FNQ Yestayear Images - January 1993

The new year brought two DC-8's into the region this month.

MGM Grand DC-8-62 N802MG a DC-8-62 arr from NRT on 16th with the rock band 'Guns and Roses'.  (It was rumoured that the cabin of the aircraft was thrashed).

The failed Indian Ocean Airlines L188 Electra ferried through from PER on the 10th and dep for MAJ the next day.  It carried a new registration N351Q (on delivery it was reg'd N3209A (VH-IOB ntu)-see August, and additionally was endorsed Indian Ocean Airlines which had not been applied on the delivery transit.

Meantime down in TSV, Operation Toga Coare's final three participants arrived to continue the experiment.

From the UK's RAE (Royal Aircraft Establishment) came their modified C130K-W2 meteorological platform XV-208

with NASA's DC-8-72 (N717NA) in company with the Ames Research Division ER-2 (NASA 709).
Note wing pod in open position,  the under fuselage panel removed revealing the Q-Bay,  and hard points on the wing tip.

DC-8-72 (N717NA)

Thanks to GAFLIKS for providing this Yestayear report.

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Thomson Airways B757 G-OOBD departs

TOM957 G-OOBD B752 Cairns-Siem Reap

G-OOBD B752 at Cairns.

Airwork NZ BK-117 ZK-IQL passes through

ZK-IQL BK17 Townsville-Cairns-Coen-Horn Is.

File Picture - ZK-IQL BK17 at Ardmore Dec 2013,
Photo by Wayne

Thomson Airways B757 G-OOBD

TOM957 G-OOBD B752 Apia-Cairns

File Picture - G-OOBD B752 at Cairns.

Chinese New Year Charter flights begin!

CSN6017/6018 B-5917 A333 Guangzhou-Cairns-Guangzhou (Charter)
CPA2103/2146 B-HLV A333 Hong Kong-Cairns-Hong Kong (Charter)

CES731/732 B-5018 B763 Shanghai Pudong-Cairns-Shanghai Pudong (RPT)
CPA146 B-LAD A333 Brisbane-Cairns-Hong Kong (RPT)

File Picture - B6086 A333 at Cairns.

File Picture - B5018 B763 at Cairns.

Airbus A343 CS-TQY

ASY4 CS-TQY A343 operated through Townsville to Darwin and Al Minhad AB


CS-TQY A343 at Townsville, Photo by Dave.



See Pacific Airwaves Blog, Trip Report Japan - Kadena AB RODN/DNA Part (Final)

http://pacificairwaves.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/trip-report-japan-kadena-ab-rodndna_27.html

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines ATR-72 VH-VPI

Recently photographed in Townsville was a Virgin Australia Regional ATR72-600 VH-VPI which is currently in storage.

VH-VPI AT72 operated on 6 November 2013 from Perth to Townsville.


VH-VPI AT72 at Townsville, Photo by Dave.



RAAF C130J returns from Guam

ASY444 A97-466 C30J Andersen-Townsville


A97-466 C30J at Townsville, Photo by Dave.



Skytrans Q300 pair operate to Moresby

SKP9002/3/7 VH-QQN DH8C Cairns-Port Moresby-Cairns-Brisbane
SKP9004/5/6 VH-QQP DH8C Cairns-Port Moresby-Cairns-Brisbane

VH-QQN DH8C at Cairns.

VH-QQP DH8C at Cairns

VH-NLK B737-300 now in "Our Airline" Scheme

ASY891 VH-NLK B733 Darwin-Cairns-Nauru-Cairns-Darwin

Last noted in Cairns in ex. Norfolk Scheme see blog post: http://fnqskies.blogspot.com.au/2013/09/nauru-air-b737-300-vh-nlk-continues-west.html

VH-NLK B733 at Cairns.

Global 5000 N50XC passes through

N50XC GL5T Beijing-Cairns-Hamilton Is.

RAAF C-130J heads to Guam

ASY444 A97-466 C30J Townsville-Andersen AB

File Picture - A97-468 C30J

New Tribes Mission Beech 90

P2-NTR BE9L Cairns-Port Moresby-Goroka, was Goroka-Cairns 23/1/2014.

P2-NTR BE9L at Cairns.

Yajasi Pilatus PC-12 PK-UCG

PK-UCG PC12 Cairns-Horn Is.-Jayapura, was Mareeba-Cairns 23/1/2014 and Jayapura-Cairns-Mareeba 16/1/2014.


PK-UCG PC12 at Cairns.



Jetstar B788 VH-VKD departs

JST7993 VH-VKD B788 Cairns-Sydney

VH-VKD B788 at Cairns.

Worklift Active Malibu VH-NEC

VH-NEC PA46 Horn Island-Saipan, was Bankstown-Horn Is. 21/1/2014.

Regional Pacific Airlines Brasilia VH-RPX !

Long time resident Embraer 120 VH-RPX formerly operated by Regional Pacific Airlines has been broken up into pieces this week in Cairns. The cockpit section has been donated locally to the CASC Training Centre.

