Honeybee Air (Sydney) Cirrus SF50-G2 Vision Jet Arivee Xi VH-TEA at the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour - Plus More!

On Tuesday 7 October, Honeybee Air (Sydney) Cirrus SF50-G2 Vision Jet Arivee Xi VH-TEA flew up from Bankstown and Lismore to the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour before it then flew back down to Bankstown. 

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VH-TEA also visited Shute Harbour last week when it was photographed above.

Burbank Homes / Business Aviation Solutions Raytheon Hawker 850XP bizjet VH-BMW visited Hamilton Island Airport once again from Melbourne (Tullamarine).

Skydive the Beach Group Cessna 208 Caravan VH-DZZ flew down from the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour to Tyagarah.  It looked to swap with Experience Company (Skydive the Beach Group) Cessna 208B Supervan 900 VH-LVN which had flown up to Shute Harbour from Shellharbour Airport via Emerald Airport on Monday 6 October.

Vee H Aviation (Link Airways) Beech B200GT Super King Air 250 VH-VEW flew up to Clermont Aerodrome from Brisbane before then heading out to Mount Isa.

UPDATE!  On Wednesday 8 October, VH-VEW flew from Mount Isa to Townsville and then Brisbane.  On Thursday 9 October, VH-VEW completed one of its usual trips to Clermont Aerodrome from and back to Brisbane.

Finally, also on Tuesday 7 October, Australian Army Boeing CH-47F 'Foxtrot' Chinook helicopter A15-313 as "Pegasus 88" was noted flying around the Whitsundays region, completing approaches at Bowen Aerodrome and Hamilton Island Airport while on a flight out of and back to Townsville.

And Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Alenia C-27J Spartan transport aircraft A34-009 as "Wallaby 37" flew up from RAAF Base Amberley to around Monto before heading across to complete a touch and go at Bundaberg Airport.  It then flew at low level over to Fraser Island and then down the Queensland coast back to Amberley.

Photo taken by Lee Holloway  ©

Virgin Australia Boeing B737-8MAX VH-8IK First Visit into CQ at Mackay Airport

Late on Monday 6 October, Virgin Australia Boeing B737-8MAX VH-8IK was noted making its first visit into Central Queensland arriving into Mackay Airport as VOZ615 from Brisbane.

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After staying for the night, on Tuesday 7 October, VH-8IK then departed back to Brisbane as VOZ600.

VH-8IK was delivered into Brisbane from the USA on in late August 2024 before entering service only days later.  The aircraft was named 'Hutt Lagoon' and is the 11th B737-8MAX delivered to Virgin Australia.

Nice!

Photo taken by Tony Haynes  ©

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Dassault Falcon 7X Bizjet A56-002 "Envoy 35" Spotted at Rockhampton Airport - Plus More!

On Monday 6 October, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Dassault Falcon 7X bizjet A56-002 flying as "Envoy 35" was spotted at Rockhampton Airport.

It arrived direct from Canberra and later departed to Sydney.

Meanwhile, also Monday 6 October, Air Gold Coast Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2 bizjet VH-ZDM flew up from Archerfield to Hamilton Island Airport before then flying down to Sydney.

McDermott Aviation Group / Machjet International Cessna 525C CitationJet CJ4 bizjet VH-PIY "Machflight 421" arrived into Cloncurry Airport from Bankstown and Brisbane.

Fellow McDermott Aviation Group / Machjet International Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2 bizjet VH-SUY as "Machflight 41" arrived into Cloncurry Airport the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane.

UPDATE!  On Tuesday 7 October, both Machjet Citations departed Cloncurry Airport and returned to Brisbane with VH-SUY "Machflight 41" then continuing back to the Sunny Coast.

While Interair (Essendon) Piper PA-31 Navajo VH-PJU started flying aerial survey flights out of Mackay Airport over the weekend after flying up from Bundaberg Airport.

And Brisbane-based Piper PA-31-325 Navajo VH-ZMJ seemed to complete its aerial survey work in the area, visiting Bundaberg Airport from Archerfield.

Photos taken by Terry McDonaugh  ©

Parker Aviation Ventures (Sydney) / Air Link (Dubbo) Embraer EMB-500 Phenom bizjet VH-PNM Pops into Hamilton Island Airport - Plus More!

On Sunday 5 October,  Parker Aviation Ventures (Sydney) / Air Link (Dubbo) Embraer EMB-500 Phenom bizjet VH-PNM flew up from Bankstown and Newcastle (Williamtown) to Hamilton Island Airport. It then flew down to Archerfield.

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And Burbank Homes / Business Aviation Solutions Raytheon Hawker 850XP bizjet VH-BMW departed Hamilton Island Airport for Melbourne (Tullamarine).  It looked to arrive from there on Friday.

