FNQ Yestayear Images - November 1993

the 3rd saw Cessna 402 P2-SAV of Simbu Air arrive for m'nance from PNG

A trio of N22 Nomads arrived in overall white finish endorsed ARMY on 16th.  Possibly on del to the TNI-AL but unconfirmed.  They were A18-318/319/320

Resident and long time veteran DC-3 VH-MIN arrived back at Cairns on the 24th wearing Dakota Downunder titles and the very colourful (Flying Lizard Tours-the Frills of Australia) logo on the passenger door.

Thanks to GAFLIKS for providing this Yestayear report.

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Air Caledonie ATR-72 F-OIPN departs

F-OIPN AT72 Cairns-Noumea



F-OIPN AT72 at Cairns.

Air Caledonie ATR-72 F-OIPN

F-OIPN AT72 Darwin-Cairns



F-OIPN AT72 at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS.



F-OIPN AT72 at Cairns.



F-OIPN AT72 at Cairns.

REX Regional Express Airlines Saab 340 VH-EKH

Regional Express Airlines have arrived in the Far North this week to start preparing for their new services from Cairns to Mt Isa via the Gulf. Skytrans Airlines will cease services on this route at the end of the year. Regional Express Airlines were awarded 5 of the Queensland regulated routes, the other 4 being from Brisbane and Townsville.

VH-EKH SF34 operated from Mt Isa via the Gulf to Cairns 28/11/2014 and was noted today operating locally at Cairns.



VH-EKH SF34 at Cairns.

Tropic Air Citation CJ3 P2-MEH

P2-MEH C25B Port Moresby-Honiara-Cairns-Port Moresby



P2-MEH C25B at Cairns.

RNZAF T-6C Texan II's delivery flight continue south

HKB148 N2841B TEX2 Cairns-Coolangatta
HKB170 N2847B TEX2 Cairns-Coolangatta
HKB176 N2846B TEX2 Cairns-Coolangatta



N2847B TEX2 at Cairns.



N2841B TEX2 at Cairns.

RNZAF T-6C Texan II delivery flight

HKB148 N2841B TEX2 Darwin-Cairns
HKB170 N2847B TEX2 Darwin-Cairns
HKB176 N2846B TEX2 Darwin-Cairns



N2846B TEX2 at Cairns.



N2841B TEX2 at Cairns.



N2847B TEX2 at Cairns.

Qantas Boeing 737-800 VH-XZP Retrojet Livery

QFA702/703 Melbourne-Cairns return service today was operated by VH-XZP which is painted in the "retro" scheme from the 70's and 80's.
This was the first service by VH-XZP to the Far North, the aircraft only ferrying into Australia on the 19th of November routing Nadi-Sydney-Brisbane.

VH-XZP B738 at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS.

VH-XZP B738 at Cairns.

VH-XZP B738 at Cairns.

Meruelo Group LLC N285TX Gulfstream V departs

N285TX GLF5 Cairns-Sydney

N285TX GLF5 at Cairns.

Gulfstream V B-KCK departs

B-KCK GLF5 Cairns-Canberra-Melbourne

B-KCK GLF5 at Cairns.

Global Express N9253V departs

N9253V GLEX Cairns-Tokua, was Port Moresby-Cairns 16/11/2014

N9253V GLEX at Cairns.

Global Express VP-CCK departs

VP-CCK  GLEX Cairns-Melbourne, was Hong Kong-Cairns 24/11/2014

Volga Dnepr An-124 RA-82046 final rotation!

VDA2138 RA82046 A124 Rochampton-Cairns-Paya Lebar Air Base (RSAF)

RA82046 A124 at Cairns.

RA82046 A124 at Cairns.

RA82046 A124 at Cairns.

RA82046 A124 at Cairns.

RA82046 A124 at Cairns.

RA82046 A124 at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS.

RA82046 A124 at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS.

Air Tahiti ATR-72 F-ORVS

F-ORVS AT72 Cairns-Nadi, was Denpasar-Cairns 23/11/214

F-ORVS AT72 at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS.

F-ORVS AT72 at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS.

Bizjet pair Global Express VP-CCK & Gulfstream V B-KCK arrive

VP-CCK GLEX and B-KCK GLF5 Hong Kong-Cairns

Yajasi Pilatus PC-12 PK-UCG

PK-UCG PC12 Cairns-Jayapura, as Jayapura-Cairns 22/11/2014

PK-UCG PC12 at Cairns.

PK-UCG PC12 at Cairns.

Gulfstream 550 B-8260 passes through

B-8260 GLF5 Auckland-Cairns-Shanghai Pudong

Volga Dnepr Antonov An-124 RA-82046 departs

VDA2137 RA82046 A124 Cairns-Rockhampton



RA82046 A124 at Cairns.



RA82046 A124 at Cairns.

Hevilift Twin Otter P2-KSW

P2-KSW DHC6 Cairns-Horn Is.-Port Moresby, was Port Moresby-Cairns 22/11/2014

P2-KSW DHC6 at Cairns.

US Marines KC-130J 168068

RAIDR28 168068 "QB" KC130J Townsville-Pago Pago, was Andersen AFB-Townsville 20/11/2014

File Picture - 168065 KC130J

Starlite Aviation Group Super Puma ZS-RTS

South African registered Super Puma ZS-RTS showed up today heading back south.

ZS-RTS AS32 Coen-Cairns-Townsville

See previous blog post:http://fnqskies.blogspot.com.au/2014/09/starlite-aviation-group-super-puma-zs.html

ZS-RTS AS32 at Cairns.

ZS-RTS AS32 at Cairns.

ZS-RTS AS32 at Cairns.

ZS-RTS AS32 at Cairns.

Volga Dnepr Antonov An-124 RA-82046 arrives

VDA2137 RA82046 A124 Paya Lebar Air Base (RSAF)-Cairns

RA82046 A124 at Cairns.

RA82046 A124 at Cairns.

RA82046 A124 at Cairns.

RA82046 A124 at Cairns.

RA82046 A124 at Cairns.

Meruelo Group LLC N285TX Gulfstream V

N285TX GLF5 Kahului-Cairns

N285TX GLF5 at Cairns.

N285TX GLF5 at Cairns.

Tashi Corp Global Express N365CJ

N365CJ GLEX Cairns-Gladstone, was Gladstone-Cairns 13/11/2014

N365CJ GLEX at Cairns.

Indian Air Force BBJ K5014

IFC54 K5014 Nadi-Cairns-Singapore

Of further note to K5014 in the region supporting PM Modi's official visit to Fiji this week, that another support aircraft stopped at Port Moresby to and from Nadi in the form of a Indian AF IL-76 K3012.

K 5014 B737 at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS.

K 5014 B737 at Cairns.

K 5014 B737 at Cairns.