Las Vegas Sands Corp Gulfstream IV heads north

N588LS GLF4 A414A3 Mackay-Cairns-Halim Perdanakusuma (Jakarta)

Skytrans VH-QQN

VH-QQN DH8C 7C534D operated a local Cairns flight today.
This is the first recorded flight for VH-QQN 7C534D.
Thanks for the info Steve.

VH-QQN DH8C photographed half outside the Skytrans hangar.

Referring blog entry of C-GMOH 276 ferry flight to Cairns 18/11/11.

http://fnqskies.blogspot.com/2011/10/dhc-8-300-c-gmoh-arrives-cairns.html

VH-UZN Metro "The Australian"

VH-UZN SA-227 Metro, Toll Aviation

Also noted at General Aviation today was P2-BIB BK-117

parked on the heli-pads.

P2-BIB BK-117

Noted at Scherger was Skytraders A319:
SND001 VH-VHD A319 7C6B4F operated Scherger-Brisbane-Hobart

A343 CS-TQM

CS-TQM ASY065 A343 49522D Sydney-Townsville-Darwin

Cairns Seaplanes Beaver

VH-IDO DHC-2 parked at Cairns.

http://www.cairnsseaplanes.com/


VH-IDO DHC-2












Thanks for the picture from GAFLIKS.

Beech 18 VH-CII

VH-CII BE18 Port Moresby-Horn Island-Cairns


VH-CII BE18 at Cairns




VH-CII BE18 at Cairns



Thanks for the pictures supplied by GAFLIKS.

Air Niugini F100 in new scheme today

P2-ANH F100 today noted in new Air Niugini scheme. (PX90 POM-CNS).



Also,

PX26 P2-AND F100 operated Brisbane-Cairns-Port Moresby

Wells Fargo Bank N703LH G450

N703LH GLF4 A960B5 Nanjing Lukou-Cairns-Brisbane

Also today N338TM C680 Townsville-Denpasar

Thanks Mike for the info.

PNG Weekly Report 21-27 Nov

21/11 VH-QQA DH8A SKP1022/3 Cairns-Port Moresby-Cairns
21/11 P2-OMH PAY2 Cairns-Mt Hagen
21/11 P2-ANW F900 Cairns-Port Moresby
21/11 P2-BOB BE55 Horn Is-Mt Hagen
22/11 VH-BZL BE40 Cairns-Port Moresby-Cairns
23/11 P2-ANW F900 Port Moresby-Cairns-Port Moresby
23/11 P2-ANN DH8C Mt Hagen-Cairns PX96
24/11 VH-PDW CVLT Cairns-Rabaul-Cairns PX2816/9
24/11 VH-SKU BE20 Cairns-Port Moresby
25/11 P2-KST DHC6 Cairns-Port Moresby
25/11 P2-MCU* DH8A Lae-Townsville-Port Moresby *Hex code 7C5349
26/11 VH-XWN F100 Cairns-Kavieng-Cairns UTY633/4
26/11 P2-KST DHC6 Port Moresby-Cairns
27/11 P2-KSJ AT42 Cairns-Mt Hagen TOK950


P2-KST DHC6 at Cairns













P2-BOB BE55 (File Picture)












Thanks Mike & Dave for the bits of info.

Kingair 350 A32-439

A32-439 DNGO061 B350 7CF86F Townsville-Cairns-Townsville


A32-439 B350 at Cairns




A32-439 B350 at Cairns

Also today VH-VVI LJ45 7C6D4C operated Townsville-Port Vila-Vava'u

Thanks Phil for the info.

Deer Jet B-8100 departs

B-8100 GLF5 Cairns-Sydney


B-8100 GLF5 taxis out at Cairns



Bank of Utah Trustee Sovereign N338TM

N338TM C680 A3B53C Merauke-Townsville

Deer Jet Gulfstream V B-8100

B-8100 CBJ367 GLF5 7805DE Melbourne-Cairns
(24/11 operated Haikou-Melbourne as CBJ362)


B-8100 GLF5 in Cairns




B-8100 GLF5 in Cairns




B-8100 GLF5 in Cairns










Thanks for the additional info from Steve and Mike.

VH-LQF Q400, first run to the North

As reported by Dave in Townsville, QFA300D operated the milk-run service from BNE via GLT-ROK-MKY-TSV-CNS and later onto Horn Island as QFA496D. This is the first movement for VH-LQF DH8D 7C39F5 to North Qld.


VH-LQF DH8D in Cairns





VH-LQF DH8D in Cairns



Trainees take ride into the danger zone

Courtesy of the Townsville Bulletin.

Twelve F/A-18 fighter jets are being flown at speeds of up to 2200km/h in the Townsville region as RAAF pilots undertake Exercise High Sierra.

http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2011/11/25/285971_defence.html



Thanks Dave for the link.

Executive Airlines C680 VH-EXG

VH-EXG C680 was Century Mine-Karumba-Essendon

Thanks Mike for the info.

VH-EBS first ops thru Cairns

JST15 VH-EBS A332 7C1476 SEL/CGKL operated Sydney-Cairns-Kansai


VH-EBS A332 at Cairns



Las Vegas Sands Corp Gulfstream IV

N588LS GLF4 Singapore-Cairns-Proserpine

Previous movements noted in Cairns earlier this year on 12/9/11 from SIN.


N588LS GLF4





N588LS GLF4




N588LS GLF4




N588LS GLF4



Torres Strait Report

Thanks to Kimbo for these great pictures from the Torres Strait area.


VH-PSY C208 at Horn Island with Oil Rig in
   background heading to Kumul Platform PNG.




VH-VIC R44 at Yorke Island, taken earlier this year.




VH-VIC R44 Yorke Island being prepared for shipment.





P2-MCZ DHC-6 at Horn Island enroute to PNG.
Photographed mid-late October.

 


Pair of visiting RAAF Kingair 350's at Horn Is taken 31/8/11.




VH-PAF C182 at Horn Island.




VH-SGY H25B visit by QLD Premier Anna Bligh 31/8/11
for Official opening after the Horn Island
 runway restrengthening works.




ZK-HEE K-1200 at Horn Island earlier this year.



Canadian Utilities C-GCUL C750

C-GCUL C750 C04C04 operated Perth-Townsville-(Majuro-Kahului-Calgary).

Thanks Mike and Dave for the info.

P2-BIB BK-117 (ex. ZK-HPD?)

P2-BIB BK17 photographed in Cairns this morning is believed to be ex. ZK-HPD.
See: http://fnqskies.blogspot.com/2011/11/zk-hpd-and-zk-hss-arrived-cairns.html from 13 November.


P2-BIB BK17



QF VH-VZD

QF VH-VZD B738 taxiing out in the rain this morning!


VH-VZD B738




VH-VZD B738



Meridian Services departs

N440TC GTH440 GLF4 Cairns-Majuro-Honolulu


N440TC GLF4




N440TC GLF4




N440TC GLF4



Cairns this morning



P2-ANN DH8C




VH-EBB A332




VH-NXK B717




VH-OGH B763




VH-TQE DH8C




VH-VBK B737




VH-VQM A320




VH-VWT A321




VH-VXR B738




ZK-TLA B73F