Photo taken by Bradley Newman  ©

Helicorp (Australian Army) Leonardo S.P.A. Helicopters (Agusta) AW139 helicopters VH-YQJ & VH-YQC Pass Through Longreach Airport - Plus More!

On Saturday 4 October, Helicorp (Australian Army) Leonardo S.P.A. Helicopters (Agusta) AW139 helicopter VH-YQJ as "Rescue 901" was spotted at Longreach Airport.

It looked to fly up from the Oakey Army Aviation Centre  to Longreach Airport before continuing to Mount Isa.

UPDATE!  On Sunday 5 October, VH-YQJ "Rescue 901" continued from Mount Isa to Mcarthur River Mine, RAAF Base Tindal and then Robertson Barracks.

UPDATE!  On Sunday 5 October, fellow Helicorp (Australian Army) Leonardo S.P.A. Helicopters (Agusta) AW139 helicopter VH-YQC as "Rescue 902" flew down from Mount Isa to Longreach Airport and then Roma Airport before landing at Oakey.  It had flown down from Robertson to Mount Isa on Saturday.

Meanwhile, also on Saturday 4 October, Business Aviation Solutions Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express XRS bizjet VH-8MJ flew back into Hamilton Island Airport from Nadi, Fiji and Townsville. It flown out that way on Monday 29 September.

UPDATE!  On Wednesday 8 October, VH-8MJ departed Hamilton Island Airport for Sydney.

Finally, it's worth nothing that on Friday 3 October, Emerald Coaches (Emerald) Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage VH-ZMM had a busy day of flying, visiting Longreach and Mackay Airports both arriving from and then departing back to its Emerald Airport base. It also visited Bowen Aerodrome in the days prior.

All photos taken by Liam Sellick  ©

Real Time Aviation (Brisbane) Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1+ Bizjet VH-JSZ Spotted at my Local Clermont Aerodrome - Plus More!

On Friday 3 October, I was able to photograph Bowenville based (operated by Real Time Aviation - Brisbane) Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1+ bizjet VH-JSZ parked at Clermont Aerodrome after it had arrived the previous evening from Archerfield and Dalby.  On Friday, it returned to Dalby and then Archerfield.

While Parker Aviation Ventures (Sydney) / Air Link (Dubbo) Embraer EMB-500 Phenom bizjet VH-PNM flew from Longreach Airport to the Sunshine Coast and back before later flying back to the Sunshine Coast.  As posted below, it had arrived into the Central West last weekend.

And Burbank Homes / Business Aviation Solutions Raytheon Hawker 850XP bizjet VH-BMW flew into Hamilton Island Airport from Melbourne (Tullamarine) yet again.

Meanwhile, also on Friday 3 October, Metro Holdings / Air Link Beech B200 King Air VH-XDW visited Rockhampton Airport from Townsville.

Edwards Coaches Cessna 441 Conquest II VH-OXY landed at Blackall Airport from Armidale then departed up to Richmond and then down to Kingaroy and back to Armidale.

While Queensland Government (QGAir) Rescue (State of Queensland) Agusta AW139 helicopter VH-ESZ ferried down from Townsville to Archerfield flying via Emerald Airport.

And the Capricorn Helicopter Rescue Service (CHRS) (Babcock Mission Critical Services Australasia) Agusta S.P.A. AW139 Helicopter VH-YXR arrived back into Rockhampton Airport from Redcliffe after flying down there for planned maintenance back in late March.

A Pair of RAAF Super King Air Turboprops A32-003 & A32-021 Both Complete Airwork & Land at CQ Airports - Plus More! - UPDATED!

Over the course of a week or so, a pair of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Beech B350 Super King Air turboprops were noted completing airwork and landing at some Central Queensland Airports.

On Thursday 2 October, Super King Air A32-003 as "Torch 42" was noted landing at Mackay Airport from Townsville via airwork to the North East of the Whitsundays region.  It later returned to Townsville.

UPDATE!  A32-003 "Torch 42" was photographed above at Cairns on Saturday 4 October.

Of interest, it appears A32-003 flew up to Townsville on Tuesday 30 September from RAAF Base East Sale via Charleville Airport as "Hudson 42".

The second Super King Air appears to be A32-021 flying as "Torch 02" and it too arrived into Townsville also on Tuesday 30 September, also flying up from East Sale via Charleville Airport.

UPDATE!  On Saturday 4 October, A32-021 "Torch 02" visited Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport from Townsville.

UPDATE!  On Thursday 9 October, both Super King Air turboprops completed their deployment to Townsville and returned to East Sale via Tamworth in New South Wales.

Meanwhile, also on Thursday 2 October, Airborne P/L (Palm Lake Works) Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-VLQ visited the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour from the Gold Coast via Bundaberg Airport.

UPDATE!  On Friday 3 October - and again on Monday 6 October - VH-VLQ visited Hamilton Island Airport from the Gold Coast.

