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.