Feb/Mar 2020 - Noteworthy Movements Thread (Movements + Photos)

[Moderator]

Please post information, photos and discussion about December/January noteworthy movements in this thread.

[lloyd fox]

2 HI-Fly A340-300'S at BNE yesterday.
CS-TQZ and CS-TQY...It is changeover time and TQY arrived yesterday from HAN and TQZ headed off to Brussels today.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/79487691@N07/49472170332/in/photostream/

[Sean L]

One of air Vanuatu's B738s are doing maintenance in NZ. VH-ONU is filling in for her. Anyone know how long until the maintenance is finished?

[Tim Bowrey]

Supposed to be only a few weeks.

On another note, Mil-8 P2-MHM finally left Bankstown today after diversion last week. It's headed home, first stop CFS.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/P2MHM

[Sean L]

US airforce 737 01-0040 at YSSY

[Tim Bowrey]

Hevilift ATR72-500 VH-FVM made a brief stopover today at DOM6 arriving from Brisbane and departing to West Sale on a media charter flight. It will be back tomorrow afternoon sometime.

[lloyd fox]

VA ATR72 ..VH-FVX stored at Nelson flew NELSON-BNE-CNS yesterday.

[Sean L]

Hevilift ATR72-500 VH-FVM made a brief stopover today at DOM6 arriving from Brisbane and departing to West Sale on a media charter flight. It will be back tomorrow afternoon sometime.

in case anyone missed it, it arrived at about 4pm and left at 5pm.

[Sean L]

Anyone know why N919CA and B2026 came to YSSY today?

[Sean L]

N919CA just departed for dubai

[Sean L]

N17085 is on its way back to the US

[Sean L]

Anyone know why N919CA and B2026 came to YSSY today?

N919ca is making a return to yssy tomorrow at 8:24am local time.

[Tim Bowrey]

Departed about 1130 to Perth then will continue to Hong Kong later.

[Sean L]

I've been told it was here to drop off fire retardant.

[Sean L]

Viking 400 demonstrator C-GVKI is on a world tour. Sydney was one of the stops. It never came. Some sources say its planned route was CNS-TMW-SYD-MEB-ADL. Others say it is CNS-TMW-MEB-SYD-AKL. its current destinations that it has flown to in chronological order are TMW-MEB-ADL. What exactly is going on here?

[Sean L]

Uptade: C-GVKI has flown into bankstown; ADL-MEB-BWU.

[Sean L]

RA-82042 just passed over sydney heading for auckland. I missed seeing it. My day is ruined :(. It even left a massive contrail behind to tease me... anyway, anyone know why it is going to auckland?

[Sean L]

Ra-82042 flew over Sydney heading for surabaya. Anyone know why? Also, in case you're wondering, yes i did manage to catch it :).

[lloyd fox]

2 special movements today at BNE

Helvetic F100 VH-VKQ (Alliance) BNE-ASP for storage ? as UTY9100

still 2 Helvetic's at BNE

Conair RJ-85 C-GVFT ..AVV-BNE-HIR

Photo of Conair only on flickr page.

Cheers.

[Greg Hyde]

Are they charging QQ for parking spaces since movements (income) is down.

Cheaper to store them at ASP.

[lloyd fox]

The 2nd Conair RJ-85 now at BNE ...AVV-BNE earlier and soon to HIR

C-GVFK.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/79487691@N07/49671517797/in/dateposted/

[lloyd fox]

Nordic Aviation Capital ATR72 ..OY-CLU from Denmark just landed BNE from DRW.From pics it may be all white.

[Greg Hyde]

Nordic Aviation Capital ATR72 ..OY-CLU from Denmark just landed BNE from DRW.From pics it may be all white.

Reportedly for Heavylift

[Brenden S]

EL AL Boeing 787-9 4X-EDI made a visit to Perth today

[Greg Hyde]

EL AL Israeli Airlines B787-9 Dreamliner 4X-EDI c/n 38800 (seen here above) arriving into Perth Airport (YPPH) as flight 'LY87' at 15.42hrs landing RWY06 ex: Ben Gurion Intl Airport (LLBG) Israel after a flight time of 13hrs.43mins & covering a distance of 8,937km.

