Qatar Airways B777-3DZ (ER) A7-BED QR900/901 (1st visit)

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Qatar Airways B777-3DZ (ER) A7-BED msn 60330 (seen here above) arriving into Perth Airport ex: Doha as flight 'QR900' at 17.57hrs landing RWY21, and departed at 22.51hrs returning to Doha as flight 'QR901'. Hexcode: 06A19F (New aircraft / 1st visit to Perth)

Royal New Zealand Air Force B757-2K2 NZ7572 Kiwi 529

B757-2K2 NZ7572 'Kiwi 529'

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Royal New Zealand Air Force B757-2K2 NZ7572 msn 26634 (seen here above) arriving into Perth Airport (YPPH) landing RWY21 at 17.20hrs ex: Whenaupai AFB (NZWP) New Zealand with New Zealand's Prime Minister Mr John Keys aboard as flight 'Kiwi 529' in West Australia as a VIP guest apart of Albany's 100 year centenary celebration of ANZAC. Hexcode: C87F00

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Update: Departed Perth Airport (YPPH) at 19.17hrs 1/11, as flight 'Kiwi 529' returning to Whenuapai AFB (NZWP) New Zealand

Cessna C560 Citation Excel XLS PK-BKS

Private Cessna C560 Citation Excel XLS PK-BKS msn 560-5804 arrived 16.03hrs ex: Ngurah Rai Intl Airport (WADD) Denpasar Bali, Indonesia. Hexcode: 8A0191

Studio City Aviation 05 LLC G-IV N104AD (1st visit to Perth)

US Singer / Entertainer Mariah Carey arrived into Perth, Western Australia today arriving aboard Studio City Aviation 05 LLC (USA) Gulfstream G-IV N104AD msn 1406 at 09.12hrs ex: Don Muang Intl Airport (VTBD) Bangkok Thailand, landing RWY21. Hexcode: A01394 (1st visit to Perth)

Mariah Carey is performing her 'The Elusive Chanteuse Show' at Perth's Sandalford Estate, Swan Valley on Sunday 2nd November 2014, and can't wait to this this!

Monday 3rd November 2014:

Studio City Aviation 05 LLC (USA) Gulfstream G-IV N104AD msn 1406 departed Perth Airport at 00.16hrs to Adelaide (YPAD) arrived at 04.40hrs (CST).

AP Jets Pty Ltd Beech 400A Beechjet VH-OVS 'Medic 88'

AP Jets Pty Ltd Beech 400A Beechjet VH-OVS msn RK-239 arrived 03.35hrs ex: Ngurah Rai Intl Airport (WADD) Denpasar Bali, Indonesia landing RWY21 as flight 'Medic 88' & departed at 15.25hrs returning to Bali as same. Hexcode:7C49E6

Garuda Indonesia B737-8U3 (W) PK-GNJ (1st visit) GA724/725

Garuda Indonesia B737-8U3 (W) PK-GNJ msn 41796 operated today's 'GA724/725' services from / to Jakarta, arrived 19.46hrs & departed at 21.05hrs. Hexcode: 8A044B (1st visit to Perth)

US Navy P-3C Orion 163006 arrives YPEA

United States Navy (USN) Lockheed P3C Orion 163006 msn 5813 'VP-40' Fighting Marlins arrived 15.30hrs ex: RAAF Darwin (YPDN) as flight 'AU104' landing RWY18 at RAAF Base Pearce (YPEA)

3 Nov: Departed RAAF Pearce (YPEA) at 20.05hrs as Marlin 01, returning at 00.10+1
5 Nov: Departed RAAF Pearce (YPEA) at 19.35hrs as Marlin 05, returning at 00.35+1.

Jetstar.com A320-232 VH-VFL JST974/975 'Little Athletics c/s' (1st visit in these colours)

JST974/975 ADL-PER-ADL

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Jetstar.com A320-232 VH-VFL msn 5489 (seen here above) arriving into Perth Airport at 14.20hrs ex Adelaide Airport (YPAD) as flight 'JST974' & departed at 15.40hrs returning back to Adelaide (YPAD) as flight 'JST975'. Hexcode: 7C6B0F

Gulfstream G-VI (G-650) N650ER Departs after Demo flight today to Canberra

Gulfstream Aerospace G-VI (G650) N650ER msn 6084 departed Perth Airport at 10.09hrs on a demonstration flight returning back to Perth Airport at 11.20hrs.

Departed Perth Airport at 12.38hrs to Fairburn Airport (YSCB) Canberra. Hexcode: A88D2E

AP Jets Pty Ltd Medivac Flight 'Medic 88' (DPS-PER-DPS)

AP Jets Pty Ltd Beech 400A Beechjet VH-OVS msn RK-239 arrived 18.37hrs ex: Ngurah Rai Intl Airport (WADD) Denpasar Bali Indonesia as 'Medic 88' & departed at 20.54hrs returning as same. Hexcode: 7C49E6

Cessna Citation CJ4 N159CJ company demonstrator departs to Bali

Cessna Aircraft Company Cessna Citation CJ4 N159CJ msn 525C-0159 departed 08.41hrs to Ngurah Rai Intl Airport (WADD) Denpasar Bali Indonesia. Hexcode: A0EBD9 (1st visit to Perth)

RAAF C-17A A41-211 Stallion 32 arrives into YPPH

One of the more rare occasions that a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III drops into Perth Airport, well today one did! A41-211 msn F-251arrived 17.46hrs ex: Melbourne (YMML) landing RWY24 as flight 'Stallion 32' & departed at 10.25hrs 28/10 to RAAF Amberley (YAMB) as same. Hexcode: 7CF925 to be further updated!

