Friday, February 8, 2013

Also Spotted at Mackay Airport on Thursday

As we mentioned below, Bechtel Corporation Dassault Falcon 900EX bizjet N970SF visited Mackay Airport on Thursday 7 February, arriving from Gladstone and later departing to Brisbane.

However, plane Spotter Dave from Townsville woke up early at Mackay and ventured to a couple of 'out-of-the-way' plane spotting locations to capture some more fantastic images from Mackay Airport earlier on Thursday 7 February.

When he arrived, the three overnighting aircraft that had arrived late the previous evening were all still sitting at their gates preparing for departure.




Soon after, QantasLink Dash-8-Q300 VH-TQE departed Mackay to Townsville as QLK2304.




Then Virgin Australia Boeing B737-800 VH-VOW departed Mackay for Brisbane as VOZ600.  It had arrived at Mackay the previous evening as VOZ621.



Toll Express Freight Aviation Metro III VH-UZP - looking resplendent in its new Toll livery - arrived from Rockhampton as TFX162.



To round the early morning off, QantasLink Dash-8-Q400 VH-QOH departed Mackay to Brisbane as QLK2511.





Later in the morning, Dave ventured back to a different spotting location at Mackay Airport and caught some of the mid-morning arrivals and departures.  Of note was Virgin Australia Boeing B737-800 VH-VUW which Dave spotted arriving from Brisbane as VOZ601.


  
VH-VUW still wears a white nose cone as shown in Dave's photos.  VH-VUW departed for Brisbane as VOZ604.




QantasLink (Cobham Aviation) Boeing B717-200 VH-NXI was gleefully photographed by Dave as it prepared and then departed for Brisbane as QJE1761.



Locally-based Pilatus PC-12/45 VH-YDO was photographed by Dave as it departed Mackay for Middlemount on Fly-in Fly-out (FIFO) duties.


Jetstar Airways Airbus A320 VH-VQH was snapped arriving from Brisbane as JST882.  It later departed back to Brisbane as JST883.






Finally, QantasLink Dash-8-Q400 Next Gen VH-LQK was photographed departing to Townsville as QLK2300.





A great couple of days' coverage from Mackay Airport from Dave - I sincerely appreciate your valuable contribution mate!

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All photos taken by Dave  ©

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