MacKellar Mining Equipment Pty Ltd (Revesco Aviation) Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign VH-MMC Calls into a Couple of CQ Airports - Plus More!

On Tuesday 7 March, MacKellar Mining Equipment Pty Ltd (Revesco Aviation) Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign bizjet VH-MMC arrived into Rockhampton Airport from the Sunshine Coast.  It later departed to the Labona Station Airstrip within Adani Australia's (Bravus Mining & Resources) Carmichael Coal Mine site.

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During the afternoon, VH-MMC returned to Rockhampton Airport from Labona before heading back to the Sunshine Coast.

And Capital Jet Charter (Canberra) Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-STE flew up from Canberra and Toowoomba to Rockhampton Airport.

UPDATE!  On Friday 10 March, VH-STE finally departed Rockhampton Airport and returned to Toowoomba and Canberra.

Meanwhile, also on Tuesday 7 March, it was Fly-in Fly-out (FIFO) charter flights galore around the region including DeGunst Transport P/L Textron (Cessna) 208 Caravan VH-NPZ which completed its weekly FIFO run from Bundaberg Airport to Nebo Aerodrome and back direct.  VH-NPZ also looked to have flown to Archerfield and back to Bundaberg Airport last Friday 3 March.

Southern Airlines Beech B200 King Air VH-AMF was noted doing the weekly Fly-in Fly-out (FIFO) charter flight up to Moranbah Airport. It flew up from Latrobe Valley and Charleville Airport to Moranbah Airport before then heading back to Latrobe Valley and then Melbourne (Moorabbin).

Hinterland Aviation Beech B200 King Air VH-HLJ and Cessna 208 Caravan VH-ETF looked to fly down from Cairns to the Labona Station Airstrip within Adani Australia's (Bravus Mining & Resources) Carmichael Coal Mine site and back as HND490 and HND456 respectively.

Cessna 208 Caravan VH-NDC flew down from Townsville to Mackay Airport before then flying out to Labona and back to Mackay Airport and then Townsville as HND290/1/2/3.  Of interest, fellow Hinterland Aviation Cessna 208 Caravans VH-CVN and VH-MRZ are currently still completing the FIFO charter flights from Rockhampton Airport to Labona and back.

UPDATE!  VH-NDC also operated into Mackay Airport on Wednesday 8 March, flying down from Townsville to Labona and then to Mackay Airport and back to Labona and Townsville as HND280/1/2/3.

And after arriving into Rockhampton Airport the previous day from Cairns and Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport as SKP85/780 and then completing a flight to Labona and back, Skytrans Airlines Dash-8-100 VH-QQB completed two more flights to Labona and back to Rockhampton Airport on Tuesday 7 March before then departing to Brisbane as SKP513.

 

Fellow Skytrans Dash-8-100 VH-QQI flew up from Brisbane to Rockhampton Airport as SKP512 but looked to remain parked at Rocky,

UPDATE!  On Wednesday 8 March, VH-QQI departed Rockhampton Airport for Townsville and Cairns as SKP787/6.

And Seair Pacific / Istlecote Textron Aviation (Cessna) 208B Caravan VH-TQI flew up from Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airport to Rockhampton Airport before then flying out to Labona.  It then returned to Hervey Bay Airport direct.