Air Asia Indonesia - change of flight numbers effective today Mon 27th October

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Indonesia Air Asia effective from Monday 27th October 2014, have re-numbered their QZ8414/8415  afternoon services to QZ544/545 operating from Denpasar Bali to Perth & return.

US Navy C-130T 165379 VR-64 'CNV7743' In & Out

Photo: Richard Suidak

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United States Navy Lockheed C-130T Hercules 165379 msn 5430 'VR-64'  Condors -'Fleet Logistics Support Squadron' coded 'BD' arrived 14.12hrs into RAAF Pearce (YPEA) as flight 'CNV7743' ex: RAAF Darwin (YPDN) & departed at 16.17hrs returning as same. Hexcode: AE03F1

Virgin Australia Fokker 100 PH-CXF arrives on delivery (1st visit & Pics)

FOKKER 100 PH-CXF

'SXI-1422'

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Virgin Australia Regional Airlines Fokker 100 PH-CXF msn 11303 to become VH-FZH arrived 13.38hrs landing RWY21 (as seen here above) arriving ex: Woensdrecht via stops at: Trabzon Intl Airport Turkey, Al Ain Intl Airport UAE, Penang Intl Airport Malaysia, Halim Airport Jakarta Indonesia as flight 'SXI-1422' after a three day delivery flight. Hexcode: 484F2C (New aircraft / 1st visit)

Rolling Stones arrive into Perth aboard chartered Air New Zealand B763 Jet

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Rolling Stones arrived into Perth Airport today aboard their privately chartered Air New Zealand B767-319 (ER) ZK-NCL msn 28745 landing RWY21 at 16.56hrs ex: Adelaide (YPAD) as flight ANZ1960 after a flight time of 2hrs.57mins, the aircraft having had earlier re-positioned into Adelaide from Auckland (NZAA) New Zealand as flight ANZ6011.

The Rolling Stones return to Perth after the sudden death of Mick Jagger's partner L'Wren Scott earlier this year in March on the eve of the bands first concert, forced them to abandon their Australian leg of their '14 on Fire tour' before it had even started.

The Rolling Stones :- Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts & Ronnie Wood will perform two shows at the Perth Arena on Wednesday 29th October & Saturday 1st November 2014.

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The Rolling Stones used this chartered B767-216 (ER) ZS-DJI msn 23624 in March 2014 & is seen here in the above photographed parked on the ramp at Perth Intl Airport. Sadly second time in they used an Air New Zealand B767-319 (as also photographed above)

A330-341 PK-GPD GA728/727

Garuda Indonesia A330-341 PK-GPD msn 144 arrived 22.57hrs ex: Ngurah Rai Intl Airport (WADD) Denpasar Bali as flight GA728 landing RWY21 & departed at 07.38hrs 26/10 returning to Bali as flight GA727. Hexcode: 8A0039 to be further updated!

United States Navy KC-130T 163591 CNV3183 RAAF Pearce (1st visit) In & Out

Photos: Richard Suidak

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United States Navy (USN) Lockheed KC-130T 163591 msn 5143 'VR-55' Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (as seen here above) arriving into RAAF Base Pearce (YPEA) landing RWY18 at 16.30hrs ex: Brisbane Intl Airport (YBBN) as flight 'CNV3183' & departed at 10.02hrs Sunday 26/10, to RAAF Darwin (YPDN) as same. Hexcode: AE03CC (1st visit to Pearce)

Note: Built as a KC-130T with the USAF as 86-1973 & then went to the US Marine Corps. Then a few years later was with VMGR-452 and tail coded NY, it then was passed onto the US Navy and the tail code 'NY' was painted out, today the aircraft belongs to VR-55 Squadron.

Perth to Bali Jetstar.com operated JQ124/109 last flight today

Jetstar.com's last JQ124/109 services from Perth to Bali ended today.

The last services were operated by A320-232 VH-VFJ msn 5211 which departed at 03.48hrs as flight 'JQ124' & returned to Perth as flight 'JQ109' landing at 11.49hrs. Hexcode: 7C6B0D

Etihad Airways A330-243 A6-EYH EY486/487

A6-EYH EY486/487

Friday 24h October 2014

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Etihad Airways A330-243 A6-EYH msn 729 'seen here above' departing from Perth Airport's RWY21 returning to Abu Dhabi Intl Airport (AUH/ OMAA), as flight EY487 at 16.09hrs & operating her second visit to Perth in as many days wearing the colourful livery of Alitalia / Etihad  co- sponsorship of Expo Milano 2015. Hexcode: 89613D

SAAB 340B VH-VEF arrives ex: Kalgoorlie (YPKG) departs to Busselton

Vee H Aviation SAAB 340B VH-VEF msn 340B-408 arrived 11.04hrs ex: Kalgoorlie Regional Airport (YPKG) & departed at 15.57hrs 24/10 to Busselton Regional Airport (YBLN). Nice photo of a rare aircraft type into Perth. Hexcode: 7C6AE5

Etihad Airways A330-243 A6-EYH "Alitalia Expo Milano 2015" Warning: IMAGE HEAVY

 

Flight EY486 Landing RWY21

Taxing into Perth Intl Airport Bay 54

Walk Around A330-243 A6-EYH

EY487 Pushback & Departure to

Abu Dhabi

Rotate RWY21 

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Etihad Airways A330-243 A6-EYH msn 729 operated today's EY486/487 services from / to Abu Dhabi, arrived 13.45hrs landing RWY21 & departed at 16.05hrs returning to United Arab Emirates. Hexcode: 89613D

Alitalia, the main Italian carrier & Etihad Airways the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, unveiled two special aircraft on Monday 20th October, with the livery of 'Expo Milano 2015', both airlines co-sponsors of this global event.

Expo Milano 2015, will be held in Milan Italy from 1st May to 31st October 2015.