National Jet Express (ex Cobham) Dash-8-Q400 Next Gen VH-IYK Starts Fly-in Fly-out (FIFO) Charter Flights into Emerald Airport - Plus More! - UPDATED!

On Tuesday 24 October, National Jet Express (formerly Cobham) Dash-8-Q400 Next Gen VH-IYK made its first ever visit into Central Queensland and completed the first ever visit by the airline on a Fly-in Fly-out (FIFO) charter flight into Emerald Airport from Brisbane as JTE388.

VH-IYK then flew up to Moranbah Airport before returning back to Emerald Airport where it will spend the night.

UPDATE!  On Wednesday 25 October, VH-IYK was photographed (above) preparing to depart Emerald Airport for Moranbah Airport and then to Brisbane as JTE381.

Of interest, VH-IYK only ferried into Brisbane from Perth via Adelaide over the previous weekend and now joins fellow NJE Dash-8-Q400 VH-IYP in operating FIFO charter flights out of Brisbane into Moranbah Airport and other places.

And another FIFO charter flight into Emerald Airport on Tuesday 24 October with Skytrans Airlines Dahs-8-100 VH-QQB visiting from Brisbane and Toowooma-Wellcamp as SKP745/6.

Meanwhile, also on Tuesday 24 October, MacKellar Mining Equipment Pty Ltd (Revesco Aviation) Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign bizjet VH-MMC visited the Labona Station Airstrip within Adani Australia's (Bravus Mining & Resources) Carmichael Coal Mine site from the Sunshine Coast.

LifeFlight (Aeromed) Canadair CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604 bizjet VH-OFC "Ambulance 634" flew into Mackay Airport from Brisbane and later departed to Townsville.

Finally, also on Tuesday 24 October, the Queensland Government Airwing (State of Queensland) Raytheon B300 Super King Air VH-SGQ flew up to Longreach Airport from Brisbane.

Colville Aviation Services (Torres Strait Air) Britten-Norman BN-2B-20 Islander VH-BNG called into Emerald Airport from the North before continuing to Watts Bridge Airfield where it will undergo planned maintenance.

YCAB Aviation Mooney M20R VH-OVH visited my local Clermont Aerodrome from Archerfield.

And Link Airways (Corporate Air / Vee H Aviation) Cessna 441 Conquest VH-VEJ looked to fly up to Collinsville from Brisbane and then across to Mackay Airport.  It then flew down to Oaky Creek and back to Mackay Airport but looks to have suffered a technical problem.

Fellow Link Airways Cessna 441 Conquest VH-VEY was due to make a late arrival into Mackay Airport from Goulburn.

UPDATE!  On Wednesday 25 October, VH-VEY departed Mackay Airport for Collinsville, Oaky Creek and Brisbane, while VH-VEJ flew from Mackay Airport to Goulburn.

Photo taken by 'AC'  ©