Feb/Mar 2021 - Noteworthy Movements Thread (Movements + Photos)

[Moderator]

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

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

China Southern A350-900 B-30C0 (https://flightaware.com/live/flight/B30C0) is scheduled to operate ‘CZ325/326’ tomorrow. This will be its 1st visit to Sydney.

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

China Southern A350-900 B-30EA (https://flightaware.com/live/flight/B30EA) is scheduled to operate ‘CZ325/326’ tomorrow. This will be its 1st visit to Sydney.

[Stefan Perkas]

Morning all,

Garuda Indonesia B777-300ER PK-GIJ (https://flightaware.com/live/flight/PKGIJ) which wears the ‘Mask on’ Decals is scheduled to operate ‘GA7124’ from Jakarta today. ETA is 0850. This will be its 1st visit to Sydney.

[Stefan Perkas]

Afternoon all,

United Airlines B787-10 N12005 (https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N12005) is scheduled to operate 'UA839/842' tomorrow morning. This will be tis 1st visit to Sydney.

[Hakan I]

Anyone know what the go is with AC2287 that just flew over my house into MEL?

It's not on the Melbourne airport arrivals page.

[Stefan Perkas]

Anyone know what the go is with AC2287 that just flew over my house into MEL?

It's not on the Melbourne airport arrivals page.

It's a cargo only flight, that is why it doesn't show on Melbourne Airport site. It operates every Monday, Departs Tuesday to Auckland.

[Stefan Perkas]

Morning all,

Garuda Indonesia B777-300ER PK-GIC (https://flightaware.com/live/flight/PKGIC) is scheduled to operate ‘GA712’ from Jakarta this morning. ETA is 0930. This will be its 1st visit to Sydney.

[Stefan Perkas]

Morning all,

Air Calin A320NEO F-OTIB is due at 1115 as ‘SB900’. It sis scheudled tondepsrt at 1335 as ‘SB901’. This will be its 1st visit to Sydney.

[Stefan Perkas]

Afternoon all,

Garuda Indonesia B737-800 PK-GNV (https://flightaware.com/live/flight/PKGNV) is due into Sydney from Perth at 1755 as 'GA7240'.

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

China Southern A350-900 B-30F0 (https://flightaware.com/live/flight/B30F0) is scheduled to operate 'CZ325/326' tomorrow. This will be its 1st visit to Sydney.

[lloyd fox]

Alliance F70 VH-JFB now has a sticker advertising Paul Kelly tour concert.:)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/79487691@N07/50959989978/in/dateposted/

[lloyd fox]

2ND visit of a PX F70 to BNE ever.:)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/79487691@N07/50965250922/in/dateposted/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/79487691@N07/50965135186/in/dateposted/

[Alex Lui]

9V-SKQ is currently inbound to Sydney as SQ8896.

I have no idea why they are moving their A380 from Alice Springs. Maybe to longer term storage?

[James Smith]

Interesting Alex as SQ8896 has flown from SIN to ASP arriving this morning and operated by A380 9V-SKL. SQ8896, but operated now by 9V-SKQ, has 2 hour 20 minute later departed ASP to SYD but is cruising at 22,000 feet with a speed of 330 to 350 knots. I presume that the same crew have flown both flights.

So, that adds to the mystery. Possibly Singapore Airlines have swapped over a stored A380 and have moved SKQ to SYD as the closest port to enable maintenance to be undertaken before it is flown to SIN. It is possibly a pressurisation issue or could be flying on three engines, amongst other things.

[David C]

SKQ overflew my place near Picton with its undercarriage down. , very unusual .
Dave C

[MarkR]

It’s getting a new cabin:

A Singapore Airlines A380 left the Alice Springs ‘boneyard’ on Monday morning to be fitted with a new cabin allowing it to eventually return to service, Australian Aviation can reveal.

The Airbus A380-841, 9V-SKQ msn 079, departed Alice Springs at 10:03 AM and as flight SQ8896 and landed in Sydney at 3:07 PM, where it will undergo checks following it being ‘thawed out’ from its spell in the desert.

