Cathay's Jumbo - a rare daylight visit.

Before diving into today’s blog, I want to apologise for the recent gap in posts. After arriving in the country last Saturday, I fell ill and had a brief stay in the hospital. Thankfully, I’m feeling much better now and will do my best to keep posts coming regularly.

Every Tuesday, Brisbane welcomes a weekly Cathay Cargo 747-8, usually arriving around 7:15 pm and departing around 8:30 pm, both after sunset. But today, the Queen made a rare daylight appearance, flying in from Sydney just before 3:00 pm and heading off to Hong Kong at 4:30 pm.

SINGAPORE AIRLINES AIRBUS A350-941 9V-SHT (MSN 464)
SQ236 OFF TO SINGAPORE (SIN) 4 YEARS

ALLIANCE EMBRAER E190AR VH-A2V (MSN 19000249)

ALLAINCE FOKKER 70 VH-NUZ (MSN 11568)

CATHAY PACIFIC CARGO BOEING 747-867F B-LJF (MSN 39243)
CX3584 ARRIVING FROM SYDNEY (SYD) 13 YEARS

ALLIANCE FOKKER 70 VH-NUU (MSN 11532)

QANTAS BOEING 737-838 VH-VZO (MSN 34191)
QF533 OFF TO SYDNEY (SYD) 14 YEARS

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA BOEING 737-7KE VH-NQI (MSN 38635)
VA9903 ARRIVING FROM HOBART (HBA) 14 YEARS

JETSTAR AIRBUS A320-232 VH-VGU (MSN 4245)
JQ656 OFF TO CANBERRA (CBR) 15 YEARS

QATAR BOEING 777-3DZ A7-BEW (MSN 65304)
VA15 OFF TO DOHA (DOH) 7 YEARS
FLYING FOR VIRGIN AUSTRALIA

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA BOEING 737-8FE VH-YID (MSN 38709)
VA1220 OFF TO CANBERRA (CBR) 14 YEARS

AIR NIUGINI BOEING 767-341 P2-PXV (MSN 30341)
PX4 OFF TO PORT MORESBY (POM) 26 YEARS

ALLIANCE FOKKER 100 VH-UQG (MSN 11520)
QQ4824 ARRIVING FROM THE GRANITES (GTS) 31 YEARS

ALLIANCE FOKKER 70 VH-QQW (MSN 11569)
VA1246 ARRIVING FROM ROCKHAMPTON (ROK) 29 YEARS 
FLYING FOR VIRGIN AUSTRALIA

JETSTAR AIRBUS A321-251NX VH-OYW (MSN 12183)
JQ060 OFF TO DENPASAR (DPS) 11 MONTHS

SINGAPORE AIRLINES AIRBUS A350-941 9V-SHH (MSN 316)
SQ265 ARRIVING FROM SINGAPORE (SIN) 6 YEARS 

QANTASLINK AIRBUS A220-300 VH-X4A (MSN 55253)
QLK1593 ARRIVING FROM HAMILTON ISLAND (HTI) 1 YEAR

AIR NEW ZEALAND AIRBUS A321-271NX ZK-NNE (MSN 8799)
NZ147 ARRIVING FROM AUCKLAND (AKL) 6 YEARS

AIR NAURU BOEING 737-83N VH-AN2 (MSN 30660)
ON1 ARRIVING FROM NAURU (INU) 22 YEARS

QANTAS BOEING 787-9 VH-ZNL (MSN 66076)
QF126 ARRIVING FROM AUCKLAND (AKL) 5 YEARS

ALLIANCE FOKKER 100 VH-FGB (MSN 11446)
VA1248 ARRIVING FROM ROCKHAMPTON (ROK) 32 YEARS

QATAR BOEING 777-3DZ A7-BAM (MSN 38245)
QR898 ARRIVING FROM DOHA (DOH) 14 YEARS