aerlink

[lloyd fox]

I feel it deserves it's own thread.Australia's newest airline aerlink.

VH-FVY at BNE today.

Into the sun photos sadly .

https://www.flickr.com/photos/79487691@N07/52726098996/in/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/79487691@N07/52726083071/in/dateposted/

[Greg Hyde]

Looks good LLoyd.

We'll wait and see if the rest of the fleet heads north for a repaint

[lloyd fox]

VH-FVY went into service today bne-MOV as HT725.:)

[Stirling D]

VH-YWU ex VH-TOQ has appeared in CNS in full aerlink scheme.

[Greg Hyde]

VH-YWU ex VH-TOQ has appeared in CNS in full aerlink scheme.

Looks like it flew into Cairns as TOQ on 22/12/2022 for service and a repaint and left with new rego and paint on 23/03/23.

[Brenden S]

In Perth VH-FVH, FVL have had Hevilift titles removed and FVM still has them at the moment.

[lloyd fox]

VH-FVZ at BNE this am.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/79487691@N07/52828420414/in/dateposted/

[lloyd fox]

VH-FVY today at YBBN
https://www.flickr.com/photos/79487691@N07/52893532279/in/dateposted-public/

[Stirling D]

next one on the way for aerlink, 2-NEIL, ex firefly 9M-FYA. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/2NEIL

[Greg Hyde]

next one on the way for aerlink, 2-NEIL, ex firefly 9M-FYA. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/2NEIL

Already painted

https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/563598_1683414033.jpg

[lloyd fox]

Landed at BNE at 5am this morning.:)

[Dylan Hardie]

Will become VH-FVR

[Stirling D]

Will become VH-FVR

Registered as FVR as of the 6/6

[lloyd fox]

Looks like they are getting ATR freighters.

[lloyd fox]

2-PADY... ATR72F is on it's way again .Departed Subang an hour or so again.:)

[Sean L]

2-PADY... ATR72F is on it's way again .Departed Subang an hour or so again.:)

Just did some spotting there this morning, although I left too early to see it, a mate of mine who was out there longer than I was said it was in an all white livery. No Aerlink titles

[lloyd fox]

Thanks Sean.It looks like it is heading towards POM atm.

[Greg Hyde]

2-PADY due into Brissie @ 4.34 tonight

[lloyd fox]

Yes and all white as mentioned previously.

First ATR 72 freighter in Australia .:)

Hope to get a pic later?

[Greg Hyde]

2-PADY was added to the VH-reg today as VH-AK3

[Greg Hyde]

From Ch-aviation

Aerlink (Brisbane International) is inducting its first ATR72-200(F), having ferried VH-AK3 (msn 467) to Australia in January. The carrier secured the 28.4-year-old aircraft, last operated as TR-XCL for Solenta Aviation Gabon (SVG, Libreville Leon M'Ba), on operating lease from ACIA Aero.

The Queensland charter specialist operates six passenger-configured ATR72-500s, but until now, did not deploy the ATR72 freighter type. It has previously operated ATR42-300(F) and ATR42-320(F) types. The ch-aviation fleets shows an ATR42-300F, VH-YWU (msn 79), remains with Aerlink but has not flown since late August and is now at Cairns for maintenance purposes.

An Aerlink spokeswoman told ch-aviation that VH-AK3 comes on a five-year lease and will be based at IATA!KCY. The aircraft is expected to start flying Northern Queensland routes from May 1, 2024.

Aerlink's business model provides mining and resource sector customers with fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) capacity. The carrier's main bases are at Brisbane and Perth International. Aerlink is the only all-ATR - Avions de Transport Régional airline in Australia, and says the type is well suited for sectors too short for the DHC-8 to operate efficiently on.

[lloyd fox]

Yeh i read that but KCY is probably MCY?:)

[Yusef D]

"Sectors too short for the Dash 8"? that must be very short sectors.

[MarkR]

Yeh i read that but KCY is probably MCY?:)

I suspect it’s MKY rather than sunny coast as freight traffic is non existent on the sunny coast. Probably replacing the SW4 based at MKY and maybe doing a milk run each night with the extra capacity, eg via ROK, makes sense. ATRs make sense in sub 500nm legs, even more so for freight when they can replace two SW4s

[lloyd fox]

I couldn't see any rego markings on the ATR72F today

https://www.flickr.com/photos/79487691@N07/53599622715/in/dateposted-public/

[lloyd fox]

VH-AK3 flew BNE-TSV this arvo as HT896 probably to get painted.:)

[lloyd fox]

VH-AK3 is due back into BNE this arvo..Hopefully painted?

[Stirling D]

VH-AK3 is due back into BNE this arvo..Hopefully painted?

In an ‘aerlink freight’ scheme

[lloyd fox]

Photo attached:)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/79487691@N07/53624805404/in/dateposted-public/

[Dylan Hardie]

Another ATR freighter possibly on delivery. 2-KPOW painted in Aerlink Freight left DPS this morning

[lloyd fox]

Thanks Dylan.:)

[Greg Hyde]

Another ATR freighter possibly on delivery. 2-KPOW painted in Aerlink Freight left DPS this morning

Departed Johannesburg, South Africa on 02/05/24

ACIA Aero Leasing do make up some good regos.:)

[Greg Hyde]

2-KPOW (love that rego) became VH-AK2 on 23/05/24

[lloyd fox]

Aerlink ATR72F appears to have gone into service last night

QF 7494 BNE-ROK 2030 hrs DEP BNE

QF 7493 ROK-BNE 2350 HRS ARR BNE

VH-AK3.

[MarkR]

Aerlink ATR72F appears to have gone into service last night

QF 7494 BNE-ROK 2030 hrs DEP BNE

QF 7493 ROK-BNE 2350 HRS ARR BNE

VH-AK3.

Started last week with MKY - ROK as well

[Dylan Hardie]

Will operate MKY-ROK-BNE-MKY Monday-Friday Morning for Qantas

[Greg Hyde]

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[MarkR]

CH aviation are reporting the retirement of the sole ATR42 in the fleet VH-YWU

[lloyd fox]

VH-AK2 returned to BNE yesterday after 5 weeks at TWB airport.:)

[Tony JC]

Avionics upgrades

[Greg Hyde]

CH aviation are reporting the retirement of the sole ATR42 in the fleet VH-YWU

Hasn't flown since 31/08/2023

[Greg Hyde]

VH-YWU was deleted from the VH-Reg on 17/10/24 as Exported to - Papua New Guinea

[Greg Hyde]

Aerlink have added another ATR42 to their fleet, VH-FVN/501.

501 is ex. P2-KSV which ferried into Cairns on 26/10/24.

It should be noted that Aerlink & Heavylift PNG re-use regos.

[lloyd fox]

Caught VH-FVN today at BNE.:)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/79487691@N07/54285955183/in/dateposted-public/