"Reach 155" heads over to Learmonth

RCH155 K35R 58-0051 Cairns-Learmonth-Cairns

58-0051 K35R at Cairns.

58-0051 K35R at Cairns.

USAF KC-135 Stratotanker 58-0051 touches down!

RCH155 58-0051 K35R Kona-Cairns

58-0051 K35R at Cairns.

58-0051 K35R at Cairns.

K5 Aviation GmbH Airbus A-319 D-ALXX passes through

KAY52 D-ALXX A319 Auckland-Cairns-(Narita)

Dick Smith Adventure Cessna Citation CJ3 VH-MIF

VH-MIF CJ3 Bankstown-Cairns-Port Moresby

VH-MIF CJ3 at Cairns.

Arkasair Havacilik Challenger 604 TC-ARD

TC-ARD CL60 Auckland-Cairns-Seletar

TC-ARD CL60 at Cairns.

TC-ARD CL60 at Cairns.

PNGDF Bell 212 P2-DFW

Noted at Cairns today was P2-DFW Bell 212.

P2-DFW B212 at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS.

Airlines PNG Dash 8 / 100's P2-MCM & P2-MCK

P2-MCM DH8A Cairns-Port Moresby and P2-MCK DH8A Port Moresby-Cairns

P2-MCM DH8A at Cairns.

Shortstop Jet Charter Bae125-1000 VH-LMP

VH-LMP H25C Cairns-Essendon, was Majuro-Cairns 6/9/2014.

VH-LMP H25C at Cairns.

AVcair Beech 300LW VH-WCN

VH-WCN BE30 Brisbane-Cairns

VH-WCN BE30 at Cairns.

Cessna 182 P2-HFC

P2-HFC C182 Laura-Cairns

P2-HFC C182 at Cairns.

Starlite Aviation Group Super Puma ZS-RTS

South African registered Super Puma ZS-RTS (Starlite Aviation Group) was noted in passing through Townsville today before arriving in Cairns.

ZS-RTS AS32 at Cairns.

ZS-RTS AS32 at Cairns.

Jetstar commences 787 services to Kansai/Osaka

Jetstar commenced B787-8 services from Cairns to Kansai today. This replaces the Airbus A330-200 aircraft which have operated this route since 2007.
JST15 VH-VKF B788 Cairns-Kansai

Also today VH-VKG B788 operated its first revenue service as JST25 Cairns-Narita. VH-VKG was delivered from Paine Field to Cairns on the 26/8/2014.
http://fnqskies.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/jetstar-boeing-787-8-dreamliner_26.html

VH-VKF B788 at Cairns. (JST15 CNS-KIX)

VH-VKG B788 at Cairns. (JST25 CNS-NRT)

Pacific Development Contractors AS-350 P2-PDC

Noted at Cairns today was AS-350 P2-PDC.

P2-PDC AS35 at Cairns.

Final Airbus A330-200 Jetstar service!

Today saw the last Jetstar Airbus A330-200 operate into Cairns from Japan. The Airbus A330-200 has been operating Cairns-Japan services since 2007. Routes included Narita, Kansai and Nagoya*. (*route withdrawn 2008).

VH-EBE A332 operated Kansai-Cairns as JQ16, the aircraft later ferried as JQ7985 Cairns-Melbourne.

As from today all Cairns-Japan services are now operated by the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.

VH-EBE A332 at Cairns.

File Picture - VH-EBA A332 at Cairns.

K5 Aviation GmbH Airbus A-319 D-ALXX passes through

KAY52 D-ALXX A319 (Bangkok, Don Muang)-Cairns-Auckland

D-ALXX A319 at Auckland, Photo by Wayne.

Pacific Flight Services Gulfstream V VH-PFL

VH-PFL GLF5 Seletar-Cairns

VH-PFL GLF5 at Cairns.

VH-PFL GLF5 at Cairns.

Hevilift Twin Otter PK-FUR

Noted at Cairns today Hevilift Twin Otter PK-FUR.

PK-FUR DHC6 at Cairns.

Indonesian Air Force (TNI Angkatan Udara) Boeing 737 A-7305

A-7305 B734 Apia-Noumea-Cairns-Kupang

A7305 B734 at Cairns.

A7305 B734 at Cairns.

A7305 B734 at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS.

FNQ Yestayear Images - August 1993

Ukraine registered AN-124 UR82066 enroute Houston to Perth with industrial equipment dropped in for a tech stop on the 14th.  The departure was off RW33 and it was obviously heavy with a very late rotation.  The nose on image was taken from the old ITB gallery, sadly soon to be closed as the building was extended.

On 23rd, former PNGDF C-47 P2-003 was noted with temporary reg VH-PTE endorsed over the serial, ready for its imminent onward ferry south.



A fairly rare sight in Australia taken in August at Mareeba was thsi shot of the former Talair (PNG) fleet of
turbine aircraft in storage awaiting disposal. Visible are six (6) Banderiante's and eleven (11) Twin Otters.




Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl arrived 27th on Luftwaffe A310 10+21 for a short visit. He was met by the Australian PM, whose Falcon can be seen in the background.  The Chancellor departed for Wellington on the 31st.

Thanks to GAFLIKS for providing this Yestayear report.

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HeliScope AS-350 ZK-HKT

ZK-HKT AS35 arrived in Cairns, was noted passing through Townsville earlier in the day.

ZK-HKT AS35 at Cairns.