Polar Cargo in YSSY

[Nigel C]

It's been a while, but Polar was seen in Sydney tonight with B744F N416MC.
It has already departed as Polar 981.

[Tim Bowrey]

Originally Posted by Nigel C

It's been a while, but Polar was seen in Sydney tonight with B744F N416MC.
It has already departed as Polar 981.

Do you know if it was in Polar Air livery or Atlas? Photos on net are all in Atlas Air livery but is leased to Polar. Any idea what it was here for and where it came from? A.net shows Atlas yet JP.net shows both Atlas and (Polar - most recent)

[Blake Riley]

Arrived from Honolulu as Polar Air 981 at 6.22pm according to flightstats.net
and left to Seoul as Polar Air Cargo 981

[Grahame Hutchison]

From www.16Right.com ACARS .....

N416MC 5Y0981 02/11/2008 18:07 Atlas Air B747-47UF(SCD) - Honolulu-Sydney

ACARS mode: S Aircraft reg: .N416MC
Message label: H1 Block id: 2 Msg. no: D03A
Flight id: 5Y0981
Message content:-
#DFBCEC.416MCPAC981PHNLYSSY021108061303
34404ER1613BKA01-010.081
39999-27.3-58.00.843257239314
OFFCLSOFFOFFOPNOPN
ON-ON-ON-NO-NO-NO-
707000706466707000707000
103.7103.7103.8103.7
90.5 90.4 90.4 90.4

-------------------------------------[02/11/2008 18:19]

No ACARS pick up on the departure transmissions.

[Nigel C]

Evening Tim,

It was in full Polar Air Cargo colours.

Regards,
Nigel

[Tim Bowrey]

Originally Posted by Nigel C

Evening Tim,

It was in full Polar Air Cargo colours.

Regards,
Nigel

Cheers Nigel that would have been a cracker to see! Thanks for the post.

Tim

[Nigel C]

You're welcome.

I have been told it's possibly going to be a semi-regular flight, but that isn't confirmed.

[lloyd fox]

It will be a weekly flight.

Cheers Lloyd

[Tim Bowrey]

Originally Posted by lloyd fox

It will be a weekly flight.

Cheers Lloyd

So it is due next Sunday at about 6pm arriving from HNL? Dam I wont be here but im sure HKG will provide enough cargos

[David Knight]

Scheduled times on Sundays are:
PO 981 ILN/HNL/SYD 1855 2055 HKG/NRT (ILN is Clinton Field, Wilmington)