Emirates A380-861 A6-EUL (1st visit to Perth) EK420/421

Emirates A380-861 A6-EUL c/n 224 operated today's 'EK420/421' services from / to Dubai, arrived 18.33hrs landing RWY21 & departed at 22.26hrs returning to the Middle East. Hexcode: 896476 (1st visit to Perth)

Pamir Air (Malaysian Government) A319-115 (CJ) 9M-NAA 'PIR1/NR1' arrived ex: Gold Coast

Photo: Richard Siudak

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Pamir Air operated by Malaysian Government A319-115 (CJ) 9M-NAA c/n 2949 arrived 14.47hrs (as seen here above) ex: Coolangatta Airport (YBCG/OOL) Gold Coast, Queensland with Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak on board as flight 'PIR1/NR1' & departed at 16.56hrs 03/01 returning to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport (WMKK) Malaysia as same. Hexcode: 750156

Emirates A380-861 A6-EUJ (1st visit to Perth) EK420/421

Emirates A380-861 A6-EUJ c/n 222 operated today's 'EK420/421' service/s from / to Dubai, arrived 19.30hrs & departed at 22.34hrs returning to the Middle East. Hexcode: 896474 (1st visit to Perth)

Jet Pool Network Luftverkehrs Gmbh Dassault FA7X OE-IPW arrives ex: Singapore Seletar

Photo: Stuart McCarthy

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Jet Pool Network Luftverkehrs Gmbh Dassault Falcon 7X OE-IPW c/n 238 arrived 14.34hrs landing RWY21 ex: Singapore Seletar Airport (WSSL) Singapore, after a flight time of 4hrs.40mins as flight 'Oscar Echo-India Papa Whiskey' & departed at 12.12hrs 26/12 to Hobart Airport (YHBA) Tasmania, arrived 18.20hrs (AEST) after a flight time of 3hrs.08mins. The aircraft will then depart Hobart Airport for Sydney 'Kingsford Smith' Airport thereafter. Hexcode: 440793 (1st visit to Perth)

Emirates A380-861 A6-EUK (1st visit to Perth) EK420/421

Photo: Caleb Hotz

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Emirates A380-861 A6-EUK c/n 223 operated today's 'EK420/421' services from / to Dubai, arrived 17.57hrs landing RWY21 & departed at 22.40hrs returning to the Middle East. Hexcode: 896475 (1st visit to Perth) Notes: #1Tommorrow's 25/12 'EK420/421 'is being operated by A6-EUJ also another first time visitor. #2 The "photo above" show's A6-EUK departing Perth on 26th Dec off Perth Airport's RWY03 operating her 2nd visit to Perth in as many days returning to Dubai as flight EK425.

ROWL Operations Ltd F-900EX M-ROWL

ROWL Operations Limited Dassault Falcon 900EX M-ROWL c/n 217 arrived 20.45hrs ex: Male Ibrahim Intl Airport (VRMM) Hulhule Island, Maldives after a flight time of 7hrs.11mins & departed at 10.07hrs 28/12 to Singapore Seletar Airport (WSSL) Singapore. Hexcode: 43E9E5 (1st visit to Perth)

Elang Lintas Indonesia Beech 400A Beechjet PK-ELI (In & Out)

Elang Lintas Indonesia Beech 400A Beechjet PK-ELI c/n RK-111 ex: N116SS arrived 15.52hrs Perth Airport (YPPH) ex: Halim Perdanakusuma Intl Airport (WIHH) Jakarta, Indonesia via Port Hedland Intl Airport (YPPD) landing RWY03 & departed at 11.11hrs 23/12  returning to Jakarta via Port Hedland as same. Hexcode/s: (Inbound) 8A04E1 & (outbound) 8A0464

JMC Investments Fokker 50 VH-FNB departs Australia on delivery flight : -End of an Era

 VARA Fokker 50 VH-FNB c/n 20107

Flight 'SYU1608'

YPPH - WIHH

Photos: Mark Lynam

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JMC Investments Pty Ltd Fokker 50 VH-FNB c/n 20107 "seen here above" departing Perth Airport (YPPH/PER) Western Australia for the very last time.

FNB departed at 08.54hrs operating as flight 'SYU1608' flying non-stop to Halim Perdanaksuma Intl Airport (WIHH/HLP) arriving at 14.48hrs (LT) after an elapsed flight time of a staggering 7hrs.21mins, on delivery to new operator in Africa. Hexcode: 7C1B25

Below is a summary of departure dates & flight numbers of all former VARA / Skywest / Ansett Australia operated Fokker 50s. Note: Dates are when flights departed ex: Australia.

