German Registered Air Alsie Dassault Falcon 7X Bizjet D-ACFL Brings Sir Paul McCartney to Hamilton Island Airport - Plus More!

A massive celebrity arrival into Hamilton Island Airport on Sunday 29 October with Sir Paul McCartney arriving from Sydney on board his chartered German registered Air Alsie Dassault Falcon 7X bizjet D-ACFL which arrived from Sydney as 'MMD6515' / "Mermaid 6515".

He is in Australia for a series of concerts and it is assumed that Sir Paul has come to the Whitsundays for a bit of rest and relaxation.

UPDATE!  On Wednesday 1 November, D-ACFL departed Hamo for Brisbane where Sir Paul McCartney is due to perform.

Meanwhile, also on Sunday 29 October, Brisbane-based Hewitt Cattle Australia P/L SOCATA TBM 700 VH-PGA flew into Longreach Airports from Archerfield.  It then looked to continue further West to Alice Springs.

Brisbane-based Piper PA-31-350 VH-RPV visited Mackay Airport from Archerfield.

And Skytrans Airlines Dash-8-100 VH-QQG departed Rockhampton Airport for Cairns as SKP526.

Finally, on Saturday 28 October, after arriving earlier in the week, Gulf Aircraft Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign bizjet VH-PYN departed Mackay Airport for Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport and then Brisbane.

It had arrived from Brisbane and the Gold Coast to Prosperine and Mackay Airports on Wednesday 25 October.

And Southern Airlines Rockwell 690A Turbo Commander VH-SOU operated an aerial survey flight out of Rockhampton Airport down to Gladstone and then out to the West and then back to Rockhampton Airport.

Sincere thanks to Sydney-based specialist aviation photographer Grahame Hutchison for allowing us to share this great photo!

Do check out more of Grahame's fantastic images on his well-known Sydney Airport based website http://www.16right.com/

Photos taken by Grahame Hutchison and 'AC'  ©