The Flightradar24 appreciation thread

[RB001]

Departure out of BNE scheduled at 15:30 today instead

Enroute to Sydney and then I saw this, and thought 'uh-oh', but there appears to be congestion at SYD so a few loops being completed everywhere.

 

[Scarlett]

An interesting thing a couple of days ago when waiting for and then having boarded a QR 787 at DOH.



There was apparently a Eurofighter Typhoon moving around the gate area at Hamad International. I’d been watching it on FR24 but couldn’t see anything out the window. Likely an ops vehicle that someone with a sense of humour had programmed.

I checked earlier this morning when considering writing this post and DOH looked normal with just usual RPT jets everywhere. However, I’ve just gone back to FR24 for another look and can see both of these:


MAINT3 - so yes a maintenance vehicle.


Highly likely not an F-15 being taxied around toward the off-terminal bus gates apron.

Qatari humour!

 

[AIRwin]

Could be headed to BNE
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EK413 finally on its way to DXB this afternoon since the diversion on Saturday

 

[LionKing]

B-LRJ is rostered onto Hong Kongers gold digging express and scheduled to arrive at Wolli Creek tomorrow morning (14th). So please get your cameras out!

 

[LionKing]

Attention plane spotters, tomorrow 15 Jan, Cathay Pacific will launch its retro jet onto CX153/CX150.

Let's hope we can spot QF Retroroo and CX Reto Jet together!

 

[mel-world]

On FR24, is there any way to know which variant of the 350 SQ has assigned to a flight? SQ designated them as Medium Haul, LH or ULH but how to tell them apart. They all seem to be 350-941 version.

 

[AIRwin]

On FR24, is there any way to know which variant of the 350 SQ has assigned to a flight? SQ designated them as Medium Haul, LH or ULH but how to tell them apart. They all seem to be 350-941 version.

Rego:
9V-SH* = medium haul
9V-SJ* and 9V-SM* = long haul
9V-SG* = ULH

 

[mel-world]

Rego:
9V-SH* = medium haul
9V-SJ* and 9V-SM* = long haul
9V-SG* = ULH

Many thanks. Mind you, I'll have to print that out.

 

[Mattg]

A Qantas 737-800 is currently en-route from Cairns to Hong Kong

 

[Saab34]

Something up with AirAsia SYD-KUL

7700, descent down to 10,000 and diverting to BNE

Down to 10,000 could be a pressurisation event.

 

[markis10]

Bit concerned by the airworthiness of this one

 

[markis10]

Cannot see it on FR24 but can on tar1090. By the looks of it we have another MRTT headed overseas, this one I suspect will be supporting some F35 aircraft coming back from Red Flag @ Nellis. Interestingly not flying under the usual Aussie call sign.

https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2026-02-02/air-force-deploys-nevada-exercises-united-states-united-kingdom

A39-003 is the MRTT involved, it’s probably going to support the Wedgetail also coming back from Nellis, which would be interesting to see mid air.


Photo credit DoD