VH-FNA departed 09/12 as flight 'SYU1606'

VH-FNB departed 21/12 as flight 'SYU1608'

VH-FND departed 11/11 as flight 'SYU1605'

VH-FNF (5Y-FJE) departed 06/06 as flight 'SYU1602'

VH-FNH departed 20/12 as flight 'SYU1604'

VH-FNI departed 11/12 as flight 'SYU1609'

VH-FSL departed 02/07 as flight 'VH-FSL'

Skytraders Pty Ltd A319-132 (LR) VH-VCJ 'SND2' (YMML-YPPH-YPXM-YPPH-YMML)

Skytraders Pty Ltd A319-132 (LR) VH-VCJ c/n 1880 arrived 11.50hrs ex: Melbourne 'Tullamarine' Airport (YMML) as flight 'SND2' & departed at 14.37hrs to Christmas Island. The return flight returned to Perth Airport landing at 00.06hrs +1  as flight 'SND2' before departing again at 02.01hrs returning back to Melbourne. Hexcode: 7C6AA1

Skylane LP Inc (Isle of Man) F-900EX M-ODKZ arrives ex: Maldives departs to Sydney

Skylane LP (Inc) Dassault Falcon 900EX M-OKDZ c/n 086 ex: VP-BEZ arrived 07.45hrs landing RWY21 ex: Gan Intl Airport (VRMG) Seenu Atoll, Maldives & departed at 08.30hrs to Sydney 'Kingsford Smith' Airport (YSSY) New South Wales. Hexcode: 43E7CE (1st visit to Perth)

Albinati Aeronautics SA BD-700-1A11 Global 5000 HB-JRS (LSGG-LTAT-VRMM-YPPH-NZAA)

Albinati Aeronautics SA Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 5000 HB-JRS c/n 9174 ex: C-FCUF & after a fly-over RAAF Base Pearce at FL310 (not exactly sure why he did that) arrived 22.21hrs landing RWY21 ex: Zurich Intl Airport ( LSGG) Switzerland via stops en-route at: Matatya Intl Airport (LTAT) Turkey & Male Ibrahim Nasir Intl Airport (VRMM) Hulule Atoll Male, Maldives & departed at 00.00hrs + 1 to Auckland Intl Airport (NZAA) New Zealand arrived 10.34hrs (NZDT) after a flight time of 5hrs.34mins. Hexcode: 4B1990 (1st visit to Perth)

RFDS PC-12/47E VH-OWY arrives on delivery into Jandakot Airport (YPJT)

Royal Flying Doctor Service (Western Operations) Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-OWY c/n 1663 arrived 12.28hrs into Jandakot Airport (YPJT) ex: Broome Intl Airport (YBRM) after a flight time of 3hrs.52mins on completion of her delivery flight today.

Yesterday (Friday, 16th December) VH-OWY arrived into Broome Intl Airport (YBRM) at 13.00hrs (LT) after a flight time of 2hrs.49mins ex: Ngurah Rai Intl Airport (WADD) Denpasar Bali indonesia. Hexcode: 7C4A10

Skytraders Pty Ltd A319-132 (LR) VH-VCJ 'SND2'

Skytraders Pty Ltd A319-132 (LR) VH-VCJ c/n 1880 'SND2' arrived 13.02hrs ex: Melbourne 'Tullamarine' Airport (YMML) as flight 'SND2' & departed at 14.31hrs to Christmas Island (YPXM) as same. The return flight from Christmas Island (YPXM) arrived into Perth Airport at 22.19hrs & departed at 00.04hrs 16/12 returning to Melbourne as same. Hexcode: 7C6AA1

Qantas A332s PER-SIN-PER (QF71/72) 4 x weekly summer schedule from 15 DEC

Qantas Airways A330-203 VH-EBN c/n 1094 operated the airline's first A330-200 summer season services from Perth to Singapore & return operating flight/s 'QF71/72'. Today's flight departed (delayed) at 12.50hrs & returned to Perth at 00.04hrs+1. Hexcode: 7C1471 Note: A332 services operate from 15DEC - 22JAN 17 - operating 4x weekly (THU-SUN)

Pacific Flight Services G-150 VH-PFV 'Medic 15' (In & Out)

Pacific Flight Services Gulfstream G-150 VH-PFV c/n 233 arrived 18.07hrs ex: Singapore Seletar Airport (WSSL) Singapore as flight 'Medic 15' & departed at 10.28hrs 14/12 (delayed departure) returning to Singapore Seletar Airport as same. Hexcode: 7C4CBP

MK Air 7X Pty Ltd Falcon 7X arrives ex: Male, Maldives & departs to Mildura

MK Air 7X Pty Ltd Dassault Falcon 7X M-GMKM c/n 183 arrived 07.54hrs ex: Hulhule Island (VRMM) Male, Maldives & departed at 10.05hrs 15/12 to Mildura Airport (YMIA) Victoria. Hexcode: 43E9F3

Emirates A380-861 A6-EUH (1st visit to Perth) EK424/425

Emirates A380-861 A6-EUH c/n 220 operated today's EK424/425 services from / to Dubai arrived 01.27hrs & departed at 05.56hrs returning to the Middle East. Hexcode: 896472 (1st visit to Perth)

Eminent Land Ltd Global 5000 N103ZZ (1st visit to Perth)

