Monday morning spotting at Brisbane airport

It has been some time since I last went plane spotting at Brisbane Airport. Since I don't work on Mondays, I thought I'd head out there for a few hours.

Last night, severe storms in Sydney resulted in Brisbane receiving two additional Airbus A380s: one from Emirates and one from Qatar. The Emirates aircraft returned to Sydney, arriving just before midnight. Special permission was granted for its post-curfew arrival of 11pm.

The Qatar aircraft was reportedly struck by lightning and will remain in Brisbane for a few days. Typically, Brisbane welcomes two Emirates A380s daily: one arrives at 6:30 am and stays grounded until its 9 pm departure, while another lands at 10:30 pm and departs at 2:00 am.

It's an exceptionally rare occurrence for Brisbane to have three Airbus A380s on the ground simultaneously. Even having two at once is an infrequent yet thrilling event.

EMIRATES AIRBUS A380-861 A6-EEU (MSN 147) 11 YRS OLD

QATAR AIRBUS A380-861 A7-APC (MSN 145) 10 YRS OLD

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRBUS A350-941 B-324R (MSN 462)
CZ381 ARRIVING FROM GUANGZHOU (CAN) 3 YRS OLD

ALLIANCE FOKKER F100 VH-UQN (MSN 11361)
VA600 ARRIVING FROM MACKAY (MKY) 33 YRS OLD

VIRGIN FOKKER F100 VH-FNC (MSN 11334)
VA1101 ARRIVING FROM NEWCASTLE (NTL) 33 YRS OLD
NOW OWNED BY ALLIANCE 

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA BOEING 737 MAX 8 VH-8IE (MSN 66644)
VA913 ARRIVING FROM SYDNEY (SYD) 5 MONTHS OLD

QANTAS AIRBUS A330-202 VH-EBP (MSN 1174)
QF611 OFF TO MELBOURNE (MEL) 13 YRS OLD

QANTAS AIRBUS A330-202 VH-EBK (MSN 0945)
QF54 ARRIVING FROM SINGAPORE (SIN) 16 YRS OLD

ALLIANCE EMBRAER E 190AR VH-UYN (MSN 19000095)
QF1875 ARRIVING FROM EMERALD (EMD) 17 YRS OLD
FLYING FOR QANTAS

ALLIANCE FOKKER 100 VH-UQG (MSN 11520)
QQ7240 OFF TO WEIPA (WEI) 30 YRS OLD

CHINA EASTERN AIRBUS A330-243 B-5975 (MSN 1639)
MU715 ARRIVING FROM SHANGHAI (PVG) 9 YRS OLD

AIR CANADA BOEING 787-9 C-FNOI (MSN 35268)
AC35 ARRIVING FROM VANCOUVER (YVR) 8 YRS OLD

QANTAS EMBRAER E190AR VH-UZH (MSN 19000183)
QF1928 OFF TO ADELAIDE (ADL) 16 YRS OLD

SOUTHERN AIRLINES BEECH 1900C VH-VSO (MSN UC-39) 36 YRS OLD

JETSTAR AIRBUS A320-232 VH-VFF (MSN 5039)
JQ7823 OFF TO SYDNEY (SYD) 12 YRS OLD

REX SAAB 340B VH-ZRB (MSN 340B-389)
ZL5718 OFF TO ROMA (RMA) 28 YRS OLD

SINGAPORE AIRBUS A350-941 9V-SHR (MSN 445)
SQ256 OFF TO SINGAPORE (SIN) 4 YRS OLD

AIR NIUGINI BOEING 767-341 P2-PXV (MSN 30341)
PX3 ARRIVING FROM PORT MORESBY (POM) 25 YRS OLD

LIFE FLIGHT LEONARDO AW139 VH-XIL (MSN 41411) 8 YRS OLD

JETSTAR AIRBUS A321-321 VH-VWW (MSN 3916)
JQ565 OFF TO MELBOURNE (MEL) 15 YRS OLD

SOLOMONS AIRBUS A320-232 H4-SIB (MSN 2445)
IE701 OFF TO HONIARA (HIR) 19 YRS OLD

CATHAY PACIFIC BOEING 777-367 B-KQU (MSN 42145)
CX153 ARRIVING FROM HONG KONG (HKG) 9 YRS OLD

QANTALINK DASH 8 Q400 VH-QOC (MSN 4117)
QLK255 OFF TO ORANGE (OAG) 18 YRS OLD

AMERICAN BOEING 787-9 N836AA (MSN 40654)
AA8 OFF TO DALLAS (DFW) 6 YRS OLD

PHILIPPINES AIRBUS A321-271 RP-C9935 (MSN 8568)
PR221 ARRIVING FROM MANILA (MNL) 5 YRS OLD

ALLIANCE FOKKER 70 VH-QQR (MSN 11564)
VA1258 ARRIVING FROM EMERLAD (EMD) 28 YRS OLD
FLYING FOR VIRGIN AUSTRALIA

NATIONAL JET EXPRESS DASH 8 Q400 VH-8QA (MSN 4582)
NC343 ARRIVING FROM MORANBAH (MOV) 6 YRS OLD

SINGAPORE AIRBUS A350-941 9V-SHP (MSN 436)
SQ255 ARRIVING FROM SINGAPRE (SIN) 4 YRS OLD

AVCAIR LEARJET 60 VH-AVL (MSN 60-286) 19 YRS OLD

ALLIANCE FOKKER 70 VH-QQW (MSN 11569)
QQ8602 OFF TO MOOMBA (MOO) 28 YRS OLD

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA BOEING 737-7K2 VH-NBP (MSN 38128)
VA931 ARRIVING FROM SYDNEY (SYD) 13 YRS OLD

PIONAIR AUSTRALIA BAe 146-300 VH-SQR (MSN E3151) 35 YRS OLD

JETSTAR BOEING 787-8 VH-VKJ (MSN 36236) 
JQ9 OFF TO TOKYO (NRT) 9 YRS OLD

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE AIRBUS KC-30A A39-002 (MSN 0951)

FIJI AIRBUS A350-941 DQ-FAM (MSN 251)
FJ921 ARRIVING FROM NADI (NAN) 6 YRS OLD