Long story short, had to fly SYD-MEL-SIN-IST-MAN after a business trip, SYD-MEL on REX was fantastic, MEL-SIN was on Jetstar, 787-900 in Business (if you can call it that), we got as far as the end of the runway before we went ack to guy for a touch of spannering...4 hours later and the flight was cancelled, as it was Melbourne cup week, they could not get me a flight anywhere until Thursday, this was a Monday...fine by me !! The following is what i managed to shoot over 2 days, weather was hot with thunder showers, heat haze one minute, pouring rain the next...
Great game of chicken underway !
Melbourne 2023 by Rob Burns, on FlickrAtlas 747-F operating for Qantas, taxing into stand.
Atlas Air 747 by Rob Burns, on FlickrVirgin Express 737, on gate, waiting for its next rotation.
Virgin Australia 737 by Rob Burns, on FlickrQantas Link Boeing 717, taxing for departure, which big cousin arrives from Sydney.
Melbourne 2023 by Rob Burns, on FlickrJetstar A320 taxing for departure, whilst a Parent company 737 arrives from Brisbane.
Melbourne 2023 by Rob Burns, on FlickrJetstar A321 basks in the afternoon sun whilst waiting its next rotation.
Melbourne 2023 by Rob Burns, on FlickrJetstar 787, taxing for departure.
Melbourne 2023. by Rob Burns, on FlickrSQ A380, 9V-SKM, arriving from SIN, in the background you can see Melbourne's unofficial spotters park.
Melbourne 2023 by Rob Burns, on FlickrAir NewZealand 787 arriving Melbourne, once regulars in the UK, Sadly now not seen.
Melbourne 2023 by Rob Burns, on FlickrOne of my main reasons for transiting Melbourne, was its concentration of Qantas 717's
Melbourne 2023. by Rob Burns, on FlickrAnother of Qantas's regional "Link" variants, arriving Melbourne.
Melbourne by Rob Burns, on FlickrDouble Bubble, Qantaslink 717 landing runway 34, whist sister 717 undergoes engine testing.
Melbourne 2023 by Rob Burns, on FlickrVietnam A350, taxing for departure to Ho Chi Minh.
Melbourne 2023 by Rob Burns, on FlickrShanghai Airlines 787, B-20DB, taxing for runway 34, really was a pleasant surprise to see how many Chinese carriers operate to and from MEL.
Melbourne 2003 by Rob Burns, on FlickrDHL 767F VH-XQU, fuelled and ready to go, as the storms start.
Melbourne 2023 by Rob Burns, on FlickrQantas Freight/Australia post A321, undergoing un-loading in the small hours.
Melbourne 2023 by Rob Burns, on FlickrOverview of JetStars apron in the wee small hours.
Melbourne 2023 by Rob Burns, on FlickrQantas 737 'Retro Roo II', wasn't much time left for me to catch this beauty before my flight home.
Melbourne 2023 by Rob Burns, on FlickrQantaslink B717, arriving during some fantastic thunderstorm activity.
Melbourne by Rob Burns, on FlickrQantaslink B717, departing the same was as it had arrived 45 minutes earlier. Heavy thunderstorm activity was responsible for many runway changes.
Melbourne 2023 by Rob Burns, on FlickrSaab340 of Rex Regional Express departing Melbourne.
Melbourne 2023. by Rob Burns, on FlickrQantas 737, in and out of some very low clouds as the thunderstorm passes.
Melbourne 2023 by Rob Burns, on FlickrQantas A330, departing during a =censored= in the storms.
Melbourne 2023 by Rob Burns, on FlickrMany more to come, hope people enjoy, i dont post many shots, but just giving a chance to people who are not lucky enough to get to places like Australia.
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