Think you mean Papua, not PNG, which is somewhat sensitive!

It is not only PNG they have avoided but have flown west of Irian Jaya as well.

Anyone know why Cathay cargo operated a B744 to Sydney today instead of the regular B748?

Sydney look to be getting an Iberia charter at the end of the month. https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...-madrid-flight

Melbourne will be getting a Pakistan Airlines charter arriving on ANZAC Day.

Air China had 3 x A333 at SYD today, the last two arriving 10 mins apart.

Repatriation charters or something else?

Cargo only, supposed to be around 80 Air China A330 flights doing cargo only this month alone.

A couple from Skyliners

Boeing 767 -238 23306 125 N602KW Eastern Airlines ferried 17apr20 SMLP-LIM-MIA ater paint into new cs, first aircraft ex N250MY

ATR 72 ‑212A(500) 761 VH-YWV Helilift ferried 18apr20 BNE-TSV for paint ex OY-CLU

Cheers Tim. I noticed another two in 10 mins apart yesterday.

Afternoon all,

Sydney are scheduled to receive an Egypt Air B787 on Sunday 26/4, departing 27/4....

MS3054 CAI0645 – 2330MNL 789 25APR20

MS3055 MNL0030 – 1010SYD 789 26APR20

MS3056 SYD1300 – 2255CAI 789 27APR20

The return non-stop flight to Cairo is scheduled to take 17 hours and 55 minutes, 10 minutes longer than the El Al non-stop flight to Tel Aviv from Melbourne.

PIA 777 inbound direct from Lahore PK8962 for MEL

Now going to Brisbane instead of Sydney

Looks like SQ have A380s inbound to ASP

SQ8865 9vskt
SQ8866 9vskw
SQ8867 9vsky
SQ8868 9vskz

Divertion?

Erickson Aero Tanker N293EA heading to Cairns as SXI1227. Heading home?

2 x Air Canada 787-9 in today, one old, one new colour scheme
1x Cathay A350-1000 as well as a 359 and 773 - not sure whether we've seen the 35K here before?

No regos - I'm not a spotter :)

I think the 35k has popped in once during a divertion.

B773 N962CL of the UMB Bank NA Trustee heading for BNE from ASP then on to DFW. Explaination?

Its an ex Emirates B777 which was stored in Alice Springs. Probably had to make room for the A380's.

She changed hands last month, probably heading to a new owner.

Video including landing on the ABC News Youtube Page

Webcam located at the Alice Springs Aero Club can see part of the APAS facility, including some of the SQ birds...
https://mywebcams.com.au/YBAS-AliceSprings/

EC-NBE?

Did anyone notice 2 RAAF C30J's at YSSY yesterday???

EC-NBE landed at YSSY 8PM local time.

NOK scoot have two 777s headed to ASP, HS-XBB & HS-XBC

Confirmed A97-440 and A97-466.

Singapore Airlines 787-10 9V-SCB due into YSSY in 52min

Anyone notice a French Air Force A332 Flying from Perth over Brisbane?

Alliance 3392 is currently enroute to Tamworth ex AKL as the first ever international flight to arrive there!

Yes i photographed it as it flew overhead at 10am today:)

It was a MRTT 042' F-UJCH c/n 1808 from Reunion Island via Perth to Noumea. Callsign Cotam 1012

Afternoon all,

Saudi B777-300ER scheduled into Sydney next week.


SV3052 RUH1050 – 0830+1SYD 773 13MAY20
SV3051 SYD1030 – 1910DMM2010 – 2110RUH 773 14MAY20

Info from: https://www.routesonline.com/news/38...-mid-may-2020/

VH-EFR diverted to Sydney early this morning rather than going CNS-HKG, she is heading to HKG now, I wonder what happened, she had to spend an hour or so in a holding pattern waiting for the curfew to lift?

Shanghai Airlines B789 on its way to YSSY due in about 21mins from Shanghai as CES735. B-20CD

Singapore Airlines A359 also landed at YSSY awhile ago.

they have been running a variety of aircraft into Sydney every day, often 777s or 787-10s, I thing there were close to 7 SQ birds today if you count the freighters

Afternoon all,

Nepal Airlines A330-200 9N-ALZ is scheduled into Sydney tomorrow morning at 0725 from Kathmandu via Kuala Lumpur. It is scheduled to depart at 0925 direct to Kathmandu.

Anyone know why Airnorth paid a visit to YSSY today? VH-ANO