The carrier, the launch customer for the double-decker, is set to retire seven of its A380 but crucially keep 12 in service.
https://australianaviation.com.au/2021/02/resurrected-singapore-a380-departs-alice-springs-boneyard/?utm_source=AustralianAviation&utm_campaign=22_02_2021&utm_medium=email&utm_content=1&utm_emailID=5a40648c2209cc8bd38df9264651952e872c7e c4c1e64936c503a3b7a3a7f0a4

[Stefan Perkas]

Morning all,

Garuda Indonesia A330NEO PK-GHF (https://flightaware.com/live/flight/PKGHF) is scheudled from Perth at 1730 as ‘GA7240’. This will be its 1st visit to Sydney.

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

EVA Air B787-10 B-17807 ops ‘BR315’ TPE-BNE is diverting to Sydney. ETA is 2215.

[Dave J]

SKQ overflew my place near Picton with its undercarriage down. , very unusual .
Dave C

They would’ve flown all the way from ASP to SYD with the gear down. Hence the altitude and speed that James mentioned in another post. Not cycling the landing gear on a sector means they haven’t put a cycle on it and significantly reduces maintenance costs. Especially when the jet is in long term storage!

QF also ferried their A332 from AVV to SYD with the gear down for the same reason

[Max C]

I believe the aircraft require a gear swing on jacks in the hangar, that’s why they ferry gear down. SYD have the facilities to do that. AVV and ASP don’t.

Adding 1 cycle is an insignificant cost over the life of an aircraft.

[Adrian B]

Adding 1 cycle is an insignificant cost over the life of an aircraft.

Just leaves a huge fuel bill !!!..... Hope they used their Coles Discount card and got 4 cents off per litre...

[Greg Hyde]

Checked wheels, about to depart SYD.

ASP to SYD with wheels down 03:32hr

[Alex Lui]

9V-SJA is operating the next repatriation flight into Canberra tonight as SQ211.

[Stefan Perkas]

Morning all,

Garuda Indonesia B777-300ER PK-GIK (https://flightaware.com/live/flight/PKGIK) which wears the airlines ‘Retro’ livery is operating ‘GA7240’ from Jakarta this morning. Current ETA is 0900. This will be its 1st visit to Sydney.

[Brenden S]

PK-GNO is leaving Perth today at 1200 local for SYdney.

[lloyd fox]

BNE tonight due to the cyclone is receiving 4 Air Caledonie ATR72's.:)

F-OZKN,F-OZNO,F-OZIP,F-OZLI...

F-ozno has been to BNE many times in the past few months but the other 3 have not.

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all

Omni Air B767-200 N225AX arrived into Sydney from Okinawa this afternoon.

[lloyd fox]

BNE tonight due to the cyclone is receiving 4 Air Caledonie ATR72's.:)

F-OZKN,F-OZNO,F-OZIP,F-OZLI...

F-ozno has been to BNE many times in the past few months but the other 3 have not.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/79487691@N07/

First 4 photos are the ATR's departing for NOU.:)

[lloyd fox]

UR-82027 Antonov AN124F BNE today.:)
Off to NTL tomorrow.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/79487691@N07/51017903292/in/dateposted/

Also Tropic Air PNG B200

https://www.flickr.com/photos/79487691@N07/51017878447/in/dateposted/

[Greg Hyde]

Fokker 100 11591 VH-VKQ Alliance Airlines ferried 19mar21 ASP-BNE after storage ex HB-JVC

[lloyd fox]

Showing on Flightaware for BNE today is this interesting movement doing a 30 min test flight.

VH-AAT AT76 Brisbane (BNE / YBBN) Sun 02:30PM AEST Sun 02:59PM AEST

I can only think that it is ex VH-FVZ which has been hangered for several months?

Mayby for Hevilift and i am also aware this reg is currently being used by another aircraft but that info may be updated next week?

[Radi K]

VPI and VPJ are also at YBBN I think.

[lloyd fox]

VPI and VPJ are also at YBBN I think.

Yes Radi but they are visable on the old runway and haven't been in the hangar.Anyway it didn't happen anyway today.Cheers.:)

[Greg Hyde]

Airbus A320 -231 429 VH-FNP Virgin Australia Regional Airlines ferried 25mar21 PER-LEA for onward storage ex G-BYTH

Finished or maintenance ?

[MarkR]

Airbus A320 -231 429 VH-FNP Virgin Australia Regional Airlines ferried 25mar21 PER-LEA for onward storage ex G-BYTH

Finished or maintenance ?

According to the VA Fleet thread parting out

VARA A320 VH-FNP on route to Hambantota Int'l - HRI as VA9947, reportedly to be parted out.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/VOZ9947