The special "one off" repatriations flight was returning iAustralian citizens to Australia as well as taking back to Israel its citizens stranded in Australia as a result of the Corona virus COVID-19.

The outbound return flight 'LY88' to Ben Gurion Intl Airport (LLBG) Israel departed Perth delayed at 20.45hrs with 240 passengers on board & is expected to arrive into Israel at 04.44hrs (LT).

From Perth spotters

Interesting to see, what countries it didn't flyover

[MarkR]

Looks like Lantam had two repatriation flights into Sydney last night arriving around
9.30PM, LAN1117 and 1119, both almost kissed Antartica and appear to be on the ground still in Sydney

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

According to FR24 Austrian B777-200ER OE-LPD is due into Sydney at 1400 tomorrow direct from Vienna as ‘OS1’.

[Sean L]

Evening all,

Austrian B777-200ER OE-LPD is due into Sydney at 1400 tomorrow direct from Vienna as ‘OS1’.
Longest flight by Austrian I believe ;).

[Radi K]

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AUA1

[Sean L]

Also, I think yesterday was the first time a DHL (operated by Kalitta) B777F visited YSSY.

[Sean L]

Evening all,

According to FR24 Austrian B777-200ER OE-LPD is due into Sydney at 1400 tomorrow direct from Vienna as ‘OS1’.

Did the Callsign/Flight number change or something? because it's now OS1457 /AUA1457.

[Kent Broadhead]

Longest flight by Austrian I believe ;).

Sort of a pity that it wasn't one of the ex-Lauda birds making a return visit.

[Sean L]

Evening all,

According to FR24 Austrian B777-200ER OE-LPD is due into Sydney at 1400 tomorrow direct from Vienna as ‘OS1’.

It says on Flightradar24 that OE-LPD will depart Sydney for Penang tommorow at 10:15AM as OS1028.

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

Expect a Nepal Airlines A330-200 later this week as well from Kathmandu. https://www.nepalitimes.com/latest/nepal-airlines-to-fly-stranded-australian-tourists-to-sydney/

[Sean L]

It says on Flightradar24 that OE-LPD will depart Sydney for Penang tommorow at 10:15AM as OS1028.

Flightaware says OE-LPD will depart YSSY for Penang at 1:35PM Sydney time.

[Sean L]

Condor will operate rescue flights to Sydney on the 3rd and 6th of April. DE8895, DE8893

[Sean L]

Flightaware says OE-LPD will depart YSSY for Penang at 1:35PM Sydney time.

Has been delayed I think

[Sean L]

Korean to operate B773 to Sydney on the 2nd of April as STA0715.

[Sean L]

Has been delayed I think

Austrian is now pushing back from the gate.

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

Expect a Nepal Airlines A330-200 later this week as well from Kathmandu. https://www.nepalitimes.com/latest/nepal-airlines-to-fly-stranded-australian-tourists-to-sydney/

Now going to Brisbane instead

[Sean L]

Condor will operate rescue flights to Sydney on the 3rd and 6th of April. DE8895, DE8893

1st Condor B767 arriving today at around 9:29PM Sydney time from Phuket as Condor 898. D-ABUB

[Sean L]

1st Condor B767 arriving today at around 9:29PM Sydney time from Phuket as Condor 898. D-ABUB

Departing today at 4:25PM Sydney time as Condor 8899.

[Sean L]

Second Condor due on Sunday at 10:55AM AEDT

[Radi K]

Several Lufthansa flights into NZ and Pacific.

A380 BKK-AKL https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DLH9918/history/20200405/0500Z/VTBS/NZAA

And A350 will be routing MUC-GUM-NAN !
https://twitter.com/AeronewsGlobal/status/1246423378891857920