Ozzie 067?

Clive G · #1 19th August 2009, 11:23 PM

Hi, all. Heard this one on approach to 16R on Tuesday around 2pm and got a distant view of a blue B767/A330 on finals. Would it be Ozjet and could it be them operating a Portuguese-registered A33O I saw a few weeks ago?
Just curious.

Gerard M · #2 19th August 2009, 11:35 PM

It sounds more like a Defence force charter. Most likely going to be CS-TMT. A330 operated by Hifly??
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Untit...5f649f6ae31697

Happy to be corrected though.

Cheers

NickN · #3 20th August 2009, 12:11 PM

The aircraft you saw was actually Air Austral - B777-200ER rego F-OMAY not a 767.

Registered on 16Right ACARS 1.56pm 18/08/2009.

Stu M · #4 20th August 2009, 03:18 PM

Yep, Defence charter.....Strategic Aviation A330-300

Clive G · #5 20th August 2009, 11:26 PM

Well, the pilot had an Ozzie accent, so I'm inclined to go with the defence charter, what with the callsign and all. Thanks all for your comments.

Clive G · #6 20th August 2009, 11:34 PM

Just had a look at Strategic Aviation's website and came across a press release dated June 29 saying "Strategic acquires Ozjet Airlines". Aha.

NickN · #7 21st August 2009, 07:03 AM

CS-TMT did not show up on 16Right ACARS on the time and day you refer to.

Only aircraft fitting your description that was at exactly the time you mentioned is Air Austral B772.

Air Austral also have a blue/white fuselage.

How you mistook an aircraft for either a 767 or A330 is hard to understand as they are very easy to distinguish.

I'm happy to be corrected but the data says it wasn't CS-TMT.

NickN · #8 21st August 2009, 07:13 AM

I'll correct myself.

Did not appear on ACARS but did appear on Webtrak, ASY067 at 2.18pm.