VH-RPX operated with Regional Pacific Airlines from Cairns to Mt Hagen and Bamaga during the period 2004-2009.
More registration history can be found at this link: http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-e120-30.htm

VH-RPX E120 at Cairns, 15/11/2008.

VH-RPX E120 Nose at Cairns Airport.

Airbus A340-300 CS-TQY

ASY3 CS-TQY A343 Brisbane-Sydney-Townsville-Darwin-Al Minhad AB

CS-TQY A343 at Townsville, Photo by Dave.

China United Airlines CRJ-700 B-4063

B4063 CRJ7 (Kota Kinabalu)-Darwin-Cairns-Essendon

File Picture - B-4062 CRJ7 at Cairns.

See Pacific Airwaves Blog, Trip Report Japan - Kadena AB RODN/DNA Part 7

http://pacificairwaves.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/trip-report-japan-kadena-ab-rodndna_19.html

OK Tedi Dash 8 P2-NAT returns

OK Tedi Dash 8 P2-NAT returns to the region today after maintenance in Adelaide and some paint work in Townsville.

P2-NAT DH8A Townsville-Cairns, was Adelaide-Ballera-Townsville 3/1/2014 and Cairns-Ballera-Adelaide 20/10/2013.

P2-NAT DH8A at Townsville, Photo by Leroy.

Hevilift Twin Otter P2-KSU

P2-KSU DHC6 Cairns-Horn Is.-Mt Hagen, was Port Moresby-Horn Is.-Cairns 17/1/2014.

P2-KSU DHC6 at Cairns.

ABS Jets Legacy OK-GGG

ABP731/732 OK-GGG E135 Denpasar-Cairns-Auckland


OK-GGG E135 at Cairns.



Lynden Air Cargo C-130 N403LC

LYC403 N403LC C130 Cairns-Port Moresby

File Picture - N404LC C130 at Cairns.

Execujet Australia Global Express

VH-ICV GLEX Cairns-Saipan-Cairns-Proserpine, was Sydney-Cairns 15/1/2014

VH-ICV GLEX at Cairns.

See Pacific Airwaves Blog, Trip Report Japan - Kadena AB RODN/DNA Part 6

http://pacificairwaves.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/trip-report-japan-kadena-ab-rodndna_16.html

Jetstar B788 VH-VKD arrives

JST7993 VH-VKD B788 Melbourne-Cairns, was Paine Field-Melbourne 11/1/2014

VH-VKD B788 arriving at Cairns.

VH-VKD B788 at Cairns.

See Pacific Airwaves Blog, Trip Report Japan - Kadena AB RODN/DNA Part 5

http://pacificairwaves.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/trip-report-japan-kadena-ab-rodndna_14.html

Boeing 787-9 comes to town!

A Boeing 787-9 passed through Cairns today after completing several days of "Hot Heat Testing" in Alice Springs.
The B787-9 N789FT flew Boeing Field-Auckland 4/1/2014, Auckland-Brisbane-Alice Springs 6/1/2014 and conducted 4 days of "hot heat" test flights in the Alice Springs region.

BOE002 N789FT B789 Alice Springs-Cairns-Honolulu

N789FT at Cairns, Photo by Dave.

N789FT B789 at Cairns.

N789FT B789 at Cairns.

N789FT B789 at Cairns.

N789FT B789 at Cairns.

N789FT B789 at Cairns.

N789FT B789 at Cairns.

N789FT B789 at Cairns.

Jetstar B787 VKB departs

After a lengthy sit over in Cairns since the 31st December VH-VKB departed south today.

JST7994 VH-VKB B788 Cairns-Sydney

VH-VKB B788 departing Cairns.

Adventist Aviation Services PAC 750XL transits

P2-SDC P750 Mackay-Cairns-Daru-Goroka

File Picture- P2-SDC P750 at Cairns.

China Eastern Airlines recommence services to the North

China Eastern Airlines recommenced services to Cairns today using their subsidiary Airlines aircraft a Shanghai Airlines Boeing 767-300.

CES731/732 B2566 B763 Shanghai Pudong-Cairns-Shanghai Pudong

B-2566 B763 arriving at Cairns.

B-2566 B763 arriving at Cairns.

B-2566 B763 arriving at Cairns.

See Pacific Airwaves Blog, Trip Report Japan - Kadena AB RODN/DNA Part 4

http://pacificairwaves.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/trip-report-japan-kadena-ab-rodndna_8.html

Airbus A340-300 CS-TQY

ASY1 CS-TQY A343 Brisbane-Sydney-Townsville-Darwin-Al Minhad AB

CS-TQY A343 at Townsville, Photo by Dave.

CS-TQY A343 at Townsville, Photo by Dave.

Townsville Airport Pictures Part 2 of 2

Townsville Airport Pictures Part 2 continued.


Townsville Airport, Photo by Dave.



Alliance Airlines F100's and Virgin Australia B738,
Photo by Dave.



Townsville Airport General Aviation and
Engineering/Hangar facilities, Photo by Dave.



Regional Airlines Operators, Photo by Dave.



Virgin Australia B738, Photo by Dave.



Alliance Airlines F100, Photo by Dave.