above and beyond
A quick reference guide to identifying
aircraft that frequent Brisbane Airport.
WO RKI N G TO G E T H E R TO M A N AG E A IRCRA F T N O IS E
ROLE – Long-haul wide-body jet airliner
FIRST FLIGHT – 2006
Boeing
747-400 ER
(Qantas, AirNZ)
(Qantas, Korean Air, Singapore Airlines,
China Southern, Cathay Pacific)
A330-300
AIRBUS
FIRST FLIGHT – 2003
The Boeing 777-300 ER (Extended Range) is twin-engine airliner. It can carry up to 365 passengers in a
three-class configuration.
13,427km (7,250nm).
FIRST FLIGHT – 2002
(747-100 1969)
ROLE – Medium to Long-haul wide-body Jet airliner
The largest passenger airliner in the world, the four engine A380-800 has a design range of 15,200km
(8,200 nautical miles) and a cruising speed of Mach 0.85 (about 900km/hr at cruising altitude). The A380 is
expected to operate scheduled international services to Brisbane Airport within five years.
IDENTIFY THAT AIRCRAFT
AIRBUS
A380
(Emirates, Qantas and Singapore
Airlines)
The 747-400ER is the latest, longest range model of the 747 family.
Typical three class seating for 416.
14,205km (7670nm).
ROLE – Long-haul partial double-deck wide-body jet airliner
Boeing
777-300 ER
(Virgin Australia, AirNZ,
Emirates, Thai Airways)
ROLE – Medium to Long-haul wide-body jet airliner
(Qantas, Air Niugini)
767-300
BOEING
FIRST FLIGHT – 1997
The A330-200 is the newest member of Airbus’ wide-body twinjet family and is a long range, shortened
development of the standard A330, developed in part as a replacement for the A300-600R and a competitor
to the 767-300ER. Passenger seating arrangements for 256 in three classes or 293 in two classes. 11,850km
(6400nm).
FIRST FLIGHT – 1993
The twin engine A330-300, which entered service in 1993, was developed as a replacement for the A300.
It is based on a stretched A300-600 fuselage but with new wings, stabilisers and fly-by-wire systems. The
A330-300 carries 295 passengers in a three-class cabin layout over a range of 10,5000km (5,650 nm).
ROLE – Medium to long-haul wide-body jet airliner
AIRBUS
A330-200
(EVA Air, ETIHAD, AirCalin, Jetstar,
Qantas, Virgin Australia)
ROLE – Short-range narrow-body jet airliner
(Jetstar, Tiger, AirNZ)
A320
AIRBUS
FIRST FLIGHT – 1993
Compared with the A320 the A321’s major change is the stretched fuselage.
Maximum passenger accommodation in a high density layout of 220 passengers.
Range 4907km (2650nm).
FIRST FLIGHT – 1986
The 767-300 is a mid-size, wide body twin jet airliner. It is a lengthened version of the 767 resulting
from a request of Japan Airlines in 1983. It has a seating capacity of up to 269 passengers in a two-class
configuration.
10,195km (5505nm).
ROLE – Medium to Long-haul wide-body Jet airliner (currently flying Domestic highdensity routes)
AIRBUS
A321
(Jetstar)
ROLE – Long-haul wide-body jet airliner
FIRST FLIGHT – 1992
The 4 engine A340-300 has the same fuselage length as the A330-300, while the shortened A340-200 trades
seating capacity for greater range 12,415km (6700nm).
Typical three class accommodation for 303, or 335 in two classes.
FIRST FLIGHT – 1987
The A320 is perhaps best known as the first airliner to introduce a fly-by-wire flight control system
The A320 cabin can accommodate 179 passengers in a high density layout.
5676km (3065nm).
ROLE – Short-range narrow-body jet airliner
AIRBUS
A340-300
(Cathay Pacific)
above and beyond
A quick reference guide to identifying
aircraft that frequent Brisbane Airport.
WO R KI N G TO G E T H E R TO M A N AG E A IRCRA F T N O IS E
ROLE – Short-range narrow-body jet airliner
FIRST FLIGHT – 1997
The 737-800 is a stretched version of the 737-700. It seats 162 passengers in a two-class layout, or 189 in one
class, and completes with the A320.
IDENTIFY THAT AIRCRAFT
Boeing
737-800
(Qantas, Virgin Australia)
Boeing
737-700
(Virgin Australia)
FIRST FLIGHT – 1988
(737-100 1967)
The Boeing 737-400 was designed as a direct replacement for the Boeing 727 triple jet airliner. Seat
capacity is 140 in a two-class configuration.
3850km (2080nm).
FIRST FLIGHT – 1997
The 737-600 and -700 are the smaller members of Boeing’s successful Next Generation 737600/700/800/900 family. 126 in two classes or 149 in a single class.
6037km (3260nm)
ROLE – Short-range narrow-body jet airliner
Boeing
737-400
(Qantas)
ROLE – Short-range, narrow-body jet airliner
Embraer
E190
(Virgin Australia)
FIRST FLIGHT – 1986
Bombardier
Dash 8-400
(QantasLink)
FIRST FLIGHT – 1972
(Toll Priority)
B737-300F
Boeing
FIRST FLIGHT – 1997
(ATR72-200 1988)
The ATR 72 was developed from the ATR42 in order to increase the seating capacity (48 to 78) by stretching
the fuselage by 4.5m.
2665km (1200nm)
FIRST FLIGHT – 1998
(Dash 8-100 1983)
ROLE – Short-range narrow-body regional airliner
Fokker production ended in the Netherlands in 1997 but 229 of the popular F-100 aircraft remain in service
within 47 airlines throughout the world. Max single class high density seating for 122.
3167km (1710nm).
FIRST FLIGHT – 2004
The E190 can carry up to 98 passengers in a two plus two seat all economy configuration.
3334km (1800nm),
ROLE – Short-range narrow-body regional airliner
Fokker
F-100
(Alliance, Virgin Australia)
The Dash 8 is a series of twin-engined, medium range, turbo-prop airliners.
They have been called the Q Series, for “quiet”. Can seat 78 passengers.
2400km (1296nm).
ROLE – Regional turbo prop airliner
ATR 72-500
(Virgin Australia)
ROLE – Regional turbo prop airliner
ROLE – Regional turbo prop airliner
13 passengers
(1,800 nm, 3,338 km)
FIRST FLIGHT – 1984
This is the freighter conversion of the successful B737 passenger aircraft. With a wide freight door on the
port side it can take main deck and belly hold freight. Freight capacity is up to 19 tonnes.
ROLE – Short range dedicated jet freighter
Beechcraft
King Air B200
(RFDS)
Images provided through Brisbane Airport Corporation.