Volga Dnepr Antonov An-124 RA-82046 passes back through

VDA2136 RA82046 A124 Rockhampton-Cairns-Paya Lebar Air Base (RSAF)

RA82046 A124 at Cairns.

RA82046 A124 at Cairns.

RA82046 A124 at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS.

Ex. Air New Zealand Boeing 737-300 ZK-NGH ferry flight

SXI1431 ZK-NGH B733 Christchurch-Cairns-Lombok

ZK-NGH B733 at Cairns.

ZK-NGH B733 at Cairns.

Volga Dnepr Antonov An-124 RA-82046 departs

VDA2427 RA82046 A124 Cairns-Rockhampton

RA82046 A124 at Cairns.

RA82046 A124 at Cairns.

RA82046 A124 at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS.

Russian 4 holer OTT Cairns!

Pictured this afternoon a Russian IL-96 RA-96021 RSD399 en-route Brisbane-Vladivostok over the top of Cairns. This being the aircraft the Russian President Vladimir Putin was on-board.

With the conclusion of the G-20 Leaders Summit in Brisbane the following other movements were noted passing FNQ skies above heading northbound this evening:

• RSD137 RA-96016 IL96, Rossiya Special Flight Detachment
• BRS01 FAB 2101 A319 (VC-1A), Brazil
• FAB 2590 E190(VC-2B), Brazil
• RSD031 RA-96018 IL96, Rossiya Special Flight Detachment
• OE-LGX GLEX, Vista Jet
• TRK3 TC-TUR A332, Turkey
• KAF1 10001 B744, South Korea

RA96021 IL96 OTT Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS.

Twin Comanche N8181Y

N8181Y PA30 Cairns-Darwin, was Magenta-Cairns 14/11/2014

Beech Bonanza N8094S

N8094S BE36 Port Vila-Cairns

RAAF AP-3 Orion A9-756

A rare sight in Cairns today was a RAAF AP-3C Orion A9-756.

The AP-3C Orions are operated by No. 92 wing which is based at RAAF Base Edinburgh in South Australia.

A9-756 AP-3C at Cairns.

Air Vanuatu ATR-72 YJ-AV71

AVN771 YJ-AV71 AT72 Cairns-Port Vila, was Darwin-Cairns 11/11/2014.

YJ-AV71 AT72 at Cairns.

YJ-AV71 AT72 at Cairns. Photo by GAFLIKS.

Royal Malaysian Air Force BBJ M53-01

RMF434 M53-01 B737 Nagoya-Cairns-Canberra

File Picture - M53-01 B737 at Cairns.

Challenger CL-600 N360SL

N360SL CL60 Townsville-Mackay-Rockhampton, was Essendon?-Cairns-Townsville 10/11/2014

N360SL CL60 at ROK, Photo by Dave.

Volga Dnepr Antonov An-124 RA-82046 arrives

VDA2427 RA82046 A124 RAAF Curtin-Cairns

RA-82046 A124 at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS.

RA-82046 A124 at Cairns.

RA-82046 A124 at Cairns.

RA-82046 A124 at Cairns.

RA-82046 A124 at Cairns.

RAAF P-3 Orion A9-757

Noted in Townsville this week was A9-757 P-3. Pictured below on departure.

A9-757 P-3 at Townsville, photo by Dave.

Thomson Airways Charter G-OOBF departs

TOM973 G-OOBF B752 Cairns-Siem Reap, was Apia-Cairns 7/11/2014

G-OOBF B752 at Cairns.

Gulfstream G550 VP-CKC departs

VP-CKC GLF5 Cairns-Hong Kong, arrived Cairns 1/11/2014

VP-CKC GLF5 at Cairns.

Cessna 182 P2-HFC

P2-HFC C182 Cairns-Merluna-Horn Is.-Daru

P2-HFC C182 at Cairns.

Kingair 300 N5039E

N5039E BE30 Broome-Cairns

Hevilift commences new Lihir Mine Charter

Seen today at the completion of the first week of Hevilift's new Mine Charter from Cairns to Lihir Island was ATR-42 P2-KSL now in full Hevilift colours.

See previous posts: 
http://fnqskies.blogspot.com.au/search?q=p2-ksl
http://fnqskies.blogspot.com.au/2014/09/danish-air-transport-atr-42-500-oy-ruj.html

P2-KSL AT42 at Cairns.

Jetstar Airbus A320 VH-VFL Little Athletics Livery

Seen today operating through Cairns was Jetstar A320 VH-VFL displaying "Helping Little Aths reach for the stars" titles.

VH-VFL A320 at Cairns.

VH-VFL A320 at Cairns.

Wanair Beech 1900 F-OHRX

F-OHRX B190 Noumea-Brisbane-Cairns

F-OHRX B190 at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS.

F-OHRX B190 at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS.

FNQ Yestayear Images - October 1993

Airlink PNG leased EMB110 VH-WDI seen here in basic livery and title prior to departing for PNG on the 3rd

Undertaking a round world flight was this Canadian registered Malibu C-GKOL flown by Ross Bowie and Otto Keller.  Seen here on the 2nd, the trip began at Bangor, Maine on an easterly track.  The aircraft went on to New Zealand and Fiji to continue its flight.

Yet another ex PNGDF C-47, P2-005 awaiting dep for its ferry south.  It carries the temp reg VH-PWN and is seen here on the (unlucky) 13th as it went u/s on start up and dep the next day

CASA Spain's CN235MP (Maritime Patrol) demonstrator EC-100 visited Skywest (Customs) on the 21st, endorsed 'Persuader'

ATR42 F-ODUE of Air Tahiti ferried through from Nandi back to Europe on the 11th, seen here dep for Darwin

RAF L-1011 Tristar 500 ZD950 arr from Brisbane and dep for Darwin and Colombo on the 21st

RAF L-1011 Tristar 500 ZD950

interesting GA moment on the 7th was this Fuji FA-200 VH-FJM on the 7th

Movement of the month was the arrival of C-47 N65388 from Hawaii on the 20th for South Pacific.  This was a former RAAF example (A65-102) and had been sold on to Genavco, Honolulu, where it earned its keep hauling cargo around the islands.  The ferry from HNL called at Hilo, Christmas Island, Pago Pago and Pt. Vila enroute to Cairns, the latter leg taking around 10hrs.  It retained its American reg for a few months while operating locally prior to being reregistered VH-SPY.  Additional title added later was DC-3 Australia.  It is still extant at Cairns some 20 years on, but hasn't flown for some 14 years.  It carried the name 'Momma'.  The untitled image of N65388 was taken at Lagoon Drive, HNL between sorties in 1991, a few years prior to its return to Australia. 

Thanks to GAFLIKS for providing this Yestayear report.

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