Photo taken by Jonathan Williams  ©

Nioa Aviation (Avcair) Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 Bizjet VH-NJR Spotted at my Local Clermont Aerodrome - Plus More!

On Wednesday 1 October, I was able to photograph Nioa Aviation (Avcair) Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 bizjet VH-NJR visiting my local Clermont Aerodrome. It arrived from and then later departed back to Brisbane.

Also at Clermont Aerodrome, also on Wednesday 1 October were  Liddles Air Service (Ingham) Cessna 210 Centurion VH-HRN, as well as New South Wales-based Cessna 182C Skylane VH-NLN which departed to Roma Airport, Dubbo and Canberra.

VH-NLN also passed through Clermont Aerodrome heading North from Canberra (and other places) last Sunday 21 September and Monday 22 September.

Townsville Airlines Cessna 208B Grand Caravan VH-NXU flew into Mackay Airport from Townsville and departed to Cairns. This is the second week in-a-row that VH-NXU has visited Mackay Airport on a Wednesday - could be a new route?

Burbank Homes / Business Aviation Solutions Raytheon Hawker 850XP bizjet VH-BMW looked to depart Hamilton Island Airport for Melbourne (Tullamarine).

Navair Flight Operations Cessna 510 Citation Mustang bizjet VH-PAC visited Hamilton Island Airport from Mareeba.

A nice Cessna 208B Grand Caravan in the form of Aero Facilities / Pay's Aviation VH-8TL popped into Gladstone Airport from the Sunshine Coast (and points South over the last couple of days).  It then departed to the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour.

UPDATE!  Over the rest of the week, VH-8TL headed West to Mount Isa and then back towards Rockhampton Airport and then West again out to Birdsville.

And late on Wednesday 1 October, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Boeing B737-8 MAX BBJ A62-002 as "Envoy 16" completed a missed approach at Rockhampton Airport. It flew up from and then returned back to Canberra.

Exercise Wallaby 2025 - Royal Brunei Airlines Boeing B787-8 Dreamliners V8-DLE and V8-DLC Back at Rockhampton Airport

As predicted, on Wednesday 1 October, both Royal Brunei Airlines Boeing B787-8 Dreamliner aircraft - V8-DLE and V8-DLC - both called back into Rockhampton Airport again transporting personnel and equipment into Rocky in support of the Singapore Armed Forces Exercise Wallaby 2025 (XWB25).

V8-DLE arrived from Singapore's Changi Airport as RBA4230.  It then departed back to Changi and then Brunei as RBA4231/2.

And V8-DLC arrived into Rocky (as pictured) also from Changi but as RBA4237.  It then departed to Singapore as RBA4238.

UPDATE!  V8-DLC returned to Rockhampton Airport one more time on Thursday 2 October, arriving from Changi as RBA4239 and departing to Brunei as RBA4240.

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Sincere thanks to local plane spotter Scott H for allowing us to share this great photo!

Photo taken by Scott Harris  ©

Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232(WL) VH-X3N (ex 9V-JSV, VH-XNW) Makes First Visit to CQ at Hamilton Island Airport

On Wednesday 1 October, Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232(WL) VH-X3N was noted making its first visit to Central Queensland at Hamilton Island Airport as it completed the JST848/9 service from and back to Sydney.

VH-X3N at Sydney  (File photo)

Of interest, VH-X3N is one of nine recently delivered Airbus A320 aircraft that have entered service with Jetstar Airways that all previously operated with the collapsed Jetstar Asia. This A320 was previously operated by Jetstar Asia as 9V-JSV.

9V-JSV in 2020  (File photo)

The A320 also spent time in Australia from 2022 to 2024 operating with Jetstar as VH-XNW.

VH-XNW at Sydney in 2024  (File photo)

9V-JSV was ferried from Jakarta, Indonesia to Melbourne (Tullamarine) at the start of September before it was then placed on the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-X3N with this registration marking 'taped' over the Singaporean registration marking.  VH-X3N then commenced operations with Jetstar as on Saturday 20 September.

Of interest, the collapse of Jetstar Asia has seen nine of their Airbus A320 ‘classic’ aircraft joining (or for three of them re-joining) the Jetstar Australia fleet. They are all currently planned to be placed into storage at Alice Springs where they will be placed on the Australian Aircraft Register. The aircraft include: 9V-JSM (ex VH-XNN) which is to become VH-X3D, 9V-JSN (ex VH-XNI) which is to become VH-X3E, 9V-JSU (ex VH-XNP) which is to become VH-X3L, 9V-JSO which is to become VH-X3F, and 9V-JSX (ex 9V-TAZ with Tigerair and Scoot) which will become VH-X3P, 9V-JSV (ex VH-XNW) which is to become VH-X3N, 9V-JSK which is to become VH-X3B, 9V-JSR which is to become VH-X3J, and 9V-JSQ which is to become VH-X3H.

Photos taken by Robert Myers and Tony Haynes  ©