FlyPelican (Pelican Airlines) BAe J32 VH-OTQ Arrives into Bundaberg Airport – Plus More!

On Wednesday 24 May, a nice surprise visitor to Central Queensland in the form of FlyPelican (Pelican Airlines) British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 3206 (Jetstream 32) turboprop aircraft VH-OTQ which was photographed at Bundaberg Airport.

It seems to have arrived from Brisbane as PE990 and is possibly visiting the region on a closed tourist charter flight.

UPDATE!  Over the next week, VH-OTQ visited Gladstone, Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville and Hamilton Island Airports - as mentioned is the daily Blogs above!

While also spotted at Bundaberg Airport, also on Wednesday 24 May, were the familiar sights of Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-VLQ of Ipswich-based Airborne P/L (Palm Lake Works) which visited from the Gold Coast. 

And Auscott P/L Beechcraft B200GT King Air VH-NMW visited from Toowoomba and Archerfield.

Meanwhile, also on Wednesday 24 May, Seair Pacific (Istlecote) Textron Aviation (Cessna) 208B Caravan VH-TLH flew up from Lady Elliot Island to Rockhampton Airport before heading out to Middlemount Aerodrome.  It then flew down to Maryborough Airport and Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airport.

Finally, a couple of bizjets noted around the region, also on Wednesday 24 May, included Gulf Coast Aviation Cessna 510 Citation Mustang bizjet VH-KXM which called into Longreach Airport from Vanrook Station before then departing to Walgett and Armidale. 

Machjet (Machjet International) Cessna 525 Citation CJ1 bizjet VH-SIY visited Hamilton Island Airport from the Sunshine Coast.

And Navair Flight Operations Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 VH-HQK as "Navair 141" arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Dubbo and Bankstown.

UPDATE!  On Thursday 25 May, VH-HQK "Navair 141" departed Rockhampton Airport for Archerfield and then Dubbo.