Machjet Cessna Citation Bizjets VH-SIY and VH-SQM Call into Gladstone Airport

On Wednesday 4 January, Machjet (Machjet International) Cessna 525 Citation CJ1 bizjet VH-SIY was noted completing airwork at Gladstone Airport.  It completed a practice ILS-approach followed by an overshoot.  VH-SIY flew North from and later returned to its Sunshine Coast base.

File photo taken by 'AC'  ©

It is believed that VH-SIY returned and completed more airwork at Gladstone Airport from the Sunshine Coast on Friday 6 January.

Meanwhile, on Thursday 5 January, fellow Machjet (Machjet International) Cessna S550 Citation S/2 bizjet VH-SQM was also noted visiting Gladstone Airport from its Sunshine Coast base.

Also on Thursday 5 January, Brisbane-based Cessna 525A CitationJet2 VH-MOR visited Maryborough Airport during a busy day of flying.  It departed its Archerfield base for the Sunshine Coast and Maryborough before returning South to Toowoomba and Brisbane before returning to Archerfield.

Finally, on Friday 6 January, I noted locally-based Embraer EMB-550 Legacy 500 bizjet N142GZ depart Mackay Airport for Canberra.  It returned to Mackay later in the day.

At the time of writing, N142GZ is due to depart to the Gold Coast on Saturday 7 January.