Eminent Land Limited Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 5000 N103ZZ c/n 9308 arrived 15.21hrs ex: Melbourne 'Essendon' Airport (YMEN) Victoria as flight 'TBJ29'. Hexcode: A01230 (1st visit to Perth)

Cheers Grumpy for your observations (re) this posting it has now been amended

Qantas to fly B787-9 Dreamliner's non-stop Perth-London from March 2018

Non-Stop Perth to London

from March 2018

All you need to know in the link below:

http://www.ausbt.com.au/qantas-to-fly-boeing-787-non-stop-perth-london-from-early-2018

Avenir Worldwide Global 5000 VP-BJI

Avenir Worldwide Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 5000 VP-BJI c/n 9276 arrived 18.22hrs ex: Halim Perdanakusuma Intl Airport (WIHH) Jakarta, Indonesia landing RWY21. Hexcode: 424126 (1st visit to Perth)

Qatar Airways QR904 DOH-MEL Diversion due medical

Qatar Airways B777-3DZ (ER) A7-BAM c/n 38245 operating flight QR904 from Doha to Melbourne diverted into Perth Airport (YPPH) landing RWY21 at 12.11hrs, after on board medical emergency. After landing the ill passenger was off loaded with accompanying baggage & the aircraft departed Perth for Melbourne at 13.52hrs as same. Hexcode: 06A07A

USAF KC-135R's 61-0276 & 57-1661 both depart Perth to Andersen AFB, Guam USA

United States Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker 61-0276 c/n 18183 departed Perth Airport (YPPH) at 11.35hrs to Andersen AFB (PGUA) Guam USA as flight 'SLUG29'. Hexcode: AE04EA

United States Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker 57-1441 c/n 17512 departed Perth Airport (YPPH) at 11.35hrs to Andersen AFB (PGUA) Guam USA as flight 'SLUG30'. Hexcode: AE063F

USAF KC-135 Stratotankers 61-0276 & 57-1441 both depart Perth Airport on a sortie

United States Air Force (USAF) KC-135R 61-0276 c/n 18183 departed Perth Airport (YPPH) at 14.00hrs as flight 'Slug 29' & returned to Perth Airport (YPPH) landing RWY21 at 16.34hrs. Hexcode: AE04EA

United States Air Force (USAF) KC-135R 57-1441 c/n 17512 departed Perth Airport (YPPH) at 14.09hrs as flight 'Slug 29' & returned to Perth Airport (YPPH) landing RWY21 at 16.36hrs. Hexcode: AE063F

Nauru Airlines B737-36N VH-PNI 'RON940/941' (YMML/YPPH/YPXM/YPPH/YMML)

Nauru Airlines B737-36N VH-PNI c/n 28555 arrived 15.06hrs ex: Melbourne 'Tullamarine' Airport (YMML) as flight 'RON940' & departed at 16.49hrs to Christmas Island (YPXM) as same. The return flight from Christmas Island to Perth arrived 01.08hrs+1 & departed to Melbourne 'Tullamarine' Airport at 02.35hrs +1 as flight 'RON941'.Hexcode: 7C4DCC 

Qantas A330-303 VH-QPH 'QF575/580 'New c/s'

AIRBUS A330-303 VH-QPH

QFA575/580

Photos: Mark Lynam

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Qantas Airways A330-303 VH-QPH c/n 695 arrived 10.27hrs ex: Sydney 'Kingsford Smith' Airport (YSSY) as flight QF575 landing RWY24 (as seen here above) & departed at 11.45hrs returning to Sydney (YSSY) as flight QF580. Hexcode: 7C5323

USAF KC-135R 57-1441 & 61-0276 Pictorial - Perth Airport from on the ramp

USAF KC-135R STRATOTANKER

57-1446 'SLUG 30'

PERTH AIRPORT (YPPH)

7th DECEMBER 2016

USAF KC-135R STRATOTANKER

61-0276 'SLUG 29'

PERTH AIRPORT (YPPH)

7th DECEMBER 2016

Photos: Mark Lynam

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USAF KC-135R Stratotanker's 57-1441 & 61-0276 arrive ex: Andersen AFB Guam USA

KC-135R Stratotanker 61-0276

Slug 29

Photo: Richard Siudak

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United States Air Force (USAF) KC-135R 61-0276 c/n 18183 l/n 498 ANG 'White / Red fin band' Nebraska (seen here above) arriving into Perth Airport (YPPH) at 14.51hrs ex: Andersen AFB (PGUA) Guam USA as flight 'Slug 29'. Hexcode: AE04EA (1st visit to Perth)

KC-135R Stratotanker 57-1441

Slug 30

Photo: Richard Siudak

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United States Air Force (USAF) KC-135R 57-1441 c/n 17512 i/n 121 ANG 'Yellow fin band' Sioux City (seen here above) arriving into Perth Airport (YPPH) at 15.02hrs ex: Andersen AFB (PGUA) Guam USA as flight 'Slug 30'. Hexcode: AE063F (1st visit to Perth)

Photos: Mark Lynam

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