Tuesday, 3 March 2026

Monday morning plane spotting

Yesterday, our daughter flew to Melbourne, mainly for the Formula One Grand Prix but also to catch a K-pop concert. Her flight left at 8 a.m., so the three of us headed to the airport early. My wife walked her into the terminal to say goodbye, while I made my way up to the ninth floor of the car park for some serious plane spotting.

QANTAS BOEING 737-838 VH-VXH (MSN 33478)
QF984 OFF TO MACKAY (MKY) 23 YEARS

QANTASLINK DASH 8 400 VH-QOU (MSN 4275)
QLK456D OFF TO MORANBAH (MOV) 16 YEARS

BATIK AIR BOEING 737 MAX 8 9M-LRV (MSN 42998)
OD157 ARRIVING FROM DENPASAR (DPS) 7 YEARS



JETSTAR AIRBUS A320-232 VH-VFU (MSN 5814)
JQ810 ARRIVING FROM SYDNEY (SYD) 12 YEARS

JETSTAR AIRBUS A320-232 VH-X3F (MSN 5305)
JQ755 OFF TO HOBART (HBA) 13 YEARS
EX JETSTAR ASIA 9V-JSO

AIR NEW ZEALAND AIRBUS A320-371N ZK-NHA (MSN 8715)
NZ271 ARRIVING FROM WELLINGTON (WLG) 7 YEARS

ALLIANCE FOKKER 70 VH-NUZ (MSN 11568)
VA1255 OFF TO EMERALD (EMD) 29 YEARS
FLYING FOR VIRGIN AUSTRALIA

MALAYSIA AIRLINES AIRBUS A330-323 9M-MTB (MSN 1219)
MH135 ARRIVING FROM KUALA LUMPUR (KUL) 14 YEARS




SMARTLYNX AUSTRALIA AIRBUS A319-112 VH-L7A (MSN 1779) 23 YEARS

CORPORATE JET CENTRES EMBRAER E190-E2 VH-IKJ (MSN 19020029) 6 YEARS

SMARTLYNX AUSTRALIA AIRBUS A319-112 VH-L7C (MSN 1740) 23 YEARS

JETSTAR AIRBUS A321-251NX VH-OYD (MSN 11797)
JQ800 OFF TO ADELIADE (ADL) 2 YEARS

SINGAPORE AIRBUS A350-941 9V-SHM (MSN 379)
SQ235 ARRIVING FROM SINGAPORE (SIN) 6 YEARS

JETSTAR AIRBUS A320-251 VH-A5B (MSN 12229)
JQ928 OFF TO CAIRNS (CNS) 1 YEAR

UNITED BOEING 777-224 N78004 (MSN 27580)
UA96 ARRIVING FROM SAN FRANCISCO (SFO) 27 YEARS

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRBUS A350-941 B-32CQ (MSN 568)
CZ381 ARRIVING FROM GUANGZHOU (CAN) 3 YEARS

QANTAS AIRBUS A330-303 VH-QPH (MSN 695) 20 YEARS

DAUGHTER SHINING THE LIGHT ON HER WAY TO MELBOURNE

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA BOEING 737-8FE VH-YFV (MSN 41030)
VA314 OFF TO MELBOURNE (MEL) 10 YEARS

JETSTAR BOEING 787-8 VH-VKL (MSN 36238)
JQ24 ARRIVING FROM OSAKA (KIX) 10 YEARS

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA BOEING 737-7K2 VH-NBP (MSN 38128)
VA924 OFF TO SYDNEY (SYD) 14 YEARS
EX KLM PH-BGW

CHINA EASTERN AIRBUS A350-941 B-305X (MSN 269)
MU715 ARRIVING FROM SHANGHAI (PVG) 7 YEARS

QANTAS AIRBUS A330-203 VH-EBG (MSN 887)
QF54 ARRIVING FROM SINGAPORE (SIN) 18 YEARS

NATIONAL JET EXPRESS DASH 8 400 VH-IYJ (MSN 4539) 9 YEARS

AIR CANADA BOEING 787-9 C-FRTG (MSN 37184)
AC35 ARRIVING FROM VANCOUVER (YVR) 8 YEARS

QUEENSLAND POLICE KING AIR 360CER VH-8PE (MSN FM-114)

QANTAS AIRBUS A330-203 VH-EBL (MSN 976) 17 YEARS
PRIDE IS IN THE AIR LIVERY

QANTAS BOEING 787-9 VH-ZNK (MSN 66075)
QF119 OFF TO AUCKLAND (AKL) 6 YEARS


QANTASLINK AIRBUS A220-300 VH-X4E (MSN 55312)
QLK281 OFF TO WELLINGTON (WLG) 1 YEAR

AIR NEW ZEALAND AIRBUS A321-271NX ZK-NNA (MSN 8496)
NZ205 ARRIVING FROM CHRISTCHURCH (CHC) 7 YEARS

AIR NEW ZEALAND BOEING 787-9 ZK-NZM (MSN 38180)
NZ145 ARRIVING FROM AUCKLAND (AKL) 8 YEARS

AMERICAN AIRLINES BOEING 787-9 N848AN (MSN 66013)
AA8 OFF TO DALLAS (DFW) 1 YEAR


NAURU AIRLINES BOEING 737-3U3 VH-ONU (MSN 28732) 28 YEARS

TEAM GLOBAL EXPRESS BOEING 737-8FH ZK-TXD (MSN 35082) 19 YEARS

TEXEL AIR BOEING 737-8BK ZK-TXA (MSN 33013) 22 YEARS



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