Monday, September 22, 2025

Business Aviation Solutions Bombardier Global Express XRS Bizjet VH-8MJ Calls into Hamilton Island Airport - Plus More!

On Monday 22 September, Business Aviation Solutions Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express XRS bizjet VH-8MJ was noted arriving into Hamilton Island Airport from Sydney.

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UPDATE!  On Thursday 25 September, VH-8MJ departed Hamilton Island Airport and returned to Sydney.

UPDATE!  On Friday 26 September, VH-8MJ returned to Hamilton Island Airport from Sydney via Brisbane.  It then departed to Townsville and Nadi, Fiji on Monday 29 September.

Meanwhile, also on Monday 22 September, Falcon 50 / MacArthur Jet Charter Cessna 550 Citation Bravo bizjet VH-SCC departed Emerald Airport for Canberra and then Bankstown.  It looked like it arrived from those places on Friday 19 September - we missed it!

Gulf Aircraft Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign bizjet VH-PYN departed Hamilton Island Airport for Brisbane.  It appears to have arrived into Hamo from Brisbane on Friday 19 September - and we missed it too!

McDermott Aviation Group / Machjet International Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2 bizjet VH-SUY as "Machflight 41" flew up from the Sunshine Coast to complete a missed approach at Maryborough Airport and then land at Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airport.  It then returned to the Sunny Coast.

And Sydney-registered Cessna 208 Caravan VH-FYC ferried up from Caloundra to Lakeside Airpark for parachuting operations by Airlie Beach Skydiving based at Laguna Quays.  It seems to have replaced Cessna 208B Supervan 900 Skydiving Aircraft VH-XLF which has ferried South to Bankstown for planned maintenance.

UPDATE!  VH-FYC departed Lakeside Airpark for Caloundra on Wednesday 1 October.  It seems that VH-XLF ferried North a couple of days prior and has since taken parachuting operations at Laguna Quays once again.

Photo taken by Grahame Hutchison  ©

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