Local Embraer EMB-550 Legacy 500 Bizjet N142GZ Back in the Air Out of Mackay Airport - Plus More!

During the middle part of the afternoon on Monday 25 May, locally-based Embraer EMB-550 Legacy 500 bizjet N142GZ departed Mackay Airport and headed to Brisbane.

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After a couple of hours on the ground in the capital, N142GZ returned to Mackay Airport during the early evening.

While up the road in the Whitsundays, also on Monday 25 May, the often visiting American-registered Eclipse EA500 bizjet N257AK was noted arriving back into the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour from Archerfield.  It also visited last week too - see Blog post below.

UPDATE!  On Thursday 28 May, N257AK returned to Archerfield.

Meanwhile, on the lighter side of General Aviation (GA) movements, also on Monday 25 May, Seair Pacific / Istlecote Cessna 208 Caravan VH-KNQ looked to complete a Fly-in Fly-out (FIFO) flight into Wanella Station (near Coppabella).  It was noted later arriving into Rockhampton Airport.

While Queensland Government Airwing (State of Queensland) Raytheon B300 Super King Air VH-SGQ was also noted visiting Rockhampton Airport, arriving from Cairns and Bamaga (Northern Peninsula) and later departing to Brisbane.

And BPW Aviation / Airspeed Aviation of Scone, New South Wales, Cessna 404 Titan VH-SKV was noted visiting Emerald Airport.  It arrived from Tamworth and Archerfield and later departed back to Archerfield.

Photo taken by Michael Fleetwood  ©