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Old 11th April 2008, 11:11 PM
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Hi guys,

Just a couple quick questions regarding this aircraft?

1. Is she still operating for the Australian Military?
2. I saw her depart at about 1705 on 1 Feb (thanks ACARS & 16right.com) she departed from the imternational terminal, does any body have any idea what her destination was?
3. Is she still owned by Air Luxor and who are they actually leasing her too? ADF?

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Old 12th April 2008, 08:21 AM
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Hey Mark,

I can tell you that it was in a few days ago(may still be in now) but was parked at the Pond as usual. As well as this, it uses the call sign "Aussie" so i can only assume it is working for possibly the Defence Force.

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Old 12th April 2008, 08:48 AM
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Hi guys,

Just a couple quick questions regarding this aircraft?

1. Is she still operating for the Australian Military?
2. I saw her depart at about 1705 on 1 Feb (thanks ACARS & 16right.com) she departed from the imternational terminal, does any body have any idea what her destination was?
3. Is she still owned by Air Luxor and who are they actually leasing her too? ADF?

Cheers

M
1. Yes, still on lease. I think the lease expires next year by which time the RAAF will have at least one of their KC-30 tanker transports
2. She does one or two runs a week to the Middle East, usually in to Kuwait via Darwin and sometimes via Diego Garcia
3. I think IFly bought Air Luxor out in 2006

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Old 12th April 2008, 12:03 PM
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Hi Mark,

CS-TMT appears on www.16Right.com ACARS regularly, however the log rarely contains any route information. As Andrew mentioned, Darwin has been the only route information I have seen on ACARS.

The services this year have been quite regular, see here.
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Old 12th April 2008, 12:43 PM
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I saw it doing that flying-thing yesterday
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Old 12th April 2008, 03:33 PM
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CS-TMT is also a regualar visitor to Townsville. Not a week goes by that I pick it up on my Acars and SBS radar.

My house is right under the TSV-DRW flight path and I always go outside to catch a glimpse of CS-TMT when it departs TSV for DRW.

It seems to arrive from SYD then go onto DRW and visa versa on the return trip.
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Old 12th April 2008, 06:43 PM
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Thanks heaps for the info guys.

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Old 12th April 2008, 07:57 PM
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I've noted it in Perth on 19 occasions since 8 May 2005 and presume that I've also missed many visits.
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Old 13th April 2008, 06:01 PM
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Speaking of CS-TMT, it came through Townsville again today and I tracked it on my SBS Radar. It came in from Darwin then departed to Sydney (well it was on the SYD track by the radar so I am only assuming it went to SYD).

13-Apr 12:13 4951B4 CS-TMT A333 ASY036
13-Apr 13:39 4951B4 CS-TMT A333 ASY036

For the first time I can recall, CS-TMT did not transmit any Acars messages. I had my scanner on at the time with CS-TMT transmitting as callsign 'Aussie three six'.
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Hi Dave,

Noting on my www.16Right.com ACARS today for CS-TMT either.

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