S&S Aviation / Business Aviation Solutions Bombardier Challenger 604 Bizjet VH-XPA (ex N685SC) Pops into Bundaberg Airport - Plus More!

On Wednesday 20 December, S&S Aviation / Business Aviation Solutions Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604 bizjet VH-XPA made an 'unscheduled' visit to Bundaberg Airport while flying up from the Sunshine Coast to Rockhampton Airport. It looked to complete some airwork before landing at Bundy. After around an hour on the ground, VH-XPA departed Bundaberg Airport and returned to the Sunshine Coast.

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We believe this is the first time that VH-XPA has visited Central Queensland after it was re-registered from N685SC in mid-July. The aircraft was flown by Machjet (Machjet International) / McDermott Aviation Group on the Sunshine Coast.

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While Bowenville (near Toowoomba) based Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1+ bizjet VH-JSZ visited my local Clermont Aerodrome from Archerfield.

And Brisbane-based Teys Australia Cessna 525 Citation CJ2 bizjet VH-TEY visited Bundaberg Airport. It arrived from Archerfield and departed to Sydney.

Meanwhile, also on Wednesday 20 December, National Jet Express (formerly Cobham) Dash-8-Q400 Next Gen VH-IYP as "Jetex 442D" arrived from Brisbane and then departed to Cairns with SES personnel on board. It later returned to Brisbane but as "Jetex 443D". VH-IYP also completed a direct return flight yesterday.

McDermott Aviation Group / Machjet International Beech B200 King Air VH-ZPY as 'MC242' / "Machflight 242" arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Cairns before then departing to Brisbane. It later returned to Cairns.

Finally, also on Wednesday 20 December, Nauru Airlines Boeing B737-300 VH-PNI continues to fly into Central Queensland operating flights for Bonza Airline. On this occasion, it flew the Bonza flight into Rockhampton Airport from and back to the Gold Coast as BNZ1543/4.

All photos taken by Brodie Lawson  ©