Brand New Capital Jet Charter (ACT) Pilatus PC-24 Bizjet VH-88M Calls into Hamilton Island Airport - Plus More!

On Thursday 10 August, brand new Capital Jet Charter (ACT) Pilatus PC-24 bizjet VH-88M visited Hamilton Island Airport from its Canberra base.

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The 2023-built PC-24 was delivered into the country via Darwin and Adelaide (pictured) at the start of August.

While Air Charter Services / Flight Options (Australia) Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 bizjet VH-VKX flew up to Longreach Airport from Brisbane.

UPDATE!  On Friday 11 August, VH-VKX departed Longreach Airport for Mount Isa.

Hughes Aviation (Hughes Pastoral Group) (Gympie) Pilatus PC-12//47E NGX VH-8HP flew up from Archerfield to Bundaberg Airport then across to Keeroongooloo and this afternoon flew to Charleville Airport and then back to Archerfield.

Careflight (NT) Hawker Beechcraft B200 King Air VH-ZCN as "Careflight 27" flew up from Toowoomba to Longreach Airport and then Mount Isa.  It appears to be due to continue up to Darwin on Friday 11 August.

And Brisbane-based Blesk Aviation Bell Helicopter Textron 429 helicopter VH-SUV flew up from Archerfield to pop into Bundaberg and Rockhampton Airports before continuing to Hamilton Island Airport.

UPDATE!  VH-SUV looked to fly back down to Archerfield via Rockhampton and Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airports on Monday 14 August.