December 2015 Noteworthy Movements Only (No Photos Please)

[Stefan Perkas]

Morning all,

Korean Airlines began A380 operations to Sydney this morning with HL7613 operating the flight.

[Morris Biondi]

Hi Stefan,

tommorrow into Sydney is the first A380. Today is the last 777 operated by HL8216.

[NathanJ]

772 VN-A145 is operating Vietnam 772/773 today.

[Stefan Perkas]

Hi Stefan,

tommorrow into Sydney is the first A380. Today is the last 777 operated by HL8216.


I realise that now. Got my dates mixed up. My apologies.

[Robert.M]

Looks like VH-KNU has been sold, departs Wagga shortly for Darwin and Jakarta.

[NathanJ]

772 VN-A145 is operating Vietnam 772/773 today.

777 appears to be ongoing ... pending commencement of 787 operations next year of course!

http://airlineroute.net/2015/09/17/vn-syd-dec15/

[Ian Gains]

9H-VJI Global Express is on her way in from Singapore-Seletar, due around 09.30.

[Robert S]

N608FE operating FDX75 SYD-CAN turned around west of Charters Towers and returned to SYD tonight.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N608FE/history/20151207/0745Z/YSSY/ZGGG

Departed about 18:54, returned about 22:47.

[Matthew Arnaoutis]

Hi Robert,
I also saw that last night when I was looking around the radar...Does anyone have an idea why it turned around from that far away, and didn't just divert back to Brisbane?
Thanks

-Matthew

[Rowan McKeever]

AFAIK, SYD is the only Fedex port in Australia. If it's a tech issue, which I suspects it is, by returning to SYD rather than BNE etc any parts they require can literally be fedexed straight to the aircraft!

[Grahame Hutchison]

NZ4205 ADS-B- 08/12/2015 16:50 Lockheed P-3K Orion (185-5208) - New Zealand Air Force

[Robert S]

AFAIK, SYD is the only Fedex port in Australia. If it's a tech issue, which I suspects it is, by returning to SYD rather than BNE etc any parts they require can literally be fedexed straight to the aircraft!

Whatever it was, N608FE did fly to CAN tonight.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N608FE/history/20151208/0500Z/YSSY/ZGGG

[Grahame Hutchison]

NZ4205 ADS-B- 09/12/2015 13:48 Lockheed P-3K Orion (185-5208) - New Zealand Air Force

[Nigel C]

One that seems to have slipped between the cracks was the arrival and departure of an RAF Airbus A400M yesterday afternoon

[Grahame Hutchison]

The were a couple of images on the Australian Aircraft Spotters (https://www.facebook.com/groups/AusAircraftSpotters/) page Nigel.

[Nigel C]

I didn't know you were on Stalkerbook Grahame ;)

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

All Nippon B787-9 JA839A (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/JA839A) is scheduled to operate 'NH879/880' tomorrow. This will be its 1st visit to Sydney. FYI, JA837A operated today's service.

Xiamen B787-8 B-2768 (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/B2768) is scheduled to operate 'CXA807/808' from Fuzhou tomorrow. This will be its 1st visit to Sydney.

[Zac M]

Tomorrow's 'NH879/880' will be operated by Boeing 787-8 JA806A (https://flightaware.com/live/flight/JA806A), needless to say this will be it's first visit to Sydney!

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

All Nippon B787-9 JA871A (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/JA871A) is scheduled to operate 'NH879/880' tomorrow. THis will be its 1st visit to Sydney.

[Robert.M]

Pratt Aviation VH-FGJ Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express visited Wagga this morning from Essendon (first visit).
Pel-Air VH-AJJ and VH-AJG IAI Westwind 1124 have been relocated to the tarmac at the front of the former Douglas Aerospace hangar. Also of note is that AJG only has one engine fitted. VH-AJV has been moved near the REX hangar.
Rotorwing Helicopter Services VH-DHY Garlick Bell UH-1B arrived from Orange this afternoon

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

Malaysia Airlines A380 9M-MNC (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/9MMNC) is scheduled to operate 'MH123/122' tomorrow.

[Zac M]

All Nippon B787-9 JA836A (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/JA836A) is scheduled to operate 'NH879/880' tomorrow. This will be its 1st visit to Sydney.

[MarkR]

Looks like N720AN will be operating the first AA service into Sydney tomorrow morning since it ceased in the eighties.

[Ian Gains]

Indeed, N720AN 777-300ER American Airlines is airborne from LAX as AAL73, heading for SYD, with an ETA of 07.15. Welcome back AA !!

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

American Airlines B777-300ER N722AN (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N722AN) is scheduled to operate 'AA73/72' tomorrow. This will be its 1st visit to Sydney.

[Grahame Hutchison]

The Coulson Tanker is heading back into Richmond this morning ...

N405LC (https://d31asmy75eposw.cloudfront.net/full/6/11435_1445928423.jpg) ADS-B (http://adsb.16right.com/modes/7C173D)- 21/12/2015 10:00 Lockheed 382G C130 (5025) 1985 - Lynden Air Cargo - Anchorage - Alaska - Canberra-Richmond - BMBR132 Turning Final For Runway 28

[Ian Gains]

B-8152 G.550 Deerjet is heading in with an ETA of 10.59, using callsign DER571.

N733AR 77W AAL is making her 1st visit today.

[Zac M]

JA873A (Star Wars livery) back tomorrow as NH879/880

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

Hainan Airlines make a return to Sydney tomorrow morning...

A330-200 B-6116 is due at 0710 from Xia'n as 'China Hainan 7993'. http://flightaware.com/live/flight/B6116

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

American Airlines B777-300ER N726AN (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N726AN) is scheduled to operate 'AA73/72' tomorrow. This will be its 1st visit to Sydney.

[Grahame Hutchison]

American Airlines B777-300ER N734AR made its first revenue service into Sydney today, after its promotional visit to Sydney from Hong Kong back on the 13th November (it was only two weeks old at the time).

Details Of Promotional Visit (http://news.16Right.com)

[Stefan Perkas]

Afternoon all,

American Airlines B777-300ER N724AN (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N724AN) is scheduled to operate 'AA73/72' tomorrow. This will be its 1st visit to Sydney.

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

Philippines Airlines A330-300 RP-C8789 (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/RPC8789) arrived tonight as 'PR213'. Should depart in the morning as 'PR214'. This is its 1st visit to Sydney and to Australia.