Sunday, 27 July 2025

Plane spotting in heavy rain

Friday night Qatar Airways, using a Virgin Australia callsign of Velocity 16, brought one of their very special liveries into Brisbane. The aircraft arrives daily around 10.45 pm and sits on the ground for 16 hours, then departs the following afternoon at 3.00 pm.
We then get another Qatar flight, using the Qatar callsign, arrive around 5.30 pm and leaves around 10.30 pm  

Despite the day being very overcast, dull and cold, with heavy showers forecast, my wife, daughter and I headed out to the airport as I hadn't seen the special livery yet and wanted to see it. Another draw card to go out, was, there was a United Airlines 777 still on the ground. This aircraft should have left at 10.30 am Friday. It was cancelled due to mechanical issues and was due to depart at 3.00 pm yesterday.

We watched the United aircraft push back and get released from the tug, then it sat where it was for almost an hour. Sadly, for the crew and passengers, the aircraft returned to the gate for the second time. I did hear the pilots tell ground control; they hope to be away within the hour. 

The flight ended up departing at 8.50 pm.

JETSTAR AIRBUS A320-232 VH-VFX (MSN 5871)
JQ656 OFF TO CANBERRA (CBR) 11 YEARS

ALLIANCE AIRLINES

ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR BEECH KING AIR 360CER
VH-8FD (MSN FM-111) DIVERTED FROM TOOWOOMBA TO BRISBANE

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA BOEING 737-8FE VH-YIB (MSN 37825)
VA179 OFF TO NADI (NAN) 13 YEARS

QANTASLINK DASH 8 Q400 VH-QOH (MSN 4132)
QF2379 ARRIVING FROM HERVEY BAY (HVB) 19 YEARS

SINGAPORE AIRLINES AIRBUS A350-941 9V-SHK (MSN 369)
SQ236 OFF TO SINGAPORE (SIN) 5 YEARS


QANTAS BOEING 737-838 VH-VYA (MSN 33762)
QF539 OFF TO SYDNEY (SYD) 21 YEARS

JETSTAR AIRBUS A320-251N VH-A5A (MSN 12328)
JQ827 OFF TO SYDNEY (SYD) 8 MONTHS

QATAR BOEING 777-3DZ A7-BED (MSN 60330)
VA15 OFF TO DOHA (DOH) 10 YEARS
FLYING FOR VIRGIN AUSTRALIA



PHILIPPINE AIRLINES AIRBUS A321-271N RP-C9930 (MSN 8117)
PR222 OFF TO MANILA (MNL) 7 YEARS

UNITED BOEING 777-224 N77022 (MSN 39777)


QANTAS AIRBUS A330-303 VH-QPF (MSN 595)
QF53 OFF TO SINGAPORE (SIN) 21 YEARS


JETSTAR AIRBUS A321-251NX VH-OYU (MSN 12030)
JQ59 OFF TO DENPASAR (DPS) 9 MONTHS

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA BOEING 737-8FE VH-YFS (MSN 41027)
VA1118 OFF TO PROSERPINE (PPP) 9 YEARS

QATAR BOEING 777-3DZ A7-BAK (MSN 36097)
QR898 ARRIVING FROM DOHA (DOH) 15 YEARS


SINGAPORE AIRBUS A350-941 9V-SHQ (MSN 439)
SQ265 ARRIVING FROM SINGAPORE (SIN) 4 YEARS

QANTAS AIRBUS A330-202 VH-EBR (MSN 1251)
QF126 ARRIVING FROM AUCKLAND (AKL) 13 YEARS



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