Far North Queensland Skies: March 2015

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Tuesday, 31 March 2015

FNQ Yestayear Images - March 1994

Sunstate SH-360 VH-FCU turned up on the 31st wearing QF tail trim

Freeport's VIP B757 N680FM stopped over on the 6th, en-route Timika-Honolulu

Chee Air C402 P2-CBC visited on the 16th en route from Archerfield to LAE

C-47 N65388 wearing South Pacific titles departed for Camden on the 29th. It would return later as VH-SPY. 25 years on the aircraft is still extant (and complete) at Cairns.

Veteran and former Talair Twin Otter P2-RDB, was sold in the USA as N669JW to a company for use as a skydiving platform, and dep on its ferry on the 21st. It was still performing this task last year (see Twin Otter Spotter blog photo last year).

Thanks to GAFLIKS for providing this Yestayear report.

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Skytrans heads back into the air!

Skytrans operated today for the first time since early January when it ceased operations.

In the morning VH-QQG DH8A operated a test flight Cairns-Cairns and later in the afternoon operated its first service to Bamaga as SKP833 VH-QQG Cairns-Bamaga-Cairns.

VH-QQG DH8A at Cairns.

French Navy Falcon 20 Gardian 72

FNY5436 72 FA20 Darwin-Cairns-Noumea

72 FA20 at Cairns.

Adani Mining Embraer ERJ-135 VT-AML

VT-AML E135 Cairns-Seletar, was Brisbane-Cairns 30/3/2015

VT-AML E135 at Cairns.

Monday, 30 March 2015

Volga-Dnepr Ilyushin IL76TD RA-76511 (2)

VDA6128 RA76511 IL76 Cairns-Port Vila, was Shanghai-Guam-Cairns 29/3/2015

RA76511 IL76 at Cairns.

Jetstar Inaugural Cairns-Bali service

Jetstar commenced Cairns-Bali return services today with their A320 aircraft operating 3 days a week.

JQ90 A320 VH-VFQ (Cairns)*-Denpasar and JQ91 Denpasar-Cairns
*departing 29/3/2015 at 2300.

VH-VFQ A320 at Cairns.

Challenger 604 M-AAEL

M-AAEL CL60 Auckland-Cairns-Mactan Cebu

M-AAEL CL60 at Cairns.

German Piper Malibu PA-46T D-EFCH departs

D-EFCH P46T Cairns-Bankstown

D-EFCH P46T at Cairns.

Regional Express Inaugural Cairns-Bamaga Service

Regional Express operated their first service from Cairns to Bamaga return today with their Saab 340. The service will operate Monday-Friday, this compliments their Cairns-Gulf run service which started earlier in the year.

REX5517 VH-ZRH SF34 Bamaga-Cairns

VH-ZRH SF34 at Cairns.

Malaysian Diamond DA42-VI Twin Star 9M-MDI

9M-MDI DA42 Cairns-Darwin, was Hamilton Is.-Cairns 29/3/2015.

9M-MDI DA42 at Cairns.

Sunday, 29 March 2015

Hevilift Bell 206 P2-HCG

Hevilift Bell 206 P2-HCG was noted at Cairns.

It is believed P2-HCG arrived on the 14th of September 2014 from the north.

P2-HCG B206 at Cairns.

Gulfstream IV B-LCK

B-LCK GLF4 Hong Kong-Cairns-Auckland

File Picture - B-LCK GLF4 at Cairns.

Saturday, 28 March 2015

Cairns farewells final Qantas Link Q300 flight

Today saw the last Qantas Link Q300 flight into Cairns.
Operated by VH-SCE Dash 8 Q300 from Weipa to Cairns as QLK2481 arriving at 1556.

The airport firies gave the aircraft a fitting farewell with a water cannon salute as VH-SCE taxied into the Terminal bay 14A parking position.

Earlier in the day...
QLK2307 VH-SBW DH8C operated Cairns-Townsville
QLK2301 VH-TQD DH8C operated Cairns-Townsville

VH-SCE DH8C at Cairns.

Bell 212 P2-DFA

P2-DFA B212 arrived in Cairns

P2-DFA B212 at Cairns.

German Piper Malibu PA-46T D-EFCH

D-EFCH P46T Biak-Cairns

D-EFCH PA46T at Cairns.

Friday, 27 March 2015

Volga-Dnepr Ilyushin IL76TD RA-76511 departs

VDA6124 RA76511 IL76 Cairns-Port Vila

RA76511 IL76 at Cairns.

Thursday, 26 March 2015

Volga-Dnepr Ilyushin IL76TD RA-76511 touches down!

VDA6124 RA76511 IL76 (Shanghai)-Guam-Cairns

RA76511 IL76 at Cairns.

China United Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 B-4005

B4005 CRJ2 (Kota Kinabalu)-Darwin-Cairns-Essendon

B4005 CRJ2 at Cairns.

Wednesday, 25 March 2015

Skydive Guam SAAB 340 VH-VNU

Ex Vincent Aviation Saab 340 VH-VNU which ferried Darwin-Townsville 29/4/2014 departed Townsville today for Guam.

VH-VNU SF34 Townsville-Madang-Guam