Los Angeles.
Pacific Air Express is an airline based in here in Brisbane. It operates cargo services to Honiara, Nauru, Noumea, Port Moresby and Port Vila. The airline was established in 1993 by Australian expatriate Gary Clifford (General Manager) and a business partner from the Solomon Islands. The airline was originally based in Honiara, but relocated due to civil unrest in 1999. PAE took delivery of this aircraft back in March this year but today it made its new home here in Brisbane. PQA has had many owners
| 05/12/1985 | Eastern Airlines EAL | N522EA | Correct | |
| 22/10/1991 | Air 2000 | G-OOOW | Correct | |
| 27/09/2002 | Air Atlanta Icelandic | TF-ARE | Correct | |
| 01/05/2003 | Excel Airways | TF-ARE | Correct | |
| 01/11/2005 | Air Atlanta Icelandic | TF-ARE | Correct | |
| 03/04/2006 | Excel Airways | G-VKNC | Correct | |
| 15/10/2006 | XL Airways | G-VKNC | Correct | |
| 30/05/2007 | VARIG Logistica | PR-LGI | Correct | |
| 06/10/2011 | DHL International Aviation | A9C-DHD | Correct | |
| 20/03/2018 | Pacific Air Express | VH-PQA |
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| PACIFIC AIR EXPRESS B757-225 VH-PQA (CN 22611) |
For many years Qantas has operated a single daily flight to Los Angles using their Boeing 747-438 aircraft. From the 1st September Qantas dropped the early morning 747 service and replaced the aircraft with their new 787-9 Dreamliner. The very same day Qantas introduced a second service using the 747 and this service operated three times a week, (Mon, Wed and Sat) departing at 5.25pm.
Today Qantas sent their Boeing 747 to Los Angeles for the last time as come Saturday (1st Dec) the aircraft will be replaced with a new 787-9. QF 55 departed just before 6pm local time and will return on Saturday the 1st as QF 56 at 5.15am. It will be on the ground for a few hours and will depart Brisbane for Sydney as QF56 and this will be the last 747 departure Brisbane will see.
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| QANTAS B747-438 VH-OJS (CN 25564) |
Below are some other photos taken today.
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| E V A AIR A330-203 B-16312 (0755) |
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| CHINA AIRLINES A350-941 B-18905 (CN 073) |
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| GULFSTREAM G550 N793CP (CN 5473) |
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| STATE OF QUEENSLAND BEECH 1900D VH-PSK (CN UE-311) |
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| HEVILIFT ATR42-320 VH-YWH (CN 0194) |
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| QANTASLINK B717-2BL VH-NXJ (CN 55166) |
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| ETIHAD B787-9 A6-BLK (CN 39654) |
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| VIRGIN AUSTRALIA B737-8FE VH-YFT (CN 41028) |
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| AIR NEW ZEALAND A320-232 ZK-OJI (CN 2297) |
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| NAURU AIRLINES B737-319 VH-YNU (CN 25607) |
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| QANTAS B737-838 VH-VXQ (CN 33723) RETRO ROO II |
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| SKYTRANS DASH 8 Q100 VH-QQB (CN 004) |
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| TIGERAIR A320-232 VH-VNF (CN 3332) |
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| AIR NEW ZEALAND A320-232 ZK-OJN (CN 2594) |
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