Spotting station
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PeachStateAviation
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ET-AOV has visited ATL plenty of times, here’s one of my photos.
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11941704
The_SingingAvgeek
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On Monday the 2nd of February 2026, Gold Coast Airport got its first regularly scheduled A220 service which is replacing Qantas' 737 on the Melbourne - Gold Coast route. Here are the 10 that have visited in the past 2-ish weeks in alphabetical order. At the time of posting, VH-X4H is the only one that hasn't visited.
Qantas has chosen to name all (except X4A, named after the artwork featured on it), after Native Australian Animals. The airline got the Australian public to suggest names for them and chose a number which I have included with each photo. These include any type of animal except reptiles and insects.
I feel like they should have done something similar to Frontier where instead of the Flying Kangaroo on the nose, they put a picture of the animal the aircraft is named after.
VH-X4A - Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa. X4A first visited back in January 2025 when diverted from Brisbane due to a storm. First scheduled visit - 5/2/26 as QF1514.
VH-X4B - Koala. Operated the second scheduled flight on 2/2/26 as QF1516.
VH-X4C. Little Red Flying-Fox. First visit also on 5/2/26. QF1516/1517.
VH-X4D - Platypus. 1st visit 11/2/26. QF1516. Yes, I did have the camera on the wrong setting, just ignore that.
VH-X4E - Tasmanian Devil. 1st visit 9/2/26, taken 12/2/26. QF1512.
VH-X4F - Rainbow Lorikeet. 1st Visit 10/2/26. QF1512.
VH-X4G - Whale Shark. Operated the first scheduled A220 service into OOL - 2/2/26. QF1512.
VH-X4I - Echidna. First Visit 18/2/26. QF1516
VH-X4J - Crimson Rosella. 1st Visit 3/2/26. QF1516
VH-X4K - Sugar Glider. Newest A220 in the fleet ~2 months in service. 1st visit 4/2/26. QF1512.
Qantas has chosen to name all (except X4A, named after the artwork featured on it), after Native Australian Animals. The airline got the Australian public to suggest names for them and chose a number which I have included with each photo. These include any type of animal except reptiles and insects.
I feel like they should have done something similar to Frontier where instead of the Flying Kangaroo on the nose, they put a picture of the animal the aircraft is named after.
VH-X4A - Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa. X4A first visited back in January 2025 when diverted from Brisbane due to a storm. First scheduled visit - 5/2/26 as QF1514.
VH-X4B - Koala. Operated the second scheduled flight on 2/2/26 as QF1516.
VH-X4C. Little Red Flying-Fox. First visit also on 5/2/26. QF1516/1517.
VH-X4D - Platypus. 1st visit 11/2/26. QF1516. Yes, I did have the camera on the wrong setting, just ignore that.
VH-X4E - Tasmanian Devil. 1st visit 9/2/26, taken 12/2/26. QF1512.
VH-X4F - Rainbow Lorikeet. 1st Visit 10/2/26. QF1512.
VH-X4G - Whale Shark. Operated the first scheduled A220 service into OOL - 2/2/26. QF1512.
VH-X4I - Echidna. First Visit 18/2/26. QF1516
VH-X4J - Crimson Rosella. 1st Visit 3/2/26. QF1516
VH-X4K - Sugar Glider. Newest A220 in the fleet ~2 months in service. 1st visit 4/2/26. QF1512.
JET-10/11/47
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Sorry but which airport is this please?
