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Saturday 28 February 2015

FNQ Yestayear Images - February 1994


Flight West's (FWA) ongoing codesharing with Ansett saw FWA Kingair 200 VH-XRF being applied with the latter's trim on the 2nd


HEVILIFT (PNG) Twin Otter P2-HCF visited on the 12th


A welcome visitor also on the 12th was RAN Seaking N16-118 c/s Shark 07

 ex TALAIR Banderiante P2-RDU dep to POM on sale to MBA on the 13th


ARDU's C-47 A65-95 dropped by on the 22nd

Thanks to GAFLIKS for providing this Yestayear report.

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USAF C-5B Galaxy 87-0043 departs

RCH281 87-0043 C5B Townsville-Andersen AFB


87-0043 C5B at Townsville, Photo by Leroy.

Friday 27 February 2015

Beech Kingair N250EB

N250EB BE20 Bankstown-Cairns-Wewak


N250EB BE20 at Cairns.

Nanshan Jet Boeing 737-700BBJ B-5286 departs

B-5286 B737 Cairns-Beijing


B-5286 B737 at Cairns.

Tuesday 24 February 2015

USAF C-5B Galaxy 87-0043 arrives!

RCH281 87-0043 C5 Hickam-Townsville


87-0043 C5B at Townsville, Photo by Dave.


87-0043 C5B at Townsville, Photo by Dave.

Nanshan Jet Boeing 737-700BBJ B-5286 arrives

B-5286 B737 Sydney-Cairns

Monday 23 February 2015

Air New Zealand Airbus A-320 ZK-OXG delivery flight

ANZ6397 ZK-OXG A320 (Kuala Lumpur)-Cairns-Christchurch


ZK-OXG A320 at Cairns.

Saturday 21 February 2015

Busy day with the Chinese NY flights!

Busy day today at Cairns with a number of Chinese New Year flights from China.

CSN8509/8510 B6087 A333 Guangzhou-Cairns-Guangzhou
CSN8511/8512 B5940 A333 Guangzhou-Cairns-Guangzhou
CSN8439/8440 B6086 A333 Shenzhen-Cairns-Shenzhen

CES731/732 B6122 A332 Shanghai-Cairns-Shanghai


B6087 A333 at Cairns.


B6087 A333 at Cairns.


B6122 A332 at Cairns.

Global 5000 N689WM

N689WM GL5T Seletar-Cairns-Papeete


N689WM GL5T at Cairns.


N689WM GL5T at Cairns.


N689WM GL5T at Cairns.

Global 5000 VP-CGM departs

VP-CGM GL5T Cairns-Hong Kong


VP-CGM GL5T at Cairns.

Armee De L'air Francaise Casa CN-235M 065

CTM1161 065 CN35 Noumea-Cairns-Darwin


File Picture - 065 CN35 at Cairns.

Embraer Phenom 300 N585EE departs

N585EE E55P Cairns-Avalon, was Darwin-Cairns 18/2/2015

Friday 20 February 2015

Embraer EMB-550 Legacy 500 N142GZ

N142GZ E55P Townsville-Mackay, was Mackay-Townsville 19/2/2015


N142GZ E55P at Townsville, Photo by Dave.


N142GZ E55P at Townsville, Photo by Dave.

Embraer ERJ-135 Legacy M-JCCA departs

M-JCCA E135 Cairns-Auckland


M-JCCA E135 at Cairns.

Evergrande Real Estate Group Airbus A319 B-6435

B6435 A319 Hangzhou-Cairns-Auckland


File Picture - B-6435 A319 at Cairns.






Thursday 19 February 2015

Embraer ERJ-190 N28888

N28888 E190 Hong Kong-Cairns-Hamilton Is.


N28888 E190 at Cairns.


N28888 E190 at Cairns.

Skytrans Dash 8 Q300 VH-QQP...

Skytrans Dash 8 Q300 VH-QQP noted parked up at Cairns Airport amongst the other Skytrans Dash 8's since early January 2015.


VH-QQP DH8C at Cairns.

Tuesday 17 February 2015

Global 5000 VP-CGM returns!

VP-CGM GL5T Hamilton Is.-Cairns, was Hong-Kong-Cairns-Hamilton Is. 13/2/2015


VP-CGM GL5T at Cairns.

Embraer ERJ-135 Legacy M-JCCA

M-JCCA E135 Darwin-Cairns


M-JCCA E135 at Cairns.

Hevilift ATR-42 P2-KSR charter to Victoria

P2-KSR AT42 Cairns-Essendon 16/2/2015 and Essendon-Cairns 17/2/2015


P2-KSR AT42 at Cairns.

Alliance Charter to the Caroline Islands, Micronesia

UTY511 VH-QQX F70 Cairns-Pohnpei-Cairns


VH-QQX F70 at Cairns.

Saturday 14 February 2015

Beechcraft Kingair 300 VH-WXC

VH-WXC BE30 Cairns-Wollogorang


VH-WXC BE30 at Cairns.

Thursday 12 February 2015

Japanese Air Force Boeing 747-400 departs

JAF1101 20-1101 B744 Cairns-Palembang


20-1101 B744 at Cairns.


20-1101 B744 at Cairns.


20-1101 B744 at Cairns.


20-1101 B744 at Cairns.


20-1101 B744 at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS.


20-1101 B744 at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS.

German registered Cessna Citation 550 D-CJJJ

D-CJJJ C550 Darwin-Cairns-Maroochydore


D-CJJJ C550 at Cairns.

China Eastern Airlines Airbus A330-300 B-6120 New Scheme

Noted in Cairns today in their new scheme was China Eastern Airlines A330-300 B-6120.

CES732 B6120 A333 Cairns-Shanghai Pudong


B6120 A333 at Cairns.


B6120 A333 at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS.


B6120 A333 at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS.

Wednesday 11 February 2015

Japanese Air Force Boeing 747-400 drops in!

A Japanese Air Force Boeing 747-400 20-1101 arrived in Cairns this afternoon. The first approach was a touch and go and then later followed by a normal landing on runway 15.

JAF1101 20-1101 B744 Chitose AB-Noumea-Cairns


20-1101 B744 at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS.


20-1101 B744 at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS.


20-1101 B744 at Cairns.


20-1101 B744 at Cairns.


20-1101 B744 at Cairns.


20-1101 B744 at Cairns.

Monday 9 February 2015

Southwest Air Twin Otter P2-SWE departs

P2-SWE DHC6 Cairns-Port Moresby


P2-SWE DHC6 at Cairns.


Sunday 8 February 2015

USAF SOF C-32B 00-9001 departs

GENO77 00-9001 C32B Cairns-Denpasar


00-9001 C32B at Cairns.

Friday 6 February 2015

USAF SOF C-32B 00-9001 arrives

GENO77 00-9001 C32B Honiara-Darwin-Cairns


00-9001 C32B at Cairns.


00-9001 C32B at Cairns.