Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Airlift New Zealand / Flight Options (Australia) Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign Bizjet VH-ZEK Arrives into Hamilton Island Airport - Plus More!

On Tuesday 4 October, re-registered Airlift New Zealand / Flight Options (Australia) Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign bizjet VH-ZEK was noted visiting Hamilton Island Airport.


It arrived from and then later departed back to Brisbane.

Meanwhile, also on Tuesday 4 October, a number of Pilatus PC-12 turboprops were noted visiting several Central Queensland Airports.

Recently privately registered New South Wales based PC-12/47 VH-YGO landed at Bundaberg Airport from Dalby before then flying up towards Mount Isa.

Ipswich-based Airborne P/L (Palm Lake Works) Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-VLQ also visited Bundaberg Airport but from its Gold Coast base.

Property Maintenance Australia P/L Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-WJA arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Dubbo before then flying up to Kidston. 

RDO Equipment Co. (ex Vanderfield) Pilatus PC-12/47 VH-WPH departed Emerald Airport for Saint George and Goondiwindi before then later returning to St George and Emerald Airport.  VH-WPH then flew down to Toowoomba. 

And flying through the region, M. D. H. P/L (Cloncurry) Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-MDH flew down from Devoncourt Station to Archerfield and Brisbane-based Australian Agricultural Company Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-AAC flew down from near Camooweal to Archerfield. 

Finally, also on Tuesday 4 October, Hawker Beechcraft G58 Baron VH-EZD departed Hamilton Island Airport for Rockhampton Airport and then Monto Aerodrome.  It had flown into Hamo from Monto Aerodrome last Friday 30 September.

Brescon (Toowoomba) Beech B200 King Air VH-XDW flew up from Toowoomba-Wellcamp to Thargomindah and then Rockhampton Airport.  It later departed back to Wellcamp. 

Brescon (Toowoomba) Beech B200 King Air VH-DYN arrived into the Labona Station Airstrip within Adani Australia's (Bravus Mining & Resources) Carmichael Coal Mine site from Toowoomba-Wellcamp.  It is due to return to Wellcamp early on Wednesday 5 October.

While New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Textron Aviation (Cessna) 208B Caravan VH-TFV "Park Air 26" flew up from Ballina / Byron Bay Gateway Airport to the Sunshine Coast and then Mackay Airport where it appears to be staying. 

UPDATE!  On Wednesday 5 October, VH-TFV "Park Air 26" departed Mackay Airport for Mount Isa.

Tasfast Air Freight (Southern Airlines) Beech 1900C VH-YSO was noted making another visit into Central Queensland, operating the Airlines' weekly Fly-n Fly-out (FIFO) charter flight into Moranbah Airport.  It flew up West Sale and Bourke to Moranbah Airport before it then departed back to Bourke Charleville Airport, West Sale and onwards to Melbourne (Moorabbin).

DeGunst Transport P/L Textron (Cessna) 208 Caravan VH-NPZ made its weekly flight from Bundaberg to Nebo Airfield and back but this week, via Gladstone and Rockhampton Airports.

And Pel-Air SAAB 340A Freighter VH-KDK was noted flying up from Brisbane to Rockhampton Airport and then Mackay Airport as PFY7416/8.  It then flew back to Brisbane from Mackay Airport as PFY7410.

I assume these flights are once again for Qantas Freight and replace the BAe 146 freight flights that have operated each week-day morning also into Rockhampton Airport and Mackay Airport for the last month.

UPDATE!  NO!  On Wednesday 5 October, Qantas Freight (Pionair Australia operated) British Aerospace BAe 146-200QT VH-SFV was noted back on the Brisbane to Rockhampton and Mackay Airports run.

Photo taken by 'AC'  ©

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