McDermott Aviation Group / Machjet International Cessna 525C CitationJet CJ4 Bizjet VH-PIY "Machflight 41" Pops into a Couple of CQ Airports - Plus More!

On Tuesday 8 July, McDermott Aviation Group / Machjet International Cessna 525C CitationJet CJ4 bizjet VH-PIY "Machflight 421" flew up from Brisbane to Mackay Airport and later flew from there to Longreach Airport.

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UPDATE!  On Wednesday 9 July, VH-PIY "Machflight 421" departed Longreach Airport for Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airport but due to bad weather it diverted to Bundaberg Airport.

Gulf Aircraft Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign bizjet VH-PYN departed Brisbane to Miles Airport and then further to the West.

And Embraer EMB-550 Legacy 500 bizjet N142GZ flew home from Brisbane to Mackay Airport.  It appears to have flown South from Mackay Airport to Brisbane last Wednesday 2 July.

Finally, also on Tuesday 8 July, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Boeing B737-7ES / E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft A30-004 as "Wedgetail 04" flew up from RAAF Base Williamtown to complete a missed approach at Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airport and then Longreach Airport before flying back to Williamtown.

And Australian Army Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopter A15-313 as "Stockman 11" departed Rockhampton Airport for North before returning later in the day.

Also during the afternoon, another Australian Army CH-47F Chinook helicopter A15-305 as "Stockman 13" also arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Townsville.

Getting busy in the lead to the official start of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 (TS25)!!

Photo taken by Tony Haynes  ©