Brisbane airport stuff

[lloyd fox]

Got VH-JGR ERJ145 today at BNE
https://www.flickr.com/photos/794876...in/dateposted/
VH-UQC now has stickers
https://www.flickr.com/photos/794876...in/dateposted/

[lloyd fox]

New Aeromedical Base to be built at BNE.
This is on the western side of the GA apron.


Brisbane,
11
April
2022
Queensland Regional Aeromedical Base proposed for Brisbane Airport
Aeromedical Facility - Render 2

Monday 11 April 2022: Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) is planning to deliver a $72M Queensland Regional Aeromedical Base that will connect more Queenslanders to major hospitals and life-saving medical care.

The 14,470m² multi-tenanted facility will be located between Brisbane Airport’s two runways at the Airport North Precinct and will accommodate the Royal Flying Doctors Service (RFDS), LifeFlight, and Queensland Health facilities.

It will feature new patient transfer facilities, state-of-the-art hangars for fixed and rotary wing aircraft, administration areas, and a medical base for regional patient and donor transfers.

With more than half of Queensland’s five-million-plus population living outside of the greater Brisbane area, the Queensland Regional Aeromedical Base will play a critical role in connecting and supporting the regions.

Gert-Jan de Graaff, BAC’s CEO, said the airport offered an unparalleled aeromedical address with the size and flexibility needed to deliver special purpose developments.

“As the heart of the Queensland network for patient retrieval and medical transfers, the Queensland Regional Aeromedical Base at Brisbane Airport will enhance the network of aeromedical bases located throughout regional Queensland.

“A world-class development like this is not only a reflection of the strategic value of Brisbane Airport’s location and amenity, but also of our ability to deliver the best aeronautical connectivity and capacity thanks to our parallel runway system,” Mr de Graaff said.

“Minutes can quite literally be the difference between life and death when it comes to aeromedical services.

“Brisbane Airport is the logical choice for such a facility, providing the quickest possible response time to get planes and helicopters in the air and on their way to the regions and bring patients in to Queensland’s major hospitals.

“We are working with the State Government, RFDS, and LifeFlight to finalise these plans and will then seek approval from the Federal Government to proceed with this new facility to provide critical medical care to Queenslanders who live outside of Greater Brisbane.”

Construction of the facility will support an estimated 200 jobs and a further 220 direct jobs that will contribute an annual economic benefit to the State of $100M.

The Queensland Aeromedical Base is scheduled for completion in April 2023.
Aeromedical Facility - Render 3

[lloyd fox]

Samoa Airways 738 at BNE now has a 2- rego .When it arrived last year it was holding a 5W reg.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/794876...in/dateposted/

I guess it may head off soon?

[Tristan S]

Originally Posted by lloyd fox

Samoa Airways 738 at BNE now has a 2- rego .When it arrived last year it was holding a 5W reg.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/794876...in/dateposted/

I guess it may head off soon?

This article from March says that the Government of Vanuatu may take it:
https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/n...a-airways-b737

Unsure if this is still the case.

[lloyd fox]

Batik Malaysia ex Malindo rebrand will restart BNE flights from 19 June 4 times a week with MAX8 Aircraft.
Batik Air Malaysia Schedules 737 MAX 8 Australia late-June 2022 Debut
NS22
Published at 1215GMT 01MAY22

Batik Air Malaysia (rebranded from Malindo Air since 28APR22) has filed changes to its planned Boeing 737 MAX 8 service resumption. The airline now schedules 737 MAX 8 operation on following routes from June 2022, instead of mid-May to Dhaka and Jakarta.

From 18JUN22, the 737 MAX 8 will be operating Kuala Lumpur – Denpasar – Brisbane route 3 times weekly, increasing to 4 from 26JUN22.

OD157 KUL1805 – 2110DPS2200 – 0550+1BNE 7M8 x135
OD158 BNE0715 – 1145DPS1245 – 1545KUL 7M8 x246

SOURCE:AEROROUTES

[lloyd fox]

Yesterday BNE had it's first ever Etihad Cargo aircraft.
772F...A6-DDC did this flight.

Also Air Kirabati did 2 test flights

https://www.flickr.com/photos/794876...in/dateposted/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/794876...in/dateposted/

[Kent Broadhead]

Originally Posted by lloyd fox

Yesterday BNE had it's first ever Etihad Cargo aircraft.
772F...A6-DDC did this flight.

Also Air Kirabati did 2 test flights

https://www.flickr.com/photos/794876...in/dateposted/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/794876...in/dateposted/

Thanks Lloyd - I noticed Air Kirabati heading north from Bansktown the other day and meant to ask what the story was.

[lloyd fox]

Kent it is now parked on taxiway Papa at BNE which is down near Logistics at the southern end of the airport.

[Greg Hyde]

The F-Reg Amelia ATR that passed through Brisbane was headed for Tahiti.

Air Tahiti has wet leased an additional ATR 72-600, to meet growing tourism traffic this year, and disclosed it plans to buy an ATR 72-600.

[David C]

Originally Posted by Greg Hyde

The F-Reg Amelia ATR that passed through Brisbane was headed for Tahiti.

Air Tahiti has wet leased an additional ATR 72-600, to meet growing tourism traffic this year, and disclosed it plans to buy an ATR 72-600.

The ATR was on a 11 leg / 8 day ferry flight from France. .

Dace C