Execujet (Taverners Aviation) Raytheon Hawker 800XP Bizjet VH-RIU Arrives into Hamilton Island Airport - Plus More!

On Tuesday 26 December, Execujet (Taverners Aviation) Raytheon Hawker 800XP bizjet VH-RIU was noted arriving into Hamilton Island Airport from Sydney.  It looks to be staying.

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UPDATE!  On Wednesday 27 December, VH-RIU departed Hamilton Island Airport and flew down to the Gold Coast.  It later returned to Hamo.

UPDATE!  On Friday 29 December, VH-RIU finally departed Hamilton Island Airport and returned to Sydney.

Meanwhile, also on Tuesday 26 December, DeGunst Transport P/L Textron (Cessna) 208 Caravan VH-NPZ visited North Keppel Island from Bundaberg Airport.

Sydney-based Cessna 208 Caravan VH-FYC ferried down from the Lakeside Airpark to Caloundra.

AERgO Asset Management Beech B200 King Air VH-XGV as "Navair 173" visited the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour from Archerfield.

And an interesting, possibly first visitor to the region, in the form of Skytrans Airlines Cessna 208B Caravan VH-XDU which visited Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport from Cairns as SKP951/2.

The Caravan previously was operated by West Wing Aviation.

Photo taken by 'AC'  ©