From NEWS.COM.AU ...
Quote:
Four aircraft have been tasked by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority to focus on the 23,000 square kilometre search area, which is about 2500 kilometres southwest of Perth.
The first search plane set off from Perth at 6.15am local time (9.15am AEDT). It was expected to take four hours to reach the search area.
A civil Gulfstream jet and a second RAAF P3 Orion was due to leave at approximately 11am (AEDT), and a third RAAF P3 Orion at 1pm (AEDT).
The United States Navy P8 Poseidon aircraft is due to head to the search area at approximately 4pm (AEDT).
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Not quite a
Gulfstream, but looks like VH-TGG is the corporate jet involved in the search, departing Perth at 08:43 WST for Perth..
From FlightAware ...
VH-TGG GLEX Perth Int'l (
YPPH / PER) Fri 08:33 WST Fri 14:14 WST
