Far North Queensland Skies Cairns and Townsville Airport, Australia

Far North Queensland Skies Cairns and Townsville Airport, Australia

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Tuesday 30 April 2013

FNQ Yestayear Images - April 1992

During the month Talair EMB110 P2-RDU transitted Cairns from POM to Tamworth for a re-spar.  Seen here on take off rw15.

A hybrid Customs scheme on this B200 VH-KZL was rolled out of the Skywest hangar.


USAF C-135 12668 (c/s TACOM 01) wearing the blue and gold trim with US of A titles dropped in on the 28th from Guam and departed on to SYD.

ANZ sent B762 ZK-NBJ on the scheduled service a week or so before ANZ leased the aircraft to LOT for a five month period begining on the 13th. Seen her from the Esplanade on finals to rw33.

At the end of the month Solomons Island Airlines replaced their B732 H4-SAL with a -300 series H4-SOL, seen here on its first visit to Cairns on their scheduled service.  Royal Tongan titles (worn on H4-SAL) were also applied to the new aircraft for the ongoing code share with Royal Tongan.


JAL commenced the lease of three Qantas B743's for use on the Japan-Australia route, being VH-EBT, EBX and EBY.  The repaint featured the new JAL livery but with a reduced size tail logo.  Qantas roof titles were also applied on the rear fuselage.  Here VH-EBX is seen rotating on one of the early services during April.

Monday 29 April 2013

Pt. Deraya Air ATP heads back North

PK-DGA ATP Bankstown-Cairns-Merauke


PK-DGA ATP at Cairns


PK-DGA ATP at Cairns

Sunday 28 April 2013

Golden Week Charters Begin

With the start of Golden Week in Japan, today saw the first of 3 Korean Airlines Charters.

KAL9127 HL7460 B744 Nagoya-Cairns and returned as KAL3128 Cairns-Incheon


File Picture - HL7495 B744 at Cairns

Saturday 27 April 2013

Pearl Aviation Kingairs Calibrating in the North

The month of April has seen both VH-FIY and VH-FIZ Beech Kingair 300's Calibrating at both Townsville and Cairns Airports. Below photo's captured by Dave at Townsville Airport.


VH-FIY BE30 at Townsville, photo by Dave


VH-FIZ BE30 at Townsville, photo by Dave


Revesco Aviation Gulfstream IV

VH-WXK GLF4 Brisbane-Cairns-Hong Kong


VH-WXK GLF4 at Cairns

Friday 26 April 2013

Fokker 50 heads back west in New Virgin Australia Livery

VH-FNA F50 Townsville-Alice Springs-Perth


VH-FNA F50 at Townsville, photo by Dave


VH-FNA F50 at Townsville, photo by Dave


VH-FNA F50 photographed 25/2/2013 in
Skywest colours by Dave

Thursday 25 April 2013

Pacific Aerospace 750XL P2-TNT

P2-TNT P750 ...Merluna-Cairns, was Daru-Horn Is 24/4/2013


P2-TNT P750 at Cairns


P2-TNT P750 at Cairns



ANZAC Day Formation over Townsville

Thanks to Leroy for providing these great pictures from the air today of the aircraft involved in the ANZAC Day formation held in Townsville.

The formation consisted of 6 aircraft and participated in the Strand parade, Woodstock
parade as well as Thuringowa parade.

VH-EHG C182 with VH-CWI PA28
with Castle Hill in the background, Photo by Leroy



VH-CWI PA28, photo by Leroy


VH-MYO F1 Rocket with VH-TLR C210, photo by Leroy


VH-MYO F1 Rocket, photo by Leroy


USAF C-146A "MAGMA 3"

MAGMA3 10-3077 C146A Brisbane-Townsville

10-3077 C146A at Townsville, Photo by Dave



10-3077 C146A at Townsville, Photo by Leroy


RAAF BBJ at Townsville

A36-002 BBJ noted in the Townsville today.

A36-002 BBJ at Townsville, photo by Leroy


Preview Skywest F-50 VA scheme

VH-FNA Fokker 50 photographed today in Townsville in new Virgin Australia scheme.

VH-FNA F50 at Townsville, photo by Leroy


Wednesday 24 April 2013

Two in from the North for Hevilift

P2-HCX B212 ...Cooktown-Cairns
P2-HCC B206 ...Port Douglas-Cairns


P2-HCC B206 at Cairns


P2-HCX B212 at Cairns

JetGo VH-JZG first visit to Townsville

JG21 VH-JZG E135 Townsville-Osborne Mine-Brisbane


VH-JZG E135 at Townsville, Photo by Dave

Tuesday 23 April 2013

OK Tedi Dash 8 P2-NAX

P2-NAX DH8A Adelaide-Ballera-Townsville

P2-NAX DH8A at Townsville, Photo by Dave


Citation Sovereign N448RT

N448RT C680 Manila-Cairns-Brisbane


N448RT C680 at Cairns

Monday 22 April 2013

Images from the Townsville Area

Below are a few pictures of various aircraft from North Queensland. Thanks to Leroy for providing these awesome pictures with some great background landmarks.

VH-AMY DH-82A Tiger Moth, photo by Leroy


VH-KKD Red Baron Grumman G-164 over Magnetic Island,
photo by Leroy


VH-RRO PA-28, photo by Leroy


VH-XDU C208, operated by West Wing Aviation.
Photo by Leroy over Magnetic Island


VH-MYO F1 Rocket, photo by Leroy

Sunday 21 April 2013

Hevilift Twin Otter heads to PNG

P2-KST DHC6 Cairns-Port Moresby


P2-KST DHC6 at Cairns


Saturday 20 April 2013

New Jetstar A-320-SL VH-VFN visits the North

Jetstars new A320-232SL VH-VFN with Sharklets and displaying "Celebrating 100 aircraft and over 100 millions passengers" titles visted Cairns today.

JST954/957 VH-VFN A320 7C6B11 Sydney-Cairns-Sydney


VH-VFN A320 displaying "Celebrating 100 Aircraft"
scheme at Cairns


VH-VFN A320 at Cairns


VH-VFN A320 at Cairns


VH-VFN A320 at Cairns


VH-VFN A320 at Cairns
 

Skywest Fokker 50 arrives in Townsville

VH-FNA F50 Perth-Townsville


VH-FNA F50 at Townsville, photo by Dave

Hevilift Twin Otter P2-KST

P2-KST DHC6 was noted at Cairns today conducting a local flight.


P2-KST DHC6 at Cairns


P2-KST DHC6 at Cairns

Friday 19 April 2013

Thursday 18 April 2013

Pt. Deraya Air ATP arrives

PK-DGA ATP Sentani-Cairns


PK-DGA ATP at Cairns

Lynden Cargo C130 departs

LYB5011 P2-LAC C130 Cairns-Port Moresby


P2-LAC C130 at Cairns

Wedgetail passes by...

RAAF E-737 A30-003 was noted today at Cairns conducting a missed approach before heading south.


A30-003 E737 at Cairns